Below is the Workshop FAQ. New items, or items which have been updated since the last posting are highlighted using *** at the 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.
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, Holly Shaltz, at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Please keep each listing to 10 lines or less. Otherwise I will have to edit, and you may lose something important to you. The FAQ is updated on the first of every month. You will receive an email in return confirming I received your information. If you don't get that confirmation, email again until you do. All inquiries about workshops should be sent to the contact person. I have posted all the information I have. NEW AND UPDATED THIS EDITION: -- Stupendously Stellar Skeins, Enfield, CT, April -- New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Festival, NH, May -- Masschusetts Sheep and Wool Festival, MA, May -- Spinning Multi-colored Rovings, Kennebunkport, ME, June -- Spinning groups, Tauranga, New Zealand Special Events by date then state or country: ***April 2, 2005 Nutmeg Spinners Guild, Enfield, CT. Barbara Clorite-Ventura, teaching Stupendously Stellar Skeins - Prepping Skeins for Show. We'll look at some judging criteria, and different ways of tying, skeining, washing, and how to label them. Bring up to 3 skeins, Magnifying Glass, niddy-noddy, scissors, 3x5 cards, stapler, hole punch, ruler, several spools of thread in different colors, a few yards of some very narrow ribbon from fabric stores, pen and notepaper. And a swift if you have one. Contact Chris Morgan: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> April 15-16, 2005 Third Annual Fibrefest International 2005 at Tradex in Abbotsford, BC, Canada, (close to the Washington border and next to the Abbotsford Airport). Please go to <http://www.fibrefestinternational.com> for further information. Laura Fry and Kerstin Froberg are two presenters. We will have more fibre animals present and plan to have demonstrations throughout the building all weekend. Many door prizes. For further show information or to become a sponsor, please contact Marilyn Ross at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Interested in becoming a vendor? Contact Jan at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> April 19-25, Ashburton, New Zealand <http://www.creativefibre.org.nz/festival/main.htm> Creative Fibre Festival - Fibre Time, 2005 April 19-22nd, Ashburton, South Island, New Zealand. April 22-23, Colville, Washington First Annual Fuzzy Bunz Fiberfest, Colville, Washington ~ Stevens County, in Northeast Washington State. Demonstrations, classes, venders, and more. Equipment, fibers of all kinds will be available and a spinning circle. Fiber animals will be shown and judged in following years, after new facilities are built! Free admission. <http://www.fuzzybunzfiberfest.com> May 14-15, Contoocock, New Hampshire 29th Annual New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Festival at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds, in Contoocock, NH, May 14/15, 2005. Start planning now to attend! Vendors, sheep and llama show, lectures, demos, workshops, BC trial, kids events. Sure to be a fun-filled family weekend. <http://www.yankeeshepherd.com> Class by Barbara Clorite-Ventura: Evaluating fleece to blend with Alpaca and Llama - Evaluate fleeces for elasticity, length, color, softness, etc. See how different fleece types and quantity affect the results. <http://www.yankeeshepherd.com/fes2005.html> ***May 28-29, Cummington, Massachusetts Some classes by Barbara Clorite-Ventura at the Massachusetts Sheep and Wool Festival: Combing Wool, The How and Why of Plying, and Skirting fleeces. For more info, see <http://www.masheepwool.org> ***June 11, Kennebunkport, Maine Spinning Multi-color Rovings for Rainbows, not Mud Pies! Barbara Clorite-Ventura Take those wild Rainbow-dyed Rovings out of the closet and make them really sing! Covers Color Theory and ways of prepping the roving and spinning to make the colors pop or subdue them. Well also have a quick lesson on Navajo plying, carding and plying 3 singles. $45 includes materials. Contact: Marsha Letourneau <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> July 15-17, Virginia Deborah Pulliam - at MAFA (Mid Atlantic Fiber Association) Conference 2005. The National Conference Center, Landsdowne, Virginia. Friday, July 15, 1 - 4 p.m. Evaluating Your Handspun Saturday, July 16, 9 a.m. - noon and 1 - 4 p.m. Early Shetland Spinning Sunday, July 17, 9 a.m. - noon and 1 - 4 p.m. Finding and Examining Historic Textiles. For information and workshop descriptions: <http://www.mafafiber.org/conference.html> July-August, Montana Aunt Julia's Fiber Emporium is hosting two fiber art retreats in southwest Montana. For more