2013 CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
NEW CLASSES WILL BE ADDED AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE
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~~~~~~~SATURDAY CLASSES~~~~~~~
FINISH IT! by Aimee Abernathy 9:00 - 12:00 Tuition: $45 Materials: $5
So you knit this gorgeous sweater, but what do you do with the pieces? In this class we will learn several techniques for weaving in ends, seaming, and finishing your projects! SKILLS: Beginner and up. Must know how to cast on, knit, purl, and do a standard bind off. SUPPLIES: 100 yards of smooth yarn (leftovers from several balls is fine), needles to match yarn size, scissors, tapestry needle, crochet hook. HOMEWORK: Knit several swatches (at least 3 or 4) in plain stockinette stitch. The more swatches you bring, the more practice you will get with the various techniques. If you have a project you need to seam, feel free to bring it and we can talk about the seams you should use. If time permits, you can start on it!
STONE SOUP FOR KNITTERS by Judi Kirby 9:00 - 1:00 Tuition: $40
Bring your odds and ends, remnants, project leftovers, orphan skeins, etc. Color, texture and weight (no bulky) doesn't matter! The more colors and types, the better! This is a true sharing shawl--everyone throws the yarn into the pot. Play with colors, textures, learn color theory. A fun way to let your inhibitions go as your shawl emerges! This is a great class to take back to your knitting group for a fun knit-a-long! SKILLS: Must know how to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off. SUPPLIES: Yours stash of remnants to share, several sizes of needles, row counter, basic knitting supplies.
SECRETS TO AWARD WINNING FELTS by Boyd Hastings 9:00 - 12:00 Tuition: $35 Materials: $5
Students will learn new tips, techniques, and tools for creating award winning 2 1/2-D needle felted art. Using simple tools and materials from the local home improvement stores, fabric shops, and thrift stores, students will explore new ways to experiment and create their own winning fiber art. Each student will make and take home a sampler using the various materials, tools, and techniques demonstrated in class. SKILLS: Beginners welcome. SUPPLIES: All materials and tools will be supplied. If you would like to bring some favorite colors of fiber to work with, that would be fine.
KUMIHIMO BRAIDING by Beth Monahan 9:00 - 12:00 Tuition: $40 Materials: $25
This class will introduce you to the many braiding possibilities of Kumihimo (the ancient Japanese art of braiding cord). Students will learn how to make a beaded bracelet using a portable Kumihimo round disk. The technique is VERY SIMPLE to master but the final result is impressive in its complexity. This class is a perfect introduction to a technique with endless possibilities! Students will make a bracelet to master the skill.
SKILLS: beginner. Materials fee includes Kumihimo disk, bobbins, C-Lon cording, beads, and jewelry clasps and fittings.
SKILLS: beginner. Materials fee includes Kumihimo disk, bobbins, C-Lon cording, beads, and jewelry clasps and fittings.
LACE TATTING by Lisa Hudson 12:00 - 3:00 Tuition: $25
We will learn to tat using a long tatting needle to simulate traditional shuttle tatting. We will learn single stitch, double stitch, picot stitch, how to make rings and join them, and making chains. Uses for the beautiful lace we create will also be covered. Tuition includes all needed supplies. SKILLS: Beginner
HATS OFF! by Judi Kirby 2:00 - 5:00 Tuition: $40
Like hats? Make this adorable slouch hat with an art deco appeal. Learn knitting in the round, I cord, increases, decreases, and picking up stitches. This hat is perfect for the cool weather, or make several for holiday gifts! SKILLS: Advanced beginner. Must know how to cast on, bind off, understand the idea of increases and decreases. SUPPLIES: Two different colored yarns in DK, worsted, aran, or chunky. At least 190 yards of main color and 40 yards of contrasting color. Circular needles in the recommended size for your yarn AND a set three sizes larger. DPN's or two circulars for making I cord. Stitch markers, basic knitting supplies.
