This is a 2 hour recorded and self paced workshop. Upon purchasing, you will receive a PDF with workshop access instructions for immediate viewing. After purchasing the workshop you will have unlimited access to the content. CONTENT COVERED INCLUDES: How to spin yarn for socks by addressing the following points: - What fibers to use and how to assess the following: - Staple length - Micron count - Warmth retention properties - Durability - Elasticity - How much twist to use for a sock yarn and how twist works - Different ways to spin sock yarn (woolen & worsted drafting) - How fibers influence functionality - How to analyze and copy properties of commercial sock yarns - How 3 and 4-ply yarns create more durable socks - Creating a control sample for spinning more consistently SKILLS NEEDED BEFORE BEGINNING: This workshop is geared for an advanced beginner/intermediate spinner. So what does that look like? If you have the following skills you will be ready to take this class: - Spin a continuous & relatively consistent single - Comfortable with plying 2 bobbins (experience plying 3 or 4 bobbins is a plus) - Spinning fine (20+ wraps per inch) - Understanding of ratios/spinning speed - How to finish your yarn to prepare it for knitting (winding it off, washing it/finishing it, etc.) - Familiar with different fiber preparations and tools (commercially prepared combed top, hand carders, flickers, wool combs and diz) - Fiber prep isn’t the main focus of this workshop, so you can use commercially prepared top with great success) MATERIALS NEEDED: After watching the workshop you can best decide what tools and fibers you would like to get to sample for sock spinning.