SAFF

About SAFF

SAFF will be held October 23-26, 2025 at the WNC Agricultural Center, in Fletcher, NC.

WNC Agricultural Center 761 Boylston Hwy-GATE 7 Fletcher, NC 28732

Classes by Subject

Spinning

Thursday, October 23

Hand Carding and the Long Draw, with Martha Owen - 9am-12pm
Sheep and Wool School: Island Sheep, with Amy Manko - 9am-12pm
Electric Sheep: Exploring E-spinners (A), with Liza Q. Wirtz - 1-4pm
Sheep and Wool School: The Longwools, with Amy Manko - 1-4pm
Spindle and Wheel - Spinning on a Walking Wheel, with Martha Owen - 1-4pm
Spindles _Can_ Ply!, with Amelia Garripoli - 1-4pm
Get Hooked on Spinning Supported, with Cynthia Haney - 9-11am
Intermediate Drop Spindle, with Cynthia Haney - 1-3pm

Friday, October 24

Beginning Spinning on a Spinning Wheel (A), with Julie Wilson - 9am-12pm
Begin Power Spinning, with Amelia Garripoli - 1-4pm
Beginning Spinning on a Spinning Wheel (B), with Julie Wilson - 1-4pm
Sheep and Wool School: Rare Breeds, with Amy Manko - 1-4pm
Cotton the Old-Fashioned Way, with Susannah Johnson - 9-11am
Making Yarn on a Spindle, with Cynthia Haney - 9-11am

Saturday, October 25

Beginning Spinning on a Spinning Wheel (C), with Julie Wilson - 9am-12pm
Let's Get Fractal!, with Amy Manko - 9am-12pm
Woolee Winder TLC: Cleaning and Tuning WW’s for Wheel and eSpinners, with Amelia Garripoli - 9am-12pm
Beginning Spinning on a Spinning Wheel (D), with Julie Wilson - 1-4pm
Electric Sheep: Exploring E-spinners (B), with Liza Q. Wirtz - 1-4pm
Electrifying Laceweight, with Amelia Garripoli - 1-4pm
Sheep and Wool School: The Primitives, with Amy Manko - 1-4pm
Beginning Drop Spindle (B) (Chelsea Fehskens), with Chelsea Fehskens - 9-10am

Sunday, October 26

Intermediate Drop Spinning and Plying Techniques, with Justin Near - 9am-4pm
Charkha Spinning, with Peyton Waggener - 9am-1pm
Beginning Drop Spindle (Nharah Clark), with Nharah Clark - 9am-12pm
Birth of an Art Yarn, with Katelyn Dunn - 9am-12pm
Sheep and Wool School: Fiber Across the Wheel, with Amy Manko - 9am-12pm
Spinning by Ashford Spinning Wheel, with Emily Simon - 930am
Spinning by Drop Spindle, with Emily Simon - 11am-12:30pm
Beginning Drop Spindle (C) (Chelsea Fehskens), with Chelsea Fehskens - 9-10am
Dropspindle Chain Ply, with Susannah Johnson - 9-10am
 
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Knitting

Thursday, October 23

Intro to Sentro/Addi Knitting: Tips and Tricks (A), with Amy Roberts Shelton - 1-4pm
Stranded Colorwork: Beginning Techniques, with Varian Brandon - 1-4pm

Friday, October 24

Beginning Brioche: Into to Single Color and Two Color Brioche Knitting, with Nharah Clark - 9am-1pm
Fearless Lace Knitting, with Melanie Koenig - 9am-12pm
Stranded Colorwork Knitting – Getting Started, with Varian Brandon - 9am-12pm
This is an Easy Top Down Boot Sock Recipe, with Martha Owen - 9am-12pm
Give It The Slip (aka two-color knitting the easy way), with Melanie Koenig - 1-4pm
Stranded Colorwork Knitting – Next Steps, with Varian Brandon - 1-4pm
Sentro/Addi: Fingerless Mitts and Intermediate Techniques, with Amy Roberts Shelton - 2-5pm

Saturday, October 25

Beginning Knitting, with Melanie Koenig - 9am-12pm
Stranded Colorwork Knitting – Deep Dive, with Varian Brandon - 9am-12pm
Introduction to Cat Bordhi's Anemone Hat, with Meg Evatt - 1-4pm
Using Steeks Stitches, with Varian Brandon - 1-4pm
Sentro Addi: Advanced Circular Knitting Machine Techniques, with Amy Roberts Shelton - 2-5pm

Sunday, October 26

Intro to Sentro/Addi Knitting: Tips and Tricks (B), with Amy Roberts Shelton - 9am-12pm
Ribbings and Edges for Added Color, with Varian Brandon - 9am-12pm
Design a Sweater in the Round, with Varian Brandon - 1-4pm
Roosimine (Estonian Inlay knitting), with Lisa Lamb - 1-2pm
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Felting

Thursday, October 23

Collage Nuno Scarf, with Patti Barker - 9am-4pm
Beginning Needle Felting (A), with Beth Collier - 9am-12pm
Beginning Needle Felting (B), with Beth Collier - 1-4pm

Friday, October 24

Nuno Felt Art Vest, with Patti Barker - 9am-4pm
Felt Hatmaking on a Beach Ball, with Deborah Robertson - 1-6pm
The Fabulous Art of Felting: Fabulous Vessels!, with Betty Ann Winters - 1-5pm
3-hr Sunrise Sunset Abstract Landscape, with Cecilia Ho - 9am-12pm
Needle Felted Baby Possum, with Julie Adams - 9am-12pm
3-hr Needle Felting Koi Fish in the Pond, with Cecilia Ho - 3-6pm
2-hr Blue Ridge Mountains Needle Felting, with Cecilia Ho - 1230pm

Saturday, October 25

Nuno Felt Circle Vest, with Patti Barker - 9am-4pm
3-hr Colorful Sky Abstract Landscape, with Cecilia Ho - 9am-12pm
Needle Felted Capybara, with Julie Adams - 9am-12pm
Needle Felting as Garment Repair: Make Patches, Pockets, and More, with Jessica Kaufman - 9am-12pm
3-hr Wet Felting Sunflower Field with Merino/Silk, with Cecilia Ho - 3-6pm
2-hr Needle Felting Monet’s Japanese Bridge, with Cecilia Ho - 1230pm
Needle Felted Hanging Mushroom, with Julie Adams - 1-3pm

Sunday, October 26

Textural Felted Hats, with Patti Barker - 9am-4pm
Painting with Wool - Halloween, with Alesia Moore - 1-4pm
 
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Crochet

Thursday, October 23

Tunsian Crochet Beginner Coaster (A), with Siobhan Boothe - 1-2pm
Tunisian Crochet in the Round, with Siobhan Boothe - 2-3pm

Friday, October 24

Tunsian Crochet Beginner Coaster (B), with Siobhan Boothe - 2-3pm

Saturday, October 25

Next Steps in Tunisian Crochet, with Siobhan Boothe - 1-2pm

Sunday, October 26

Crochet an Alpaca : An Intermediate Crochet Class, with Michele Tway - 9am-12pm
Get Hooked On Crochet, with Melanie Koenig - 1-4pm
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Dyeing

