Fiber Expo Spring 2013

Available Classes/Workshops

 Saturday, March 9, 2013

Morning

#101 - Creating a Striped Yarn from Solid Colored Rovings - Suzanne Pufpuff - instructor.  This is an ALL DAY class with a long lunch break.   9:00 - Noon & 2:00 - 4:30 pm 

Cost:  $65/student plus a $20 material fee to be paid directly to the instructor at the beginning of class.

Skill Level:  Intermediate

Class Requirements:  Bring to Class:  Spinning wheel in working order, at least two bobbins and your favorite spinning supplies.  Knitting needles and/or crochet hooks for sampling.

Description:   Learn how to make a 3-ply striped yarn where you choose the colors and stripe length as you go. Instructor will provide 3 colors of roving for each student. Class will cover determining lengths and percentages of stripes and Navaho plying. Students will also make either knitting or crocheted samples of yarn to see how the striping is working. Multiple samples with different percentages will be created.

Class Size:  10 

#102 Felted "Cobweb" Scarves - Sue Schalk - instructor, 9:00 - Noon

Cost:  $45/student, all materials included.

Skill Level:  Beginner

Requirements:  At least one bath towel in a plastic bag (2 gal baggies work well).  Bring rubber gloves for the wet felting if you choose.

Description:  Students will felt a delicate and pretty 'cobweb' scarf from hand-pinted merino top using a wet felting technique.  We will use super soft 18 micron merino for next to skin softness.  Several color schemes will be available for your choosing.  These scarves are lightweight and perfect for everyday ware.  Let your creativity shine! 

Class Size:  8 

#103 - Learn To Spin With a Drop Spindle - Kathy Moskal - instructor, 9:00 - 11:00 am

Cost:  #45/student, includes all materials and the drop spindle.

Skill Level:  Beginner

Description:   - Drop spindles and roving are included for you to keep and will be supplied at class time.  Using a spindle is a very economical way to learn hand-spinning for a beginner.  Drop Spindles are inexpensive to buy (relative to a spinning wheel) and also very easy to make.  Once you have mastered the spindle you will have learned the steps needed for spinning on the spinning wheel:  drafting out fibers, twisting the fiber into yarn, plying, winding up and storing the spun yarn.  This is a very relaxed class!  

Class Size:  9

#104 - Hook A Silky Flower Pin - Annette Shaffer - instructor, 9:00 - Noon

Cost:  $35/student.  Includes all materials.

Skill Level:  Beginner

Requirements:  Please bring sharp scissors to class.

Description:   - Using the techniques of rug hooking and prodding, you will learn how to make your own hooked pins. The instructor will bring a colorful array of yarns, ribbons, fibers and silky fabrics for you to choose from.  The class fee includes all the supplies needed to create 2 unique pins.  Hooks and hoops will be provided for your use and may be purchased but please bring sharp fabric scissors. Rug hooking experience not required.  

Class Size:  10

#105 - Large Storage Basket - Kathy McMinn - instructor - ALL DAY (6-7 hours)

Cost:  $65/student plus $25 material fee to be paid directly to the instructor at beginning of class.

Skill Level:  Beginner

Description:   This is a large basket (12 x 18 x 8) that will have many uses. Students will learn to make a filled in bottom, weave a design up the sides, and add bushel basket handles. Several colors will be available to choose from.   

Class Size:  8

#106 Free Cut Piecing - Mary Bajcz - instructor, 9 - Noon and 1 - 4 pm (6 hour class) 

Cost:  $65/student

Skill Level:  Intermediate

Bring To Class: 

Sewing maching and basic sewing supplies, rotary cutter with good blade, mat.  Iron and portable ironing surface (optional). Square rulers sizes 6" - 15", if you have them - instructor will bring her's to share.  Hera marker, point turner or chalk for marking hatch marks (optional). 

Fabric:  Six coordinating fat quarters for the leafy wall hanging.  Four fabrics at least 13 inches square for quarter circle blocks.  Other fabric pieces at least 6.5" square for a heart block and for exploration.  Fabrics that read as solids will show off your piecing, but prints can be used to good effect too.  Lots of fabric will broaden your options.  More fabric is better!

Description:   A  simple idea with countless possibilities:   stack  up pieces of fabric, slash through the stacks, rearrange the pieces and sew them back together into units that can be combined into   traditional, pictorial,  or abstract designs with curves (or not).  Think of this of this as drawing with your rotary cutter, but you don’t have to know how to draw.  We’ll make a leafy wall hanging in class and make some other units to learn the technique.   This piecing method makes fabric that can be used in quilts or clothing. Try it; it’s liberating!   www.scrap-happy.biz 

Class Size:  Min 4 - Max 10

Afternoon

 #201 - Make your own Self Stripping Sock Yarn - Sue Schalk, instructor - 1:00 - 4:00 pm

Cost:  $45, includes all materials.

Skill Level:  Beginner

Requirements:  Bring to class:  gloves for dyeing (kitchen gloves work fine) and an apron you don't mind getting color on and  a plastic 2 gal. baggie to take home your wet sock yarn.

