Friday Evening
NEW time slot added- you asked for it!
Friday evening classes are after the market closes.
A perfect time for teachers, store owners, and vendors too!
10 THINGS YOUR MOTHER NEVER TOLD YOU ABOUT with Candace Eisner Strick
6:30 – 9:00 PM
$50.00
Chances are, you’re still doing the cast on, decreasing, and other techniques that your mother taught you umpteen years ago. No matter how long you’ve been knitting, you can still refine your techniques to make your knitting look neater and more professional. We will cover 10 techniques that will take you through the millennium: cable edge cast on, 1 row buttonhole, how to rip, picking up stitches neatly, the best increases and decreases and where to use them, delayed bind off, grafting, 3 needle bind off, sewing a seam, and provisional cast on. This class is for the intermediate knitter, and a great class for teachers, store owners to include for professional development. Registration necessary, class size limited to 30.
Supplies Needed: About 2 ounces of worsted weight wool yarn and appropriately sized needles; one set dps in same size.
Homework: With worsted weight wool yarn knit 2 swatches in stockinette stitch about 4″ wide and 2″ long. Keep both on stitch holders and attached yarn.
Materials Fee: None
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Kumihimo with Stephanie Russo
6:30 – 9:00 PM
$25.00
This class will be repeated on Sunday morning due to high requests.
Learn how to make a Kumihimo braid by making a bracelet. We will explore patterns and history. It is helpful if you know how to read charts. No knitting or crochet skills needed, open to all levels, and all ages. Registration necessary, class size limited to 20.
Supplies Needed: Two different colors of sock weight yarn. (You do not need full skeins.)
Homework: None
Materials Fee: $5.00, for a Kumihimo disk and findings, payable to teacher in class.
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Drop Spindle Spinning with Cosette Cornelius-Bates
7:00 – 9:00 PM
$20.00
Back by Popular Demand with a new instructor!
Are you already addicted to beautiful yarn? Are you hankering to make your own? This class will get you started. In this class you will learn the basics of spinning on a drop spindle using the park and draft method of spinning. Towards the end of the class you will also be taught how to play and discuss how to finish yarns. Many shepherds in other countries carry their wool and spin with a drop spindle in the fields when tending to their flock.
Your workshop materials fee DOES NOT include a drop spindle. Plan to purchase one at one of the booths: Susan’s Fiber Shop or Jehovah Jireh Wool Mill for about 15.00, or bring one that you own. You may also bring some wool with you to class or purchase it in advance, however, the teacher will provide 2 ounce bundles for an additional materials fee. You will take this home and continue to spin effortlessly after taking the class. People with wool allergies should not take this class since wool fibers will be used. Registration required, this class is limited to 12.
Supplies Needed: A drop spindle, and approximately 2 ounces of wool fiber.
Homework: None
Materials Fee: $8.50 for a 2 ounce bundle of fiber, which Cosy Knits will bring to class and will also have available at her booth, payable to the instructor.
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Locker Hooked Art Cuff with Kimberly Davis
7:00 – 9:00 PM
$20.00
Make a gorgeous locker-hooked art cuff using recycled silk ribbon yarn. Locker hooking is a variation of rug hooking in which you use narrow fabric strips and yarn to fill in the spaces of rug canvas using a tool that looks like a crochet hook/tapestry needle hybrid. Once you learn the basics, there are endless possibilities! You can use leftover yarns and recycled fabrics to make two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects, including trivets, rugs, coasters, brooches, cuffs, treasure boxes, and more. Give those old sweaters and suit jackets a new look with this technique. There is no prior experience required to take this class, it is open to all levels, all ages. Registration necessary, class size limited to 20.
Supplies Needed: A small pair of scissors.
Homework: None
Materials Fee: $15.00, which includes a locker hook, rug canvas, silk ribbon yarn, and locker hooking yarn, payable to the instructor.
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Crochet Motif Scarf with Amy Maceyko
7:00 – 9:00 PM
$20.00
The project for this class is a lace scarf made by crocheting square and triangular motifs and then crocheting the motifs together as you go. If you weave in the ends as you make the motifs, there is no other finishing to do on this project. The result is an attractive lace scarf that looks much more complex than it is. In this class, the use of a crochet charts will be demonstrated and students will learn how to crochet motifs together in the lace pattern of the motifs. Students will also learn about blocking crochet lace and good fibers to use for lace. This class is recommended for the Intermediate level – Students should know basic stitches (ch, sc, hdc, dc) and how to increase and decrease. They should have some experience following patterns. Registration necessary, class size limited to 15.
