Happy New Year to One and All!! Below is the Workshop FAQ. New items, or items which have been updated since the last posting are highlighted using *** on either side of the date/location heading. (Remember: You can search for *** to find new entries.) At the bottom is a section with a list of workshop locations. Courtesy of Ron, the Workshop FAQ can be viewed at http://www.rbparker.com/WorkshopFAQ.html
If you have any items you would like added to the FAQ, please send the information (subject, date, place, teacher, basic cost and contact person) to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please keep each listing to 10 lines or less. The FAQ is updated on the first of every month. All inquiries about workshops should be sent to the contact person. I have posted all the information I have. NEW AND UPDATED THIS EDITION: --Backstrap Weaving Instruction --Textile, Weaver's and Craft Tour --Hand Painting on Silk with Hilary Simon --Southwest Flock and Fiber Festival --Textile, Weaver's and Craft Tour (The Sequel) ===>Special Events<=== ***October 2001-April 2002; Guatemala Backstrap Weaving Instruction, taught by Guatemalan indigenous weavers, is available from October through April. Instruction is one-on-one in a weaver's home or in a beautiful courtyard setting in Antigua. Knowledge of Spanish is helpful, but not necessary for the backstrap weaving classes. For more info call (612)825-0747, FAX: (612)825-6637, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or check out our web site: http://www.artguat.org/ ***Friday-Sunday, February 15-24; Guatemala Textile, Weaver's and Craft Tour with Karen Searle. Antigua, Guatemala. Art Workshops in Guatemala offers fiber arts classes and tours in Antigua, the old colonial capital of Guatemala. It is a delightful (and very safe) small town with an international ambiance and features spectacular visuals, funky outdoor caf�s, great shopping and, most importantly, warm hearted, welcoming people. Total package price, including tuition, airfare from many major US cities, lodging, breakfasts, ground transportion and some pretty cool field trips is approximately US$1,925. For more info call (612)825-0747, FAX: (612)825-6637, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or check out our web site: http://www.artguat.org/ ***Saturday-Monday, April 6-15; Guatemala Hand Painting on Silk with Hilary Simon. Antigua, Guatemala. Art Workshops in Guatemala offers fiber arts classes and tours in Antigua, the old colonial capital of Guatemala. It is a delightful (and very safe) small town with an international ambiance and features spectacular visuals, funky outdoor caf�s, great shopping and, most importantly, warm hearted, welcoming people. Total package price, including tuition, airfare from many major US cities, lodging, breakfasts, ground transportion and some pretty cool field trips is approximately US$1,925. For more info call (612)825-0747, FAX: (612)825-6637, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or check out our web site: http://www.artguat.org/ ***Saturday-Sunday, June 1-2; Montana Southwest Montana Flock and Fiber Festival. Dillon, MT. Farm management and fiberarts workshops, a wool and sheep show, a mohair goat show, a fleece show and sale, vendor booths, free demonstrations, children's events, and a farm photo contest. For more information check the web site: www.gjfarm.com/Festival.html; or Drin Becker, 460494 Polaris, MT 59746; or phone: 406-834-3444 or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Friday-Sunday, June 28-30; Utah Western Regional Yurt Building Retreat. Springville, UT. Activities: making felt for a yurt, spinning, weaving, knitting. Pot luck. Cost $5. Contact Shirley Marshall at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***Thursday-Saturday, November 7-16; Guatemala Textile, Weaver's and Craft Tour with Karen Searle (The Sequel). Antigua, Guatemala. Art Workshops in Guatemala offers fiber arts classes and tours in Antigua, the old colonial capital of Guatemala. It is a delightful (and very safe) small town with an international ambiance and features spectacular visuals, funky outdoor caf�s, great shopping and, most importantly, warm hearted, welcoming people. Total package price, including tuition, airfare from many major US cities, lodging, breakfasts, ground transportion and some pretty cool field trips is approximately US$1,925. For more info call (612)825-0747, FAX: (612)825-6637, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or check out our web site: http://www.artguat.org/ ===>By Appointment<=== By Appointment; California Spinning classes are available at Carol Todd's studio (San Luis Obispo county, CA) on a one-to-one basis. The cost is $10/hour. How to prepare wool for spinning, the spinning process, and how to set the spin are covered. Materials are included in the price of the class. For more information contact Carol at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit her website at http://www.slonet.org/~crowland/ and click on the link to Carol's Weaving, Spinning & Natural Dyeing Workshops. Weaving classes are available at Carol Todd's studio (San Luis Obispo county, CA) on a one-to-one basis. The