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Guild Spin-In

Join us for 2 days of spinning at
the Oak Harbor High School
.
Saturday, April 6 & Sunday, April 7
10 am to 4 pm

Admission $20 – includes both days. An optional fiber pack will be available for purchase during the Spin-In.

Workshop participants should bring a wheel, e-spinner or spindle and a pair of hand cards, a flick carder, or a metal comb to be used to prepare locks for spinning.
E-spinners:
don’t forget your battery packs!

SHOP THE MARKETPLACE
Check out the Vendors Here

TO BE A VENDOR
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SPIN-IN ACTIVITIES

Marketplace. Open both days for Spin-In attendees. Open free to the public Saturday 11-1 pm.

Group spinning throughout the weekend.

A liquidation table for equipment you wish to sell.

People’s Choice Competition. Enter your best handspun. Best Overall Handspun Skein and Best Item Created with Handspun will be awarded.

SPIN-IN SCHEDULE
SATURDAY


10 am Registration Opens

11 am – 1 pm
Marketplace open to the general public.

Noon Bring your own lunch. Coffee and tea are provided.

1 pm Presentation: “Exploring Local Wool” with Anna Hosick-Kalahan and Jessica Schwab.

4 pm Spin-In closes for the day

SUNDAY
10 am Registration opens for newcomers

10:30 am Hands-On Workshop with Anna Hosick-Kalahan and Jessica Schwab

Noon Bring your own lunch. Coffee and tea are provided.

1 pm Workshop continues

3 pm Cleanup

4 pm Spin-In closes

See you next year!




Featured Speakers: Anna Hosick-Kalahan and Jessica Schwab

EXPLORING LOCAL WOOL
This year’s featured speakers are Anna Hosick-Kalahan and Jessica Schwab, owners and operators of Skagit Woolen Works in Mount Vernon, WA. Before they started the mill, Anna was lifelong fiber arts enthusiast and Jessica worked as a technical editor in the knitting industry. They became mill owners in 2022 when they purchased a one-hundred-year-old carder they affectionately named Rosie. Today, Skagit Woolen Works is a woman-owned, zero waste fiber processing facility that serves fiber farms and fiber lovers in the Puget Sound region and beyond.

Anna and Jess are closely involved with the local fiber community, so it’s no wonder that they’ve chosen the topic “Exploring Local Wool” for Spin-In. There will be a presentation on Saturday and a hands-on workshop on Sunday. 

Workshop participants should bring a wheel, e-spinner or spindle and a pair of hand cards, a flick carder, or a metal comb to be used to prepare locks for spinning.

Optional fiber packs will be available for purchase during the Spin-In.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS
Oak Harbor High School
One Wildcat Way
Oak Harbor, WA 98277

From the North

  • Follow SR 20 to Oak Harbor
  • In the center of the town, after passing North Whidbey Middle School on the left, turn right at the light onto Whidbey Avenue
  • Drive approximately .8 mile and turn right onto Jib Street
  • Jib Street terminates at the Oak Harbor High School

From the South

  • Drive north on SR 525 to the intersection with SR 20
  • Continue straight onto SR 20
  • As you enter Oak Harbor, turn left at the light onto Swantown Road
  • Drive .4 mile and turn right onto SW Heller Street
  • After almost a mile, turn right onto NW 2nd Avenue, and the school will be on your right