EEK! STEEKS! by Aimee Abernathy 2:00 - 5:00 Tuition: $45 Material fee: $5
Have you always wanted to knit a traditional fair isle sweater but feared the sleeve hole or cardigan steeks? Does the thought of cutting your beautiful knitting give you hives? Fear no more! There is a time and place for cutting your knitting and you will learn it in this class! Discussion of yarns that will steek and steeking methods will start off the class, as well as other things you can steek--it isn't just for fair isle! Then, we will *gasp* cut several steeks, so make sure you do your homework! SKILLS: Beginner and up. Must know how to cast on, knit, purl, and do a standard bind off. HOMEWORK: Students must bring several swatches, at least 3. Two of these should be knit of wool (NOT superwash) and one in acrylic or cotton. The more swatches, the more you will get to cut. Plain stockinette works best for this as most fair isle is in stockinette. Have a ball with your swatches--do colorwork if you want! Have a project you are DIEING to knit and it needs steeking? Bring it ready to steek and we will do it at the end of class, time permitting!
PIN LOOM WEAVING by Constance Hall 3:00 - 5:00 Tuition: $30 Material fee: $5
The pin loom is a small and portable hand loom. The squares which you wil create on the pin loom are 4" of color and texture yarn fun. This is an old loom design that is being rediscovered by fiber lovers who remember weaving on this type of loom, and is being discovered for the first time by brand new weavers. This loom uses only 9 yards of yarn per square, so it is perfect for using up scrap yarns in small projects. It can also be used to create larger projects as the squares can be sewn together to make fabric. We will warp the loom and learn plain weave and patterns. We will learn different ways to connect and embellish the squares to make great projects such as cell phone bags, placemats, ipad covers, scarves...too many possibilities to list! Pin loom weaving is new again! SUPPLIES: scissors, tapestry needle, glasses (if you need them!), yarn in fingering to DK weights. Some worsted weight may be used, but bring lots of kinds and weights (in 9 yard lengths) so we can sample. Looms will be provided.
~~~~~~~SUNDAY CLASSES~~~~~~~
BEGINNING RUG HOOKING by Marti Taylor 10:00 - 1:00 Tuition: $50
This beginning rug hooking class will cover the basics of rug hooking--wool selection, cutting the wool for hooking, the actual hooking process itself, and finishing, as well as the care of finished rugs. We will hook a simple project in order to learn the basics and develop your hooking skills. All materials for this class are included in the tuition cost. SUPPLIES: Scissors, pencil & paper for note taking. SKILLS: None needed. Adults over 18 only, please. No walkin students accepted.
SPINNING UNUSUAL FIBERS by Constance Hall 10:00 - 12:30 Tuition: $35 MATERIALS FEE: $20
Wool is the fiber we first try when starting out and it can be intimidating to try something different. This workshop will give you the chance to try lots of different kinds of fibers with no worries about how it will turn out. So...we will spin...SILKS, COTTONS, CAMEL, ANGORA, YAK, POSSUM, CASHMERE, and maybe a surprise or two! You will receive a kit with all these fibers and we will work through them, one by one. SKILLS: Students need to be able to spin a yarn that holds together. This is not a beginner class. SUPPLIES: Working spinning wheel and all its parts (including a fast flyer if you have one), Lazy Kate, bobbins, bobbin winder (if you have one), niddy noddy.
This beginning rug hooking class will cover the basics of rug hooking--wool selection, cutting the wool for hooking, the actual hooking process itself, and finishing, as well as the care of finished rugs. We will hook a simple project in order to learn the basics and develop your hooking skills. All materials for this class are included in the tuition cost. SUPPLIES: Scissors, pencil & paper for note taking. SKILLS: None needed. Adults over 18 only, please. No walkin students accepted.