cost is $75 for a 2-day class, where you will learn how to calculate the yarns needed for a project, how to prepare a warp, set up a loom, read a draft, and the weaving process itself. Materials are included in the price of the class. For more information contact Carol at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit her website at http://www.slonet.org/~crowland/ and click on the link to Carol's Weaving, Spinning & Natural Dyeing Workshops. By Appointment; New Jersey Edie Van Valkenburg, Joy Farm. Edie has been teaching spinning for 10 years and breeding Jacob and handspinning flock plus Angora Goats for 20 years. You can reach us at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. By Appointment; Vermont Hand spinning lessons and weaving on a triangle loom, private lessons by appointment by Bunny Macaulay, BA Fine Art, Whitingham VT. Please email me: [EMAIL PROTECTED] be sure to include your name, email & phone & so I can contact you to schedule a lesson. By Appointment; Virginia Beginning Spinning. $30 per private session. Hunt Country Yarns, Middleburg, VA. Phone 540-687-5129. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===>Continuing Events<=== California - Once a Month Fresno Weavers and Spinners Guild, second Saturday of the month, 9:30am - 1pm. Contact Barb Hix mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or Sande Francis <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (No meeting in October.) California - Once a Month San Diego Knitting Guild, fourth Monday of the month, 1-3 p.m. Eastview Country Club Comunity Room, Rancho Berbardo section of San Diego, CA. For more information, contact mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. California - Once a Month Serendipity Spinners Guild, third Saturday of the month, 10 am to 4 pm. All fiber pursuits welcome. We meet in the San Jose area & are in the process of finding a new "home". Please contact Ginger at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. California - Once a Month Lunatic Fringe, third Monday of the month, 5-9 p.m., potluck, Common Threads, Encinitas, CA (north of San Diego). For more information, contact mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. California - Once a Month North Coast Knitting Guild, first Tuesday of the month, 1-3 p.m., La Colonia Community Center, Solana Beach, CA (just north of San Diego). For more information, contact mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. California - Once a Month Knit Together, second Saturday of the month, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All fiber pursuits welcome. Until further notice we are meeting in the northwest corner of Balboa Park, 6th and Upas, San Diego CA. For more information, contact mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. Florida - Once a Month Intercoastal Weavers, first Monday of the month, 9:30 a.m. We meet at Police Station, West Palm Beach, FL. (Okeechobee exit off I-95 past Performing Arts Center and Amtrak station to Rosemary and Clematis.) Hands-on workshops every meeting. No charge except workshop costs if participating. E-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for workshop details. Michigan - Once a Month Girls Nite In, first Friday of the month, September through June, 7 to 10 p.m. Meet at Heritage Spinning & Weaving; 47 E. Flint Street (3 blocks east of M-24 in the Classic Printers Building); Lake Orion, Michigan. An informal working session. Bring any project you are working on (spinning, knitting, crochet, cross stitch, embroidery, etc.) and enjoy the company of like-minded women. This is not the place to come to learn a new skill, but rather it is intended to be a nice time to get a little work done and enjoy some "girl time." Skill levels: All. Equipment: Whatever you need to work on your project! Cost: $10 per night (no charge with $50 purchase). Includes sweet treats. Advanced reservations requested, but not required. 248/693-3690; www.heritagespinning.com. Michigan - Once a Month Nine to Noon, second Saturday of the month. Hosted by Yvonne Uhliahuk at her Mt. Bruce Station (www.sheepstuff.com), we sit and spin or knit in the Farm Wool Shop during the winter and under the shade trees in the summer. A truly delightful way to connect with fellow spinners and knitters. Skill levels: all. No fee to participate. No reservations required. (Also 248/693-3690; www.heritagespinning.com.) Michigan - Once a Month Knit Nite, third Friday of the month, September through June, 7 to 10 p.m. Meet at Heritage Spinning & Weaving; 47 E. Flint Street (3 blocks east of M-24 in the Classic Printers Building); Lake Orion, Michigan. Another excuse to get together and work on your current project. Some participants spin on Girls Nite and knit on Knit Nite. You choose! Skill levels: All. Equipment: Whatever you need to work on your project! Cost: $10 per night (no charge with $50 purchase). Advanced reservations requested, but not required. Guild: Saturday Spinners. 