2026 Incredible Workshops!
Once again, The Black Sheep Gathering is excited to offer an inspiring array of workshops for fiber enthusiasts. Our instructors are some of the best fiber artists and animal husbandry experts from the Northwest and beyond. Workshops will be held in various buildings on the grounds of the Linn County Fair and Expo Center and adjacent hotels.- Registration Opens: 9am PST, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The link will be posted here!
- Online Registration Closes: Morning of June 12, 2026
- Refunds: No refunds for workshop cancellations after June 12, 2026
- In-person Registration: Available at the start of Friday morning check-in on June 26, 2026
- Workshop Times:
- Morning & All-day workshops begin at 9am
- Afternoon workshops begin at 1:30pm
- Check-in times: 8:15–9am and 12:45–1:30pm
- Students check in at the convention center unless otherwise advised
- Breaks: All-day classes include a 1.5 hour break from 12–1:30pm for lunch and shopping
- In-person Registration: Available at the Workshops Registration desk
- Questions? Email us at reg.blacksheep@gmail.com
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, MORNING CLASSES
Hand Carding for Color Effects: Gradients, Stripes and More!
- Amelia Garripoli15 students
- Friday, June 26, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $100 — Includes material fee which covers handout and wool for carding.
- Class Description: Explore the art of color blending with hand cards to create smooth gradients, bold stripes, dynamic marls and custom neutrals. Learn how to transition seamlessly between colors, deepen hues, enhance contrast and craft the perfect neutral blend. Through hands-on practice, you’ll master techniques for carding wool into striking, intentional color effects. By the end, you’ll have custom blends ready to spin, felt or use in other fiber arts projects. Please note that hand-carding is a two-handed activity that requires some wrist and finger dexterity.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner
- Students Bring: A pair of wool handcards and a protective lap cloth or suitable clothing such as jeans. We will be using Corriedale for blending, so 72-90 TPI handcards are recommended; I will be using 72 TPI handcards. If you want to test spin as you card, you are welcome to bring a spindle, e-spinner, or wheel.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Amelia Garripoli spins, weaves, cranks and nalbinds her way through fiber festivals across America. Teacher, author and fiber instigator, sparking creativity in workshops, guilds, Zoom, articles, videos and her books Productive Spindling and Power Spinning. askthebellwether.com
- Instructor's Link: https://askthebellwether.com
spinpossible – mission objective: sweaters
- Michael Kelson16 students
- Friday, June 26, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $100 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber for the class.
- Class Description: Are you ready to tackle your first sweater-spin? There are many factors that we, as spinners, should consider when we embark on our first sweater spin. The core characteristics of the fiber (e.g., crimp, fineness, hand, prep) will influence the choices we make in spinning and the fabric in our final garment. This class will explore several fibers that might be great choices for your sweater. We’ll take a look at fibers you’re probably familiar with (Merino, Rambouillet, BFL), some blends (Shetland/Silk, Merino/Yak/Silk), and some fibers that might be new to you (Romney, Cheviot, Manx Loaghtan). We will work on diameter control and consistency, plying and finishing techniques, and how to evaluate your final yarn to make sure you’ll have the perfect fabric for the sweater of your dreams. Skills you will learn: how to assess characteristics of different fibers for the garment you have in mind; techniques for consistency and diameter control; how to choose the appropriate draft for your fiber (worsted, woolen, semi-woolen); and strategies for plying, finishing and swatching and evaluating your final fabric.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate
- Students Bring: A spinning wheel in good working condition with extra bobbins, a notebook and a lazy-kate (if you have one). All fiber for the class will be provided by the instructor, but students may bring any fiber they might like to practice with.
- Homework: Successful students should have a good working relationship with their spinning wheels, be able to spin a consistent single, and have some experience plying and finishing yarn. Bring any tools you might like to use (hand cards, mini-combs). All fiber for the class will be provided, but students are welcome to bring any personal fiber they might like to use for practice.
- Instructor's Bio: Michael Kelson (he/him/his) teaches spinning classes all over the country. His methodical, sample-based approach to spinning resonates with students of all levels. The best comment Michael has received from student feedback is, “I learned things I didn’t even know I needed to know.” He is the coordinator for the annual Seattle-area Men’s Fall Knitting Retreat. By day he is a software professional, but on weekends he’s usually out and about with his eSpinner in tow.
Let’s Get Warped Rigid Heddle Loom
- Diane McKinnon12 students
- Friday, June 26, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $110 — Includes material fee which covers warp yarns and weft yarns for a scarf, detailed handout and use of additional equipment needed during class.
- Class Description: Before you can weave, you must create a warp. Often considered one of the more challenging parts of the weaving craft, warping can be fun — or at least a little easier — if you know the basics and a few short cuts. This class is designed to teach warping for both Rigid Heddle Looms and standard multi-shaft (table or floor) looms. In this session you will learn how to judge and select yarn for warp, how to calculate a warp, how to wind a warp using the Direct warping method for Rigid Heddle looms and the Indirect method for both Rigid Heddle and Standard, multi-shaft looms using a warping board, and how to dress the loom using efficient and time-tested techniques. You will leave the class with a warp for a scarf. The goals of this course are to: learn general weaving terminology as it applies to warping for Rigid Heddle or Multi-shaft Looms; learn how to judge and select yarn for use as warp and how to plan a project, calculate and wind a warp for a scarf.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner
- Students Bring: A fully assembled Rigid Heddle loom with all the parts and extra equipment they have. A 7.5 dent (Ashford) or 8 dent (all other rigid heddle looms) reed is preferred for this class, scissors, a tape measure and pen or pencil.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Diane McKinnon is an avid weaver and spinner who especially enjoys seeing her students discover their own potential as they have fun with fibers. Diane teaches at the Black Sheep Gathering and the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival, and holds fiber classes in the Thistle Patch Fiber Studio at her home. She was honored to be selected as an Invitational Featured Artist for the 2012 and 2023 Oregon Flock and Fiber Festivals and has judged weaving entries in their fiber competitions.
Learn How to Ice Dye!
- Lori Patterson20 students
- Friday, June 26, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $100 — Includes material fee which covers hankies/fabric, ice, dye, soda ash, rubber gloves, face masks and plastic spoons.
