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FRIDAY, JUNE 27, MORNING CLASSES
Beginning Inkle Loom Weaving
- Leslie Verts15 students
- Friday, June 27, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $90 — Includes material fee which covers a handout and thread for heddles.
- Class Description: Students will learn to warp their loom 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: Two colors (white and a dark color) of 5/2 or 3/2 cotton thread and a third 5/2 or 3/2 cotton thread that is a bright color. Students need a functioning Inkle Loom with a tension bar and an Inkle weaving shuttle.
- Instructor's Bio: Leslie has been Inkle Weaving since 2003 and is the leader of the Eugene Weaving Guild Band Study Group. She has taught Inkle Weaving three times previously at BSG as well as private classes and to individuals.
Darning and Beyond: Mending on Knits (am)
- Elise Webb10 students
- Friday, June 27, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $85 — Includes material fee which covers all tools and supplies for class, along with a swatch to practice on.
- Class Description: Does your favorite hand-knit scarf have pesky moth holes? Is your big toe peeking through the end of your sock? Do the cuffs of your store-bought sweater need some love? Or do you just want the confidence to take apart and re-knit your cherished hand-knit pieces? Elise will show you how to “read” your knitting to choose the right fix. We’ll learn invisible re-knitting, classic darning and how to reinforce an area before a hole even forms. Please note that this class is offered both in the morning and afternoon.
- Skill Level Required: Beginning
- Students Bring: Any mending tools you have or items that need mending. We won’t be able to finish your items in class, but we’ll take a personalized look at them.
- Instructor's Bio: Elise Webb has spent most of her life in the fiber arts. In 2021 she answered the call of, “Can anyone fix this sweater?” from yarn store customers and started Village Mending. In a few years it grew from a part-time gig to a full-time mending service specializing in knitwear. Elise takes a restoration mindset to mending. She likes to focus on the hard work of the original craftsperson, whether that was a dear family member or a stranger far away. She enjoys teaching people to mend and to appreciate the value of their clothes.
spinpossible: Spinning Tweed Yarns for Texture and Color
- Michael Kelson16 students
- Friday, June 27, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $100 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber for the class.
- Class Description: When we embark on a spin for a large project, like a sweater or a blanket, we may spin literally miles of singles, and then we have to ply them! As spinners, we may not spin perfectly consistently from day-to-day, or even hour-to-hour, but there are techniques we can use to help our “Day 1” yarn to be as consistent as our “Day 10” or our “Day 20” yarns. Starting with the basics of wheel mechanics and spinning ergonomics, we’ll evaluate our relationships with our wheels and learn how to make adjustments that will allow us to spin more quickly and comfortably. We’ll then focus on mechanisms to increase our speed and efficiency.
- Skill Level Required: Successful students should have a good working relationship with their spinning wheel, be able to spin a consistent single, and have some experience plying and finishing yarn.
- Students Bring: Students should bring a spinning wheel in good working condition with extra bobbins, notebook, and hand-cards (if available). All fiber for the class will be provided by the instructor, but students may bring any fiber they might like to practice with.
- Instructor's Bio: Michael Kelson (he/him/his) teaches spinning classes all over the country. His methodical, sample-based approach to spinning resonates with students of all levels. The best comment Michael has received from student feedback is, “I learned things I didn’t even know I needed to know.” He is the coordinator for the annual Seattle-area Men’s Fall Knitting Retreat. By day he is a software professional, but on weekends he’s usually out and about with his e-Spinner in tow.
FRIDAY, JUNE 27, ALL-DAY CLASSES
Beginning Wheel Spinning
- Linda Hansen10 students
- Friday, June 27, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $195 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber and handouts.
- Class Description: Have you wanted 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 family sheep farm, Linda is a partner in the Bellwether Wool Company. She brings her teaching skills as a fiber artist and retired music teacher, as well as her experience as a livestock and wool judge to sharing her passion for fiber arts.
Build Your Own Dye Recipe Book (Day 1 of 2)
- Terry Mattison12 students
- Friday, June 27, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $360 — Includes material fee which covers notebook, cardstock for samples, flagging for sample labeling, wool yarn, dyes, dye chemicals, Ziplock© bags and color blending cups.
- Class Description: This is a two-day class! Build a dye book you can take home with you. Take the mystery out of the color wheel and learn how to dye the color you want by using a simple system of color blending! Using acid dyes and wool yarns, students will create over 200 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: Some dye experience preferred.
- 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 a weaver and spinner who claims dyeing as her first love. She has over 30 years as an industry professional and is well known for her repeatable dyeing results. She loves being able to dye her own fiber/yarn for her work as she feels it gives her work more personality. She works with synthetic as well as natural dyes. Retired from her day job, she now devotes much of her time creating her own work in her studio in Washington State.
Exploring the Drum Carder
- Henry Clemes and Roy Clemes16 students
- Friday, June 27, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $200 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber carded during class and use of drum carders and other equipment.
- 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 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 class. All materials, carders, and tools will be provided by the instructors.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner. No drum carding experience necessary!
- Students Bring: An attitude for learning.
- 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 art equipment for almost 50 years and drum carders for over 40 years. Roy grew up working in his family’s woodshop and is the president of Lambtown Festival, the largest sheep and wool show in California. Together they have introduced many innovations to the fiber arts community and their equipment is known for being not only thoughtfully 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.
Let’s Get Warped
- Diane McKinnon12 students
- Friday, June 27, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $170 — Material fee is $20 which includes warp yarns; all warp yarn required for a finished warp for a scarf. Detailed handout and use of warping boards and misc equipment.