information please contact Aunt Julia's Fiber Emporium at (406) 843-5515 or visit us on the web at <http://www.auntjulias.com>. Color and Imagery in Feltmaking with Pat Spark, July 6 - 10, 2005. From Fiber to Fashion: Building a Scarf From the Fleece Up with Judie Overbeek, August 25 - 28, 2005. October 2005 For more information contact: Art Workshops in Guatemala, Liza Fourri/Director, 4758 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409-2304, Phone: 612-825-0747 / FAX: 612-825-6637, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Web site: <http://www.artguat.org/> Fiber Arts Workshops in Guatemala Art Workshops in Guatemala offers 10 day educational travel programs in a wide varity of the arts. Here's our 2005 schedule: BACKSTRAP WEAVING INSTRUCTION, taught by local indigenous weavers, is available during any of these sessions. Instruction is one-on-one in a weaver's home or in a beautiful courtyard setting in Antigua. Some knowledge of Spanish is very helpful, but not absolutely necessary for the weaving classes. October 26 - November 4 2005 ** Acrylic Mixed Media and Collage with Kim Grant Total package price, including tuition, airfare from many major US cities, lodging, breakfasts, ground transportion and field trips is approximately US$2,065. By Appointment listings by State By appointment, any location, Deborah Pulliam: Workshops scheduled for 2004 at location of your choice. One- and two-day workshops in a variety of spinning and knitting topics, including Early Shetland Spinning and Knitting, Finding and Looking at Historic Textiles, Deciphering Early Knitting Patterns, Drop and Supported Spindle Spinning, Traditional Fleece for Traditional Techniques [Bosnian crochet, narrowwares, sprang], Evaluating Your Handspun: where to go from here? Deborah Pulliam has been knitting for 40 years, spinning for 30 years, and teaching for 15. For more information, contact me at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or call (207 326 9582). By appointment, California: Spinning classes at Randy Chelsey's studio in Davenport, CA. This is on the central coast of California one hour south of San Francisco, 10 miles north of Santa Cruz. I've taught spinning for 20 years. You decide what you want to learn and I'll work up a lesson plan for you. The cost of a private class is $30/hr. Contact Randy at 831-423-5751. email <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Web site in progress is <http://www.arachnespins.com>. By Appointment, Michigan: Spinning, dyeing, knitting, weaving lessons in the studio with fiberist Holly Shaltz; private or small group instruction. Located on a small farm in the rolling, wooded hills of northwest lower Michigan, within an easy drive of Lake Michigan, Lake Charlevoix, swimming, golfing, boating, and other great non-fiber activities for the rest of the family. Studio site: <http://www.hjsstudio.com>, farm site: <http://www.shaltzfarm.com>. Email <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for more information or call 231 582 3206. 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 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. By Appointment - Portland, Oregon/Southern Washington: Learn to needle-felt by creating your own curly fleece critter. Classes scheduled for one to 10 folks, from ages 8 to 800. Prices range from $40/person to $30/person, depending on number in class. My standard classes are for the Curly White Dog, Bearskin Rug, or the Sea Otter, but visit my Web site <http://www.whitedogwoolies.com> for more critter ideas, or tell me what you'd like to make! At the end of a three hour class you go home with the critter, needles, and a foam work pad. For more information, contact Sandoval McNair at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or call me at 503.598.0122. 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: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and be sure to include your name, email and phone so I can contact you to schedule a lesson. We also offer our VT Maple Triangle Looms, Spinning Equipment, Ewenique Creations. By Appointment, Virginia: Beginning Spinning. $30 per private session. Hunt Country Yarns, Middleburg, VA. Phone 540-687-5129. Email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Continuing Events by State California - Once a Month Spin-In one Sunday afternoon a month in Davenport at Randy Chelsey's house. Bring your spinning, knitting, crochet, whatever. Here's your chance to spend an entire afternoon doing nothing but what you love best in like company. I'll put on the teapot, you bring the cookies. The date changes, so call Randy at 831-423-5751 or <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for next date. California - Once a Month Fresno Weavers and Spinners Guild, second Saturday of the month, 9:30 am - 1 pm. Contact Barb Hix <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or Sande Francis <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> California - Once a Month San Diego Knitting Guild, fourth Monday of the month, 1-3 p.m. Eastview Country Club Community Room, Rancho Berbardo section of San Diego, CA. For more information, contact <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. California - Once a Month Serendipity Spinners, San Jose, California. We meet from 10:00 am to 4:00pm every third Saturday of the month, usually under the trees unless the weather is inclement. Then we meet in the Hotel. Our meetings are in the Historical Museum of San Jose. All fiber pursuits welcome. It is usually quiet and peaceful. Children are welcome. Bring a lunch or be prepared to buy one. More information - call Chris Wallace at 408/264-8569 or <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 email to <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 San Diego Knit Together, second Sat, 11am - 3 pm, location varies with weather, please contact Gloriamarie the Instigator at <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 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for workshop details. Massachusetts - Once a Month Parallel Plyers meet the first Tuesday of each month, 7 pm to 9 pm, mostly spinning. Location: WEBS, Northampton MA. Contact: Diane Roeder <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Michigan - Once a Month Monthly Open House, April through November, 9am - 5 pm, on the 2nd Saturday of each month at HJS Studio, near Boyne City, Michigan. We might dye fiber, shear sheep, watch the lambs, talk organic gardening, or sit and spin by the fire, depending on weather, season, and interest. Homemade bread, soup, and salad in season provided for lunch; bring a dish to pass if you'd like to eat. Cost: $5/person to cover my expenses. A schedule of dates will be up on the studio site shortly. Bring your wheel, your fiber, and your desire to have a relaxing fiber day :) More information or directions, call 231 582 3206; email <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, visit <http://www.hjsstudio.com> Michigan - Once a Month Spinner's Flock meets 10 am to 2 pm, second Saturday monthly in Chelsea at Beach Middle School, just west of Freer Road on Mayer Drive. Spinner's Flock is a group of dedicated fiber artists (200+) committed to improving and teaching the craft of handspinning and using Michigan fibers for all types of clothing and crafts. Visitors of all experience levels welcome and are welcome to join the spinners learning circle or knit, needle felt or just watch, as something will surely pique your interest. info: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Michigan - Once a Month Heritage Spinning and Weaving, Lake Orion, 47 E. Flint Street (3 blocks east of M-24), 248-693-3690, <http://www.heritagespinning.com>: -- Girls Nite In, first Friday of the month, September through June, 7 to 10 pm. An informal working session. Bring any project you are working on (spinning, knitting, crochet, cross stitch, embroidery, etc.) 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. No cost at all. Dessert provided. Michigan - Once a Month 9am to Noon, second Saturday of the month. Hosted by Yvonne Uhliahuk at her Mt. Bruce Station <http://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; <http://www.heritagespinning.com> Michigan - Once a Month Far Flung Fiber Friends (mostly spinning, knitting) and Lake Charlevoix Area Weavers Guild (mostly weaving) meet monthly in NW lower Michigan. Call Holly 231 582 3206 or email <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for more info. Summer people and folks of all experience levels welcome. Auckland, New Zealand - Once a Month If you happen to be coming to New Zealand and in particular the Auckland region and would like to meet up with me or anyone else, catch one of our meetings, join up with a workshop, every 5th Wednesday [except Dec/Jan] there is the Takapuna Spin-in [wheels not needed :-)]. In mid March our Festival Overseas Guest Tutor Erica de Ruiter will start her teaching tour. Email Cathy for more information, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ***Tauranga, New Zealand - weekly, bimonthly Tauranga Spinners and Weavers meet every Monday from 10.00am at the Arts Centre, Elizabeth St, Tauranga. The Night Spinners group meet on 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7.00pm at the Arts Centre. All are most welcome to visit us. When in Tauranga visit our Fibre Gallery at the Compass Village 17th Ave. For more information, contact Glynis Poad, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, phone +64 7 543 3618. Oregon - Once a Month Mac Spinners - Yamhill County, Oregon. Open to all interested