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Friday Classes
Morning Classes- Bountiful Sheep: Spinning Shetland – Judith MacKenzie
- Crisscrossing the Rainbow: Color Cables – Harry Wells
- Spinpossible – Mission Objective: Tweed Effects with Silk – Michael Kelson
- Navajo Style Spindling – Christine Thomas-Flitcroft
- The ABCs of Drop Spindling – Teresa Waldo
- Adventures in Drum Carding – Henry and Roy Clemes
- Beginning Rigid Heddle – Diane McKinnon
- Beginning Wheel Spinning – Linda Hansen
- Create Your Own Dye Recipe Book – Day 1 of 2 – Terry Mattison
- Demystifying Resists in Felt Making – Patti Barker
- Dragon Magic – Nancy Skakel
- Dye Your Own Fiber – Allison Harding
- Beginning Inkle Loom – Leslie Verts
- Ooops! Correcting Mistakes and Learning to "Read" Your Knitting – Harry Wells
- Spinpossible – Mission Objective: Boucle – Michael Kelson
- Supported Spindle Spinning – Teresa Waldo
- The Art of Plying – Judith MacKenzie
Saturday Classes
Morning Classes- Colorwork the Easy Way: Mosaic Knitting – Harry Wells
- Spinpossible – Mission Objective: Socks – Michael Kelson
- Viking Knit 4 Petal Bracelet – Teresa Waldo
- A Bag of Your Own – Nancy Skakel
- Advanced Pick-up Inkle Weaving – Leslie Verts
- Color Theory: Carding for Tints and Shades – Henry and Roy Clemes
- Create Your Own Dye Recipe Book – Day 2 of 2 – Terry Mattison
- Delightful Drafting – Ruth Northrop
- Dye Your Own Yarn – Allison Harding
- Felted Journal/Book Cover – Patti Barker
- Popular Wheel Mechanics – Judith MacKenzie
- Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving: Intermediate / Advanced Weaving Structures – Diane McKinnon
- Classic Afghan Stitch: Basic Tunisian Crochet with Cross Stitch Patterns – Harry Wells
- Spinpossible – Mission Objective: Lace – Michael Kelson
- Stranded Knitting with Portuguese Purling – Teresa Waldo
Sunday Classes
Morning Classes- All Things Valais Blacknose! – Marita Tauni
- Home Alone with a Fleece – Judith MacKenzie
- Felted Buttons of Many Colors – Loyce Ericson
- Intro to Blending Boards – Henry and Roy Clemes
- Learn to Spin Using a Cross-armed Spindle – Wanda Jenkins
- Sheep Breed Study – Lois Olund
- Short Steps to Long Draw – Ruth Northrop
- Cancelled - Spinning Silk Hankies without Tears – Barbara diJeannene
- Beyond Plain Weave – Hazel Spencer
- Nuno Felt Art Vest – Patti Barker
- One Pot Dye Wonder! – Diane McKinnon
- Tapestry Weaving Sampler – Teresa Waldo
- Water, Time, and Patience: Creating a Wet Felt Hat – Sara Gibson
- All-in-One Beginning Rug Hooking – Judy Taylor
- Beginning Tablet Weaving – Caroline Feyling
- Fabulous and Fun Locker Hooking – Roseanne Anderson
- Felted Sheep: Basic 3D Needle Felting – Miranda Rommel
- Intro to Circular Weaving – Rachael Grow
Workshop Descriptions
SATURDAY, JUNE 24, MORNING CLASSES
Colorwork the Easy Way: Mosaic Knitting
Harry Wells 20 studentsSaturday, June 24, 9am-12pm
Cost: $55 Plus Materials Fee $1 – includes printed materials
Class Description: Slip-stitch patterns can boast amazing colorwork without the hassle of stranding or working with multiple colors in a row! Stunning results such as intricate mosaic designs, textural colorwork like houndstooth, and more are in your future. Along with the basic mosaic knitting techniques for garter and stockinette, learn to predict when combinations of variegated and solid color yarn work together and when they will not, and how charts are written and read differently for mosaic knitting. Practical tips about navigating the technique and advice regarding the best uses for mosaic knitting are included. 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, students must be profi- cient 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. Homework: After learning the technique on a swatch in class, you will have the option of working a different motif on a second swatch; starting a scarf (pattern will be provided in class) or working on a hat (pattern will be provided in class).
Instructor’s Bio: See Crisscrossing the Rainbow: Color Cables in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
Spinpossible – Mission Objective: Socks
Michael Kelson 16 studentsSaturday, June 24, 9am-12pm
Cost: $55 plus Materials Fee: $15 – includes all fiber and samples used in class
Class Description: There’s nothing quite like the feel of socks knit from your very own handspun yarn, but you want to make sure your socks last longer than it takes to spin and knit them! This class will discuss yarn construction techniques that are appropriate for socks and examine various fibers and blends that will attain the perfect balance of strength, comfort and durability. We will spin with down fibers and down-like breeds (Cheviot, Dorset, Suffolk and South-down), and down blends for socks. We will also discuss ply structures you might choose for your sock yarns (3- ply, 4-ply, cabled yarns and opposing ply structures).
