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Friday Classes
Morning Classes- Beginning Inkle Loom Weaving – Leslie Verts
- Learn to Spin Using a Turkish Style Spindle – Amelia Garripoli
- Ooops! Correcting Mistakes and Learning to “Read” Your Knitting – Harry Wells
- Spinning Tweed – Jacey Boggs Faulkner
- Woolen Watercolors – Tammy Jordan
- Beginning Rigid Heddle – Diane McKinnon
- Beginning Wheel Spinning – Linda Hansen
- Dye Your Own Gradient Yarn - Terry Mattison
- Exploring the Drum Carder – Henry and Roy Clemes
- Spinpossible – Mission Objective: Spinning 201 – Next Steps – Michael Kelson
- Water, Time and Patience: Creating a Wet Felt Hat – Sara Gibson
- Lovely Twists and Turns – Harry Wells
- Needle Felted Sheep or Goat – Anna Anderson
- Perfect Pairs – Blending Wool with Exotic Fibers – Jacey Boggs Faulkner
- Pine Needle Basket – Jaqui Eicher
- Upgrade Your Power Spinning – Amelia Garripoli
Saturday Classes
Morning Classes- Basic Core Spinning – Charan Sachar
- Short Row Magic – Harry Wells
- Spinning the Orenburg Way – Galina Khmeleva
- Spinning Your Dream Yarn – Jacey Boggs Faulkner
- Spinpossible – Mission Objective: Doing More with Less – Michael Kelson
- The ABCs of Drop Spindling – Teresa Waldo
- Advanced Pick-up Inkle Weaving – Leslie Verts
- Adventures in Drum Carding – Henry and Roy Clemes
- Design and Dye Your Own Warp – Terry Mattison
- Fiber Prep 101 – Tammy Jordan
- One Pot Dye Wonder! – Diane McKinnon
- Colorwork the Easy Way: Mosaic Knitting – Harry Wells
- Fundamental Elements and Pattern Design for Orenburg Lace Knitting – Galina Khmeleva
- Short Steps to Long Draw – Ruth Northrop
- Spinpossible – Mission Objective: Spinning for Sweaters – Michael Kelson
- Supported Spindle Spinning – Teresa Waldo
- The Art of Plying – Jacey Boggs Faulkner
Sunday Classes
Morning Classes- 2-D Needle-Felted Sheep Faced Tote Bag or Pillow – Anna Anderson
- Amigurumi Antics! – Teresa Waldo
- Artsy Nuno Scarf – Lauralee DeLuca
- Defining Sustainability in Apparel and Textiles to Harness It as a Marketing Tool for Your Fiber or Farm Business – Allen Mesick
- Exploring Fiber from Foreign Breeds – Lois Olund
- Intro to Blending Boards – Henry and Roy Clemes
- Intro to Mushroom Dyeing – Sara Gibson
- Russian Style Continental Knitting – Galina Khmeleva
- Spinning Cabled Yarns – Jacey Boggs Faulkner
- Advanced Inkle Weaving 2 – Leslie Verts
- Delightful Drafting – Ruth Northrop
- Grafting with a Russian Twist – Galina Khmeleva
- Kumi-What?! Kumihimo – Diane McKinnon
- Make a Pine Needle Basket – Jaqui Eicher
- Spinning Silk Hankies without Tears – Barbara diJeannene
- Spinning the Long Wools – Lauralee DeLuca
- Stranded Knitting with Portuguese Purling – Teresa Waldo
- Turkish Spindle Productivity – Amelia Garripoli
All Workshop Descriptions
FRIDAY, JUNE 28, MORNING CLASSES
Beginning Inkle Loom Weaving
Leslie Verts15 studentsFriday, June 28, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $10 – handouts
Class Description: Students will learn to warp their looms and begin weaving a band. This is an easy and fun way to make bookmarks, belts, guitar straps, suspenders, etc.
Skill Level Required: Beginner
Students Bring: Need a functioning inkle loom and inkle weaving shuttle; need two colors (white and a dark color) of 5/2 or 3/2 cotton thread.
Instructor's Bio: Leslie has been inkle weaving since 2003 and is the leader of the Eugene Weaving Guild Inkle Group. She has taught inkle weaving twice previously at BSG and to private classes and individuals.
Learn to Spin Using a Turkish Style Spindle
Amelia Garripoli16 studentsFriday, June 28, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $10 – includes a colorful Turkish style spindle and prepared wool for spinning.
Class Description: Have you wanted to spin, but desire to be mobile? Let's assemble our spindles and get you started! Amelisa's fun, can-do personality will set you on the road to making yarn with her create Turkish-style spindle. You will learn all the basics of handling prepared fiber, drafting and twisting it into yarn, building your first yarn turtle, then your second, and wrap up with plying your first skeinlet. You will have a new skill and a new spindle to take away from this workshop.
Skill Level Required: Beginners
Students Bring: In addition to the basic spindle provided in materials to keep, additional spindles will be available for purchase.
Instructor's Bio: Amelia's purchase of a house with two llamas in 2001 began her incredible journey of fiber-discovery: spinning, spindles, rare breeds, weaving, dyeing, nålbinding, circular sock machines and revisiting her roots of knitting, crochet, needlepoint and sewing. Her collection of fleeces grew to well over 100 when she had a fiber mill, and her love of discovering new / old tools has kept her spindle collection growing! The bright spot during Covid was teaching e-spinning over zoom, leading to more discoveries. Amelias teaches at Black Sheep Gathering, OFFF, and other shows, shops, and guilds. She wrote Productive Spindling and Power Spinning published two spindle videos with Spin•Off, and has written for Spin•Off magazine, Ply and Knitty, as well as blogging as askthebellwether.com. These days you can find Ameli a "fibering" across America as a full-time nomad.
Ooops! Correcting Mistakes and Learning to "Read" Your Knitting
Harry Wells20 studentsFriday, June 28, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $2 – includes printed materials
Class Description: This class is specifically designed for less experienced knitters and is all about knitting literacy, being able to "read your knitting." You will leave class a more competent, informed knitter. Ever look at your knitting and say, "Whathappened there?," or picked up your knitting project and wondered "Where am I in this pattern?" – how many decreases / increases have I worked, what row was I on, etc.? And why did this end up too big / small?? Ever panicked as a dropped stitch ran down your knitting not knowing what to do? Take this class! Divided into two sections, "Knowing Where You Are" and "Identifying and Correct-ing Mistakes," this class teaches how to "read" your knitting – to recognize what you are looking at, where you are, and what to do next, whether that is correcting a problem or moving ahead!
