2011 Vendors	Schedule of Events

Class Descriptions

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS (in alphabetical order):

911 - Help, my Knitting Has Holes (2 hours)
Instructor:  Sony Hartley
Description: Need help with knitting problems? This class helps you learn to "read" your knitting, fix dropped stitches, twisted stitches and holes. Use of life lines  and smart ways to unravel. You'll be more confident and worry less about mistakes after 911.
Prerequisite Skills: Basic knitting skills.
Supplies you should bring: Pair of size 8-10 knitting needles, worsted weight yarn, size D or F crochet hook, yarn needle, scissors

A Spinner's Workshop (2 hours)
Instructor:  Midge Jackson
Description: Don't worry, be happy! You don't need Dr. Phil! Bring your knotty spinning problems to this workshop. Want to learn a new technique, how to ply properly, etc? This workshop is the place for you! During the two hours of class, students will be able to ask questions and to practice new skills. In addition, you will have the opportunity to spin a variety of fibers, including wool, mohair, llama, flax and more. All fibers are provided.
Prerequisite Skills: Students should have basic spinning skills, being able to spin plain yarn from wool.
Supplies you should bring: A well oiled and adjusted spinning wheel.  Processing equipment if they have it and would like to learn to use it. Otherwise, hand cards and combs will be available to use  and share in class.  A range of different fibers will be provided.  If the student has a particular fiber they would like to use, they should bring it.

Adding Alpacas to Fiber Farm
Instructor: Cindy Telisak
Description: If you raise sheep or goats for fiber, and would like to add a little exotic pizzazz to your pasture, consider alpacas!  Gelded male alpacas are affordable and easy-care additions to your fiber harvest, and will increase the potential profit from your herd.  Cindy Telisak will share how to integrate these species together for the best return, and the most fun on your farm.
Prerequite skills:  None
Supplies you should bring: None

Alpaca Care 101
Instructor: Lyn Christoph
Description: In this class, participants will learn about the wonderful alpaca: where they come from, and basic health care, including how to trim toenails and how to body score*.  We will learn about alpaca nutrition and how to set up pasture, shelter and fencing. 
*Hands-on will be dependent on when the alpacas are available.
Prerequisite Skills: None
Supplies you should bring: None

Alpaca Fleece Skirting
Instructor: Suzanne Baker
Description: Whether you need a raw alpaca fleece cleaned up to send to a mill for processing or to impress judges in competition, careful preparation will pay off in the end.  This free demonstration class will show you how to remove coarse fiber, second cuts, dirt and vegetable matter in such a way that your show fleece will impress judges, and your processing costs will be as low as possible because you’ve skillfully done most of the work.  What doesn’t go to the mill won’t come back in your roving or yarn.  Suzanne can show you her award-winning methods of getting that raw fleece in great shape.
Prerequisite skills: None
Supplies you should bring: None

Basic Backstrap Weaving (3 hours)

Instructor:  Beth Seguin
Description: The backstrap loom is one of the earliest looms developed. This type of loom is still being used in South America and South Asia. The class will cover the basic history of this type of loom and some variation.  Also I will discuss how to make one and use it.  Students will get a chance to start weaving their own back strap by the end of the class.  Depending on time we may go over some basic pickup techniques.
Prerequisite Skills: None
Supplies you should bring: The best way to weave on with this type of loom is to sit on the ground.  So a pillow or rug would be recommended.  A pair of scissors is a great thing to bring.  I do plan on having a few with me, but more the merrier.   If you have some random knitting needles bring them;  they make great pick up stick.      The materials cost includes two 1 inch x 36 inch dowel rods and 2 1/2 inch by 36 inch dowel rods and 2 rolls of size 10 crochet cotton.  If you want to bring your own that is fine,  just let me know.  Or if you want a certain color combo,  send me an email.