Skill Level Required: Should have a good working relationship with your wheel. Be able to spin a stable consistent single and have some experience plying and finishing yarn.
Students Bring: Spinning wheel in good working condition with extra bobbins, lazy-kate. Bring any tools you might like to use (handcards, mini combs, etc.) and any fiber you would like to practice with and note taking materials.
Instructor’s Bio: See Spinpossible – Mission Objective: Tweed Effects with Silk in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
Viking Knit 4 Petal Bracelet
Teresa Waldo 20 studentsSaturday June 24, 9am-12pm
Cost: $55 Plus Materials fee: $12 – Instructor will provide handouts with photos, dowel, silver plated wire, findings and charm.
Class Description: Come learn the age-old technique of Viking knitting and walk away with your own finished charm bracelet. Viking knitting is done by looping wire around a dowel and then pulling the wire tube that is created through a draw plate to condense the tube down to the desired thinness. The finished piece resembles the look of knitting. In this class we will explore a brief history of the craft, the tools needed, and the many possibilities of creating beautiful jewelry with this fun technique. Then we will get down to business making a single knit bracelet with a charm attached.
Skill Level Required: none
Students Bring: No advanced preparation required. Please bring wire cutters, round nosed pliers, and needle nosed pliers if you have them — instructor will have some to share during class.
Instructor’s Bio: See the ABCs of Drop Spindling in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
A Bag of Your Own
Nancy Skakel 12 studentsSaturday, June 24, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
Cost: $100 Plus Materials Fee $17 – includes 3 oz Corriedale roving, 1 oz of embellishment fiber, resist material, netting and a pool noodle
Class Description: Make your own wet felted bag. Learn about planning your design, layout, working with a resist and embellish-ing your creation. You will learn how to make a fold- over flap, a pocket and different options for straps and closures.
Skill Level Required: Some wet felting experience recommended but not required.
Students Bring: Instructor will provide all materials.
Instructor’s Bio: See Dragon Magic in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
SATURDAY, JUNE 24, ALL-DAY CLASSES
Advanced Pick-up Inkle Weaving
Leslie Verts 15 studentsSaturday, June 24, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
Cost: $100 Plus Materials Fee $10 – handouts
Class Description: Students will learn the pick-up technique of pattern design in inkle weaving.
Skill Level Required: advanced
Students Bring: Need functioning inkle loom and shuttle; need 3 colors (white with a dark color {black, and dark brown, blue, red, or purple} and a bright contrast color) of 5/2 cotton thread; need 15 heddles.
Instructor’s Bio: Leslie has been inkle weaving since 2003 and is the leader of the Eugene Weaving Guild Inkle Group.
Color Theory: Carding for Tints and Shades
Henry and Roy Clemes 16 studentsSaturday, June 24, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
Cost: $100 Plus Materials fee: $50 includes use of a carder; all fiber carded during class and use of blending boards and other equipment
Class Description: Have you ever blended fiber and realized the color wasn’t quite what you wanted? Have you wanted a subtle or dramatic shift in a color but weren’t quite sure how to go about doing that? In this class students will explore how colors can be changed by the addition of light or dark fiber. Each student will go home with a reference card that will help them to create predictable tints and shades of colors with greatly reduced trial and error. All carding and blending will be done on our Elite Series Drum Carders with each student using their own electric carder. All materials, carders and tools will be provided for use by the instructors.
Skill Level Required: Having taken our “Exploring the Drum Carder” or “Intro to Drum Carding.” Hands on drum carding experience is a must.
Students Bring: None — but students should bring an attitude for learning. All tools and materials will be provided by instructors.
Instructor’s Bio: See Adventures in Drum Carding on Cables in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
Create Your Own Dye Recipe Book – Day 2 of 2
Terry Mattison 12 studentsSaturday, June 24, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
Cost: $100 Plus Materials Fee: (see day 1) – includes dye, dye chemicals, cardstock for samples, and flagging for labeling, wool yarn, color blending cups, Ziplock® bags and notebook
Class Description: This is a continuation of Friday’s dye class on building a dye recipe book you can take home with you. Must have taken day 1. Take the mystery out of the color wheel and free yourself to dye the color you want by learning a simple system of color blending! Using acid dyes and wool yarns students will create over 100 samples for their own personal dye book (the more students, the more samples!). Along with a wonderful set of samples, each student will have the recipes and know how to recreate each color on their own.