Skill Level Required: Beginner – students must be proficient at casting on with basic long tail cast-on without assistance and be able to knit and purl.
Students Bring: Worsted weight wool or wool blend yarn in light color (no dark colors), size 7 straight or 16" circular needles, stitch markers, locking stitch markers, or knitter's pins, Knitter's repair hook or a crochet hook (size F or G is best), ruler, tape measure or Knit-chek (recommended), tapestry needle, scissors, perle cotton or fingering weight waste yarn Homework: 2 swatches using worsted weight yarn in light or medium color and size 7 needle: cast-on 20 stitches for each swatch. Work each swatch for 4". Make one stockinette stitch swatch (knit a row, purl a row, repeat both rows) and one garter stitch swatch (knit every row). Bind off and block the swatches.
Instructor's Bio: Teaching and knitting are passions for Harry. In 2010, he retired from being a university professor to pursue his passion for knitting professionally, teaching a myriad of classes at knitting conferences and fiber festivals on the regional circuit. Harry's extensive experience in classroom presentation and prepa-ration makes for an organized and engaging learning experience, whether virtually or in-person. He enjoys designing knitwear with an aesthetic that emphasizes texture and linear flow. Check out his designs and knitting blog at www.goodforaboy.com. He is Knitteryninja on Ravelry, @harrywellsknits on Instagram, and Good for a Boy on Facebook.
Spinning Tweed
Jacey Boggs Faulkner 18 studentsFriday, June 28, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $20 – includes all fibers used in class
Class Description: This rugged cloth from Scotland has a timeless charm. Worn now by royalty and working class alike, it was originally the cloth of peasants. It is still made from the primitive Shetland sheep, often using wool that has been recycled and mixed with new fleeces, giving the fabric a wonderful texture. It is a good yarn for both weavers and knitters.
Skill Level Required: Students should have a good working rela-tionship with your wheel or e-Spinner and be capable of spinning a continuous thread.
Students Bring: Students should bring their wheel and all its parts – even the ones you don't use.
Woolen Watercolors
Tammy Jordan 15 studentsFriday, June 28, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $25 – includes frame with mat, felting foam, multi-tool felting needle, single felting needle, access to colored fiber and a detailed step-by-step resource guide. Students will take all materials used in class home with them.
Class Description: Come create your very own masterpiece while learning to paint with wool. We'll start with needle-felting your design, building color and textures, and then we'll finish it off with a steam wet-felt before matting and framing your work. Everything you need will be provided for this class; you bring your love of color and a willingness to learn and create!
Skill Level Required: Beginner – no prior painting or needle-felting experience is required.
Students Bring: All supplies are provided by instructor. Students are welcome to bring their own favorite felting needles if they would like but it is not required. Homework: None
Instructor's Bio: Tammy is a fourth generation fiber artist who enjoys sharing her passion with everyone she meets. She has a fiber arts business, "Goldieknots Montana," specializing in Montana grown wools, yarns, spinning fibers, and "Made in Montana" gift items. Prior to moving to Montana, Tammy lived in Southern California and The Pocono Mountains, where she was a Humane Education Specialist for SPCA. Her teaching style is fun, creative and interactive. When she's not in her studio creating, spinning, knitting, or felting, you can find her spending time with her dogs, sheep, horse and other critters.
FRIDAY, JUNE 28, ALL-DAY CLASSES
Beginning Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving
Diane McKinnon 12 studentsFriday, June 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $150 Plus Materials Fee: $15 – includes all yarns for class project, use of extra weaving equipment and tools during class and a detailed handout.
Class Description: Learn how to make the most of the Rigid Heddle Loom! These wonderful looms make it easy to weave just about anywhere and anytime. They are a relatively inexpensive way to get into weaving and are lightweight, portable, and practical. They can be used to make everything from everyday useful things such as hand towels to luxurious shawls for that evening at the opera. This class is designed to teach the soup-to-nuts of weaving on a Rigid Heddle loom. We'll cover how to select yarns and plan a project, how to prepare and calculate a warp, how to thread the loom, and how to weave the project. You will leave the class with a completed purse and the ability to use your Rigid Heddle Loom on your own to weave a variety of handwoven projects.
Skill Level Required: All levels from beginning to advanced.
Students Bring: Rigid Heddle loom that is ASSEMBLED and ready to weave on. If you have any questions, please contact me to discuss it. All extra equipment that came with the loom, shuttle (instructor will bring extras), scissors, tape measure, pen/pencil. NO Harrisville Easy Weaver looms please (I've had some unassembled as well as really poor to completely unusable looms show up in class).
Instructor's Bio: Diane McKinnon is an avid weaver and spinner who especially enjoys seeing her students discover their own poten-tial as they have fun with fibers. Her first loom was a rigid heddle loom. She has a long history of weaving study. She teaches at BSG, NwRSA's (now NwSFA) annual conference, Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival, and holds regular fiber classes at her home studio –The Thistle Patch Fiber Studio. She was selected as an Invitational Artist for 2012 at Oregon Flock and Fiber. Diane is an enthusiastic spinner, and she uses her collection of looms to weave her special yarns into unique hand-woven items. She especially enjoys sharing the wonders of weaving with beginning weavers.
Beginning Wheel Spinning
Linda Hansen 10 studentsFriday, June 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $150 Plus Materials Fee: $45 – includes all fiber and handouts
Class Description: Have you been wanting to learn to spin? This class will get you started spinning on a wheel. From first steps to making your own yarn, we'll also touch on basic wheel mechanics and maintenance as well as primer information on fibers. We'll be using prepared wool to learn the magic of spinning and plying yarn.
Skill Level Required: Beginner
Students Bring: A well-functioning spinning wheel.
Instructor's Bio: Besides managing her small sheep farm, Linda is a partner with The Bellwether Wool Company. Linda brings her teaching skills and experience as a livestock and wool judge to sharing her passion for the fiber arts. Linda has taught spinning and music privately and in workshops.
Dye Your Own Gradient Yarn
Terry Mattison 12 studentsFriday, June 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $150 Plus Materials Fee: $45 – includes worsted weight wool yarn, dyes, plastic wrap.
Class Description: Design your own gradient of knitting yarn, either a range from one hue to another, or a depth of shade gradient. Students will then formulate their dye recipes and dye 7 (60) yard mini-skeins of worsted weight wool. We will be hand painting the skeins and steaming them to set the dye. We will discuss how this can be applied to dyeing fiber to spin a gradient as well.