Beginning Shuttle Tatting (3 hours)
Instructor:  Pat Tittizer
Description: Tatting is easy to learn (only one stitch) and very portable.  In this class, you will learn the basics of tatting: chains, rings, and how to join them together.
Prerequisite Skills: none
Supplies you should bring: Scissors.  Tatting shuttle: prefer one with a hook, such as one by Susan Bates or Aero.  Otherwise, one with a sharp point.

Beginning Spinning (3 hours)
Instructor:  Midge Jackson
Description: This class is the place to be for all of you wannabe spinners or very beginning spinners who want to refine your technique.  Students will start with fiber preparation and progress to handspindling and, finally, to spinning on the wheel if desired.  By the end of class each student should be able to produce at least a novelty yarn.  Tips and tricks familiar to experienced spinners will be presented as well as care and feeding of spinning wheels.
Prerequisite Skills: No previous spinning skills necessary
Supplies you should bring: spindle and/or spinning wheel if they have them.  Loaner wheels and spindles will be provided for use in class if not, hand cards or minicombs if they have them.  If not loaner equipment will be available for use in class.  Students not bringing their own equipment should notify the instructor prior to class if possible.

Beginning Shuttle Tatting (2 hours)
Instructor:  Hanane ElMoumi
Description: Come learn how to make lace with tiny knots.      You will learn to  Wind a shuttle   make a ring and a chain.   Basics of pattern reading.
Prerequisite Skills: none
Supplies you should bring: 1-2 shuttles (preferably clover shuttles)  two colors of size 8 or 10 crochet cotton

Buttons To Make Your Garment Shine! (2 hours)

Instructor:  Louise Schubert
Description: Students will use polymer clay, rubber stamps, molds, templates, and other artistic means to create unique clay buttons that are suitable for adorning a favorite garment. Buttons will be baked and coated with acrylic.
Prerequisite Skills: Anyone can participate in this class.
Supplies you should bring: Any special rubber stamps or stamp pads, or other design aids such as molds,beads, glitter, or angelina fibers. 

Cotton spinning with the tahkli spindle (2 hours)
Instructor:  Laurie Schlitter
Description: Spinning cotton with a small supported spindle (tahkli) is a relaxing and portable activity.  Once you get the feel of the drafting, it is easy to make very fine yarn.  We will be spinning cotton from a variety of preparations and will do some preparation ourselves.    Class fee includes a brass tahkli, a small bowl, and a wide variety of cotton fibers and preparations to spin (ginned fiber, sliver, punis, boll cotton).
Prerequisite Skills: an interest in spinning cotton
Supplies you should bring: cotton cards if you have them (I will have a set).

Creative Soapmaking (1-1/2 hours)
Instructor: Midge Jackson
Description:  Not your Grandmother’s lye soap!  Learn to make beautiful, mild and nourishing soap.  Unlike commercial soap, handmade soaps actually nourish and moisturize your skin!  You will be on your way to creating natural soap with signature scents and natural additives! You will go home with your own soap and all the instructions and recipes! 

Etsy 101
Instructor: Kay Slaughter
Description: If you have ever considered opening an Etsy shop, or if you are always on the lookout for tips and tricks to help grow your business, then this class is for you.  Kay will share her tips for success on a wide variety of topics including important things you should know when setting up your shop, taking photos that sell your items for you, listing your items, belonging to groups and circles, integrating Etsy with Facebook, and more.
Prerequisite skills: None
Supplies you should bring: Paper and pen

Felting on a Needle Felting Loom (1 hour)
Instructor: Joe Herre
Description: Felting just got easier!  We offer a Needle Felting Loom that is easy to use to make fabric from batting or loose fibers. Just lay the batting on the table and push it to the roller and let it go through the needles to make a felted fabric. It is that simple!  We will have fine batts of our own alpaca fiber available for purchase and felting… or bring your own clean and prepped fiber to felt and make you own custom felt. There is a $5.00 charge for fiber not purchased at our booth.  Not sure what can be accomplished?  Visit www.feltloom.com and browse through the wonderful projects that can be accomplished with this easy to use and fascinating machine. During the workshop you may bring your own small amount of batting (coaster size) to run through the felt loom free of charge.
Prerequisite Skills: None
Supplies you should bring: A small batt of fiber for felting

