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2009
Classes for Fiber Lovers
The
2009 class schedule for Shepherd's Harvest is now set. We
have many interesting classes and workshops presented by
talented and capable instructors, including:
Patsy
Zawistoski
 This
year we are very excited to have Patsy teach two workshops.
She will be teaching a “High Tech Fiber” workshop
on spinning rayon, nylon, soysilk, bamboo, tencel and much
more. Also, a “Luxury American Fiber” workshop:
an in-depth look into llama, alpaca, cashmere, mohair, camel
and angora bunny fibers. These are great opportunities for
expanding your spinning knowledge and technique.
Read
more about Patsy here: www.spinninguru.com
Annie
Modesitt
 Annie
will be returning to our festival this year. Annie is a
well known knitwear designer and author. Her classes were
such a hit last year that we had to bring her back. This
year sign up for Annie’s “New Directions in
Knitting Color” class and her “Lovely Your Lace”
class.
Read
more about Annie here: www.anniemodesitt.com
Steven
Berg
 “The
Glitter Knitter” and owner of The Yarn Garage will
be teaching this year! Steven will make “Reduce, Reuse,
and Recycle” mean something completely different to
you after attending this class.
Read
more about Steven here: www.yarngarage.com
Letty
Klein
Letty
Klein has been making custom braided rugs from roving for
over 10 years and has been a shepherd for well over 25 years.
Together with her business partner, Ann Brown, they published
a book: The Shepherd’s Rug – a braided rug
from roving, now in its second printing.
Read
more about Letty here: www.plfkarakuls.com
We are
no longer accepting class registrations and online and payment
for class registration using  .
We would not have the opportunity to properly attend to
your registration as we are busy getting things ready for
the Festival and may not have computer access.
You
can still register for classes at the Festival for any classes
that are not already filled. Go to Building A. There you
will be able to register and pay for your classes -- please
cash or checks only.
NOTE:
Materials fees, if any, are to be paid to the instructors
at the time of the class.
We endeavor to keep the class
openings listed here as current as possible. However, since
we accept class registrations both online and by other means,
it is possible that the available slots listed here may
be slightly inaccurate. If you need immediate feedback on
class availability, please contact Aisha Formanski
email: class.info@shepherdsharvestfestival.org
This
class listing is current as of 12:01 PM May 7, 2009.
Some of the instructors have provided an image of the class
project. We have included a thumbnail of those images in the
class description. Click on the image to view a larger version.
| Saturday May 9 Classes |
|
Luxury
American Fibers – Patsy Zawistoski
| Saturday, May 9 |
9
am-4 pm |
6
hours, 1 hour lunch |
| Max # Students: 15 |
Skill
Level: Intermediate |
| Class
fee: $90 |
Materials
fee: $15 |
|
Materials
fee includes the "Luxury Fibers"
booklet, fibers for spinning, and worksheets.
Today
we have such a wide variety of luxury fibers raised
here in our own country. US-grown fibers offer greater
options for preparation and spinning along with their
own particular challenges. Fibers covered include
Llama, Alpaca, Cashmere, Mohair, Camel and Angora
Bunny fibers. Learn how to choose the fiber and the
yarn for your next project.
List
of equipment and supplies the students need to bring
to both classes: a good working wheel or
a variety of spindles in different weights, hand cards,
about a dozen 3X5 file cards and sandwich baggies,
hand towel, scissors, and note paper. A hole punch
or tape for attaching sample yarns or fibers is also
helpful. And, don’t forget to bring your usual
oil and tools for your wheel!
Patsy
Zawistoski enjoys all the possibilities
of creating with handspun yarns. She has enjoyed every
facet of textiles since learning sewing as a 4th grader
and weaving as a new bride. Twenty-some years ago,
she taught herself to spin and has been spinning ever
since. Patsy earned her COE Certificate of Excellence
in Handspinning from the Handweavers Guild of America
(1985), plus a Master's Certificate (1987) for her
study "Spinning Novelty Yarns for Use as Warp."
Her articles have been featured in fiber magazines,
most recently in New Zealand’s Creative
Fiber: "The Top Ten Questions on Twist:
Understanding Twist Forward and Backward".
In
2002, Patsy, her husband Rich, mother-in-law Edith,
and the cats moved to Elk Grove Village, just west
of O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois. She has taught
in Canada and New Zealand, and at various national
and local guilds, shops, community arts programs,
and conferences including SOAR and Convergence. |
You
may register for this class at the Festival in Building
A
|
|
Natural
Dyes–Reds! Glorious Reds! – Stefania
Isaacson
| Saturday, May 9 |
9
am-4 pm |
6
hours, 1 hour lunch |
| Max # Students: 15 |
|
| Class
fee: $50 |
Materials
fee: $30 |
|
Students
need to bring: apron, rubber gloves, several old towels,
paper towels, plastic baggies, hang tags, calculator,
pen and paper.
Reds
have always been the color of passion! In this class
we will explore nature's passion with a variety of
natural red dyes such as cochineal, lac, madder, quebracho,
and amaranthus. We will extend our palette by overdying
with indigo and fustic for a variety of purples and
oranges. The class will also cover some of the long
history of natural dyes, the color possibilities they
offer, mordanting techniques, the dyeing process,
and some color theory. Students will take home dyeing
instructions, many samples, and information on each
of the dyes used and source lists on where to get
them. This class is for everyone interested in natural
dyes, even those with no experience in them. Join
us for a fun day!
Stefania
Isaacson has been a life-long knitter,
and started spinning and dyeing to supply herself
with "the best yarns in the world!" She
got her Certificate of Excellence in Handspinning
from the Handweaver's Guild of America in 1997. Since
then she has opened her own business called Handspun
by Stefania and taught numerous workshops dealing
in natural dyes, spinning and basket-making. She has
spoken about the fiber arts to numerous groups, and
has appeared on Home & Garden TV as a guest on
the Carol Duvall Show. She sells handspun, natural
hand-dyed yarns, original knitting kits using her
own yarns and patterns, hand-dyed roving dyed with
natural dyes, and handmade baskets. She was previously
a high school English teacher, and now enjoys teaching
spinning, dyeing, and knitting to fiber enthusiasts. |
You
may register for this class at the Festival in Building
A
|
|
Drum
Carding - Beyond the Basics – Carol Wagner
| Saturday, May 9 |
9
am-noon |
3
hrs. |
| Max # Students: 10 |
Skill
Level: Beginner through Advanced; Experienced
level is recommended. |
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
fee: $20 |
|
Students
should bring a drum carder.