- Class Description: Learn how to ice dye. Ice dying is a variation of tie dye, but colors blend organically with surprising, unique and unpredictable results. We’ll be using plant fibers such as cotton, linen or hemp. Bring your inventive, creative, childlike self to explore with color and have fun along the way.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner
- Students Bring: Any items made of plant fibers such as t-shirts, sweatshirts, fabric or hankies. We can try yarn too. I’ll have some hankies and fabric on hand as well. Wear clothing you don’t mind getting messy. Bring pens/paper to make labels if desired.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Lori finds spiritual sanctuary in the meditative nature of knitting, spinning and hand sewing. As a Black woman, I am committed to bringing Black joy into the yarn and fiber world which are essential for a meaningful life. I love getting to share this journey with our diverse network of crafters. https://abstractfiber.com
- Instructor's Link: https://abstractfiber.com
Adventures in Cordage
- Melanie Perkins12 students
- Friday, June 26, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $120 — Includes material fee which covers all materials to make cordage, handouts and materials for the sweetgrass necklace.
- Class Description: Cordage has been made for thousands of years by every culture on earth. No matter what the material, cordage adds texture, interest, and beauty to any basket. You never know when you’re going to need a piece of strong cord to tie something up or hold something together. It is useful in many applications; you can even use cordage to tie up plants in the vegetable garden. In this class you will learn how to apply this technique to your own hand-woven basketry. Students will also make a sweet grass necklace using grasses grown by the teacher, Melanie, and prepared especially for this class!
- Skill Level Required: Beginner
- Students Bring: A desire to learn!
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Melanie has dabbled in basketry many times as a life-long fiber artist. She has been working with fiber ever since learning to knit and crochet from her grandmother at a young age. After retiring in 2017, she opened Crockett Fiber Arts Studio, where she teaches all things fiber arts. Her focus is on promoting and sustaining the fiber arts in an inclusive and welcoming way. Several years ago, she shifted focus to basket making; beginning an intensive study and travelling throughout the Pacific Northwest to teach classes. She is currently a member of Spindles and Flyers Spinning Guild and very active in the local fiber arts community in Northern California. https://crockettfiberstudio.com
- Instructor's Link: https://crockettfiberstudio.com
Yarn Coil Basket
- Shannon Squire20 students
- Friday, June 26, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $90 — Includes material fee which covers rope and yarn needle.
- Class Description: A fun and practical way to use leftover yarn, this class introduces students to creating a yarn coil basket. Participants will begin construction, prepare yarn, and learn stitching techniques. While the basket may not be completed in class, students will leave with the skills needed to finish at home.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner
- Students Bring: Scraps of yarn in DK or worsted weight (including handspun or art yarn).
- Homework: Finish weaving your scarf at home and bring it to the next class for show-and-tell.
- Instructor's Bio: Shannon is what you might call a craftasaurus rex. In other words, she’s never met a craft she didn’t like. One of her favorite things to do is to share her love of craft with others and see that light-bulb of crafty obsession come on in her students. https://shannonsquire.com IG @shannonsq
- Instructor's Link: https://shannonsquire.com
Viking Knitting
- Teresa Waldo20 students
- Friday, June 26, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $92 — Includes material fee which covers photo handout, dowel, silver-plated wire, findings and a charm.
- Class Description: Learn the historic technique of Viking knitting and create a finished charm bracelet. Students will loop wire around a dowel to form a tube, then draw it through a plate to condense it to the desired thickness. The class covers brief history, required tools, and creative possibilities before making a single knit bracelet with charm.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner
- Students Bring: Wire cutters, round nose pliers, and needle nose pliers (if available; instructor will have extras).
- Homework: Try ice dyeing a garment or fabric at home and share your results with the group.
- Instructor's Bio: Teresa Waldo combines her passion for teaching with her passion for crafting. She is a retired elementary and special education teacher and has taught adult crafting classes for ten plus years. She makes sure all her students are successful and leave with a new skill. Teresa has taught various knitting, spinning, little loom weaving, and crocheting classes in shops around the Pacific Northwest and at regional conferences. She resides in Auburn, Washington and is a member of NwSFA, Arachne Guild, Moonspinners’ Guild, Yarning for Community and Covington Knitworms. https://www.ravelry.com/designers/teresa-waldo
- Instructor's Link: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/teresa-waldo
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, ALL-DAY CLASSES
Prefelt Pad with Nomad Design (day one of a 2-day class)
- Flóra Carlile-Kóvaks12 students
- Friday, June 26, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm AND Saturday, June 27, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $330 — Includes material fee which covers approximately 12 oz. wool, a variety of natural and dyed batts that are especially suitable for the project (Mountain Sheep, New Zealand Merino, Mongolian, Karakul, Gotland).
- Class Description: As people of nomadic tribes in Kyrgyzstan felted their dreams and wishes in rugs, hoping they’ll come true, we’ll use the instructor’s pre-felt inlay technique to make our own pillows holding our dreams. In Kyrgyzstan, when a daughter got married, her mother felted a rug for her. Using their ancient symbols she felted her best wishes and good luck into the rug that stayed with her daughter for the rest of her life. In this workshop, you’ll create two complimentary pillow pads with the pre-felt technique, using either several hundred-year-old symbols or by creating your very own. Come and learn about traditional symbols and techniques, how to plan a powerful design, how to make your own prefelt with color transitions, how to turn the soft prefelt into a strong and durable pillow pad, and tricks of the trade that make the felting process easier — and be rewarded with two beautiful complimentary pads completed by the end of class!
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate
- Students Bring: Notebook, pen/pencil, camera, two hand towels, spray water bottle (if available), one quart container for water, olive oil soap bar (or coconut oil, goat milk soap or other soap), very sharp pointy scissors (embroidery scissors), box of pointy pins, 3'x6' bubble wrap (small bubbles), 3'x3' cotton sheet (old cloth), one 3' pool noodle or bath towel, 3' ruler or stick, optional decorative yarn (single-ply wool or mohair), waterproof apron if available, comfortable shoes.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: The award winner of several wearable art shows, Flóra Carlile-Kovács is a professional felt artist born in Szeged, Hungary, now living and working in Seattle, Washington. In her work she incorporates two bodies of knowledge, the nomadic traditions and the urban, modern style of feltmaking. Coming from the European tradition of craftsmanship and quality, she is constantly experimenting with ways to improve not only the visual artistic aspect of her work, but also its physical integrity as a functional object appropriate for everyday use. She leads two Felt Tours to Hungary each year. florafelts.com
- Instructor's Link: https://florafelts.com
Exploring the Drum Carder
- Henry Clemes16 students
- Friday, June 26, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $200 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber and materials used in class.