Fun Fiber Felted Pins (2 hours)
Instructor:  Louise Schubert
Description: Student will use needle felting techniques to make at felt from fibers, and then use various embellishment techniques to make at least 2 flower pins.
Prerequisite Skills: Anyone can participate in this class.
Supplies you should bring: Felting needles and mat or foam if available.  Instructor will have tools available for those who do not have them and want to experiment with needle felting. Beads and embroidery floss if you have some you want to use.  Some beads and floss will be available.

FUZZ 101 (3 hours)
Instructor:  Gail White
Description: Fuzz 101 begins on the farm with the animals, feed management, shearing, end product identification, what to ask the mill, shipping fiber. What to expect the mill to do, roving, batts, webs, yarn, machine capabilities. Other possible end products. Presentation will be via Power Point. A booklet with pictures covering the topics presented will be provided to each participant for note taking and future reference, as well as a CD of the presentation outline and hands on examples of the fiber situations discussed for participants to take home.
Prerequisite Skills: Some fiber prep. experience or animal husbandry will help, but not necessary. A desire to improve the quality of their fiber and fiber products produced by mills.
Supplies you should bring: Pencil, pen, something to write with.

Hands On Plant Fiber Dyeing (4 hours)
Instructor:  Michele Harlass
Description: This is a class to play with color and learn how to work with fiber  reactive dyes for plant fibers. We will mix colors from dye stock  solutions of both painter's primaries and printer's primaries, as well as  black. We will look at mixing rainbow colors and play with mixing the  'warm' painters primaries with the 'cool' printer's primaries to see how  they work. You will learn semi-solid and hand painted techniques for  fibers, yarns and painted warps. There will be choices of various plant  fibers and yarns to practice your new dyeing skills on. We will discuss  dye prep for dyeing plant fibers.    If you have a picture of a color you want to create by all means bring it.  I will bring samples of fibers and yarns dyed with some differing  techniques.
Prerequisite Skills: Desire to learn new skills.
Supplies you should bring: Materials you need to provide: Ziplock bags to take the yarns/fibers home  in, old dye clothing or apron, your imagination.

I Love Color! (2 hours)

Instructor:  Michele Harlass
Description: Love the multicolor rovings and batts, but disappointed with the results when you spin them? Come take this class and find out how to work with these colorful wonders. We will practice on both bamboo and wool fibers (maybe other depending upon what I get hold of). The techniques work with any multicolor roving and you are free to bring in your own wonder that has been sitting there mocking you for buying it.
Prerequisite Skills: Basic spinning skills are required: know how to draft and spin a yarn on your spindle or wheel. Chain plying experience a plus, but we will learn how to do it if you don’t already know how.
Supplies you should bring: Basic spinning supplies: Wheel or spindle, notecards, hand cards (optional)    Spindles will be available for use if you don’t have one, and a limited number of Louet wheels from my shop can be rented.

Inkle Loom Basics and Beyond (3 hours)
Instructor:  Sara Tittizer
Description: In this class, you will learn the basics of warping and weaving on an inkle loom.  We will start by planning a pattern, making heddles, then warping the loom.  Next we will weave a sample and try our hands at pick-up work.
Prerequisite Skills: None
Supplies you should bring: Inkle loom,  Shuttle,  Scissors

In’s and Out’s of Fiber CSAs (1 hour)
Instructor: Mary Berry
Description: The fiber farm CSA is a relatively new option for people who love fiber and the fiber arts.  Come find out how the CSA model is being used by fiber farms, how it all works, what options might be available, what questions to ask the fiber famer, what to expect when you become a Shareholder, and more.  Come with YOUR questions, and we’ll do our best to answer them.
Prerequisite Skills: None
Supplies you should bring: Paper and pen

Intermediate Shuttle Tatting (3 hours)
Instructor:  Pat Tittizer
Description: This class will be a fast-paced exploration of many intermediate to advanced shuttle tatting techniques.  We will start with special picots, split rings, beads and buttons, and block tatting.  As time permits, we will make Cluny leaves and SCMRs.  We will talk about climb outs, mock picots, the shoe lace trick, and maybe even attempt split chains.
Prerequisite Skills: Must be comfortable with shuttle tatting elements: rings, chains, joins, reading patterns.
Supplies you should bring: Two or more tatting shuttles.  Size 10 crochet cotton.  Scissors.

