Class Descriptions

Saturday – All Day – Class time: 6 Hours

Twill Field Basket
     Instructor: Stefania Isaacson

     Class Limit – 15
     Material Fee: $30 covers all the basket materials for class

     Students need to bring: bucket, spring-type clothespins, flat-headed
     screwdriver, tape measure, pencil, and towel.

     Come spend a day being "twilled" with making a Field Basket. This is a
     12x12x12 inch basket with a bushel basket handle on each side. We will
     be using natural colors–either smoked spokes with natural weavers or
     natural spokes with smoked weavers. The object is to learn another weave
     structure as applied to baskets while creating something of beauty. At
     the top you will have the option of shaping it in or out, or just
     bringing it straight up. The basket can be used for anything! You can
     take it outside for you fall harvest, store all your roving or knitting
     supplies, or use it as a hide-e-hole for the cat! I, personally, love
     this basket because of its esthetically pleasing qualities.

Saturday Morning Classes

Coiling On a Gourd
     Instructor: Sandy Bulgrin

     Class Limit – 12
     Material Fee: $26 – all materials

     Students need to bring: everything supplied by instructor
     In just one class, you will create a stunning gourd vessel while learning the most popular forms of gourd crafting today. In this workshop, you’ll stitch with waxed linen and Danish cord onto the rim of a prepared gourd. Your gourd will be cleaned, dyed and drilled, to allow for a full class period of stitching, embellishing and creating! A wide array of beads, dried items and more will be available. Gourd growing, harvesting, cleaning and preparation of the gourd will be discussed. All materials will be supplied by the instructor.

For The Love of Mohair
     Instructor: Nora Ahlen

     Class Limit – 10
     Material Fee: $20 – mohair locks, roving and handouts

     Students need to bring: Spinning wheel in good working order
     Do you love mohair? In this class you will learn how to spin from the locks, but also
      how to create those beautiful boucle yarns.
     Students should have some spinning experience.

Knit a Beaded Wire Bracelet
     Instructor – Lynne Bergschultz

     Class Limit – 10
     Materials cost: $12 – includes all materials used in class

     Students need to bring: (see information in description)

      Have fun selecting beads and watching how they come together on wire
     using a simple knit stitch. Although the wire doesn't "give" like
     yarn, it is very "forgiving". Dropped wire stitches don't unravel
     easily. The result is an ornate-looking bracelet you will be proud
     to wear or give as a gift.

     All materials including beads will be provided, but we'll begin with
     a BEAD SWAP!!! If you have a collection of unused beads or just a
     few left-overs, please consider bringing them to share/trade. Just
     five or six accent beads can make all the difference in design. Any
     bead up to the size of a small pea can work.

     There will be knitting needles available for you to use, but if you
      have your own needles, please bring any and all sizes from 3 to 7.
     Students need basic knitting skills.

Sat. Afternoon Classes

Beaded Knitting
      Instructor: Melissa (Mo) Brown

     Class Limit – 10
     Material Fee: $5 – includes beads and small tools

     Students need to bring: A skein of solid color yarn in light worsted weight or lighter, and needles appropriate to yarn.

     In this class you will learn several different techniques to include beads of various types and sizes in projects such as socks, scarves, lace shawls and felted bags. Learn how to combine two enchanting mediums: fiber and beads! All experienced knitting levels welcomed.

Felted Scarf
      Instructor: Rosie Dittmann

     Class Limit: 10
     Material Fee: $20 includes all materials needed for project

     Students need to bring: none necessary
     In this class you will layer handpainted merino wool, silk, novelty yarn and cut pre-felts onto a pre-felt wool base. Stitch, cut, needle felt, then wet felt to create a one of a kind lightweight scarf.

Embroidery on Paper ********** Class Closed ************
     Instructor: Karee Abbott

     Class Limit: 15
     Material fee: $4 without tool $7 with tool, materials used in class are included in the $4 fee.

     Students need to bring: none needed

     Learn to create beautiful handmade greeting cards that anyone would treasure. This technique can also be applied to scrapbooking too. All that is required is to punch the pattern onto your cardstock and then proceed to stitch the pattern using embroidery floss, perle cotton, or even those fine laceweight yarns. Bring out your creative side by using beads and ribbons for embellishments.

Sunday Morning Classes

Introduction to Spinning Flax
      Instructor: Stefania Isaacson

     Class size: 15
     Materials fee: $15 – all fibers used in class

     Students need to bring: Spinning wheel in working order, ball winder,
     niddy noddy, a small cup or mug, pen and paper. You will also need a
     distaff which can be made with a plastic milk bottle half filled with
     kitty litter or sand, a pole or stick about 31/2 to 4 feet high with a
     diameter of 1-2 inches (a broom handle without the broom), and some
     string or ribbon.

      Welcome to the world of linen. Learn how to spin different kinds of
      linen preparations, how to "dress" a distaff, and how to spin the
      thinnest yarn you've ever spun. We will talk a bit about the history of
      flax, the process of flax preparation from plant to strick, and the uses
      of linen yarn in weaving, crocheting, and knitting. All fibers will be provided.
      It's new, it's different, and it's fun!

Nuno Felt Scarf !!!!!!!!!!Class is Filled !!!!!!!!!!!
     Instructor: Rosie Dittmann

     Class Limit: 10
     Material Fee: $20 – includes all materials used in class

    Students need to bring: none necessary
    Make a beautiful light weight scarf while experimenting with the diversity of nuno-felt. Starting with a silk scarf base your will add wool, silk, etc, then wet felt. The fibers migrate into the silk which creates a highly textured unique fabric.

Fearless Knitting
     Instructor: Melissa (Mo) Brown

     Class Limit: 15
     Material Fee: None

     Students need to bring: A problem project if you have one, a swatch of stocking stitch about 6x6 inches still on the needles, and the usual assortment of tools, including sharp scissors.
     Basic knowledge of knitting is needed.

     Become a fearless knitter! Learn to correct mistakes from the simplest to the most (seemingly) disastrous. We will start with dropped stitches and move through other problems, all the way to garments that just don’t fit. Rather than start over, or give up in disgust, you will learn how to creatively solve problems, while gaining the courage to take charge of your knitting. I will demonstrate how to increase or decrease the size of a garment after it is finished, how to convert a pullover into a cardigan by cutting and picking up stitches, and how to add a new hem, neckline or cuffs.