Thursday, October 23

Marble your Tannins, with Eileen Hallman - 9am-4pm
Make Batik Fabric with Woodblocks and Beeswax (A), with Jessica Kaufman - 1-5pm

Friday, October 24

Painted by Hand, Set with Steam: Mastering Acid Dyes (A), with Mary Egbert - 9am-12pm
Ice Dye Your Clothes & Fabrics (A), with Jessica Kaufman - 1-5pm
Painted by Hand, Set with Steam: Mastering Acid Dyes (B), with Mary Egbert - 1-4pm

Saturday, October 25

From Blue to Yellow with Fresh Indigo, with Eileen Hallman - 1-5pm
Make Batik Fabric with Woodblocks and Beeswax (B), with Jessica Kaufman - 1-5pm
Dyeing Self Patterning Sock Yarn (A), with Melanie Koenig - 1-4pm

Sunday, October 26

Ice Dye Your Clothes & Fabrics (B), with Jessica Kaufman - 1-5pm
Pink to Purple with Indigo, with Eileen Hallman - 1-5pm
Dyeing Self Patterning Sock Yarn (B), with Melanie Koenig - 9am-12pm
Dyeing Basics: The Art of Perfect Solid Colors, with Mary Egbert - 1-4pm
Growing a Dye Garden, with Bethany Hebbard - 1-4pm
Naturally Dyed Eco-Printed Sock Blank, with Siobhan Boothe - 9-11am
 
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Weaving

Thursday, October 23

Continuous Strand Weaving on the Large Adjustable Loom, with Bex Oliger - 9am-4pm
Introduction to Weaving on an Inkle Loom, with Roiana Buckmaster - 1-5pm
Beginning Tapestry Weaving (A), with Susannah Johnson - 9am-12pm
Freestyle Weaving for the Creative Spirit (A), with Liza Q. Wirtz - 9am-12pm
Intro to Cut Strand Triloom Weaving, with Amy Roberts Shelton - 9am-12pm

Friday, October 24

Flat Weave Continuous Strand Weaving on a Triangle Loom, with Amy Roberts Shelton - 9am-1pm

Saturday, October 25

Intro to Continuous Strand Weaving on a Triangle Loom, with Amy Roberts Shelton - 9am-1pm
Freestyle Weaving for the Creative Spirit (B), with Liza Q. Wirtz - 9am-12pm
Beginning Tapestry Weaving (B), with Susannah Johnson - 1-4pm

Sunday, October 26

Baltic Inkle Weaving, with Barbara Hoffman - 11am-4pm
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Fiber Prep

Thursday, October 23

Blending Board Primer, with Roy Clemes - 9am-12pm
Introduction to Hand Card and Hand Combs, with Nharah Clark - 9am-12pm
Magic Balls: A Color Adventure!, with Amelia Garripoli - 9am-12pm

Friday, October 24

Gettin' Batty with It: Art-Batt Tools & Techniques (A), with Liza Q. Wirtz - 9am-12pm
Hand Carding for Color Effects: Gradients, Stripes and More!, with Amelia Garripoli - 9am-12pm
Sheep and Wool School: Fiber Processing for Funsies!, with Amy Manko - 9am-12pm
Gettin' Batty with It: Art-Batt Tools & Techniques (B), with Liza Q. Wirtz - 1-4pm

Saturday, October 25

Exploring the Drum Carder, with Henry Clemes - 9am-4pm
Blending Basics, with Peyton Waggener - 1-5pm
Intro to Fiber & Wool, with Justin Near - 1-4pm

Sunday, October 26

Adventures in Drum Carding, with Henry Clemes - 9am-4pm
 
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Other Subjects

Thursday, October 23

Polymer Clay Extruded Cane Buttons, with Susan Dial - 9am-4pm
Beginner Machine Knitting - With Rental, with Crystal Lawrence - 1-5pm
Beginning Machine Knitting, with Crystal Lawrence - 9am-12pm
Hands on Angora Rabbits, with Elaina Kenyon - 1-4pm
Beginning Kumihimo: Creating Round Braid, with Nharah Clark - 2-4pm

Friday, October 24

Deep Clean Your Knitting Machine, with Crystal Lawrence - 1-5pm
Design/Print Custom Embroidery Patterns on Your Laptop, with Jessica Kaufman - 9am-12pm
Polymer Clay Sheep Stash Jar, with Susan Dial - 9am-12pm
Translating Hand Knitting to MK patterns, with Crystal Lawrence - 9am-12pm
The Clothing Journey, with Justin Near - 1-4pm
Kumihimo : Creating Flat Braids, with Nharah Clark - 2-4pm

Saturday, October 25

Beginning Machine Knitting - Ribber Bed, with Crystal Lawrence - 1-5pm
Beginning Nalbinding: Learning the Oslo Stitch and Closed Spirals, with Nharah Clark - 9am-12pm
Dorset Button Shawl Pin, with Meg Evatt - 9am-12pm
Short Rows on the Knitting Machine, with Crystal Lawrence - 9am-12pm
Yarn on a Budget - Upcycling Sweaters, with Justin Near - 9am-12pm
Beginning Nalbinding: Learning the Mammon Stitch and Creating Open Spirals, with Nharah Clark - 1-4pm
Crewel and Embroidery, with Susannah Johnson - 9-11am

Sunday, October 26

Sock It to Me: Setup Bonnet & Basic Sock on Your Circular Sock Machine, with Amelia Garripoli - 9am-4pm
Knitting Machine Cables, with Crystal Lawrence - 1-5pm
Armenian Needle Lace, with Lisa Lamb - 9am-12pm
Punch Card Patterning on the Knitting Machine, with Crystal Lawrence - 9am-12pm
Basic Luceting and Viking Fingerloop Braiding, with Nharah Clark - 1-4pm
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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 SAFF

SAFF is committed to all people feeling safe and respected regardless of their race, color, creed or sexuality. Our fiber community is open and welcoming to all humanity. We at SAFF hope to be leaders in bringing together artists, vendors, instructors, producers and processors of all different backgrounds to celebrate fiber.

SAFF 2025 will be held October 23-26, 2025 at the WNC Agricultural Center, in Fletcher, NC.

 

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Classes in Chronological Order

Beginning Machine Knitting

  • • Instructor: Crystal Lawrence
  • • Price: $110
  • • Date: October 23

So you bought a knitting machine - how on earth do you going about making it “work”? It seems intimidating I know, and yes it’s technically machinery, but so is a washing machine and you do laundry every week, right? If you are completely new to knitting machines or just want a...

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Beginning Needle Felting (A)

  • • Instructor: Beth Collier
  • • Price: $110
  • • Date: October 23

Ever wanted to learn how to needle felt? In this workshop, participants will learn the basics of felting by making a little “Critter”. Students will learn the basics of felting, contouring, and adding color. Intermediate students are welcome, as students choose their own project...

