Carolina FiberFest

About the Festival

Carolina FiberFest Workshops will be held March 12‑14, 2026 in the Jim Graham Building at the NC State Fairgrounds.

NC State Fairgrounds 4285 Trinity Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607

Classes by Subject

Spinning

• March 12
Handspinning for Fair Isle, with Martha Owen - Thursday, 12‑6pm
Make the Most of Your Spinning Wheel, with Emolyn Liden - Thursday, 1‑4pm
Differential Pl(a)ying, with Crystal Hesser - Thursday, 2‑5pm
• March 13
Beginning Spinning on Spinning Wheel (A), with Julie Wilson - Friday, 9am‑1pm
Hand Carding and the Long Draw, with Martha Owen - Friday, 9am‑12pm
Spin the Yarn You Want, with Emolyn Liden - Friday, 9am‑12pm
Beginning Spinning on Spinning Wheel (B), with Julie Wilson - Friday, 2‑6pm
Spinning Easy and Elegant Artisan Yarns, with Julie Benac - Friday, 2‑6pm
Intro to Core Spinning, with Kris Jenkins - Friday, 3‑6pm
Beginning Drop Spindle (A), with Chelsea Fehskens - Friday, 5‑6pm
• March 14
Beginning Spinning on Spinning Wheel (C), with Julie Wilson - Saturday, 8am‑12pm
Electric Sheep: Exploring E-spinners, with Liza Q. Wirtz - Saturday, 9am‑3pm
Spindle and Wheel - Spinning on a Walking Wheel, with Martha Owen - Saturday, 9am‑1pm
Drop-In and Spin! (A), with Emolyn Liden - Saturday, 10‑11am
Drop-In and Spin! (B), with Emolyn Liden - Saturday, 11am‑12pm
Beginning Spinning on Spinning Wheel (D), with Julie Wilson - Saturday, 1‑5pm
Beginning Drop Spindle (B), with Chelsea Fehskens - Saturday, 2‑3pm
 
 

Knitting

• March 12
Intro To Brioche, with Amie Palmer - Thursday, 9am‑12pm
Design a Sweater in the Round, with Varian Brandon - Thursday, 12‑4pm
Illusions in Shadows, with Jolie Elder - Thursday, 12‑2pm
Knitting Sweaters That Fit, with Heather Storta - Thursday, 12‑3pm
Dye Your Own Sock Blank, with Amie Palmer - Thursday, 1‑4pm
The Shape of the Shawl, with Rusty Boyd - Thursday, 2‑5pm
Practical Double Knitting, with Jolie Elder - Thursday, 3‑6pm
Bob and Weave, with Heather Storta - Thursday, 4‑6pm
Traditional Stranded Colorwork, with Varian Brandon - Thursday, 5‑6:30pm

• March 13
Intro To Knitting Socks Two-At-A-Time, with Amie Palmer - Friday, 9am‑12pm
Stranded Colorwork Knitting – Getting Started, with Varian Brandon - Friday, 9am‑12pm
Stunt Knitting - Safety Lines, with Jolie Elder - Friday, 9am‑12pm
Visible Mending, with Heather Storta - Friday, 9am‑12pm
Knit Socks That Fit, with Amie Palmer - Friday, 12:30‑2:30pm
Continental Crossover (A), with Beth Remhof - Friday, 1‑2:30pm
Holding Yarns in Two Hands for Stranded Colorwork, with Varian Brandon - Friday, 1‑3pm
Knitting Tips and Tricks, with Heather Storta - Friday, 1‑4pm
Leaf Motifs for Knitters and Crocheters, with Lisa Doherty - Friday, 1‑4pm
Looping Back, with Jolie Elder - Friday, 1‑4pm
Swatching for Knitting in the Round, with Varian Brandon - Friday, 4‑6pm
• March 14
Grafting Like a Pro, with Heather Storta - Saturday, 9am‑12pm
Mastering Tubular Cast-On, with Jennifer Lee - Saturday, 9am‑12pm
Oops! Now What Do I Do?, with Jolie Elder - Saturday, 9am‑12pm
Stranded Colorwork Knitting - Deep Dive, with Varian Brandon - Saturday, 9am‑12pm
Swatch Your Vacation, with Lisa Doherty - Saturday, 10am‑12pm
Combination Knitting, with Jolie Elder - Saturday, 1‑4pm
Finishing School - Knitting, with Heather Storta - Saturday, 1‑4pm
Mastering Tubular Bind-Off, with Jennifer Lee - Saturday, 1‑4pm
Using Steeks Stitches, with Varian Brandon - Saturday, 1‑4pm
Continental Crossover (B), with Beth Remhof - Saturday, 3‑4:30pm

Felting

• March 12
Trellis Scarf, with Patti Barker - Thursday, 1‑5pm
Needle Felt a Bright Flamingo, with Melissa Gray - Thursday, 3‑5pm
• March 13
Mosaic Nuno Felt Tunic, with Patti Barker - Friday, 9am‑3pm
Needle Felted Llama, with Sheena O'Shea - Friday, 9am‑12pm
Needle Felt Lavender Sachet, with Alesia Moore - Friday, 12‑1pm
Needle Felt a Sparrow (Brooch or Picture), with Alesia Moore - Friday, 2‑3:30pm
Needle Felt a Steampunk Owl, with Melissa Gray - Friday, 3:30‑6pm
Needle Felt a Mini Landscape, with Alesia Moore - Friday, 4:30‑6pm
• March 14
Felted Basket, with Patti Barker - Saturday, 9am‑3pm
Needle-Felted Woodland Critters, with Jennifer Costa - Saturday, 9am‑1pm
Painting with Wool - Starry Night, with Alesia Moore - Saturday, 12‑3pm
 
