New Classes For Fall 2006!
Spinning:
Beginning Spinning:: Turning fleece into yarn is a magical
experience! In this introductory class, students will learn to spin using
the drop spindle and progress quickly to spinning on a wheel. Topics
covered will include: fiber selection, fiber
preparation, hand and drum carding, and plying. Emphasis will be on
getting comfortable with spinning on a wheel. Students will have an
opportunity to try different styles of wheels during class. Students must
bring their own wheel or rent one from V.W
Instructor: Jenny Fehlau Fee: $80.00 + tax
Saturday Sep 16
Sunday Sep 17
Saturday Sep 30
Saturday Oct
Quick and Easy Novelty Yarns: If those
beautiful, colorful, yarns that fill the shop right now make your
mouth water and you've ever wondered if there was a way you could make
them yourself come to this afternoon workshop and learn how to create
texture, and combine colors through plying techniques. Students should be
comfortable with using a spinning wheel before attending this class
Instructor: Jenny Fehlau Fee: $30.00 + tax
Saturday Sep 16
Speeding Up Your Spinning: A class for advanced beginner to intermediate
spinners, who are ready to start making more yarn in less time and still have
as much fun doing it. We'll start by learning how to use a drum
carder to speed up our fiber preparation time and good carding technique.
So that we end up with well prepared fibers that will help our
spinning go faster, as we learn the long draw and spinning from the fold,
spinning techniques to help us make more yarn at once.
Instructor: Jenny Fehlau
Saturday Sep 30
Saturday Oct 1
Knitting
and Crochet
Basic Knitting: Students
will learn the basics of casting on knit and purl stitches and casting
off. They will then progress to
essential shaping techniques; and assortment of popular stitch types; reading
graphs and finishing techniques. More dates TBA.
Fee: $65 + tax
Section 1: Tuesday, September 5, 12, 19,
and 26
Instructor: Sandy Dawson
Section 2: Wed., Sept.
13, 20, 27, and Oct 4
Instructor: Cheryl Kurzawa
Section 3: Wed., Sept 26, Oct. 3, 10, and 24
Instructor: Cheryl Kurzawa
Section 4: Saturday, January 6, 13, 20 and 27
Instructor: Cheryl Kurzawa
Toe-up Socks: Have you
ever worried if you were going to have enough yarn to finish a sock. If so,
this method is for you. There is no need
to knit a gauge swatch. Just choose your yarn and needles and begin knitting
from the toe up to the cuff. Since you
get to try on the sock as you are knitting, you will always get a perfect fit.
Basic sock skills needed.
Saturday September 9,
Instructor: Maura Stone
Basic Felted Tote Bag: Sample Displayed
This Beautiful and functional
bag is made of worsted-weight wool, held double, on large needles and knits up
quickly. Embellishments may include a
mohair contrast stripe at the top, a beautiful closure and (taught in a
separate workshop) needle felted accents.
The class is full of helpful
techniques: feltable I-cord handles, an I-cord
bind-off that you’ll find useful for other project finishes, picking up
stitches and of course, an introduction to the felting process. Pick
up a material list: there is homework to be completed before the start of the
first class.
Instructor: Cheryl Kurzawa Fee $50 + tax
Saturday, Sept. 16, 23 and Oct. 7
Mosaic Knitting:
This color technique is easy
and fun to knit. If you can slip a stitch and knit stripes you can knit these
beautiful patterns. In this class students will knit samples and play with
color. (Prerequisites: Students must be able to knit and purl while carrying on
a conversation.)
Instructor:
Tuesday September 19