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Beginning Tapestry Weaving (A)

  • • Instructor: Susannah Johnson
  • • Price: $110
  • • Date: October 23

Introducing a very portable, highly addictive form to self expression! The basics will be taught as well as exploration of color and touch that will make this truly unique to you. The frame and materials go with you to continue and expand your weaving experience!

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Blending Board Primer

  • • Instructor: Roy Clemes
  • • Price: $125
  • • Date: October 23

In 2011, Henry and Roy Clemes designed a new tool that eventually became the wildly popular Blending Board. In this class, you will learn basic techniques and use of a blending board from one of its creators. The class will not only demonstrate the versatility of the blending board...

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Collage Nuno Scarf

  • • Instructor: Patti Barker
  • • Price: $200
  • • Date: October 23

Collage Nuno Felt Scarf Participants have fun piecing together various silk remnants with merino wool, and wet felting them into a new art statement accessory. You will learn various surface designations such as grids, silk fibers and creative fringes. This is a great way to learn...

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Continuous Strand Weaving on the Large Adjustable Loom

  • • Instructor: Bex Oliger
  • • Price: $360
  • • Starts: October 23

Complete a large triangular shawl, a baby blanket or a rectangular scarf using the magical Continuous Strand Weaving Method on our large, adjustable frame looms. This ingenious technique warps the loom as you weave – and you only have to do half the weaving! Basic weaves, color changes,...

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Freestyle Weaving for the Creative Spirit (A)

  • • Instructor: Liza Q. Wirtz
  • • Price: $160
  • • Date: October 23

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

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Get Hooked on Spinning Supported

  • • Instructor: Cynthia Haney
  • • Price: $205
  • • Date: October 23

Discover the fluid process of drafting fiber with the twist into yarn. Cynthia designs and makes your spindle with a hook, simplifying the learning process. You will flick the spindle so it spins while supported in a bowl. Draft moving the fiber supply away from the spindle. ...

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Hand Carding and the Long Draw

  • • Instructor: Martha Owen
  • • Price: $90
  • • Date: October 23

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 its worth it. Fiber prep has the greatest impact on a peaceful spinning experience. Discover alternative hand positions to create lofty woolen...

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Intro to Cut Strand Triloom Weaving

  • • Instructor: Amy Roberts Shelton
  • • Price: $125
  • • Date: October 23

Learn the cut strand technique of weaving on a 3-foot triangular weaving. Students will cut lengths of various colors of Chunky yarn to create a one-of-a-kind shawlette. Triangle looms will be available for purchase after class.

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Introduction to Hand Card and Hand Combs

  • • Instructor: Nharah Clark
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: October 23

The use of hand cards and hand combs to prepare fiber for spinning and felting is a age old process. Learn the differences between card and combs and when and why each one might be used. Learn about safety while combing or carding and experience the historic ways of prepping your

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Magic Balls: A Color Adventure!

  • • Instructor: Amelia Garripoli
  • • Price: $120
  • • Date: October 23

Wish your fiber stash came with a color roadmap? Take the mystery out of color order and blending to create vibrant, intentional yarn with confidence. Jump in with a crash course in color theory—explore rich blends, bold contrasts, and clever tricks to make colors pop. Then, create...

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Marble your Tannins

  • • Instructor: Eileen Hallman
  • • Price: $390
  • • Starts: October 23

Marble your Tannins Natural dyers may be familiar with mordant printing; this workshop provides a novel approach to tannin printing. Marbling is a monoprinting technique achieved by floating paint or ink on a thickened water solution, then placing the textile on the surface to absorb...

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Polymer Clay Extruded Cane Buttons

  • • Instructor: Susan Dial
  • • Price: $180
  • • Date: October 23

Students will learn the joys of building and extruding polymer clay canes, then use those canes to make a sheet, from which many things can be cut. In this case, we'll be cutting a set of buttons and will be discussing other options.

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Sheep and Wool School: Island Sheep

  • • Instructor: Amy Manko
  • • Price: $125
  • • Date: October 23

In this class, which was developed for SOAR 2024, we will experience several breeds of sheep from islands around the world. Included will be some you may have worked with before and some you may never have even heard of yet! Amy scours (see what we did there?) the fields looking...

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Beginner Machine Knitting - With Rental

  • • Instructor: Crystal Lawrence
  • • Price: $170
  • • Date: October 23

f you have ever looked at a knitting machine and wondered… what even is that? But then found yourself intrigued by the possibility of knitting a sweater in a day - this class is for you. I will be showing you the parts of a knitting machine, how knitting machine works, basic techniques...

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Beginning Needle Felting (B)

  • • Instructor: Beth Collier
  • • Price: $110
  • • Date: October 23

Ever wanted to learn how to needle felt? In this workshop, participants will learn the basics of felting by making a little “Critter”. Students will learn the basics of felting, contouring, and adding color. Intermediate students are welcome, as students choose their own project...

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Electric Sheep: Exploring E-spinners (A)

  • • Instructor: Liza Q. Wirtz
  • • Price: $150
  • • Date: October 23

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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Hands on Angora Rabbits

  • • Instructor: Elaina Kenyon
  • • Price: $85
  • • Date: October 23

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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Intermediate Drop Spindle

  • • Instructor: Cynthia Haney
  • • Price: $70
  • • Date: October 23

Enhance your drop spindle skills. Move beyond park and draft into spinning suspended. Gain control over drafting your planned yarn. Start reading your spinning to respond appropriately. Spinning exclusively on spindles, Cynthia shares her insights. Open to anyone who has used...

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Intro to Sentro/Addi Knitting: Tips and Tricks (A)

  • • Instructor: Amy Roberts Shelton
  • • Price: $105
  • • Date: October 23

Sentro and Addi circular knitting machines are all the rage right now. They enable the crafter to make a wide variety of fabulous knitted projects in a very short period of time, making them the perfect choice when knitting for charity or big friend/family get-togethers. While a...

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Introduction to Weaving on an Inkle Loom

  • • Instructor: Roiana Buckmaster
  • • Price: $165
  • • Date: October 23

Have you ever looked at the big looms and wondered if weaving was for you? This class is your chance to find out! We will use a Mini Inkle Loom to explore weaving with a simple heddle system to create a basic warp-faced fabric that will introduce you to some of the principles used...

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Make Batik Fabric with Woodblocks and Beeswax (A)

  • • Instructor: Jessica Kaufman
  • • Price: $145
  • • Date: October 23

Learn the craft of wax resist dyeing on fabric with these very special hand-carved wood blocks. Your instructor trained with woodblock batik masters in Gujarat, India, and is bringing 20+ stamps for you to use in your own work. Beeswax, fiber reactive dyes, and cotton cloth are the...

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Sheep and Wool School: The Longwools

  • • Instructor: Amy Manko
  • • Price: $115
  • • Date: October 23

In this class, we will experience several breeds of Longwool sheep. Included will be some you may have worked with before and some you may never have even heard of yet! Amy scours (see what we did there?) the fields looking for oddball rare breeds to bring to class and she hopes...

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Spindle and Wheel - Spinning on a Walking Wheel

  • • Instructor: Martha Owen
  • • Price: $90
  • • Date: October 23

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. Bring yours to be evaluated....

