CHILDREN'S WORKSHOPS
Saturday, October 2
10:00-12:00noon ~ Felt a Scarf
Water felt your very own scarf to keep you warm on a blustery fall day. Kids will design and create a scarf while
learning the techniques of water felting. Ages 8 and up. Kids as young as 6 can join in if an adult is present.
Pre-registration required. $10 class fee, $5 materials fee.
1:00-2:00PM ~ Walk in projects for kids
Kids are welcome to join in and make a lovely fiber item to take home! We will be working on three projects;
felted butterflies, roving angles and a small treasure pouch.
All ages. Free.
3:00-4:00PM ~ Needle Felt a Picture
Kids will be creating their own beautiful picture for use as a wall hanging /mural by painting with wool! This
class will teach the basics of working with felting needles. Class is open to ages 8 and up but parents use your
own discretion, Although needle felting is fun, if poked the needles will hurt!
Pre-registration required. $10 class fee, $5 materials fee.
Sunday, October 3
10:00-12:00noon ~ Felt a Hat
Water felt our very own hat to keep your ears warm! Kids will learn the art of water felting while creating a
hat. Ages 8 and up.
Pre-registration required. $10 class fee, $5 materials fee.
1:00-2:00PM ~ Walk in projects for kids
Kids are welcome to join in and make a lovely fiber item to take home! We will be working on three projects;
felted butterflies, roving angels and a small treasure pouch.
All ages. Free.
3:00-4:00PM ~ Needle Felt a Picture
Kids will be creating their own beautiful picture for use as a
wall hanging /mural by painting with wool! This class will teach
the basics of working with felting needles. Class is open to ages 8 and up but parents use your own discretion,
Although needle felting is fun, if poked the needles will hurt!
Pre-registration required. $10 class fee, $5 materials fee.
ADULT WORKSHOPS
The ABSOLUTE registration deadline is September 24, 2010.
The non-refundable class fee is per participant and is due with your registration. Materials fees are paid to the instructor at the class.
Saturday, October 2
10:00-12:00 noon ~ Harvesting Fiber with Mickey Nielsen
Mickey Nielsen, from Yakima, Washington is President of the Northwest Cashmere Association and a Judge at this year’s
Cashmere show at the Virginia State Fair. She has been breeding Cashmere goats since 1994 and has written numerous articles on
the dos and don’ts of harvesting Fiber. So if you have questions about how to gather, handle, store or process animal fiber this is
the workshop for you.
And it’s Free.
1:00-4:00pm ~ Rug Hooking with Sarah Hill
In this class you will get hands on experience with tools and methods of rug hooking while making a beautiful hand-hooked mat
from wool flannel and yarn. As you learn more about the history and practicality of rug hooking you’ll understand why there has
been a resurgence of interest in this creative, homey, craft.
Class fee: $25 Materials fee: $40
Saturday All Day ~ Felted Chair Pad with Ann Walden Brown
Do you have a closet full of fiber and need room for more. This is a great way to make a hole in your stash. If you are able to
braid, do a little felting and have basic sewing skills the techniques Ann teaches to make a felted chair pad can easily be adapted
to making rugs. Bring at least 1 pound of roving in two to three colors of natural or dyed wool. The instructor will have wool
available for sale in class.
Class fee: $30 Materials fee: $15
Sunday, October 3
10:00-1:00pm ~ Inkle Round Robin with Barbara Tafuni
If you think inkle loom patterns are simple take this class and be amazed! Instruction will include information about thread type,
how to finish the bands, color interactions and how to use the finished product. There will be several looms already warped and
you will warp some yourself. Participants will move from loom to loom around the tent weaving the different patterns and will
take home a book of samples.
Class fee: $25 Materials Fee: $25
1:00-4:00pm ~ Tatting with Paula Veldhuis De Broeck
Learn the basic skills required to make a beautiful lacy tatted medallion. Let Paula assist you in adding the age-old craft of tatting
to your repertoire of fiber skills.
Class fee: $25 Materials fee: $30
Sunday All Day ~ Felt ‘n Stitch Pillow top with Nan Crawford
Create a luxurious pillow top--or use it for something else--by felting silk hankies (mawate silk) into soft merino wool. The finished
piece will fit a standard 14”x14” pillow. The workshop will also include an introduction to some basic crazy quilt stitches using
handspun silk, wool and lace-weight yarns. No previous felting or stitching experience is required.
Class fee: $25 Materials fee: $25
INSTRUCTORS
Sarah Hill is offering a class in rug hooking that incorporates yarn into the project, so that students can learn about a new way to use the yarn fiber that so many vendors will be selling. She will provide instruction in how to hook so that students will be able to practice under the supervision of the teacher and have handouts that provide the information needed to finish the project at home. Additionally she will provide a list of recommended resources for the student to progress at home or with a local hooking guild. Sarah designs a new pillow top for each year of the Fall Fiber Festival.
Nan Crawford is a Virginia native and a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Natural materials inspire her creativity and she feels best when combining nature’s raw elements. Since entering the world of felting, Nan’s unique felted pieces have won awards during the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, Southeastern Animal Fiber Festival and Fall Fiber Festival of Virginia. She also teaches felting workshops for children and adults. Nan lives in Unionville, Virginia, with husband Steve, llamas, and canine friend Roscoe.
Barbara Tafuni has been weaving for over twenty years. She has taken weaving classes from Joanne Hall and Norma Smayda at John C. Campbell school in NC. The past two years she has taken advanced weaving classes at JMU from Barbara Lewis. Barbara Tafuni has experimented with various types of weaving and would like to re-introduce you (or instruct you for your first time on the Inkle loom) to the versatility of Inkle weaving at the Fall Fiber Festival at Montpelier.
Ann Walden Brown did ‘write the book’ on making felted rugs and chair pads. We are lucky to have her come to our festival.
Paula Veldhuis De Broeck has been a tatter for the past 30 years having learned to shuttle tat from her 90 year old great-auntie who relayed many stories of a gentle time. She has taught tatting several times at the Fall Fiber Festival and the Sedalia Spring Festival.
REGISTRATION INFO
Childrens Workshops:
Heidi Passino ~ 434-989-6541
hpassino@mac.com
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Adult Workshops:
Bitty Yancey ~ 434-973-5764
acornya@cstone.net |