In
this half-day class, students will review basic methods
for using a drum carder. The main focus will be to
explore techniques for blending colors and fibers
to create truly unique yarns. Color inspires us and
enriches our lives: let's develop methods to help
us see colors around us and feel comfortable working
with them. So, let's be creative!
Carol
Wagner has been a spinner since 1988
and uses the yarns she produces in knitting, weaving,
and felting projects. She is passionate about fiber
and promotes quality production of the fiber to be
spun. The quality begins with the animal, includes
carding, and finally spinning excellence!
Carol and her husband Paul raise registered Coopworth
sheep and have a flock of approximately 200. They
also own Hidden Valley Woolen Mill near Valders, Wisconsin
where the goal is to assist the customer with the
creative process. |
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|
Garden
Girl Basket – Ellie Lida
| Saturday,
May 9 |
9
am-12:30pm |
3.5
hrs. |
| Max
# Students: 10 |
Minimum
Age: 13 |
| Class
fee: $30 |
Materials
fee: $25 |
|
 Weaving
this basket could be the inspiration to collect in
one place your gardening gloves, hand tools, seed
packets, etc. Later, it becomes a harvest basket to
gather the garden/fruit harvest. The sturdiness of
the heavy rectangular hoop handle makes it a durable
“chore basket.” Small holes in the base
allow dirt particles to fall through. Everyone will
leave with a finished basket! This shallow basket
has a generous size of approximately 18” x 12”
x 6” high.
Ellie
Lida has a passion for weaving baskets
and has been teaching basket weaving for fifteen years.
She teaches classes through various community programs,
her home studio and special events. “It’s
just so much fun sharing something you love! Teaching
others to enjoy basket weaving is rewarding. Friendships
are forged as people share their stories and bond,
while weaving.” |
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|
Mitered
Squares – Shelly Kang
| Saturday,
May 9 |
9
am-noon |
3
hrs. |
| Max
# Students: 10 |
Skill
Level: Advanced Beginner |
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
Fee: None - See list below |
 Shelly
Kang’s Mitered Square blanket has been making
waves on the Internet for the last couple of years,
and won the Sweepstakes at the Minnesota State Fair
in 2008. Learn how to put your collection of scraps
to good use in your own work of art – you can
choose to knit a scarf, baby blanket, queen-sized
afghan or anything in between.
Please bring 2-3 ounces of smooth, light-colored worsted
weight yarn such as Cascade 220, in more than one
color, if you have it. Bring needles of an appropriate
size to go with it – somewhere between a 5 and
an 8 – you will need double-point needles for
the applied i-cord, but may also use straight or circular
needles for the squares, if you like. You can use
any weight yarn you like for the actual project, but
worsted weight is easiest for the practice we’ll
do in class. A sharp darning needle and scissors will
also be helpful.
Shelly Kang
is a fiber-obsessed stay-at-home mom of two preschoolers.
She stays sane by teaching knitting, designing patterns,
and blogging about it all at www.shellykang.com. |
You
may register for this class at the Festival in Building
A
|
|
New
Directions in Knitting With Color – Annie
Modesitt
| Saturday,
May 9 |
9
am-noon |
3
hrs. |
| Max
# Students: 12 |
Skill
Level: Beginning to Advanced |
| Class
fee: $45 |
Materials
Fee: None - See list below |
Each
student should bring: 4 contrasting colors of worsted
weight yarn, needles corresponding to the yarn.
Colorwork
is a wonderful thing, and so satisfying for a knitter!
Don’t be afraid, be bold and confident as you
take up your needles: enjoy the full range of colored
yarns that are all around you. In this class we will
learn how to “read” a colorwork chart
and learn the basics of changing colors in a row while
knitting. We will also discuss the differences between
Fair Isle and intarsia, and compare different methods
of carrying yarn across the back of the work.
Annie
Modesitt, author of Romantic Knits,
Confession of a Knitting Heretic, Knitting
Millinery and editor of the 2006 Accord Crochet
Pattern A Day Calendar and the collection of fiber
essays, Cheaper Than Therapy, has contributed
to many knitting books including Stitch N’
Bitch, Scarf Style, Wrap Style,
the Vogue Knitting Book, and Weekend Knitting
and Holiday Handknits. Twist & Loop,
and Men Who Knit And The Dogs Who Love Them
. Her knitting designs have appeared in Interweave
Knits, Vogue Knitting, Knitters Magazine, Cast On,
Family Circle Easy Knitting, McCall’s Needlework
and several family oriented magazines. Annie’s
the inventor of the astoundingly clever Flip Knit,
a low tech and portable alternative to knitting videos.
Annie
knits using the Combination Method and believes that
there truly is no wrong way to knit. She lives in
St. Paul, Minnesota with her husband, kids and assorted
pets |
|
|
Spiral
Flat Braided Rug – Cher Alexander
| Saturday,
May 9 |
9
am-noon |
3
hrs. |
| Max
# Students: 15 |
Minimum
Age: 12 and up |
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
Fee: $10 |
|
 Students
should bring: scissors.
Learn
a unique technique for braided rugs. There is no sewing.
You will see a spiral design appear as you braid.
The only thing you will need for class is a pair of
scissors and a good sense of humor.
Cher
Alexander is from Coleman, Wisconsin
and is a long time fiber artist. She likes to work
with children as they are not afraid to try anything
new and are our future artists. Tradition is important
to her but learning new things is not out of the questions.
The more you learn, the more you have to pass on. |
|
|
Wooly
Sculptured Vase – Margie Meehan
| Saturday,
May 9 |
9
am-noon |
3
hrs. |
| Max
# Students: 10 |
Age:
Adult |
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
Fee: $25 |
|
Students
should bring a pair of lightweight leather gloves
if your hands are sensitive.
Come
and join in the fun with this brand new class! You
will be the designer and handcrafter of your own project.
Using heaving wire as a core, and wool rovings of
either brightly hand-dyed colors or natural colors
you will be instructed on how to form all into a vase,
a basket, a utensil holder or whatever you decide.
Using fine wires to attach all, you will be able to
actually hand form your project by tightening or loosening
the attachment wires to give your project that “hand
crafted” look. Come be crafty!