- Class Description: Drum carders can seem mysterious: fiber goes in, ends up on the big drum, and something magical happens in between. Students begin by learning the history of drum carders, how they work, and why they function the way they do. The remainder of the day is hands-on, exploring woolen and worsted carding, tools that make drum carding more efficient, and creating four different batts. The first batt will be hand-cranked before switching to Electric Drive for the rest of class. All materials, carders, and tools are provided.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner
- Students Bring: A desire to learn!
- Homework: We will send a video link via email two weeks prior to class; this is required viewing.
- Instructor's Bio: Henry bought his first wood lathe at the age of eight and founded Clemes and Clemes in 1970. His company grew throughout the 1970s and 1980s, supplying spinning wheels, hand cards, drum carders, and fleeces for the burgeoning fiber arts movement that continues to this day. www.clemes.com (FB, IG % Youtube) @clemesandclemes
- Instructor's Link: https://www.clemes.com
Beginning Spinning
- Linda Hansen10 students
- Friday, June 26, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $195 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber and handouts.
- Class Description: This class introduces students to spinning on a wheel, from first steps to creating your own yarn. It includes very basic wheel mechanics and maintenance, as well as primer information on fibers. Students will use prepared wool to learn the fundamentals of spinning yarn.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner
- Students Bring: A well-functioning, ready-to-use wheel, 3 empty bobbins, and a lazy-kate (helpful but not necessary).
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Besides managing her small family sheep farm, Linda is a partner in the Bellwether Wool Company. She brings her skills as a fiber artist teacher and retired music teacher, as well as her experience as a livestock and wool judge to share her passion for fiber arts. Her website can be found at BellwetherWool.com
- Instructor's Link: https://bellwetherwool.com
Beyond Thick and Thin
- Charan Sachar14 students
- Friday, June 26, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $185 — Includes material fee which covers fiber and ply thread.
- Class Description: In this full-day class, students will spin thick and thin yarns with the intention of plying them into textured creations. Using thick and thin singles, participants will explore creating Beehives, fishnets (2-ply crepe), and Rosebuds. By the end of class, students will have new techniques to add to their creative spinning repertoire.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate
- Students Bring: Spinning wheel with a large orifice (1/2" or more) recommended, at least two bobbins (or ability to wind off to storage bobbins), lazy-kate, pen and paper, niddy-noddy, and preferred spinning tools.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Charan Sachar is an artist, whose clay work reflects his passion for knitting, spinning, weaving and quilting. He loves to accept challenges with a “what if...” attitude. Charan specializes in creating art yarns with textures, using traditional spinning techniques, and pushing them an extra step to create unique yarns. As a teacher, he shares his preferences and his learning along his journey but also encourages his students to try techniques/materials by themselves and then decide for themselves. https://www.creativewithclay.com/ IG/FB @creativewithclay
- Instructor's Link: https://www.creativewithclay.com/
Beginning Inkle Loom Weaving
- Leslie Verts15 students
- Friday, June 26, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $165 — Includes material fee which covers handout, heddle thread, and additional thread colors if needed.
- Class Description: Students will learn to warp their loom and begin weaving a band. This accessible and enjoyable technique can be used to create bookmarks, belts, guitar straps, bags, and more.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner
- Students Bring: Three colors (white, dark, and bright) of 5/2 or 3/2 cotton thread, a working Inkle Loom, and shuttle.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Leslie has been inkle loom weaving since 2003 and is the leader of the Eugene Weaver’s Guild Band Study Group. She has taught inkle loom weaving for ANWG, the Salem Fiber Arts Guild, and four previous times for BSG and private lessons.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, AFTERNOON CLASSES
Andean Spinning on Turkish Spindles
- Amelia Garripoli15 students
- Friday, June 26, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $100 — Includes material fee which covers wool and alpaca to spin and a handout.
- Class Description: Explore how Andean spinners create endless yards of strong yarn using simple spindles. In this workshop, students will flick open washed wool and alpaca, practice Andean double drafting, and learn the magic of the Andean plying ball. With a few clever Turkish spindle techniques, participants will discover how versatile this spindle can be and how to make more yarn anywhere.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate
- Students Bring: Turkish spindle(s) or any comfortable drop spindle, flicker (or dog slicker brush), lock-pop or hand carders if available. Bring any fibers or spindles you have questions about.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Amelia Garripoli spins, weaves, cranks and nalbinds her way through fiber festivals across America. Teacher, author and fiber instigator, she sparks creativity through workshops, guilds, Zoom, articles, videos and her books Productive Spindling and Power Spinning.
- Instructor's Link: https://askthebellwether.com
spinpossible – mission objective: loft
- Michael Kelson16 students
- Friday, June 26, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $100 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber for the class.
- Class Description: This class explores techniques to introduce loft, air and bounce into handspun yarn, especially when working from combed top. Students will compare worsted and woolen drafting methods, spin semi-woolen from combed top, spin from the fold, modify top into fauxlags, and measure yarn grist using a McMorran balance. The goal is to create the ideal yarn for hats, scarves or sweaters.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate
- Students Bring: Spinning wheel in good working condition with extra bobbins, notebook, lazy-kate (if available). Optional: hand cards, mini-combs or other preferred tools.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Michael Kelson (he/him) teaches spinning classes nationwide. His methodical, sample-based approach resonates with students of all levels. He coordinates the annual Seattle-area Men’s Fall Knitting Retreat and balances his fiber pursuits with a career as a software professional.
Create a Nuno Felted Purse!
- Diane McKinnon12 students
- Friday, June 26, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $115 — Includes material fee which covers fabric, hand-dyed wool, use of felting equipment during class and a detailed handout.
