2023 Workshops

Thursday, June 8
Friday, June 9
at Estes Park High School
1600 Manford Avenue
Estes Park, CO 80517
9am-4pm (lunch included)

Registration Information:

Registration: Feb 13 - May 25, 2023

(Half Day Classes $75.00  / Full Day Classes $115.00  /  2 Day Classes $230.00 ) Other fees may apply. See course for details.

Please print your ticket(s) and have them ready for check-in.
​More information will be emailed to all workshop attendees by June 1.

Thursday, June 8

1/2 Day AM Classes

• ​Longwool Intensive
• Intro to Brioche Stitch
• Introduction to Cable Knitting​

1/2 Day PM Classes

• ​Rare Breeds Trek: Spinning
• ​​Turkish Spindle 101​
• Correcting (and Avoiding) Knitting Mistakes
• Beginner Punch Needle
• Introduction to Stranded Colorwork
• ​Needle Felting Sheep

Full Day Classes

• ​Spinning all the Camelids -- Llama, Alpaca, Camel, Paco-Vicuna, and Suri
• Woven Wall Hangings - An Introduction to Frame Weaving
  
• Introduction to Botanical Dyeing
  
• Exploring the Drum Carder
  
• Market Basket Basics and Beyond
  
• Spinning to Weave
  
• ​Using Nature to Create Surface Design for Weavers, Fetlers and Quilters
  

Friday, June 9

1/2 Day AM Classes

• Freestyle Weaving for the Creative Spirit
• Sheep to Skein: Fiber Processing for Funsies!
  
• Spinning 101 - Beginning Spinning on a Wheel
  
• Altering Knit and Crochet Patterns for Size, Gauge, and Style
  
• Buzzy Bee
  
• Learning to Spin on the Great Wheel
  
• ​"Turtally" Awesome Needle Felted Turtles
  

1/2 Day PM Classes

• ​​​Wet Felting for Bold, Graphic Effects
• Fiber Across the Wheel
  
• Woolen Watercolors - Painting with Wool
  
• Textured Crochet Stitches
  
• Spinning Wheel Synergy
  
• ​What's the Buzz about a Needle Felted Beehive?
  

Full Day Classes

• Learn Portuguese Knitting
• Adventures in Drum Carding
  
• Openwork Vessels with Natural Fibers
  
• ​Botanical Printing for Fiber
  

Two Day Classes

Thu-Fri (2 day) classes

• Beginning Inkle Weaving
• ​A Fleece Followed Me Home, Now What?
  

Cancellation Policies

​In the event that you must withdraw from a workshop that you have purchased, please contact events@estes.org.  There is a $25 cancellation fee per cancelled workshop.  You will receive a refund less the cancellation fee for workshops cancelled on or prior to May 12, 2023.  Cancellations will not be accepted after May 12, 2023, but you may transfer your workshop to another person.  If another person takes your place in a workshop, please contact us so that the workshop instructor can be notified.  If you have any questions, please contact Kevin McDonald at 970-577-3905 or kmcdonald@estes.org.  All registrations include lunch.

Demos

Interested in providing a demo for the 2023 Wool Market?  Fill out this application online!

Demo Application