Supplies Needed: 400-500 yards of sock yarn in wool, wool blend, silk or silk blend. Crochet hook appropriate to work with your yarn (see homework) Scissors, Tapestry Needle, Locking Stitch Markers or safety pins
Homework: Crochet a small swatch using your chosen yarn in double crochet. Try Hooks F, G or H to see which produces a fabric that you like. Gauge should be approximately 20 sts / 4in.
Materials Fee: $2.00 for pattern, payable to the teacher in class. (Discounted price for pattern)
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Liberated Knitting with Linda Voss Plummer
6:00 – 9:00 PM
$25.00
Back by Popular Demand!
This class is focused on making you a liberated knitter! You pick a project – Linda will lead you through it, helping you to make it your own. Pick a project, design your own from a sketch or picture, learn to substitute yarn and gauge to change a favorite pattern.
We will discuss appropriate fibers, calculating gauge and fit, incorporating and changing design elements. You will learn to think about knitting in a new way and to make your projects your own, becoming a more confident knitter. A must have class for store owners! Help your customers feel more comfortable with making substitutions and choices. Registration required, this class is limited to 15.
Supplies Needed: A pad and paper, pen or pencil.
Homework: None
Materials Fee: None.
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How to Publish YOUR Design or Pattern with Lisa Carnahan
7:00 – 8:00 PM
$20.00
You have taken your knitting/crochet to the next level and begun designing a few items for friends and family and you are thinking you would like to dip your toe into the publishing world. Knitwear designer Heidi Todd Kozar will share her experiences as a published designer. She will explain the submission process, deadlines and requirements for professional designers. She will have examples of submission Guidelines and Themes as well as her own submissions and the ultimate published designs for Vogue Knitting and Interweave Knits, as well as her various books. This is a lecture style format and there will be time for questions and answers at the end of the class, the class can run longer if necessary. Registration required, this class is limited to 25.
Supplies Needed: A pad and paper, pen or pencil.
Homework: None
Materials Fee: None.
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Better than a Fashion Show———– a Revolving Trunk Show!
Friday: 1:00 – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 – 5:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 – 4:00 PM
$10.00, can be used multiple times throughout the show.
This year we are pleased to offer something fresh and different for everyone! Instead of one fashion show to highlight all of the fabulous new patterns, designs and garments, this year we are offering a revolving trunk show to allow you to touch each garment, try it on, see and feel the drape of each item without rushing through a fashion show. The revolving trunk show will be hosted by the yarn companies that show their support each year and their yarn representatives. Every hour, we’ll showcase a different yarn company and their garments. Garments will be shown from Candace Eisner Strick, Tahki Stacey Charles, Inc. ArtYarns, HBKY, Louet, Alpaca Yarn Company, Blue Heron, Stitch Sprouts, StevenBe, Be Sweet, Feza, Lantern Moon, Berroco, Skacel Collection and many more. The garments will stay on display through the entire show, but will be highlighted hourly as posted on a schedule (to follow). Come in once, or come in as many times as you’d like to see, feel and try the various garments form our sponsors and festival friends. Admission for entry ticket is: $10.00, which can be used throughout the show multiple times.
Yarn Representatives include Jon Veauthier, Fred Veauthier, Josie Baxter and others.
Book signings and autograph sessions will be scheduled with designer’s garments.
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Knit the Bridge Lounge Kick Off
7:30 PM …………. in the Atrium
Let’s kick off the Knit the Bridge Lounge officially! Spend a little time or a lot of time just hanging out with your friends knitting or crocheting a square for the Knit the Bridge project. Members of the Fiber Arts Guild will give a presentation about this immense project. Pat Catan’s and our other sponsors will provide yarn for your use, please bring your own needles. The various sized panels, knitted or crocheted, will be assembled and used for the Knit the Bridge project, after which the panels will be disassembled, and given to local shelters. We’ll have an open bar, and snacks available, provided by the hotel, at a nominal cost, from 7:30 – 9:30 PM. You are invited to sit and KNIT and CROCHET ALL NIGHT! There is NO FEE to participate, but please RSVP on the registration form if you plan to attend. Free with your admission. RSVP requested, space is limited. Friday evening until……………?
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