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NEEDLE FELTING
with Carol Buskey
(10:00 AM to 1:00 PM)
No messy soap and water required for this easy and fun dry felting technique. Learn how to create a fiber sculpture of a sunny face using fiber, felting needles and your imagination.
All felting materials and needles will be provided. Students should bring a piece of foam or sponge at least 3 inches think.
SPINNING 101 - GIVE SPINNING A WHORL
with Barbara Clorite-Ventura
(10:00 AM to 1:00 PM)
Learn how to spin wool into yarn, working with washed wool, handspindles and basic fiber preparation tools. All materials will be provided. Participants are welcome to bring their own hand cards and spindles and learn how to use them. You will take home a handspindle, a resource list and a package of notes on spinning, fiber preparation and various sheep fleece types.
All materials will be provided. If students have hand carders or spindles, they are encouraged to bring them.
WOOL MITTENS LINED WITH ROVING
with Lois Dansereau
(10:00 AM to 4:00 PM - with a lunch break for exploring the Festival)
This class is for knitters with good, basic knitting skills and the ability to knit, purl, increase, decrease and follow written instructions. Knitters will learn to make a pair of mittens with wool and knit in roving as a warm, fuzzy lining. These mittens are based on an 1800's pattern found in Maine, Canada and Iceland. The technique is easy and the mittens knit up quickly. These mittens are especially warm, ideal for being outside on a cold day.
Students should bring the following supplies: size 4 and size 9 needles, measuring tape, stitch markers, stitch holder and scissors.
THE COST FOR EACH WORKSHOP IS $30.
For more information or to register for a workshop, contact:
Rae Newell
1178 Old Bridgewater Hill Rd
Bridgewater Corners, VT 05035
802-672-6188
halrae@vermontel.net