- Class Description: Learn Nuno felting while creating a small purse suitable for a cell phone or evening out. Nuno felting bonds loose wool fibers to sheer fabrics such as cotton or lightweight silk, creating a rippled, textured surface. Students will explore this versatile wet felting technique and complete a sturdy, functional purse.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner
- Students Bring: A sense of adventure!
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Diane McKinnon is an avid weaver and spinner who loves helping students discover their creative potential. She teaches at regional fiber festivals and holds classes at Thistle Patch Fiber Studio.
Weaving on a Bookmark Loom
- Shannon Squire20 students
- Friday, June 26, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $105 — Includes material fee which covers loom kit, yarn and booklet.
- Class Description: Learn to use a versatile and portable bookmark loom to create bookmarks, bracelets and other small woven projects. The workshop covers warping, weaving, removing your piece from the loom and best practices for small loom weaving.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner
- Students Bring: A desire to learn the basics of weaving!
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Shannon is what you might call a craftasaurus rex. In other words, she’s never met a craft she didn’t like. One of her favorite things to do is to share her love of craft with others and see that light-bulb of crafty obsession come on in her students. https://shannonsquire.com IG @shannonsq
- Instructor's Link: https://shannonsquire.com
Beginning Rug Hooking
- Judy Taylor20 students
- Friday, June 26, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $115 — Includes material fee which covers rug hooking kit, rug hook and instructions.
- Class Description: Students will learn the fundamentals of heirloom-quality hand-hooked rugs, including hooking technique, yarn requirements, project design, backing fabrics, cleaning and care, and specialty design considerations.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner
- Students Bring: A pair of scissors and long pants.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Judy Taylor has been hooking rugs and teaching rug hooking for over thirty years. She first fell in love not long after she learned to spin yarn and hasn’t stopped since! She has written books on hooking with yarn, hooking with T-shirts, how to repair hooked rugs, and a magazine for fiber arts. littlehouserugs.com FB: Rug Hooking with Little House Rugs.
- Instructor's Link: https://littlehouserugs.com
Stranded Knitting with Portuguese Purling
- Teresa Waldo20 students
- Friday, June 26, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $92 — Includes material fee which covers two patterns/handouts and two knitting hooks.
- Class Description: Learn stranded knitting using Portuguese purling to reduce tangling and improve ergonomic comfort. Students will knit the two-color Blossom Dreams Headband using the Portuguese purl stitch while working with the wrong side facing. The class covers tensioning yarn with hooks, managing floats, and achieving even stitches.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate
- Students Bring: 100 yards worsted weight yarn for background color, 75 yards contrasting yarn, size 7 (16") circular needles, tapestry needle, scissors, and stitch markers.
- Homework: This class requires students to know how to knit and purl. Prior to class you will need to complete the following: Using your background color, cast on 96 stitches using the long tail cast on. Join to work in the round. Purl 6 rounds.
- Instructor's Bio: Teresa Waldo combines her passion for teaching with her passion for crafting. She is a retired elementary and special education teacher and has taught adult crafting classes for ten plus years. She makes sure all her students are successful and leave with a new skill. Teresa has taught various knitting, spinning, little loom weaving, and crocheting classes in shops around the Pacific Northwest and at regional conferences. She resides in Auburn, Washington and is a member of NwSFA, Arachne Guild, Moonspinners’ Guild, Yarning for Community and Covington Knitworms. https://www.ravelry.com/designers/teresa-waldo
- Instructor's Link: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/teresa-waldo
Lucky Mushroom
- Una Walker15 students
- Friday, June 26, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $105 — Includes material fee which covers all materials needed to complete the project, including use of a punch needle and no-slip hoop during class.
- Class Description: Create a Lucky Mushroom ornament using a #13 or #14 fine point Oxford punch needle to form the mushroom top, along with hand sewing to complete the piece. This project was featured on the cover of the November/December 2024 issue of Rug Hooking Magazine.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner
- Students Bring: Scissors suitable for cutting yarn and wool foundation cloth.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Una is a Fiber Artist from La Grande, Oregon whose fashion and artwork has been exhibited nationally to rave reviews. As a sought-after fiber arts teacher, her classes range from beginning to advanced techniques in a variety of mediums. Una has completed her Advanced Oxford Punch Needle training and has been teaching punch needle for the past 15 years. Learn more at woolywalkers.com.
- Instructor's Link: https://www.woolywalkers.com
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, MORNING CLASSES
Needle Felted Jewelry: Cabochon Necklace and Earrings
- Kandi Dodrill10 students
- Saturday, June 27, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $110 — Includes material fee which covers a comprehensive kit with high-quality wool roving in a variety of colors, felting needles, foam working pads, and all necessary jewelry findings (necklace chains, earring posts, etc.).
- Class Description: Learn the art of needle felting to create smooth, dense, colorful cabochons and transform them into wearable jewelry. Students will craft a custom cabochon necklace mounted in a bezel and create matching felted earrings. The class covers techniques for felting small, precise shapes and securely attaching them to jewelry components. Participants will leave with a finished jewelry set and the confidence to continue needle felting.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner plus.
- Students Bring: Any magnification needed for seeing tiny details.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Kandi Dodrill is a farm educator and lives on a five acre fiber farm with her husband, Mark. Since she is a farm educator, she gets to share different skills that she has learned over the years from crafting to soap making, fiber arts, cooking, gardening, and embroidery. www.greenapplealpacas.com FB: Greenapplealpacas
- Instructor's Link: http://www.greenapplealpacas.com
Power Start: Master Your E-spinner
- Amelia Garripoli12 students
- Saturday, June 27, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $90 — Includes material fee which covers a handout with key concepts and notes and fiber for spinning.
- Class Description: Learn setup, speed, tension, and twist control for smooth, consistent spinning on an e-spinner. Ideal for beginners or traditional wheel spinners transitioning to electric spinning. Students will build confidence and essential skills for yarn creation.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner.
- Students Bring: E-spinner in working condition, orifice threader, three bobbins, lazy-kate, oil/maintenance kit. Bobbins do not need to be empty. Battery recommended.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: See Hand Carding for Color Effects: Gradients, Stripes and More! in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
Pacific Northwest Palettes: Fungi Dyeing Sampler
- Sara Gibson30 students
- Saturday, June 27, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $90 — Includes material fee which covers fibers, handouts, and sample cards.