SPINNING UNUSUAL FIBERS by Constance Hall 10:00 - 12:30 Tuition: $35 MATERIALS FEE: $20
Wool is the fiber we first try when starting out and it can be intimidating to try something different. This workshop will give you the chance to try lots of different kinds of fibers with no worries about how it will turn out. So...we will spin...SILKS, COTTONS, CAMEL, ANGORA, YAK, POSSUM, CASHMERE, and maybe a surprise or two! You will receive a kit with all these fibers and we will work through them, one by one. SKILLS: Students need to be able to spin a yarn that holds together. This is not a beginner class. SUPPLIES: Working spinning wheel and all its parts (including a fast flyer if you have one), Lazy Kate, bobbins, bobbin winder (if you have one), niddy noddy.
CUSTOM FIT AND MATH FOR KNITTERS by Aimee Abernathy 10:00 - 2:00 TUITION $60 MATERIALS: $5
Have you ever knit the most beautiful sweater out of the yummiest yarn, only to find that it is so small it will only fit your 5 year old niece? Or so big you look like you put on a tent? Or just didn't like that neck line? In this class, you will learn how to avoid these mishaps by getting in tune with your knitting. Using a teeny bit of math and a lot of imagination, we will explore fit, style, yarn substitutions, and how to make the sweater of your dreams a reality! In this extended version of Aimee's Custom Fit class, you will also learn how to make that yarn substitution a reality by taking the additional step of learning to recalculate your required yardage based on your new gauge and size! SKILLS: Students should understand the concept of knitting, however, this is a lecture style class and no actual knitting will be done. SUPPLIES: Pen or pencil, calculator, tape measure.
STITCH SAMPLER SHAWL by Judi Kirby 10:00 - 2:00 Tuition: $40
Want to add to your stitch knowledge? You can't go wrong with this stitch sampler! Learn moss stitch, drop stitch, half linen, and more while creating a beautiful shawl to add to your wardrobe. If you have some hand dyed beauties, this would be gorgeous!
SKILLS: You must know how to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off. SUPPLIES: At least 600 yards of worsted weight yarn (You can adjust yarn weight and needle size--finished shawl size will vary.) Appropriate size needles for your yarn, stitch markers, row counter, basic knitting supplies.
SKILLS: You must know how to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off. SUPPLIES: At least 600 yards of worsted weight yarn (You can adjust yarn weight and needle size--finished shawl size will vary.) Appropriate size needles for your yarn, stitch markers, row counter, basic knitting supplies.
ALPACA MITTEN FELTING by Julie Petty 10:00 - 1:00 Tuition: $50 (Includes materials)
We will be felting the warmest mittens you have ever worn. No knitting or crochet required! You will learn how to make a pattern for your mittens, then using alpaca fiber you will construct and design your mittens, learn the basics of wet felting, the difference between felting and fullling, and create a pair of mittens that are custom fit to your own hands. Felted alpaca mittens are soft and oh so warm--great for any outdoor activity! You'll be amazed at what you can do with fiber, hot water, soap, and a little elbow grease! SUPPLIES: Towel, sharp scissors, Sharpie, dispenser filled with liquid soap. All other materials will be provided. Preregistration is required for this class. Don't miss out--this class filled quickly last year!
NEEDLE FELTED FLOWERS by Gail Maraman 1:00 - 3:00 Tuition: $25 Materials: $5
Explore the technique of needle felting while creating a garden of felt flowers. Learn the basics of sculpting with wool using a felting needle and create three dimensional flowers with stems and leaves. You may decide to enjoy these flowers as adornments on hats, bags, necklaces, or home decore. SKILLS: Beginners, age 12 and older. Materials fee includes fiber, instruction sheet, and use of needle felting supplies and equipment. Preregistration is requested.
ADVANCED KIMIHIMO BRAIDING by Beth Monahan 1:00 - 4:00 Tuition: $25 Materials: $15 - $25 (See Description)
This class goes beyond the beginning class and explores the endless possibilities of Kumihimo braiding. Students will be introduced to a variety of different types of beads, stones, cording, techniques, and design through sample projects. Students will be making several key lanyards to experiment with color, materials, and techniques. This class will truly spark your creativity! SKILLS: Students must have taken Beginning Kumihimo previously. SUPPLIES: $15 if student brings Kumihimo disk and bobbins. $25 includes disk, bobbins, and all other supplies.