248/693-3690; www.heritagespinning.com. Michigan - Once a Month Sock Support Group, third Saturday of the month, September through June, 10 a.m. to noon. Meet at Heritage Spinning & Weaving; 47 E. Flint Street (3 blocks east of M-24 in the Classic Printers Building); Lake Orion, Michigan. Having trouble turning that heel, finishing the toe or just want the discipline that knitting in a group can bring? Then this is the place for you. Project planning and pattern help always available. Start in September and you can have gifts ready for the holidays! Led by Joan Sheridan. Cost: $10 per session. 248/693-3690; www.heritagespinning.com. Vermont - Once a Month The River Spinners of Brattleboro, VT meet the second Tuesday of the month at the library on Main Street, Brattleboro from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, contact Bunny at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===>Workshop Location<=== The Academy of Spinsters The Academy of Spinsters. We are located in the small town of Encampment, WY. The town is located in a high (7400') mountain valley. The school offers classes in Spinning, Dyeing, and Fleeceweaving. Carol Lee is the owner and instructor, teaching fiber crafts for the past 28 years. Lodging and all material provided in a daily fee of $40. per person. We are available for groups up to 30 persons, with discounted rates applying. Ms. Lee is also available for Workshops, Seminars and SuperSeminars. Contact: Box 731, Encampment, WY, 82325 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Come on out for a WOOLY WEEKEND or a FIBER VACATION. Classes and Workshops are available also. The Boll Weaver Boll Weaver is located in Northern California in the coastal town of Eureka. Owner Crystal Dobbs has been spinning, knitting, dyeing and weaving for over 25 years and loves to share her experience and knowledge. You'll always leaves her classes with all questions answered and the skills to continue on your own. Available at Boll Weaver are classes in beginning knitting and crocheting. Contact Crystal Dobbs via private email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 707-443-8145 M-F 11-6 or SAT 10-4 Pacific Time. Creative Hands Workshops Creative Hands in Connecticut has workshops almost every weekend ranging from pottery, knitting, spinning, rug hooking and more to be added. For a schedule, email Janet Lynn at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hillcreek Fiber Studio Hillcreek Fiber Studio, 7001 Hillcreek Road, Columbia, MO 65203. Phone 573-874-2233; FAX 573-874-0141; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; web site: www.HillcreekFiberStudio.com, with a secure order form. For workshop info contact Carol Leigh Brack-Kaiser, owner/instructor, MA in Textiles and 20+ years of fiber experience. Weekend and week-long classes are offered throughout the year in spinning, natural dyeing, and weaving of various forms, including table and floor loom and multi-shaft weaving, tartans, inkle, tablet, Navajo and triangle weaving. Guest instructors include Sarah Natani for Advanced Navajo Weaving and Leslie Carroll for Kumihimo. Two-day workshops are $100, 3-days $140, 4-days $170; 5-1/2 days $225. Guest lecture workshops are extra. Materials fees vary according to class. Class hours are 10 - 5 p.m. the first day, 9 - 4 p.m. the last day, and 9 - 5p.m. all other days during longer workshops. Homemade soups and salads are included for lunches. Bed and breakfast are available on site for students. An airport shuttle serves from St. Louis and Kansas City airports to the Studio front door. Looms and spinning wheels are available for rent during workshops. All materials, supplies and books for workshops are available through HFS. Hope Hill Farm 36 Little Mingo Rd.; Finleyville, PA 15332; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Classes in spinning, weaving, dyeing, knitting, weaving, and felting. Contact us for the current class schedule. We are 20 miles south of Pittsburgh, PA. Knit Wit Shop Knitting Retreats All retreats held at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. For more information, contact Knit Wit Shop, Byron St., Smethport, PA. 16749 or e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Northwest Handspun Yarns Classes for small groups (2-5 individuals) held in Lynden or Bellingham, WA. All materials, equipment, patterns, and handouts provided. Classes include Spinning on a Wheel ($50), Spindle Spinning ($12), Beginning Knitting ($40), Knitting Socks ($30), Spinning Exotic Fibers ($35). Contact Nancy via e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 360-398-1402 for scheduling information. Webs All courses and workshops meet at Webs, Service Center Rd., P.O. Box 147, Northampton, MA 01061. There is a fee for all courses and workshops and advance registration is required. A course brochure is available. Phone: 413/584-2225; 800/FOR-WEBS; FAX 413/584-1603; email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Woodland Woolworks Woodland Woolworks is located about 35 miles southwest of Portland, Oregon, in the center of Oregon's Wine Country. Woodland Woolworks is a retail store and mail order supplier of yarns, fibers, books, videos, tools, equipment and classes. We help knitters, spinners, weavers and felters enjoy their craft! ----- Mary Vivit [EMAIL PROTECTED] To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
