1/2 Day Classes - Friday (June 7) PM
Checkin: 11:30am
Lunch: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Class: 1:00pm-4:00pm
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The online registration deadline was May 15, 2019. If you are still interested in attending a class, please call our office at 970-586-6104 to inquire about availability. Some classes have been cancelled due to low enrollment, some have seats remaining, and some are sold out.
Lunch: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Class: 1:00pm-4:00pm
(Back to Workshop Home Page)
The online registration deadline was May 15, 2019. If you are still interested in attending a class, please call our office at 970-586-6104 to inquire about availability. Some classes have been cancelled due to low enrollment, some have seats remaining, and some are sold out.
A Taste of Turkish TextilesINSTRUCTOR: Celeste Nossiter
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate (some experience with knitting 2 colors per row) MATERIALS: NO FEE! STUDENTS TO BRING: size 16" circular needles size 2 or 3, 5-7 colors of fingering weight wool DESCRIPTION: Learn about traditional Turkish knitting motifs applied to stranded colorwork knitting. See many examples of Turkish textiles for inspiration. We’ll experiment by combining motifs and colors in a stranded swatch. We’ll learn an easy new speed swatching technique for using 2 colors per row. You will leave with ideas and a pattern to design a hat of your own. Some stranded knitting experience required. Materials: size 2 or 3 16” circular needle, 5-6 solid colors of fingering or sock yarn. INSTRUCTOR BIO: All my life the joy and mystery of color has been my motivating principle, first in painting and now in knitwear design. I have a BA from Brandeis University and an MFA from Pratt Institute but after being a starving artist and unable to get a full time college teaching job, I gave up that dream. Twenty years later I discovered Fair Isle knitting. In 2003 a knitting tour of Shetland, Scotland rekindled my creative juices and I began making my own knitted designs. That sparked an intensive learning period when I experienced that color in knitting doesn’t work the same way as color on canvas. I teach at yarn stores including The Yarn Store at Nob Hill and Village Wools in Albuquerque, and Looking Glass Yarns in Santa Fe; Purl in the Pines in Flagstaff, AZ; Vortex Yarns, Taos NM; private studios and festivals including the Taos Wool Festival, Estes Park Wool Festival, Sneffles Fiber Festival in CO, On Higher Ground lll Retreat in Taos and Fiber Art Fiesta in Albuquerque. I am the Fun Events Coordinator for The Yarn Store. Contact Instructor |
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Kumihimo Beaded BraceletINSTRUCTOR: Mary Berry
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner MATERIALS: $20 (collected by instructor at class) STUDENTS TO BRING: Scissors and a tape measurer DESCRIPTION: Learn both the basics of Kumihimo (Japanese braiding) and how to add beads to your braids as you make a beautiful bracelet. Once you’ve made one, you won’t want to stop! INSTRUCTOR BIO: Mary Berry is living her dream raising sheep; teaching spinning, weaving, dyeing, and rug hooking classes; and creating fiber art that she loves. When she is not at home on the farm, you will find her teaching at her studio or at fiber festivals around the country coaxing one more student into trying something new, stretching a few boundaries, and doing more than they thought they could. Contact Instructor |
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Learn Tunisian Crochet the Easy WayINSTRUCTOR: Larissa Breloff
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner MATERIALS: $15 (collected by instructor at class) STUDENTS TO BRING: NOTHING! DESCRIPTION: This class will introduce you to the wonderful world of Tunisian crochet. You will learn how to hold the Afghan hook and yarn. You will learn the basic stitches, foundation rows, change colors and read patterns. Tunisian crochet is about twice the speed of knitting and is wonderful for blankets, pillows and placemats. We love this technique for its simplicity, interesting textures and integrity of the finished products. Each student will complete a sampler: dishcloth and can start a place mat or scarf. Supplies will be provided by the instructor. INSTRUCTOR BIO: Fiber artist Larissa Breloff, originally from Ukraine, moved to Colorado 25 years ago. Although her primary profession was engineering she has been knitting and crocheting professionally for over 45 years. She is a teacher, designer, “troubleshooter “of knitting / crochet problems and sales associate at Lambspun of Colorado. Larissa has been teaching and designing the art of Tunisian crochets for over 8 years and was a teacher at the Estes Park Wool Market in 2012 - 2018 Contact Instructor |
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Tunisian Crochet knit stitch in the roundINSTRUCTOR: Jody Francis
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate (Students must have a basic understanding of crochet at an Intermediate level) MATERIALS: $5 (collected by instructor at class) STUDENTS TO BRING: 5 or 6 inch double ended crochet hook appropriately sized for yarn of choice, two skeins/2 colors yarn of choice, scissors, and a darning needle to weave in ends. DESCRIPTION: Learn tunisian crochet in the round knit stitch using a small (5 inch) double ended crochet hook. The fabric looks as if it has been knit on top, and crocheted on the wrong side. Its plush, warm, and fabulous! Pattern and illustrations will be provided. Let's get stitching! INSTRUCTOR BIO: I’ve been a fiber artist for most of my life. Starting around 5 years of age, my mother taught me to knit. There were many square blankets for my dolls to be sure, and potholders a plenty for gifts. Around 8 years of age, my Aunt taught me to crochet whilst camping in the Big Horn mountains of Wyoming. Not to be too cliche, but I was hooked. The rest is history (or her story, as it turns out) and now I’ve graduated to teaching classes and passing on my fiber knowledge to the next group of fiber artists in the making. Hopefully, in the near future, there’ll be a Master of Stitches pin on my lapel. Until then, looking forward to more teaching and learning moments in my life. Let’s stitch!! Contact Instructor |
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