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Spindles _Can_ Ply!

  • • Instructor: Amelia Garripoli
  • • Price: $105
  • • Date: October 23

Ready to take your spindle plying to the next level? Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned spinner, this workshop will elevate your yarn game with techniques that bring out the best in your plying. We’ll start with speed plying using a multi-strand ball and perfect your yarn balance....

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Stranded Colorwork: beginning techniques

  • • Instructor: Varian Brandon
  • • Price: $85
  • • Date: October 23

This class is for the knitter who has tried stranded colorwork a few times but is not quite sure about the technique. This knitter doesn’t feel experienced enough to move to Next Steps and just needs a safe place to ask beginner questions…and maybe a little nudge to feel more comfortable....

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Tunsian Crochet Beginner Coaster (A)

  • • Instructor: Siobhan Boothe
  • • Price: $50
  • • Date: October 23

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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Beginning Kumihimo: Creating Round Braid

  • • Instructor: Nharah Clark
  • • Price: $75
  • • Date: October 23

Kumihimo is an ancient Japanese art form that creates braids using cords. In this class , you will learn the basics of this fun braiding technique using a round foam disc to create cords that you can use to make a bracelet or bookmark. You will go home with your Kumihimo disc...

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Tunisian Crochet in the Round

  • • Instructor: Siobhan Boothe
  • • Price: $65
  • • Date: October 23

This class will build upon Next Steps in Tunisian Crochet and we'll learn some great tips for doing Tunisian Crochet in the round, using a double ended hook, how to use your interchangables for this, and do both two colors and a single color in the round.

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3-hr Sunrise Sunset Abstract Landscape

  • • Instructor: Cecilia Ho
  • • Price: $100
  • • Date: October 24

*** This workshop is open to ALL levels (Age 8 & up) to follow the step-by-step instruction *** Wool can be transformed into a painterly Landscape image using the needle felting technique. With 30+ Ashford NZ Corriedale wool color choices, you will learn how to blend & mix various...

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Beginning Brioche: Into to Single Color and Two Color Brioche Knitting

  • • Instructor: Nharah Clark
  • • Price: $155
  • • Date: October 24

Both single color and two color brioche knitting is a fun way to create thick squishy attractive knits. This class will teach single color brioche for the beginning of your cowl then transition to two color brioche.

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Beginning Spinning on a Spinning Wheel (A)

  • • Instructor: Julie Wilson
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: October 24

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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Cotton the Old-Fashioned Way

  • • Instructor: Susannah Johnson
  • • Price: $85
  • • Date: October 24

Learn to spin cotton straight from the boll! This is the way women in the past spun, and it puts store-bought cotton sliver to shame. Experience different kinds and colors of cotton, as well as techniques that best suit your spinning style.

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Design/Print Custom Embroidery Patterns on Your Laptop

  • • Instructor: Jessica Kaufman
  • • Price: $100
  • • Date: October 24

You have the power to design and print any embroidery pattern you want, on special water-disolvable paper, using a free online design tool called Canva! This class walks you through how to use Canva specifically for embroidery designs, then how to print on Sticky-Solvy, and finally,...

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Fearless Lace Knitting

  • • Instructor: Melanie Koenig
  • • Price: $110
  • • Date: October 24

Have you always wanted to knit a pattern but were intimidated by that scary lace chart? If you can cast on, knit, purl, and cast off, Melanie can help you transform those skills into beautiful lace and help you conquer your fear. Not only will you discover it is fun to put holes...

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Flat Weave Continuous Strand Weaving on a Triangle Loom

  • • Instructor: Amy Roberts Shelton
  • • Price: $155
  • • Date: October 24

This unique flat weave look shawlette is made using a narrow cotton tape yarn with a sparkly carry-along thread. Prior triloom weaving experience with the cut-strand method is required. Students will be learning how to work with a flat yarn and how to work with 2 strands of yarn...

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Gettin' Batty with It: Art-Batt Tools & Techniques (A)

  • • Instructor: Liza Q. Wirtz
  • • Price: $160
  • • Date: October 24

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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"Hand Carding for Color Effects: Gradients, Stripes and More!"

  • • Instructor: Amelia Garripoli
  • • Price: $110
  • • Date: October 24

Explore the art of color blending with hand cards to create smooth gradients, bold stripes, dynamic marls, and custom neutrals. Learn how to transition seamlessly between colors, deepen hues, enhance contrast, and craft the perfect neutral blend. Through hands-on practice, you'll...

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Making Yarn on a Spindle

  • • Instructor: Cynthia Haney
  • • Price: $190
  • • Date: October 24

Fall in love with the relaxing art of spinning. Make your first handspun yarn with a drop spindle designed for easy use. Experience various fiber preparations by spinning a sampler. Build skills for confident spinning by using the park-and-draft method. Learn what to do with...

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Needle Felted Baby Possum

  • • Instructor: Julie Adams
  • • Price: $110
  • • Date: October 24

If you are a fan of North America's only marsupial, then this is the class for you! Join Instructor Julie as she takes you step-by-step through the process of making your own adorable needle felted baby possum. This is a great class for those wanting to take their needle felting...

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Nuno Felt Art Vest

  • • Instructor: Patti Barker
  • • Price: $245
  • • Date: October 24

Textural, whimsy, or classy--it's up to you, the designer. This vest is also a great project for beginners to transition from scarves and shawls to felted clothing. Created flat, It does require a large work surface (two 6' tables put together).

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"Painted by Hand, Set with Steam: Mastering Acid Dyes (A)"

  • • Instructor: Mary Egbert
  • • Price: $100
  • • Date: October 24

Explore the creative world of hand-painted yarn! This course teaches you how to apply acid dyes directly onto protein-based fibers (such as wool and silk) to achieve vibrant, one-of-a-kind colorways. You’ll learn techniques for blending, and layering colors, as well as how to set...

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Polymer Clay Sheep Stash Jar

  • • Instructor: Susan Dial
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: October 24

Participants will decorate a jar lid by covering it with polymer clay. Because it's SAFF, we'll be doing sheep and I'll be supplying jars big enough to hold your stitch marker collection. But this professor doesn't judge and if you have a special jar with a metal lid that you'd like...

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Sheep and Wool School: Fiber Processing for Funsies!

  • • Instructor: Amy Manko
  • • Price: $105
  • • Date: October 24

Ever gone to a fiber festival, somehow blacked out and found a fleece in your car when you got home? Have you wondered a fleece show and seen an inexpensive fleece and thought “It’s so cheap! I could totally process that myself!” only to shove it in the garage because it was a daunting...

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Stranded Colorwork Knitting – Getting Started

  • • Instructor: Varian Brandon
  • • Price: $85
  • • Date: October 24

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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This is an Easy Top Down Boot Sock Recipe

  • • Instructor: Martha Owen
  • • Price: $100
  • • Date: October 24

From cast on to toe shaping, there is a lot to learn while making a sock! Knit in the round using double pointed needles to learn all the steps to create a custom fitting sock. Learn where to measure your foot and how to measure your gauge. Notice how your needles help you keep...