- Class Description: Before you can weave, you must create a warp. Warping is often considered one of the more challenging parts of the weaving craft, but it can be fun if you know the basics and a few short cuts. This class is designed to teach warping for both Rigid Heddle Looms and standard multi-shaft (table or floor) looms. In this session, you will learn how to judge and select yarn for warp, how to calculate a warp, how to wind a warp using the Direct Warping Method for Rigid Heddle looms and the Indirect Method for both Rigid Heddle and Standard, multi-shaft looms using a warping board, and how to dress the loom using efficient techniques.
- Skill Level Required: All weavers from beginners to advanced who have an interest in learning how to calculate and wind a warp more easily and efficiently.
- Students Bring: Scissors, tape measure, pen/pencil. Students are invited to bring a Rigid Heddle Loom — or a small-scale multi-shaft loom such as a table loom and associated warping tools (reed hook, threading hook, lease sticks, etc.), and a cell phone to take pictures of class demonstrations.
- Instructor's Bio: Diane McKinnon is an avid weaver and spinner who enjoys seeing her students discover their potential with fibers. She has studied weaving and worked in production weaving and teaches at multiple fiber festivals. Diane was selected as an Invitational Artist for the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival in 2012 and 2023. She loves sharing weaving with beginning weavers and fiber enthusiasts.
Spinning Cotton Made Easy
- Julie Drogsvold16 students
- Friday, June 27, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $170 — Includes material fee which covers cotton lint, cotton sliver (Upland and Pima), seed cotton, and puni stick.
- Class Description: Join Julie Drogsvold for a transformative 6-hour class! Learn long draw spinning, a historic technique to spin cotton. Begin with carding, learning how to create punis, then spin with punis, naturally colored cotton sliver, and even cotton from seed. Finish with plying techniques and finishing procedures for success.
- Skill Level Required: Students should have a good working relationship with their wheel and be capable of spinning a consistent single.
- Students Bring: Spinning wheel or e-spinner (flyer-driven with scotch tension), carders (cotton hand carders preferred), three empty bobbins.
- Instructor's Bio: Julie has been raising fiber animals for years and teaching spinning and weaving. Her ranch, Tangled Yarn Farms, specializes in Navajo heritage Angora goats, Angora rabbits, and heirloom cottons. Julie is passionate about natural luxury fibers and enjoys teaching across the country.
The Fundamentals of Orenburg Knitted Lace
- Galina Khmeleva20 students
- Friday, June 27, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $170 — Includes material fee which covers lace weight yarn and color charts.
- Class Description: This class provides an extensive overview of Orenburg-style lace knitting. Students will learn lace patterns such as mouse print, cat’s paw, honeycomb, and more. The class also covers a unique cast-on, shaping using a modified short row method, and a grafting technique for seamless lace knitting.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate knitting experience.
- Students Bring: Favorite needles (sizes US 0-3) and note-taking materials (including pencils and eraser).
- Instructor's Bio: Galina Khmeleva is a lace knitter, spinner, and educator. She is the author of *Gossamer Webs*, and has mentored classes worldwide. Her work has appeared in many top industry magazines. Galina's passion for art and design continues to inspire students as she teaches the cultural heritage of Orenburg lace.
Water, Time and Patience: Creating a Wet Felted Hat
- Sara Gibson15 students
- Friday, June 27, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $165 — Includes material fee which covers all materials.
- Class Description: Wet felting is a hands-on fiber art that requires water, soap, and patience. In this class, students will learn how to use a resist to create an artistic felted hat. Projects can be practical or whimsical, and participants will complete their hats within the 6-hour class time.
- Skill Level Required: None.
- Students Bring: Students should wear clothing that can get wet.
- Instructor's Bio: Sara has been a mushroom forager for many years and combines her love for mushrooms and fiber arts. She leads forays and workshops on mushroom-related fiber arts, and enjoys sharing her knowledge as a School Garden Coordinator in Oregon.
Worsted to Woolen
- Jacey Boggs Faulkner20 students
- Friday, June 27, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $210 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber for the full day.
- Class Description: Whether you’re a dyed-in-the-wool worsted spinner or a committed woolen spinner, this class will guide you to the other side! Learn to transition from worsted to woolen spinning, covering fiber prep, consistency, yarn diameter, and joins. You'll leave with a better understanding of spinning and new skills.
- Skill Level Required: Must be able to spin a continuous yarn.
- Students Bring: A working spinning wheel and all its parts, a bobbin. Optional: two extra bobbins for plying, lazy kate, and a set of handcards.
- Instructor's Bio: Jacey Boggs Faulkner loves spinning and teaching spinners to improve their skills. She founded *PLY Magazine*, The PLY Spinners Guild, and *WEFT Magazine*. Jacey is passionate about spreading the joy of spinning and has created a number of spinners' resources.
FRIDAY, JUNE 27, AFTERNOON CLASSES
Darning and Beyond: Mending on Knits (pm)
- Elise Webb10 students
- Friday, June 27, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $85 — Includes material fee which covers all tools and supplies for class, along with a swatch to practice on.
- Class Description: Does your favorite hand-knit scarf have pesky moth holes? Is your big toe peeking through the end of your sock? Do the cuffs of your store-bought sweater need some love? Or do you just want the confidence to take apart and re-knit your cherished hand-knit pieces? Elise will show you how to “read” your knitting to choose the right fix. We’ll learn invisible re-knitting, classic darning, and how to reinforce an area before a hole even forms. This class is offered both in the morning and afternoon.
- Skill Level Required: Beginning.
- Students Bring: Any mending tools you have or items that need mending. We won’t be able to finish your items in class, but we’ll take a personalized look at them.
- Instructor's Bio: See Darning and Beyond: Mending on Knits in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
Pine Needle Basket
- Jaqui Eicher10 students
- Friday, June 27, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $85 — Includes material fee which covers 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: Beginner.