 

Crochet

• March 12
Intro To Crochet - Let's Make a Basket, with Amie Palmer - Thursday, 4:30‑7:30pm
Crochet a Farmhouse Rug - In One Day, with Alesia Moore - Thursday, 5‑7pm
• March 13
Corner to Corner Crochet, with Rusty Boyd - Friday, 9am‑12pm
Leaf Motifs for Knitters and Crocheters, with Lisa Doherty - Friday, 1‑4pm
Mosaic Crochet, with Rusty Boyd - Friday, 1‑4pm
Tunisian Crochet Beginner Coaster (A), with Siobhan Boothe - Friday, 1‑2pm
Getting Started With Crocheted Amigurumi (Two Part), with Amie Palmer - starts Friday, 3‑6pm
Next Steps in Tunisian Crochet (A), with Siobhan Boothe - Friday, 4‑6pm
• March 14
Tunisian Crochet Beginner Coaster (B), with Siobhan Boothe - Saturday, 9‑10am
Swatch Your Vacation, with Lisa Doherty - Saturday, 10am‑12pm
Intro To Tapestry Crochet, with Amie Palmer - Saturday, 1‑4pm
Wonky Freeform Spirals, with Lisa Doherty - Saturday, 1‑4pm
Next Steps in Tunisian Crochet (B), with Siobhan Boothe - Saturday, 2‑4pm

Dyeing

• March 12
Dye Your Own Sock Blank, with Amie Palmer - Thursday, 1‑4pm
Natural Ecoprinting on Silk and Wool, with M. Theresa Brown - Thursday, 1‑7pm
• March 13
Color Ecoprinting on Silk and Wool, with M. Theresa Brown - Friday, 9am‑3pm
Dyeing with Lichens: An ancient source for color, with Cody Hecker - Friday, 4‑6pm
Seeds to Rainbow: Start Your Dye Garden (A), with Stacy Bohovsky - Friday, 5‑6pm
• March 14
Leather Ecoprinting for the Home Sewer, with M. Theresa Brown - Saturday, 9am‑3pm
Seeds to Rainbow: Start Your Dye Garden (B), with Stacy Bohovsky - Saturday, 1‑2pm
Dyeing with Mushrooms, an introduction to using fungi as a dye source., with Cody Hecker - Saturday, 2‑4:30pm
Growing a Regenerative Dye Garden, with Bethany Hebbard - Saturday, 2‑4pm
 
 

Weaving

• March 12
Introduction to Rigid Heddle Weaving, with Margery Erickson - Thursday, 12‑6pm
Freestyle Weaving for the Creative Spirit, with Liza Q. Wirtz - Thursday, 3‑6pm
• March 13
Continuing Your Freestyle Weaving Journey, with Liza Q. Wirtz - Friday, 9am‑12pm
• March 14
Peg Loom Weaving, with Alesia Moore - Saturday, 9‑11am
FUNdamentals of Weaving: Learn To Weave Today!, with Julie Benac - Saturday, 1‑5pm
Mini Tapestry Weaving, with Leeman Smith - Saturday, 1‑5pm

Fiber Prep

• March 13
Fiberology - All about Wool (and other fibers) & Fleece Selection and Handling, with Alesia Moore - Friday, 9‑11am
Awesome Angora – Preparing, Blending and Spinning Rabbit Fiber and Blends, with Elaina Kenyon - Friday, 2‑5pm
Gettin’ Batty with It: Art-Batt Tools and Techniques, with Liza Q. Wirtz - Friday, 2‑5pm
• March 14
Fiber Blending for Everyone - Basics of Fiber Blending using Simple Tools, with Elaina Kenyon - Saturday, 2‑5pm
 
 

Other Subjects

• March 12
Oxford Punch Needle Skinny Mini Rug (Two-Day), with Kathy Donovan - starts Thursday, 12‑6pm
Basket Weaving - Diamonds of Gold, with Pam Hickson-Milat - Thursday, 1‑7pm
Cotton Spun Sheep, with Sheena O'Shea - Thursday, 2‑4pm
Hands on Angora Rabbits, with Elaina Kenyon - Thursday, 2‑5pm
Sewing for Fiber Artists, with Julie Benac - Thursday, 2‑5pm
• March 13
Basket Weaving - Middle Jo (Multimedia Josephine Knot), with Pam Hickson-Milat - Friday, 9am‑5pm
Punch Needle Tufting, with Leeman Smith - Friday, 9am‑1pm
Mini Gourd Mice, with Cara Bevan - Friday, 10am‑12pm
Fanciful Gourd Fish, with Cara Bevan - Friday, 1‑5pm
• March 14
Basket Weaving - Swedish Star, with Pam Hickson-Milat - Saturday, 9am‑1pm
Beginner Oxford Punch Needle Spring Lamb, with Kathy Donovan - Saturday, 9am‑12pm
Adventures In Upcycling, with Beth Remhof - Saturday, 10am‑12pm

Cancellation and Refund Policy

For 30+ days before, receive a 95% refund. Between 30 and 5 days, receive a 75% refund. No refunds within 5 days of class start date.

To cancel an enrollment or request a refund, contact [email protected].

About the Carolina Fiber Fest

Carolina FiberFest Workshops will be held March 12‑14, 2026 in the Jim Graham Building at the NC State Fairgrounds.

 

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Classes in Chronological Order

Intro To Brioche

  • • Instructor: Amie Palmer
  • • Price: $75
  • • Date: March 12

Join us for a warm, cozy adventure into two-color brioche knitting! In this hands-on class, you’ll learn the fundamental brioche knit and brioche purl stitches while creating a gorgeous, chunky cowl. We’ll take it step by step, building your confidence with this plush, reversible...

