Full Day Classes - Friday, June 7
Check-In Begins: 8:00am
Class: 9:00am-12:00pm
Lunch: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Class: 1:00pm-4:00pm
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The online registration deadline is May 25, 2024
Class: 9:00am-12:00pm
Lunch: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Class: 1:00pm-4:00pm
(Back to Workshop Home Page)
The online registration deadline is May 25, 2024
Carding for Color: The Color Wheel |
INSTRUCTOR: Henry Clemes
CATEGORY: Fiber Prep SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate PREREQUISITE: Having taken our “Exploring the Drum Carder” or “Intro to Drum Carding” is preferred. Hands-on drum carding experience is a must. MATERIAL FEES: $50.00 Fee collected by the Instructor at the Workshop. STUDENTS TO BRING: N/A DESCRIPTION: We all learned in third grade art class that blue & yellow make green, but what if you were to go a step beyond this basic concept and explore the entire rainbow? This is color play for fiber artists! In this class, students will learn the theory behind how colors mix and use this knowledge to make their own fiber color wheel, as well as card a gradient batt of complementary colors. This class takes the theory of color blending and applies it to drum carding as never before. All carding and blending will be done on our Elite Series Drum Carders with each student using their own electric carder. All materials, carders, and tools will be provided by the instructors. INSTRUCTOR BIO: A lifelong woodworker and small business owner, Henry has been building fiber art equipment for almost 50 years and drum carders for over 40 years. Roy grew up working in his family’s woodshop and is the president of Lambtown Festival, the largest sheep and wool show in California. Together they have introduced many innovations to the fiber arts community and their equipment is known for being not only thoughtfully engineered but visually pleasing and durable as well. They regularly consult and instruct spinners, felters, fiber growers, and professional fiber artists in the use of drum carders for fiber prep. Contact Instructor |
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Explore Color in Spinning
INSTRUCTOR: Stephanie Flynn
CATEGORY: Spinning SKILL LEVEL: Beginner PREREQUISITE: Must be able to spin a continuous thread and have either a spindle or spinning wheel they are confident using. Must bring handcards or contact instructor before class MATERIAL FEES: $30.00 Fee collected by the Instructor at the Workshop. STUDENTS TO BRING: Working Spinning Wheel, any extra bobbins, whorls, or fiber to experiment with. A lazy kate if you have one, along with any thing in your spinning tool box. DESCRIPTION: Using primary colors of fiber we will blend a rainbow. We will talk about tints and shades and you will gain color confidence. Blending is a great way to get the color you want or refresh old roving for something fun and new to spin. Bring an inspiration picture or choose one during class to replicate and inspire you to move your spinning forward. INSTRUCTOR BIO: Stephanie Flynn Sokolov has a diverse expert background including spinning, weaving, knitting, felting, and dyeing. She instructs weaving on Craftsy.com and spinning on the Schacht School of Textile Arts. She co-authored Woven Scarves: 26 Inspired Designs for the Rigid Heddle Loom with Jane Patrick. Her other projects can be found in Spin-Off Magazine, The Weaver’s Idea book by Jane Patrick and on the Schacht Spindle website. All students are sure to find inspiration in any class she teaches. Contact Instructor |
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Flower Printing on Paper and Cotton
INSTRUCTOR: Carol Garnand
CATEGORY: Dyeing SKILL LEVEL: All PREREQUISITE: Ability to stand for 10 minutes at a time. Enthusiasm to learn new skills. MATERIAL FEES: $25.00 Fee collected by the Instructor at the Workshop. STUDENTS TO BRING: N/A DESCRIPTION: Learn to use a heat press to print flowers on paper and cotton. Students will practice on paper to learn method, then take home printed paper to make cards/framed prints. Afternoon project will be to print 2-4 vintage cotton napkins. Flowers are provided but students are encouraged to bring their own. Fresh flowers are best, usually those with darker colors such as red, blue or purple. Some leaves work with this method, such as coleus, germanium and coral bells. Wear clothes that may get stained and close toed shoes. INSTRUCTOR BIO: Carol Garnand is a passionate fiber artist having taught and created for 20 years as Carol SILKS. She started as a silk painter and evolved into a dyer, felter, and garment creator. Learning from her seamstress/tailor mother and grandmother about sewing while growing up, she discovered her art form in fiber during in her 40s. Carol loves learning new techniques and teaching others. Her recent passion has been eco-printing and the world of natural dyes. Through her involvement with the Janice Ford Memorial Dye Garden, a collaboration with the Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild and the Denver Botanic Gardens-Chatfield, she has access to local dye plants, with indigo being a favorite Contact Instructor |
