Nuno Felted Neck Warmer SOLD OUT

GOAL - With wet felting technique make the nuno felted neck warmer. The class we will make neck warmer from wool roving, silk fabric, yarn, viscose fiber, and silk thread. Wet felting is the process when hot water and soap are applied to layers of wool roving, while repeated agitation and compression causes the fibers to hook together or weave together into a single piece of fabric. Felt from wool is considered to be the oldest known textile. Nuno felting is is the process of felting wool roving onto another fabric (silk). "Nuno" is a Japanese word for cloth or fabric. All necessary materials for the class will be provided and included in the the course cost. Material kit will include- extra fine merino wool roving, piece of silk gauze fabric approx. 17"x52", yarn pieces, viscose fiber, silk tread. as a result, everyone will make a nice and unique neck warmer with different design.

COST- $55

TIME- 9am-12pm

CLASS INSTRUCTOR- My name is Mariya Gerhardt. About six years ago I started to do wet felting and I was hooked by its magic when a fabric, unique and beautiful textiles a living image, is born from a bunch of scattered natural fibers of wool, silk, cotton, flax and other fibers. MriyaWeave is my shop name where "Mriya" means "dream" in the Ukrainian language as I was born and lived in Ukraine a big part of my life and now already for 15 years I live in US.

DONUTS!

GOAL- Participants will learn to needle felt wool to make a donut shaped form that can be used as a creative and fun closure for a shawl, scarf, or wrap. The wet felting of a knitted donut will also be covered.

COST- $65

TIME- 9am-12pm

CLASS INSTRUCTOR- Billie Theide holds a MFA from Indiana University in Bloomington and a BFA from Drake University in Des Moines. She is the recipient of a Visual Arts Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and five Artists Fellowship Grants from the Illinois Arts Council. Her creative work has been included in over four hundred fifty invitational, competitive, group, and one-person exhibitions. Billie Theide's work is in the permanent collections of the de Young Museum of the Fine Art Museums of San Francisco in California; Museum of Arts & Design in New York; the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC; Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri; Evansville Museum of Art in Indiana; Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, Czech Republic; National Museum in Wrocław, Poland; Porcelain Museum in Riga, Latvia; Civic Art Gallery in Panevėžys, Lithuania; Sonny and Gloria Kamm Collection in Los Angeles; Sanford M. and Diane Besser Collection in Santa Fe, David Charak Collection at the Racine Art Museum in Racine, Wisconsin; and the Karen and Michael Rotenberg Collection in Boston, Massachusettes. She is a Distinguished Member and Past-President of the Society of North American Goldsmiths. Billie Theide is Professor Emerita of Art in the School of Art + Design and the Inaugural James Avery Endowed Chair in the College of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

PLEASE BRING- A pen or pencil

Cotton Pickin’ Spinning

GOAL- Cotton spinning has thwarted many spinners because it is so short stapled and difficult to spin. This is an intermediate spinner's class on spinning cotton on a spinning wheel. We will create sample skeins appropriate for knitting, crochet, and weaving. The class will cover all aspects of spinning cotton from fiber prep, drafting techniques, correct wheel tension and ratio, and finishing. By the end of this class, the student will have much more confidence to spin a stable, usable, cotton yarn.

COST- $100

TIME- 12am-4pm

CLASS INSTRUCTOR- Sue has been spinning since 2003. She tackled spinning cotton when she did not know what she was doing but through perseverance and experience has become very proficient at spinning cotton. Her cotton skeins and projects have won awards. She is finishing a 6 year course as a Master Handspinner.

PLEASE BRING- Spinning wheel with high ratios (or as high as yours has), extra bobbins, niddy noddy, scissors, wheel maintenance kit, lazy kate, all the whorls that you have, string for tying off skeins, protractor (optional).

Recycled Knitting Needle Narrings

GOAL- Using prepared parts of old aluminum knitting needles we will make 3 pairs of light & colorful knitting needle ‘bead’ earrings- several options for construction & techniques covered, options of ear wires: surgical steel fish hook, lever back and clip on!

COST- $40

TIME- 9am-12pm

CLASS INSTRUCTOR- Jennifer Davies learned to knit from her mother as a child, and while she went on to work in public education for more than 25 years as an environmental educator, she was knitting up projects (especially hats!) as she went.

Her passion for recycling and repurposing lead her to begin using the old aluminum needles & hooks for jewelry & accessories in 2010. She has found a use for all sizes of needles and hooks which can be smashed, bent, drilled, and cut to make wind chimes, ornaments, earrings, barrettes and more!

Honoring the makers that came before is one of Jennifer's favorite challenges and custom work is a passion! Her shows and classes have taken her from the county fair sheep barns to Vogue Knitting and from coast to coast! Her one stipulation for classes is that the participants have fun, and make something they like- to keep or to gift!

Sew Your Own Cat Toys: Hand sewn Mice

GOAL- Do you have a feline friend at home who needs a new toy? In this class, we will hand sew toy mice for your cat. You will learn to construct the mouse body, create a twisted yarn tail, and embroider on a cute face. To make your cat extra happy, you can add in some dried catnip along with natural fiber stuffing. At the end of class you will have adorable toys for your favorite cat. No previous knowledge of hand sewing techniques is necessary. Fabric, thread, embroidery floss, stuffing scraps, dried catnip, and mouse pattern will be provided to participants. The instructor will also have hand sewing needles and scissors to share if you do not have your own. Please bring any of your own sewing supplies and fabric if you would like!

COST- $60

TIME- 1pm-4pm

CLASS INSTRUCTOR- Katherine Mead is a quilter, knitter, and lover of all things fiber and textiles. Her writing has appeared in Common Threads, Knotions Magazine, and is forthcoming in We Like Quilting, PLY Magazine, and Making Stories. She writes a weekly newsletter called Meander Textiles, where she shares lighthearted takes on crafting. She currently lives in Chicago with her fabric-loving cat and a supportive partner.

PLEASE BRING- Scissors; Optional: hand sewing needles, threads, fabrics of your choice.

How to Create with Crochet

GOAL- In this class you will learn basic crochet stitches and how to follow a printed pattern. You will also learn about yarn and sizes of crochet hooks as well as the wide variety of things you could make using crochet. You will be able to create a small item of your choice.

COST- $25

TIME- 10am-12pm

CLASS INSTRUCTOR- I learned to crochet when in high school from my aunt. As I progressed I looked for patterns and new techniques to try. I have made many different things over the years. In 2009 I became certified by the Craft Yarn Council and taught classes at the Michaels store until 2020. I still spend a lot of time crocheting and have sold some of my work. I crochet all of the finished items for Jubilee Farms in Clinton, Il.