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Needle Felted Friends Pins
with Julia Garina
You don’t need any felting experience to try making these fun pins. I will teach you how to form the wool, how to make a model, how to use felting needles, and explain to you the steps for making animals and other creatures. The most important thing – I will show HOW and help you with your pins.
with Julia Garina
You don’t need any felting experience to try making these fun pins. I will teach you how to form the wool, how to make a model, how to use felting needles, and explain to you the steps for making animals and other creatures. The most important thing – I will show HOW and help you with your pins.
Experience level: Beginner
Cost: $50
Materials Fee: $20-30 (payable directly to instructor on the day of class)
Students should bring: Nothing required—materials fee includes wool fiber and tools.
Cost: $50
Materials Fee: $20-30 (payable directly to instructor on the day of class)
Students should bring: Nothing required—materials fee includes wool fiber and tools.
Naturally Dyed Green & Purple
with Zuni Ishikawa
Discover a rainbow of natural dye materials with Zuni. In the morning you will dye yellows using various plants from the Southwest, and reds using Cochineal insects. In the afternoon you will learn to brew an indigo pot, and explore how layering indigo blue over the morning’s colors produces beautiful shades of green and purple. You will also learn the basics of natural dye and mordant processes.
with Zuni Ishikawa
Discover a rainbow of natural dye materials with Zuni. In the morning you will dye yellows using various plants from the Southwest, and reds using Cochineal insects. In the afternoon you will learn to brew an indigo pot, and explore how layering indigo blue over the morning’s colors produces beautiful shades of green and purple. You will also learn the basics of natural dye and mordant processes.
Experience level: Beginner
Cost: $100
Materials Fee: $20 (payable directly to instructor on the day of class)
Students should bring: Nothing required—materials fee includes dyes, mordants, and 8 oz of wool yarn. If you want to dye more yarn than that, please let the instructor know before class.
Cost: $100
Materials Fee: $20 (payable directly to instructor on the day of class)
Students should bring: Nothing required—materials fee includes dyes, mordants, and 8 oz of wool yarn. If you want to dye more yarn than that, please let the instructor know before class.
Felted Slippers
with Julia Garina
Learn to make wet felted slippers from wool. I will teach you how to layer the wool, how to make a measurement and a model, how to weigh the wool and explain to you the steps of making slippers. The most important thing – I will show HOW and help you with your slippers. We will work together through the whole process, even putting rubber on the soles for a perfect finish.
with Julia Garina
Learn to make wet felted slippers from wool. I will teach you how to layer the wool, how to make a measurement and a model, how to weigh the wool and explain to you the steps of making slippers. The most important thing – I will show HOW and help you with your slippers. We will work together through the whole process, even putting rubber on the soles for a perfect finish.
Experience level: Some felting experience recommended.
Cost: $100
Materials Fee: $35 (payable directly to instructor on the day of class)
Students should bring: Scissors and two large old towels, as well as any felting tools you have such as bubble wrap, pool noodles, sander, washboard, etc. Wool is included in the materials fee. If you want to use your own wool instead, you will need about 7 oz. The instructor will get in touch with students before class to determine what size slippers you want to make and what color wool you would like.
Cost: $100
Materials Fee: $35 (payable directly to instructor on the day of class)
Students should bring: Scissors and two large old towels, as well as any felting tools you have such as bubble wrap, pool noodles, sander, washboard, etc. Wool is included in the materials fee. If you want to use your own wool instead, you will need about 7 oz. The instructor will get in touch with students before class to determine what size slippers you want to make and what color wool you would like.
Intro to Navajo Spinning
with Nikyle Begay
Students will learn to skirt a Navajo-Churro fleece and traditionally spin the wool “in-the-grease” using traditional Navajo methods (e.g. no carding and water conservation) on a Navajo Lap Spindle. Students will also be taught how to ply yarn for weaving e.g. Navajo 3-ply (cat’s cradle) as well as 2 plying.