Margie
Meehan is from Hopkinton, Iowa. Margie
and Pat Meehan, of Tipperary Farm, located in the
hills of NE Iowa, have been sheep producers for nearly
20 years and now raise Coopworth sheep and Tarentaise
cattle. Teaching fiber arts has been a love of Margie’s
for nearly 18 years, and you will find her sharing
her knowledge by teaching at several fiber festivals
across the Midwest. When not teaching at the festivals,
she is found vending at the Tipperary Fiber Studio
which includes beautiful covered Coopworth and Coopworth
X’d fleeces as well as her hand designed jewelry,
rovings and potpourri. |
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|
The
Fetish For Felting: Needle Felt a Fringe, Monograms
& More (hands-on) - Carole
Wurst
| Saturday,
May 9 |
10
am-noon |
2
hrs. |
| Max
# Students: 8 |
Skill
level: beginner through advanced |
| Class
fee: $20 |
Materials
Fee: $10 |
|
Materials
Fee includes handouts & supplies to take home
and reuse.
Carole describes how she knits wool fabric, felts
it, and uses templates to cut shapes for a variety
of projects. She also teaches the method of Needle
Felting (sometimes called Dry Felting) to add a monogram,
fringe or other embellishments to a garment. It can
even be used to help control floats on Fairisle knits.
You can get into the act too, by using the kit Carole
has available.Students should bring a pair of lightweight
leather gloves if your hands are sensitive.
Carole
C. Wurst
is a fiber artist, knitwear designer and instructor
who has traveled many places to teach knitting and
will be teaching in several states and Canada in 2009.
She enjoys showing people the wonderful world of knitting
and fiber arts. After knitting by hand for many years,
she started a business selling knitting machines and
yarns from her farm. In 1991 she moved to a large
storefront shop and warehouse at Rocking Horse Farm,
an historic farmstead. Carole’s store features
several complete lines of yarns, knitting needles
and knitting machines, books and software, spinning
wheels, needle felting supplies and more. Each year
her shop hosts a “Knitting Camp,” a “Sewing
& Embroidery Camp,” and the internationally
recognized September Seminar for Fiber Arts. Carole
promotes knitting and fashion knowledge by judging
textile shows in the Upper Midwest, including conference
judging with 4-H members where she evaluates both
constructed and purchased garments and needlework.
Carole has written for several knitting publications
and is the author of several knitting pattern, garment
construction, and fiber instruction books. |
You
may register for this class at the Festival in Building
A |
|
Angora
Rabbit Workshop -
Nancy Barnett
| Saturday,
May 9 |
1-4
pm |
3
hrs. |
| Max
# Students: 12 |
Age:
12 and up |
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
fee: $15 |
|
You
will receive all the fibers to spin and a nice notebook
with Angora information to take along with you.
This
is a hands-on workshop with a live Angora rabbit which
will be given away to a willing participant after
the class. You will learn how to groom and take care
of an Angora. You will be spinning French, English,
German and Satin wool and then plying it with a fiber
of your choice. We will compare the differences in
breeds.
Nancy
Barnett has been spinning and raising
sheep and Angora rabbits for over 20 years. She is
a popular teacher at many fiber events including Fiber
Retreat at Jefferson City, MO; The Fiber Event at
Greencastle, IN; Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival,
Jefferson, WI; The Southern Indiana Fiber Arts Festival
in Corydon, IN; and various other festivals throughout
Missouri. She raises English, French, and German Angora
rabbits and has a line of Angora/Wool socks for which
she has won a Sustainable Agriculture Grant. Nancy
and her husband, Bill, live in a 1935 rock schoolhouse
built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the Missouri
Ozarks. |
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|
Beginning
Spinning, Wheel –
Melanie Galligher
| Saturday,
May 9 |
1-4
pm |
3
hrs. |
| Max
# Students: 6 |
No
experience is needed |
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
fee: $5 |
|
Students
will need to bring a spinning wheel in good working
condition. Spinning wool is provided.
Students
will learn the basics of spinning while utilizing
other pieces of equipment for the production of finished
yarn.
Spinning
characteristics of natural fibers will be discussed.
By the end of the class you should have a small skein
of useable yarn that can be used for knitting.
Melanie
Galligher is a knitter, spinner, dyer,
and weaver. She has been a knitter from a young age,
became interested in spinning years ago, and has not
been the same since! She became a member of the Grand
Rapids (MI) Spinner and Weavers Guild and then spent
a year as a committee member of the Michigan Fiber
Festival. She enjoys the process of spinning, experimenting
with fibers, and dyeing. These interests led her to
start her own company called Fiburzzz, producer of
Suri alpaca roving and yarn, pewter jewelry and Majacraft
Spinning wheels. She has taught Beginning Spinning
through the Caledonia, Michigan Adult Education program
and at the North Country Fiber Fair in South Dakota.
She continues to encourage new spinners for the mental
and emotional rewards as well as maybe a new pair
of socks or a sweater.
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Love
Your Lace! - Annie Modesitt
| Saturday,
May 9 |
1-4
pm |
3
hrs. |
| Max
# Students: 12 |
Skill
Level: Intermediate to Advanced |
| Class
fee: $45 |
Materials
fee: None |
See
list below. |
Each
student should bring: light colored worsted weight
yarn, needles corresponding to the yarn.
Learn
the basic theory behind knitting lace and perfect
your lace chart reading skills. Written instructions
can have typos, but with a chart what you see is what
you get which is why it’s the best option for
knitters who want to “see” what their
lace will look like before they take up their needles.
In this class we will knit a few simple lace panels,
and move onto a more difficult lace pattern for those
who feel ready for a challenge.
This class could change your entire knitting outlook!
Annie
Modesitt, author of Romantic Knits,
Confession of a Knitting Heretic, Knitting
Millinery and editor of the 2006 Accord Crochet
Pattern A Day Calendar and the collection of fiber
essays, Cheaper Than Therapy, has contributed
to many knitting books including Stitch N’
Bitch, Scarf Style, Wrap Style,
the Vogue Knitting Book, and Weekend Knitting
and Holiday Handknits. Twist & Loop,
and Men Who Knit And The Dogs Who Love Them
. Her knitting designs have appeared in Interweave
Knits, Vogue Knitting, Knitters Magazine, Cast On,
Family Circle Easy Knitting, McCall’s Needlework
and several family oriented magazines. Annie’s
the inventor of the astoundingly clever Flip Knit,
a low tech and portable alternative to knitting videos.