OUR 2013 FIBER ARTS TEACHERS
AIMEE ABERNATHY is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. She learned to knit from a book shortly after being diagnosed with Lupus and credits knitting for keeping her sane in doctors' offices, lines at the post office, and long conference calls. Creator of GaugeMaster, which calculates yardage and pattern changes based on your gauge, Aimee has never been satisfied with just knitting and broken into crochet, spinning, weaving, teaching, and designing. Recent appearances include SAFF, Unwind Retreat, Friends and Fiberworks retreats, Arkansas Fiberarts Extravaganza, Carolina Fiber Fest, DFW Fiber Festival, and Wool Over Your Eyes in Greensville, South Carolina. She is a regular teacher at Yarn House in NoDa. Aimee recently became a certified yoga instructor. Aimee can also be found at fairieknits.com and on Ravelry as funfairiegirl.
MARY JANE ANDERSEN has been crocheting since she was nine when her mom taught her to make a granny square. After a hiatus for college, a husband, and kids, Mary Jane dove back into the fiber world with both feet when they purchased a farm in Licking County, Ohio and started raising alpacas. The 20 alpacas at Land of Legends Alpacas provide her with plenty of fiber to dye, card, knit, crochet, weave, and felt. (Her husband, Tim, is in charge of handspinning!) Mary Jane loves sharing her addiction with others by teaching classes and providing fiber, yarns, needles, dyes, and other supplies at LOLA's Alpaca Shop on their farm and at various festivals around central Ohio. She also organizes the Mid-Ohio Fiber Fair.
CONSTANCE HALL of Marysville, Ohio believes that being creative is a way of life and the fiber world is a wonderful place to explore. She loves introducing students to a new skill and seeing where it takes them in their own creative journey. Constance began her fiber experience at the age of five when her mother taught her to crochet. Since then her interests have expanded to include knitting, spinning, weaving, sewing, and felting, as well as being a full time glassblower for the last 30 years. She has had the opportunity to study under some very talented teachers including Judith McKenzie, Jacey Boggs, Celia Quinn, and Margaret Bouyack, all who have given her new skills to use in her own work.
BOYD HASTINGS has been the shepherd and resident fiber artist at Morning View Farms near Brooksville, Ohio for the past 12 years. His most recent award winning needle felts include either a Best of Show or First Place at Michigan Fiber Festival, Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival, and the 2012 International Blue Ridge Fiber Show. His contagious enthusiasm for experimenting and exploring new techniques is evident as he shares his knowledge with others in workshops and classes. He enjoys doing commissioned felts for his clients of their farms or homesteads, their favorite animals, or their special places. A retired teacher, Boyd lives with his wife Jeri on their small farm in Trotwood, Ohio.
LISA HUDSON As a military wife and mother of six, Lisa found crafting to be a way to have a constant in her life through each move made necessary by her husband's service. She is a quilter, and has crocheted for 30 years and knitted for 20.
JUDI KIRBY lived in Newark, Ohio and taught at Licking Valley High School for 30 years. She owned and operated, as well as taught at the former Patchwork Cottage in Hebron. Always crafting and trying something new, she has been knitting for the past 10 years and recently took up the art of weaving. Her teaching skills lend her love of crafts to anyone who will sit still long enought to try. Her friends all say her full name is Judi "It's easy, I'll show you!" Kirby. Judi and her husband, Gordon, moved to Beaufort, South Carolina in 2008. There Judi has taught knitting to friends and family, begun weaving, and making bags for knitters, seamstresses, and lovers of bags. This has led to the formation of her company, Washed Ashore. Her dream of being known as a fiber artist is finally coming true, disproving that old statement, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks!".