This class is designed to integrate with the Intro to Navajo Weaving class on Saturday and Sunday for a full 3-day experience of Navajo textile culture. You may sign up for both classes, or just one.
with Nikyle Begay
Students will learn to skirt a Navajo-Churro fleece and traditionally spin the wool “in-the-grease” using traditional Navajo methods (e.g. no carding and water conservation) on a Navajo Lap Spindle. Students will also be taught how to ply yarn for weaving e.g. Navajo 3-ply (cat’s cradle) as well as 2 plying.
This class is designed to integrate with the Intro to Navajo Weaving class on Saturday and Sunday for a full 3-day experience of Navajo textile culture. You may sign up for both classes, or just one.
Note: Due to the handmade tools needed, there is a registration deadline of May 1 for this class so that the toolmaker, Mark Deschinny, has time to make the spindles and looms required. Also, the materials fee as well as the class fee must be paid in full when registering for this class, so that we can pay Mark in advance. If you have your own tools for this class, please let us know when you register, and we can issue a refund for the materials fee.
Experience level: Beginner
Cost: $100
Materials Fee: $40
Students should bring: Nothing required—materials fee includes a handmade Navajo spindle, which is the student’s to keep after the class.
Intro to Navajo Weaving
with Nikyle Begay
Day One: Students will learn to warp an 8.5”x11” loom for a Navajo rug, which will then be bound with the 3-ply yarn from the day before. Navajo customs and stories about weaving and patterns will be shared. Students will then begin weaving their rugs. Our goal is to weave to the midpoint before the day is up. Homework: if students decide to weave more, that’ll be great!
Day Two: Students will continue weaving in their patterns to the finish point. I will assist them in the proper removal and clean up of their rugs. I will also share with them traditional Navajo customs of rug weaving.
This class is designed to integrate with the Intro to Navajo Spinning class on Friday for a full 3-day experience of Navajo textile culture. You may sign up for both classes, or just one.
with Nikyle Begay
Day One: Students will learn to warp an 8.5”x11” loom for a Navajo rug, which will then be bound with the 3-ply yarn from the day before. Navajo customs and stories about weaving and patterns will be shared. Students will then begin weaving their rugs. Our goal is to weave to the midpoint before the day is up. Homework: if students decide to weave more, that’ll be great!
Day Two: Students will continue weaving in their patterns to the finish point. I will assist them in the proper removal and clean up of their rugs. I will also share with them traditional Navajo customs of rug weaving.
This class is designed to integrate with the Intro to Navajo Spinning class on Friday for a full 3-day experience of Navajo textile culture. You may sign up for both classes, or just one.
Note: Due to the handmade tools needed, there is a registration deadline of May 1 for this class so that the toolmaker, Mark Deschinny, has time to make the spindles and looms required. Also, the materials fee as well as the class fee must be paid in full when registering for this class, so that we can pay Mark in advance. If you have your own tools for this class, please let us know when you register, and we can issue a refund for the materials fee.
Experience level: Beginner
Cost: $200
Materials Fee: $150
Students should bring: Scissors. The materials fee includes a handmade Navajo loom with tools, which is the student’s to keep after the class, as well as wool yarn in four natural colors for weaving.
Experience level: Beginner
Cost: $200
Materials Fee: $150
Students should bring: Scissors. The materials fee includes a handmade Navajo loom with tools, which is the student’s to keep after the class, as well as wool yarn in four natural colors for weaving.
Eco Printing on Silk
with Roy Kady
Join us in this full day workshop where we will learn how to eco print and dye on silk/wool fabrics, using a variety of local and seasonal plants. You will learn how to prepare and mordant your fibers, the various ways of extracting color from plants, safety and more. We will also be working with a number of plants to create dye pots in which we will add a selection of fibers to over-dye our eco prints, and experiment with other dyeing techniques to incorporate into our prints. At the end of the day you will go home with three eco printed Habotai silk/wool scarves, and an info sheet with details of how you can continue eco-printing at home.
Experience level: Beginner
Cost: $100
Materials Fee: $30 (payable directly to instructor on the day of class)
Students should bring: Materials fee includes three 11 x 60" silk/wool scarves, and the use of all other tools and materials you will need. There will be other silk, wool, felt, and alpaca fibers available for sale as well.