Annie
knits using the Combination Method and believes that
there truly is no wrong way to knit. She lives in
St. Paul, Minnesota with her husband, kids and assorted
pets. |
You
may register for this class at the Festival in Building
A
|
|
Saori
Free-Style Weaving -- Chiaki and Dan O’Brien
| Saturday,
May 9 |
1-4
pm |
3
hrs. |
| Max
# Students: 8 |
Age:
5 and above |
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
fee: $20 |
.
|
 Students
should bring a willingness to explore.
Saori
is very different from the traditional weaving: placing
more importance on free expression and creativity
than on technical skills or regularity of the woven
cloth. This is a therapeutic/healing weaving technique:
students in this class will relax, enjoy, explore,
and develop positive thinking through weaving.
Even
though there are only two harnesses, students can
still enjoy weaving with many colors, textures and
exploration! Students will be amazed how much they
can do with two harnesses.
The
warp will be set for students so they can start weaving
right away. Students will take home whatever length
they weave. The finished project might be a scarf,
table runner or wall hanging.
We
always try to do what only human beings can do, without
imitating machine-made products. No two weavers are
alike, so it is very natural that every single cloth,
freely woven by people with different personalities,
is beautiful in a different way. Irregular selvages
and accidental skips of thread add to the un-programmed
beauty of SAORI cloths: we admire this irregularity
as the unintentional beauty resulting from our natural
creativity.
Chiaki
and Dan O’Brien are both SAORI
Leaders Committee Certificate recipients. Chiaki worked
as an instructor for the SAORI head office in Japan,
and Dan is the only non-Japanese certified instructor.
They have taught at schools for artists in residence,
in several community education programs for people
with or without disabilities, at the Minnesota Children’s
Museum, at the North Country Fiber Fair (SD) and at
art shows. Chiaki’s woven items are sold at
the Mill District Arts Gallery in Downtown Minneapolis.
They have a studio in their home in Chaska, Minnesota. |
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|
Bead
Embroidery –
Jennifer Sevlie Diederich
| Saturday,
May 9 |
1-3 pm |
2
hrs |
| Max
# Students: 12 |
|
|
| Class
fee: $20 |
Materials
fee: $5 |
|
During
this class you will learn the four basic stitches
needed for any bead embroidery project. Learn about
needles, thread and types of fabric stabilizer. We
will cover different bead sizes and types of beads
that are ideal for bead embroidery. There will be
many examples of how you can use bead embroidery from
clothing to home décor. This class is perfect
for the quilters wanting to surface embellish their
wall quilts before and after the quilt has been completed.
You will complete a small sampler of stitches to use
as reference for future projects.
Jennifer
Sevlie Diederich started out her professional
life as a nurse, became a teacher, and in between
things evolved into the well-established artist, beader
and seamstress she is today. She is a frequent speaker
and teacher at quilting, beading and sewing events.
Two pieces of her fiber, textile and beaded wall art
were featured at the 2006-2007 National Sewing Expo.
Jennifer's bead embellishments and jewelry designs
have been published by Interweave Press and Better
Homes & Gardens; and her jewelry, bead and fiber
work has been exhibited in galleries in Minnesota,
Illinois and Texas, and sold in various stores in
Minnesota, Wisconsin and New York City. |
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|
Needle
Felted Bracelet - Leslie Granbeck
| Saturday,
May 9 |
2-4 pm |
2
hrs |
| Max
# Students: 10 |
Age:
16 and up |
|
| Class
fee: $20 |
Materials
fee: $10 |
|
 Let
Leslie introduce you to the fascinating art of needle
felting. Learn the basics of needle felting while
making a soft wool bracelet. Start felting a band
in any shape from organic to contemporary. Embellish
your band with a variety of colorful fibers and beads
and finish it with a felted button closure. Leslie
will bring all tools needed!
Leslie
Granbeck has been an avid beader and
teacher for 14 years. Leslie’s talents took
a new direction when she discovered the art of turning
wool fibers into beads. Intrigued by color, texture
and always looking for new challenges, her love of
felted beads and jewelry blossomed to include the
art of feltmaking. “Feltmaking is magical. Imagine
turning simple wool fibers into scarves, purses, jewelry,
even garments.”
Leslie
has traveled around the globe, is a professional photographer
and speaks Spanish. When not felting at home, you’ll
find Leslie at The Fiber Studio in South Minneapolis
planning her next fiber adventure. |
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| Sunday May 10 Classes |
|
High
Tech Fibers – Patsy Zawistoski
| Sunday
May 10 |
9
am - 4 pm |
6
hrs, 1 hr lunch |
| Max
# Students: 15 |
Skill
Level: Intermediate |
| Class
fee: $90 |
Materials
fee: $15 |
Materials
fee includes the "High Tech Fibers"
booklet, fibers for spinning, and worksheets.
Come
and learn the fascinating history of man's quest to
create fiber like the silk worm. We have a wide variety
of manufactured fibers available for spinning or blending
with our natural fibers. Work with the rayons, nylons,
polyesters and shiny mylar fibers. Included in this
class are the newest fibers; Rayon from Bamboo, TencelTM,
SoysilkTM, and IngeoTM-a PLA fiber. This class will
help you decide why and when you might want to use
these exciting fibers.
List
of equipment and supplies the students need to bring
to both classes: a good working wheel or
a variety of spindles in different weights, about
a dozen 3X5 file cards and sandwich baggies, hand
towel, scissors, and note paper. A hole punch or tape
for attaching sample yarns or fibers is also helpful.
And, don’t forget to bring your usual oil and
tools for your wheel!
Patsy
Zawistoski enjoys all the possibilities
of creating with handspun yarns. She has enjoyed every
facet of textiles since learning sewing as a 4th grader
and weaving as a new bride. Twenty-some years ago,
she taught herself to spin and has been spinning ever
since. Patsy earned her COE Certificate of Excellence
in Handspinning from the Handweavers Guild of America
(1985), plus a Master's Certificate (1987) for her
study "Spinning Novelty Yarns for Use as Warp."
Her articles have been featured in fiber magazines,
most recently in New Zealand’s Creative
Fiber: "The Top Ten Questions on Twist:
Understanding Twist Forward and Backward".
