Workshops
Workshops for 2025 Fiber Fair
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Friday - May 30th
Tatting with Molly Yoshikawa
Friday, May 30th
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
At the Equestrian Center
Description: Do you want to create something so gorgeous and lacey without much effort, that is also relaxing and repetitive? Tatting with yarn is just that, and more! Enter the magical world of needle tatting with me and let your imagination soar!
The Sunset Skinny Scarf is a beginner friendly pattern that walks you step by step through the basic “Ring and Chain method” of needle tatting. It is worked in a worsted weight yarn of the color of your choice and a wood
tatting needle.
In this 2 hour workshop, you will learn the ring and chain method, the double-stitch, the picot, and how to join rings together using a picot join.
Bring with you: worsted weight yarn, scissors, stitch markers, tapestry needle
Max: 12 students
Class fee: $30
Instructor provides: pattern, wood tatting needles for practice ($3 if you want to purchase)
Saturday - May 31st
Taking the Fear out of Cables with Brittney Lockridge
CLASS CANCELLED
Saturday, May 31st
9:00 am - 11:00 am
at the Equestrian Center
Description:
The rolling twist of cables is a timeless design in knitwear. Learning how to use cables in your own knitted projects will elevate your hand knits and, quite frankly, make you look like a knitting wizard. Btrittney Lockridge of BrittyRaeKnits will guide you through the twists and turns of cable knitting so that you can feel confident in your future cabling endeavors. We will learn different cable patterns and each participant will receive their own set of cable needles.
Bring with you:
Participants will need to bring yarn to work with in a DK, worsted, or bulky weight. Anything thinner will be harder to learn on at the beginning of your cabling journey. Cables look best with
tonal or solid color yarn. Avoid bringing multicolored or variegated yarn and super dark colors because it will be harder to see the stitch pattern as you learn. Bring appropriate needles for the yarn you will be using.
Max: 8 students
Class Fee: $40
This class will cost $35, with an additional material fee of $5 (cable needles), for a total cost of $40.
CLASS CANCELLED
CLASS IS FULL!
Making Braided Rugs from Recycled Blue Jeans with Jill Hotchkiss
CLASS IS FULL!
Saturday, May 31st
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
at the Main Building
Description: Learn a new skill! Jill will introduce you to a little known method of rug braiding.This method is almost a lost art, as once you stitch the 4 strands of the braid together, the only other stitching necessary is stitching your ends to the rug at the end! Upcycle your worn out blue jeans to make this pleasant rug. You will probably not finish your rug at the end of this class, but all the techniques to do so will be discussed.
Come learn a relaxing and easy way to upcycle old blue jeans or other fabrics into a rug that will be used for many years!
Bring with you: Students should bring Old Blue Jeans (torn into strips 1-1 ½” wide) or quilting fabric stripped the same way. Sharp Scissors, paper, and pen (for notes) will also be required. Stitch four strips together at one end (all four, on top of one another, dark sides up)
Max: 8 students
Class fee: $35
This workshop costs $35 with no additional material fees.
CLASS IS FULL!
Make and Take Brooms with Nancy Binkowski
Saturday, May 31st
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
at the T-barn
Description: Come let yourself be swept away in this make and take workshop. Instructor Nancy Binkowski will guide you through the making of simple brooms: a pot scrubber/cake tester, and a small whisk broom. Each broom will be stitched differently to teach different skills. This promises to be a unique and useful make and take class!
This workshop will take place on Saturday AND Sunday in the T-Barn at the festival.
Max: 10 students
Cost fee: $35 plus materials
Yarn Dyeing with BrittyRaeKnits
CLASS IS FULL!
Saturday, May 31st
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
at the Equestrian Building
Description: The world of yarn dyeing is a magical place, but it can be quite mysterious too. Brittney Lockridge of BrittyRaeKnits is going to teach you about the ins and outs of hand dyeing yarn. Brittney will demonstrate different yarn dyeing techniques and share some tips and tricks for success. Participants will then create their own custom colorways on a luxury yarn base and take it home when they finish!
Max: 6 students
Class fee: $50
This class costs $25 with additional material fees of $ 25. Total cost: $50.
CLASS IS FULL!
Felted Gnomes with Kim Clare
CLASS CANCELLED
Saturday, May 31st
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
at the Main Building
Description: If you have never needle felted anything, this is your chance!
Last year’s Angels were a huge success, so this year Kim is back with Adorable Gnomes to felt! These guys are so cute, and Kim will walk you through the fun and creative process of making a gnome of your very own!
Max: 8 students
Class fee: $80
Workshop will cost $60 with an additional $20 materials fee. $80 total.
CLASS CANCELLED
Show your Spinning Wheel Some Love with Dave Binkowski
Saturday, May 31st
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
at the T-barn
Description: Does your spinning wheel go “thump” in the night? Does it make other funny moises? Is it hard to treadle? Are you confused about where you should oil your spinning wheel?
Then this is the workshop for you! This is the workshop where you ask all those questions that you are afraid to ask. Or maybe you are a beginner and don’t even know what questions you have. Come join fellow spinners and learn together from an expert spinning wheel repairman! Rest assured that someone has the same questions that you do. So don’t be afraid to ask. Come prepared to take notes.