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Knitting Sweaters That Fit

  • • Instructor: Heather Storta
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 12

Have you ever knitted a sweater that ended up not fitting nicely? You matched gauge, and followed the pattern precisely, and it ended up too tight in the bust, or way too loose, or with armholes that were too deep? You are not alone!! There are some key measurements to look for -...

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Illusions in Shadows

  • • Instructor: Jolie Elder
  • • Price: $50
  • • Date: March 12

Shadow or illusion knitting is a garter ridge stitch fabric that has an observable pattern when viewed from a specific oblique direction. When viewed directly, it mimics two-row stripes. It is an easy, fun, and mysterious way to add patterns to otherwise plain projects, especially...

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Oxford Punch Needle Skinny Mini Rug (Two-Day)

  • • Instructor: Kathy Donovan
  • • Price: $375
  • • Starts: March 12

Advance class to punch a hanging, pillow, or tabletop 7" X 27" rug. "Skinny Mini" pattern of your choice! Select holiday, animal, and primitive patterns to match your style—a vast selection of yarn colors to choose from—a variety of Oxford Punch Needles for you to try to enhance...

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Introduction to Rigid Heddle Weaving

  • • Instructor: Margery Erickson
  • • Price: $150
  • • Date: March 12

Have you ever wanted to try weaving? In this class you will start your journey into the world of weaving. We will go step by step through the process of preparing the loom, weaving, and finishing techniques. During the workshop we will also discuss, various looms, types of yarn...

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Handspinning for Fair Isle

  • • Instructor: Martha Owen
  • • Price: $160
  • • Date: March 12

Start with a naturally dyed "fleece palette" from common and historic renewable dye sources and combine with natural Shetland shades for blends to spin and knit.  Produce a small array of heather and multi color yarns to then design/knit a "Fair Isle" inspired pouch in stranded knitting. ...

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Design a Sweater in the Round

  • • Instructor: Varian Brandon
  • • Price: $85
  • • Date: March 12

This class is for the knitter who is interested in designing a sweater to be knitted in the round. Do you have some ideas for a design of your own, but don’t know where to start? In this class, we will explore some basic concepts for creating a sweater to be knitted in the round...

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Dye Your Own Sock Blank

  • • Instructor: Amie Palmer
  • • Price: $150
  • • Date: March 12

Get ready to paint, swirl, and play with color! In this vibrant, hands-on class, you’ll explore the magic of double-stranded sock blanks - pre-knit canvases that let you dye two perfectly matching strands of yarn at once. They’re a dream for anyone who loves making identical socks...

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Make the Most of Your Spinning Wheel

  • • Instructor: Emolyn Liden
  • • Price: $90
  • • Date: March 12

This is a great class for people who feel like they could do more with their spinning wheel and would benefit from learning more terminology and closer look at different kinds of wheels and their personal wheel. We will talk about controlling tension, how to make different sizes...

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Natural Ecoprinting on Silk and Wool

  • • Instructor: M. Theresa Brown
  • • Price: $155
  • • Date: March 12

Learn how to create beautiful natural plant designs directly from Nature on silk and wool. Ecoprinting (also known as botanical printing) involves collecting leaves, plants and flowers to imprint their images directly upon protein fibers using the process taught in the workshop....

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Basket Weaving - Diamonds of Gold

  • • Instructor: Pam Hickson-Milat
  • • Price: $155
  • • Date: March 12

Woven on a 6" square wood base, this reed and sea grass basket uses to over/under and 3-rod wale to weave up to a folded rim embellished with natural wood beads. The basket is finished with color matching smocking. Color Choice: Dark Blue, Fall Red, Christmas Green, Royal Purple

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Trellis Scarf

  • • Instructor: Patti Barker
  • • Price: $120
  • • Date: March 12

Let your creative side come out to play! In this class there are no rules, just fun. There are as many possibilities in design as you can imagine. Originally designed as a trellis or grid for my linear friends, this class has morphed into a free-for-all in possibilities.

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Hands on Angora Rabbits

  • • Instructor: Elaina Kenyon
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 12

Have you seen angora rabbits and been captivated by their beauty and lovely soft fiber? In this class you'll have the opportunity to handle the different breeds of angora rabbit, learning what makes each breed and their fiber unique. We'll talk about care and grooming, as well...

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Differential Pl(a)ying

  • • Instructor: Crystal Hesser
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: March 12

Level up your plying skills with differential plying. This class will take an in depth look at how small, incremental adjustments in how you tension your singles can alter the look and feel of your plied yarns. We’ll begin with a balanced ply and work our way up to a supercoil. Whether...

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Sewing for Fiber Artists

  • • Instructor: Julie Benac
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: March 12

Pull that sewing machine out of the closet and learn fun, unique ways to use your handspun yarns in all sorts of clothing and home projects. We’ll learn different ways to use that sewing machine, as well as using specialty presser feet. We'll learn about handspun yarns that lend...

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The Shape of the Shawl

  • • Instructor: Rusty Boyd
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 12

You bought that gorgeous hank of yarn on your last vacation. It was so beautiful in the store, but now you are home and not sure what to do with it? Not sure how the colors will match with other yarns in your stash? Here’s a solution: Make a shaped shawl! We’re all familiar with...

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Cotton Spun Sheep

  • • Instructor: Sheena O'Shea
  • • Price: $75
  • • Date: March 12

Learn the historical way of making ornaments out of cotton. In this workshop, you will learn how to create a cotton spun sheep. This is beginner friendly and all materials are supplied.

