Spinzilla Team Information
Stranded Spinners In-Person
Tara Roberts, tara@strandedbythesea.com
We are hosted by Stranded by the Sea. This Team will host in person socials. Anyone of any skill level is welcome. The goal is to bring spinners together from all over the world for camaraderie and a friendly competition.
Stranded Spinners VIRTUAL
Bethany Harper, sethanyknits@gmail.com
We are hosted by Stranded by the Sea. This team will focus on online socials. Anyone of any skill level is welcome. The goal is to bring spinners together from all over the world for camaraderie and a friendly competition.
Ross Farm Ambassadors
Amy Ross Manko, Amymanko@gmail.com
Are you a crazy sheep lady? Do you love rare breeds? Then this team is for you! We will zoom and meet up in Pittsburgh and or Cleveland. We're super chill, not totally competitive and want to turn some fiber into yarn during this amazing week of spinning and camaraderie. Will we win? Probably not, but we're going to have one heck of a good time trying!
Twisting in the Wind
Ann Miner, ann@yarnfolk.com
Yarn Folk welcomes central Washington spinners and any farther-flung friends who would like to join us for a week of friendly competition! We will host in-person spinning at Yarn Folk, dates TBD, along with a fiber trunk show before Spinzilla begins!
Rockin Bobbins
Becca Anderson, threadbenderinc@msn.com
We will be spinning in and around Grandville, MI. Our vibe is "no pressure". We want to spin a lot of yardage, but having fun is our main goal.
Flannel Cake Fiends
Tonya Caudle, tlc@flannelcakes.com
We will meet a lot online for zooms with a facebook group just for team members with challenges, prizes, and just some crazy fiber fun.
Goldieknots and the Three Sheep
Tammy Jordan, goldieknotsmt@gmail.com
We'll be spinning wherever you are and getting together virtually throughout the week via Zoom. Spinning is meant to be fun and that's what we plan to do. So whether you're new, experienced, or anywhere in between, come spin with Team Goldieknots! Prizes for those who attend the most virtual spin-ins, spin the most yardage, stash-busting, and other contests new spinners and experienced ones.
Blazing Star Ranch Spinners
Karen Champion, blazingstarranch@gmail.com
Our team will provide spinning times at our store. Events will be sent out to team members in an email. All spinners are welcome to join! Our aim is to challenge members to spin more than they have ever done in a week--and to have fun doing it!
Team Aker Fiber Farm
Patty Williams, patty@akerllc.com
Team Aker Fiber Farm is a virtual team for busy spinners who want to have fun for a week. We will meet via zoom have prizes for Highest total yardage, Finest/highest-yardage skein, Most adventurous/diverse spinning, "Spin Through It" award for overcoming whatever chaos the week throws at you, Best team spirit, Plus a team-total yardage guessing game!
Heritage Spinners
Tress Bare, Tbmariee@gmail.com
We are an inclusive team that invites all spinners, no matter what their goal is. In person spinning will be at Heritage Spinning and Weaving in Lake Orion, Michigan, USA. Remote spinners are absolutely invited and if we have enough, we will set up Zoom gatherings.
Ready, Set, Twist
Amanda Roberts, wild.hair.fiber@gmail.com
Ready, Set, Twist is a fun group to support and encourage each other and keep things low stress and no pressure. All skill levels and all spinning types (wheel, spindle, espinner, etc.) are welcome. This group will be entirely online. Primary communication will be through Ravelry with some Instagram posts and one or more optional virtual spin-ins. Goals for the team are first and foremost to have fun, to spin some each day and report your spinning at the end of the event. Team Captain is Amanda, fiber artist and shepherd behind Wild Hair Studio.
Owl Spun eSpinning Squad
Char Gascho, owlspun@gmail.com
eSpinner-only Spinzilla team! New spinners are especially encouraged, but all electric wheel users are welcome too! Come spin with us, build up your spinning skills, and make an owl-lot of yarn together.
Abundant Earth Fiber
Lydia Christiansen, lydia@abundantearthfiber.com
We love spinning wool! We are an eclectic group of fiber millers, fiber farmers and fiber artists with passion for natural fibers. We spin for fun, for self-care, and for the friendships we make along the way. All skill levels welcome. Our Spinzilla team will meet up online only.
Appleseed Spinners
Beth Guertin, beth@aplacetoweave.com
Will meet in-person as well as connect online.
Spinning by a Thread
Danna Brunger, dannabru@gmail.com
Inclusive group of beginners to veterans meeting at Woven Art in Lansing MI. Doing our best one yard at a time, encouraging each other along the way. Meetings mostly online, but some in person time at Woven Art Yarn Shop.
Yarn Harbor
Kathy Thomas, wool@yarnharborduluth.com
This is our first year joining Spinzilla, so we're just looking at having fun in community and perhaps challenging ourselves a bit.
Clemes and Clemes
Ashley Gibbons, ashley.gibbons@gmail.com
Team Clemes & Clemes brings a Fleece Forward approach to Spinzilla, encouraging team members to spin up those batts, rovings, and rolags they've processed from fleece. Don't have Clemes & Clemes equipment or Good Clean Fiber? No worries! Team captains Ashley & Brenna will offer encouragement and advice in daily Zoom sessions no matter where you are in your fiber arts journey. This team is open to all with a goal of having fun and enjoying the process of fiber prep and spinning!