fiber thing's Winter Weekend Warm-up
Winter Weekend Warm Up – Instructor Bio’s 2012
Stefania Isaacson
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been a life-long knitter, and started spinning and dying 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.
Pat Herman – Pat lives in Whitelaw, WI and took an early retirement from nursing to pursue her interest in spinning and weaving. She began spinning in 1997 in an effort to utilize her dog’s prolific fiber. When she accumulated enough yarn she began weaving on a Triangle Loom using the continous loop method. She has taught classes for area spinning guilds, fiber things Winter Weekend Warm Up retreat, Spin In, WI Sheep & Wool Festival and Midwest Fiber & Folk Fair. Her interests include gardening, reading, knitting and weaving on her various looms. She has won several awards for her weaving and use of color. Pat has published an instructional book Triangle Loom Weaving, Twills ‘N More, Vol. 1 in the summer of 2007 and Twills ‘N More Vol.2 in 2010.
Lynne Bergschultz - After a decade
working as an art educator, Lynne began working as an illustrator and
designer operating Bergschultz Studio. Some time before 2000, a
conversation with her long-time friend and master- spinner Stefania
Isaacson sparked her curiosity about making polymer clay buttons and
ignited a passion for polymer! While continuing as
an illustrator, the spontaneous techniques Lynne uses for polymer feed
her need for creative expression. Every little block of
polymer contains exciting new possibilities! Her work has been featured
in Quiltmaker and Belle Armoire magazines and sold at fairs and shops.
The opportunity to share her passion for polymer by teaching workshops
brings Lynne's art career full circle!
Nora Ahlen - grew up knitting and weaving with her mother. In the early '70s she learned to spin, and since 1976 she has had a spinning and knitting business, Homestead Sheep and Fiber. By the late '70s she was raising angora rabbits, angora goats, and eventually sheep. Loving everything fiber and the animals that grow it, Nora was sucked into beading by a class called Fiber and Beads. There she was introduced to a whole world of color and texture, and weaving in the palm of her hand. Learning has no end.
Lisa Haskell - Lisa learned to knit and crochet when she was 5 years old to keep her “busy”, and she is constantly keeping her hands busy ever since. She learned to spin and weave while working at Fort Western Museum in Augusta, Maine as a teen tour guide more than 30 years ago while demonstrating to the public. Her business FIBERMASTER fiber art skills include naalbinding, dyeing, felting, sock machines, and basketry. She teaches classes, sells handspun, handknits, and baskets. She was previously a professional Marine Designer, and now enjoys teaching fiber enthusiasts. Lisa is the President of the Wolf River Basketry Guild in Shawano, WI and a member of the Arachne Spinners in Sturgeon Bay, WI.
Vickie Maslanka - Vickie became interested in fiber arts over 13 years ago when she became an 18th century reenactor. She learned how to use the spinning wheel and fell in love with it along with sheep and animals that produced fiber. Soon after she started to learn to weave on a loom. The she learned about fiber and the fiber arts the more she wanted to try them all. In 2007 she picked up needle felting and began making felted pictures along with other 3D felted projects. Within the past year she has learned how to knit and enjoys it immensely. Vickie’s husband and 2 sons have encouraged and supported her and her love of the fiber arts.
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