Carol Wyche - (Crocheting, Dyeing, Knitting, Spinning, Weaving)

Carol has been a knitter for over 40 years and a spinner for 20 years. She learned to spin when she couldn’t easily find very fine yarns for knitting lace, and then fell in love with spinning as a separate art in itself. She has spun wool, silk, llama, alpaca, mohair, cotton, angora rabbit, and all sorts of blends. She creates anything from wild designer yarns to very simple yarns and has taught herself dyeing and knitwear design in order to use her handspun. She learned to weave as an extension of spinning and has made shawls and scarves of her own handspun, both weft and warp. She is active in the Weavers and Spinners Society of Austin, the Contemporary Handweavers of Texas and the Knitters and Crocheters Guild of Austin, and has taught and demonstrated the crafts of spinning and knitting numerous times. She is now retired, but was an adult education teacher for most of her professional life. Teaching her craft was a natural step. Creativity is very important in our lives and there isn’t much opportunity for it in most people’s lives. Spinning and knitting or weaving can provide that opportunity for many. Carol has taught beginning spinning to individuals and groups both in her home and in a variety of workshops and retreats and is happy to have the opportunity to teach more folks at the Old Oaks Ranch Fiber Arts Center.