Why Do Spinning Teachers Teach the Same Classes?

I’ve had a couple of people ask me lately, with all of the spinning teachers teaching these days why do they all teach the same classes?

Well they do and they don’t.

Think about teaching spinning like sneezing, everybody does it, just not in the same way. Some people shake the walls and windows when they sneeze, some have tiny cute ah-choo sneezes, and some hold their noses and don’t let it out at all.

Or think about all of the fiction you’ve read in your life. There are really only four stories, but in the hands of different authors they become delightful and unique things.

Spinning is the same thing. There are classes about fiber, drafting, color, plying, finishing, etc. But no two teachers teach them the same way.

How a teacher teaches is based on how they spin, what they love, how they were taught and how they like learning.

Some teach through story telling; some follow a strict outline.

Some mosey along; some teach at speed.

Some say, one way only; some give variations.

Some give you 50 choices; some give exactly what you need, no more no less.

You’ve probably had classes from each one of those teachers.

None of them are particularly better or worse, they are just different.

To have a great class experience, you need to find the one(s) that is right for you where you are in your spinning journey right now.

If you take a class with me know that there will be color, because I don’t like to spin white wool for three hours. I tend to go fast, because I want to show you as many things as I can. You will have choices, because some days I don’t want to spin every variation and some days I just can’t spin blue fiber. And I rattle the walls and windows when I sneeze.

That’s me, no two teachers teach the same way.

So how do you choose?

You might know you’re in the mood for one type of teacher or the other. You might be besotted with a topic and want to hear what every teacher has to say on it.

You can ask other spinners who have taken a particular teacher’s class what it was like.

Be sure to read the class description carefully, between the lines – if you want to dabble in a topic, you want to avoid classes with the phrase in-depth. If you are a knitter you may not want to take a class with a teacher that spins to weave. If it says 12 ways in three hours, you will be spinning quickly.

If you have questions email the teacher and ask, we’re always happy to answer.

I still take as many classes as I can squeeze in because there is always a different combination or approach to spinning, and I always come away from a class having learned something new.