- Students Bring: Scissors for clipping waxed thread.
- Instructor's Bio: Jaqui has taught music, drama, Art, and Humanities 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 and has been honing the craft since then, using pine needles she collects from all her favorite places.
spinpossible: Spinning for Speed and Consistency
- Michael Kelson16 students
- Friday, June 27, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $100 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber for the class.
- Class Description: When we embark on a spin for a large project, like a sweater or a blanket, we may spin literally miles of singles, and then we have to ply them! As spinners, we may not spin perfectly consistently from day-to-day, or even hour-to-hour, but there are techniques we can use to help our 'Day 1' yarn to be as consistent as our 'Day 10' or 'Day 20' yarns. Starting with the basics of wheel mechanics and spinning ergonomics, we’ll evaluate our relationships with our wheels and learn how to make adjustments that will allow us to spin more quickly and comfortably. We’ll then focus on mechanisms to increase our speed and efficiency.
- 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: Students should bring a spinning wheel in good working condition with extra bobbins, notebook, and hand-cards (if available). All fiber for the class will be provided by the instructor, but students may bring any fiber they might like to practice with.
- Instructor's Bio: See *spinpossible: Spinning Tweed Yarns for Texture and Color* in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, MORNING CLASSES
Beginning Spinning on a Drop Spindle
- Kira Dulaney12 students
- Saturday, June 28, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $100 — Includes material fee which covers 2 ounces wool roving, wooden top-whorl drop spindle, handout.
- Class Description: You already love yarn, so why not try making your own? In this class you will learn how to spin on a drop spindle using the park and draft method, with lots of tips and tricks for spinning a sturdy single. We will discuss hassle-free plying, and how to finish your new yarn.
- Skill Level Required: No experience required.
- Students Bring: N/A.
- Instructor's Bio: Kira Dulaney has been teaching fiber arts classes and hosting crafty events since 2002. Her focus is on providing valuable information in a stress-free environment and supporting students through the learning process. She is also the designer behind Kira K Designs, a line of original knitting and crochet patterns and kits featuring clean lines and intriguing details that are interesting to make and easy to wear. Kira has taught at Estes Park Wool Market, Interweave Yarn Fest, Lambtown Festival, the Natural Fiber Fair, Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival and Red Alder Fiber Arts Retreat as well as numerous guilds and yarn shops.
Coils, Coils, Coils
- Jacey Boggs Faulkner20 students
- Saturday, June 28, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $115 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber for the full day, undyed and indie-dyed, along with plying cores.
- Class Description: Stretch your imagination and your spinning skills in this half-day coils class. We’ll start by using staple length to determine our coil’s length as we spin a rhythmic thick and thin (where the thick parts are all the same thickness and the same distance apart). Then we’ll take that thick and thin and spin perfectly defined and anchored coils. You’ll learn new skills and build your understanding of the mechanics of spinning and plying.
- Skill Level Required: Must be able to spin a continuous yarn.
- Students Bring: A working spinning wheel and all its parts, two bobbins, and a lazy kate.
- Instructor's Bio: See *Worsted to Woolen* in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
Kumi-what? Kumihimo!
- Diane McKinnon12 students
- Saturday, June 28, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $100 — Includes material fee which covers all yarns, Kumihimo disc, and hardware for the in-class project. Also included are additional materials for another similar project of student’s choice to be completed outside of class and a detailed handout.
- Class Description: This easy-to-learn, ancient Japanese braiding technique is as addictive as it is fun. We’ll use a foam Kumihimo disc to hold colored cords or yarns that will be manipulated in a sequence to create braids of many different designs. It’s a very portable fiber craft and best of all, it’s TSA-approved! This class is designed to teach the basics of Kumihimo including the tools, yarn selection, various braiding sequences, and ideas for the uses of the finished braids. You will leave the class with a completed Kumihimo braided key chain or wrist distaff, enough materials to complete a second key ring, wrist distaff, or bracelet on your own, and the ability to design your own Kumihimo patterns for future projects.
- Skill Level Required: All levels of students from beginners to advanced who have an interest in learning how to do a Kumihimo braid.
- Students Bring: Scissors, pen or pencil.
- Instructor's Bio: See *Let’s Get Warped* in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
Learn to Spindle: Turkish-Style Spindle
- Amelia Garripolli12 students
- Saturday, June 28, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $100 — Includes material fee which covers a colorful Turkish style spindle, handout, 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! Amelia’s fun, can-do personality will set you on the road to making yarn with her creative Turkish-style spindle. We’ll 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: Beginner.
- Students Bring: A sense of adventure and desire to spin!
- Instructor's Bio: Amelia’s purchase of a house with two llamas in 2001 began her journey of fiber discovery: spinning, spindles, rare breeds, weaving, dyeing, nalbinding, circular sock machines, e-spinners, and revisiting her roots of knitting, crochet, needlepoint, and sewing. Amelia teaches over Zoom and at wool shows, shops, and guilds. She wrote *Productive Spindling* and *Power Spinning*, published two spindle videos with *Spin•Off*, and has written for *Spin•Off*, *Ply* and *Knitty* as well as blogging as askthebellwether.com. Currently, she “fibers” across America as a full-time nomad.
Spinning for Orenburg Lace
- Galina Khmeleva20 students
- Saturday, June 28, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $90 — Includes material fee which covers all the fibers used in class. Russian spindles and bowls are provided for use in class and available for purchase directly from instructor.
- 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 *The Gossamer Webs 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 experience on either a wheel or spindle and be able to spin a continuous thread.
- Students Bring: Note-taking materials and a kitchen towel.
