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| Bias Knitting Without Prejudice - $150.00 |
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 | REGISTRATION
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| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Lily Chin | |
| Learn this diverse method of knitting that creates different, dynamic, directional lines easily and its applications. Get the angle on your pieces, try various colors and textures for head-turning work. |
| Doo dads and finishing in knitting - $180.00 |
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 | REGISTRATION
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| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Kathryn Alexander | |
| In this six-hour class participants will learn how to knit and attach short row shapes, over lapping layers of squares, triangles and icord variations using 12 colors of hand dyed yarns. |
| Fair Isle 101- Beginner - $75.00 |
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 | REGISTRATION
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| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 12:00 | |
| Instructor: Nancy Shroyer | |
| Learn traditional methods of Fair Isle knitting while you knit a headband. |
| Fair Isle 201- Advanced - $75.00 |
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 | REGISTRATION
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| Workshop Time: 1:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Nancy Shroyer | |
| Learn advanced knitting techniques for working and finishing a Fair Isle project. |
| Long Draw for Beginners - $75.00 |
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 | REGISTRATION
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| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 12:00 | |
| Instructor: Janel Laidman | |
| Learn this fast, relaxed method for spinning soft, lofty yarns! Once you learn the long draw you won’t want to go back to any other method. |
| Mechanics of Your Wheel - $75.00 |
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 | REGISTRATION
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| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 12:00 | |
| Instructor: Amy Tyler | |
| Spinning wheels are marvelous machines! In this workshop, we will cover the ways spinning wheels work. |
| Modular Knitting/Universal Mitered Bag - $150.00 |
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 | REGISTRATION
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| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Annie Modesitt | |
| We’ll cover the basics of Mitered - or Domino - Knitting, learn ways to visualize mitered patterns through charts, and begin The Universal Mitered Bag, which can be completed at the knitters own pace after the class. |
| SHIBORI ON WOOL FELT AND WOOL PREFELT USING VEGETABLE DYES - two day class - $345.00 |
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 - Friday, October 16, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 5:00 | |
| Instructor: Sara Burnett | |
| In this class we will use vegetable dyes - plants, roots, wood and insects - to create beautiful, safe and permanent colors from Nature. |
| Spinning Leicester Longwool - $75.00 |
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 1:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Janel Laidman | |
| We will start off by looking at a Leicester Longwool fleece and discussing the properties of the breed and longwools in general, as well as the uses of the yarn. |
| Spinning Marl Yarns - $75.00 |
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 | REGISTRATION
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| Workshop Time: 1:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Amy Tyler | |
| Marl yarns are often defined as plied yarns in which the plies are different colors. We will cover techniques for making those yarns, as well as making marl yarns in which the plies are from different fiber sources. |
| THE SHEPHERD’S RUG, TSR - $100.00 |
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 | REGISTRATION
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| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Ann Brown | |
| This all day workshop is for someone who loves working with wool and is a fiber artist with a closet full of fiber, the shepherd wishing to make something from their wool sheep, and the hand crafter looking to add warmth & a decorative flair to their home |
| Tote Bag - $100.00 |
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Nan Crawford | |
| Wet felt a spacious and handy tote bag using a resist, then needle felt a personal design. |
| WILLIAMSBURG BASKET - $125.00 |
| Thursday, October 15, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 5:00 | |
| Instructor: Wendy Jensen | |
| Students will learn to weave a Williamsburg Carrying basket around a sturdy hickory handle. |
| An Introduction to Rug Hooking Basics - $125.00 |
| Friday, October 16, 2009 | REGISTRATION
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| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 5:00 | |
| Instructor: Sue Charbonneau | |
| Included will be instruction on how to hand cut wool, how to use a cutter, how to choose hooking wool, where supplies can be purchased, how to dye wool the easy way, and tips for developing a color scheme. |
| Backyard Leaves - $75.00 |
| Friday, October 16, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 1:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Annie Modesitt | |