Dave will also be able to give estimates for more complicated repairs, if you can’t solve your dilemma in class.
Max: 20 students
Class fee: $35
Beginning Crochet with Kathy Mychkovsky
Saturday, May 31st
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
at the Equestrian Building
Description: This workshop will explore the basics of crochet. Kathy will teach you how to chain, single crochet, double crochet and read basic patterns. Projects to implement all these techniques will be started, but not necessarily finished during this time. Patterns for these projects are included in the workshop fee.
Bring with you: Students should bring materials to crochet with.
The scarf project requires one skein of worsted weight yarn and a K crochet hook. The washcloth project requires 1 skein of Sugar and Cream crochet cotton and a G or H crochet hook.
Max: 12 students
Class fee: $35
Sunday - June 1st
Make and Take Brooms with Nancy Binkowski
CLASS CANCELLED
Sunday, June 1st
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
at the T-barn
Description: Come let yourself be swept away in this make and take workshop. Instructor Nancy Binkowski will guide you through the making of simple brooms: a pot scrubber/cake tester, and a small whisk broom. Each broom will be stitched differently to teach different skills. This promises to be a unique and useful make and take class!
This workshop will take place on Saturday AND Sunday in the T-Barn at the festival.
Max: 10 students
Cost fee: $35 plus materials
CLASS CANCELLED
Tiny Tapestry with Jasmine Petrie
Sunday, June 1st
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
at the Equestrian Building
Description: Weave A Tiny Tapestry!! Students will learn to warp a frame loom, use weaving techniques, and how to finish pieces. We will discuss color combos, types of yarn and fiber and how to use them in weaving. All tools and supplies will be provided, and students will take home their finished tapestries. This is a great workshop for beginner weavers or those interested in new techniques.
Max: 10 students
Class fee: $60
All supplies are provided, but optional items students might choose to bring include scissors, yarn, fiber, beads, or accessories of your own to include in your weaving.
Exploring Drop Spindles (with an emphasis on the Turks) with Kelly Shively
Sunday, June 1st
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
at the Main Building
Description: Instructor Kelly Shively returns this year to guide you down the rabbit hole of spindle spinning. Altho all types of spindles are welcome, the emphasis in this class will be on the Turkish Drop Spindle. Students should have their own spindles when they come to class. There will be a few on hand to loan, but it would be better if each student had their own. Students will learn how to draft and spin on a drop spindle. Use of a distaff for roving will be covered also, as well as the Ply on the Fly method exclusively used on the Turkish Spindle.
The drop spindle is a really inexpensive way to break into the world of spinning your own yarn. Come on! You know you want to try! See you there!
Rovings will be on hand for purchase, but you are welcome to bring your own fibers, as long as they are medium wools (best for beginners) such as BFL, romney, etc.
Max: 8 students
Cost fee: $35
with no additional material fees, unless you purchase roving
Intro to Stranded Knitting with Kelly Shively
Sunday, June 1st
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
at the Main Building
Description: This workshop will take the mystery out of colorwork. Have you longed to knit those fair isle sweaters or socks, but just figured it was too hard? Let Kelly walk you through the process of working two colors at once. Several methods will be discussed, and you will be free to choose the one that suits you best. We will also look at patterns for colorwork. This is a very low-stress user-friendly class. Come on–give it a try! You won’t be sorry!
Students should be really comfortable with knitting, purling, and casting on. Students should bring their favorite weight of yarn and needles that match. Yarn should include two high contrasting colors. It won’t need to be a full skein. Leftovers from other projects should work fine.
Max: 10 students
Cost fee: $35
Show your Spinning Wheel Some Love with Dave Binkowski
CLASS CANCELLED
Sunday, June 1st
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
at the T-barn
Description: Does your spinning wheel go “thump” in the night? Does it make other funny moises? Is it hard to treadle? Are you confused about where you should oil your spinning wheel?
Then this is the workshop for you! This is the workshop where you ask all those questions that you are afraid to ask. Or maybe you are a beginner and don’t even know what questions you have. Come join fellow spinners and learn together from an expert spinning wheel repairman! Rest assured that someone has the same questions that you do. So don’t be afraid to ask. Come prepared to take notes.
Dave will also be able to give estimates for more complicated repairs, if you can’t solve your dilemma in class.
Max: 20 students
Class fee: $35
CLASS CANCELLED
Intermediate Crochet with Kathy Mychkovsky
CLASS CANCELLED
Sunday, June 1st
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
at the Equestrian Building
Description: Students will practice and learn many different stitches with Kathy in this Crochet workshop. Students must know how to chain, and single crochet . The instructor will have several projects completed to share ideas.
If anyone has a pattern/project they are interested in, they are encouraged to bring it in and it can be discussed, and possibly started, in this class.
(Students from Kathy’s Beginning Crochet Class on Saturday can sign up for this class with confidence.)
Bring with you: Students should bring 1 skein of worsted weight yarn and a G,H, or I hook.
Max: 12 students
Cost fee: $35
CLASS CANCELLED
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