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Translating Hand Knitting to MK patterns

  • • Instructor: Crystal Lawrence
  • • Price: $110
  • • Date: October 24

Have you ever looked at a beautiful hand knit pattern and wished you could translate it to machine knitting? Same! But I do it all the time, and I will show you how to know which hand knit patterns will easily transfer to the machine. In this class you will be given a hand knitting...

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2-hr Blue Ridge Mountains Needle Felting

  • • Instructor: Cecilia Ho
  • • Price: $90
  • • Date: October 24

***This workshop is open to All levels (Age 8 & up) to follow the step-by-step instruction *** Learn the basic 2D needle felting technique & create a beautiful Abstract Wool Paiting using various shades of colorful NZ Corriedale Wool. Discover how a felting needle can replace a...

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Begin Power Spinning

  • • Instructor: Amelia Garripoli
  • • Price: $110
  • • Date: October 24

Your treadle-free adventure starts here—because sometimes, less effort is more fun! New to e-spinners and maybe spinning too? Bring your e-spinner and join us for a hands-on introduction to spinning with electric power! Whether you’re brand new to spinning or an experienced wheel...

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Beginning Spinning on a Spinning Wheel (B)

  • • Instructor: Julie Wilson
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: October 24

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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Deep Clean Your Knitting Machine

  • • Instructor: Crystal Lawrence
  • • Price: $220
  • • Date: October 24

This class will show you how to perform a deep clean on your metal bed knitting machine. There will be a special focus on the carriage including any parts that may be slow to move or stuck. If you have performance issues with your machine, this class will be able to resolve most...

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Felt Hatmaking on a Beach Ball

  • • Instructor: Deborah Robertson
  • • Price: $155
  • • Date: October 24

Come and learn the ancient craft of wet felting. Learn all the skills you need to make a hat for yourself using a beachball as the resist. Hatmaking on a Ball is a fun and enjoyable introduction to felting. We will use superfine merino wool (18.5 micron). This wool is of the highest...

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Gettin' Batty with It: Art-Batt Tools & Techniques (B)

  • • Instructor: Liza Q. Wirtz
  • • Price: $160
  • • Date: October 24

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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Give It The Slip (aka two-color knitting the easy way)

  • • Instructor: Melanie Koenig
  • • Price: $120
  • • Date: October 24

Slip-Stitch Knitting (also called Mosaic Knitting) can be so intimidating with all those confusing charts and colors. In this class, the mysteries will be solved as you will learn to select colors, manage multiple yarns, decipher those charts, and even how to convert the charts for...

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Ice Dye Your Clothes & Fabrics (A)

  • • Instructor: Jessica Kaufman
  • • Price: $130
  • • Date: October 24

Enjoy a comprehensive, colorful exploration of ice dyeing from a local expert! We will explore the differences between dyeing "on the rack" and "in the muck," strategies for dye over ice versus dye under ice, and all the amazing patterns and fabric manipulations you can create. Something...

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"Painted by Hand, Set with Steam: Mastering Acid Dyes (B)"

  • • Instructor: Mary Egbert
  • • Price: $100
  • • Date: October 24

Explore the creative world of hand-painted yarn! This course teaches you how to apply acid dyes directly onto protein-based fibers (such as wool and silk) to achieve vibrant, one-of-a-kind colorways. You’ll learn techniques for blending, and layering colors, as well as how to set...

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Sheep and Wool School: Rare Breeds

  • • Instructor: Amy Manko
  • • Price: $115
  • • Date: October 24

Ever wanted to experience ALL the rare breeds ALL AT ONCE? This class will come close! We will start with the finer of the rare breeds and “trek” through the primitive, the medium and the longwools, while discussing their history and applications for today. We will discover new breeds...

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Stranded Colorwork Knitting – Next Steps

  • • Instructor: Varian Brandon
  • • Price: $85
  • • Date: October 24

This class is for the knitter who wants to continue the journey into stranded colorwork knitting. You know the basic concepts. Two colors per round. Following a chart. But you’ve seen some basic Fair Isle motifs and want to put them to use. And how do you work simple increases and...

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The Clothing Journey

  • • Instructor: Justin Near
  • • Price: $85
  • • Date: October 24

Do you know where your clothes come from? Do you know the journey they took to get to you or what adventures they’ll go on when they leave you? In this interactive class, we’ll talk about sourcing and all the things to consider when you’re buying and making clothes. There will be...

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The Fabulous Art of Felting: Fabulous Vessels!

  • • Instructor: Betty Ann Winters
  • • Price: $135
  • • Date: October 24

The Fabulous Art of Felting: Fabulous Vessels! Spend some time with me and learn how to make a Fabulous 3-dimensional Vessel using a Flat Resist! We will be using beautiful merino wool fibers, wool prefelts, silks, and an assortment of fibers to create texture and interest! You...

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Kumihimo : Creating Flat Braids

  • • Instructor: Nharah Clark
  • • Price: $75
  • • Date: October 24

Kumihimo is the ancient Japanese art form of creating braids using cords. In this class, you will create flat braids using a square foam plate and rat tail cord. The braids you create can make bracelets or bookmarks. You will leave with your square plate and a patterning hando

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Sentro/Addi: Fingerless Mitts and Intermediate Techniques

  • • Instructor: Amy Roberts Shelton
  • • Price: $105
  • • Date: October 24

Have you already complete a successful project or two on your Sentro or Addi circular knitting machine? Ready to learn some more advanced techniques? Come join me and make a pair of double layer fingerless mitts as you learn several new techniques: flat seaming method to close your...

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Tunsian Crochet Beginner Coaster (B)

  • • Instructor: Siobhan Boothe
  • • Price: $50
  • • Date: October 24

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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3-hr Needle Felting Koi Fish in the Pond

  • • Instructor: Cecilia Ho
  • • Price: $135
  • • Date: October 24

This is a perfect workshop to practice Needle Felting wool painting techniques. Discover how a felting needle can replace a paintbrush to achieve the color and movement of the Koi fish and the under water scenery. We will mix and blend various NZ Corriedale, as well as NZ Merino...

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3-hr Colorful Sky Abstract Landscape

  • • Instructor: Cecilia Ho
  • • Price: $120
  • • Date: October 25

*** This workshop is open to ALL levels (Age 8 & up) to follow the step-by-step instruction *** Wool can be transformed into a painterly Landscape image using the needle felting technique. With 30+ Ashford NZ Corriedale wool color choices, you will learn how to blend & mix various...

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Beginning Drop Spindle (B) (Chelsea Fehskens)

  • • Instructor: Chelsea Fehskens
  • • Price: $65
  • • Date: October 25

Creating yarn on a wooden drop spindle is portable and fun! Learning drop spinning as a step-by-step process ensures understanding and success with no prior knowledge of spinning or wool necessary. We'll cover some basics of fiber types, preparation, and what to look for when shopping...

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Beginning Knitting

  • • Instructor: Melanie Koenig
  • • Price: $120
  • • Date: October 25

Have you always wanted to learn to knit? Melanie will teach you everything you need to know to get started. You will learn to cast on, the knit stitch, the purl stitch, and to cast off. Master these four things and your knitting future is limitless!!!

