Yay! It’s coming up fast! Here are the classes we are offering
| 12:30-2:30 Saturday | Sheryl Thies | Slip some Texture and Color | Achieve dramatic texture and fascinating color patterns by slipping stitches while working with only one color of yarn at a time. If you know how to knit and purl, you are ready to slip some color into your knitting. Discovery Slip Stitch Cowl pattern provided. Materials: 2 skeins of sport weight yarn, each skein a different color. Look for high contrast colors, and size 6 knitting needle set or circular. Discovery Slip Stitch Cowl Pattern was designed using 2 skeins or Toasty Toes by Interlacements. If substituting yarn bring needles appropriate for your yarn choice. |
| 12:30-2:30 Saturday | Tracey Schuh | Warping and Weaving on your Rigid Heddle loom | Students will learn how to warp up and weave on the Rigid Heddle Loom, I will demonstrate on a cricket loom from Schacht. We use a direct warping method and will be setting you up to weave a scarf. Students should bring: a working Rigid Heddle loom , I will also have a few set up depending on the number of students we have. Susan’s fiber shop has looms for sale also. Class cost is $30 per student and we will also give you time to finish the project if you run out of class room time. . The finished project will be a scarf that is 7 inches by 60 inches long . Yarns used will be my Zig Zag yarn in a variety or colors |
| 2:30-4:30 Saturday | Danny Criswell | Spinning Wool- an Introduction | Students willl learn bastic techniques such as park and draft, different methods of drafting, parts of their wheels and how their wheels work. Students will learn h ow to adjust their wheels for their needs and how to add twist to fibersto make it yarn. I will show students how to take yarn off their bobbins and count their yardage as well as a brief introduction to plying. This class will give students the fundimental ground to grow as spinners. Class cost is $70 per student and each student will receieve a drop spindle to help with the drafting. Students must bring a wokring wheel with at least two bobbins, although three or four is better. Also bring at least 4 oz of fiber. Recommended fibers: Corriedale, Bfl, Merino, Rambouillet, cheviot or Shetland. waste yarn and niddy noddy recommended. Class size 3 max 6 |
| 9:00-11:00 A.M. Sunday | Sheryl Thies | Get Hooked on Tunisian Crochet and Make Scarves | Learn the technique that has captured the attention of the knitting world. Even if you’ve never knitted or crocheted (although knowing how to make a slip knot and chain is helpful) you can lear. Tunisian crochet and create a complex looking fabric that appears almmost woven. Easy to learn, quick to wrok up, tunisian crochet will take your creativity to new heights. But beware you just might get hooked! After learning the Tunisian simple stitch (TSS) play with color and design your own scarves. Basic ‘recipes’ for rectangle and triangle shaped scarves, worked in various yarn weights will be covered. Bring: a Size L/11 (8mm) Tunisian crochet hook (avail in class and three partial skeinsof smooth worsted weight yarn. each a different color. |
| 9:00-11:00 A.M. Sunday | Danny Criswell | Spinning with locks: short and long | Students will learn how to spin locks from lockspun to tailsplun. I will show you methods for spinning locks with and without a core as well as spinning them into a yarn that is not entirely locks. Students will make a sample yarn with the different methods learned and we will also talk about how to finish the yarns and different items that can be made with them. This is an Advanced class. Class $60 Students must bring: a working Spinning wheel with a bulky flyer and bobbin. At least two bulky bobbins but 3 or 4 recommended. At least 4 oz or curly locks ie: mohair , wensleydale, Teeswater, BFL Masham or any other curly wool . At least 1 oz of long locks with a maximum length of 7 inch or 8 is optimal. Note any fleece can be locks pun, curly is just is you want curls sticking out. You can also bring a mix of curly and non curly. Wool should be lcean and dry, dyed or natural. A cone of strong slightly sticky yarn for use as a core. Recommended items: niddy noddy, waste yarn, art batts or smooth batts, angelina or additional add ins. |
| 11:00-2:00 Sunday | Melissa Bohrtz | Creative Fiber Blending | Get creative in fiber preparation and artisically blend fibers to create textured yarns with Melissa of Hello Purl. In this class you will discover how to blend fibers into batts, rolags, and pulled rovings. Learn how to use a drum carder, blending board, and hackle to prepare a variety of fibers including natural and synthetic. With the use of the equipment and fibers you will learn how to layer and blend fibers as well as add texture to batts rolagsand pulled rovings to help create textured art yarns. We will also discuss your creative wishes as a fiber artist so that you can create a specific blended effect you may desire in your work. Please bring any fibers you wish to blendwith. as well as any blending equipment you may have if you want to sue your own. There will be all of the tools needed for class but students will need to share in class. Minimum students 3 Maximum 10 Cost is $35 class fee and $25 Materials fee. Materials fee includes: Use of fibers in class including combed top, loose fibers and a variety of add ins. Students will work with 1-2 oz at a time and can make 2 batts, 2 sets of rolags and 2 pulled rovings. No experience necessary. |
| 2:00-4:00 Sunday | Danny Criswell | Fractual Spinning | Students will learn how to spin theirwool tops for either two or three ply yarns and how to spin them in a method that will give them long and short color runs that will make for a semi striped yarn. This is a great method to use on those wool tips and rovings that you bought because you love the colors but have no idea how to ply from seperate bobbins.Class is an advanced class, Minimum of 3 students Max of 8. Class Price is $50 Students must bring: a working spinning wheel and lazy kate with at least 3 bobbins for 2 ply yarn and 4 bobbins for a 3 ply yarn. 4 oz or more of dyed wool top or roving wool blends are okay too. (ex: wool and silk) Recommended items are: niddy noddy, waste yarn, a small basket or bag to put stipped fiber in. |