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Practical Double Knitting

  • • Instructor: Jolie Elder
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 12

Two-color double-knitting is nice enough, but what if you want to move beyond positive-negative blankets? What if you want purls on the public side as well as knits? In this class you will learn how to knit letters that read properly from both sides of the fabric. You will also explore...

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Freestyle Weaving for the Creative Spirit

  • • Instructor: Liza Q. Wirtz
  • • Price: $135
  • • Date: March 12

Weave your heart! Learn to weave freestyle and free-spirited on a simple, easy-to-use floor loom. Experiment with color, texture, and technique, and take home a unique piece of woven art that reflects your creative spirit (yes, you do have one!).

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Needlefelt a Bright Flamingo

  • • Instructor: Melissa Gray
  • • Price: $65
  • • Date: March 12

Felting over wire can be intimidating.Join me to learn the techniques to create this whimsical.Flamingo, bring a little sunshine to your spring

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Bob and Weave

  • • Instructor: Heather Storta
  • • Price: $50
  • • Date: March 12

Ever woven in your ends only to have them work their way out when you wash or block your item? Don't let your tail weaves come undone! We'll cover tail weaves in several different stitch patterns, go over some best practices and tips and tricks to getting your tail weaves to stay

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Intro To Crochet - Let's Make a Basket

  • • Instructor: Amie Palmer
  • • Price: $73
  • • Date: March 12

Fun crochet patterns are appearing everywhere! Learn how to start a project and form the basic stitches of chain, slip stitch, and single crochet. We’ll make a small basket to give you the skills you need to get started with this quick and addictive craft. This is also the perfect...

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Crochet a Farmhouse Rug - In One Day

  • • Instructor: Alesia Moore
  • • Price: $120
  • • Date: March 12

Learn to make your own rustic farmhouse rug using a simple crochet method suitable for beginners. This class will show students how to start their own crochet rug and finish it in one day! We will be using a super bulky core-spun yarn to make a cozy rug.

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Traditional Stranded Colorwork

  • • Instructor: Varian Brandon
  • • Price: $45
  • • Date: March 12

All traditional Fair Isle knitting is stranded colorwork knitting, but not all stranded colorwork knitting is Fair Isle knitting, In this class, we will look at what makes that statement true as well as explore the history, pattern motifs, yarns, and knitting methods that make up...

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Fiberology - All about Wool (and other fibers) & Fleece Selection and Handling

  • • Instructor: Alesia Moore
  • • Price: $50
  • • Date: March 13

Thinking about purchasing fiber? Wondering how to pick out a great fleece? Want to learn the differences in wools, alpaca, llama, mohair and more. Curious about what is involved in preparing your own fleece? Should you process it yourself or send it to a mill? What are your options?...

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Intro To Knitting Socks Two-At-A-Time

  • • Instructor: Amie Palmer
  • • Price: $75
  • • Date: March 13

How many lonely single socks are hiding in your knitting basket? Say goodbye to “second sock syndrome” and hello to perfectly matched pairs! In this fun, skill-building class, you’ll learn how to knit two socks at a time, ensuring your sets always stay together. We’ll practice by...

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Visible Mending

  • • Instructor: Heather Storta
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 13

Have you ever found holes in your knitting? Don’t throw your knitting out – darn it with visible mending!! Darning is a valuable skill (and not just for knits.) Darning can seamlessly mask a hole, or it can take center stage and decorate your knit fabric. We'll begin with the essential...

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Stunt Knitting - Safety Lines

  • • Instructor: Jolie Elder
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 13

You've seen the stunt knitters' projects — grafting 500 stitches in pattern, hidden cast-ons, smooth pick-ups, perfect seams. It is time to learn their savvy tricks. No, they aren't smarter than you. And they haven't been knitting for 50 years. They know how to use waste yarn to...

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Beginning Spinning on Spinning Wheel (A)

  • • Instructor: Julie Wilson
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: March 13

Do you ever wonder how yarn is made? Twist the fibers and you will make yarn. Guaranteed! Learn the basics of a spinning wheel (double treadle Lendrums wheels will be provided for you in class). Learn how to draft the fibers and allow the twisted fibers to slide through your fingers...

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Punch Needle Tufting

  • • Instructor: Leeman Smith
  • • Price: $98
  • • Date: March 13

Discover the fun and meditative art of punch needle tufting in this beginner friendly workshop! Using a punch needle, monks cloth, yarn, and an embroidery hoop, you’ll learn how to create a small, textured rug or wall piece. Choose from a ready-made design provided by the instructor...

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Continuing Your Freestyle Weaving Journey

  • • Instructor: Liza Q. Wirtz
  • • Price: $135
  • • Date: March 13

Weave your joy! So you’ve done a little weaving in the freestyle world or elsewhere and find this art form speaks to your heart. Now you’re ready to learn some new techniques to add to your toolbox as you continue down your weaving path. Invite this class into your life!

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Color Ecoprinting on Silk and Wool

  • • Instructor: M. Theresa Brown
  • • Price: $160
  • • Date: March 13

Learn how to imprint beautiful Plant designs from Nature and create a background in rich color on silk and wool. Ecoprinting (also known as botanical printing) involves collecting leaves, plants and flowers to imprint their images directly upon fibers using the process you learn...

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Hand Carding and the Long Draw

  • • Instructor: Martha Owen
  • • Price: $75
  • • Date: March 13

Survey and Explore the art of efficient hand carding and learn to spin fast and with your hands far apart! Hand carding takes practice but it is worth it. Fiber preparation has the greatest impact on a peaceful spinning experience. Discover alternative hand positions to create lofty...