- Class Description: An introduction to dyeing protein-based fibers using west coast fungi. Students will learn about types of dye mushrooms, fiber preparation, sourcing fungi, and proper storage. The class includes a dye demonstration and the opportunity to create a personal dye sample card.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner.
- Students Bring: A desire to learn!
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Sara has been a mushroom forager for many years. She loves sharing the wonders of mushrooms and fiber arts. She has been dyeing with fungi for the last 15 years and loves teaching workshops on all facets of mushroom related fiber arts. She lives on the Central Oregon Coast with her family and works as a School Garden Coordinator where she sneaks in mushroom education as part of healthy soils and healthy bodies.
spinpossible – spinning rare and exotic fibers
- Michael Kelson16 students
- Saturday, June 27, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $105 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber for the class.
- Class Description: Explore techniques for spinning rare and exotic fibers such as Qiviut, Guanaco, Bison, Yak, and Cashmere. Learn blending strategies, fiber percentages, fine spinning techniques, and creative plying methods to maximize yardage and highlight fiber characteristics.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate.
- Students Bring: A pair of cotton hand cards. Students may also bring personal fiber for practice.
- Homework: Successful students should have a good working relationship with their spinning wheels, be able to spin a consistent single and have some experience plying and finishing yarn.
- Instructor's Bio: See spinpossible – mission objective: sweaters in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
Nordic Breeds: Spinning and History
- Lois Olund10 students
- Saturday, June 27, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $130 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber samples plus additional fibers for later exploration.
- Class Description: Explore the spinning qualities and history of 12–15 Nordic sheep breeds, from Icelandic and Gotland to rare Helsinge and Åsen. Students will sample spin each breed and discuss historical context and fiber uses.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate.
- Students Bring: A working spinning wheel (any type) for sampling Nordic sheep wools.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Lois has been a weaver, spinner and sheep breeder in Oregon for over 45 years. She researched and created the 131 sheep breed study box and a 278-page workbook as her “pandemic project.”
Popcorn Jumbo Boucle
- Charan Sachar14 students
- Saturday, June 27, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $105 — Includes material fee which covers fiber and ply thread.
- Class Description: Learn to construct highly textured popcorn Boucle yarns using different fiber preparations and scaling techniques. Students will explore how to build dramatic textured yarns through controlled singles and plying methods.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate.
- Students Bring: Spinning wheel with large orifice (1/2" or more preferred), at least two bobbins or storage bobbins, lazy-kate, pen and paper, niddy-noddy, and preferred spinning tools.
- Homework: Students should be familiar with their wheel, can spin a continuous thread and make a plied yarn.
- Instructor's Bio: See Beyond Thick and Thin in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, ALL-DAY CLASSES
Prefelt Pad with Nomad Design (day two of a 2-day class)
- Flóra Carlile-Kóvaks12 students
- Friday, June 26, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm AND Saturday, June 27, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $330 — Includes material fee which covers approximately 12 oz. wool, a variety of natural and dyed batts especially suitable for the project (Mountain Sheep, New Zealand Merino, Mongolian, Karakul, Gotland).
- Class Description: See page 20 for class details.
- Skill Level Required: Not specified.
- Students Bring: Not specified.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Not provided. See page 20 for class details.
Fine Wool Breed Sampler
- Henry Clemes16 students
- Saturday, June 27, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $200 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber and materials to be used in the class.
- Class Description: The characteristics of fine wools — often the reason we love them so much — can also be the cause of problems and frustration during carding. In this class, we will explore the best ways to avoid problems when carding fine wool, which breeds cause the most problems, and which ones we might substitute in a project and still get the desired results. All carding will be done on Elite Series Drum Carders with each student using their own electric carder.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate.
- Students Bring: A desire to learn!
- Homework: We will send a video link via email two weeks prior to class; this is required viewing.
- Instructor's Bio: See Exploring the Drum Carder in Friday’s All-day listing for bio.
Pick ’n Pick: More Fun with Your Rigid Heddle Loom
- Diane Mckinnon12 students
- Saturday, June 27, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $175 — Includes material fee which covers all warp and weft yarns for the class project and a detailed handout.
- Class Description: Pick ’n Pick is generally referred to as a tapestry weaving technique used to create vertical lines in woven images. This class explores it as an endlessly fascinating technique combining colors of yarns with a straightforward, single rigid heddle weaving technique. Students will learn yarn selection, project planning, warp calculation and preparation, loom threading, and weaving the in-class project. Participants will leave with a completed Pick ’n Pick sampler and the skills to use their Rigid Heddle Loom for future projects. Extra weaving equipment and tools are provided during class as needed.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate.
- Students Bring: Rigid Heddle Loom completely assembled and ready to weave. No Harrisville Easy Weaver looms. A 7.5 dent (Ashford measurement) or 8 dent reed preferred. Threading hook, shuttles, pick up stick(s), reeds, posts, clamps, stand, three shuttles, scissors, tape measure, and pen or pencil.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: See Let’s Get Warped Rigid Heddle Loom in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
Pine Needle Coasters
- Melanie Perkins10 students
- Saturday, June 27, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $210 — Includes material fee which covers prepared pine needles, brass gauge, waxed Irish linen thread, drilled base, stone beads and handouts.
- Class Description: In this class you’ll learn the basics of coiling with pine needles and waxed Irish linen thread by creating a 4" coaster that may be embellished with stone beads. Students will learn different decorative stitches and receive resources to expand their knowledge of this traditional craft.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner.
- Students Bring: Small, sharp embroidery scissors.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: See Adventures in Cordage in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
A Pin Loom Woven Eclectic Art Bag Workshop
- Meg Stump10 students
- Saturday, June 27, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $165 — Includes material fee which covers metal and other embellishments, rigid bag base, completed fabric lining with interior pocket, yarn, and complete printed instructions.
- Class Description: The Eclectic Art Bag is based on the Japanese rice bag and highlights unique and imperfect woven squares using stitching, darning, over-weaving, embroidery, and embellishment. Students will explore contrast weaving, unconventional fibers, heavy-duty pin loom joins, and bag construction techniques. Participants will weave and join squares, experiment with patterns and embellishments, and leave with all materials needed to complete their Eclectic Art Bag, including a rigid base and sewn lining.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate.