- Instructor's Bio: See *The Fundamentals of Orenburg Knitted Lace* in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
spinpossible: Woolen Techniques for Loft: Spinning from the Fold and Long Draw
- Michael Kelson16 students
- Saturday, June 28, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $100 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber for the class.
- Class Description: There are three fundamental things we spinners can adjust to change the yarns we spin: our fiber preparations, our wheels, and our drafts. This class will focus on how to work with our wheels, our fiber, and our drafting techniques to get airier, loftier yarns. We’ll primarily focus on woolen drafting techniques, including spinning 'from the fold' and long draw. We’ll look at fiber preparations and will review different techniques for preparing our fiber for woolen spinning.
- 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: Students should bring a spinning wheel in good working condition with extra bobbins, notebook, and hand-cards (if available). All fiber for the class will be provided by the instructor, but students may bring any fiber they might like to practice with.
- Instructor's Bio: See *spinpossible: Spinning Tweed Yarns for Texture and Color* in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
Spirals and Beehives
- Charan Sachar18 students
- Saturday, June 28, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $110 — Includes material fee which covers fiber and ply thread.
- Class Description: A favorite art yarn structure of many spinners which involves several steps to make them stand out with crisp ridges and a stable structure. In this class, you will learn to spin thick and thin yarns with the intention of plying them to make Spiral yarn and Beehives. When you leave the class, you’ll be able to add these techniques to your creative spinning repertoire.
- Skill Level Required: Students should be familiar with their 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, and note-taking materials.
- Instructor's Bio: Charan Sachar is an artist whose work reflects his passion for the fiber arts, like knitting, spinning, weaving and quilting. He uses this mastery as an inspiration for his clay work. In all the fields that he works in, he 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 learning along his journey, but also encourages his students to try techniques/materials by themselves and then decide for themselves.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, ALL-DAY CLASSES
Advanced Inkle Loom Weaving 1
- Leslie Verts15 students
- Saturday, June 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $160 — Includes material fee which covers a handout and thread for 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: A functioning Inkle Loom with a tension bar and an Inkle weaving shuttle. Two colors (one bright and one dark) of 5/2 cotton thread and a third, light (white or high contrast) color of 3/2 cotton thread.
- Instructor's Bio: See *Beginning Inkle Loom Weaving* in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
Build Your Own Dye Recipe Book (Day 2 of 2)
- Terry Mattison12 students
- Saturday, June 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $360 — Includes material fee which covers notebook, cardstock for samples, flagging for sample labeling, wool yarn, dyes, dye chemicals, Ziplock© bags, and color blending cups.
- Class Description: This is day 2 of a two-day class! Build a dye book you can take home with you. Take the mystery out of the color wheel and learn how to dye the color you want by using a simple system of color blending! Using acid dyes and wool yarns, students will create over 200 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: Some dye experience preferred.
- Students Bring: None.
- Instructor's Bio: See *Build Your Own Dye Recipe Book (Day 1 of 2)* in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
Carding and Blending the Long Wools
- Henry Clemes and Roy Clemes16 students
- Saturday, June 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $200 — Includes material fee which covers fiber carded during class and use of drum carders and other equipment. The materials fee includes three Longwools; additional fiber will be available for purchase.
- Class Description: Most people shy away from carding fibers over five inches in length and believe that longer wools must be combed. This class will teach you why that isn’t necessarily so. Students will learn how to successfully card fibers that are six inches and longer, such as Lincoln, Border Leicester, and Coopworth. We will work with a variety of Longwool breeds as well as explore options for using Longwools with other fibers. All materials, carders, and tools will be provided by the instructors.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner to intermediate. No drum carding experience necessary, though a more experienced student may get more carding done during the class.
- Students Bring: An attitude for learning.
- Instructor's Bio: Exploring the Drum Carder in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
Intro to Punch Needle Rug Hooking
- Una Walker10 students
- Saturday, June 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $190 — Includes material fee which covers all materials used in class for the project along with the use of a punch needle and gripper frame or hoop.
- Class Description: Punch Needle is a fast and relatively easy craft to learn. In this fun class, you will learn all the basics of punch needle while working on a 6-7" pattern that can be used as a trivet, wall hanging, or a tabletop decoration. We will use templates to create a design unique to each student!
- Skill Level Required: No experience needed, but this class can also be used as a refresher course.
- Students Bring: A pair of scissors for cutting yarn and heavy cotton fabric.
- Instructor's Bio: Una is a Fiber Artist from La Grande, Oregon, whose fashion and artwork have been exhibited nationally to rave reviews. As a sought-after fiber arts teacher, her classes range from beginning to advanced techniques in a variety of mediums. Una’s work has been exhibited at craft shows across the country, where she also sells under her business name of Wooly Walkers. Una was the 2024 International Punch Needle Rug Hooking Ambassador, and her article in *Rug Hooking Magazine* presented a project for International Punch Needle Rug Hooking Day, which was celebrated on April 13th around the world. Una also writes for *Rug Hooking Magazine*. Una has completed her Advanced Oxford Punch Needle training and has been teaching punch needle for the past ten years. She has taught at Estes Park Wool Market, Taos Wool Festival, Oregon Flock and Fiber, Great Basin Fiber Festival, Fiber in the Forest, DFW Fiber Festival, and many others. She teaches with both patience and an attention to detail, which, combined with her easy-going sense of humor, results in a fun and rewarding experience for all. Una thrives on problem-solving and loves working with beginners. She can be reached through her website or directly by email at una@woolywalkers.com.
- Instructor's Link: https://www.woolywalkers.com
Weave a Pin Loom Horse
- Meg Stump12 students
- Saturday, June 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $160 — Includes material fee which covers complete printed instructions, yarn, stuffing, dowel, base, twigs, and all needed sewing tools and embellishments.
