CLASSES
Saturday AM Classes
9 - 12
Saturday AM Classes
9 - 12
Saturday PM Classes
1:30 - 4:30
Sunday AM Classes
9 - 12
9 - 12
Class Descriptions
Saturday- 3 hour AM
Saturday AM 9-12
Staked Stiches
Instructor: Joyce Peterson
Take your colorwork to a new direction with stacked stitches. With the dramatic increases and decreases of stacked stitches, new bends and shapes are added to your design. Students will be knitting several samples to study different approaches to this technique. Time permitting, students will begin a simple project.
Material fee: none
Students to bring: Worsted weight scrap yarn in multiple colors, circular needles with a long flexible cord in a corresponding size to your yarn, stitch markers.
Saturday AM 9-12
Gossamer Scarf / Felted
Instructor: Rosie Dittmann
Create a beautiful, fine, almost see thru scarf with wool and silk. Quickly and easily felted from a single strip of mixed colored wool and silk roving. No previous felting experience needed.
Material fee: $20.00 includes all fiber and most supplies needed.
Students bring: 1 piece of bubble wrap, 12 inches wide x 6 - 8 feet long. 2 -3 medium size towels and plastic bag.
Saturday AM 9-12
Lace Knitting with Thread
Instructor: Cheryl Stegert
Time to knit some gorgeous knit tablecloths or doilies. Thread is not as forgiving as wool, but that does not mean it can’t be enjoyable to use. Learn two methods of casting on for as few as 3 to 8 stitches with cotton thread. We’ll discuss increasing frequencies and how decreases affect the appearance of the yarn-overs. We’ll look at incorporating twisted stitches and other textures to emphasize the lace motif. We’ll also explore the lace mesh patterns that hold the whole piece together. Students must be comfortable with double pointed needles and have knit a sock or two.
Material fee: $5 handouts
Students to bring: DMC or Aunt Lydia’s Crochet Cotton, size 10 AND Double pointed needles (set of 5) size 0,1, and 2 – since this is potentially your first thread project there will be a “learning” curve to your tension, thus the variation in needle size.
Saturday AM 9-12
Alcohol ink on tiles
Instructor: Dorothy Rose
Participants will learn to apply alcohol ink on two different types of tiles. Everyone will make one set of four.
No art experience is necessary but a love of creating something new.
Material Fee: $25 -All supplies will be provided.
Saturday AM 9-12
Staked Stiches
Instructor: Joyce Peterson
Take your colorwork to a new direction with stacked stitches. With the dramatic increases and decreases of stacked stitches, new bends and shapes are added to your design. Students will be knitting several samples to study different approaches to this technique. Time permitting, students will begin a simple project.
Material fee: none
Students to bring: Worsted weight scrap yarn in multiple colors, circular needles with a long flexible cord in a corresponding size to your yarn, stitch markers.
Saturday AM 9-12
Gossamer Scarf / Felted
Instructor: Rosie Dittmann
Create a beautiful, fine, almost see thru scarf with wool and silk. Quickly and easily felted from a single strip of mixed colored wool and silk roving. No previous felting experience needed.
Material fee: $20.00 includes all fiber and most supplies needed.
Students bring: 1 piece of bubble wrap, 12 inches wide x 6 - 8 feet long. 2 -3 medium size towels and plastic bag.
Saturday AM 9-12
Lace Knitting with Thread
Instructor: Cheryl Stegert
Time to knit some gorgeous knit tablecloths or doilies. Thread is not as forgiving as wool, but that does not mean it can’t be enjoyable to use. Learn two methods of casting on for as few as 3 to 8 stitches with cotton thread. We’ll discuss increasing frequencies and how decreases affect the appearance of the yarn-overs. We’ll look at incorporating twisted stitches and other textures to emphasize the lace motif. We’ll also explore the lace mesh patterns that hold the whole piece together. Students must be comfortable with double pointed needles and have knit a sock or two.
Material fee: $5 handouts
Students to bring: DMC or Aunt Lydia’s Crochet Cotton, size 10 AND Double pointed needles (set of 5) size 0,1, and 2 – since this is potentially your first thread project there will be a “learning” curve to your tension, thus the variation in needle size.
Saturday AM 9-12
Alcohol ink on tiles
Instructor: Dorothy Rose
Participants will learn to apply alcohol ink on two different types of tiles. Everyone will make one set of four.
No art experience is necessary but a love of creating something new.
Material Fee: $25 -All supplies will be provided.
Saturday- 3 hour PM
Saturday PM 1:30-4:30
Natural Balms & Butters
Instructor: Joyce Peterson
Balms and butters are one of the first handmade cosmetics that most people create. They are easy to customize and easy to make. In this session you will learn what main ingredients are needed, become familiar with different oils and butters, and make samples to take home. Handouts will contain recipes and ideas for you to make more scented products to keep or give as gifts.
Material Fee: $30 includes supplies, handouts, and take-home products
Students to bring: bag to carry products home
Saturday PM 1:30-4:30
Felted Mobile
Instructor: Rosie Dittmann
Wall Art Design your own Mobile or Wall art using felted wool balls and trim. You will felt wool, silk novelty yarns etc. over foam balls and have various options for ways of hanging or presenting them. A quick and easy process with endless possibilities. No previous felting experience needed.