In
2002, Patsy, her husband Rich, mother-in-law Edith,
and the cats moved to Elk Grove Village, just west
of O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois. She has taught
in Canada and New Zealand, and at various national
and local guilds, shops, community arts programs,
and conferences including SOAR and Convergence. |
CANCELED
|
|
Beginning
Circular Sock Machine –
Cher Alexander
| Sunday
May 10 |
9
am - 4 pm |
6
hrs, 1 hr lunch |
| Max
# Students: 10 |
Age:
Adults |
|
| Class
fee: $50 |
Materials
fee: $5 |
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Students
should bring: Machine, table or stand and all the
gadgets that came with your machine. Sock yarn will
be available for purchase from the instructor or bring
your own.
Learn
how to get started with your sock machine from cleaning
to oiling, set up, and knitting a tube. You will learn
to make a hem top and mock ribbing. Once you have
mastered these, we will move on to heels and toes
and finally closing the toes.
Cher
Alexander is from Coleman, Wisconsin
and is a long time fiber artist. She likes to work
with children as they are not afraid to try anything
new and are our future artists. Tradition is important
to her, but learning new things is not out of the
questions. The more you learn, the more you have to
pass on!
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may register for this class at the Festival in Building
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The
Shepherd’s Rug – a braided wool rug from
roving - Letty Klein
| Sunday
May 10 |
9
am - 4 pm |
6
hrs, 1 hr lunch |
| Max
# Students: 20 |
Skill
level: Beginners with minimal sewing skills |
| Class
fee: $70 |
Materials
fee: $15 + see below |
 This
day-long workshop is for the fiber artist with a closet
full of fiber or the shepherd wishing to make something
from their wool sheep. Students will learn how to
braid roving, felt the braids, and sew the braids
into a beautiful, functional rug. In this class students
will complete a simple chair pad using minimal equipment.
We will braid in the morning, instructor will take
the braids to a laundromat over lunch, and the afternoon
will be spent sewing. The techniques learned can then
be used to create their own beautiful rugs at home.
Students
will need to purchase an equipment kit for $15; they
can bring their own roving or buy roving from the
instructor. They will need about a pound of roving
in 2-3 colors or shades. Instructor will have copies
of her book “The Shepherd’s Rug”
available for purchase.
Letty Klein
has been making custom braided rugs from roving for
over 10 years and has been a shepherd for well over
25 years. She is on the board of directors for the
Michigan Sheep Breeders Association, the Michigan
Scrapie Certification Board, and is vice president
of the Natural Colored Wool Growers Association. She
has a regular column in the Black Sheep Newsletter
entitled ‘Michigan Shepherding’. Together
with her business partner, Ann Brown, they published
a book: The Shepherd’s Rug – a braided
rug from roving, now in its second printing. |
You
may register for this class at the Festival in Building
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"Reduce,
Reuse, Recycle".....Let Your Creativity Roar!!!
– Steven Berg
| Sunday
May 10 |
9
am - noon |
3
hrs |
| Max # Students: 12 |
Skill
Level: Student will need to know how to knit |
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
fee: None - Supply list below. |
 Bring
a full selection of your knit and/or crochet tools.
Learn
to think and create outside the box with this class
of an oh-so "au currant" theme.
Both knitting and crochet skills may be utilized to
assemble a fun tongue in check creation from something
reclaimed, reused and recycled. Bring in a fun challenge
continuous strand of fiber to use. Reclaimed fiber
may be worked with traditional yarn fibers as well.
Suggested project is a carry all tote but we will
create on the spot so variation will rule.
Suggested
supply list includes continuous fiber or
something that can be made continuous to knit with
like shopping bags, copper wire, telephone wire, caution
tape, twine, garland, shoe string (visit AX MAN).
Fiber from your stash will be welcomed as well.
Steven
will have fiber for sale at the time of class so come
a little early or check out his booth at Shepherd’s
Harvest as well. Another option: you, the student,
can offer the supplies and ask for a supply cost from
each student:
Steven
Berg, owner of the Yarn Garage is
the bad boy of knit and crochet. Known as the Glitter
Knitter to many, Steven's goal is originality. As
a child, Steven was taught many types of needlework
by his mother. He comes from a strong background of
knitting and crocheting, as well as embroidery, macramé
and any other trendy craft. His credits include creating
knits for celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston. Local
projects include the Lori Line Christmas Concert accessories,
and the Macy's (Dayton’s) Eighth Floor Holiday
show. Steven has put a modern twist on some great
old traditional crafts! Check out the originality
at http://www.yarngarage.com/stevenbecreations.html. |
You
may register for this class at the Festival in Building
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Beginning
Cables - 4 Square Cable Pillow
- Gretchen Funk
| Sunday
May 10 |
9
am - noon |
3
hrs |
| Max
# Students: 10 |
|
|
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
fee: None
- Supply list below. |
 Learn
to make cables and read cable charts while starting
this beautiful pillow for your home. Cables are one
of the most rewarding methods you can learn, and it's
much easier than you think! This class is suitable
for beginners (able to knit and purl, cast on and
bind off), and anyone who wants to learn more.
Supply
List:
-2 skeins Cascade 220 Worsted (100% wool, 220 yards)
or a yarn that is comparable
-Any needle that gives you a gauge of 5 stitches per
inch. (I used a #7 US, 4.5mm)
-Cable needle
To
finish the pillow (but not needed for class day)
-4 buttons- 1-inch diameter
-1 14”x14” pillow form (or stuffing of
your choice)
Gretchen
Funk learned to knit as a child in
Minnesota, picked it up again as an adult, and now
she can't stop. She lives in and loves St. Paul. She
designs patterns, and teaches knitting classes at
Crafty Planet (www.craftyplanet.com)
in Northeast Minneapolis. In her non-knitting time
she is co-owner of the Triple Rock Social Club in
Minneapolis. |
You
may register for this class at the Festival in Building
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Beginning
Spinning, Wheel –
Melanie Galligher
| Sunday,
May 10 |
9
am - noon |
3
hrs. |
| Max
# Students: 6 |
No
experience is needed |
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
fee: $5 |
|
Students
will need to bring a spinning wheel in good working
condition. Spinning wool is provided.
Students
will learn the basics of spinning while utilizing
other pieces of equipment for the production of finished
yarn.
Spinning
characteristics of natural fibers will be discussed.
By the end of the class you should have a small skein
of useable yarn that can be used for knitting.