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Beginning Nalbinding: Learning the Oslo Stitch and Closed Spirals

  • • Instructor: Nharah Clark
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: October 25

Nalbinding is an ancient fiber arts technique often found in Viking age burials. This art form predates both knitting and crochet. In this class you will learn the Oslo stitch and how to create closed spirals that can be used to create hats and bags. You will leave with your...

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Beginning Spinning on a Spinning Wheel (C)

  • • Instructor: Julie Wilson
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: October 25

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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Crewel and Embroidery

  • • Instructor: Susannah Johnson
  • • Price: $85
  • • Date: October 25

Pick up your needle and take a stab at this age-old form of embellishment. The stitches can be done with wool (crewel) or cotton or silk-and yes, you can spin your own floss. It is relaxing and beautiful to create an embroidered piece.

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Dorset Button Shawl Pin

  • • Instructor: Meg Evatt
  • • Price: $110
  • • Date: October 25

Make a beautiful Dorset Button Shawl Pin to use as a closure for your favorite shawl. This class will use the Cartwheel pattern for a pin with some embellishments to make it stand out among other shawl pins. You can choose from several colors and whether you want a stick pin or jewelry...

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Exploring the Drum Carder

  • • Instructor: Henry Clemes
  • • Price: $225
  • • Date: October 25

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 our ‘Exploring the Drum Carder’ class, students begin the day by learning the history of drum carders, how they work, and why...

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Freestyle Weaving for the Creative Spirit (B)

  • • Instructor: Liza Q. Wirtz
  • • Price: $160
  • • Date: October 25

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

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Intro to Continuous Strand Weaving on a Triangle Loom

  • • Instructor: Amy Roberts Shelton
  • • Price: $155
  • • Date: October 25

A 3 foot triangle loom allows you to create a variety of quick, fun projects in a very short period of time. Can you believe a complete shawlette can be made in just over 2 hours? Join us for this class that covers the basic continuous strand weaving technique. You will leave class...

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Let's Get Fractal!

  • • Instructor: Amy Manko
  • • Price: $105
  • • Date: October 25

Tired of your usual and predictable barber pole skeins? In this class, we will look at hand-dyed fiber braids differently. Create spectacular skeins by learning to control the color repeats in your fiber through fractal spinning. We will prepare and spin samples to find our new

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Needle Felted Capybara

  • • Instructor: Julie Adams
  • • Price: $105
  • • Date: October 25

The biggest rodent in the world is becoming the hottest "It" animal. Get in on the trend early by making a Needle Felted Capybara, the youngsters in your life will think you are so cool! Suitable for beginners, you will learn the fundamentals of needle felting in a fun and friendly...

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"Needle Felting as Garment Repair: Make Patches, Pockets, and More"

  • • Instructor: Jessica Kaufman
  • • Price: $100
  • • Date: October 25

Needle felting is so fun and easy, but even better, it can be used as a functional (and beautiful!) way to patch holes in sweaters, add pockets to bags or jackets, or just as a beautiful wall hanging piece of art while you decide if it needs anything else! Learn 2D felting and how...

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Nuno Felt Circle Vest

  • • Instructor: Patti Barker
  • • Price: $255
  • • Date: October 25

The Circular Vest is a most versatile vest as it can be worn at least 4 ways! Participants create a vest in the colors of their choice.

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Short Rows on the Knitting Machine

  • • Instructor: Crystal Lawrence
  • • Price: $140
  • • Date: October 25

Short rows in knitting can add interesting shapes in color to your plain jersey or it can literally change the shape of the garment you are making. We will be discussing and practicing both of these techniques - specifically looking at how you can add creative color choices to knitting...

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Stranded Colorwork Knitting – Deep Dive

  • • Instructor: Varian Brandon
  • • Price: $85
  • • Date: October 25

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. How long do you leave the tails? Is there a way around weaving in all of those ends? Can I untangle the ever-twisting...

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Woolee Winder TLC: Cleaning and Tuning WW’s for Wheel and eSpinners

  • • Instructor: Amelia Garripoli
  • • Price: $120
  • • Date: October 25

Get your Woolee Winder in top shape with this hands-on maintenance class! Learn to clean, remove fiber buildup, adjust tension, and keep it running smoothly. You'll receive a maintenance kit and step-by-step guidance, plus a Q&A for troubleshooting common issues. By the end, you’ll...

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Yarn on a Budget - Upcycling Sweaters

  • • Instructor: Justin Near
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: October 25

Unraveling knit sweaters can provide you with plenty of high-quality yarn (up to a mile!) at a very low cost, but not all sweaters are made equal. Learn how to choose the right sweater to unravel, de-seam a sweater (the hard part!), and unravel it (the fun part!). Share your bounty...

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2-hr Needle Felting Monet’s Japanese Bridge

  • • Instructor: Cecilia Ho
  • • Price: $90
  • • Date: October 25

***This workshop is open to All levels (Age 8 & up) to follow the step-by-step instruction *** Learn the basic 2D needle felting technique & create a beautiful Wool Painting inspired by Monet’s Japanese Bridge over a pond of water lilies. Discover how a felting needle can replace...

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Beginning Machine Knitting - Ribber Bed

  • • Instructor: Crystal Lawrence
  • • Price: $140
  • • Date: October 25

Knitting on a KM is a wonder, using the ribber adds even more options for creativity. In this class we will go over the parts of the ribber, how to connect it to your machine, and how it works in conjunction to the main bed. We will discuss and practice 1x1 and 2x2 cast ons and...

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Beginning Nalbinding: Learning the Mammon Stitch and Creating Open Spirals

  • • Instructor: Nharah Clark
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: October 25

Nalbinding is an ancient fiber arts technique that is often found in Viking age burials that predates both knitting and crochet. This class will teach the Mammon Stitch and the techniques used to create open spirals that can be used to make socks and mitts

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Beginning Spinning on a Spinning Wheel (D)

  • • Instructor: Julie Wilson
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: October 25

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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Beginning Tapestry Weaving (B)

  • • Instructor: Susannah Johnson
  • • Price: $110
  • • Date: October 25

Introducing a very portable, highly addictive form to self expression! The basics will be taught as well as exploration of color and touch that will make this truly unique to you. The frame and materials go with you to continue and expand your weaving experience!

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Blending Basics

  • • Instructor: Peyton Waggener
  • • Price: $140
  • • Date: October 25

We can explore the possibilities of blending different types of fibers and colors for spinning or felting. Techniques for mixing colors, combining fiber types, & creating gradients will be taught. You can experiment with hand cards, drum carder, blending board, and your hands to...