Skill Level Required: None
Students Bring: Apron, gloves, sketchbook, pencil, eraser, colored pencils or crayons, three or four one-inch wide foam brushes and a roll of paper towels.
Instructor's Bio: Terry Mattison is an award-winning spinner and weaver who thinks being able to dye her own fibers and yarns gives her work more personality. She designs and weaves for Jane Stafford's School of Weaving and was selected as an invitational Artist for 2023 at Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival. Terry has over 30 years as an industry professional, matching color for clients nationwide. She works with both synthetic and natural dyes creating her own unique designs in her studio in Washington State.
Exploring the Drum Carder
Henry and Roy Clemes 16 studentsFriday, June 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $150 Plus Materials Fee: $45 – includes use of a carder, all fiber carded during class and batt lifter refills for storing carded batts.
Class Description: Drum carders are a mystery to the average fiber artist: fiber is fed into the carder, ends up on the big drum, and something magical happens in between. In our "Exploring the Drum Carder" class, students begin the day the by learning the history of drum carders, how they work, and why they function the way they do. The fun goes hands-on for the rest of the day as we delve into the differences of woolen and worsted carding, explore the many tools that make drum carding more efficient and crank out four different batts. The first batt will be hand cranked before switching over to Electric Drive for the duration of the class. All materials, carders, and tools will be provided for use by instructors.
Skill Level Required: None
Students Bring: Students should bring an attitude for learning. All tools and materials will be provided by instructors.
Instructor's Bio: This class will be taught by the tag team of Henry and Roy Clemes. A lifelong woodworker and small business owner, Henry has been building fiber equipment for over 45 years and drum carders for 38 years. Roy grew up in his family's woodshop and is one of the few 30-year-olds with 25 years experience in his field. Together they have introduced many innovations to the fiber arts community and their equipment is known for being both thought-fully engineered but visually pleasing and durable as well. They regularly consult and instruct spinners, felters, fiber growers, and professional fiber artists in the use of drum carders for fiber prep.
Spinpossible-Mission Objective: Spinning 201 – Next Steps
Michael Kelson 16 studentsFriday, June 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $150 plus Materials fee $20 – includes all fiber and samples used in class
Class Description: You've learned to spin! You can spin a consis-tent single. You've plied a skein – but what's next? This class will jump start you on to the next steps on you spinning journey, introducing a variety of techniques to help you get exactly the YARN YOU WANT! We'll start the day with basic wheel mechanics and adjustments. We'll discuss and sample a variety of breeds including the Merino family, Longwools, Down breeds, and some rare and unusual breeds from the Livestock Conservancy's "Shave ‘em to Save ‘em" pro-gram. We'll review woolen and worsted drafts and the differences they make in your final yarn. Finally, we will discuss plying and finishing your yarns.
Skill Level Required: Students must already have a good working relationship with your wheel. Be able to spin a consistent single and have some experience plying and finishing yarn.
Students Bring: Spinning wheel in good working condition with extra bobbins, lazy-kate (if you have one). Bring any tools you might like to use (handcards, mini-combs, etc.) and any fiber you would like to practice with.
Instructor's Bio: Michael Kelson (he/him/his) is the coordinator of the annual "Men's Fall Knitting Retreat" and the "Seattle Men Who Knit" meet up groups. He is passionate about sharing his love for spinning with beginning students. By day Michael is a software professional, but on weekends he's usually out and about with his e-Spinner in tow.
Water, Time and Patience: Creating a Wet Felted Hat
Sara Gibson 15 studentsFriday, June 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $150 Plus Materials Fee: $15 includes soap, resist material, bubbles wrap, and approximately 3 oz. of wool
Class Description: Wet felting is often a multi-step process of coaxing wet wool fibers into a consolidated fabric. It is a very hands-on form of fiber arts requiring water, soap, slow and patient attention to detail and finally vigorous agitation of the piece during the fulling process. This class will explore the process of using resist to create an artistic felted hat to keep you warm and fashionable. Participants can choose from project designs that can be practical, whimsical, or somewhere in between. You will get to take home a completed project.
Skill Level Required: None
Students Bring: All materials are provided by instructor.
Instructor's Bio: Sara is a school garden coordinator for the Lincoln County School District by day and a fiber arts enthusiast by night. She specializes in dyeing local fibers with fungi and lichens foraged around her home in Siletz, Oregon. She has been a knitter for over 30 years and loves the process of creating from raw fleece to end products. Sara has been teaching wet felting and needle felting classes at mycology camps for the last 5 years and loves every second of it!
FRIDAY, JUNE 28, AFTERNOON CLASSES
Lovely Twists and Turns: Knitting Cables
Harry Wells 20 studentsFriday, June 28, 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $1 – includes printed materials
Class Description: Cables make some of the most stunning visual effects in knitting. Learn the basic cable cross and traveling stitches (to create diagonal lines), which will allow you to create visual effects of crossing, turning, honeycomb, braiding, and the like. Using over 25 swatch examples in class, we will compare different cabling effects and practice some of them. Cable symbols on charts will be covered, along with how to add some textures to simple rope cables.
Skill Level Required: Beginner – students must be proficient at casting on with basic long tail cast-on without assistance and be able to knit and purl.
Students Bring: Worsted weight wool yarn in light or medium color (no dark colors), size 7 needles, cable needle, locking stitch markers.
Instructor's Bio: See Oops! Correcting Mistakes and Reading Your Knitting in Friday's morning listing for bio.
Needle Felted Sheep or Angora Goat
Anna Anderson 20 studentsFriday June 28, 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $80 plus Materials Fee: $25 – includes all fiber, a reusable foam mat, felting needles, finger protectors, and printed handouts
Class Description: Students will create a whimsical sheep or An-gora goat (their choice) and learn the basics of needle felting and attaching longwool locks to create their critter.
Skill Level Required: No experience required.
Students Bring: All materials are provided by the instructor.
Instructor's Bio: Anna's fiber art journey began in 2006 with the rescue of six Pygora goats. She began teaching fiber arts classes in 2010 and with a move to Montana, her fiber business blossomed. Anna currently lives in Superior, Montana with her husband, family, a calico cat, and a bunch of fiber and farm animals. Anna teaches fiber art classes in needle felting, wet felting, fiber prep, dying, drop spindle basics, and beginner spinning.