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Basket Weaving - Middle Jo (Multimedia Josephine Knot)

  • • Instructor: Pam Hickson-Milat
  • • Price: $200
  • • Date: March 13

Never woven a Rib Basket?? This is a great opportunity to learn. Students will work with natural #5 round reed to tie the Josephine Knot; shape their ribs to about a 7-8" diameter: and learn to weave around those ribs. The end result...a medium sized Josephine Knot basket. A...

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Mosaic Nuno Felt Tunic

  • • Instructor: Patti Barker
  • • Price: $220
  • • Date: March 13

Create a unique piece of wearable art in this nuno felt class. Select your pattern size and begin laying out mosaics to build a tunic in colors of your choice.

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Corner to Corner Crochet

  • • Instructor: Rusty Boyd
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 13

Have you ever wanted to crochet a scarf with diagonal stripes? Or create an afghan with a picture without piecing squares together? Corner to Corner crochet can do both of these.

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Needle Felted Llama

  • • Instructor: Sheena O'Shea
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: March 13

Llama! Llama! Let's stab away drama! Join this workshop to come together with like minded people who enjoy stabbing and creating cute needle felted Llamas. Beginner Friendly

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Stranded Colorwork Knitting – Getting Started

  • • Instructor: Varian Brandon
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 13

The class is designed to help the knitter who wants to try stranded colorwork knitting. You’ve seen all of those lovely stranded and Fair Isle designs and want to be able to cast one on for yourself. In this class, students will be working on a simple colorwork cowl…no increases…no...

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Spin the Yarn You Want

  • • Instructor: Emolyn Liden
  • • Price: $85
  • • Date: March 13

You have learned to spin, now discover the wonderful world of making all kinds of yarns. Work through project ideas and concepts like, how to make consistent yarn for a sweater, how to ply from one single, how to prepare and draft for different fibers, how to make art yarn and more....

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Mini Gourd Mice

  • • Instructor: Cara Bevan
  • • Price: $55
  • • Date: March 13

Out of their den and into our hearts – tiny adorable mice! I’m going to show you how to sculpt a tiny mouse of a spinner gourd, wire, and quickwood clay. We’ll be working in several small steps and you’ll be shown how to sculpt each feature. Then we’ll paint our little guys. You'll...

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Needle Felt Lavender Sachet

  • • Instructor: Alesia Moore
  • • Price: $30
  • • Date: March 13

Join us for a relaxing and creative workshop where you'll learn the fun, beginner-friendly craft of needle felting! We will guide you step-by-step to transform soft wool roving into beautiful, personalized lavender sachets. Discover how to sculpt and decorate small designs using...

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Knit Socks That Fit

  • • Instructor: Amie Palmer
  • • Price: $57
  • • Date: March 13

There’s nothing cozier than hand-knit socks that fit just right - but so many patterns assume every foot is the same. In this empowering, creativity-boosting class, you’ll learn how to turn a sock pattern into a perfect match for your one-of-a-kind feet. We’ll begin by taking a few...

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Continental Crossover (A)

  • • Instructor: Beth Remhof
  • • Price: $45
  • • Date: March 13

Looking to expand your knitting skills and give your hands a break? This class is for English-style knitters ready to add Continental knitting to their skills toolbox. Whether you're dealing with fatigue or just curious about new techniques, learning Continental can open up new possibilities...

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Fanciful Gourd Fish

  • • Instructor: Cara Bevan
  • • Price: $88
  • • Date: March 13

Things are getting fishy in here... We're going to be making fanciful gourd fish! I will show you how to use craft plastic to make beautiful waving fins and sculpt fish with Quikwood on egg gourds. No sculpting experience is necessary! We will be painting them and each fish will...

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Knitting Tips and Tricks

  • • Instructor: Heather Storta
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 13

Baffled by gauge swatches? Having trouble with tension? Want to improve your cast ons and bind offs? This class is for you! Join us for this eclectic, fast-paced class that is full of Heather’s tips and tricks to make your knitting shine. We will quickly cover blocking and measuring...

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Looping Back

  • • Instructor: Jolie Elder
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 13

Making a loop, knitting with part of it, and then tightening it is a peculiar technique that lends itself to some unusual applications. You can bind off on both ends of the same row to preserve symmetry. You can also add modules — intarsia, entrelac, or even side-to-side edgings...

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Leaf Motifs for Knitters and Crocheters

  • • Instructor: Lisa Doherty
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 13

Leaves make wonderful motifs to use in knit and/or crochet projects or on their own as appliques, facecloths, or home decor. This class will get you started with a pattern to follow, but it will cover ideas and techniques for altering and improvising on the pattern to create variety....

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Mosaic Crochet

  • • Instructor: Rusty Boyd
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 13

Carrying yarns to create a 2 color pattern can make a crocheter nervous. Carrying yarns can also create a heavier piece. In this class we will create a beautiful 2 color motif using only one color at a time, and overlaying double crochet stitches. We will learn to read a mosaic chart,...

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Tunisian Crochet Beginner Coaster (A)

  • • Instructor: Siobhan Boothe
  • • Price: $50
  • • Date: March 13

Create a simple swatch using two Tunisian Crochet stitches to be used as a coaster. Tunisian Crochet is an exciting way to expand your stitching knowledge to create knit like garments and accessories.

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Holding Yarns in Two Hands for Stranded Colorwork

  • • Instructor: Varian Brandon
  • • Price: $50
  • • Date: March 13

This class is for the knitter who has always wanted to learn how to carry yarns in two hands when knitting Colorwork/Fair Isle designs. This 2-hour class will take the mystery out of this traditional way to manage your yarns for stranded colorwork knitting. Holding yarns in two hands...

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Needle Felt a Sparrow (Brooch or Picture)

  • • Instructor: Alesia Moore
  • • Price: $50
  • • Date: March 13

In this fun workshop you will learn the basics of needle felting while creating a charming sparrow or songbird brooch (which will also look great in a display frame). Needle felting is a fun, creative and inexpensive fiber craft in which wool fleece or roving is sculpted using special...