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Dyeing Self Patterning Sock Yarn (A)

  • • Instructor: Melanie Koenig
  • • Price: $145
  • • Date: October 25

Do you love those sock yarns that make stripes and patterns as you knit? Learn to dye them for yourself! In this class, students will learn two methods of dyeing yarn to achieve stripes and patterns in their knitted socks. (and other items too)

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Electric Sheep: Exploring E-spinners (B)

  • • Instructor: Liza Q. Wirtz
  • • Price: $150
  • • Date: October 25

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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Electrifying Laceweight

  • • Instructor: Amelia Garripoli
  • • Price: $120
  • • Date: October 25

Spinning laceweight yarn on an e-spinner takes finesse, control, and the right techniques. In this hands-on class, you’ll fine-tune your e-spinner, master drafting and plying, and explore fibers like Merino, silk, alpaca, and cashmere. Learn how fiber type, texture, and spin affect...

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From Blue to Yellow with Fresh Indigo

  • • Instructor: Eileen Hallman
  • • Price: $140
  • • Date: October 25

Japanese indigo also contains a yellow dye. We will explore a range from blue to teal, green, and yellow in the same dyebath, using time and temperature to obtain these colors.

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Intro to Fiber & Wool

  • • Instructor: Justin Near
  • • Price: $90
  • • Date: October 25

Want to learn more about natural fibers and wool? In this class, students will learn about plant and animal fibers and their attributes by examining their physical properties and processing those fibers from their raw form. We will examine a variety of fiber and wool breed samples...

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Introduction to Cat Bordhi's Anemone Hat i

  • • Instructor: Meg Evatt
  • • Price: $85
  • • Date: October 25

Join me in learning about the Anemone Hat designed by Cat Bordhi. This interesting pattern uses mobius or picot brim transitioning into wonderful tendrils of yarn sprouting all over the crown. As this hat has many techniques requiring time to learn, we will cover only the tendrils...

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Make Batik Fabric with Woodblocks and Beeswax (B)

  • • Instructor: Jessica Kaufman
  • • Price: $145
  • • Date: October 25

Learn the craft of wax resist dyeing on fabric with these very special hand-carved wood blocks. Your instructor trained with woodblock batik masters in Gujarat, India, and is bringing 20+ stamps for you to use in your own work. Beeswax, fiber reactive dyes, and cotton cloth are the...

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Needle Felted Hanging Mushroom

  • • Instructor: Julie Adams
  • • Price: $80
  • • Date: October 25

Why did the mushroom get invited to all the parties? Because he was such a "FUNGI"!! You too will have a blast by crafting a simple mushroom to hang in your home, car, or workspace. There will be a variety of colors to choose from to make your mushroom as unique as you are. Instructor...

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Next Steps in Tunisian Crochet

  • • Instructor: Siobhan Boothe
  • • Price: $50
  • • Date: October 25

Take the next steps in Tunisian Crochet with me! We'll learn increases, decreases, color changing, and some helpful hits and trips to make your Tunisian look even better! We'll learn increasing, decreasing, tension improvement, color changing.

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Sheep and Wool School: The Primitives

  • • Instructor: Amy Manko
  • • Price: $115
  • • Date: October 25

In this class, we will experience several breeds of “Primitive” style sheep. Included will be some you may have worked with before and some you may never have even heard of yet! Amy scours (see what we did there?) the fields looking for oddball rare breeds to bring to class and she...

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Using Steeks Stitches

  • • Instructor: Varian Brandon
  • • Price: $85
  • • Date: October 25

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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Sentro Addi: Advanced Circular Knitting Machine Techniques

  • • Instructor: Amy Roberts Shelton
  • • Price: $105
  • • Date: October 25

Ready to take your Sentro/Addi circular knitting machine skills to a whole new level? Come join us in this class as we experiment with a variety of new techniques: *panel knitting *panels that don't curl *different cast-on method *lace patterns *ravel cord with waste yarn *purposeful...

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3-hr Wet Felting Sunflower Field with Merino/Silk

  • • Instructor: Cecilia Ho
  • • Price: $135
  • • Date: October 25

***This workshop is open to All levels (Age 10 & up) to follow the step-by-step instruction *** Wet Felting is an ancient felt making technique to create seamless piece of felt fabric by using natural wool fibers by adding soapy water. Fiber artist Cecilia Ho will guide you to...

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Adventures in Drum Carding

  • • Instructor: Henry Clemes
  • • Price: $225
  • • Date: October 26

This is the companion class to Exploring the Drum Carder. In this class, we continue to de-mystify the drum carder. Batts will be prepared both semi-worsted and woolen. Students will learn different techniques to create an art batt, prepare batts for spinning sock yarn, and learn...

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Armenian Needle Lace

  • • Instructor: Lisa Lamb
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: October 26

Armenian Needle lace is a lace form that is being forgotten in our digital age. Come join me in learning this beautiful art form before it's gone forever! We will be working a few samples that you can later expand on.

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Beginning Drop Spindle (C) (Chelsea Fehskens)

  • • Instructor: Chelsea Fehskens
  • • Price: $65
  • • Date: October 26

Creating yarn on a wooden drop spindle is portable and fun! Learning drop spinning as a step-by-step process ensures understanding and success with no prior knowledge of spinning or wool necessary. We'll cover some basics of fiber types, preparation, and what to look for when shopping...

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Beginning Drop Spindle (Nharah Clark)

  • • Instructor: Nharah Clark
  • • Price: $105
  • • Date: October 26

Drop spinning is the historical method used to create thread and yarn. This class will cover how to draft your fiber, the differences between top whorl and bottom whorl spindles and how to start to spin your own yarn.

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Birth of an Art Yarn

  • • Instructor: Katelyn Dunn
  • • Price: $130
  • • Date: October 26

Get ready for three hours of fiber-filled fun in this creative core spinning adventure! You'll learn how to add all kinds of fabulous flair to your yarn—think beads, sequins, commercial yarn for auto-wrapping, in-line lock spinning, and more—all while spinning dreamy hand-carded...

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Charkha Spinning

  • • Instructor: Peyton Waggener
  • • Price: $130
  • • Date: October 26

Cotton spinning is for everyone! Learn some history of this fascinating Indian instrument while we practice spinning on a spindle tip to create a strong fine yarn for weaving or knitting. I value continuing the tradition of handspinning and weaving, expanding my personal connection...

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Crochet an Alpaca : An Intermediate Crochet Class

  • • Instructor: Michele Tway
  • • Price: $110
  • • Date: October 26

Ready to take your existing crochet skills and take them into a third dimension? Ready to learn how single crochet, half-double crochet and double crochet stitches can be worked Amigurumi style to create your own little Alfie the Alpaca? In this class, you’ll only have to sew on...

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Dropspindle Chain Ply

  • • Instructor: Susannah Johnson
  • • Price: $50
  • • Date: October 26

This is a way to have a beautiful three-ply yarn right off the spindle! It keeps color changes of the roving in perfect order. A game changer!

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Dyeing Self Patterning Sock Yarn (B)

  • • Instructor: Melanie Koenig
  • • Price: $145
  • • Date: October 26

Do you love those sock yarns that make stripes and patterns as you knit? Learn to dye them for yourself! In this class, students will learn two methods of dyeing yarn to achieve stripes and patterns in their knitted socks. (and other items too)

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Intermediate Drop Spinning and Plying Techniques

  • • Instructor: Justin Near
  • • Price: $175
  • • Date: October 26

Have you already taken a beginner drop spinning class and have spun some yarn but now want to level-up your game? In this class, we will take a deep dive into the physics of spindles, look at and work with multiple types of drop spindles, and will break down each movement then build...