Perfect Pairs: Blending Wool with Exotic Fibers
Jacey Boggs Faulkner 18 studentsFriday, June 28, 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $30 – includes all fibers used in class
Class Description: Want to extend that bit of Cashmere? Have a lovely Gotland fleece but not quite enough to make the sweater you dream of? Want to change the hand of a beautiful brown crossbred that is a bit rough? Come learn what fibers are compatible and what are not. Explore different methods of blending fibers and try a variety off blending tools. We will look at qualities of yak, silk, cashmere, camel, and what they can bring to a variety of different wools.
Skill Level Required: Students should have a good working rela-tionship with your wheel and be capable of spinning a consistent single.
Students Bring: Students should bring their wheel and all its parts – even the ones you don't use, four bobbins if you have them, hand cards (cotton ones if you have them), dog brushes, mini-combs if you have them and any tool you'd like to experiment with.
Pine Needle Basket
Jaqui Eicher 8 studentsFriday June 28, 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $5 – includes waxed cotton thread, large needle for sewing, paper straws, shop towels, pine needles, and glycerin.
Class Description: Create your own small basket using waxed cotton thread, needle and local pine needles.
Skill Level Required: Beginning
Students Bring: Students should bring their own scissors for clipping waxed thread.
Instructor's Bio: Jaqui has taught music, drama, Art and Humani-ties along the I-5 corridor at various schools, including Jefferson Middle School and Myers Elementary. Born and educated in the Willamette Valley, Jaqui has never lived more than 40 miles from Albany. In 2014, she began to follow the artist's path and has been painting animals and landscapes with words as well as watercolor and acrylic paint. In 2020, Jaqui learned how to create pine needle baskets. She has been honing the craft since then, using pine needles she collects from all her favorite places.
Upgrade Your Power Spinning
Amelia Garripoli 18 studentsFriday June 28, 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $8 – includes all fibers used in class and a sample card.
Class Description: Is it time to upgrade your power spinning?!Sure, you're making yarn, but have you explored your e-Spinner's capabilities? See what happens when you adjust tension, speed, and spinning style! We'll explore the impact of maintenance, twist, thickness, and even switching projects. Then we will discuss spin-ning different fibers on the e-Spinner as we explore spinning blends. Once we've tried out a few different techniques with singles, we'll delve into plying with your e-Spinner's new favorite plying tech-nique.
Skill Level Required: Students should already be spinning a consistent yarn on their e-Spinner – this is NOT a beginner class.
Students Bring: Students should bring an e-Spinner in working condition with 3 bobbins and a lazy-kate; your power cord or battery for your e-Spinner. It is ok if the bobbins are not empty. Bring an extension cord with a power strip if you have one.
Instructor's Bio: See Learn to Spin Using a Turkish Style Spindle in Friday's morning listing for bio.
SATURDAY, JUNE 29, MORNING CLASSES
Basic Core Spinning
Charan Sachar 20 studentsSaturday, June 29, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $35 – includes fiber, core yarn, ply thread.
Class Description: What core to use? Should I pre-twist my core?My core-spun yarn always has extra twist, how do I fix that? What fiber prep can I use for core spinning? If you haven't tried core spinning because of these questions (or more), this will be the perfect starting place where the basics of core spinning will be covered. Core spinning is a great basic skill set to have for making simple and complex art yarns.
Skill Level Required: Must be familiar with your wheel, can spin a continuous thread, and make a plied yarn.
Students Bring: Spinning wheel with large orifice (½" or more) to accommodate textured yarns, at least two bobbins, lazy-kate, note taking materials.
Instructor's Bio: Charan Sachar is an artist whose work reflects his passion for the fiber arts, like knitting, spinning, weaving, quilting, and he uses it as an inspiration for his clay work. In all the fields that he works in, Charan loves to accept challenges and approach the making with a "what if..." attitude. Charan specializes in creating art yarns with textures, using traditional spinning techniques, and pushing them an extra step to create unique yarns. As a teacher, he shares his preferences and his learnings along his journey, but also encourages his students to try techniques/materials by themselves and then decide for themselves.
Short Row Magic
Harry Wells 20 studentsSaturday, June 29, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $2 – printed materials
Class Description: Inserting short rows can create angles and curves, making amazing shaped knitted shawls, angles on garments, and additional shaped ease in areas like busts. In this class you will learn and practice five methods of shorts rows: Wrape and Turn, Japanese, German, Yarn-Over, and Shadow. Examples of applica-tions will be covered with worksheets and specific patterns for easy projects suggested.
Skill Level Required: Advanced beginner/intermediate; Participants should be able to accomplish basic long tail cast-on, and basic stitches such as knit, purl, K2tog, SSK, and YO without assistance.
Students Bring: Worsted or DK eight wool yarn in light or medium color (no dark colors), needles you usually use with that weight yarn, locking stitch markers or knitters' pins. Homework: With the medium or light colored DK or Worsted weight yarn from the supply list, and with size of needle appropriate to your yarn, CO 28 sts. Knit 4 rows (garter stitch) and then work 4 row of stockinette stitch. Leave yarn attached and bring to class.
Instructor's Bio: See Oops! Correcting Mistakes and Reading Your Knitting in Friday's morning listing for bio.
Spinning the Orenburg Way
Galina Khmeleva 20 studentsSaturday, June 29, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $15 – extensive handouts and fiber packet
Class Description: Come join renowned lace knitting and handspinning instructor Galina Khmeleva, author of Gossamer Webs, The History and Techniques of Orenburg Lace Shawls, and Gossamer Webs, The Design Collection, as she introduces you to the magical handspinning techniques of Russian spinners using the Russian supported spindle. This technique results in creating the yarns for the famous scarves and shawls of the Orenburg region. In this workshop the emphasis will be on the spinning of luxury fibers, i.e., cashmere, qiviut, pygora, buffalo, etc. You will learn the significance of gauging the proper thickness and length of these fibers, while learning the more economical use of luxury fibers, helping you conserve precious yardage.
Skill Level Required: Students must have some spinning experi-ence on either a wheel or spindle and be able to spin a continuous thread.
Students Bring: No advanced preparation required. Please bring a support spindle and bowl to class if you have them. Instructor will have some for use in class if you do not have them. Homework: None.