GAIL MARAMAN is a fiber artist and teacher with a passion for feltmaking. Using the wool from her own sheep, Gail designs, produces, and sells hand-felted items ranging from whimsical toys to practical clothing. Her work has been exhibited in fine art centes and museums in Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, and Keskemet, Hungary. Gail has taught feltmaking to adults and children since 1995. You can see samples of her work online at: www.sites.google.com/site/windycrestdesign.
BETH MONAHAN began her love of knitting and crocheting when she was six years old. She made her first sweater at the age of eight. Her interest in Kimihimo braiding began with her love of knitting with beads and then was introduced to the technique at multiple knitting and bead conventions. Beth received a Bachelor of Art Education degree from The Ohio State University where she specialized in Fiber Arts and Education. She has taught various art classes to all ages of students from preschool to adults and currently teaches knitting techniques at various yarn shops in Columbus and at fiber festivals around Ohio.
JULIE PETTY Since a very young girl, Julie has enjoyed working with her hands, exploring may different crafts including sewing, quilting, drawing, painting, woodworking, decorating, and fabric art collage. She entered the world of fiber art when she began raising alpacas in 2002, beginning with spinning, then knitting, crocheting, dyeing, and felting. Julie loves working with alpaca fiber and always has more than one project in the works! Born in Galion, Ohio, she graduated from Ashland College with a B.S. in Clothing Fashion Merchandising and minors in fine art and business. Julie's family includes her husband, four children, and four grandchildren. Their farm is Alpaca Meadows in Mansfield, Ohio. The farm's website, blog, and online store can be found at: www.alpacameadows.com and Julie's Etsy store is: www.alpacameadows.etsy.com. The farm's store and fiber studio is open Saturdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment. A variety of fiber art classes and group farm tours are offered.
MARTI TAYLOR began rug hooking in 1992 and enjoys teaching the history and art of rug hooking to all ages. She is currently a member of the Hoosier Hills Rug Hooking Guild and the Association of Traditional Hooking Artists. Her designs have been featured in various publications including Rug Hooking Magazine. Marti hasn't always been a rug hooker. Her love for fiber arts started at an early age and she is talented in all aspects of needlework including quliting, embroidery, and applique. She has over 20 years of experience as a fabric buyer and manager of two successful quilt shops. Marti is the owner of Olde Glory Designs and designs primitive rug hooking canvases, wool applique, and hand dyes wool. Her rug and applique patterns, as well as hand dyed wool, are available on her website: www.oldglorydesigns.com.
MARY JANE ANDERSEN has been crocheting since she was nine when her mom taught her to make a granny square. After a hiatus for college, a husband, and kids, Mary Jane dove back into the fiber world with both feet when they purchased a farm in Licking County, Ohio and started raising alpacas. The 20 alpacas at Land of Legends Alpacas provide her with plenty of fiber to dye, card, knit, crochet, weave, and felt. (Her husband, Tim, is in charge of handspinning!) Mary Jane loves sharing her addiction with others by teaching classes and providing fiber, yarns, needles, dyes, and other supplies at LOLA's Alpaca Shop on their farm and at various festivals around central Ohio. She also organizes the Mid-Ohio Fiber Fair.
CONSTANCE HALL of Marysville, Ohio believes that being creative is a way of life and the fiber world is a wonderful place to explore. She loves introducing students to a new skill and seeing where it takes them in their own creative journey. Constance began her fiber experience at the age of five when her mother taught her to crochet. Since then her interests have expanded to include knitting, spinning, weaving, sewing, and felting, as well as being a full time glassblower for the last 30 years. She has had the opportunity to study under some very talented teachers including Judith McKenzie, Jacey Boggs, Celia Quinn, and Margaret Bouyack, all who have given her new skills to use in her own work.
