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Early Bird!
Adventures in Drum Carding
$150.00$150.00An in-person class with Henry and Roy Clemes
Nov 12, 9:00am-12:00pm & 2:00-5:00pm PST
Join Henry and Roy on an adventure as they help you take your drum carding game to the next level.
Price includes 6 hours of class. Early Bird ends 08/17/22. There is a $45 materials fee which will be collected during class.Add to cart -
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Adventures in Short Rows
$80.00$80.00An in-person class with Amy Snell
Nov 10, 1:30-4:30pm PST
Learn different methods to work short rows. Amy will share the benefits of each, and how to substitute and replace one type for another.
Price includes 3 hours of class. Early Bird ends 08/17/22.Add to cart -
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Bold Hand Stitching as Your Quilting Line
$80.00$80.00An in-person class with Catherine Redford
Nov 10, 1:30-4:30pm PST
Bold hand stitching finishes your quilts with big stitches and big style! Learn the basics plus Catherine’s tips and ideas for success.
Price includes 3 hours of class. Early Bird ends 08/17/22. There is a $20 kit fee which will be collected during class.Add to cart -
Break Your Serger Out of the Box
$50.00$50.00A virtual class with Jennifer Stern-Hasemann
July 8, 5:00-7:00 pm CDT
New serger owners commonly say, “I’m afraid to take it out of the box.” Others say, “I only use my serger to finish raw edges.” If this speaks to you, dust off your serger and join Jennifer as she shares a variety of techniques that do more than just finishing edges.
Price includes 2 hours of class.Add to cart -
Cathedral Windows
$100.00$100.00A virtual class with Linda Pietz
July 8, 2:00-4:00pm & July 9, 2:00-4:00pm CDT
Cathedral Windows quilts were inspired by the beautiful stained glass of historic churches of Europe. They consist of folded squares with a colorful center in the block.
Price includes 4 hours of class.Add to cart -
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Color Magic for Rigid Heddle Weavers
$150.00$150.00An in-person class with Yoriko Oki
Nov 12, 9:00am-12:00pm & 2:00pm-5:00pm PST
Join weaver, dyer, and colorist Yoriko Oki and focus on the special challenge (and opportunity) that combining colors in warp and weft yarns provides.
Price includes 6 hours of class. Early Bird ends 08/17/22. There is a $20 materials fee which will be collected during class.Add to cart -
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Corespinning for Funk and Function
$80.00$80.00An in-person class with Esther Rodgers
Nov 11, 2:00-5:00pm PST
Corespinning is a wonderfully versatile technique. It allows you to create an extremely textured, bulky yarn or the ultimate smooth yarn with drape — and everything in between! It’s perfect for those who love to spin unprocessed fiber, to keep the texture of the fiber or tame it, or to stretch a luxury fiber.
Price includes 3 hours of class. Early Bird ends 08/17/22. An optional materials fee of $45 will be collected during class.Add to cart -
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Crochet for Knitters
$80.00$80.00An in-person class with Lisa Myers
Nov 11, 2:00-5:00pm PST
Every knitter should own a crochet hook — and know how to use it! From fixing dropped stitches to assembly, embellishment, and weaving in ends, there are so many ways that simple crochet techniques can improve your knitting.
Price includes 3 class hours. Early Bird ends 08/17/22.Add to cart -
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Crocheted Fox Paws
$150.00$150.00An in-person class with Lily Chin
Nov 11, 9:00am-12:00pm & 2:00-5:00pm PST
The intricate looking Fox Paws pattern designed by Xandy Peters is such an intriguing knit. It is an impressive exercise of multiple increases and decreases worked on knitting needles — and now it can be crocheted.
Price includes 6 hours of class. Early Bird pricing ends August 17, 2022.Add to cart -
Crocheted Fox Paws
$100.00$100.00An in person class with Lily Chin
July 8, 2:00-4:00pm & July 9, 2:00-4:00pm CDT
The intricate-looking Fox Paws pattern designed by Xandy Peters is such an intriguing knit — and now it can be crocheted! Although worked one-color per row, multiple increases and decreases send those rows down unexpected paths.
Price includes 4 hours of class.Add to cart -
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Custom-Fitting Existing Patterns
$150.00$150.00An in-person class with Lily Chin
Nov 10, 9:00am-12:00pm & 1:30-4:30pm PST
Learn how to modify a pattern via charting and explore the fine points of fit and fabric.
Price includes 6 hours of class. Early Bird pricing ends 8/17/22.Add to cart -
Design a Folk Pattern for a Pin Loom
$100.00$100.00A Virtual Class with Florencia Campos Correa
July 8, 5:00-7:00pm CDT & July 10, 5:00-7:00pm CDT
Have endless fun with your 4×4″ pin loom; learn Florencia’s easy steps for designing squares inspired by folk patterns.