Material fee: $20.00 includes fiber and all materials and supplies needed.
Students to bring: 2 -3 old towels and plastic bag
Saturday PM 1:30-4:30
Entrelac using Stitch Patterns
Instructor: Cheryl Stegert
Entrelac is not just checkerboard designs. Take it to the next level by introducing stitch patterns, both texture and color into your project. You will be provided several pattern stitches, including color and cable, that you can choose to use. We’ll also discuss how to select patterns as well
Students must have knit basic entrelac in the past. The technique returns like riding a bike!
Material fee: $5 for handout
Students to bring: Several colors of yarn which can be variegated or solid color and size of yarn per your choice. Knitting needles as appropriate to the size of your yarn. Cable needle, if you want to try cables in your design. Stitch dictionary, if desired.
Saturday PM 1:30-4:30
Tatted Cards
Instructor: Amanda Smith
This class is for all. Students will learn the basics from winding a shuttle to tatting rings and picots.
Then they will turn that knowledge into beautiful one of a kind note cards.
Material Fee: $15 includes tatting shuttle and tatting thread (4) decorated cards with envelopes
Students should bring enthusiasm. Optional: Ott light and sharp scissors.
Saturday PM 1:30-4:30
Natural Balms & Butters
Instructor: Joyce Peterson
Balms and butters are one of the first handmade cosmetics that most people create. They are easy to customize and easy to make. In this session you will learn what main ingredients are needed, become familiar with different oils and butters, and make samples to take home. Handouts will contain recipes and ideas for you to make more scented products to keep or give as gifts.
Material Fee: $30 includes supplies, handouts, and take-home products
Students to bring: bag to carry products home
Saturday PM 1:30-4:30
Felted Mobile
Instructor: Rosie Dittmann
Wall Art Design your own Mobile or Wall art using felted wool balls and trim. You will felt wool, silk novelty yarns etc. over foam balls and have various options for ways of hanging or presenting them. A quick and easy process with endless possibilities. No previous felting experience needed.
Material fee: $20.00 includes fiber and all materials and supplies needed.
Students to bring: 2 -3 old towels and plastic bag
Saturday PM 1:30-4:30
Entrelac using Stitch Patterns
Instructor: Cheryl Stegert
Entrelac is not just checkerboard designs. Take it to the next level by introducing stitch patterns, both texture and color into your project. You will be provided several pattern stitches, including color and cable, that you can choose to use. We’ll also discuss how to select patterns as well
Students must have knit basic entrelac in the past. The technique returns like riding a bike!
Material fee: $5 for handout
Students to bring: Several colors of yarn which can be variegated or solid color and size of yarn per your choice. Knitting needles as appropriate to the size of your yarn. Cable needle, if you want to try cables in your design. Stitch dictionary, if desired.
Saturday PM 1:30-4:30
Tatted Cards
Instructor: Amanda Smith
This class is for all. Students will learn the basics from winding a shuttle to tatting rings and picots.
Then they will turn that knowledge into beautiful one of a kind note cards.
Material Fee: $15 includes tatting shuttle and tatting thread (4) decorated cards with envelopes
Students should bring enthusiasm. Optional: Ott light and sharp scissors.
Sunday- 3 hour AM
Sunday AM 9-12
Cupcake Soaps
Instructor: Joyce Peterson
Learn how to make this natural cold process cupcake soap. Each student will receive hands-on experience in making soap from an oil blend and lye solution, personalizing the base and piping, and adding embellishments for creative cupcake soaps to take home. Note: Cold process soap needs about a month to cure before using.
Material fee: $35 includes supplies, handouts, and take-home soaps
Students to bring: Please dress for mess; long sleeves and pants (bring an apron if you'd like) Protective goggles and gloves to wear while making soap. Plus an old towel to insulate your soaps.
Sunday AM 9-12
Margilan Silk Felt
Instructor: Rosie Dittmann
Familiar with Margilan Silk? It is a very sheer, open weave, gauze like silk from Usbekistan. Makes for
a beautiful lightweight scarf or neck wrap, with many other possibilities for fine drapeable clothing.
Some felting experience preferable.
Material fee: $25, includes painted or white silk and finer merino wool
Students should bring: 1 sheet of bubble wrap – 12 inches wide x 6 ft long, 2-3 old towels and plastic bag
Sunday AM 9-12
Kumihimo
Instructor: Cheryl Stegert
Using a disk, learn the basic braid and then add beads to complete this bracelet. No previous experience necessary
Material Fee: Cost: $40 includes disc, weight, pre-strung beads, clasp
Sunday AM 9-12
Whirly Jig Earrings
Instructor: Katherine Hughes
Students will learn the bead weaving technique of right angle weave to make a pair of twisting earrings. They can be attached to the pierced or clip on finding you prefer. You DON’T need pierced ears to wear these!!! There will be a choice of colors available and there will be several samples to look at.
Material fee: $10 – pearls, seed beads, needles, beading thread, findings, and printed instructions to complete a pair of earrings. I’ll provide beading matts for students to use during class, but those are for class use only
Students should bring: Ott light or something similar, camping headlamps work well also.