BOYD HASTINGS has been the shepherd and resident fiber artist at Morning View Farms near Brooksville, Ohio for the past 12 years. His most recent award winning needle felts include either a Best of Show or First Place at Michigan Fiber Festival, Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival, and the 2012 International Blue Ridge Fiber Show. His contagious enthusiasm for experimenting and exploring new techniques is evident as he shares his knowledge with others in workshops and classes. He enjoys doing commissioned felts for his clients of their farms or homesteads, their favorite animals, or their special places. A retired teacher, Boyd lives with his wife Jeri on their small farm in Trotwood, Ohio.
LISA HUDSON As a military wife and mother of six, Lisa found crafting to be a way to have a constant in her life through each move made necessary by her husband's service. She is a quilter, and has crocheted for 30 years and knitted for 20.
JUDI KIRBY lived in Newark, Ohio and taught at Licking Valley High School for 30 years. She owned and operated, as well as taught at the former Patchwork Cottage in Hebron. Always crafting and trying something new, she has been knitting for the past 10 years and recently took up the art of weaving. Her teaching skills lend her love of crafts to anyone who will sit still long enought to try. Her friends all say her full name is Judi "It's easy, I'll show you!" Kirby. Judi and her husband, Gordon, moved to Beaufort, South Carolina in 2008. There Judi has taught knitting to friends and family, begun weaving, and making bags for knitters, seamstresses, and lovers of bags. This has led to the formation of her company, Washed Ashore. Her dream of being known as a fiber artist is finally coming true, disproving that old statement, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks!".
GAIL MARAMAN is a fiber artist and teacher with a passion for feltmaking. Using the wool from her own sheep, Gail designs, produces, and sells hand-felted items ranging from whimsical toys to practical clothing. Her work has been exhibited in fine art centes and museums in Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, and Keskemet, Hungary. Gail has taught feltmaking to adults and children since 1995. You can see samples of her work online at: www.sites.google.com/site/windycrestdesign.
BETH MONAHAN began her love of knitting and crocheting when she was six years old. She made her first sweater at the age of eight. Her interest in Kimihimo braiding began with her love of knitting with beads and then was introduced to the technique at multiple knitting and bead conventions. Beth received a Bachelor of Art Education degree from The Ohio State University where she specialized in Fiber Arts and Education. She has taught various art classes to all ages of students from preschool to adults and currently teaches knitting techniques at various yarn shops in Columbus and at fiber festivals around Ohio.
JULIE PETTY Since a very young girl, Julie has enjoyed working with her hands, exploring may different crafts including sewing, quilting, drawing, painting, woodworking, decorating, and fabric art collage. She entered the world of fiber art when she began raising alpacas in 2002, beginning with spinning, then knitting, crocheting, dyeing, and felting. Julie loves working with alpaca fiber and always has more than one project in the works! Born in Galion, Ohio, she graduated from Ashland College with a B.S. in Clothing Fashion Merchandising and minors in fine art and business. Julie's family includes her husband, four children, and four grandchildren. Their farm is Alpaca Meadows in Mansfield, Ohio. The farm's website, blog, and online store can be found at: www.alpacameadows.com and Julie's Etsy store is: www.alpacameadows.etsy.com. The farm's store and fiber studio is open Saturdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment. A variety of fiber art classes and group farm tours are offered.
MARTI TAYLOR began rug hooking in 1992 and enjoys teaching the history and art of rug hooking to all ages. She is currently a member of the Hoosier Hills Rug Hooking Guild and the Association of Traditional Hooking Artists. Her designs have been featured in various publications including Rug Hooking Magazine. Marti hasn't always been a rug hooker. Her love for fiber arts started at an early age and she is talented in all aspects of needlework including quliting, embroidery, and applique. She has over 20 years of experience as a fabric buyer and manager of two successful quilt shops. Marti is the owner of Olde Glory Designs and designs primitive rug hooking canvases, wool applique, and hand dyes wool. Her rug and applique patterns, as well as hand dyed wool, are available on her website: www.oldglorydesigns.com.