- Class Description: This one-day class offers the opportunity to weave and construct a personalized Spirit Horse/soft sculpture. Class will focus on the techniques of weaving and using pin loom squares in three-dimensional items. All materials — including yarn, twigs, a wooden base, dowels, stuffing, and embellishments — will be provided. Participants have the option of bringing their own personal embellishments to add to their piece. This class will teach the basics of creating this delightful pin loom fiber sculpture as well as offering the opportunity for the participants to individualize and express themselves through the project.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate
- Students Bring: 4" pin loom with the traditional three-pin pattern (examples include the Schacht Zoom Loom, the 4" Hazel Rose Multi-Loom, and the vintage Weave-It pin loom). Extra looms will be available to the class as needed.
- Instructor's Bio: Margaret Stump is a weaver and the author of three books on pin loom weaving: *Pin Loom Weaving; 40 Projects for Tiny Hand Looms*, *Pin Loom Weaving to Go*, and *Adorable Beasts; 30 Pin Loom Woven Animals*. Margaret has contributed over forty creative projects to weaving magazines, including *Handwoven*, *Easy Weaving with Little Looms*, and *Yarn Australia*. Margaret’s favorite occupation is introducing and teaching pin loom weaving. You can find extensive information on this fun and portable fiber art at her website.
- Instructor's Link: http://www.pinloomweaving.com
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, AFTERNOON CLASSES
Fishnet and Rosebuds
- Charan Sachar18 students
- Saturday, June 28, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $110 — Includes material fee which covers fiber and ply thread.
- Class Description: This fishnet yarn structure mimics the look of a bubble crepe yarn, but it is a 2-ply structure, and the rosebuds are fascinating to spin and impress many. In this class, you will learn to spin thick and thin yarns with the intention of plying them to make Fishnets and Rosebuds — an impressive-looking yarn that looks great in weaving and hand-knits. When you leave the class, you’ll be able to add these techniques to your creative spinning repertoire.
- Skill Level Required: Students should be familiar with their 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, and note-taking materials.
- Instructor's Bio: See *Spirals and Beehives* in Saturday’s morning listing for bio.
Flick, Scrap, Yank!
- Ruth Northrup14 students
- Saturday, June 28, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $105 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber used in class and handouts.
- Class Description: Surely there are ways to prepare fiber without super-human strength and the occasional drop of blood! In this class, we’ll learn basic fiber preparations using hand carders, drum carders, and combs safely. Then we’ll spin each preparation to compare them and find your favorite.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner/Intermediate — students must be able to spin and ply competently.
- Students Bring: A comfortable wheel in good working order (e-spinners please plan on using your battery), and three empty bobbins, hand carders and hand combs if you have them, and a drum carder if you’re willing to haul it to class.
- 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 previous Black Sheep Gatherings, Taos Wool Festivals, and Oregon Flock and Fiber Festivals. She lives in Southern California with a wonderful husband and a calico cat named Chloe.
Plying for Orenburg Lace
- Galina Khmeleva20 students
- Saturday, June 28, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $90 — Includes material fee which covers single ply of fine fibers spun by the instructor for all students, and all fibers for the class.
- Class Description: After spinning singles clockwise with a “Z” twist, it is time to start the plying process. You will be using a plying/supported spindle to accomplish this task. During this process, you will learn the more economical use of luxury fibers, i.e., cashmere, bison, pygora, qiviut, and paco vicuña. This is a great follow-up to the *Spinning for Lace Knitting* class.
- Skill Level Required: Students must have some spinning experience on either a wheel or spindle and be able to spin a continuous thread.
- Students Bring: Approximately 100 yards of a single ply yarn spun by any method.
- Instructor's Bio: See *The Fundamentals of Orenburg Knitted Lace* in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
Power Start E-Spinner
- Amelia Garripolli12 students
- Saturday, June 28, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $100 — Includes material fee which covers course notes and fiber for spinning.
- Class Description: Are you ready to spin under power? Want to jump-start your spinning? Let’s take off on our e-spinners together! Amelia will lead you through the basics of spinning on an e-spinner, covering things those who come from wheel or spindle may have forgotten and those new to spinning may not yet have heard of. We’ll do the basics — staple length, clockwise versus counterclockwise, setting your machines to the right brake tension and speed for you, and take a look at the yarn we can spin. We explore how to manage fiber when spinning, and then how to manage singles when plying. Bring your curiosity and questions and be sure to have a good breakfast to dive in and build a new skill.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner – Intermediate — students must have an e-spinner in working order and a sense of adventure.
- Students Bring: An e-spinner in working condition with three bobbins and a lazy-kate; it is fine if the bobbins are not empty. Battery recommended but we will have some power sources in the room.
- Instructor's Bio: See *Learn to Spindle: Turkish-Style Spindle* in Saturday’s morning listing for bio.
spinpossible: Spinning rare silks
- Michael Kelson16 students
- Saturday, June 28, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $100 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber for the class.
- Class Description: Muga, Eri, Tussah, Bombyx, sari silks, silk hankies, mawata, silk brick, silk lap — as spinners, we are surrounded by many different types of silks in various preparations. For folks new to spinning silk or experienced silk spinners, this class will explore the different varieties of silk and preparations you might encounter. We’ll discuss techniques for successfully spinning pure silk preparations, and we’ll look at techniques for blending silk with other fibers. Skills you will learn: • Working with silk hankies (mawata). • Techniques for spinning silk tops. • “Frosting” your singles using small amounts of silk tops to add tweed-like color effects. • Using hand-cards to card silk inclusions into your preparation — inclusions we will explore in class will include silk tops, reclaimed sari silk, and silk noil. • Using hand-combs to blend silk to create a worsted, combed preparation for spinning.
