Expand your lace skills with this Victorian Lace Shawl. The wonderful part of this knitting approach is in the borders. Learn the “Safety Line” (this you can’t live without!). We will explore how to apply a variety of borders onto a center panel (rectangle or triangle or square.) This technique makes beautiful scarves as well as shawls.

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DYE DAY: Fee $65.00 Color, color, color!!!!!!! Let’s make color! This class is an introduction to dyeing with acid dyes. We’ll have a dash of color theory, sprinkles of dye, and a big, SPLASH of color. In the morning, we’ll work with the techniques of dyeing with acid dye and everybody will make some samples to get their toes (or fingers) wet. In the afternoon, everybody will pick (or design) a color and dye enough yarn or fiber for a small project. (This is an immersion dyeing process, not a hand-painting process.)

Bring gloves, apron and wear old clothes. Bring a bucket or other waterproof container to take home your wet project at the end of the day. (Do not wear open toe shoes!) Bring 4 - 8 ounces of yarn or loose fiber (no roving) to dye for your own project. Fiber content must be: any wool, llama, alpaca, silk, nylon or soy silk. (If you have a question about the fiber or yarn you want to dye…. PLEASE ASK AHEAD OF TIME!)

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INTRO TO FELTING: 3 hours $45.00 - Beads, bands and baubles. Learn the basic techniques of wet felting and needle felting. We’ll make some felt balls, felt bands and embellished baubles or gnomes. Come play with color and fiber!

Materials: 1 ball of Romney each, plus felting needles and foam pad, plus a couple of dollars for bits I’ll bring to add to the embellishment pot.

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MORE THAN FAIR ISLE: 3 - 4 hours Fee $45.00 — Knit with two colors at the same time! Jeane deCoster of Elemental Affects, will teach a Fair Isle knitting class. Fair Isle (or 2 color stranded knitting) is a technique best done in the round. Just think — no purling! Learn how to knit with one color in each hand, how to knit, cut (yes, CUT) and finish steeks for a beautiful sweater. Knitters with some experience in this knitting technique who would like to plan and start a sweater instead of participating in our introductory project are welcome to join us.

Materials: everybody will need to get 2 colors of my fingering weight yarn (the lighter weight stuff) and size 5 circular needles. (I don’t know the length of the needles yet as I’m not sure of the finished project yet :))

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Anna Louise, Instructor 2 classes Wednesdays $40+ Materials

This is the coolest thing! We use various yarns and strung beads to make the most amazing Lariat, you could also use this method for purse handles, belts and a leash for your special pet. We have a great example in the shop so come check it out.

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Anna Louise, Instructor 2 classes Wednesdays $40+ Materials

This is the coolest thing! We use various yarns and strung beads to make the most amazing Lariat, you could also use this method for purse handles, belts and a leash for your special pet. We have a great example in the shop so come check it out.

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Heidi, Paige, or Shelli Instructor; 2 Classes; Wednesdays; $40
These super soft “all season” fingerless gloves are some of our favorite things to wear, on morning walks, riding a bike, at the beach, etc.
Use soft wool, alpaca, cashmere, or cotton blends for these soon to be favorite knitted items.
Materials: Aprox. 125 yds. of what ever lovely yarn you choose will do the trick and DPN or 2 circular needles to match yarn size.

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Heidi, Paige, or Shelli Instructor; 2 Classes; Wednesdays; $40
These super soft “all season” fingerless gloves are some of our favorite things to wear, on morning walks, riding a bike, at the beach, etc.
Use soft wool, alpaca, cashmere, or cotton blends for these soon to be favorite knitted items.
Materials: Aprox. 125 yds. of what ever lovely yarn you choose will do the trick and DPN or 2 circular needles to match yarn size.

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