SCHEDULE 2010

Color Blending on a Drum Carder (Booth #10) will be offered

in the morning and afternoon, at 10:00 and again at 1:00.

There will be a Spin, Knit, and Whatever Circle for community fiber work and fellowship.  Please check the facility layout in your program for location.  Attendees are welcome to bring spinning and / or any other fiber activity

(i.e., knitting, crocheting, etc.) to this CIRCLE.

Color

Color Blending on the Drum Carder by Mary Hartley  (Booth #10)

Learn how to get the best batt for the amount of time you spend on your drum carder; to blend colors, completely and incompletely, depending on the look you want; to "pull" a batt to make for excellent spinning.

Crochet

Beginning / Basic Crochet

Bring your hook, yarn, and pattern. Visit the Spin Knit Whatever Circle for community fellowship.

Felting

Wet Felting by Julie Garand                                                                                           

Create a purse by using wet felting techniques, incorporating colored rovings for added design and a discussion on a needle felted application.  Materials will be provided to finish the bag with a top closure and strap.  Attendance is limited to 15 with a materials fee of $10.00 for wool roving, hand-dyed pencil roving, pre-sewn, lined purse with top and strap.

Needle Felting by Jo Ann Varda                                                                                      

Learn basic needle felting techniques by felting onto a finished object.  Needle felting kit, with foam, needles, 8 colors of roving, and coin purse / notions bag, will be provided for a materials fee of $20.00.  No experience needed.  Participants limited to 15.

Knitting

Bead Soup Bracelet by Susan Sanders

Bring size 0 needles to this workshop.  You will be able to choose a colorway from kits containing pre-strung beads, clasps, and instructions.  Class limited to 10.  All supplies will be provided for a $15 fee.  Skills required:  cast on, knit, and bind off

Beginning / Basic Knitting

Bring your needles, yarn, and pattern. Visit the Spin Knit Whatever Circle for community fellowship.

Miscellaneous

Australian Locker Hooking by Judy Junis

Make a sample project of Australian Locker Hooking while learning the techniques.  Rug canvas, locker hook, unspun fiber, and waste yarn will be provided for a fee of $12.00.  No skills required.  Limited to 15 participants.

Furoshiki (Scarf Folding) by Rose Staley

Learn the art of Japanese scarf folding to make a purse, bag, or other wrap to carry items.  Bring a scarf, minimum of 18 inches square (must be square) or larger, to learn this interesting technique.  No skills required, no participant limit, anticipate small fee for copies.

Reclaim Refurbish Reuse by Amy Couch

Introduction on reclaiming sweaters for re-knitting and / or felting; how to choose the correct sweater, what the process is for  taking a sweater apart, cleaning and drying the fiber, how to determine the correct weight.  Bring your scissors, straight ruler, cable needle or something to pick at stitches, and a sweater WITHOUT overcast seams.  No skills required.  No fee.  Attendance unlimited.

Reclaim Refurbish Reuse Lawn Chairs by Judy Huggins

Introduction to recycling method for older chairs that need refurbishing.  The technique will be demonstrated and the information for resource materials will be provided.  Participants will have some hands-on to practice techniques.  No skills required. Limited to 25 participants with a $1.00 fee for handouts.

Wheel Mechanics I by Richard Hartley

You will learn the parts of a spinning wheel and how they work, how to measure the wheel to determine its ratios and why ratios are important. You will also learn about the care and feeding of a spinning wheel.  Attendance is unlimited and no materials are required.  Participants should know how to spin, but no degree of expertise is necessary.  Bring your wheel if you have one.

Wheel Mechanics II by Richard Hartley

This is a continuation of the morning Wheel Mechanics class, learning how to determine wheel ratios, why they are important and how to balance a ply.  No limit on attendance. No materials required.  Participants should know how to spin using a wheel and should bring their own wheel

if they have one.                                                                                                                           

Spinning

Drop Spindle Spinning by Kathy Kingsbury

Learn to make a drop spindle from old, free, and / or out-of-date computer program CDs.  In this workshop, we will put together a CD drop spindle and learn to spin with it.  No skills required. Limit 20.  Materials fee will not exceed $5.00.

Beginning Wheel Spinning by Tom Svihla

This class is for anyone interested in learning to spin or for beginners needing some assistance as it is an introduction to spinning with a wheel. You will learn basic information about wheel parts, maintenance, fiber prep, and hands-on spinning.  A limited number of wheels will be available. If you have your own, bring it along. There is no fee. Attendance is unlimited; all materials will be provided.

Let's Ply: Beyond Beginning Spinning  by Tom Svihla

Now that you are getting the hang of spinning fiber on a wheel, what do you do with the bobbins and balls of singles?  This class will show you how to ply those singles into 2, 3, and 4-ply yarns. Class is open to anyone who wants to learn about plying methods. You can expect to learn a basic 2-ply, Navajo 3-ply, and an easy 2-step 4-ply.  We will also discuss creation of novelty yarns through plying. At a minimum, you must be a beginning spinner.  Bring a spinning wheel, two bobbins of single spun, a ball of single spun and one empty bobbin. Bring extra empty bobbins if you have them.  No fee, no limit.

Weaving

Triangular Loom  Weaving by Maryella Goldsmith