Melanie
Galligher is a knitter, spinner, dyer,
and weaver. She has been a knitter from a young age,
became interested in spinning years ago, and has not
been the same since! She became a member of the Grand
Rapids (MI) Spinner and Weavers Guild and then spent
a year as a committee member of the Michigan Fiber
Festival. She enjoys the process of spinning, experimenting
with fibers, and dyeing. These interests led her to
start her own company called Fiburzzz, producer of
Suri alpaca roving and yarn, pewter jewelry and Majacraft
Spinning wheels. She has taught Beginning Spinning
through the Caledonia, Michigan Adult Education program
and at the North Country Fiber Fair in South Dakota.
She continues to encourage new spinners for the mental
and emotional rewards as well as maybe a new pair
of socks or a sweater. |
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Saori
Free-Style Weaving -- Chiaki and Dan O’Brien
| Sunday,
May 10 |
9
am-noon |
3
hrs. |
| Max
# Students: 8 |
Age:
5 and above |
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
fee: $20 |
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Students
should bring a willingness to explore.
Saori
is very different from the traditional weaving: placing
more importance on free expression and creativity
than on technical skills or regularity of the woven
cloth. This is a therapeutic/healing weaving technique:
students in this class will relax, enjoy, explore,
and develop positive thinking through weaving.
Even
though there are only two harnesses, students can
still enjoy weaving with many colors, textures and
exploration! Students will be amazed how much they
can do with two harnesses.
The
warp will be set for students so they can start weaving
right away. Students will take home whatever length
they weave. The finished project might be a scarf,
table runner or wall hanging.
We
always try to do what only human beings can do, without
imitating machine-made products. No two weavers are
alike, so it is very natural that every single cloth,
freely woven by people with different personalities,
is beautiful in a different way. Irregular selvages
and accidental skips of thread add to the un-programmed
beauty of SAORI cloths: we admire this irregularity
as the unintentional beauty resulting from our natural
creativity.
Chiaki
and Dan O’Brien are both SAORI
Leaders Committee Certificate recipients. Chiaki worked
as an instructor for the SAORI head office in Japan,
and Dan is the only non-Japanese certified instructor.
They have taught at schools for artists in residence,
in several community education programs for people
with or without disabilities, at the Minnesota Children’s
Museum, at the North Country Fiber Fair (SD) and at
art shows. Chiaki’s woven items are sold at
the Mill District Arts Gallery in Downtown Minneapolis.
They have a studio in their home in Chaska, Minnesota. |
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Fiber
to Dye For! – Tracey Schuh
| Sunday,
May 10 |
9
am - noon |
3
hrs. |
| Max
# Students: 15 |
Ages:
13 and up |
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
fee: $15 |
|
Students
need to bring a pair of latex or vinyl gloves and
appropriate clothing. All other materials provided.
Learn
to dye a full pound of superwash merino wool fiber
in new techniques that create fun and surprising results
for spinning or felting. Using a kettle dyeing technique,
we will layer roving and braids and pack our pots
full of fibery fun! There will be a lot of color and
fiber for us to play with, and you will be more comfortable
in your dye adventures after this class. I provide
you all the materials, but you are welcome to bring
a bit of your own fiber or handspun to dye also. An
easy technique to learn and, once you start, it's
very addictive.
Tracey
Schuh of Wool’n Weave Fiber
Arts Studio in Abrams, Wisconsin. Tracey is a fiber
artist with a love of color and texture. She started
out as a weaver and now has expanded her horizons
to include all mediums of art. She loves to create
things out of found objects. New ideas for classes
are always rolling in, so stop by and say hi. If you
have a class you’ve always wanted to take, she
probably also has it on her list. Tracey loves to
learn and loves to teach! Come and create a new idea
with her. |
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Modulated
Wavelength: One Crochet Pattern, Many Ways to Make it
Your Own - Dawn Ellerd
| Sunday May 10 |
9
am - noon |
3
hrs |
| Max # Students: 12 |
Skill
Level: Students should have basic knowledge of
crochet, including chains, single and double crochet. |
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
Fee: Pattern only $5; Pattern & Yarn $25
|
 The
scarf shown is worked in Noro Kureyon Sock. I will
not have this yarn available in class, but will have
kits with a variety of handpainted semi-solid and
variegated superwash merino yarns from The March Hare.
(www.megwarren.etsy.com) Students should bring a variety
of crochet hooks appropriate for their yarn.
With
crochet you can easily have it your way. Never let
anyone tell you differently! In this class we'll explore
modifications to my basic Wavelength Scarf pattern.
It's written for self-striping sock yarn, but you
can get stellar results working with worsted or lace
weight as well. Learn how to adjust a pattern for
different yarn weights, adapt it for working in the
round, and modify the original pattern's row ends
to create the effects you find most pleasing. After
this class you'll never see a stitch dictionary in
the same light ever again.
It is expected students will take time prior to class
to swatch the basic pattern found at: http://www.limenviolet.com/blog/?p=3479
Dawn
Ellerd has had a crochet hook in her
hands for much longer than she can remember. A lover
of dogs, good cooking and all things bookish, she
uses ample amounts of crochet to maintain her sanity
amidst the debris 3 small children leave in their
wake. Read all about it at crochetcompulsive.blogspot.com.
You'll also find her writing regularly for Lime and
Violet's Daily Chum and occasionally for Interweave
Crochet. |
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Wool-Drying
Basket – Ellie
Lida
| Sunday May 10 |
9
am - 12:30 pm |
3.5
hrs |
| Max # Students: 10 |
Ages:
13 and up |
| Class
fee: $30 |
Materials
Fee: $25
|
 You
will find numerous ways to put this charming basket
to work, and enjoy weaving it too! By tradition, a
wool-drying basket sat off the floor, enabling the
wool to stay dry. So....we are weaving such a basket:
useful for magazines, to hold towels, crafts, etc.
The 4 hardwood legs elevate the basket off the floor.
Accent rows of deep cinnamon brown are embellished
with vertical cross-stitching detail. Approximate
size is 12” x 10” and 10” high.
Ellie
Lida has a passion for weaving baskets
and has been teaching basket weaving for fifteen years.
She teaches classes through various community programs,
her home studio and special events. “It’s
just so much fun sharing something you love! Teaching
others to enjoy basket weaving is rewarding. Friendships
are forged as people share their stories and bond,
while weaving.” |
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What's
Up With Blogs? – Becka Rahn
| Sunday May 10 |
1
- 2 pm |
1
hr |
| Max # Students: 12 |
|
| Class
fee: $10 |
Materials
Fee: None |
Have
you wondered what all of the buzz is about blogging?
