Join expert Andrea Myklebust to learn the craft of spinning flax fiber into linen yarn. Working with hand spindles and distaves, participants will be introduced to the foundational concepts of spinning: the control of loose fiber through drafting, and the addition of twist to create a structurally-sound yarn. The instructor will provide all of the necessary tools and materials, and participants will have their own handspun linen fiber to take home at the end of the workshop.

The workshop is part of a series of public events coinciding with our current exhibition, Regeneration of Flax: Linseed, Linen, Shive & Oil at the Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries, 66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street, New York.  

Event open to the New School Community by application only. Applications are now closed. 

No prior experience is required.

Attendance is limited to 12 and will be selected from the applicants. Selected attendees will be notified. 

Andrea Myklebust, Shepherd, weaver, bast fiber researcher and educator

Andrea Myklebust is a shepherd and weaver with a background in the fine arts. She and her husband Stanton Sears worked together for many years creating civic artwork across the US. In 2011 her work shifted to focus on natural fiber textiles. She began growing flax in 2012, and teaches the process of turning flax into linen, from seed to finished cloth. She began growing fiber hemp in 2023, and her farm in southern Vermont is presently the site of research in partnership with the University of Vermont and a USDA-SARE grant. She believes that a revitalized bioregional textile infrastructure centered in cloth made from flax, hemp and wool will help meet the existential challenges of climate change.