- Students Bring: 4" pin loom and any other sizes available. Bring 4" woven squares or other woven squares/rectangles, including imperfect or experimental pieces. Must be able to weave on a pin loom independently and know how to do a crochet chain and single crochet.
- Homework: Students need to be able to weave on a pin loom without supervision. Students should know how to do a crochet chain and single crochet.
- Instructor's Bio: Margaret Stump has been weaving on pin looms for most of her life. She is the author of three books on pin loom weaving, is a nationally known and respected weaving teacher and has contributed over 43 creative projects to magazines including Little Looms, Handwoven, Spin•Off and Yarn AU. http://www.pinloomweaving.com
- Instructor's Link: http://www.pinloomweaving.com
Beginning Rug Hooking
- Una Walker15 students
- Saturday, June 27, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $180 — Includes material fee which covers all materials needed to complete the project, including use during class of a punch needle and gripper frame.
- Class Description: In this class students will learn the basic elements of Punch Needle Rug Hooking while completing a trivet-sized project. Participants will choose from multiple patterns and yarn colors, learn simple finishing techniques, and discuss tools, foundation cloths, alternative finishing methods, and punching secrets.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner.
- Students Bring: Scissors that can cut yarn and a wool foundation cloth.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: See Lucky Mushroom in Friday’s afternoon listing for bio.
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, AFTERNOON CLASSES
Start With a Turkish Spindle
- Amelia Garripoli12 students
- Saturday, June 27, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $100 — Includes material fee which covers a basic Turkish-style spindle, fiber to spin, and handout.
- Class Description: This beginner-friendly class teaches students to spin yarn on a Turkish-style spindle. Participants will assemble their spindle, learn fiber handling, drafting, and twisting techniques, create their first yarn 'turtle,' and ply their first skeinlet. Students leave with their first finished yarn and their own spindle to continue spinning anywhere.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner.
- Students Bring: Optional: Any Turkish spindle(s) and fiber you have questions about.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: See Hand Carding for Color Effects: Gradients, Stripes and More! in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
Dyeing with Lichens
- Janet Heppler12 students
- Saturday, June 27, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $110 — Includes material fee which covers silk and wool samples from eight dye pots, one silk scarf to dye, and all materials needed for class.
- Class Description: Explore the vibrant color spectrum possible with lichens. Students will work with four types of lichens across multiple dye pots, dye fiber samples and a silk scarf, and learn fiber preparation, mordant use, and ethical collection and preservation of lichens. This is a hands-on class; wear old clothes.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner.
- Students Bring: A desire to learn. Wear old clothes.
- Homework: Read up on natural dyeing ahead of class time.
- Instructor's Bio: Janet has been a fiber artist for over 45 years. She is a weaver, spinner and dyer. Her business is Nebo-Rock Textiles. She has taught classes for OMS, SOMA camp, OFFF and local guilds. Her big passion is collecting dye mushrooms and sharing that knowledge.
spinpossible – blending rare silks (combing and carding)
- Michael Kelson16 students
- Saturday, June 27, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $105 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber for the class.
- Class Description: Explore spinning and blending a wide variety of silk types and preparations including Muga, Eri, Tussah, Bombyx, sari silk, mawata, silk brick, and silk lap. Students will learn techniques for spinning silk tops, blending silk with other fibers using hand-combs for worsted preparations, and incorporating silk inclusions with hand cards.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate.
- Students Bring: Mini-combs (ideally two-pitch extra-fine), cotton hand cards, spinning wheel in good working condition with extra bobbins, notebook, and lazy-kate.
- Homework: Successful students should have a good working relationship with their spinning wheels, be able to spin a consistent single, and have some experience plying and finishing yarn. Students should bring a spinning wheel in good working condition with extra bobbins, notebook and a lazy-kate (if you have one).
- Instructor's Bio: See spinpossible – mission objective: sweaters in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
Sheep School: Fleece Selection, Scouring and Troubleshooting
- Amy Manko16 students
- Saturday, June 27, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $100 — Includes material fee which covers everything necessary to scour your first sample of wool.
- Class Description: Learn how to select quality fleeces and confidently scour wool without felting it. Students will discuss fleece evaluation, practice scouring together, troubleshoot common fleece problems, and gain hands-on experience removing lanolin effectively. Participants may bring fleeces for discussion.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate.
- Students Bring: Optional fleece or partial fleece for discussion. Wear old clothes and shoes.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Amy Ross Manko travels the world teaching, researching and writing about her favorite topic — Rare Breed Sheep! You may know her from her PLY Magazine feature series — “Sheep on the Edge” or her breed profiles in the UK’s KnitNow magazine. She manages her historic farm and the Ross Farm Mercantile, Inc., in Hudson, Ohio, raising nine breeds of heritage sheep, cattle, draft horses, mini-donkeys and poultry. therossfarm.com
- Instructor's Link: http://therossfarm.com
US Breeds: Spinning and History
- Lois Olund10 students
- Saturday, June 27, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $105 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber samples and workbook materials.
- Class Description: Explore the history and development of numerous sheep breeds created in the United States. Students will spin sample fibers, discuss breeder goals and genetics, and review sources for obtaining these fibers. A highly hands-on exploration of American sheep breeds.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate.
- Students Bring: A working spinning wheel or spindle of any type.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: See Nordic Breeds: Spinning and History in Saturday’s morning listing for bio.
Crochet Planned Pooling: The Swim Lesson Cowl
- Daniela Wellisz10 students
- Saturday, June 27, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $130 — Includes material fee which covers one skein of planned pooling DK weight yarn from A Skeiner Darkly and a printed and bound Swim Lesson Cowl workbook.
- Class Description: Learn planned pooling in crochet to create plaid and striped color patterns using a single variegated yarn. Students will crochet the Swim Lesson Cowl while learning tension control, using pooling calculator apps or graph paper, and charting color sequences. Skills learned will prepare students to complete the cowl and create future planned pooling projects.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate.
- Students Bring: H/5.0mm crochet hook and nearby hook sizes, optional colored pencils.
- Homework: Students need to have practiced crochet moss stitch (also known as linen or seed stitch) before the class.