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"Awesome Angora – Preparing, Blending and Spinning Rabbit Fiber and Blends"

  • • Instructor: Elaina Kenyon
  • • Price: $90
  • • Date: March 13

.Do you love angora fiber and rabbits, but are unsure where to start when working with it? Or maybe you have angora from your pet rabbits or some you were given and wonder how you can use it. Angora is unique among the luxury fibers for its softness and warmth. Its relatively...

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Beginning Spinning on Spinning Wheel (B)

  • • Instructor: Julie Wilson
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: March 13

Do you ever wonder how yarn is made? Twist the fibers and you will make yarn. Guaranteed! Learn the basics of a spinning wheel (double treadle Lendrums wheels will be provided for you in class). Learn how to draft the fibers and allow the twisted fibers to slide through your fingers...

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Spinning Easy and Elegant Artisan Yarns

  • • Instructor: Julie Benac
  • • Price: $108
  • • Date: March 13

Have you ever been curious about spinning art yarns? If you can spin a simple single, you’re ready to explore some of the most beautiful yarns! We’ll learn various single techniques, including core spinning, one of the most versatile methods out there. In this session, we will...

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Gettin’ Batty with It: Art-Batt Tools and Techniques

  • • Instructor: Liza Q. Wirtz
  • • Price: $135
  • • Date: March 13

What is an art batt? How might you make one? What can you do with it, and why would you want to? How does a dog comb come into the fiber-prep picture? And what in the world is a rolag? Come card with Q and learn answers to those questions–and more. Yes, we ARE batty for batts–and...

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Getting Started With Crocheted Amigurumi

  • • Instructor: Amie Palmer
  • • Price: $140
  • • Starts: March 13

Crocheted amigurumi, the adorable, squishy creatures taking over the crafting world, are calling your name! If you’ve been wanting to make your own, this is the perfect place to start. In this fun, hands-on class, you’ll learn everything you need to bring a charming little rabbit...

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Intro to Core Spinning

  • • Instructor: Kris Jenkins
  • • Price: $115
  • • Date: March 13

This class is the perfect opportunity to learn how to create a one-of-a-kind textured art yarn! It's a low pressure way to try spinning art yarn whether you are completely new to art yarns or you've been around the block and you've just never tried core spinning. With core spinning...

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Needlefelt a Steam Punk Owl

  • • Instructor: Melissa Gray
  • • Price: $75
  • • Date: March 13

Create a wise owl who silently judges with his top hat and monocle. Learn to shape color and tone your unique creation

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Next Steps in Tunisian Crochet (A)

  • • Instructor: Siobhan Boothe
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 13

Take the next steps in Tunisian Crochet with me! We'll learn increases, decreases, color changing, and Tunisian in-the-round along with some helpful hits and trips to make your Tunisian look even better! Can be taken after Beginner Tunisian Coaster

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Swatching for Knitting in the Round

  • • Instructor: Varian Brandon
  • • Price: $50
  • • Date: March 13

Cap, Flat, Cut, Speed. All of these are types of gauge swatches...for stranded colorwork knitted in the round. All are designed to get around the dreaded "purl stitch". Join us as we will look at each swatch type and discuss how they can help you get better gauge for your...

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Dyeing with Lichens: An ancient source for color

  • • Instructor: Cody Hecker
  • • Price: $110
  • • Date: March 13

Learn the history and methods of dyeing yarn with lichens. This ancient dye source has been used over the centuries by different populations of people throughout the world. This course will have a lecture portion and a hands-on portion where students will have the opportunity to...

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Needle Felt a Mini Landscape

  • • Instructor: Alesia Moore
  • • Price: $50
  • • Date: March 13

Join us for a relaxing and creative workshop where you'll learn the fun, beginner-friendly craft of needle felting! We will guide you step-by-step to transform soft wool roving into your own miniature landscape scene. We will cover techniques for creating trees, hills, skies, small...

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Beginning Drop Spindle (A)

  • • Instructor: Chelsea Fehskens
  • • Price: $55
  • • Date: March 13

Here is your chance to learn the centuries-old art of creating yarn on a wood drop spindle. Step-by-step process ensures understanding and success. We'll also cover some basics of wool types and preparation. Each student will leave with a new skill, Spindle, and extra wool roving...

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Seeds to Rainbow: Start Your Dye Garden (A)

  • • Instructor: Stacy Bohovsky
  • • Price: $38
  • • Date: March 13

Bring Vibrant colors to life right in your own backyard ! In this lecture class, you'll discover the art of growing and using local North Carolina plants to create stunning, natural dyes for yarn. Learn which everyday garden favorites like sunflowers, lilies, buttercups, acorns,...

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Beginning Spinning on Spinning Wheel (C)

  • • Instructor: Julie Wilson
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: March 14

Do you ever wonder how yarn is made? Twist the fibers and you will make yarn. Guaranteed! Learn the basics of a spinning wheel (double treadle Lendrums wheels will be provided for you in class). Learn how to draft the fibers and allow the twisted fibers to slide through your fingers...

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Peg Loom Weaving

  • • Instructor: Alesia Moore
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: March 14

Come learn the basics of peg loom weaving while creating a beautiful woven piece that can be used as a scarf, wall hanging or more. Peg loom weaving is a fun, easy to learn technique and great for all ages and abilities. It is a basic and ancient form of weaving. While no one...

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Grafting Like a Pro

  • • Instructor: Heather Storta
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 14

Does the Kitchener Stitch (grafting) intimidate you? Don't let it! In this class we'll uncover the "whys" of grafting, plus some techniques to make it easier. We'll also learn how to graft more than just stockinette stitch!