| By working through what appears to be a complex chart, and breaking it down simply row by row, the knitter will achieve a feeling of mastery over what may have seemed incomprehensible before. |
| BEGINNING HANDSPINDLE - $70.00 |
| Friday, October 16, 2009 | REGISTRATION
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| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 12:00 | |
| Instructor: Donna Kay | |
| Come join us and learn the basics of spinning on a drop spindle. |
| Cable Mania & Embellishments - $75.00 |
| Friday, October 16, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 12:00 | |
| Instructor: Annie Modesitt | |
| Overcome your fear of cabling and at the same time learn a technique that is faster and easier than the standard technique which uses an extra needle to twist the yarn. |
| Custom Fitting Existing Patterns - $150.00 |
| Friday, October 16, 2009 | REGISTRATION
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| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Lily Chin | |
| There are many patterns from yarn companies, magazines and books avaiable, but you want to change the neckline, lengthen the sleeves, etc. In this class you’ll find out how to successfully personalize the fit of a pattern and cater it to yourselves. |
| Designing your own Knitted Lace - $150.00 |
| Friday, October 16, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Janel Laidman | |
| Do you love lace knitting? Do you want to take it to the next level? Learn the secrets of designing your own lace patterns. |
| Felted Rug or Wall Hanging - $125.00 |
| Friday, October 16, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Nan Crawford | |
| Wet felt a long lasting floor covering, or wall hanging, approximately 24”x 36”. |
| Knit Surface with Entrelacs Shapes - $180.00 |
| Friday, October 16, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Kathryn Alexander | |
| Entrelac in its traditional form-rows of rectangles knit on opposing bias - is a fun and engaging surface to knit. This short session lets you learn the traditional surface as well as some of the more whimsical surfaces. |
| KNITTING WITH HANDSPUN - $70.00 |
| Friday, October 16, 2009 | REGISTRATION
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| Workshop Time: 1:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Donna Kay | |
| This workshop will give you a system for determining the best use of your one of a kind yarns. Learn how to use your yarn to its best advantage. |
| Painting With Wool - 2 Day workshop - $350.00 |
| Friday, October 16, 2009 - Saturday, October 17, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Mehmet Girgiç and Theresa May-O’Brien | |
| We will teach students how to blend, layer and manipulate the wool to behave as paint and pencil line for painterly wool felt work. |
| RATTAN KNITTING/ CARRY-ALL BASKET - $125.00 |
| Friday, October 16, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 5:00 | |
| Instructor: Wendy Jensen | |
| Students will learn to weave a Knitting/Carry-All basket with rattan. |
| Spinning for a Purpose and Designing - $245.00 |
| Friday, October 16, 2009 - Saturday, October 17, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:00 | |
| Instructor: Nancy Shroyer | |
| Planning a project from spinning samples, then, knitting swatches to determine the appropriate outcome. This is a two day class! |
| A Rainbow of Natural Dyes - $95.00 |
| Saturday, October 17, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 12:00 | |
| Instructor: Debbie MacCrea | |
| In this half-day class, you will be introduced to the magic of natural dyeing. |
| Combination Knitting - $75.00 |
| Saturday, October 17, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 12:00 | |
| Instructor: Annie Modesitt | |
| Christened Combination Knitting |
| Crocheted Tips, Tricks and Hints - $75.00 |
| Saturday, October 17, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 1:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Lily Chin | |
| Learn all the little secrets to make crocheting life easier and better. Find out how to work a foundation chain that is not too tight. Join a new skein of yarn or a new color without losing that first stitch. |
| Edges & Borders - $150.00 |
| Saturday, October 17, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Carol Wood | |
| This class will be a full day of curl-blasting and decorative techniques: parallel and perpendicular edges, I-cord and its potential (homage to Elizabeth Zimmerman), corrugated ribbing, hems & facings, Kitchener BO on a ribbed edge, picot, etc. |
| Felted Shawl with Mawata Silk (Silk Hankies) - $125.00 |
| Saturday, October 17, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Nan Crawford | |
| Wet felt a soft and luxurious shawl using Leicester Longwool roving accented with silk hankies (mawata silk). |
| Kitchen Sink Yarns - $75.00 |
| Saturday, October 17, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 12:00 | |
| Instructor: Janel Laidman | |
| This class is a hands-on experimental drumcarding class. We will make a variety of different yarns by carding “stuff” into wool. |
| Knitting Tips and Tricks - $75.00 |
| Saturday, October 17, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 12:00 | |
| Instructor: Lily Chin | |
| Learn all the little secrets to make knitting life easier and better. Find out how to cast on in 2-tail method without running out of the second tail. |
| Longwool Freefelt Pet Mats - $125.00 |
| Saturday, October 17, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Robin Blakney-Carlson | |
| A feltmaking workshop for pet and fiber lovers who want to support our domestic woolgrowers and the rare Leicester Longwool, featured breed of this year’s NYS Sheep and Wool Festival. |