Description:   Socks are fun and creative, funky, self-stripping socks made with your own yarn are even more fun!   Did you ever wonder how to dye your sock yarn so it comes out in stripes? Well now is your chance. Students will learn how to calculate the amount of yarn for each stripe and wind up enough sock yarn to make one pair of self-stripping socks. Several different colors of dyes will be available and we will use a microwave to set the dye.  A jig will be used, similar to a warping board for weaving, which will be available for purchase after class.

Class Size:  8

#202 - Hand Painting Yarn - Kathy Moskal - Instructor, Noon - 3:00 pm

Cost:  $75/student, includes all equipment and materials.

Skill Level:  Beginner

Description:   In this class we will learn different dyeing techniques to hand paint yarns using protein dyes to dye animal fiber yarns in the microwave.  Class includes tools, dyes and two 4oz skeins of Sock Yarn.

Please bring an apron (the instructor has disposable aprons & masks for this who don’t have their own), rubber gloves (like kitchen dishwashing gloves) and wear comfortable shoes, as most of this is done standing up.  

Class Size:  8 

#203 - Hook A Sheep - Annette Shaffer - Instructor - 1 - 4 pm

Cost:  $35/student.  Includes all materials.

Skill Level:  Beginner

Requirements:  Please bring sharp scissors to class.

Description:   - Using the technique of rug hooking, you will hook a sheep in your choice of one of three designs.   The instructor will bring a variety of black and white wools for you to choose from.  The class fee includes all the materials needed to hook and finish one 6” sheep.  Hooks and hoops will be provided for your use and may be purchased but please bring sharp fabric scissors.  This is a fun project for those with some rug hooking experience but can also be done by new rug hookers..  

Class Size:  10

#204 - Australian Locker Hooking - Annette Taylor - instructor,  Noon - 4:30 pm

Cost:  $40/student plus $20 material fee

Skill Level:  Beginner

Class Requirements:  Pleae bring needle nose pliers, sharp scissors and a pen or pencil to class.

Description:  Using a locker hook you will use various colors of roving to weave through a medium and create a 6.5" x 7.5"  project.  At the end or this class you will be able to create templates in your own unique designs for future projects.

Class Size:  9

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Morning

 #301 - Designing a Custom Fit Entrelac Garment - Suzanne Pufpaff - instror.  This is an ALL DAY class with a long lunch break.  9:00 am - Noon & 2:00 - 4:00 pm

Cost:  $65/person plus a $5 material fee to be paid directly to the instructor at beginning of class.

Skill Level:  Intermediate

Class Requirements:  Bring to class:  Yarn to create swatches for desired garment, needles to match yarn chosen and your favorite knitting supplies.

Description:  If you have a good understanding of the Entrelac knit structure and are ready to go beyond the rectangle, this is the workshop for your.  The class will cover how to design and size a garment in Entrelac, creating a personally fit and styled garment for each student.  Also covered will be how Entrelac interacts with straight knitting, working color into Entrelac, pattern stitches in Entrelac and more.  This is a great follow-up class for creating a striped yarn, since Entrelac uses striped; yarns very effectively.  

Class Size:  10

#302 - Intro To Rug Weaving - Leslie Moskal - instructor,  9:00 - Noon

Cost:  $85/student, includes all materials and use of loom.

Skill Level:  No prior weaving experience is needed.

Description:   Always wanted to learn how to weave but were afraid to start? Here's your chance!!!  This class is the perfect way to see if you might like this marvelous art form.  In this class students will only learn how to weave using a 2-shaft rug loom; we will not learn warping as that can be a whole day or more on its own.  You will take home a 2 by 3 foot rug that you have woven!  At least 1 loom will be available for purchase after class.

Choice of materials for weaving: SELVEDGES - Shaggy stringy edges from upholstery make beautiful soft shaggy rugs.

A two shaft rug loom warped with cotton rug warp and materials to weave a 2 x 3 foot rug are supplied, not other matierals will be needed. 

    Class Size:  2

Afternoon

 #401 - Silk Scarf Painting - Sue Schalk - Instructor, 12:30 - 3:30 pm

Cost:  $45/student, all materials included.

Skill Level:  Beginner

Requirements:  Students may wish to bring gloves for dyeing and an apron.

Description:   Students will explore several painting techniques for painting silk scarves. Methods may include using a washable resist to create a design and then painting your pattern; water-color painting using dyes; and using salt to create interesting effects.  All materials will be provided and students will have the opportunity to make 2 different silk scarves. 

Class Size:  8

#402 - Intro To Rug Weaving - Leslie Moskal - instructor, 12:30 - 3:30 pm

Cost:  $85/student, includes all materials and use of loom.

Skill Level:  No prior weaving experience is needed.

Description:   Always wanted to learn how to weave but were afraid to start? Here's your chance!!!  This class is the perfect way to see if you might like this marvelous art form.  In this class students will only learn how to weave using a 2-shaft rug loom; we will not learn warping as that can be a whole day or more on its own.  You will take home a 2 by 3 foot rug that you have woven!  At least 1 loom will be available for purchase after class.

Choice of materials for weaving: SELVEDGES - Shaggy stringy edges from upholstery make beautiful soft shaggy rugs.

A two shaft rug loom warped with cotton rug warp and materials to weave a 2 x 3 foot rug are supplied, not other matierals will be needed. 

    Class Size:  2

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