Black Sheep Gathering

List of All Classes &
Their Availability

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Friday Classes

All-Day Classes
  • Beginning Rigid Heddle – Diane McKinnon
  • Breed Sampler!: Shave 'Em to Save 'Em – Henry & Roy Clemes
  • Create Your Own Dye Recipe Book – Day 1 of 2 - Terry Mattison
  • Dye Your Own Fiber – Allison Harding
  • Spinning Lofty Yarns from Worsted Preparations – Michael Kelson
  • Textural Nuno Samplers – Patti Barker
Morning Classes
  • Advanced Felting Textures – Loyce Ericson
  • Diameter Control – Judie Overbeek
  • Lustrous, "Springy", or Strong: Sample & Compare a Longwool, a Down Wool & a Primitive – Shelia January
  • Patterned Brioche – JC Briar
  • Short Row Magic!: Baby Hat – Harry Wells
  • Supported Spindle Spinning – Teresa Waldo
Afternoon Classes
  • Combing & Carding for Spinning Success – Shelia January
  • Creating Bumps & Bubbles – Judie Overbeek
  • Felted Buttons of Many Colors - Loyce Ericson
  • Flipside Awesomeness: Reversible Cables – Harry Wells
  • Grazing, Pastures, & Soil Health – "Doing it Right" – Woody Lane
  • Your first Stranded Colorwork – JC Briar

Saturday Classes

    All-Day Classes
    • Beginning Spinning: The Magic of Adding Twist – Shelia January
    • Create Your Own Dye Recipe Book – Day 2 of 2 - Terry Mattison
    • Dye Your Own Yarn – Allison Harding
    • Perfecting Your Plying – Judie Overbeek
    • Rigid Heddle Weaving: Using 2 Heddles for Twice the Fun – Di McKinnon
    • Stained Glass Shawl – Patti Barker
    Morning Classes
    • Beaded Kumihimo Bracelet – Teresa Waldo
    • Beginning Inkle Loom – Barbara diJeannene
    • Blending & Spinning Your Stash with Hand Cards – Michael Kelson
    • Drum Carding 101 – Henry and Roy Clemes
    • Fish Sticks or Chicken Tender Felted Pin Cushion – Loyce Ericson
    • Versatility with Cast-Ons – Harry Wells
    Afternoon Classes
    • Advanced Pick-up Inkle Weaving – Leslie Verts
    • Anything But Batts – Henry & Roy Clemes
    • Blending Fiber on a Hackle – Liz Palmer
    • Colorwork the Easy Way: Mosaic Knitting & Garter Slip Stitch – Harry Wells
    • Let's Do the Twist – Ruth Northrop
    • Viking Knit 4 Petal Bracelet – Teresa Waldo

    Sunday Classes

    All-Day Classes
    • Felted Hat with 3D Elements – Baya Batomunkueva
    • No Fault Weaving: Weaving for Texture and Color – Liz Palmer
    Morning Classes
    • Beginning Rug Hooking – Judy Taylor
    • Bountiful Beasts: Spinning Yak – Judith MacKenzie
    • Captivating Cotton with a Turkish Spindle – Wanda Jenkins
    • Entrelac Basics – JC Briar
    • Felted Sheep: Basic 3D Needle Felting – Miranda Rommel
    • Floating Cables – M K Nance
    • Intro to Blending Boards – Henry & Roy Clemes
    • Shearing on Your Own – Susie Wilson
    • Spinning a Beehive Coil – Allison Harding
    • The Americans – Linda Hansen
    Afternoon Classes
    • Beginner Wool Appliqué: Sheep Coasters – Belinda Mordhorst
    • Beginning Pin Loom Weaving – Hazel Spencer
    • Black Cat Gathering – Juneko Martinson
    • Bountiful Sheep: Blue Faced Leicester – Judith MacKenzie
    • Coil Wrap Basket – Jill Colbert
    • Design Your Own Shawl – M K Nance
    • Frac That! Fractal Spinning Fun – Linda Hansen
    • Loving Your Lace Edges – JC Briar
    • Short Steps to Long Draw – Ruth Northrop
    • Sock Obsessed: Naturally–Dyed Self Striping & Variegated Yarn – Michelle Russell & Meghan Maze
    • Spinning for Socks – Shelia January

Links to Workshop Descriptions

FRIDAY WORKSHOPS

SATURDAY WORKSHOPS

SUNDAY WORKSHOPS

SHEEP SHOW

Judge: David Cook
Wakeman, Ohio

The Cook family started raising purebred sheep in 1891; they were showing nationally from railcars by 1906. David has been around the show ring his entire life. Read More.

ANGORA GOAT SHOW

Judge: Dr Fred Speck
Kerrville, Texas

Dr. Fred Speck is a 5th generation Texas Angora goat producer. His grandfather gave him eight registered Angora does and one buck to start his own herd when he was eight years old. Read More.

FLEECE SHOW

Wool and Alpaca Judge: Ann Brezina
Fort Bragg, California

udging for over 30 years while maintaining her own handspinning flock, Ann’s passion and expertise promise to make it an informative and entertaining show.  Read More.

FIBER ARTS AND YARN SHOW

Judge: Kira Dulaney
Oakland, California

Kira Dulaney has been teaching fiber arts classes and hosting crafty events since 2002 and is the designer behind Kira K Designs, a line of original knitting and crochet patterns and kits. Read More.