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2010 Workshops YARN10
Beginning Spinning & Yarn Basics/Instructor:
Lori Malloy May 15 9:00 am 12:00 noon Material Fee: $16 for Roving Class Fee: $20 Description of Workshop: This workshop is for the beginner spinner who wants to learn more about crafting the right yarn for the right project. Discussion will cover the considerations in designing yarn, properties of different fibers and how fiber blends can affect the end use. Materials Needed: Bring spinning wheel and chair. There will be supplies for sale. Roving (in 4 oz. center-pull bumps) in blends of alpaca, merino (ecru and dyed), bamboo and more. SPIN01
Learn to Spin Guaranteed! /Instructor:
Leslie Bebensee May 14 9:00 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:30 am 1:00 pm 2:00 pm Material Fee: $10 Class Fee: $20 Description of Workshop: Hand spinning 101 learn to spin and on a spindle. Its handy, portable and so much cheaper than a wheel. Individual guidance through your first efforts along with explanations of how/why spinning works. Try it! Materials Needed: Nothing to bring. There will be supplies for sale.
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Dyeing Yarn with Acid Dyes/Instructor:
Jan Durham, the Insightful Knitter May 15 9:00 am 12:00 noon Material Fee: $10 Class Fee: $35 Description of workshop: Students will learn to hand paint/dye wool fiber. We will be dyeing yarn and/or roving in the microwave. I will show several techniques that will achieve different results. I will take the process from beginning to end showing how to prepare the wool for various results. Materials Needed: Bring 3 to 4 skeins wool yarn any weight (prefer natural). There will be supplies for sale.
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Needle Felted Santa/Instructor:
Norma Jean Campbell May 14 9:00 am 4:00 pm Material Fee: $25 complete kit Class Fee:
$60 Description of workshop: Make and take a lovely traditional or Old World Santa home with you. This class is designed for the beginner or the more experienced felter. Materials Needed: Bring Scissors and pliers (optional). There will be supplies for sale and extra kits will be available. SHEEP14
Needle Felted Sheep/Instructor:
Norma Jean Campbell May 15 9:00 am 4:00 pm (6 hrs) Material Fee: $25 complete kit Class Fee: $60 Description of workshop: Sculpt a very real looking sheep. Start your special flock today. Kit contains wool for 2 sheep. Materials Needed: Bring Scissors and pliers (optional). There will be supplies for sale and extra kits will be available. PAN18
Felting
in a Cake Pan/Instructor: Jan
Durham, the Insightful Knitter May 15 1:00 pm 4:00 pm Material Fee: $15 Class Fee: $40 Description of workshop: We will be wet felting in a cake pan. We will go through the entire process of taking the wool from roving to finished fabric. You can make a small picture, hot pad or piece of fabric to make into an item of your choice. Skill Level: Children 10 and up are welcome. Materials Needed: All materials will be supplied. There will be other supplies for sale. RUG16
The Shepherds Rug/Instructor:
Ann Brown and Letty Klein May 15 9:00 am 4:00 pm (6 hrs) Material Fee: $15 (sewing kit) Class Fee: $35 Skill Level: Students must know how to braid hair and have basic sewing skills. Description of Workshop: This workshop is for the fiber artist and with a closet full of fiber, the shepherd wishing to make something from their wool sheep and the hand-crafter looking to add warmth and a decorative flair to their home. Students will learn how to braid roving, felt the braids, and sew the braids into a beautiful, functional heirloom rug. Students will complete a simple chair pad, using minimal equipment, from their roving or ours. The techniques learned can be used to create their own beautiful rugs at home. Materials Needed: Students can bring own roving or purchase from instructor. Bring 2 or 3 colors. Need 1 pound of roving. There will be supplies for sale. BATTS12
Carding for Art Batts/Instructor:
Stephanie Stratton of LunabudKnits May 15 9:00 am - 12:00 noon Material Fee: $10 (includes a sampling of several types of fibers that give Art Batts their unique style), Material Fee is optional. Class Fee: $40 Skill Level: Basic drum and hand carding skills are recommended, but not required. Description of workshop: Have you ever wondered how multi-fiber art batts are created or are you tired of plain Jane batts? Carding for Art Batts will take you beyond the basics of carding and into the wild and sometimes wacky world of color and blending. You will also learn how to make punis and diz your own roving from the drum carder. Materials Needed: Bring drum carder and/or hand carder. One extra drum carder will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Students are encouraged to bring their own fibers. Hand carders will be available for purchase. There will be various wool tops and blending fibers for sale. SLIPPERS03
