We are so excited coming into May 2023 and celebrating two full years OFFICIALLY as Franquemont University! Our “mid-year” trimester is our Meteor Trimester and is filled with exciting events and classes. As part of this celebration, there’s daily fiber sales posted to our Discord for the month of May. And finally, we’ve launched an Instagram […]

How do I access the content my membership entitles me to? Live classes are done on Zoom, recorded classes are on Youtube. Links to these, and all community interaction, happens on Discord, in private members only channels. To gain access to these channels, please go to https://abbysyarns.com/webshop/membership-account/ (this link is also in your confirmation email) […]

These are of particular interest to recent students in Andean Backstrap Weaving, so here’s a post pulling them all together Reference bands and small pouches and the interesting narrow bands are up. Huacatinco Watanas : tiny and amazing and beaded and mostly Tanka Ch’oro https://abbysyarns.com/webshop/product/huacatinco-watana/ Chahuaytire Beaded Bands: these are loom controlled and not for […]

At last, it’s available digitally! The spinning fundamentals program I developed for Stringtopia Fiber Arts Studio is aimed at taking you from your first interest in making your own yarn by hand all the way up to being a comfortable intermediate spinner in only 4 months including your practice time. SPINNING I meets weekly for […]