Skill Level Required: beginner
Students Bring: Apron, gloves, regular Sharpie® pen (no fat or skinny ones), two (2) one-gallon buckets for soaking yarn and washing samples, scissors.
Instructor’s Bio: See Create Your Own Dye Recipe Book in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
Delightful Drafting
Ruth Northrop 14 studentsSaturday, June 24, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
Cost: $100 Plus Materials Fee: $30 includes all fiber to be used in class, handouts, and record keeping materials
Class Description: Different fibers lend themselves to some draft- ing methods better than others, and we spinners have preferences too. After a long-draw tutorial, we will explore three drafting methods and how they can be used with different fibers and prepa- rations, with some ergonomic tips as we go. Come learn which drafting style you prefer and for which fibers and preparations.
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 and a swift if you have one.
Instructor’s Bio: Ruth has been spinning for 20 years and her yarns have won several awards. She uses her experience as a first grade teacher to make spinning fun and easy to learn. Ruth has taught at past The Black Sheep Gathering, Taos Wool Festival and OFFF. Ruth lives in So California with a wonderful husband and a calico cat named Chloe, and not enough fiber!
Dye Your Own Yarn
Allison Harding 10 studentsSaturday, June 24, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
Cost: $100 Plus Materials Fee: $35 – includes 3 skeins of 420 to 490 yds of high quality wool/wool blend yarn plus samples of other fiber types, dyes, use of equipment, and detailed handouts. Additional fibers will be available for purchase at time of class. Students may bring some of your own CLEAN undyed wool or wool blend yarn to dye if time and space is available.
Class Description: Design and dye 400 plus yard skeins of different wool/wool blend fingering weight yarn! Learn about random, gra- dient, painted, and palindrome versus continuous color repeats. Dye skeins differently or dye to coordinate for a bigger project. Allison will take you through each step from preparing your fibers to finishing the set dye with a little color theory for good measure!
Skill Level Required: A love of color and yarn/fiber.
Students Bring: Old clothes or bring an apron, color inspiration photos, waterproof gloves, (instructor will provide powder free vinyl gloves, please bring your own if you have allergies).
Instructor’s Bio: See Dye Your Own Fiber in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
Felted Journal/Book Cover
Patti Barker 20 studentsSaturday, June 24, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
Cost: $100 Plus Materials Fee: $20 – Pattern resist, written instructional handout, and an inexpensive notebook to cover.
Class Description: Felt a book cover to write your heart’s desires. Learn how to use resist and create a one-of-a kind art statement. We will decorate inside and out and make cording to fasten it closed. This is a beginner class, but be aware wet felting is a physical activity that requires standing and upper body strength. Students will come away with a finished book cover, sans the button for closure.
Skill Level Required: no experience required
Students Bring: Bring bubble wrap a minimum of 16" by 75" (small bubbles). A 2½-gallon bucket, two cotton or nylon ties (long strips), liquid soap, ball brause and bucket OR a one-gallon garden sprayer.
Instructor’s Bio: See Demystifying Resists in Felt Making in Friday’s all day listing for bio.
Popular Wheel Mechanics
Judith MacKenzie 18 studentsSaturday, June 24, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
Cost: $100 Plus Materials Fee: $20 – includes all fibers used in class
Class Description: The spinning wheel is an amazing tool; it can help us make everything from the finest spider web yarn to durable sail cloth. In this class, we’ll learn about the wheel’s history and how modern wheels developed. We’ll learn how to use the wheel to make a wide variety of both yarn diameters and yarn styles. We’ll learn how to set the wheel to ply efficiently, and classic spinning tips and some tricks to get the most out of your wheel. And we’ll reward your wheel with treats like oil, a new drive band and a bit of polish.
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.
Instructor’s Bio: See Beautiful Sheep: Spinning Shetland in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving: Intermediate / Advanced Weaving Structures
Diane McKinnon 8 studentsSaturday, June 24, 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $100 Plus Materials Fee: $25 – includes all warp yarns and weft yarns, use of extra weaving equipment and tools during class, and a detailed handout.
Class Description: Take your Rigid Heddle loom to the next step. Now that you know how to warp your rigid heddle loom and weave a simple project such as a purse or scarf, you are ready to move forward and advance your weaving skills using this fun and portable loom. This class is designed to teach how to do more advanced weaving techniques on a Rigid Heddle loom. We will explore advanced weave structures while you weave a sampler that can be used as a purse or decorative throw pillow. You will leave the class with a completed sampler and the ability to use your Rigid Heddle loom on your own to weave a variety of advanced weave structures, such as twill, basket weave, Turkish or Rya knots, pick and pick, soumak, tapestry and lace.
Skill Level Required: All weavers from intermediate to advanced who have an interest in learning how to weave advanced, hand manipulated weave structures on a Rigid heddle loom.
