Two class periods are included in the cost of registration. A class period is one Friday afternoon, one Saturday morning, and one Saturday afternoon. If a class offered covers two periods, for example a Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon, that would be the allowed two class selections you can choose and cannot be separated. At registration, please note they are listed as Part 1 and Part 2; if you sign up for part 1, please sign up for part 2 and not another class.
BUT WAIT…..this year you can sign up for a third WAIT LIST CLASS! So if you have signed up for 2 class periods and want to take a third, you can sign up for one on a wait list. If the class you selected as your third option does not fill up to the max class number the instructor has indicated, you will be in that class. The instructor will be notified and you will hear from the instructor like any other class. You may not select WAIT LIST for a 2 period class. Please see the “Wait List” option at Registration.
Please make your selections at registration. REMEMBER, your class selection isn’t guaranteed until payment is received.
Friday Afternoon
Emroidery Embellishments
with Becka Rahn
Add hand embroidery to your handwovens! These stitches look complex, but
are all built upon a simple chain stitch, like variations on a theme. Each one
is perfect to use as borders, lettering, or to decorate a hem. We’ll make
samples of six different stitches step-by-step.
Material Cost: $5 includes a variety of threads, needle, felt to stitch on and a handout
Students need to bring: Scissors
Experience level: Beginner
THIS CLASS IS FULL
Palindrome Dyeing for Weaving and Knitting
with Kala Exworthy
A palindrome dyed skein can be put on a loom so that the colors “pool” and resemble a hand-painted warp. Knitting or crocheting with the yarn can also create color pools. Instructor is supplying gloves and all dye materials needed. DK weight 70% merino / 30% silk yarn, 100g/200yards, great for weaving, knitting or crochet.
Material Cost: $20 for the first skein; $15 for a second skein. No experience necessary. Students should wear work clothes or an apron.
Crochet a Hot Pad
with Josie Wicker, Sue Fruth & Kathie Goenner
Make a simple but useful crocheted hot pad. Crochet knowledge is OK but not required.
Material Cost None
Students need to bring: size H (G or I is OK too) crochet hook, and a skein of yarn (cotton or wool; no acrylic please)
Experience level Beginner
Pick-Up Weaving Techniques on a Rigid Heddle Loom (period 1 of 2)
Confident Beginner Level
with Rebecca Thingvold
Students will create a sampler learning a variety of pick up and finger manipulation patterns. Students will need to pre-warp a loom prior to attending using 1 mini cone of 3/2 perle cotton. Instructor will mail material and instructions for warping prior to class.
Handouts and 3/2 perle cotton are included in the material fee of $25.00.
Spinning with an Electric Wheel
Eel, Nano1, Nano2, EEW 6 & Hansen
Students must be able to spin on a spinning wheel. This is not a beginning spinning class.
with Renee Samuelson
Bring your electric wheel if you have one; instructor will have FOUR available. Please indicate on registration page if you wish to use an e-spinner from instructor or bringing your own.
Students may bring their own spinning fiber, or purchase a carded batt from instructor’s onsite shop, Gone Batty Fiber
THIS CLASS IS FULL
Weaving on a Bead Loom
with Deb Kerr
Use the Jewel Loom to weave a simple beaded bracelet finished with a sliding clasp. Create a native style bracelet or a more contemporary chevron pattern. We’ll have a few different color options.
Material Cost: $20.00 for Beading kit & bead loom
Saturday Morning
Pick-Up Weaving Techniques on a Rigid Heddle Loom (period 2 of 2)
Confident Beginner Level
with Rebecca Thingvold
Students will create a sampler learning a variety of pick up and finger manipulation patterns. Students will need to pre-warp a rigid heddle loom prior to attending using 1 mini cone of 3/2 perle cotton. Instructor will mail material and instructions for warping prior to class.
Handouts and 3/2 perle cotton are included in the material fee of $25.00.
Create a Wet-Felted Bag on a Ball (period 1 of 2)
with Deb Kerr
By applying small pieces of wool batt and roving over an exercise ball, then agitating extensively, you will create an amazing, one-of-a-kind felted bag. We will provide the wool, bag handles, snap closure and all the necessary tools.
Material Cost: $50 for wool roving & batt, bag handle, snap Students Bring: 4 bath-sized towels for sopping up water.
THIS CLASS IS FULL
Farmer’s Market Tote Basket (period 1 of 2)
Beginners Welcome
with Eve Sumsky
This 13” x 5 1/2” x 13” tote will hold all your market shopping in style!
Leather handles make it comfortable to carry and look great too. Tote
basket is made from rattan reed, has a filled bottom, and dyed reed for
accents. There will be a couple of color choices. Basic weaving techniques will be taught and beginners are welcome! Pattern by Lynne Ferguson
Material Cost: $38.00.
Mini Macramé Wall Plant Hanger
with Kala Exworthy
Macramé is back and so is the satisfaction of making something “knotty” and being able to say you made it yourself. Using a kit that’s ready to go, find out if you have the muscle memory for knot tying or just learn a new skill.
$15.00 Kit includes everything you need including the glass vase. You need to bring a pair of scissors.
