New Spring Class schedule 2006

2 Day Sock Workshop Toe Up Socks On One
Circular Needle, Including 2 At Once

Date: May 20 and 21, 2006 10-4pm
Instructor: Janet Rehfeldt

Knitters are discovering that knitting socks on one long circular needle can be easier than juggling three and four double pointed needles. Even if you have never knit a pair of socks before, you can learn to knit socks using one long circular needle working from the toe up.

Knitting socks from the toe up allows you to fit as you knit, easily trying on the socks as you work as well as not having to graft toes or heels. Using one long circular needle makes knitting 2 socks at one time quick and easy.
Workshop covers casting on in both figure eight and closed toe cast on; several methods of increasing the toe and heel shaping methods; binding off and working 2 socks at one time for great looking fit as you knit socks.

Class project: Knitting a small sock from the toe up on one long circular needle; Work on 2 socks at one time.

Skills Required: Students must know how to cast on, knit, purl and bind off. Experience knitting in the round is helpful.

Skill Level of Class: Advanced Beginner

Student Supplies Needed: Basic class kit including 2 small balls of sport or DK weight yarn in a light to medium solid color, size 3 or 4 (US) 36" to 40" circular needles, 1 size E - G crochet hook for picking up stitches

Class Maximum: 15 Students

$45. plus materials sock yarn $12 unless you bring your own.

Needle Felt Tapestry Art with Nancy Kloskowski

Sunday- April 2 -9-4pm

Tapestry Art Felting without a base. Pile and whisp your landscape with fiber and a multi-needle tool.Bring a photo or picture you would like to work from. You will take home a finished project suitable for any art studio display. Come and fool around with fiber on April fools day.

Fee $35 class minimum 5 students maxium 10

Materials Fee $25 includes fiber and foam, needles and instructions. Bring a lunch and a multi-needle tool if you have one or we will provide you with a tool.

Beginning Spinning

Call and set up with Susan individual classes available

Learn to spin! Create yarns for your own textile projects. You will learn about fleece selection, scouring (washing), carding, and hands-on spinning. We will also include an introduction to a variety of fibers and will demonstrate a host of tools and techniques. You will also meet our flock! You never know, you may want to try "growing your own" fiber!

Taught by Susan McFarland. Class fee $65.

Sat 9-12

Color Blending on the Drum Carder

Work with a variety of fibers to blend for color, texture, and softness. Experiment with blends of man made and natural fibers such as wool, metallics, silk, llama, alpaca, angora rabbit, glitz, etc. At the end of the day you will have a sampling of batts to take home! Taught by Susan McFarland.

Class fee $10 plus materials $10 Sun -

Nalbinding Hats

Learn nålbinding by making a “milk-strainer hat.” It is said that the three items traditionally made with nålbinding in Scandinavia are socks, mittens and milk strainers. Milk strainers were necessary in days when milking was done by hand, “Milk-strainer hats” are perhaps less well known, but the name explains the origins – the shape and form evolved from traditional milk strainers. You will have a choice of creating a ‘southern’ style – a fashionable beret-like hat – or a ‘northern’ style – a striking but practical hat with ear flaps.

One session Workshop fee $50 plus $12 for materials.

10-4pm

Nålbinding Mittens

In Scandinavia it was once said, “The man who wears knitted mittens has an unskilled wife.” In this workshop you will learn how to make Scandinavian-style nålbinding mittens. In this class students will learn at least one of the traditional nålbinding mitten stitches, as well as the basics of shaping by working first on a child’s mitten and then on custom-fitted mittens. The origins of particular styles as well as regional differences will be discussed. Teacher: Larry Schmitt.

Friday 7-9:30 PM, Saturday and Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM. Fee: $85.00 plus materials

Nålbinding Socks

In this workshop you will learn how to make Scandinavian-style nålbound socks. Discover the variety of traditional sock styles! Learn the nålbinding stitches appropriate for sock making. This workshop will cover the basics of shaping by working first on a child’s sock and then on socks in your own size. The origins of particular styles will be discussed. Teacher: Larry Schmitt.

Friday 7-9:30 PM, Saturday 9-4 and Sunday 9-Noon. Fee: $85.00 plus materials

Yarn Painting Workshop

Personalize your yarns. Learn about different dyes and how to mix them so that you can "paint" your yarn. We will cover color theory, color schemes, and how to work with tines, tints, and shadings! Work with wool and silk yarns-smooth and textures. Learn how to use different tools and techniques, including a variety of ways to set your dyes. Wear old clothes! Bring rubber gloves, dust face mask, notebook, pen or pencil, and plastic bags to use to carry your samples home.

Taught by Susan McFarland.

Workshop fee $20, Material fee $15.

Scandinavian-Style Band Woven on a Slotted Rigid Heddle

Weave traditional style Scandinavian opphampta (pick-up) bands on a slotted rigid heddle. The slotted rigid heddle has a unique design that allows weaving of bands with intricate patterns (Xs and Os, stars, snowflakes) on a ‘Panama’ ground. We will also demonstrate how to adapt a standard rigid heddle to weave opphampta bands on a ‘rep’ ground.