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Needle-Felted Woodland Critters

  • • Instructor: Jennifer Costa
  • • Price: $103
  • • Date: March 14

Join me in learning how to use wool roving and a felting needle to create cute woodland critters. This squirrel and fox class will teach you techniques you can use to create other critters on your own at home--the sky (or the zoo) is the limit! The finished pieces will be about...

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Mastering Tubular Cast-On

  • • Instructor: Jennifer Lee
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 14

Whether you know it as the tubular cast-on, Italian cast-on, or something else, this cast-on has as many ways to create it as it has names! An ideal edge for many rib structures, not just 1x1, this cast-on is stretchy and blends in invisibly with your knit fabric. Learn to master...

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Oops! Now What Do I Do?

  • • Instructor: Jolie Elder
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 14

You too can be a knitting surgeon! This class will teach you how to fix mistakes. We will explore and practice how to use a lifeline, when to frog (i.e. rip back), when to tink (unknit backward), and when to drop stitches and pick them up. You’ll even practice how to correct an incorrectly...

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Beginner Oxford Punch Needle Spring Lamb

  • • Instructor: Kathy Donovan
  • • Price: $100
  • • Date: March 14

Oxford Punch Needle Class For Beginners Spring Lambing begins with colorful 11" X 6" hanging sheep to brighten decor. The student will use #10 REGULAR needle and rug yarn. You can use these skills to create any future Oxford Punch Needle project or rug.

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Electric Sheep: Exploring E-spinners

  • • Instructor: Liza Q. Wirtz
  • • Price: $195
  • • Date: March 14

Tempted by spinning but not sure a regular wheel’s for you? Intrigued by the idea of making just the yarn you want but not sure where you’d put a wheel if you had one? Feet/knees not doing what you want as painlessly as they used to, making the whole treadling part of wheel spinning...

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Leather Ecoprinting for the Home Sewer

  • • Instructor: M. Theresa Brown
  • • Price: $165
  • • Date: March 14

Leather Ecoprinting on lamb and sheepskin for the home sewing machine! You'll create designs on leather with your plants naturally and in color! Ecoprinting (also known as botanical printing) involves collecting leaves, plants and flowers to imprint their images directly upon their...

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Spindle and Wheel - Spinning on a Walking Wheel

  • • Instructor: Martha Owen
  • • Price: $98
  • • Date: March 14

A "walking" or "great" wheel is what we think of as the wheel of the olden days. Well! It has a lot to recommend its self as a living working tool of our own age. Learn about this style of wheel and proper fiber preparation of suitable wool with hand cards. Make a simple point spindle...

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Basket Weaving - Swedish Star

  • • Instructor: Pam Hickson-Milat
  • • Price: $110
  • • Date: March 14

Students will complete a 10” Swedish Star (also known as a Snowflake) out of reed. Color choices will be available at class time. Finished project is 10” diameter.

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Felted Basket

  • • Instructor: Patti Barker
  • • Price: $170
  • • Date: March 14

Baskets have a long and rich history serving practical and cultural purposes. Felted baskets can be functional or viewed as art. These are fun to make and can incorporate many textural features to create interest. A wide selection of colors in materials will be available to choose

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Tunisian Crochet Beginner Coaster (B)

  • • Instructor: Siobhan Boothe
  • • Price: $50
  • • Date: March 14

Create a simple swatch using two Tunisian Crochet stitches to be used as a coaster. Tunisian Crochet is an exciting way to expand your stitching knowledge to create knit like garments and accessories.

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Stranded Colorwork Knitting - Deep Dive

  • • Instructor: Varian Brandon
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 14

The class is designed for the knitter who has found the joys of stranded colorwork knitting, but after working stranded and Fair Isle patterns, still have some questions. Is there anything else I can do with this technique? Is there a way to add texture as well as color? What is...

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Adventures In Upcycling

  • • Instructor: Beth Remhof
  • • Price: $50
  • • Date: March 14

Your home and local thrift stores are hidden gold mines for sources of fiber for projects. Learn how to transform sweaters, t-shirts, and “problem-child” yarns into new projects for yourself and your home.

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Drop-In and Spin! (A)

  • • Instructor: Emolyn Liden
  • • Price: $30
  • • Date: March 14

Ever wonder if spinning is for you (or your child)? This is an exciting opportunity for complete beginners to stop by Emolyn's workshop to try all the tools we use to make yarn. You are welcome to drop-in, choose from a variety of fibers and colors, pick and hand card the fiber,...

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Swatch Your Vacation

  • • Instructor: Lisa Doherty
  • • Price: $50
  • • Date: March 14

Knitting or crocheting an improvised log cabin square inspired by a vacation or a backyard garden or a beloved work of art is a great way to use small amounts of yarn to experiment with colors and textures while creating a small keepsake. Use your square as a swatch for a future...

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Drop-In and Spin! (B)

  • • Instructor: Emolyn Liden
  • • Price: $30
  • • Date: March 14

Ever wonder if spinning is for you (or your child)? This is an exciting opportunity for complete beginners to stop by Emolyn's workshop to try all the tools we use to make yarn. You are welcome to drop-in, choose from a variety of fibers and colors, pick and hand card the fiber,...

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Painting with Wool - Stary Night

  • • Instructor: Alesia Moore
  • • Price: $85
  • • Date: March 14

Fun, Creative and Relaxing!!! Easy enough for a beginner, but still enjoyable for an experienced felter. This workshop is designed to inspire & ignite your creative side and give you the confidence to enjoy the process of creating something beautiful. Join us in this exciting...