Instructor's Bio: Galina Khmeleva, lace knitter, spinner, and educator extraordinaire, is the author of Gossamer Webs, The History of Orenburg Lace Shawls, and Gossamer Webs: The design Collection. She has mentored classes all over the globe, including Great Britain, Italy, Australia, the United States, and Craft Cruises "Baltic Cruise." Galina's work has appeared in the industry's leading magazines including Piecework, Interweave Knits, Spin•Off, Knitting Tradi-tions, Knitter's Magazine, Cast-On, Wild Fibers and Verena USA. Galina was born and educated in 1950 in Leningrad, Russia (known today as St. Petersburg). It soon became clear that her interests lie more in the field of art and less in science or mathematics, so Galina took advantage of every opportunity to participate in special after school art programs and continues to pursue and pass along her lifelong passion through teaching.
Spinning Your Dream Yarn
Jacey Boggs Faulkner 18 studentsSaturday, June 29, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $20 – includes all fibers used in class\
Class Description: If you've ever said, "I used to spin a nice bulky yarn and I can't spin anything but fine now!" or "Everything I spin looks the same!," here you'll learn a simple spinning method that allows you and your wheel to work in harmony to spin the perfect yarn for projects you have in our mind's eye. We'll look at diameter control and how to change your spinning style to get the yarn you need to create the fabric you want
Skill Level Required: Students should have a good working relationship with your wheel and be capable of spinning a consistent single.
Students Bring: Students should bring their wheel and all its parts – even the ones you don't use, 4 bobbins if you have them and a lazy-kate.
Spinpossible-Mission Objective: Doing More with Less
Michael Kelson 16 studentsSaturday, June 29, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 plus Materials Fee: $25 – includes all fiber and samples used in class
Class Description: We sometimes come across small amounts of rare and unusual fibers that we want to incorporate into our spinning (e.g. qiviut, guanaco, bison, yak, cashmere) but often we're not quite sure what to do with them. This class will discuss techniques for making small amounts of a precious fiber go a long way. We will discuss blending with complimentary fibers, percentages in blend-ing, and how to spin to take advantage of the characteristics of the blended fibers most effectively. We will also discuss spinning more finely and consistently (spinning a thinner diameter single is a good way to stretch your fiber) and plying with commercial or hand-spun silk (like the Orenburg spinners!) to increase the yardage of that special fiber.
Skill Level Required: Successful students should have a good working relationship with their spinning wheels, be able to spin a consistent single, and have some experience plying and finishing yarn.
Students Bring: Spinning wheel in good working condition with extra bobbins, and lazy-kate. Students should bring a pair of cotton cards and any fiber you would like to practice with and note taking materials.
Instructor's Bio: See Spinpossible-Mission Objective: Spinning 201: Next Steps in Friday's all-day listing for bio.
The ABCs of Drop Spindling
Teresa Waldo 20 studentsSaturday, June 29, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $15 – includes fiber and printed hand outs
Class Description: If you have always been intrigued by spinners demonstrating their craft, have been curious about yarn construc-tion, and / or have always wanted to learn to spin yourself, then this class is for you. We will begin with some background knowledge on drop spindles (history, types, anatomy, weights and mechanics, and supplemental tools). Then we will get down to the business of learning the steps to spinning a single on a spindle (choosing a spindle and fiber, starting with or without a leader thread, drafting techniques, winding on and building a secure cop). After spinning for a while and fine tuning our techniques, we will explore winding off options, plying options, and how to finish your yarn. And yes, you will go home a spinner! This class is also great for wheel spinners who want to master a spindle!
Skill Level Required: None
Students Bring: Bring a drop spindle (instructor will have some for use in class if you do not own one of your own).
Instructor's Bio: Teresa Waldo combines her passion for teaching with her passion for crafting. She is a retired elementary teacher and has taught adult crafting classes for ten plus years. Teresa has been knitting since age five and has fallen down other fiber related rabbit holes (spinning, weaving, crocheting) in the last 20 years. Teresa loves sharing her excitement for anything fiber related with others and has keen ability to break a skill down into manageable steps. She makes sure all her students are successful and that they leave with a new skill. Teresa has taught various knitting, spinning, little loom weaving, and crocheting classes in shops around the Pacific North-west and at regional conferences. She resides in Auburn, Washing-ton and is a member of NwSFA, Arachne Guild, Moonspinners Guild, Yarning for Community, and Covington Knitworms.
SATURDAY, JUNE 29, ALL-DAY CLASSES
Adventures in Drum Carding
Henry and Roy Clemes 16 studentsSaturday, June 29, 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $150 Plus Materials Fee: $50 – includes all fiber carded during class, and use of blending boards and other equipment.
Class Description: This is the companion class to "Exploring the Drum Carder." In this class, we will continue to demystify the drum carder. Batts will be prepared both semi-worsted and woolen. Students will learn different techniques to create an art batt, prepare batts for spinning sock yarn, and learn to add silk or bamboo onto woolen batts. Students will also learn to remove fiber as rolags and pencil-sized sliver through a diz. An ambitious goal of 5 batts produced during class means students will have ample carded fiber for spinning and small projects after class. All carding and blending will be done on our Elite Series Drum Cardera with each student using their own electric carder. All materials, carders, and tools will be provided for use by the instructors.
Skill Level Required: None
Students Bring: Students should bring an attitude for learning. All tools and materials will be provided by instructors.
Instructor's Bio: See Exploring the Drum Carder in Friday's all-day listing for bio.
Advanced Inkle Weaving
Leslie Verts 15 studentsSaturday June 29, 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $150 Plus Materials Fee: $10 – handouts and heddles
Class Description: Students will learn the pick-up technique of pattern design in inkle weaving. This is an easier method of doing pickup work.
Skill Level Required: Advanced
Students Bring: Need functioning inkle loom with a tension bar, inkle weaving shuttle; need three colors (white with a dark color [black, and dark brown, blue, red, or purple] and a bright contrast color) of 5/2 cotton thread.
Instructor's Bio: See Beginning Inkle Weaving in Friday's morn-ing listing for bio.
Design and Dye Your Own Warp
Terry Mattison 12 studentsSaturday, June 29, 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $150 Plus Materials Fee: $35 – includes dye, cotton warps, and handouts.
Class Description: Design your own warp, first on paper and then we'll get the dyes out and hand paint our own warps. The instructors will provide multiple bouts of cotton warp and fiber reactive dyes for students to use. Paint a warp that is one color, two colors, or more. Asymmetrical or symmetrical? Students will take home dyed and wrapped warps to finish curing at home. There will be discussions on color blending, theory, and design ideas. Students will blend their own colors using primary color dye solutions.