spinners. An informal time to spin and enjoy the company of other spinners. Meeting the second Monday evening of the month at Robin and Russ Handweavers, from 7 to 9 PM. Also, the second Tuesday of the month in Sheridan from 10 until Noon. For more information contact Carol at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Or Belinda at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Oregon - Once a Month Klamath Spinners and Weavers Guild, second Tuesday of the month, 10am-noon, excepting July & August. Credit Union Building, 3737 Shasta Way, Klamath Falls, OR. For more information, contact Karla Lockwood 541-545-6263. Oregon - Once a Month Northwest Regional Spinner's Assn., Area 6065, Southern Branch, second Saturday of the month, 10am - noon. Klamath County Library, children's section. Come and spin! For more information, contact <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 541-783-2827. Texas - Once a Month Update to meeting times for HOT Spinner' and Weaver's Guild, Waco, Texas. Project Meetings are now the 1st Thursday of the month at the RB Hoover Library, Waco at 7-9pm in the LARGE (!) meeting room. Spinning meetings are now the 3rd Monday from 7-9pm at a member's home, TBD. As always, contact BJ Heeke at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for more info. Vermont - Once a Month The River Spinners Guild meets the first Thursday of the month from 7-9 pm at the Brattleboro Savings and Loan in Brattleboro, Vermont. Membership in the guild is $20 per year. For information on the guild, folks can email me at: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Workshop Locations by Location The Academy of Spinsters We are located in the small town of Encampment, Wyoming. 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, Wyo., 82325 or <mailto:[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 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or call 707-443-8145 M_F 11-6 or SAT 10-4 Pacific Time. Brigid's Farm Classes and workshops in our studio/shop located on our farm in Peacham, Vermont. Our studio is committed to the fiber arts. Future classes in spinning, knitting, dyeing, weaving, and surface design from beginning to advanced levels. Classes are taught by Jane Woodhouse as well as visiting artists. For more information contact <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or call 802-592-3062. 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 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Hillcreek Fiber Studio Hillcreek Fiber Studio, 7001 Hillcreek Road, Columbia, MO 65203. Phone 1-800-874-9328 (TRI-WEAV); web <http://www.hillcreekfiberstudio.com>. For further info contact Carol Leigh Brack-Kaiser, owner/instructor, MA in Textiles and 20+ years of fiber experience <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Weekend and longer classes offered throughout the year in spinning, natural dyeing, and weaving of various forms, including four and more-shaft weaving, tartans, Navajo, Triangle weaving, knitting and more. Hot lunches provided. Bed & breakfast and airport shuttle from St.Louis and Kansas City. Equipment available for rent. All materials, supplies and books are available through HFS. Hope Hill Farm 36 Little Mingo Rd.; Finleyville, PA 15332; <mailto:[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 email <mailto:[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 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or call 360-398-1402 for scheduling information. Springsberry Farm Classes and workshops in our studio/shop located on our farm near Gettysburg, PA. Winter classes include Beginning Knitting, beginning Sock Knitting, Introduction to Circular Sockknitting Machines, and Introduction to Spinning. Other customized classes available on request, including The Modern Day Shepherd/ess ---shepherd's workshops for fibercritters ranging from the mundane to the exotic. For more information <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or call 717-398-9317 9pm-10pm weeknights, Saturday and Sundays, from 8:30 am -9:30 pm. Retail shop hours currently by appointment only. Twist Fibre Craft Studio We have a small fibre studio here in Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. We teach workshops as well as sell supplies. Laura and Peter Beaven Twist Fibre Craft Studio Fife, Scotland. Workshops, equipment and supplies for spinning, natural dyeing, felt making, weaving and knitting. Visit us on the web at <http://www.twistfibrecraft.co.uk> or email <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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: <mailto:[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! We're now on the web with a full-service website: <http://www.woolworks.com> To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