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Weaving on Little Looms: Beyond the Basics
INSTRUCTOR: TeDi Jansen
CATEGORY: Weaving SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate PREREQUISITE: Have a general understanding of tapestry weaving, basic stitches and terminology. MATERIAL FEES: $30.00 Fee collected by the Instructor at the Workshop. STUDENTS TO BRING: N/A DESCRIPTION: Ready to take your tapestry weaving to the next step? Little tapestry looms are the perfect manageable tool to use to really understand new weaving stitches. In this class we'll take on several more advanced techniques including twill, overshot and clasped weft. It's a lot to pack into a day so come ready to warp and weave! INSTRUCTOR BIO: TeDi Jansen is a shepherdess, spinner, dyer, and weaver. After a midlife career change she turned to her sheep for inspiration. They whispered to her about creative yarns, woven goods, and teaching fiber skills to others, so that is what she did. TeDi lives with her partner, kids, and animal menagerie in Fort Collins, Colorado. She teaches locally and on her farm. Contact Instructor |
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Shawl Knitting Tips & Tricks
INSTRUCTOR: Paula Koerner
CATEGORY: Knitting SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate PREREQUISITE: In order for to feel comfortable in this class, students should know how to cast on, bind off, knit, purl, increase, decrease, read basic knitting instructions and have completed a few projects. MATERIAL FEES: None STUDENTS TO BRING: Each student must purchase a copy of the Fort Collins Shawl on Ravelry and either print or bring a device to view it on during class. Also bring 100 yards fingering weight yarn to practice (one color or multiple colors, ideally lighter shades you can see easily), size US 4, 5 & 7 - 32" circular knitting needles, scissors, stitch markers, sticky notes, Optional: chart keeper, pen, paper, fingering weight yarn to knit the actual shawl (320 yards color one, 370 yards color two, and 250 yards color three). Kits with three custom colorways from Herd of Cats Road Trip Sock Yarn (75% merino, 15% silk, 10% cashmere) will be available to purchase for $140. Ravelry DESCRIPTION: In this class, we will explore tips and tricks to create beautiful shawls including how to pick the right yarn for the drape you desire, exploring colors and putting different combinations together. We will learn how to knit the Fort Collins Shawl by Cally Monster and practice each technique in the pattern including German short rows, garter tab cast on, knitting the lace patterns, reading the charts, and performing increases and decreases. Finally we will learn how to do the Icelandic bind off and how to block shawls to get the shape desired. This crescent-shaped shawl is filled with an engaging blend of stitches and techniques to keep you entertained. Textured stitches and a mosaic knitting pattern decorate the shawl and then finish with an eye-catching lace edging. INSTRUCTOR BIO: Paula learned to knit in high school through 4-H. After college and two children, Paula picked up knitting again and she became completely obsessed and can’t imagine life without it. Her love of knitting and desire to learn new techniques has allowed Paula to challenge herself daily. Paula started teaching knitting classes in 2015 at a local yarn shop, one class at a time. Now she teaches multiple classes every month. Some of the classes she’s taught are sweaters, lace, felting, color work, and beginning knitting projects. Paula enjoys watching the skills of her students grow. She loves the confidence her students gain as they complete beautiful knitted projects they can enjoy and be proud of. Paula adores everything about teaching and loves when her students become committed to their projects. She finds it rewarding to see relationships and the comradery that develops among her students and believes that knitting is one of the universal languages that bring all people together. Paula is also a blogger and shares fun stories, tips and techniques on her blog at ChicksWithSticksKnit.com. Paula lives in Colorado and is married to her husband Travis and has two children Nathan and RoseMaree. Contact Instructor |
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Approachable Indigo Dyeing
INSTRUCTOR: Brooke Sinnes
CATEGORY: Dyeing SKILL LEVEL: All PREREQUISITE: None MATERIAL FEES: $45.00 Fee collected by the Instructor at the Workshop. STUDENTS TO BRING: Rubber gloves & plastic bags to take home wet dyed items. DESCRIPTION: Are you interested in dyeing with indigo but intimidated by the complexity of the chemistry behind it? This class is for you! In this day long class we will learn how to set up a natural indigo vat that can be used with either protein or cellulose fibers. We will dye 5 ounces of yarn, and a cotton drawstring bag during the class. Additionally we will cover how to “tune up” your indigo vat and keep it for later use. INSTRUCTOR BIO: Brooke Sinnes is the owner of Sincere Sheep where she has been naturally dyeing for over 20 years. She appreciates that natural dyeing provides us with opportunities to connect with the world around us, to history, and other cultures. Contact Instructor |
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