Full Day Classes - Thursday, June 9
Checkin: 8:30am
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 20, 2022
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 20, 2022
Add a Bead: Knitting with Beads
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INSTRUCTOR: Ivy Sipes
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner PREREQUISITE: Student should be comfortable knitting and purling on fingering weight yarn. MATERIALS: $10 (collected by instructor at class) For printed materials and supplies. STUDENTS TO BRING: Fingering weight yarn, Size 6 seed beads, US 4 knitting needles, US 14 crochet hook. DESCRIPTION: Add a little sparkle to your knitting with beads! This class will teach two methods to add beads while you knit. We will start by stringing them onto the yarn before you start your project and then work them into your fabric with a tiny crochet hook. We will explore how the beads will sit differently in your fabric and where to place them in your patterns. Ivy will bring different tools for you to try to find the best way for you to add some sparkle to your knitting. INSTRUCTOR BIO: Ivy Sipes has been knitting since she was nine years old. In 2009, she and her family opened a yarn store in Fort Collins, Colorado. Ivy has spent the last seven years devoting her time to studying knitting and achieving her Level 1 Masters in hand knitting from the Knitting Guild Association. While teaching knitting, to beginners and experienced knitters alike, Ivy was inspired to design easy-to-knit patterns without losing style. Ivy has been self publishing patterns on Ravelry as well as for her store. She designed a series of easy headbands for the Brown Sheep Company and had the winning design for Skacel’s DIY knit-ccessory necklace competition, along with being published for Knit Picks and other publications. Contact Instructor |
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Spiraling Colors Cathead Basket
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INSTRUCTOR: Linda G. Lugenbill
SKILL LEVEL: All PREREQUISITE: Everyone is welcome. MATERIALS: $20 (collected by instructor at class) STUDENTS TO BRING: Towel, small basin for soaking, apron, awl, craft scissors, pencil, tape measure, 6 wooden clothespins-Do not buy anything. I will bring class tool box for shared use. DESCRIPTION: Dyed and natural reed will be used to create this basketry bowl. This project features a hand-shaped cat head base and a spiraling, continuous twill weave. Color placement will be explored. Shaping and size control will also be our focus. The basket is topped with a unique folded and lashed rim treatment. Embellishing options will be demonstrated. INSTRUCTOR BIO: For more than 35 years Linda has been acquiring her foundation of basketry skills. Her journey as a basket-maker has taken her around the country and to Europe where she encountered new techniques and materials. Many traditional basket-makers, masters of the trade, shared their knowledge with Linda, and it is her mission to pass those traditions on to others. Her classes are based upon the sound construction methods she wants participants to utilize in their work. Material handling and processing are also highlighted in her workshops. Linda's basket-making journey has afforded her opportunities to teach, sell baskets, write, work on museum projects, and participate in exhibitions. She is currently focused on creating and incorporating natural dyed plant fibers in her basketry. Contact Instructor |
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Eco-Printing on Fabric for Weavers, Felters, & Quilters
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INSTRUCTOR: Carol Garnand
SKILL LEVEL: All PREREQUISITE: Bring enthusiasm and interest in learning new techniques, plus the ability to stand for up to 10 minutes at a time. MATERIALS: $25 (collected by instructor at class) STUDENTS TO BRING: Wear clothing that may get stained and bring an apron and rubber gloves. Instructor will provide all class materials. If you have any leaves or natural materials to share for class, please bring and we’ll try them. DESCRIPTION: Do you love nature? Learn to print using leaves, flowers, seed pods, and other natural materials to create patterns on silk, cotton, and linen. This eco-printing evokes the Colorado outdoors. After learning sample eco-printing techniques you will create your own piece to take home: a silk scarf, cotton fat-quarter, or linen place mat. Instructor will provide all materials needed. 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 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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Felted Scarves
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INSTRUCTOR: Shirley Ellsworth
SKILL LEVEL: All PREREQUISITE: None MATERIALS: $25 (collected by instructor at class) STUDENTS TO BRING: It is helpful (but not required), if students bring scissors and kitchen gloves. All other materials will be supplied by instructor. DESCRIPTION: This class will introduce you to the wonderful world of working with fiber to create wearable art. You will design and create your own fluid and thin scarf using merino wool and silk fibers. Simple soap and water will transform the loose fibers into a soft, flattering scarf. Each student will leave with a sampler scarf (or a beautiful piece of wall art) after learning the basics of wet felting technique. INSTRUCTOR BIO: Shirley is the owner and manager of Lambspun of Colorado. She has been in the fiber arts business for over 30 years. With her staff, she has been teaching the art of watercolor felted shawls, scarves, purses, and slippers for the past six years. Recently, she has been exploring the art of felting without the support of a silk scarf to create a beautiful design. Contact Instructor |
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Exploring the Drum Carder
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INSTRUCTOR: Henry & Roy Clemes
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner PREREQUISITE: None MATERIALS: $35 (collected by instructor at class) STUDENTS TO BRING: A positive attitude for learning! DESCRIPTION: Drum carders are a mystery to the average fiber artist: fiber is fed into the carder, ends up on the big drum, and something magical happens in between. In this class, students begin the day by learning the history of drum carders, how they work, and why they function the way they do. The fun goes hands-on for the rest of the day as we delve into the differences of woolen and worsted carding, explore the many tools that make drum carding more efficient, and crank out five different batts. The first batt will be hand cranked before switching over to Electric Drive for the duration of class. 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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Tints, Toners, & Shades, Oh My!