- 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: A spinning wheel in good working condition with extra bobbins, notebook, and a lazy-kate (if you have one). Bring any tools you might like to use (hand cards, mini-combs) and any fiber you would like to practice with.
- Instructor's Bio: See *spinpossible: Spinning Tweed Yarns for Texture and Color* in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
Successful Yarn Substitution for Knitting and Crochet
- Kira Dulaney20 students
- Saturday, June 28, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $80
- Class Description: It can be nerve-wracking to switch the yarn on a project, but sometimes it is necessary. Learning how to pick a successful substitute yarn means you’ll never have to abandon a pattern written for a discontinued yarn, knit a sweater too warm for the climate, or choose from a line of colors you don’t like. We’ll talk about all of the considerations, with a special focus on fiber content and yarn construction. This is a useful workshop for spinners wanting to use their collection of handspun yarn.
- Skill Level Required: Basic knitting skills: casting on, knitting, purling, and working in the round.
- Students Bring: Optional: pattern(s) that you would like to alter.
- Instructor's Bio: See *Beginning Spinning on a Drop Spindle* in Saturday’s morning listing for bio.
Supercoils
- Jacey Boggs Faulkner20 students
- Saturday, June 28, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $115 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber for the full day, undyed, indie-dyed, carded batts, along with plying cores.
- Class Description: A mysterious structure and an exciting spin — Supercoils will engage your creativity and expand your spinning and plying skills. First, we’ll spin several different styles of single yarns, then we’ll add more visual and textural interest by supercoiling. Each yarn will have a distinct look, but all will be eye-catching, whimsical, and structurally sound. You’ll learn new skills and build your understanding of the mechanics of spinning and plying.
- Skill Level Required: Must be able to spin a continuous yarn.
- Students Bring: A working spinning wheel and all its parts, 3 bobbins, and a lazy-kate.
- Instructor's Bio: *Worsted to Woolen* in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
SUNDAY, JUNE 29, MORNING CLASSES
Grafting with a Russian Twist and More!
- Galina Khmeleva15 students
- Sunday, June 29, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $80
- Class Description: Those innovative Russian knitters devised a simple, yet effective method for grafting. You will find it so unique and versatile; you will use it on all your future knitting projects. From start to finish, Galina will teach students creative cast-ons to fit every occasion. And a Russian bind-off that will leave you in amazement. And if your seams are anything but seamless, this class is for you. These techniques will make your knitting more enjoyable and seem effortless.
- Skill Level Required: Knitting experience helpful; should be able to do knit/purl stitch, yarn-overs, and k2tog.
- Students Bring: Your favorite knitting needles appropriate for yarn size. Two contrasting colors of fingering/sport weight yarn (no acrylics or cottons). Note-taking materials.
- Instructor's Bio: See The Fundamentals of Orenburg Knitted Lace in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
Intro to Blending Boards
- Roy Clemes16 students
- Sunday, June 29, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $110 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber carded during class and use of blending boards and other equipment.
- Class Description: In 2011, Henry and Roy Clemes were approached 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 fiber in rolags for woolen spinning. All carding and blending will be done on Clemes and Clemes Blending Boards with each student using their own boards. All materials, boards, and tools will be provided by the instructors.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner. No blending board experience necessary!
- Students Bring: An attitude for learning.
- Instructor's Bio: Roy grew up working in his family’s woodshop and is the younger half of the Clemes and Clemes duo, making innovative, generational fiber art equipment in the San Francisco Bay Area. They regularly consult and instruct spinners, felters, fiber growers, and professional fiber artists in the art of fiber preparation. You can find their company on Instagram @clemesandclemes and visit their website. Roy frequently contributes to PLY Magazine and is the president of Lambtown Festival, the largest sheep and wool show in California. He and his wife live in the San Francisco Bay Area with their son and two very spoiled sheep.
Introduction to Pin Loom Weaving: Weave a Flat Rat
- Meg Stump12 students
- Sunday, June 29, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $85 — Includes material fee which covers all needed yarn, weaving tools, and printed instructions. 4" and 2" pin looms will be provided to participants who do not have their own.
- Class Description: This is a fun introduction to the joys of pin loom weaving. Taught by the author of three current pin loom weaving books, this class takes you from novice to knowledgeable in half a day. We will practice weaving pin loom squares and construct a Flat Rat, the perfect silly bookmark. There is no loom or yarn requirement, everything you need to make your very own Flat Rat will be provided. This is a great class to explore this fun approach to weaving. Participants are asked to bring their own 4"- and 2"- pin looms if they have any available. Extra looms will be available for use in the class for those who do not have their own. This is a great place to start if you want to gain a mastery of pin looms and makes a great refresher if you have pin looms but need an opportunity to gain expertise in using them.
- Skill Level Required: Beginning.
- Students Bring: All materials will be provided.
- Instructor's Bio: See Weave a Pin Loom Horse in Saturday’s all-day listing for bio.
Knitting with Beads
- Kira Dulaney16 students
- Sunday, June 29, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $90 — Includes material fee which covers handout, yarn, two sizes of beads, beading needle, and steel crochet hook.
- Class Description: Beads can add incredible texture to your knitting, and there are many different methods to explore. Kira will show you how to do a simple beaded cast-on, then four different ways of placing the beads on your knitting (and making sure they show on the correct side). Come explore this fascinating technique and get inspired to add beads to your future projects.
- Skill Level Required: Basic knitting skills: casting on, knitting, and purling.
- Students Bring: Knitting needles in US size 5 (adjust if you are a tight or loose knitter).