- Instructor's Bio: Daniela Wellisz is making planned pooling exciting for the indie yarn community. She got hooked on the technique by writing an app to make pooling charts. She uses the name frog2tog because of the amount of stitch ripping-out involved in making a planned pooling pattern come together. https://www.frog2tog.com
- Instructor's Link: https://www.frog2tog.com
SUNDAY, JUNE 28, MORNING CLASSES
Intro to Blending Boards
- Roy Clemes16 students
- Sunday, June 28, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $110 — Includes material fee which covers all fiber used in class.
- Class Description: Learn the basic use and techniques of a blending board from one of its designers. This hands-on class demonstrates the versatility of the blending board for blending fibers of various types, lengths, and colors, as well as preparing fiber in rolags for woolen spinning.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner.
- Students Bring: A desire to learn!
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Roy grew up working in his family’s woodshop and is a master craftsman and fleece snob. He attends fiber festivals around the country to instruct spinners, felters, fiber growers and professional fiber artists in the art of fiber preparation. Roy frequently contributes to PLY and Spin•Off magazines. www.clemes.com (FB, IG and Youtube) @clemesandclemes
- Instructor's Link: http://www.clemes.com
Goat Milk Soap Making and Felting
- Kandi Dodrill25 students
- Sunday, June 28, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $140 — Includes material fee which covers soap making ingredients, soap molds, disposable PPE, wool roving, and all supplies.
- Class Description: Learn to create approximately two pounds of natural goat milk soap using provided molds and supplies. Students will also learn wet and needle felting techniques to create a decorative felted soap covering using colorful wool roving. Participants leave with a block of soap to cure at home, one completed felted soap ready to use, the recipe, and the confidence to make more.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner.
- Students Bring: None — just a desire to learn!
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: See Needle Felted Jewelry: Cabochon Necklace and Earrings in Saturday’s morning listing for bio.
Sheep and Wool School: Rare Breeds
- Amy Manko16 students
- Sunday, June 28, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $105 — Includes material fee which covers multiple samples of multiple rare wool breeds.
- Class Description: Explore a wide range of rare sheep breeds from fine to primitive, medium, and longwools. Students will discuss breed history, modern applications, blending possibilities, and spin samples to discover new fiber favorites.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate.
- Students Bring: Basic fiber prep tools (flicker, hand cards, combs) and a working spinning wheel or spindles.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: See Sheep School: Fleece Selection, Scouring and Troubleshooting in Saturday’s afternoon listing for bio.
Creative Knitting with Art Yarns
- Charan Sachar14 students
- Sunday, June 28, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $95 — Includes material fee which covers a variety of art yarns.
- Class Description: Learn practical ways to incorporate art yarns into knitting projects. Students will practice techniques to determine which knitting methods best showcase different art yarn structures and textures, building confidence to use them in future projects.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner.
- Students Bring: Straight or circular knitting needles in US 7, 8, or 9; knitting notions; and a 50g skein of worsted weight yarn in a light neutral color.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: See Beyond Thick and Thin in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
Darning and Reweaving
- Elise Webb8 students
- Sunday, June 28, 9am-12pm
- Cost: $85 — Includes material fee which covers practice swatch, embroidery thread, and multi-page handout.
- Class Description: Learn classic woven darning techniques to mend and extend the life of woven textiles. Students will explore subtle and nearly invisible mends, compare darning, integrated darning, and reweaving methods, and practice both techniques.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner.
- Students Bring: Optional extra battery-powered light or magnification for detailed work.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Elise began the company “Village Mending” and has been mending professionally for a few years now. She takes a fiber-up view of mending, paying attention to the smallest detail, and teaching her students to make subtle and invisible repairs. https://villagemending.com
- Instructor's Link: https://villagemending.com
SUNDAY, JUNE 28, ALL-DAY CLASSES
Shibori Resist Dyeing
- Kristine Berg15 students
- Sunday, June 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $160 — Includes material fee which covers indigo and commercial dyes.
- Class Description: Participants will learn four methods of shibori resist dyeing and create a variety of samples while experimenting with different fabrics, tools, and techniques.
- Skill Level Required: Beginning.
- Students Bring: White 100% cotton sheet or at least 3 yards of pre-washed cotton fabric; optional white silk or linen fabrics; heavy-duty thread, needles, scissors, masking tape, ball of string, PVC tube at least 3" wide and 2" long.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Kristine Berg has worked for 50 years as a costume and props artist in film, TV, and theatre. Her skills include leather work, weaving, felting, textile arts, and fabric manipulation. She teaches textile origami and shibori dyeing from her studio in Corvallis, Oregon.
- Instructor's Link: http://kristineberg.weebly.com
Felted Slippers
- Flóra Carlile-Kóvaks12 students
- Sunday, June 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $165 — Includes material fee which covers 5 oz. wool (dyed and natural varieties) and floor underlay for pattern making.
- Class Description: Learn to create custom-sized felted slippers using a 2-D resist pattern to form a 3-D object. Students will estimate shrinkage, enlarge patterns, and explore wool qualities to create durable slippers. This physically demanding class requires extra time during lunch to complete the project.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate.
- Students Bring: Notebook, pen/pencil, A4 paper for planning, two hand towels, 3'x3' bubble wrap or rubber rug mat, 3'x3' cotton sheet, spray bottle, olive oil soap bar in container, bowl, sponge, sharp scissors, tape measure, ruler, waterproof apron (optional), comfortable shoes, extra water and sack lunch.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: See Prefelt Pad with Nomad Design 2-day class in Friday’s all-day listing for bio.
Socktastic: Blends and Structures for Sock Yarns
- Amelia Garripoli15 students
- Sunday, June 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $180 — Includes material fee which covers wool and fibers for blending (may include mohair, nylon, or other fibers).
- Class Description: Explore fiber blending, color planning, and spinning techniques to create durable, elastic sock yarns. Students will experiment with strong yarn structures such as true 3-ply, cable, and energized 3-ply, test color striping, and leave with mini skeins and fiber samples.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate.
- Students Bring: Medium-tooth hand cards; spinning wheel, e-spinner, or spindle with three additional bobbins and a lazy-kate or extra spindles for plying.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: See Hand Carding for Color Effects: Gradients, Stripes and More! in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
Overshot Madness Weaving
- Diane Mckinnon12 students
- Sunday, June 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $175 — Includes material fee which covers all yarns for the project, use of extra weaving equipment and tools during class, and a detailed handout.