Lucet 101 (1 hour)
Instructor:  Beth Seguin
Description: Knowing how to make lucet cord is just a handy skill to have.  These cords can be used for a variety of things, including decorative applications and any place you need a strong sturdy cord.  Sense you are making the cord yourself it will match any project.  Can use anything from fine sewing thread to rope.
Prerequisite Skills: none needed
Supplies you should bring: Bring an old fork. The fork will no longer be a fork after class.   A pair of scissors is nice to have also.  Feel free to bring yarn or thread from home.  I will have plenty in class.

Marketing Your Fiber-Related Business
Instructors: Cindy Telisak & Cyndi Daugherty
Description: Your great products won’t sell themselves – you must get the word out about the wonderful things you offer.  Learn some great ways to get your fiber, crafts or livestock in front of interested buyers, using free or low-cost methods.  Take home a long list of great ideas that will move your business from “invisible” to  “famous!” 
Prerequisite skills: None
Supplies you should bring: None

Needle Felting Fun (2 hours)

Instructor:  Louise Schubert
Description: This class will introduce the basics of needle felting and the tools that are required.  Various techniques will be taught in the process of embellishing a medium size tote bag. Bag designs vary from class to class.
Prerequisite Skills: Anyone can participate in this class.
Supplies you should bring: A basic sewing kit with scissors, crewel needles, and embroidery thread, as well as needle felting needles and mat or foam.  Needle felting tools will be available for those who do not have them.

Needle Tatting (3 hours)

Instructor:  Pat Tittizer
Description: Needle tatting is a simplified version of traditional tatting.  In this class you will learn the basics of needle tatting and how to read tatting instructions.
Prerequisite Skills: None
Supplies you should bring: Tatting needle size 3-0 or 5-0, usually available at Hobby Lobby.  The instruction will have some needles available to borrow during the class.

One Pot Rainbow Dyeing (4 hours)

Instructor:  Cheryl McWilliams
Description: Do you have undyed dirty fleece just waiting for that perfect color?  Well, this is a workshop for you!  We will take that unwashed, dirty fleece and using one pot create many colors--sound fascinating and fun--it is!  We are only limited to the amount of fleece on hand--so bring plenty.
Prerequisite Skills: No dyeing knowledge needed.
Supplies you should bring: Wear old clothes, bring heat source (small burner stoves) extension cords or propane stove, gloves, large enamel pans, wooden spoons,and your happy face!

Original Dyeing - Indigo (3 hours)
Instructor:  Christine O'Hara
Description: Learn a bit of history, chemistry, and types of indigo.  We will cover  the chemical, organic, and fermentation indigo vat.  A chemical and organic vat will be set during the class. Indigo can be challenging, takes patience, but is a rewarding way to dye.  Students will dye samples of a variety of fibers and take home a lovely silk/rayon scarf they dye themselves in class along with instructions to set up a vat at home.
Prerequisite Skills: Must be 18 or older and those who are chemically sensitive should not participate.
Supplies you should bring: Students should bring rubber gloves, dish washing type with longer cuff work fine, and clothes you don't mind getting messed up.

Plarn Possibilities (3 hours)

Instructors: Pat and Sara Tittizer
Description: Plarn is yarn made from plastic.  In this class, we will use various techniques to transform plastic into rugs, baskets, totes, and whatever else you can imagine.  We will use grocery bags, frozen dinner trays, plastic tablecloths, and other unlikely sources.
Prerequisite Skills: None. Crochet skills helpful.
Supplies you should bring: Scissors.    If you have any of the following, bring them also:  Size Q crochet hook. Paper punch. Round knitting loom.