- Instructor's Bio: See Beginning Spinning on a Drop Spindle in Saturday’s morning listing for bio.
Stacks
- Charan Sachar18 students
- Sunday, June 29, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $105 — Includes material fee which covers fiber.
- Class Description: This class will focus on a plying technique for creating stacks that give the appearance of beads. We will explore ways to spin your singles with pops of color and texture using contrasting colors. These make great textured yarns for weaving.
- Skill Level Required: Students should be familiar with their wheel, can spin a continuous thread, and make a plied yarn.
- Students Bring: Two bobbins with at least 1 oz of singles spun on each (worsted spun at approx. 10-12 WPI, with enough twist for plying).
- Instructor's Bio: See Spirals and Beehives in Saturday’s morning listing for bio.
Use a Blending Board to Create Needle-Felted Black Sheep Gathering Memento
- Julie Drogsvold16 students
- Sunday, June 29, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $90 — Includes material fee which covers fiber and materials for class use and needle felting supplies.
- Class Description: Let’s make one-of-a-kind needle felted creations with batting you’ve created with your blending board. In this class we will create stunning batts with our blending boards, using a multitude of fibers and add-ins and then we will needle felt those batts into standalone ornamental works of art. Topics covered: • Creating the best batts. • How to blend and problem-solve with your board. • Needle felting fibers for success. • Different techniques for shape and color. Class outline: • Creating the base — making unique and colorful batts. • Get your tools ready — diving into the process and techniques of needle felting. • Shaping — the look and feel options are endless. Finishing touches and problem-solving for anything that comes along the way.
- Skill Level Required: Join us as you are! Whether you are a beginner or advanced, everyone is welcome and will gain valuable insights from this class.
- Students Bring: All their creativity and imagination. Blending Board (boards will be available for purchase prior to class).
- Instructor's Bio: See Spinning Cotton Made Easy in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
Shearing on a Stand
- Correy McAtee10 students
- Sunday, June 29, 9:30am-12pm
- Location: Sheep Barn.
- Cost: $100 — Includes materials fee which covers the sheep being sheared and handouts.
- Class Description: Learn some of the ins and outs and advantages of shearing the occasional sheep standing up. We’ll discuss headpieces, halters, positioning, stands, combs and cutters, and electric shears.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner.
- Students Bring: Please bring your shears if you have them.
- Instructor's Bio: Correy McAtee has nearly thirty years of professional shearing experience, and well over 40 years of sheep management.
SUNDAY, JUNE 29, ALL-DAY CLASSES
Advanced Inkle Loom Weaving 2
- Leslie Verts15 students
- Sunday, June 29, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $160 — Includes material fee which covers a handout and thread for heddles.
- Class Description: Students will learn Stellar Weaving pattern design in Inkle Weaving, a special method of doing pickup work.
- Skill Level Required: Advanced
- Students Bring: Students need a functioning Inkle Loom with a tension bar and an Inkle weaving shuttle. Students need 2 colors (a bright and a dark color) of 5/2 cotton thread and a third that is a light (white or some color that is high contrast to the dark color) color of 3/2 cotton thread.
- Instructor's Bio: See *Beginning Inkle Loom Weaving* in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
Dye Bootcamp: Create Your Own Custom Colorway or Gradient
- Terry Mattison16 students
- Sunday, June 29, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $140 — Includes material fee which covers fingering weight wool yarn, dyes, Ziplock bags, syringes, and a handout.
- Class Description: Design your own custom colorway or gradient of knitting yarn. We will cover the color wheel, depth of shade, and toning to assist in developing your custom colors. Students will formulate their dye recipes and dye ten 60-yard mini skeins of worsted weight wool. We will hand-paint the skeins and steam them to set the dye.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner to Advanced
- Students Bring: Gloves, apron, sketchbook, pencil, eraser, color pencils or crayons, three or four 1" wide foam brushes (optional) and a roll of paper towels.
- Instructor's Bio: See *Build Your Own Dye Recipe Book (Day 1 of 2)* in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
Carding the Rainbow
- Jacey Boggs Faulkner16 students
- Sunday, June 29, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $215 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber and materials!
- Class Description: Have you found yourself enamored with rainbow gradient batts and yarns? Want to make your own? We’ll spend the day hopping back and forth from drum carder to spinning wheel as we stack, build, and split our colors until they form the perfect gradient for our yarns. We’ll create yarns that flow and fade from one color to the next.
- Skill Level Required: Must be able to spin a continuous yarn.
- Students Bring: A working spinning wheel and all its parts, three bobbins and a lazy-kate.
- Instructor's Bio: See *Worsted to Woolen* in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
E-Spinner: Power Spinning Master Class
- Amelia Garripolli15 students
- Sunday, June 29, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $172 — Includes material fee which covers sample cards with class summary, and prepared fiber for spinning (wool).
- Class Description: We will learn the range of yarns our e-spinners can create. In the morning, we will explore the relationship of speed, tension, and drafting to spin different yarns. In the afternoon, we will explore plying techniques and yarn construction, including the value of resting singles, speed plying, and the use of S-spun singles.
- Skill Level Required: Students should already be spinning a consistent yarn and plying on their e-spinner (this is not a beginner class).
- Students Bring: An e-spinner in working condition with 4 bobbins (or a ball winder and 3 bobbins) and a lazy-kate; it is fine if the bobbins are not empty. Battery recommended but we will have some power sources in the room.
- Instructor's Bio: Learn to Spindle: Turkish-Style Spindle in Saturday’s morning listing for bio.
