Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival Winterfest

Keynote Lecture

Woefully Unprepared; Building a Fiber Arts Publishing Company from the Ground Up

Join Jacey Boggs (founder and director of PLY, WEFT, and PURL magazines) for a candid retrospective on building a career and a publishing company from the ground up, starting with a secondhand spinning wheel and no formal training. This talk traces almost three decades of hands-on learning across spinning, weaving, and knitting, the lessons (and mistakes) that shaped each craft, and the collaborators and mentors who helped turn one magazine into three. A personal look at building an editorial business rooted in curiosity, craftsmanship, and community.

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Registration Information & Festival Policies

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Winterfest enrollment opens November 15 at 12pm Eastern Time

Sat 30 Jan
1. 10:00 AM–12:00 PM ET
  Shapely Sweaters: Short Rows & Sweater Fit with Kim McBrien Evans
  Kim McBrien Evans View
2. 10:00 AM–12:00 PM ET
  Thoughtful Yarn Selection for Knitters with Laura Linneman
  Laura Linneman View
3. 10:00 AM–12:00 PM ET
  Start Knitting with Emily Parker
  Emily Parker View
4. 10:00 AM–1:00 PM ET
  Fair Isle Knitting for the First Time with Joan Sheridan
  Joan Sheridan View
5. 2:30–5:30 PM ET
  Math for Knitters with Kate Atherley
  Kate Atherley View
6. 2:30–5:30 PM ET
  Mix It Up: Combining Handspun with Commercial Yarn for the Perfect Sweater with Laura Linneman
  Laura Linneman View
7. 2:30–4:30 PM ET
  Scandinavian Colorwork with Mary Jane Mucklestone
  Mary Jane Mucklestone View
8. 6:30–8:30 PM ET
  Cast Ons and Bind Offs with Kate Atherley
  Kate Atherley View
9. 6:30–9:30 PM ET
  Sock It to Me: Basic Sock on Your Circular Sock Machine with Amelia Garripoli
  Amelia Garripoli View
Sun 31 Jan
1. 10:00 AM–1:00 PM ET
  Sweater Knitting Smarts with Kate Atherley
  Kate Atherley View
2. 10:00 AM–1:00 PM ET
  Boob Camp: Bust Shaping for Every Body with Kim McBrien Evans
  Kim McBrien Evans View
3. 2:30–5:30 PM ET
  Knitting with Art Yarns with Charan Sachar
  Charan Sachar View
4. 2:30–4:30 PM ET
  Sleeve Alterations with Kate Atherley
  Kate Atherley View
5. 2:30–4:30 PM ET
  Quick Fit Fixes with Kim McBrien Evans
  Kim McBrien Evans View
6. 2:30–4:30 PM ET
  Saved by the Swatch with Mary Jane Mucklestone
  Mary Jane Mucklestone View

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