Rigid Heddle Weaving II (4 hours)
Instructor:  Michele Harlass
Description: A survey of Rigid Heddle pattern weaving. We will learn to work with two heddles and pick up sticks to add pattern weaves to the basic plain weave using rigid heddle looms.     Pre-warped looms for each pattern/structure will be set up and the class will weave 'Round Robin' on each of the looms. Project sheets with threading and weaving instructions as well as technique information will be provided. The sheets will also include information on the yarn used for each project. Each section of weaving will be marked with a tag so each student will get their section of weaving from each loom to add to their project book.
Prerequisite Skills: Knowledge of basic Rigid Heddle weaving. Must have completed weaving at least one basic project and be comfortable with weaving. We will not be covering the basics in this class.
Supplies you should bring: Three ring binder or folder to place project sheets and samples in.    All other supplies will be provided for this class.

So You Wanna Be A Spinner? (3 hours)

Instructor:  BJ Heeke
Description: So you wanna be a spinner and all that fussing with the wheel, getting started and have it backspin and then stop and your yarn flies out of your hands? This class will take all that out of the mix and slow it down, letting you get the feel of the forming yarn between your fingers using an age old device, the spindle. You will learn how to prepare your fiber to make it a joy to spin. You will make a leader to attach to the spindle, learn the park and draft method, advancing to suspended spinning. Plying basics will be addressed as well. Many different spindles will be available to try, but the class will use a highwhorl CD spindle for the lesson.  We will discuss the different types of spindles: highwhorl, lowwhorl, and supported, as well as the spindle weight appropriate for your yarn.
Prerequisite Skills: The desire to learn how to spin on a handspindle.
Supplies you should bring: Students can bring their own spindle, but one is provided in the supplies fee as well as fiber.

Spinning Mohair for Artistic Effect (3 hours)

Instructor:  Mary Berry
Description: Mohair is a very versatile fiber.  One of the most fun ways to work with mohair is in its original form in the curl.  In this class, you will learn at least 4 ways to use of spinning mohair to make beautiful and unusual yarn.  Come find out all about the properties of this wonderful fiber,  learn a few different techniques, then take your knowledge home to come up with your own ideas!
Prerequisite Skills: Students should be able to spin, adjust for tension and draw in, and ply two strands to create a balanced yarn.  A LARGE orifice flyer and sliding hook flyer are a must.  Cuphook flyers tend to tangle the mohair and obstruct the takeup of the yarn.
Supplies you should bring: Wheel, at least 3 bobbins, and a lazy kate.

Spinning the Exotics (2 hours)
Instructor:  Christine O'Hara
Description: Working with a variety of fibers you will have a hands on experience with several types of silks, alpaca (huacaya and suri), llama, camel, cashmere, qiviut, and angora (rabbit).     We'll look at the fiber preparation, staple length, and fiber characteristics, spinning techniques, and discuss the background of each animal.  Each student will be working with 1 full ounce of 4 different silks, 2 alpaca types, llama, camel, cashmere and 1/2 ounce of satin angora and qiviut.  If you've been hesitant to try exotics this class will give you a nice introduction to the world of spinning beyond sheep wool.
Prerequisite Skills: Advanced beginner, familiar with their wheel or spindle.  Spindles should be on the light side.
Supplies you should bring: Instructor will supply fibers.  Students should bring their own wheel or spindle(s)

Toothbrush Rugs (2 hours)

Instructor:  Pat Tittizer
Description: Toothbrush Rugs are also called Bohemian braid rugs or Amish knotted rugs.  They were traditionally made with fabric strips or rags.  In this class, we will use yarn to start a rug or make a hot pad.
Prerequisite Skills: None
Supplies you should bring: Scraps of worsted weight yarn.  Large-eyed tapestry needle.  Scissors.