Natural dyes can stain clothing and footwear, so be sure to wear something dark or old clothes, and/or bring an apron. You may also want to bring water and snacks.
with Roy Kady
Join us in this full day workshop where we will learn how to eco print and dye on silk/wool fabrics, using a variety of local and seasonal plants. You will learn how to prepare and mordant your fibers, the various ways of extracting color from plants, safety and more. We will also be working with a number of plants to create dye pots in which we will add a selection of fibers to over-dye our eco prints, and experiment with other dyeing techniques to incorporate into our prints. At the end of the day you will go home with three eco printed Habotai silk/wool scarves, and an info sheet with details of how you can continue eco-printing at home.
Experience level: Beginner
Cost: $100
Materials Fee: $30 (payable directly to instructor on the day of class)
Students should bring: Materials fee includes three 11 x 60" silk/wool scarves, and the use of all other tools and materials you will need. There will be other silk, wool, felt, and alpaca fibers available for sale as well.
Natural dyes can stain clothing and footwear, so be sure to wear something dark or old clothes, and/or bring an apron. You may also want to bring water and snacks.
Crafting with Traditional Buckskin
with Callie Russell
Please visit Callie at her demonstration on Saturday to learn more about this technique.
Explore buckskin and all its unique qualities while making a beautiful and functional pouch that can last decades. We will be working with a deer hide skinned and tanned by Callie in the traditional method, where the brain of the animal is used to soften the skin; this is done without machines or toxic chemicals. The skins of deer, elk, sheep, and goats can all be softened and preserved through traditional brain tanning; the process will be discussed during the workshop. On Saturday of the festival, Callie will be demonstrating the softening process, providing the opportunity to see what hide tanning looks like.
Through this hands-on workshop participants will learn the basics of making things with buckskin. We will cover several styles of stitching, how to make and use buckskin thread, how to incorporate fringe, and how to make a welted seam, all techniques that can be applied to larger projects such as clothing.
with Callie Russell
Please visit Callie at her demonstration on Saturday to learn more about this technique.
Explore buckskin and all its unique qualities while making a beautiful and functional pouch that can last decades. We will be working with a deer hide skinned and tanned by Callie in the traditional method, where the brain of the animal is used to soften the skin; this is done without machines or toxic chemicals. The skins of deer, elk, sheep, and goats can all be softened and preserved through traditional brain tanning; the process will be discussed during the workshop. On Saturday of the festival, Callie will be demonstrating the softening process, providing the opportunity to see what hide tanning looks like.
Through this hands-on workshop participants will learn the basics of making things with buckskin. We will cover several styles of stitching, how to make and use buckskin thread, how to incorporate fringe, and how to make a welted seam, all techniques that can be applied to larger projects such as clothing.
Experience level: Beginner
Cost: $50
Materials Fee: $15-25 (payable directly to instructor on the day of class)
Students should bring: Nothing required—materials fee includes supplies, and tools will be provided
Cost: $50
Materials Fee: $15-25 (payable directly to instructor on the day of class)
Students should bring: Nothing required—materials fee includes supplies, and tools will be provided
Needle Felt Embellishments
with Mary Curik
CANCELLED Please visit Mary at her booth, Four Pines Alpacas, to learn more about this technique.
Students will learn needle felt techniques to decorate and embellish a small zippered tote. Various fibers will be used, along with cookie cutter templates, free form designs, pre-felts, and other design elements. Another technique students can choose is using a transfer design to “color” with needle and fiber! Skills learned can be used to embellish many kinds of items as well.
with Mary Curik
CANCELLED Please visit Mary at her booth, Four Pines Alpacas, to learn more about this technique.
Students will learn needle felt techniques to decorate and embellish a small zippered tote. Various fibers will be used, along with cookie cutter templates, free form designs, pre-felts, and other design elements. Another technique students can choose is using a transfer design to “color” with needle and fiber! Skills learned can be used to embellish many kinds of items as well.
Experience level: Beginner
Cost: $50
Materials Fee: $10 (payable directly to instructor on the day of class)
Students should bring: Nothing required—materials fee includes wool fiber and tools. Students will have their embellished tote, needling foam piece and needles, and extra fiber to take home to continue their needle felting adventures!
