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Direct Links to Classes:Boot Camps & Focus ClassesKnitting Classes Sock Knitting Classes Weaving Classes Spinning Classes Ongoing Classes Special and Recurring Events Dyeing and Felting Classes Miscellaneous Fiber Fun Classes Calendar of EventsThese are in .pdf format |
Dyeing and Felting Classes
0201 Dye Play DayDate: Saturday, July 19, 10 am to 4 pm, one seesion We provide the playground and all dyes, tools, and equipment. You provide the wool (or mohair, alpaca, or other protein fiber) in the form of yarn or roving. We'll discuss colors, how they work together, and how acid dyes work. Please wear old clothes. Deb Harowitz, $80 class fee, no materials fee
0202 Natural Dye DayDate: Saturday, July 19, 9 am to 5 pm, one session Take to the fields on the farm and learn how to dye with the plants around you. Learn about mordants, gather plants, and prepare them for the dyepot. Enjoy a day in the country with a Master Gardener and professional plant person. All supplies included. You will leave with samples of many different dyes and mordants - at least 20 different colors. Shelly Buckman, $110 class fee, no materials fee
0302 Learn to Needle FeltDate: Monday, October 13, 7 pm to 9 pm, one session Learn the ins and outs (and how to avoid ouches!) of needle felting. You’ll make a "pinkeep" - a pincushion on a pedestal, and learn about 3D and 2D (flat) needle-felting, and embellishing using vintage buttons, beads, and ribbons. Jenny will share some of her secrets and short cuts that make her needle felted art sought after at fiber and art festivals. Required supplies and equipment: none Jenny Depa-KarlFee, $50 class fee, includes all needed supplies
0212 Dyeing Patterned Sock YarnDate, 2009: Saturday, January 10 from 1 pm to 5 pm You've knit with the self-patterning sock yarn, but have you ever thought about making it? We'll provide the dye and yarn for one pair of socks and show you how it is done. Wear old clothes! Required supplies and equipment: none Barb Hopkins, $60 class fee, includes one skein of yarn, no materials fee
0201 Dye Play DayDate, 2009: Saturday, February 22 from 9 am to 5 pm, one session We provide the playground and all dyes, tools, and equipment. You provide the wool (or mohair, alpaca, silk, or other protein-based fiber) in the form of yarn or roving, top, or washed wool. We’ll discuss colors, how they work together, and how acid dyes work. Please wear old clothes. Required supplies and equipment: protein fibers for dyeing (yarn or roving, top, or washed wool). Wear old clothes. Barb Hopkins, $90 class fee, no materials fee |