A blog is the simplest way to establish your presence
online and answer the now ubiquitous question, "Do
you have a website?" Learn about what a blog
is and how you can use one to connect with people,
promote your work, get discovered by a publisher and
more! See step by step how to set up your own blog
and ask questions about all the things you have wondered
about adventuring online.
Becka
Rahn is the Education Manager at the
Textile Center in Minneapolis, where she teaches a
popular suite of "Technology for Fiber Artists"
classes. She has been a fiber artist all of her life
and has dabbled in everything from tatting to quilting
and puppet making to shibori. You can find a journal
of her works-in-progress online at www.beckarahn.com. |
You
may register for this class at the Festival in Building
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Naalbinding
– Andrea Mielke Schroer
| Sunday,
May 10 |
1
- 4 pm |
3
hrs. |
| Max # Students: 10 |
Skill
Level: No previous experience necessary |
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
Fee: $10 for needle, suitable wool yarn, and handouts. |
 Students
should bring: A desire to learn and have fun!
Naalbinding is a Scandinavian looping technique used
to make fabric. The only items needed to practice
this craft are a wooden needle and wool yarn. It is
a cousin of knitting and crochet practiced by the
ancient Vikings, among others. This class will teach
one of the basic methods while working on a drawstring
pouch. Naalbinding can be used to make mittens, socks,
hats and more.
Andrea
Mielke Schroer is co-owner of Mielke’s
Fiber Arts, LLC, a full-service fiber arts supply
business in Central Wisconsin. Her business gives
her the opportunity to interact on a daily basis with
fibers, yarn, textiles, and the people who love them
and love to create them. Throughout the year Andrea
shares her enthusiasm for the fiber arts in her workshops
and classes offered at her studio, at guild meetings,
and during events such as the Wisconsin Spin In, Wisconsin
Sheep and Wool Festival, Michigan Fiber Festival,
and SOAR (Spin-Off Autumn Retreat). |
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Needle
Felting - Woolly Sheep - Marie Mayhew
| Sunday,
May 10 |
1
- 4 pm |
3
hrs. |
| Max # Students: 8 |
Minimum
Age: 16 and up
Skill Level: Beginners to Intermediate |
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
Fee: $5 for kit to make lamb |
 Students
will need to bring a foam pad and all-purpose felting
needles.
This
workshop explores the creative potential of needle
felting. Learn how needle felting can add details
that bring felted projects to a new level. The class
includes demonstration of embellishing techniques
using wool roving, acrylic/wool felt pieces, and yarn.
You also will learn how to use needle felting to create
3-dimensional objects through hands-on experience
sculpting a small lamb.
MARIE
MAYHEW introduced Marie’s Woolly Snowman
to the knitting world in 2003. Since then, Marie’s
line of whimsical patterns has enticed knitters all
over the U.S., Canada and even as far away as Australia.
Marie’s popular classes in the St. Paul/ Minneapolis
area encourage students to explore their own creativity.
She loves using needle felting, embroidery, and beading
to enhance any felted project. Marie enjoys experimenting
with different techniques to achieve a new look. You
can view all her designs at www.woollysomething.com. |
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Novelty
Yarns – Carol Wagner
| Sunday,
May 10 |
1
- 4 pm |
3
hrs. |
| Max # Students:10 |
|
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
Fee: $20, covers all materials used |
Student
should bring a spinning wheel in good working order,
3 bobbins, niddy noddy, lazy kate, and zip lock bags
to store your samples.
Spend
a few hours learning to spin a variety of novelty
yarns: it is fun and creative. These yarns open up
a world of new possibities to the fiber artist. Learn
to do a marled yarn, beaded yarn, knotted yarn, and
more as time allows.
Carol
Wagner has been a spinner since 1988
and uses the yarns she produces in knitting, weaving,
and felting projects. She is passionate about fiber
and promotes quality production of the fiber to be
spun. The quality begins with the animal, includes
carding, and finally spinning excellence!
Carol and her husband Paul raise registered Coopworth
sheep and have a flock of approximately 200. They
also own Hidden Valley Woolen Mill near Valders, WI
where the goal is to assist the customer with the
creative process. |
You
may register for this class at the Festival in Building
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Rock'em
Sock'em Dye Dye Dye... – Tracey Schuh
| Sunday,
May 10 |
1
- 4 pm |
3
hrs. |
| Max # Students:15 |
Minimum
Age: 13 and up |
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
Fee: $15 |
We
will dye up a riot of color and fun with preknit blanks
and super fantastic theatrical dyes. All students
will dye enough yarn to do a finished hat or pair
of socks or other project. I provide all the materials
and you have the fun and use your creativity!
For
the Rock'em class - I will knit a "blank canvas"
for the students to paint and create on. We will then
create and process up the knit piece. Once it's dry
you will unknit it (or not) to reknit a project. This
is very enjoyable and I will provide enough knitted
fabric to really give you a great project piece or
yardage of fun super dyed yarn. I will also have extra
blanks for anyone wanting to do more than one!
Tracey
Schuh of Wool’n Weave Fiber
Arts Studio in Abrams, Wisconsin. Tracey is a fiber
artist with a love of color and texture. She started
out as a weaver and now has expanded her horizons
to include all mediums of art. She loves to create
things out of found objects. New ideas for classes
are always rolling in, so stop by and say hi. If you
have a class you’ve always wanted to take, she
probably also has it on her list. Tracey loves to
learn and loves to teach! Come and create a new idea
with her. |
You
may register for this class at the Festival in Building
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Rug
Hooking “Wooly The Sheep” –
Victoria Jacobson
| Sunday,
May 10 |
1
- 4 pm |
3
hrs. |
| Max # Students:10 |
|
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
Fee: $40 for the kit |
 Primitive
rug hooking with wool strips is an art form that was
used by pioneer women to make functional items from
materials at hand. Students will make "Wooly
the Sheep" who is grazing on a 9-inch rounded
square pasture of mottled green grasses. His black
head & legs accent his off-white and tweeded fleece.
You can hook "Wooly's" fleece 1/2"
high (as shown on picture) instead of the standard
1/4" to give him a "wooly" fuzzy dimensional
look. When finished, Wooly can be a table accent,
a small pillow or perhaps even a doorstop!