Pick ’n Pick: More Fun with your Rigid Heddle Loom
- Diane McKinnon12 students
- Sunday, June 29, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $175 — Includes material fee which covers all yarns for the class project, use of extra weaving equipment and tools during class, and a detailed handout.
- Class Description: Pick ’n Pick is a fascinating weaving technique that combines colors of yarns with a simple, single rigid heddle weaving technique. This class is designed to teach the ins and outs of Pick ’n Pick while students play with colors and create designs that will inspire future projects. Students will leave with a completed Pick ’n Pick sampler and the skills to use their Rigid Heddle Loom for future handwoven Pick ’n Pick projects. The goals of this course are to: • Review general weaving terminology as it applies to your Rigid Heddle Loom • Yarn selection for your Rigid Heddle Loom • Plan a Pick ’n Pick project calculate and wind a warp • Weave a project (a sampler that can be made into bag)
- Skill Level Required: Advanced beginners to advanced weavers interested in learning a new technique.
- Students Bring: Rigid Heddle Loom that is completely ASSEMBLED and ready to weave on. If the student has any questions about the readiness of their loom, please have them contact me so we can discuss it. No Harrisville Easy Weaver looms, please. All extra equipment that came with the loom such as threading hook, shuttles, pick up stick(s), reeds, posts, clamps, stand, etc., shuttles (3), scissors, tape measure and a pen/pencil.
- Instructor's Bio: See *Let’s Get Warped* in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
Plying Parade
- Ruth Northrup16 students
- Sunday, June 29, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $150 — Includes material fee.
- Class Description: Chains, cables, Andean, oh my! In this class, we will practice the basics of plying from separate bobbins while learning how to get the right amount of twist and the importance of tension. We will explore shortcut methods of plying such as chain plying and plying from center-pull balls, comparing the different results. Which is the fastest? Which is the most durable? Come ply with us to find out!
- Skill Level Required: Must be able to spin singles.
- Students Bring: Four bobbins/center-pull balls of handspun singles; each ball should be about 1 oz. and a different color from the others. If you spin thick yarn, spin more. Three- to four - empty bobbins. Competence at spinning singles, wheel in good working order, lazy-kate of some sort, a ball winder and a niddy- noddy if you have them.
- Instructor's Bio: See *Flick, Scrap, Yank!* in Saturday’s morning listing for bio.
SUNDAY, JUNE 29, AFTERNOON CLASSES
Altering Knitting and Crochet Patterns for Size, Gauge, and Style
- Kira Dulaney20 students
- Sunday, June 29, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $83 - Includes material fee which covers handout, yarn, and fiber samples.
- Class Description: It can be hard to find just the right knitting or crochet pattern to fit your yarn, body, and fashion sense. We will go through common alterations including working in the round, changing stitch and row gauge, adding or altering waist shaping, calculating rates of shaping for curves and slanted edges, and changing the size of a pattern both in an easy way with limited usage and more thoroughly. This class is especially useful for those using handspun yarns.
- Skill Level Required: No experience required.
- Students Bring: Optional: one to two patterns for which you’d like to find substitute yarns.
- Instructor's Bio: See *Beginning Spinning on a Drop Spindle* in Saturday’s morning listing for bio.
Bottlebrush / Caterpillar Yarn
- Charan Sachar18 students
- Sunday, June 29, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $105 - Includes material fee which covers fiber, core yarn, novelty yarn, ply thread.
- Class Description: Wondering what to do with novelty eyelash yarns? These yarns make great add-ins to art yarns, turning them into unique textures that emulate the look of caterpillars and bottle brushes. We will spin thick and thin singles, core-spun singles, and add novelty yarns during the plying process.
- Skill Level Required: Students should be familiar with their 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: See *Spirals and Beehives* in Saturday’s morning listing for bio.
Build and Use Your Own Blending Board
- Julie Drogsvold16 students
- Sunday, June 29, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $175 - Includes material fee which covers board, blending cloth, packing brush, rolag, dowel, fiber for class use, and all tools needed.
- Class Description: Would you like to make beautiful rolags and bright, textured batts? This class will provide you with all the tools, materials, and techniques needed to create your own! Participants will learn foundational techniques to create unique fiber blends, enhancing your understanding of color and texture. Julie’s patient instruction will guide you through creative possibilities and refine your skills.
- Skill Level Required: Whether you are a beginner or advanced, everyone is welcome and will gain valuable insights from this class.
- Students Bring: N/A
- Instructor's Bio: See *Spinning Cotton Made Easy* in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
Pacific Northwest Palettes: Dyeing with Fungi
- Sara Gibson20 students
- Sunday, June 29, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $90 - Includes material fee which covers fibers, handouts, and sample cards.
- Class Description: Join Sara for an in-depth introduction to dyeing protein-based fibers with west coast fungi and lichens. This class will cover types of fungi and lichens used to produce a rainbow of dyes, how to prepare fibers for the dye pot, how to source and store mushrooms, and the process of dyeing. Students will also have the opportunity to create a sample card of their dyed fibers.
- Skill Level Required: None.
- Students Bring: All materials are provided.
- Instructor's Bio: See *Water, Time and Patience: Creating a Wet Felted Hat* in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
Pine Needle Basket
- Jaqui Eicher10 students
- Sunday, June 29, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $85 - Includes material fee which covers 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: Beginner.
- Students Bring: Scissors for clipping waxed thread.
- Instructor's Bio: See *Pine Needle Basket* in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
Russian Style Continental Knitting
- Galina Khmeleva15 students
- Sunday, June 29, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $80
- Class Description: Are you still throwing your yarn and experiencing wrist discomfort? Let Galina teach you the subtle Russian variation of the classic continental knitting method. It’s easy, fast, and easy 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 *The Fundamentals of Orenburg Knitted Lace* in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
