3 hour class (half day)20 student max You’ve mastered the basic two-ply yarn. Now it’s time to jazz up your weaving and knitting. In this intermediate class, we will learn to create crepe, cabled and coiled yarns and see how these techniques can be used together to bring texture into your yarn. Students should bring
1-3 hour presentation50 student max The first question I always hear is “How do I get people/customers to come to my website/Ravelry group/Facebook page?” What we need to ask is “Where is my audience?” and we need to engage them where they are. This is a discussion on developing online communities through the use of
3 hour class (half day) or 6 hour class (full day)15 student max If you have cold feet about dyeing yarn and fiber… If you would love to create your own custom colorways… this is the class for you. In this class, we’ll start with food safe dyes you probably have in your own kitchen
3 hour class (half day)20 student max Are you a passionate knitter ready to deepen your understanding of yarn? Have you woven your way to the end of your stash? In this class, you will learn to make your own yarn using a drop spindle. Create unique yarns you can’t buy in the store and
3 hour class (half day)20 student max Double-coated fleeces have everything; a different fiber for every occasion! They’re the holy grail of spinning, if you can unlock the secret of how to separate them. In this class, we will look at how to efficiently separate the softer undercoat from the coarser outer coat. We’ll have
6 hour class (full day)20 student max Welcome to the world of bast plant fibers! Hold onto your linens, things areabout to get messy! During the morning, we’ll explore the preparation and processing ofbast fibers. In the afternoon, we’ll enjoy a sampler of bast fibers – flax, ramie, hemp, andjute. Dare to be bast-ic. For
3 hour class (half day)20 student max We know lofty yarn is warm, fuzzy, and light yarn, but how do we getthere? We’ll explore the fiber qualities, preparations, drafting style, and ply structuresthat make a yarn lofty and where these yarns best perform. To get into the rightheadspace to really understand loft, we recommend wearing
3 hour class (half day)20 student max Some fiber is stretchy and some is drapey. Some wool feels prickly andsome doesn’t. Most wool felts… but some doesn’t. Why? We’ll explore the microscopyof fiber and what that means to the hand spinner. We’ll have something squishy for youto spin while we zoom in on the world
3 hour class (half day)20 student max Congratulations on deciding to start your new fiber arts business! Beforeyou make that first sale, though, there are a few things you need to know. Frombuilding your paper trail for taxes in the beginning, to mounting your first marketingcampaign, we’ll cover the basics of monetizing your hobby. We’ll