Skill Level Required: None
Students Bring: Apron, gloves, sketchbook, pencil, eraser, color pencils or crayons, four or five 1" wide foam brushes, plastic tape measure, 1 roll of paper towels, gallon Ziplock© bag to seal and transport your warp home in.
Please note: This class involves the use of pre-wound warps with a cross at one end, meant for multi shaft looms. They can only be used on a rigid heddle loom if you know how to warp your loom using lease sticks, one method of indirect warping.
Instructor's Bio: See Dye Your Own Gradient Yarn in Friday's all-day listing for bio.
Fiber Prep 101
Tammy Jordan 15 studentsSaturday, June 29, 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $150 Plus Materials Fee: $20 – includes 2-4 ounces raw fiber, wash tub, 4 ounce bottle of Unicorn Power Scour, gloves, mesh bag for washing, line and pin to dry, and a detailed resource guide, handouts, best practices, tips and tricks for processing fleece. Students will take home all materials provided for class.
Class Description: Are you new to fiber processing or wanting to learn how to start from the beginning? If so, this is the perfect class for you! In this class we'll cover the basic types of wool and best preparation practices including skirting, picking, washing, carding, and combing. There will be plenty of time for questions and for those who have experience to spin some of the fiber if they choose to. In the morning we will go over types of wool sand washing fiber, and in the afternoon, we will process it for spinning.
Skill Level Required: Beginner – no prior experience required.
Students Bring: Instructor will provide all materials.
Instructor's Bio: Tammy is a 4th generation fiber artist who enjoys sharing her passion with everyone she meets. Tammy's fiber arts business is "Goldieknots Montana," specializing in Montana-grown wool, yarn, spinning fiber, and "Made in Montana" gift items. Prior to moving to Montana she lived in Southern California and in the Pocono mountains where she was a Humane Education specialist for the SPCA. Tammy's teaching style is fun, creative, and interactive. When Tammy is not in her studio creating, spinning, knitting, or felting, you will find her spending time with her dogs, horse, sheep, and other animal friends.
One Pot Dye Wonder!
Diane McKinnon 12 studentsSaturday, June 29, 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $150 Plus Materials Fee: $20 – includes all fiber used in class, use of all dye equipment such as pots, burners, spoons, measuring utensils, etc., during class and a detailed handout.
Class Description: Using the Kettle dyeing technique, you will dye six different fiber types simultaneously in one dye bath to achieve some surprising results. People will wonder, "How'd you do that?!" In this class, we will cover the basic use of the color wheel, how to mix the three primary colors to achieve different secondary hues, and then dye six different fiber types at once to see the various results each fiber type produces. You will leave class with six unique samples of dyed fibers and the knowledge and ability to pursue more of these exciting results on your own.
Skill Level Required: All level students from beginners to ad-vanced who have an interest in learning how to dye natural protein fibers.
Students Bring: Apron or dye-able clothes, rubber gloves, pen/pencil, and a sense of adventure!
Instructor's Bio: see Beginning Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving in Friday's all-day listing for bio.
SATURDAY, JUNE 29, AFTERNOON CLASSES
Colorwork the Easy Way: Mosaic Knitting
Harry Wells 20 studentsSaturday, June 29, 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $2 – includes printed materials
Class Description: Mosaic slip-stitch patterns can boast amazing colorwork without the hassle of stranding or working with multiple colors in a row! Along with the basic mosaic knitting techniques for garter and stockinette, learn to predict when combinations of varie-gated and solid color yarn work together and when they will not, how charts are written and read differently for mosaic knitting and practical tips about navigating the technique. Also covered are examples of adding slip stitch to basic garter and progressively adding one, two, and three colors to achieve stunning colorwork results with so little effort!
Skill Level Required: Advanced beginner. Participants must be proficient at casting on (basic long tail cast on is preferred), knitting, purling, and basic increases, and decreases, (K2tog, and SSK, etc.). Familiarity with reading basic knitting charts is helpful.
Students Bring: Straight needles or 16" circular in size 6 or 7, two to four small balls (25 grams each) of worsted weight wool yarn in contrasting colors for swatch practice in class, stitch markers. For scarf project to start in class bring worsted weight wool or wool blend yarn in two colors (highly contrasting – MC and CC), 100 grams each.
Instructor's Bio: See Oops! Correcting Mistakes and Reading Your Knitting in Friday's morning listing for bio.
Fundamental Elements and Pattern Designs for Orenburg Lace Knitting
Galina Khmeleva 20 studentsSaturday, June 29, 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $20 – includes handouts, all yarns and charts
Class Description: Mouseprint, Cat's Paw, Honeycomb, Fisheye…these are but four of the ten basic elements that form the core foundation of Orenburg knitted lace, combinations of which result in the near-mystical pattern designs that evolve into Orenburg lace shawls and scarves. In this class, Galina Khmeleva, author of Gossamer Webs, The History and Techniques of Orenburg Lace Shawls, and Gossamer Webs, The Design Collection, will introduce students to the basic elements and discuss how the knitters of Orenburg combine specific elements to form the motifs that adorn their exquisite lace shawls and scarves.
Skill Level Required: Intermediate knitting experience
Students Bring: Students bring their favorite needles, any style in sizes 0-3, and note taking materials.
Instructor's Bio: See Spinning the Orenburg Way in Saturday's morning listing for bio.
Short Steps to Long Draw
Ruth Northrop 14 studentsSaturday, June 29, 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $25 includes all fiber to be used in class, handouts.
Class Description: Does your wool run away with you when you try to spin soft and fluffy yarn? Long draw method of drafting is traditionally used to spin these types of yarn, but it can be tricky. In this class we will break down the skill of long draw into simple steps that really are easy to learn. We'll progress from one step to the next, until you can spin an airy yarn that won't fall apart.
Skill Level Required: Must be able to spin a viable single and then ply it into yarn.
Students Bring: A wheel in good working order that you are comfortable with, 3-4 empty bobbins, ball winder if you have one, hand cards if you have them.
Instructor's Bio: Ruth has been spinning for over twenty years and her yarns have won several awards. As a first grade teacher, Ruth likes to make learning new skills easy and fun. Ruth lives in Southern California with a fabulous husband and a splotchy cat named Chloe.