| Needle Felting for Wearable Art - $90.00 |
| Saturday, October 17, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Lisa Cruse | |
| Learn needle felting techniques and improve your design skills in this day long workshop with hands-on instruction in wool fabrics and felt, fulled pieces and non-wool fabrics such as denim. |
| NORWEGIAN MITTENS - $130.00 |
| Saturday, October 17, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Donna Kay | |
| In this workshop we will be knitting a sample Norwegian mitten. We will cover tangle free stranded knitting (2 colors), chart reading, gusset shaping and finishing. |
| Rug Hooking - A ewe hooked by you - $150.00 |
| Saturday, October 17, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 5:00 | |
| Instructor: Sue Charbonneau | |
| Using richly colored wools you will hook a primitive sheep just full of personality. |
| Spindle Spinning for Beginners - $75.00 |
| Saturday, October 17, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 1:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Janel Laidman | |
| Learn the magic of making your own yarn, no experience necessary! In this class we will take a stick with a weight on it and use it to turn a pile of fluffy soft wool into yarn. |
| Using Fresh Twist Energy to Create New Knit Surface - $180.00 |
| Saturday, October 17, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Kathryn Alexander | |
| Yarn constructions of every kind begin by spinning a single yarn. I feel this is where our knowledge of yarns and the physics behind them should originate. |
| Wavy Lace Scarf - $75.00 |
| Saturday, October 17, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 1:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Annie Modesitt | |
| Learn the basic theory behind knitting lace, and perfect your lace chart reading skills. |
| Blending Colors at the Wheel - $150.00 |
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Amy Tyler | |
| Learn to make unique multi-colored yarns at the wheel, without dyeing or the use of carding/combing equipment. |
| Borderline Personalities or - $75.00 |
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 12:00 | |
| Instructor: Lily Chin | |
| Borders and edgings differ from trims in that they are very often worked separately, usually in a different direction. The main knitting is then picked up from this border or edging and worked upwards. |
| Complex Collage - $125.00 |
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Robin Blakney-Carlson | |
| This wet felting technique focuses on creating a complex, highly textured surface design by employing a heavy collage of a myriad of fibers and fabric elements: a range of prefelts, silk fiber, metallics, locks of Leicester Longwool, etc. |
| Dimensional Felting into Foam - $65.00 |
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 12:00 | |
| Instructor: Lisa Cruse | |
| Create a 3-D needle felted rose design to use as an embellishment and learn new techniques for your projects by felting in relief with hand dyed wool on a wool felt square. |
| Dyeing Self Striping Sock Yarn - $75.00 |
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 1:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Nancy Shroyer | |
| Dye your own self striping sock yarn using a bit of math. |
| Felted Soaps - $50.00 |
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 12:00 | |
| Instructor: Nan Crawford | |
| Wet felt around three handcrafted organic goat milk/olive oil soaps to create unique gifts (for others or yourself!). |
| FLEECE LINED MITTENS - $130.00 |
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 12:00 | |
| Instructor: Donna Kay | |
| Fleece mittens are warm and fun to knit. We will work on a small child size pair in class. Learn how to use both locks of fleece and roving to create the fluffy lining. |
| Hand-painting a Variegated Yarn Guaranteed not to Stripe - $75.00 |
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 12:00 | |
| Instructor: Nancy Shroyer | |
| Even the best variegated yarns can cause striping and stacking. Learn why that happens and how to dye a yarn that will not stripe or stack. |
| Increases & Decreases - $75.00 |
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 12:00 | |
| Instructor: Annie Modesitt | |
| In the class the students will tackle the different types of increases and decreases used in knitting with special emphasis placed on determining whether a left or right slanting decrease/increase is most useful in a specific project. |
| Indigo - $200.00 |
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 | REGISTRATION
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| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Carol Wood & Debbie MacCrea | |
| This class will cover indigo and top-dyeing, and basic resist methods will be demonstrated as well. Gain hands-on experience with the processes of dyeing on wool and silk. |
| Needle Felted Sheep - $50.00 |
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 1:00 - 4:30 | |
| Instructor: Nan Crawford | |
| Create a freestanding Leicester Longwool sheep, approximately 5” tall, using actual Leicester Longwool locks and a felting needle. |
| Spinning Cashmere, Camel, Yak & Other down fibers - $75.00 |
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 | REGISTRATION
CLOSED |
| Workshop Time: 9:00 - 12:00 | |
| Instructor: Janel Laidman | |
| Learn to spin these dreamy soft luxury fibers! Cashmere, Yak and other down fibers can be easy to spin once you know how. |
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