Tour de Fleece
July 4-26, 2026
Tour de Fleece is an event for handspinners to spin along with the Tour de France cycling competition. Spinners of all experience levels and styles of spinning come together as a community to cheer each other on, share what you're working on, and get some spinning done every day (or nearly so!).
Spun's Tour de Fleece team will be meeting in person. To participate:
- sign up here & let us know what your personal goal is
- attend at least one in-person spin in
- tell us what your yardage is at the end (includes singles and ply yardage)
Your personal goal can be anything! Maybe you want to spin a little every day of the race or finally ply all those bobbins. You could also do something spinning related, like fiber prep or reading your spinning books and magazines. Or you could aim for distance (yards spun) or weight (stash reduction).
At the end of Tour de Fleece, we'll check in on our goals, celebrate wins, and commiserate with hurdles. There will be prizes!
We'll also take a victory lap during the Tour de France Femme, August 1-9, known (of course) as the Tour de Fleece Femme. This is a great time to ply your last yarn, finish that fleece you got most of the way through, or cast on a project with your fresh handspun.
Some fun things happening during the Tour:
Late June: Kim Dyes Yarn will be providing a custom Tour de Fleece colorway for Spun, dyed on her BFL/Silk base.
July 5: Monthly community Spin In, 2-4pm, all spinners welcome! Bring your wheel, spindle, or hand carders.
July 25-August 3: Heartland Yarn Adventure , a 4-state shop hop with over 80 shops participating.
August 1-2: The talented Kim Russo of Kim Dyes Yarn will be in town with yarn and fiber.
August 2: Monthly community Spin In, 2-4pm, all spinners welcome!
Let us know if you have any questions, and have fun!