Victoria
Jacobson is the owner of Angel Girl,
a rug-hooking studio located in downtown Stillwater,
Minnesota and named for her mother. |
You
may register for this class at the Festival in Building
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Spinning
for Lace Knitting – Stefania Isaacson
| Sunday,
May 10 |
1
- 4 pm |
3
hrs. |
| Max # Students:15 |
Skill
Level: Previous spinning experience suggested |
| Class
fee: $25 |
Materials
Fee: $15 |
Students
need to bring: spinning wheel, ball winder, niddy
noddy, knitting needles–size 1, 3, and 5, note
paper and pen.
Learn
to spin very fine, lace weight yarn in a number of
different fibers suitable for lace knitting. We will
discuss appropriate fibers, needle size, and knitting
techniques to enhance our projects. Students will
spin fine wool, silk, cashmere, cotton, and linen
and knit a lace swatch with each, resulting in many
samples to take home. The goal is to produce sumptuous,
luxurious yarns that will make our lace knitting all
the more special.
Stefania
Isaacson has been a life-long knitter,
and started spinning and dyeing to supply herself
with "the best yarns in the world!" She
got her Certificate of Excellence in Handspinning
from the Handweaver's Guild of America in 1997. Since
then she has opened her own business called Handspun
by Stefania and taught numerous workshops dealing
in natural dyes, spinning and basket-making. She has
spoken about the fiber arts to numerous groups, and
has appeared on Home & Garden TV as a guest on
the Carol Duvall Show. She sells handspun, natural
hand-dyed yarns, original knitting kits using her
own yarns and patterns, hand-dyed roving dyed with
natural dyes, and handmade baskets. She was previously
a high school English teacher, and now enjoys teaching
spinning, dyeing, and knitting to fiber enthusiasts. |
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Finishing
Touches: Seaming, Blocking & More for Knitted Garments
- Carole Wurst
| Sunday,
May 10 |
1
- 3 pm |
2
hr. |
| Max # Students:10 |
Skill
level: beginner through advanced |
| Class
fee: $20 |
Materials
Fee: $8 |
|
Materials
fee includes handouts & supplies to take home
and reuse. Bring item to block (if desired).
A hands-on class of various techniques, such as "Invisible
Seaming" and other master touches such as latching
seams for a lacy effect. Learn to apply the ultimate
finishing touch of correct blocking to give your handwork
a professional or heirloom appearance. Bring a garment,
swatch or other item such as an afghan if you wish
to do hands-on blocking. The pros and cons of different
methods and blocking products (such as blocking wires)
are explained. Learn how to block raised designs such
as cables or embellishments without ruining the effect.
Special emphasis will be given to natural fibers,
but methods can be applied to knits of any fiber content.
Experience the “TLF” (tender-loving-feel)
of your knit fabric! Carole uses Jiffy Steamers and
EZ-Fold Blocking Boards for this class.
Carole
C. Wurst
is a fiber artist, knitwear designer and instructor
who has traveled many places to teach knitting and
will be teaching in several states and Canada in 2009.
She enjoys showing people the wonderful world of knitting
and fiber arts. After knitting by hand for many years,
she started a business selling knitting machines and
yarns from her farm. In 1991 she moved to a large
storefront shop and warehouse at Rocking Horse Farm,
an historic farmstead. Carole’s store features
several complete lines of yarns, knitting needles
and knitting machines, books and software, spinning
wheels, needle felting supplies and more. Each year
her shop hosts a “Knitting Camp,” a “Sewing
& Embroidery Camp,” and the internationally
recognized September Seminar for Fiber Arts. Carole
promotes knitting and fashion knowledge by judging
textile shows in the Upper Midwest, including conference
judging with 4-H members where she evaluates both
constructed and purchased garments and needlework.
Carole has written for several knitting publications
and is the author of several knitting pattern, garment
construction, and fiber instruction books. |
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may register for this class at the Festival in Building
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Natural
Fibers on the Knitting Machine: (hands-on opportunity
if desired) - Carole Wurst
| Sunday,
May 10 |
3
- 4 pm |
1
hr. |
| Max # Students:6 |
|
| Class
fee: $10 |
Materials
Fee: None |
|
Carole
demonstrates how using handspun and natural fiber
yarns can be used on the knitting machine to make
items such as scarves, socks, afghans and garments.
The demonstration will be conducted on the modern
Silver Reed Mid-Gauge knitting machine and ribber,
but Carole is knowledgeable about all current and
vintage knitting machine models. The instructor will
emphasize the particular aspects of natural fibers
on the machine, such as tension, blending while threading,
cast-on, bind off, machine maintenance, and more.
This class is suitable for persons unfamiliar with
machine knitting but also advanced machine knitters.
Hands-on opportunities will be available.
Carole
C. Wurst
is a fiber artist, knitwear designer and instructor
who has traveled many places to teach knitting and
will be teaching in several states and Canada in 2009.
She enjoys showing people the wonderful world of knitting
and fiber arts. After knitting by hand for many years,
she started a business selling knitting machines and
yarns from her farm. In 1991 she moved to a large
storefront shop and warehouse at Rocking Horse Farm,
an historic farmstead. Carole’s store features
several complete lines of yarns, knitting needles
and knitting machines, books and software, spinning
wheels, needle felting supplies and more. Each year
her shop hosts a “Knitting Camp,” a “Sewing
& Embroidery Camp,” and the internationally
recognized September Seminar for Fiber Arts. Carole
promotes knitting and fashion knowledge by judging
textile shows in the Upper Midwest, including conference
judging with 4-H members where she evaluates both
constructed and purchased garments and needlework.
Carole has written for several knitting publications
and is the author of several knitting pattern, garment
construction, and fiber instruction books. |
You
may register for this class at the Festival in Building
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Taste of Etsy – Becka Rahn
| Sunday,
May 10 |
3
- 4 pm |
1
hr. |
| Max # Students:12 |
|
| Class
fee: $10 |
Materials
Fee: None |
|
Get
a behind the scenes "sneak peek" of how
to get started selling on etsy.com. Etsy is an online
marketplace for handmade goods. Seller and Etsy advocate,
Becka Rahn, will give you a tour of her shop, showing
you how to list an item, great tips for making your
shop stand out and, most especially, answering all
your questions about costs, advantages and disadvantages
and how it all works.
Becka
Rahn is the Education Manager at the
Textile Center in Minneapolis, where she teaches a
popular suite of "Technology for Fiber Artists"
classes. She has been a fiber artist all of her life
and has dabbled in everything from tatting to quilting
and puppet making to shibori. You can find a journal
of her works-in-progress online at www.beckarahn.com. |
You
may register for this class at the Festival in Building
A
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