Spinpossible-Mission Objective: Spinning for Sweaters
Michael Kelson 16 studentsSaturday, June 29, 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $80 plus Materials Fee: $20 – includes all fiber and samples used in class
Class Description: There are many factors that we, as spinners, should consider when we embark on our first sweater spin. The core characteristics of the fiber (e.g. crimp, fineness, hand, prep) will influence the choices we make in spinning and the fabric in our final garment. This class will explore several fibers that might be great choices for your sweater. We'll take a look at fibers you're probably familiar with (Merino, Rambouillet, BFL), and some blends (Shet-land / Silk, Merino / Yak / Silk, and some fibers that might be new to you (Romney, Cheviot, Manx Loaghtan). We will work on diameter control and consistency, plying and finishing techniques, and how to evaluate your final yarn to make sure you'll have the perfect fabric for the sweater of your dreams.
Skill Level Required: Successful students should have a good working relationship with their spinning wheels, be able to spin a consistent single, and have some experience plying and finishing yarn.
Students Bring: Spinning wheel in good working condition with extra bobbins and a lazy-kate. Students should bring any tools you might like to use (hand cards, mini combs) and any fiber you would like to practice with and note taking materials.
Instructor's Bio: See Spinpossible-Mission Objective: Spinning 201: Next Steps in Friday's all-day listing for bio.
Supported Spindle Spinning
Teresa Waldo20 studentsSaturday, June 29, 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $15 – includes extensive handouts and fiber packet
Class Description: You spin to relax, right? Well, come learn this ultimate relaxing way to spin – SUPPORT SPINDLING! You can do this with your feet up lying in bed, or even while driving (well not anymore with the distracted driving laws). Did you know any fiber can be spun on a supported spindle? In this class the instructor will give you a wealth of information on supported spinning and will take you step by step through the process of spinning on a supported spindle. And yes, you will have the hang of it before our time is up. You will also have the chance to try different types of fiber, spindles and spindle bowls.
Skill Level Required: Students must have some spinning experi-ence on either a wheel or spindle and be able to spin a continuous thread.
Students Bring: No advanced preparation required. Please bring a support spindle and bowl to class if you have them. Instructor will have some for use in class if you do not have them. Homework: None
Instructor's Bio: See the ABC's of Drop Spindling in Saturday's morning listing for bio.
The Art of Plying
Jacey Boggs Faulkner 18 studentsSaturday, June 29, 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $20 – includes all fibers used in class
Class Description: Plying is an art just like drafting a beautiful single. It is the basis of most novelty yarns as well as lovely classic yarns like gansey. In this class, we'll learn not only how to ply but why to ply. We'll learn how to choose the best type of ply for the fabric you're designing whether it is knitted or woven. We'll make a variety of plys – everything from a two ply to a six ply, plus several novelty plies. You'll learn lots of tips and tricks plus ways to make your own equipment to help you ply successfully.
Skill Level Required: Students should have a good working rela-tionship with your wheel and be capable of spinning a consistent single.
Students Bring: Students should bring their wheel and all its parts – even the ones you don't use, three extra bobbins or storage bobbins, optional: singles you'd like to ply.
SUNDAY, JUNE 30, MORNING CLASSES
2-D Needle-Felted Sheep Face Tote Bag or Pillow
Anna Anderson 20 studentsSunday, June 30, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $50 – students will take home a reusable foam mat, three felting needles, finger protectors. Printed instructions, and a completed tote bag or pillow.
Class Description: Students will create a 2-D needle felted sheep face with flowers and butterflies on a tote bag or pillow (their choice) and learn the basics of needle felting and attaching longwool locks to create a beautiful, unique project.
Skill Level Required: No experience necessary. This class is suitable for students with zero to beginning needle-felting experi-ence.
Students Bring: All materials are provided.
Instructor's Bio: See Needle-Felted Sheep or Goat in Friday's afternoon listing for bio.
Amigurumi Antics!
Teresa Waldo 20 studentsSunday, June 30, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $15 – Includes a pattern, eyes, embroidery floss, stuffing material, and handouts.
Class Description: Join the Amigurumi Antics! Amigurumi is the extremely popular art of crocheting or knitting small, stuffed yarn creatures and things. The term comes from two Japanese words "ami" meaning crocheted or knitted, and "tugurium" which means stuffed doll. The word, "Antics" was added to the title of this class because it is so fun to crochet little 3D creatures that come alive right before your eyes. In this class we will be creating a little sheep while we learn, discuss, and practice the following skills/techniques of crocheting Amigurumi: basic stitches, increasing and decreasing stitches, adding new yarn / color, and finishing techniques. Once you have crocheted this little sheep you will be prepared to join the millions of other crocheters that have fallen down the Amigurumi rabbit hole!
Skill Level Required: Able to single crochet.
Students Bring: Please bring approximately 100 yards of yarn for the main body (sheep color), 50 yards for the face (contrasting sheep color), and 25 yards of black for the feet, size F crochet hook, scissors, several crochet markers, and large eyed needle.
Instructor's Bio: See the ABCs of Drop Spindling in Saturday's morning listing for bio.
Artsy Nuno Scarf
Lauralee DeLuca 10 studentsSunday, June 30, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $25 – includes art batt, silk scarf, and extra decorating fibers.
Class Description: Create a beautiful scarf using Art Batts and the wet felting technique. Students will get to decorate their scarves with fun bits of other fibers, including locks, silk and Angelina. Each scarf will be a unique piece of wearable art.
Skill Level Required: Beginner
Students Bring: A full sized towel and a tea or hand towel.
Instructor's Bio: Lauralee has been a production spinner since a customer placed an order to spin Golden Retriever fur in 1983. She started a dog fur spinning business a couple of years later and is still enjoying spinning dog fur. Lauralee spins in the "Paula Simmons /Celia Quinn style. Because she dyes everything in sight, she has very little white yarn. When Lauralee learned felting in 1986 and it expanded her horizons tremendously. She has taught in venues throughout Alaska, and the PNW, including NwSFA Conference, Fiber Fusion, Fiber Expo, OFFF, local yarn stores and more.
Defining Sustainability in Apparel and Textiles to Harness It as a Marketing Tool for Your Fiber or Farm Business
Allen Mesick 30 studentsSunday, June 30, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: none
Class Description: Sustainability in the apparel and textile industry is an emerging movement which increasingly influences consumer behavior, especially in younger generations. "Farm to Fork" is a common and sought after campaign in the food industry, and "farm to fashion" is quickly gaining global momentum. The term "sustainability" may seem like an uncharted frontier for businesses these days, especially with the lack of government regulations and green-washing abound. Discover how sustainability is being de-fined in the apparel industry and learn how to harness its potential to market your business whether you sell materials, finished products, or raise livestock. Explore the multifaceted landscape of sustainability, where concepts such as natural fibers, natural colors, locally sourced materials, small farm raised resources, eco-friendly, and pro-social initiatives are the driving forces of progress.