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Intro To Tapestry Crochet

  • • Instructor: Amie Palmer
  • • Price: $72
  • • Date: March 14

Discover the vibrant world of tapestry crochet in this colorful, creativity-packed workshop! Whether you’re new to stranded color work crochet techniques or eager to refine your skills, this class will show you how to create multi-color designs with beautifully crisp color work....

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Finishing School - Knitting

  • • Instructor: Heather Storta
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 14

Intimidated by sweaters because you aren’t sure how to seam them? Have you ever knit a lovely sweater that was marred by a not-so-perfect seaming job? Don’t let your fear of finishing hold you back! We’ll cover basic finishing skills that can make your hand-knit sweaters shine, as...

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Mastering Tubular Bind-Off

  • • Instructor: Jennifer Lee
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 14

Whether you know it as the tubular bind-off, Italian bind-off, sewn bind-off, or something else, this bind-off has as many ways to finish it as it has names! An ideal edge for many rib structures, not just 1x1, this bind-off is stretchy and blends in invisibly with your knit fabric,...

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Combination Knitting

  • • Instructor: Jolie Elder
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 14

Do you dread 1×1 ribbing? Are your ssk decreases less tidy than your k2tog? Are you a continental knitter who hates purling? Do you have trouble working make1-left and make1-right? Do you know all four needle positions? Do you know the difference between left-facing and right-facing...

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FUNdamentals of Weaving: Learn To Weave Today!

  • • Instructor: Julie Benac
  • • Price: $88
  • • Date: March 14

Have you ever been curious about weaving? Have you wanted to try, but don't have a loom or a lot of time? This FUN class will get you up and weaving in no time, learning all the skills you need on a miniature real loom! You'll learn all the parts of a loom, how to create a warp,...

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Beginning Spinning on Spinning Wheel (D)

  • • Instructor: Julie Wilson
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: March 14

Do you ever wonder how yarn is made? Twist the fibers and you will make yarn. Guaranteed! Learn the basics of a spinning wheel (double treadle Lendrums wheels will be provided for you in class). Learn how to draft the fibers and allow the twisted fibers to slide through your fingers...

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Mini Tapestry Weaving

  • • Instructor: Leeman Smith
  • • Price: $88
  • • Date: March 14

Unleash your creativity in this hands on workshop designed for beginners and craft lovers alike! Using simple, accessible materials, including some you may already have at home, you’ll create a beautiful mini tapestry to hang on a naturally fallen wooden branch. With step by step...

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Wonky Freeform Spirals

  • • Instructor: Lisa Doherty
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 14

Learn how to apply freeform crochet techniques to the simple spiral to create irregular, wonky, artistic spirals. This class is an inspiring way for freeform crocheters to learn more techniques, but it's also a perfect way to try out freeform for traditional crocheters.

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Seeds to Rainbow: Start Your Dye Garden (B)

  • • Instructor: Stacy Bohovsky
  • • Price: $38
  • • Date: March 14

Bring Vibrant colors to life right in your own backyard ! In this lecture class, you'll discover the art of growing and using local North Carolina plants to create stunning, natural dyes for yarn. Learn which everyday garden favorites like sunflowers, lilies, buttercups, acorns,...

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Using Steeks Stitches

  • • Instructor: Varian Brandon
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 14

The class is designed for the knitter who is interested in the use of steek stitches. Maybe you’ve watched all of the steeking videos. Maybe you’ve even cut one yourself. But you are still not convinced your stitches are not going to run. Or perhaps that cut steek looks a bit untidy...

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Growing a Regenerative Dye Garden

  • • Instructor: Bethany Hebbard
  • • Price: $60
  • • Date: March 14

Cultivate a rainbow of dyes in your own backyard! From planning your garden to harvesting brilliant dye pigments, this course covers everything you need to know to raise a crop of indigo, madder, and many other plants you can use to dye, mordant, print, and protect your textiles....

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Beginning Drop Spindle (B)

  • • Instructor: Chelsea Fehskens
  • • Price: $55
  • • Date: March 14

Here is your chance to learn the centuries-old art of creating yarn on a wood drop spindle. Step-by-step process ensures understanding and success. We'll also cover some basics of wool types and preparation. Each student will leave with a new skill, Spindle, and extra wool roving...

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Fiber Blending for Everyone - Basics of Fiber Blending using Simple Tools

  • • Instructor: Elaina Kenyon
  • • Price: $90
  • • Date: March 14

Have you ever wondered how to blend wool with other fibers to have a particular look or feel? or maybe wondered how to decide what fibers and proportions to blend for a larger amount of fiber to send to a mill? If so, this class is for you. We’ll cover sampling and effects of different...

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Next Steps in Tunisian Crochet (B)

  • • Instructor: Siobhan Boothe
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: March 14

Take the next steps in Tunisian Crochet with me! We'll learn increases, decreases, color changing, and Tunisian in-the-round along with some helpful hits and trips to make your Tunisian look even better! Can be taken after Beginner Tunisian Coaster

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"Dyeing with Mushrooms, an introduction to using fungi as a dye source."

  • • Instructor: Cody Hecker
  • • Price: $110
  • • Date: March 14

Join me for an immersive and hands-on experience learning about fascinating fungi that produce beautiful dyes. In this class, you’ll learn about the history of mushroom dyeing, techniques on dyeing with mushrooms, safe mushroom handling and harvesting techniques. We will also be...

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Continental Crossover (B)

  • • Instructor: Beth Remhof
  • • Price: $45
  • • Date: March 14

Looking to expand your knitting skills and give your hands a break? This class is for English-style knitters ready to add Continental knitting to their skills toolbox. Whether you're dealing with fatigue or just curious about new techniques, learning Continental can open up new possibilities...

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