Kit includes:
- Wooden ring
- Pre-cut cords
- Foamcore and tube
- T pins
- Glass vase
ONE SEAT LEFT!
3-Dimensional Woven Ribbon Stars
with Marna Schield
Using 2 colors of ribbon (the kind used to tie up presents), create 3D woven, 16 pointed stars. Use for decorating packages, Christmas ornaments, etc.
Materials and instruction handout will be included in the $5.00 Material cost.
Students are asked to bring a small sharp scissors, suitable for cutting paper.
Spinning: Blending with Science
This class is designed for the experienced beginning spinner to intermediate and beyond
with Brenda Dunse
In this class, you’ll spin various fiber preparations exploring a variety of
fibers, including plant, animal, and Science or man-made fibers that have been blended for you to learn specific spinning techniques used in working with luxury fibers.
You’ll learn and see how sampling is important for learning fiber characteristics and helps determine how you’d like to use your yarn… to knit, crochet, weave, or one of my favorites, Tunisian crochet
Material Cost: $20 includes the fiber supply kit prepared for this class
Reverse Drafting: How did they do that?
All weaving levels
with Loretta Stacy
From a 3-inch swatch of fabric, the student will systematically unravel the fabric to find the weave structure, draw it out on graph paper, determine threading, treadling and tie up to reproduce the fabric.
Material Cost: $7.00 Students need to bring: Magnifying glass, desk lamp, mechanical pencil, eraser, and colored pencils
Saturday Afternoon
Create a Wet-Felted Bag on a Ball (period 2 of 2)
with Deb Kerr
By applying small pieces of wool batt and roving over an exercise ball, then agitating extensively, you will create an amazing, one-of-a-kind felted bag. We will provide the wool, bag handles, snap closure and all the necessary tools.
Material Cost: $50 for wool roving & batt, bag handle, snap Students Bring: 4 bath-sized towels for sopping up water.
THIS CLASS IS FULL
Farmer’s Market Tote Basket (period 2 of 2)
Beginners Welcome
with Eve Sumsky
This 13” x 5 1/2” x 13” tote will hold all your market shopping in style!
Leather handles make it comfortable to carry and look great too. Tote
basket is made from rattan reed, has a filled bottom, and dyed reed for
accents. There will be a couple of color choices. Basic weaving techniques
will be taught and beginners are welcome! Pattern by Lynne Ferguson
Material Cost: $38.00.
Embroidered Ledger Book
with Becka Rahn
Make a pair of small notebooks with embroidered Kraftex paper covers. The
notebooks are 3×5 inches each and stitched at the top to make a ledger style
book. You will learn an embroidery stitch called the sorbello stitch to
embellish the covers; it looks nice from the inside and outside of the page.
Learn to tear down paper from larger sheets; a great skill for recycling paper
to make more notebooks.
Material Cost: $10 includes drawing paper, kraftex paper, sewing & book tools, embroidery thread, beads. Students will be informed of items to bring.
Visible Mending on Damaged Sweaters or Weaving Attractive Patches In-Place over Ugly Mends
Experience Level: Intermediate Weaving experience is not required
with Hazel Lutz
A variety of techniques for visibly mending garments have been presented in the fiber arts media over the last decade. I am offering a new method that works particularly well when you want to show your mend in a manner that matches the high degree of skill with which you
made the original item. It is also very useful when mending garments made from thick yarns (worsted or thicker) or you want to mend a woven garment on the bias.
No material cost. Instructor will email items to bring to class.
THIS CLASS IS FULL
Tunisian Crochet: Great for Creating with Handspun or Commercial Yarns
with Brenda Dunse
Learning Tunisian crochet is great for stash busting. It’s a great way to create
with your handspun yarn designs or commercial yarns. You’ll learn what
Tunisian crochet is and why it is a useful alternative to knitting or traditional
crochet. You will learn how to make and work a foundation chain and row to
help overcome Tunisian crochet’s known tendency to curl. You will work
your piece in the Tunisian simple stitch discussing how to keep the edges of
your work straight and you’ll learn how to bind off and finish your piece.
No material cost. Instructor will email with items to bring to class.
Andean Plying
*Students must be able to spin on a spinning wheel.
with Renee Samuelson
Learn to make 2-ply yarn by Andean plying! Never have leftover singles from
a spinning project. When you can Andean ply, you can use up every inch of
your singles. In this class you’ll learn how to wind the singles onto your hand
into an Andean plying ball, and you will also get a chance to try the “Handy
Andy” Andean plying tool. If there’s time, we’ll also learn how to use Andean
plying to make a 3-ply yarn.
Bring your spinning wheel to create the single-ply yarn. Students may bring
their own spinning fiber, or purchase a carded batt from instructor’s onsite
shop, Gone Batty Fibers.
Hem a Rag Rug
with Loretta Stacy
Each student will be given a sample rag rug approximately 10 inch x 10 inch.
We will discuss different finishes for a rag rug and hem the sample in class.
Students will learn how to do a half Damascus finish and stitch a hem in a
rug.
Material Cost: $10 – Students will be provided with a titanium sewing machine needle to keep to hem your rug and a handout. Indicate at registration if you are bringing a sewing machine. There are a few to use and we can share too!