- Class Description: Learn to adapt traditional overshot weaving techniques to a Rigid Heddle loom using a single heddle and pickup stick. Students will explore pattern development, warp calculation, loom threading, and color play while creating finished overshot samples suitable as mug rugs.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate/Advanced.
- Students Bring: Rigid Heddle Loom fully assembled (no Harrisville Easy Weaver looms), 7.5 or 8 dent heddle, threading hook, shuttles, pickup stick(s), reeds, posts, clamps, stand, three shuttles, scissors, tape measure, pen or pencil.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: See Let’s Get Warped Rigid Heddle Loom in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
Market-Style Basket with Japanese Paper Craftbands
- Melanie Perkins12 students
- Sunday, June 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $140 — Includes material fee which covers prepared craftbands, glue, laminated grid layout page, woven bobble decorations, extra bands for practice, and a handout.
- Class Description: Weave a 10" x 6½" x 5⅜" market-style basket with a wrapped diamond-design handle and flower bobble using Japanese paper craftbands. This beginner-friendly project incorporates transferable weaving skills and techniques.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner.
- Students Bring: Ten to fifteen small plastic clips.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: See Adventures in Cordage in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
Inkle Weaving Lettering
- Leslie Verts15 students
- Sunday, June 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $165 — Includes material fee which covers handout, heddle thread, and additional thread colors if needed.
- Class Description: Learn a pick-up technique for producing lettering on an Inkle loom.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate.
- Students Bring: Functioning Inkle loom (no inklettes), shuttle, and three colors of 5/2 cotton thread (white, one dark, one bright).
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: See Beginning Inkle Loom Weaving in Friday’s All-Day listing for bio.
Tapestry Weaving Sampler
- Teresa Waldo20 students
- Sunday, June 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $170 — Includes material fee which covers Mini Loom Kit, cotton warp and spacer thread, felt backing, sewing thread, and extensive tutorial handout.
- Class Description: Learn the fundamentals of tapestry weaving including warping, weaving techniques (stripes, meet and separate, hatching, soumak, dots, pick and pick, weft interlock, and building shapes), and finishing methods. Students will create mini tapestry pieces suitable as mug rugs.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner.
- Students Bring: Scraps of worsted weight wool yarn in at least three colors, scissors, and tapestry needles with large eyes.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: See Viking Knitting in Friday’s morning listing for bio.
SUNDAY, JUNE 28, AFTERNOON CLASSES
Get Started with Drop Spindle Basics
- Wendy Clark10 students
- Sunday, June 28, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $85 — Includes material fee which covers fiber.
- Class Description: Learn the fundamentals of drop spindling using the park and draft method. Students will learn to flick the spindle, draft fiber, create a center-pull ball, and ply a 2-ply yarn. The class also covers wool characteristics and appropriate twist levels. Kromski unfinished drop spindles will be available for purchase during class.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner.
- Students Bring: A drop spindle in functional condition.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: Wendy has enjoyed teaching spinning since 2019. She is on track to complete the six-year Olds College Master Spinner certification program in Alberta Canada in June 2026. She has a small homestead in Rochester, Washington where she has Finn sheep and a dyer’s garden. She taught at Fiber Fusion NW in 2024, earning excellent student reviews. She is also an active member of the Olympia Weavers Guild serving on the guild’s board of directors. FB: WeKare Farm and Fiber
Bounce, Roll, Felt a Bowl!
- Kandi Dodrill15 students
- Sunday, June 28, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $130 — Includes material fee which covers roving, fancy fibers, felting balls, and soap.
- Class Description: Create a felted bowl through a dynamic felting process. Students will construct and complete a finished basket during this three-hour class while learning techniques that can also be used for purses, baskets, hats, cat caves, bird houses, and more.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner.
- Students Bring: A beach towel and enthusiasm.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: See Needle Felted Jewelry: Cabochon Necklace and Earrings in Saturday’s morning listing for bio.
Let’s Get Fractal!
- Amy Manko16 students
- Sunday, June 28, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $105 — Includes material fee which covers a braid of fiber for fractal spinning.
- Class Description: Learn to control color repeats in hand-dyed fiber braids through fractal spinning. Students will prepare and spin samples to create dynamic, intentional color transitions and move beyond predictable barber pole skeins.
- Skill Level Required: Beginning/Intermediate.
- Students Bring: A working spinning wheel or spindles, a niddy-noddy or ball winder, and preferably four or more bobbins (work-arounds available if fewer).
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: See Sheep School: Fleece Selection, Scouring and Troubleshooting in Saturday’s afternoon listing for bio.
Weave Your Own Unique Pin Loom Woven Sheep
- Meg Stump16 students
- Sunday, June 28, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $85 — Includes material fee which covers printed instructions, ancillary supplies and tools including stuffing and 2" looms.
- Class Description: Weave and construct a pin loom woven sheep inspired by a specific breed or individual sheep. Students will complete one sheep in class and receive instructions to create additional sheep samples (‘shamples’) at home.
- Skill Level Required: Intermediate.
- Students Bring: A 4" pin loom (class looms available to borrow), 22 yards of yarn per mini-sheep, and any woven pieces made in advance. Weave two 4" squares or one 4" x 6" rectangle for each sheep you plan to construct and bring an extra four yards of the same yarn.
- Homework: Students are required to be able to weave on a pin loom without direct supervision.
- Instructor's Bio: See A Pin Loom Woven Eclectic Art Bag workshop in Saturday’s all-day listing for bio.
Darning and Beyond, Mending on Knits
- Elise Webb8 students
- Sunday, June 28, 1:30-4:30pm
- Cost: $85 — Includes material fee which covers a knit swatch for practice, yarns, and a multi-page handout.
- Class Description: Learn how to mend knitted garments, from classic darning to invisible re-knitting techniques. Students will analyze knit structure, explore re-knitting methods, and practice integrating subtle, nearly invisible repairs.
- Skill Level Required: Beginner.
- Students Bring: Optional extra battery-powered light or magnification for detailed work.
- Homework: None!
- Instructor's Bio: See Darning and Reweaving in Sunday’s morning listing for bio.