Nuno Scarf

Learn to work the wool and fabric into a great scarf. Be creative and see how nuno is created.

$35. Materials $30

Wool Combing Workshop

Wool combing is an essential for every handspinner. This is an opportunity to see, experience and understand various types of combing equipment. Combed fiber makes for the most luxurious and pleasurable spinning. If you think you understand wool combing, come back to see what is new and now available. You will be surprised. Teacher: Susan McFarland

Glass Bead Workshop

Learn to work with glass to make beads! The class will show you how to turn a bead and make stringers.Create beads of all colors.Have fun creating your own beads to string on a braclet. Make a cylinder and a round bead 3/8" size. Find out about annealing the beads. Come have fun and create.

Bring notebook

Taught by Susan McFarland.

Workshop fee $65 Materials $20

Bobbin Lace Workshop

Intermediate Lace

In the intermediate class the student will build on the skills gained in the beginners class, using more advanced patterns and techniques and the use of differerent materials, e. g. wool for which the bobbins are bolts from the hardware store. Projects including jewelry (pendants, ear-rings), napkin rings, holiday decorations edgings for various purposes ( bridal veil, doll clothing) napkins rings a scarf, bookmarks and flat or 3-D Flowers. "Supplies required: pillow, a minimum of twelve bobbin lace bobbins, and thread. All supplies will be available for purchase.

Taught by Hazel Carter.

Workshop fee $45 plus materials.

Beginning Bobbin Lace

Instructor Hazel Carter
Bobbin Lace is made with threads wound on to bobbins, using a card pattern called a pricking. The pricking and bobbins are supported by a pillow of various shapes according to a kind of lace being made. Despite the apparent complexity of the results , the technique is quite simple, being founded on two basic movements of the bobbins. The type of lace taught is principally tochon, branching out late into plaited (braid) lace and russion tape lace - popular nowadays for making holiday and other decorations. Bring three-ring binder for hand-outs; all other supplier available at the shop.

Material Fee $45.

Class $45

Tatting

Shuttle tatting is said to be derived from the thread knotting of
the 18th century. It consists of rings and 'chains' made of a double stitch or knot with a carrying thread, the knots being 'turned' so that they can run along the carrying thread. Tatting was popular in Victorian times, and has recently, like many crafts, enjoyed a revival. Modern developments in techniques and threads have widened the type of designs produced, which include festive decorations, jewelry, pictures, collars, cuffs and bridal
head-dresses, in addition to the more familiar edgings, mats, doylies and bookmarks.

Taught by Hazel Carter. Fee $45 plus Materials.

Needle Felt a dragon

Work with Nancy to create a adorable fantasy dragon.This great little creature Nancy will help you develop will lead to creating more fantasy friends.Learn how to needlefelt with Nancy's holder. Work the fiber to create your creature.

Class Fee $35 Material $20

Bring lunch

Needle Felt a Hat

Learn Nancy's technique of needle felting a hat. Nancy will work with you on designer techniques to make a one of a kind hat. Have fun working the wool with a felting needle.

Class Fee $35 Material Fee $35

Felting Circle Felting (lacey holes)

Take the plunge and learn to felt. This is an easy project for beginning felters and a new technique for the accomplished wet felters. Come have fun working with merino roving and many colors to create a work of art to wear as a scarf.

Susan McFarland instuctor

$25 Materials $25

Knit-along class

Knitting a Sweater to Fit -

Pick a sweater and knit it with a group to receive support while knitting a garment to fit!
We can help you choose a pattern and yarn and work along to make a sweater you can actually wear! Workshop fee $60

Requirement: project yarns must be purchased here.

Instructor Pat Simkowski

Beginning Weaving

This three day work shop is designed to have you know how to put on a warp and weave. You will be making a wool scarf project.Learn to use a table loom throw a shuttle and draft a pattern.The parts of the loom will be discussed and how to work each one.This class is fun and inspiring.

Bring a three ring binder and paper for notes.

Class $75 and materials depends on what you decide to make.

Rigid Heddle

Felted purse class

Felting a purse (and one from an award winning design yet) can be a refreshing short-term project, yielding something wonderful, unique and useful in a day. This is my adaptation of felter Beth Beede's "hat on a ball", and as such can be done in the space of the kitchen sink and a spot of the counter top next to it. The papier mache' technique allows for a great deal of control in the placement of color and design; theuse of a resist allows us to felt in the pockets.

The session will begin with a brief description of what and why felt
is, and include examples of felt from various breeds of wool. Simple sampling methods of felting will be shown. After the paper mache 'technique is described, participants will pick out the wool color batts they choose to use.

Everyone will complete a purse and take it home to dry, and to enjoy forever!

Class $35 Material $30 bring notebook and 4 towels dishpan metal coffee can Make sure inside is smooth.

Fair Isle Knitting

Learn the history of Fair Isle knitting and gain experience with the techniques used in this colorful knitting style. Discussion of Fair Isle colors and theory through evaluation of finished items and swatches. Gain confidence by making swatches. Plus additional techniques for finishing Fair Isle Sweaters. Students will work with a selection of beginning project patterns. Teacher: Allan Holzheuter

1-4 PM, two sessions. Fee $25.00

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