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INSTRUCTOR: Peggy Doney
SKILL LEVEL: All PREREQUISITE: None MATERIALS: $40 (collected by instructor at class) STUDENTS TO BRING: Old clothes and comfortable shoes (not sandals), apron, pen or pencil. Some also prefer to bring safety eye protection. DESCRIPTION: As you follow the Yellow Brick Road on your dyeing adventure, you don’t need to be afraid of tints, toners, and shades! Learn hands-on about adding “white,” grey, and black to your colors and the role that additives play in helping you to achieve uniform results with immersion dyeing, along with safety, dye stock mixing, and equipment. Watch the Wizard use the recipes to dye a sample skein of yarn. Leave with samples, recipes, knowledge about how much Albegal Set, Glauber’s salt, and acetic acid to use for different depths of shades, and the courage to strike out on your own! (Note: Toto will need to stay home.) INSTRUCTOR BIO: Peggy Doney has been fascinated with color since her first box of crayons. For many years, she has been discovering color recipes using triad, value, and gradient studies. If there is anything that Peggy enjoys as much as creating with fiber and color, it’s sharing that passion with others. From an annual fiber arts gathering in her backyard to teaching workshops for guilds, retreats, festivals, and one-on-one sharing, Peggy likes to pass on her excitement for fiber and color. Peggy knows all the dyeing jokes, has a plethora of dye pots, and now uses her big box of crayons as a reference material. She makes her home in Colorado Springs with her fiber-enabler husband, Jeff, and two undyed white dogs. Contact Instructor |
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Beginning Weaving
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INSTRUCTOR: TeDi Jansen
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner PREREQUISITE: None MATERIALS: $25 (collected by instructor at class) STUDENTS TO BRING: Nothing DESCRIPTION: Come and experience the wonderful world of weaving! We will be working on hand held tapestry I-looms. In this leisurely class, we’ll learn basic weaving terminology, how to warp the loom, basic tabby weave, and several other stitches and techniques including finishing. Loom use and all kinds of fun weaving materials will be supplied. Looms can be purchased after class for $69. 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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Introduction to Portuguese Knitting
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INSTRUCTOR: Shatzie Wardall
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate PREREQUISITE: A solid understanding of basic knitting skills is required in this class. You should know how to knit and purl in your traditional style of knitting. MATERIALS: $25 (collected by instructor at class) STUDENTS TO BRING: Knitting needles, preferably size 7 or 8 and one ball of soft cotton yarn (I recommend something like Hobby Lobby I Love This Cotton, as it is not to stiff and not too splitty.) DESCRIPTION: In this class we will explore the basics of the Portuguese style of knitting. We will focus on learning the knit and purl stitch and how to properly tension your yarn. We will also go over how some of the increases and decreases are done in the Portuguese style. We will start by working on some swatches, and then move on to a dish cloth pattern that will help you practice all the different stitches. INSTRUCTOR BIO: Shatzie Wardall learned to knit when her youngest son was born 10 years ago. Since then she has dived even deeper into the fiber world by learning how to spin, crochet, and recently exploring weaving. She lives in Deer Trail with her family and enjoys gardening along with her fiber crafts. Contact Instructor |
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