Textured & Luxurious Fibre Blending Workshop with Debbie Held

One Day Workshop // Saturday, May 30, 2026 — 9:00 am to 5:30 pm

Register by December 24 for an Early Bird Discount!

We're excited to welcome instructor Debbie Held to Vancouver this May for two in-person workshops! Debbie will start the day demonstrating some of the many uses for a blending board, including carding a woollen cloud, dizzing gradient and lightly textured rovings, carding the loftiest of batts, through to an afternoon of exploring a variety of silk fibres, these two workshops complement each other perfectly and we are excited to spend the day learning from Debbie’s warm and encouraging teaching style.

Debbie's morning workshop at SweetGeorgia Yarns, Love Your Blending Board, is for anyone interested in amplifying the potential power of their blending board while learning more about fibre preparation and spinning. And the second workshop in the afternoon, Carding Wild Silks: Rolags, Punis & Puni-Rolags, will take place at the beautiful Silk Weaving Studio on Granville Island.

Those attending both workshops are welcome to stay in the SweetGeorgia Studio for lunch, and then we will make our way to Sanjo Silk on Granville Island for the second workshop.

Love Your Blending Board: 9:00 am to 12:30 pm
SweetGeorgia Yarns Studio // 102-334 East Kent Avenue South, Vancouver B.C.

• This workshop includes two braids of hand-dyed SweetGeorgia Targhee fibre (200 g total, your choice of colourways) and one Spinning Mix-Ins kit.
• You will need a blending board with dowels and brushes, diz and threader, scissors, paper and pencil, and of course, spinning tool of your choice: spindle, wheel, or e-Spinner.

Carding Wild Silks: 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Silk Weaving Studio (home of Sanjo Silk) // 1531 Johnston Street, Vancouver B.C.

• This workshop includes 350 g of various silks, including: Tussah, Red Eri, Peduncle, Tassar, Organic Noil, Muga, plus mohair, super fine alpaca, and fine wool for blending. All silks supplied by Sanjo Silk are sourced directly from India and China.
• You will need fine hand cards with 96 TPI or higher (72 TPI will work, too), scissors, paper and pencil, and spinning tool of your choice: spindle, wheel, or e-Spinner.

As a bonus, you will also receive a discount coupon to use at each workshop for additional fibres and yarn!

Please note: A blending board may be substituted for fine hand cards.
Prerequisites: Students should be able to spin a stable singles yarn.
Cost: $275 + GST per workshop ($25 discount will be applied if registered by December 24).