Students Bring: Rigid Heddle loom that is assembled and warped. Looms must be warped prior to class. To do more advanced weave structures, instructor will send warp material or student can select their own after consulting with instructor. Shuttles (minimum of 2), pick-up stick, scissors, tape measure and pen/pencil and paper.
Instructor’s Bio: See Beginning Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
SATURDAY, JUNE 24, AFTERNOON CLASSES
Classic Afghan Stitch: Basic Tunisian Crochet with Cross Stitch Designs
Harry Wells 20 studentsSaturday, June 24, 1:30-4:30pm
Cost: $55 Plus Materials Fee $6 – a Tunisian crochet hook and printed materials
Class Description: Learn the basic simple stitch of Tunisian cro- chet, also called the Afghan stitch because Victorian homes were graced with elaborate cross-stitched Afghans whose canvas base was created with this stitch. You will create a small canvas swatch in class and cross-stitch it for practice. Then you will be ready to design and create bigger pieces with whatever favorite cross-stitch pattern you desire. Hmmm … what will you create? A kid’s blanket with dinosaurs cross-stitched on it? A bathroom rug with a cross- stitch motif to match the décor? Or maybe a stunning wall hanging? You will find building the canvas relaxing and creating the cross- stitch design very satisfying.
Skill Level Required: Beginner — either beginning knitting or beginning crochet skills are helpful in that you will have experience in holding a tool and tensioning.
Students Bring: Bring 3 colors worsted weight yarn or wool blend yarn, 25 grams each and a medium tapestry needle. Homework: none
Instructor’s Bio: See Crisscrossing the Rainbow: Color Cables in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
Spinpossible – Mission Objective: Lace
Michael Kelson 16 studentsSaturday, June 24, 1:30-4:30pm
Cost: $55 plus Materials Fee: $15 – includes all fiber and samples used in class
Class Description: Knitters and weavers are surrounded by lace — Estonian, Orenburg, Huck, Leno, Swedish, et al. Would you like to use your handspun with your next lace knitting project? With lace yarns, one size does NOT fit all. Lace can be tightly spun worsted, softly spun woolen, or anywhere in between, but with a little experimentation and thoughtfully choosing your fiber and prepara- tion, it’s possible to spin the perfect lace yarn for your projects. This class will explore techniques for successfully spinning lace yarns. We will discuss what properties that make a good lace yarn, such as micron count, staple length, crimp structures and fiber preparation might influence your spinning choices. We will learn about basic wheel adjustments, techniques for diameter control, and spinning consistent singles, evaluating the twist in your singles and tech- niques for plying and finishing. We also will discuss spinning lace from luxury fibers like cashmere and yak and practice with a variety of different fibers and preparations.
Skill Level Required: Should have a good working relationship with your wheel. Be able to spin a stable consistent single and have some experience plying and finishing yarn.
Students Bring: Spinning wheel in good working condition with extra bobbins, lazy kate. Bring any tools you might like to use (handcards, mini combs, etc.), and any fiber you would like to practice with, and note taking materials.
Instructor’s Bio: See Spinpossible – Mission Objective: Tweed Effects with Silk in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
Stranded Knitting with Portuguese Purling
Teresa Waldo 20 studentsSaturday, June 24, 1:30-4:30pm
Cost: $55 Plus Materials fee: $12 – Instructor will provide two patterns/handouts and two Portuguese hooks
Class Description: Do you get frustrated with your yarns when you knit with more than one strand? Does your carpal tunnel, arthritis, or joint pain flair up when you knit for long periods of time? Do your yarn floats come out too tight or too loose? The solution to these problems lies in an ancient form of knitting known as Incan, Turkish, Around the Neck or Portuguese knitting. Come learn a new way to do stranded knitting with just a flick of your thumb. You will be amazed at how ergonomically comfortable this method is, how even your stitches and floats are, and how easy it is to manage your two colors of yarn with no tangling. You may never again want to do stranded colorwork any other way. We will be knitting the two color Blossom Dreams Headband using the Portuguese purl stitch and working with the wrong side of our work facing us. Our yarns will be tensioned by two hooks attached to our shirts. The Blossom Dream Headband has picot edging and a floral stranded knitting pattern that was deigned specifically for this class.
Skill Level Required: Able to knit and purl.
Students Bring: Please bring 100 yards of worsted weight yarn for your background color (solid or semi-solid), 75 yards of contrasting yarn for the floral pattern (hand-painted or variegated, gradient, or semi-solid), size 7-16" circular knitting needles, tapestry needle, scissors, stitch markers. Homework: Prior to class you will need to complete the following: Using your background color, cast on 96 stitches using the long tail cast on. Join to work in the round, Purl 6 rounds.
Instructor’s Bio: See the ABCs of Drop Spindling in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
