Northern Michigan Lamb and Wool Festival 2009 Class Descriptions – Northern Michigan Lamb and Wool Festival

Class Descriptions

2011 Class Descriptions	Home 2009 Schedule Classes Vendors Shearing School Sheep & Pasture Seminars Hospitality Donation Volunteering Festival Committee Advertising History & Highlights Location & Accommodations Printable Registration and Order Forms Contact Us Useful Links Rainbow-dyed wool top ready to spin Handmade felted animal ornaments for gifts or decorations Dozens of colors of sock yarn, ready to knit! photos by Teri Dougherty

We will have another great collection of classes and teachers in 2011, suitable for all levels of experience and all types of fiber
skills. If you have any suggestions regarding classes you’d like to
take, or a teacher (including yourself!) you’d like to recommend,
contact Holly Shaltz at [email protected] or call her at (231) 582 3206.

Note: Spinning With Silk Hankies, Planning a Handwoven Garment, Into to Nalbinding, and Knitting Is Not Brain Surgery have been cancelled. Rag Rugs: The Twining Way! and Needle Punch Picture are currently full.



Friday, September 23 9 am – 4 pm	Jim Bristol and team
Learn how to harvest the great renewable resource that sheep produce. This class is designed for beginning shearers and as a refresher class for experienced shearers. Jim Bristol and his crew of expert shearers will teach shearing technique, equipment care and setup, sheep handling, wool handling, and other baskc sheep care methods, in a sheep shearing trailer designed for proper sheep and wool handling. We will supply all euipment or help you set up and use your own equpment. We use four shearing stations and four sheraing instructors so you will get the one-on-one instruction needed to leanr this craft. School is limited to 16 students, so sign up early.
Skill level: Beginner or Refresher
Student provides: Own shearing equipment if you have some
Registration fee: $80
Materials fee (paid directly to instructor)

Morning Classes


Class is Full
Saturday, September 24 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
In this class, wool felt is your “canvas” and roving is your “paint”! Bring a picture of your choosing and we will recreate it with wool! The end result can be turned into a wall hanging or pillow top.
Skill level: Beginner
Studen Provides: a picture to copy
Instructor Provides: all needed materials
Registration fee: $50
Materials fee (paid directly to instructor): $15
Class Size Max: 8


Saturday, September 24 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
You will learn the basic mechanics of the wheel. What I intend to spend the most time on is learning how the fiber acts with you as you learn to guide it into becoming yarn. You know it wants to be yarn, and you are the one who will let it be all it can be! Everyone is unique, and the way you spin will be as well, so I want to let you find your inner spinner, and help you develop some basic skills. A booklet will be available to buy if desired.
Skill level: No prior experience with spinning necessary.
Student provides: A spinning wheel in good working order, socks or slippers to wear while spinning.
Instructor provides: Fiber to spin.
Registration fee: $50
Materials fee (paid directly to instructor): $10 Covers fiber needed.
Students who do not own a spinning wheel may rent one by prior arrangement with Holly. E-mail Holly at [email protected] or phone 231 582 3206.


Class is Full
Saturday, September 24 1:00 am – 4:00 pm
In this class you will learn how to created a small scale “twined” rag rug…hotpad size. Bring your favorite fabric (large enough to create pieces that can be torn or cut into strips). Old clothes or sheets are great (for clothes, you should cut away all unusable pieces, i.e. cuffs, collars, buttons, etc.) Frames are provided, but are not included in the cost of the class. Three sizes of frames will be available for sale. You WILL finish a project in class.
Skill level: Beginner
Student provides: Fabrics large enough to be torn or cut into strips.
Instructor provides: Frames, available in three sizes
Registration fee: $50
Materials fee (paid directly to instructor): $5 if instructor provides fabric, plus cost of the frame.
Class Size Max: 6

Cancelled
Saturday, September 24 1:00 am – 4:00 pm
Silk hankies are a “mawata” silk that consists of very thin layers of silk squares. We will learn strategies for preparing these hankies for spinning, and then we will spin them using various methods, including Navajo plying. We will cover strategies for making your hands smooth to minimize snagging of silk on your hands, and various uses of silk hankies and yarns spun from them.
Skill level: Intermediate spinning skills
Student provides: Spinning wheel in good working order, 3 bobbins, lazy kate.
Instructor provides: Samples for examination, fibers for spinning, notebook with handouts.
Registration fee: $50
Materials fee (paid directly to instructor): $12
Contact Hours: 3
Students who do not own a spinning wheel may rent one by prior arrangement with Holly. E-mail Holly at [email protected] or phone 231 582 3206.


Cancelled
Sunday, September 25 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
This class will cover the planning, weaving, and sewing of a handwoven garment. The instructors will describe the entire process for two example garments, beginning with the initial inspiration and finishing with the completed garments that will be available for study. Students will be guided through the process of planning their own special art-to-wear. Patterns, yarns, and weave structure will be covered as well as possibilities for finishing and embellishing havewovens. Those who already have a piece of handwoven fabric are invited to bring it; others may wish to bring yarns, pictures, patterns, or just ideas. Sewing experience on handwoven fabric is NOT necessary. You should leave this class with a step-by-step plan for your next weaving project.
Skill level: Weaving experience, familiarity with basic sewing techniques.
Student provides: an interest in creating a handwoven garment.
Instructor provides: handouts, our experience in designing and sewing handwoven garments.
Registration fee: $50
Materials fee (paid directly to instructor): $10

Cancelled
Sunday, September 25 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Single needle knitting, cross looping, or nalbinding are different names for the same interesting technique that predates two-needle knitting and is found in ancient artifacts in many places around the globe. The adept student will learn several stitches and begin a small project.
Skill level: No previous experience necessary.
Student provides: Worsted or light bulky wool yarn.
Instructor Provides: Nalbinding needle.
Registration fee: $50
Materials fee (paid directly to instructor): $10.

Afternoon Classes



Sunday, September 25 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
In this class participants will paint two 14 X 72 inch silk scarves. Instructors will provide the scarves, pre-mixed acid dyes, tools, solutions, and techniques to enable students to create a one-of-a-kind designed scarf they can wear immediately.
Skill level: No experience necessary.
Student provides: Rubber gloves, apron.
Instructor provides: Dyes, solutions, scarves, written handout, iron and ironing board.
Registration fee: $50
Materials fee (paid directly to instructor): $15

Cancelled
Sunday, September 25 1:00 am – 4:00 pm
Did you ever wonder how to fix “mistakes”, how to adapt a pattern to your size, how to use ribbon for more than just trim, an easy way to pick up stitches along the edge of a garment, and end up with the right number? In other words, lots of tips and tricks that will increase your knitting enjoyment – design, knitting, finishing, and everything in between.
Skill level: ability to knit, purl, cast on and off, some experience with following a pattern, and shaping.
Instructor provides: All materials
Registration fee: $50
Materials fee (paid directly to instructor): $30

Remember to send in your registration postmarked by August 15th! Registrations postmarked after that cost $5 more.

Class Descriptions

2011 Class Descriptions