Needle Felting Slippers/Instructor:
Lanette Freitag May 14 9:00 am 12:00 noon Material Fee: $20 Class Fee: $40 Description of workshop: Start with felted insoles and use pre-felts to build a colorful and cozy pair of slippers. Materials Needed: Bring and old shoe, the size you want for slippers. There will be supplies for sale. LOOM15
Beginners Weaving: Rigid
Heddle Loom/Instructor: K May 15 9:00 am 4:00 pm (6 hrs) Material Fee: None Class Fee: $195 (includes instructions, handouts, wool yarn for 2 scarves, 2 cones of Maysville cotton and a 6.5 rigid Heddle lap loom) Description of workshop: In this class you will learn everything you need to become a basic weaver. You will learn about the technical aspects, how to make a warp, dress a loom, and start perfecting your technique. We will also go over problems you might encounter and how to fix them. You will be weaving a sampler with wool yarn and leave with your loom warped for a cotton table-runner. In the morning, you will learn basic terminology, identify the parts of the loom, winding the warp, dressing the warp (warping), loading the shuttles and basic weaving. In the afternoon, you will learn finishing, calculating weft and warp, warping loom, solving problems, ideas for additional projects and question and answer session. Material Needed: Bring a 3-ring binder, a simple calculator and the excitement of learning. DYE04
Foundations of Dyeing/Instructor:
C.J. Bloomer ***Only 1 spot left - please email Sharon to check availability.*** May 14 9:00 am 12:00 noon Material Fee: $45 (includes dye kit) Class Fee: $40 Description of workshops: Foundations of dyeing is a class intent on exposing students to the basics of protein fiber dyeing. Utilizing dyes with no heavy metals that are lightfast and eco-friendly, students will learn the techniques of hand-painting and kettle dyeing. Each student will receive a dye kit that will dye 14 lbs. of fiber with 9 different colors, 4 oz. Roving and 100 yards of wool yarn that you will dye in class to take home. Materials Needed: Bring safety glasses, and waterproof rubber gloves. FELT13
Needle Felting /Instructor:
Kristy L. Sturgill May 15 9:00 am 12:00 noon Material Fee: $33 Class Fee: None Description of workshop: Students will be creating a sheep pin to wear. You will be needle felting and embellishing the pin. If you do not wear pins, I can go over how to make it into an ornament. You will be able to do either with this project. You can be a novice to expert for this project. I just would like for everyone to have a good time and enjoy themselves! Materials Needed: Nothing to bring. There will be supplies for sale.
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Traditional Wool Drying Basket/Instructor:
Bonnie Scherer ***This
workshop is full.*** May 14 9:00 am 4:00 pm (6 hrs) Material Fee: $25 Class Fee: $30 Skill Level: Students should be at least 16 years of age or accompanied by a helpful adult. Students should have some hand strength. Description of workshop: The wool drying basket was used by women in an earlier day to dry wool in front of the fireplace. I set the basket next to my wheel and use it hold clean/picked wool for carding. The basket is about 18 long, 14 across and 12 high including the feet. It has an open weave base and sits on wooden legs. This is traditional and was used to allow the air to circulate and help the wool to dry. There is a wooden bushel handle on each end. We will not use glue or nails to make this very sturdy basket. Materials Needed: Bring craft scissors, a tape measure and a small flat head screwdriver. KNITTING19
10 Ways (Plus1) to Improve Your Knitting/Instructor:
Arenda Holladay May 14 9:00 am 12:00 noon Material Fee: $2 (includes folder and a handout which can be used as a reference) Class Fee:
$30.00 Skill Level:
This course can be taken by beginners on up. Description of workshop:
This course provides 11 practical ways to improve your knitting.
Topics covered include selecting appropriate fibers, how to
measure gauge and selecting increases and decreases appropriate to
projects. Materials Needed: Students should bring needles and light colored worst weight yarn. There is homework and students can contact me by email arendje@aol.com the homework is a gauge swatch. If a student does not want to do the homework, contact me a week before the class and I will do the homework for an additional $10. STITCHES20
The Wheres and Hows of Picking Up Stitches/Instructor:
Arenda Holladay May 14 1:00 pm 4:00 p.m. Material Fee: $2 (includes folder and a handout which can be used as a reference) Class Fee:
$30 Skill Level:
This course is for advanced beginners and up. Description of workshop:
This course covers the correct way to pick up stitches.
It includes a section on double band pick ups.
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