List of All Classes &
Their Availability
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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
Workshop Descriptions
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.