Skill Level Required: None – This will be a PowerPoint lecture-style presentation.
Students Bring: Note-taking materials if you choose.
Instructor's Bio: Allen Mesick bred and showed natural colored Angora goats in central California and marketed his flock's mohair to niche artisan markets from hand spinners to doll artists. Allen is currently finishing a master's degree in International Apparel Mer-chandising and Management from CalPoly Pomona where his interests focus on the agricultural side of apparel, specifically the integration of natural colored fiber as a no-dye alternative in the growing sustainable fashion movement. His thesis is developed around natural colored mohair samples collected from the goats he worked with and loved for more than 20 years on his farm.
Exploring Fiber from Foreign Breeds
Lois Olund 10 studentsSunday, June 30, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $20 – samples of 15 different breeds of sheep and handouts.
Class Description: In this class you will learn about 15 breeds of sheep from other counties and try spinning their fiber.
Skill Level Required: Students should be proficient on a wheel or spindles.
Students Bring: A wheel in good working order that you are comfortable with, 3-4 empty bobbins, ball winder if you have one, hand cards if you have them.
Instructor's Bio: Lois has been a weaver, a spinner and sheep breeder in Oregon for over 45 years. She researched and created the 131sheep breed study box and a 278-page workbook.
Intro to Blending Boards
Roy Clemes 16 studentsSunday, June 30, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $30 – includes all fiber carded during class and use of blending boards and other equipment.
Class Description: In 2001, Henry and Roy Clemes were ap-proached by Gwen Powell to create a new tool that eventually became the wildly popular Blending Board. In this class you will learn basic techniques and use of a blending board from one of its designers. The class will not only demonstrate the versatility of the blending board – blending fibers of various types, lengths, and colors – but also the strength of the blending board – quickly preparing fibers in rolags for woolen spinning. All carding and blending will be done on Clemes and Clemes Blending Boards with each student getting to use their own boards. All materials, boards, and tools will be provided by instructors.
Skill Level Required: Beginner – no blending board experience necessary.
Students Bring: None – but should bring an attitude for learning. All tools and materials will be provided by instructors for use in class.
Instructor's Bio: See Exploring the Drum Carder in Friday's all-day listing for bio.
Intro to Mushroom Dyeing
Sara Gibson 20 studentsSunday, June 30, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $10 – includes fiber, handouts, and sample cards
Class Description: Join Sara for an in-depth introduction to dyeing protein based fiber with west coast fungi and lichens. This class will cover types of west coast fungi and lichens to produce a rainbow of colorful dyes. The lesson includes how to prepare fibers for the dye pot, how to source dye fungi and lichens, and how to use and store mushrooms for dyeing. There will be a dye demo and an opportunity for participants to create a sample card of dyes produced.
Skill Level Required: No experience necessary. This class is suitable for all skill levels.
Students Bring: All materials are provided by instructor.
Instructor's Bio: See Water, Time and Patience – Creating a Wet Felted Hat in Friday's all-day listing for bio.
Russian Style Continental Knitting
Galina Khmeleva 15 studentsSunday, June 30, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: none
Class Description: Are you stuck in the past … still throwing your yarn, maybe even experiencing wrist discomfort? Let Galina Khmeleva, lace knitter extraordinaire; teach you this subtle Russian variation of the classic continental knitting method. It is easy, it is fast, and it is so forgiving on your wrists! You will wonder why you waited so long to make the switch!
Skill Level Required: Knitting experience helpful, should be able to do knit/purl stitch, yarn overs and k2tog
Students Bring: Your favorite knitting needles any style sizes 0-3, fingering/sport weight non-textured yarn (no acrylics/cottons). Note taking materials (including pencils).
Instructor's Bio: See Spinning the Orenburg Way in Saturday's morning listing for bio.
Spinning Cabled Yarns
Jacey Boggs Faulkner 16 studentsSunday, June 30, 9am-12pm
Cost: $80 Plus Materials Fee: $20 – includes all fiber
Class Description: Cables are an incredibly useful and beautiful yarn structure. They are strong and stable, a great choice for making good sock yarn or a wonderful warp. They are the basis for almost every novelty yarn. Cables can be made of the very finest cashmere or stainless steel and gold threads. Cables produce endlessly fasci-nating color effects, and they can be used to mix incompatible yarns effectively. You could make a different cable yarn for every day of the year. All this, in a simple structure that has only a few simple rules. What could be more fun! Experience level: Must be able to spin a continuous thread and have a good relationship with their wheel.
Students Bring: Students should bring their wheel (or spindle) and all its parts – even the ones you don't use, niddy-noddy, lazy-kate, measuring tape, scissors and handcards – if you have them. Knitting needles in a range that you like to knit with.
SUNDAY, JUNE 30, ALL-DAY CLASSES
Advanced Inkle Weaving 2
Leslie Verts 15 studentsSunday, June 29, 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $150 Plus Materials Fee: $10 – includes handouts and heddles
Class Description: Students will learn Stellar Weaving pattern design in Inkle weaving. This is a special method of doing pickup work.
Skill Level Required: Advanced
Students Bring: Need functioning inkle loom with a tension bar, inkle weaving shuttle; need three colors (white with a dark color [black, and dark brown, blue, red or purple] and a bright contrast color) of 5/2 cotton thread.
Instructor's Bio: See Beginning Inkle Weaving in Friday's morn-ing listing for bio.
Delightful Drafting
Ruth Northrop 14 studentsSunday, June 29, 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $150 Plus Materials Fee: $30 includes all fiber to be used in class, handouts, and record keeping material
Class Description: This class is the perfect place for you to explore different drafting techniques in a low pressure environment. In the morning we will break down the skill of long draw into simple successful steps. Then we'll add short draw and over-the-fold and apply all three of these to different types of wool, cotton and silk.
Skill Level Required: Must be able to spin a continuous single.
Students Bring: Spinning wheel in good working order and that you are comfortable with, 2-3 empty bobbins, a ball winder if you have one.
Instructor's Bio: See Short Steps to Long Draw in Saturday's afternoon listing for bio.