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Intro to Sentro/Addi Knitting: Tips and Tricks (B)

  • • Instructor: Amy Roberts Shelton
  • • Price: $105
  • • Date: October 26

Sentro and Addi circular knitting machines are all the rage right now. They enable the crafter to make a wide variety of fabulous knitted projects in a very short period of time, making them the perfect choice when knitting for charity or big friend/family get-togethers. While a...

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Naturally Dyed Eco-Printed Sock Blank

  • • Instructor: Siobhan Boothe
  • • Price: $138
  • • Date: October 26

In this class, we'll create a beautifully printed sock blank with local and preserved flowers and dyes. Students will get to create their blank with natural dye matierals in a random or gradient pattern. Once the dyes have processed and the blank has dried you can stitch it up however...

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Punch Card Patterning on the Knitting Machine

  • • Instructor: Crystal Lawrence
  • • Price: $145
  • • Date: October 26

Most knitting machines are not a 1 trick pony - they can produce a multitude of fabrics beyond stockinette stitch/ plain jersey. Any machine that includes a punch card needle selector can generally produce from a punch card: stranded/fair isle pattern, a tuck/fisherman’s rib/single...

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Ribbings and Edges for Added Color

  • • Instructor: Varian Brandon
  • • Price: $85
  • • Date: October 26

The class is designed for the knitter who wants to add a bit of color to single-colored garments or to continue the color from a multi-colored masterpiece. During class, students will explore 10 styles of colored edgings and then choose 2 or 3 to work on during class time. A handout,...

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Sheep and Wool School: Fiber Across the Wheel

  • • Instructor: Amy Manko
  • • Price: $115
  • • Date: October 26

Based on an article written for Ply Magazine, we will explore multiple fibers of all types individually to experience how they behave ‘across the wheel’. In this class we will start in our comfy Merino box and then blast into the world of unusual fibers made by plants, animals, (and...

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Sock It to Me: Setup Bonnet & Basic Sock on Your Circular Sock Machine

  • • Instructor: Amelia Garripoli
  • • Price: $180
  • • Date: October 26

Ready to crank out socks but not sure where to start? In this hands-on class, you’ll make a setup bonnet, master the hung hem, and tackle short-row heels and toes. With step-by-step guidance, troubleshooting tips, and plenty of practice, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to keep...

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Spinning by Ashford Spinning Wheel

  • • Instructor: Emily Simon
  • • Price: $55
  • • Date: October 26

Welcome to the fascinating art of spinning! In this class, we’ll delve into the timeless tradition of creating yarn using Ashford spinning wheels. For centuries, the spinning wheel has been a cherished tool, transforming raw fibers into beautiful, functional threads—and now it's...

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Textural Felted Hats

  • • Instructor: Patti Barker
  • • Price: $185
  • • Date: October 26

Textural Hat Making is so much fun. Students will choose from several different styles of hat and various colors of wool. Decorate your art hat with textural fabrics, yarns and silk fibers. Shaping techniques and finishing will be discussed.

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Baltic Inkle Weaving

  • • Instructor: Barbara Hoffman
  • • Price: $145
  • • Date: October 26

De-mystify the Baltic Pick-up technique! This technique allows the student to create the complex designs in Scandinavian and Lithuanian bands. These Warp-Faced bands are used as belts, trim on garments and handles for bags and clutches.

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Spinning by Drop Spindle

  • • Instructor: Emily Simon
  • • Price: $65
  • • Date: October 26

Welcome to the enchanting world of spinning! In this class, we'll embark on a journey that bridges ancient tradition and modern creativity, as we learn the art of spinning yarn using a drop spindle. For centuries, the spindle has been a symbol of craftsmanship and resourcefulness,...

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Basic Luceting and Viking Fingerloop Braiding

  • • Instructor: Nharah Clark
  • • Price: $110
  • • Date: October 26

This class will introduce historic cord making using both the lucet and the Viking fingerloop braid techniques. Student will work with the lucet to create a square cord and with the 3 strand fingerloop braid technique to create a sturdy round braid.

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Design a Sweater in the Round

  • • Instructor: Varian Brandon
  • • Price: $85
  • • Date: October 26

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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Dyeing Basics: The Art of Perfect Solid Colors

  • • Instructor: Mary Egbert
  • • Price: $100
  • • Date: October 26

Discover the art and science of achieving smooth, even color on protein-based fibers using leveling acid dyes. This course provides a step-by-step guide to dyeing wool, silk, and other animal fibers with consistent results. You’ll learn how to prepare your yarn, mix and apply dyes,...

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Get Hooked On Crochet

  • • Instructor: Melanie Koenig
  • • Price: $120
  • • Date: October 26

You will learn the fundamental skills and techniques to empower you to enjoy a lifetime of crochet happiness. Melanie will teach you all the essential skills you need including the chain stitch, slip stitch, single crochet, and double crochet. You will also learn tips and tricks...

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Growing a Dye Garden

  • • Instructor: Bethany Hebbard
  • • Price: $95
  • • Date: October 26

Learn how to cultivate a rainbow of dyes in your own back yard! Drawing on permaculture and regenerative farming practices, we will discuss how to create a local, abundant source of color for all your fiber crafts. From planning your garden and building your soil, to harvesting your...

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Ice Dye Your Clothes & Fabrics (B)

  • • Instructor: Jessica Kaufman
  • • Price: $130
  • • Date: October 26

Enjoy a comprehensive, colorful exploration of ice dyeing from a local expert! We will explore the differences between dyeing "on the rack" and "in the muck," strategies for dye over ice versus dye under ice, and all the amazing patterns and fabric manipulations you can create. Something...

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Knitting Machine Cables

  • • Instructor: Crystal Lawrence
  • • Price: $140
  • • Date: October 26

Cables give any garment a lovely visual and tactile aesthetic. There are a few rules to knitting cables on a machine, but once you know what they are you can create most designs you see in hand knitted garments. In this class we will go over those basic rules and practice multiple...

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Painting with Wool - Halloween

  • • Instructor: Alesia C Moore
  • • Price: $110
  • • Date: October 26

Fun, Creative and Relaxing!!! Join us in this exciting workshop and learn the basics of Needle Felting or how to paint and sculpt with wool fibers. In this class you will choose from several different designs and create a spooky Halloween wool painting. Students can also create their...

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Pink to Purple with Indigo

  • • Instructor: Eileen Hallman
  • • Price: $140
  • • Date: October 26

Indigo is more than blue. We will use dried leaves in non-vat blender baths to get pink, lavender, and plum from dried leaves.

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Roosimine (Estonian Inlay knitting)

  • • Instructor: Lisa Lamb
  • • Price: $30
  • • Date: October 26

Roosimine or Estonian Enlay knitting is a way to get beautiful patterns onto your knitting. Have you ever seen those beautiful and intricate Estonian patterns and said wow that must take forever and be so hard. I'm hear to tell you it's not that hard and you can learn and be making...

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