Cost: $50
Materials Fee: $10 (payable directly to instructor on the day of class)
Students should bring: Nothing required—materials fee includes wool fiber and tools. Students will have their embellished tote, needling foam piece and needles, and extra fiber to take home to continue their needle felting adventures!
Spinning Guanaco Fiber
with Nancy Wilson
CANCELLED Please visit Nancy at her booth, Camp Verde Llamas, to learn more about this technique.
Students will learn how to card guanaco fiber into punis and spin it with a spinning wheel. Spindles are also welcome. We will also blend other fibers with guanaco including wool, silk noil, cotton, and man-made fibers. We will discuss how this technique can be used with other short fibers such as yak. Students should be comfortable spinning an even yarn.
with Nancy Wilson
CANCELLED Please visit Nancy at her booth, Camp Verde Llamas, to learn more about this technique.
Students will learn how to card guanaco fiber into punis and spin it with a spinning wheel. Spindles are also welcome. We will also blend other fibers with guanaco including wool, silk noil, cotton, and man-made fibers. We will discuss how this technique can be used with other short fibers such as yak. Students should be comfortable spinning an even yarn.
Experience level: This not an introductory spinning class; students should be comfortable spinning a relatively even yarn with their spinning wheel or spindle.
Cost: $50
Materials Fee: $15 (payable directly to instructor on the day of class)
Students should bring: A spinning wheel or spindles in good working order, with all your regular spinning accessories, and hand carders (preferably cotton type). Note: students who want to spin on a wheel but don’t want to bring their own can rent an Ashford Kiwi 2 from the Pioneer Museum. Please contact us if you would like to do so.
Cost: $50
Materials Fee: $15 (payable directly to instructor on the day of class)
Students should bring: A spinning wheel or spindles in good working order, with all your regular spinning accessories, and hand carders (preferably cotton type). Note: students who want to spin on a wheel but don’t want to bring their own can rent an Ashford Kiwi 2 from the Pioneer Museum. Please contact us if you would like to do so.
The Joy of Spindle Spinning
with Jill Holbrook
CANCELLED Please visit Jill at her booth, Brookmoore Creations, to learn more about this technique.
Learn the joys of hand spinning on suspended (drop) spindles. They can go anywhere with you. We will discuss how to choose spindles for desired yarn or fiber, fiber preparation, drafting and plying as well as what to do with your handspun yarn.
with Jill Holbrook
CANCELLED Please visit Jill at her booth, Brookmoore Creations, to learn more about this technique.
Learn the joys of hand spinning on suspended (drop) spindles. They can go anywhere with you. We will discuss how to choose spindles for desired yarn or fiber, fiber preparation, drafting and plying as well as what to do with your handspun yarn.
Experience level: Beginner to advanced.
Cost: $50
Materials Fee: $20 (payable directly to instructor on the day of class)
Students should bring: Nothing required—materials fee includes a spindle, fiber, and a handout. Students are welcome to bring spindles as well.
Cost: $50
Materials Fee: $20 (payable directly to instructor on the day of class)
Students should bring: Nothing required—materials fee includes a spindle, fiber, and a handout. Students are welcome to bring spindles as well.
Spinning Cotton with the Tahkli Spindle
with Jill Holbrook
CANCELLED Please visit Jill at her booth, Brookmoore Creations, to learn more about this technique.
Cotton is the perfect fiber to spin in the Southwest – it is cool, soft and really fun to spin. Learn to spin cotton on a simple tool – the Tahkli. We will discuss winding off the Tahkli, finishing and using your cotton yarn.
with Jill Holbrook
CANCELLED Please visit Jill at her booth, Brookmoore Creations, to learn more about this technique.
Cotton is the perfect fiber to spin in the Southwest – it is cool, soft and really fun to spin. Learn to spin cotton on a simple tool – the Tahkli. We will discuss winding off the Tahkli, finishing and using your cotton yarn.
Experience level: Beginner
Cost: $50
Materials Fee: $20 (payable directly to instructor on the day of class)
Students should bring: Nothing required—materials fee includes a Tahkli spindle and cotton fiber.
Cost: $50
Materials Fee: $20 (payable directly to instructor on the day of class)
Students should bring: Nothing required—materials fee includes a Tahkli spindle and cotton fiber.