Price includes 4 hours of class.Add to cart -
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Design by Numbers: Using Proportion to Improve Every Aspect of Your Designs
$80.00$80.00An in-person class with Phyllis Bell Miller
Nov 13, 9:00am-12:00pm PST
Use proportion to improve every aspect of your projects — whether they were designed by you or someone else. Learn numerous, easy ways to apply The Golden Mean, Fibonacci numbers, and Goethe’s color ratios so you can transform your projects into works of art.
Price includes 3 hours of class. Early Bird ends 08/17/22.Add to cart -
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Double Knit in Color
$80.00$80.00An in-person class with Jill Bigelow Suttell
Nov 12, 9:00am-12:00pm PST
Learn basic double knitting techniques and start this cozy DK hat.
Price includes 3 hours of class. Early Bird ends 08/17/22.Add to cart -
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Double Up Heddles on the Rigid Heddle Loom
$275.00$275.00An in-person class with Deborah Jarchow
Nov 10, 9:00am-12:00pm & 1:30-4:30pm; Nov 11, 9:00am-12:00pm & 2:00-5:00pm PST
Over the 12 hours of class, you’ll learn to weave with 2 heddles, weaving fabric that is twice the width of your loom, or making double layers in your cloth (think pockets!).
Price includes 12 hours of class.Add to cart -
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Ergonomics at Your Spinning Wheel
$80.00$80.00An in-person class with Carson Demers
Nov 13, 9:00am-12:00pm PST
Learn simple strategies to make spinning more comfortable, productive, and efficient. Learn optimal ways to draft both worsted and woolen, and how to sit “ergonomically” at a wheel for maximum comfort and optimal wheel performance.
Price includes 3 hours of class. Early Bird ends 08/17/22Add to cart -
Fiber Preparation: Carding for Loft
$50.00$50.00A virtual class with Heavenly Bresser
July 8, 10:00am-12:00pm CDT
Want to spin lovely, airy yarns? Learn how to card the fiber you will need to create woolen and semi-woolen yarns. And that’s just the beginning!
Price includes 2 hours of class.Add to cart -
Finger Weaving
$100.00$100.00A virtual class with Linda Pietz
July 8, 5:00-7:00pm & July 9, 5:00-7:00pm CDT
Finger Weaving is a craft that uses a few very simple tools and is a portable way to make decorative and useful bands, belts, and straps.
Price includes 4 hours of class.Add to cart -
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Fixing Mistakes in Knitting
$80.00$80.00An in-person class with Molly Conroy
Nov 13, 9:00am-12:00pm PST
The most empowering thing a knitter can learn is how to fix their own mistakes. We are much more likely to take on new and more complicated projects if we know we can successfully troubleshoot, identify, and fix our mistakes.
Price includes 3 hours of class. Early Bird ends 08/17/22Add to cart -
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Fractal Explosions from Prep to Ply
$150.00$150.00An in-person class with Esther Rodgers
Nov 10, 9:00am-12:00pm & Nov 11, 9:00am-12:00pm PST
Want to play with stripes and color? This hands-on class is for all spinners: both spindle and wheel spinners, from ultra-textured art-yarn spinners to traditional lace-weight spinners! Explore the structure of the fractal ply, both with a braid of hand-dyed top and with colorways you create.
Price includes 6 hours of class. Early Bird ends 08/17/22. Optional $35 materials fee will be collected during class.Add to cart -
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Freeform Surface Design on Rigid Heddle
$150.00$150.00An in-person class with Deborah Jarchow
Nov 12, 9:00am-12:00pm & 2:00pm-5:00pm PST
Learn to make rya knots and soumak and to twine and loop. Discover how these tapestry techniques can enhance many of your woven textiles.
Price includes 6 hours of class. Early Bird ends 08/17/22.Add to cart -
German Short Rows: Eins, Zwei, Drei
$50.00$50.00A virtual class with Laura Barker
July 10, 2:00-4:00pm CDT
German Short Rows involve no wraps, markers, or other extras. Learn all about them: how to work them, how to fix them when the unthinkable happens, and how to substitute them in patterns that call for other methods.
Price includes 2 hours of class.Add to cart -
Granny-Square Palooza
$50.00$50.00A virtual class with Cynthia Dorrough
July 10, 2:00-4:00pm CDT
Granny squares have made a resurgence in fashion, and Cynthia will introduce students to four types of Granny Squares. As you make them you will become familiar with reading crochet charts.
Price includes 2 hours of class.Add to cart -
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How to Work with Repeat Patterns
$80.00$80.00An in-person class with Phyllis Bell Miller
Nov 11, 2:00-5:00pm PST
Say “Good-bye” to plain stockinette or simple crochet fabrics by learning how to substitute repeat patterns into your work!
Price includes 2 hours of class. Early Bird ends 08/17/22.Add to cart
