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Classes and Workshops: ApplyLambtown 2009 will offer exciting classes in crochet, felting, knitting, spinning and other craft topics. Read below for detailed information on each class, and scroll down for a schedule of all classes and instructor bios.To register to attend a class at the upcoming Lambtown, USA festival in Dixon, CA on October 3, 2009 or workshop on October 4, 2009, visit the Applications Page and print and mail the classes application. In each class description there is a listed class fee. Please mail this fee, along with a completed application, to: Lambtown Festival c/o Robin Lynde Classes and Workshops Committee Chair 7811 N. Meridian Rd. Vacaville, CA 95688 Please remember to include your class fees, check made out to: "Dixon Lambtown Festival", and also a self-addressed stamped envelope so we can mail your class confirmation. Lambtown (LT) class details: 1. Saturday classes will be held in Madden Hall at the Dixon Fairgrounds near the Fiber Vendor area. Five classes will be offered during each time slot. These classes end at 10 minutes before the hour. 2. Sunday classes will be held at Royal Fibers Farm at 9341 Currey Road, outside Dixon. There are no other Lambtown activities at that site or on that date. 3. Registration: Complete form and mail with a check made out to Dixon Lambtown Festival. Registration must be received by Saturday, September 26, 2009. (This is not a Postmark date.) 4. Classes will be cancelled if there is not a minimum of 3 students 1 week before LT, unless the instructor wishes to keep the class open. If the class is cancelled, money will be refunded to students. 5. Students may cancel and request refunds up to 2 weeks prior to Lambtown (September 19, 2009). 6. Lambtown will maintain waiting lists for filled classes. Waiting list students’ checks will be held without deposit until space is available, at which time they will be deposited. 7. On-site registration: Some instructors will accommodate walk-in students. LT will post a list showing which classes are full, which can take students, etc. Walk-in students will pay an additional $10 fee that goes to Lambtown.
Class DescriptionsCROCHETBeginning Crochet Instructor: Susan Settle Level: No experience necessary. Class description: Learn the basics of how to crochet while you make a darling small case that will hold an I-pod, cell phone, or change! Techniques covered will include reading patterns, chain stitch, single crochet, half double and double crochet stitches, and more. Maximum class size: 10 Students bring: No materials necessary. Class fee & materials: $35 Freeform Crochet Instructor: Susan Settle Level:. Class description: Put those basic crocheting skills to good use while learning techniques to use up all those little bits of yarns you have lying around! You will learn how to create your own fabric by combining different stitches, how to assemble pieces you make into usable items, as well as tackle interesting stitches that add texture to your art. Maximum class size: 10 Students bring: Any bits 'n pieces of yarns or knitting, crocheting, tatting, weaving etc. you may like to include in your creations, but it's not required. Class fee & materials: $35 SUNDAY CLASS Beginning Crochet Instructor: Lizette Hopkins Level: No experience necessary. Class description: Come learn the basics of crochet...chain, single, double, half double stitches and more. We will work on a small project while learning this very old and fun form of lace. No need to have prior experience or bring anything to class. All tools and yarn will be provided for class. Maximum class size: 10 Students bring: No materials necessary. Class fee & materials: $45 FELTING Fabulous Felted Berets Instructor: Julia Kehew Level: No experience necessary. Class description: Snug or slouchy, plain or fancy, make a racy felted beret! Students will learn basic wet felting techniques to create a unique wool beret and will receive tips on styling their hats to make them their own. No prior felting experience necessary. Materials fee includes fiber for one beret, soap, use of felting tools, and handout. Maximum class size: 8 Students bring: large cellulose sponge Class fee & materials: $55 Introduction to Felted Tapestry Effects Instructor: Leslie Samson Level: Beginner to completely obsessed.. Class Description: No other medium can offer the effects of rich color, texture, and details the size of one hair the way felt is able. With a combination of wet and dry felting, you can achieve self-woven tapestry effects by using pre-dyed wools to inlay a design on a canvas of wool. After selecting color elements from an extensive assortment of dyed wools, your image will be worked into a base. The fine details of your image will be developed with felting needles as you learn the many ways that these versatile tools can be used to created different effects. Edge treatments, blocking and mounting suggestions will be covered. Maximum class size: 24 Students bring: No materials necessary. Class fee & materials: $45 SUNDAY CLASS Botanical Felt Instructor: Leslie Samson Level: No experience necessary. Class description: Express your love of flowers and natural fibers at the same time. The objective of this class is to be able to create botanically accurate, recognizable, firmly felted flowers. These blossoms are beautiful as one of a kind trims on hats, as jewelry, 3-dimentsional elements in tapestries or as elements in traditional floral arrangements. We will use both needled and wet felt techniques. Using original patterns designed by the instructor, the participants will make a morning glory, a rose and leaves. If time permits, additional patterns for poinsettias, daffodils, sweet peas, violets, and iris will be available. This is a very relaxed and light-hearted class. Includes patterns, a felting needle, and fiber supplies. The instructor has considerable experience as a professional floral designer and will make suggestions for arrangement and presentation of your flowers. Maximum class size: 20 Students bring: If possible, students should bring a rose to class. Class fee & materials: $85 See also All About Angora KNITTING Beginning Knitting-Straight needles Instructor: Rebecca Detrick Level: No experience necessary. Class description: In this class we will learn the very basics of knitting by making a basket-weave washcloth. Techniques to learn: Long Tail Cast-on, Knit Stitch, Purl Stitch, Basic Bind-off. We will also cover the basics of gauge and pattern/yarn matching. Supplies included: wooden short straight needles, cotton yarn for washcloth, pattern, yarn needle. Maximum class size: 8 Students bring: Notebook and writing utensil. Class fee & materials: $45 Beginning Knitting-Circular needles Instructor: Rebecca Detrick Level: No experience necessary. Class description: In this class we will learn the basics of knitting by making a child-size hat. Techniques to learn: Knitted Cast-on, Knit Stitch, Purl Stitch (optional),Basic k2tog decreases, use of stitch marker. We will cover the basics of gauge and pattern/yarn matching - and how to use your child's size hat to make a hat pattern to fit anyone!. Supplies included: Circular 16" needles/DPNs to match, 1 skein wool yarn, stitch marker, yarn needle. Maximum class size: 8 Students bring: Notebook and writing utensil. Class fee & materials: $45 Magic Loop Socks Instructor: Rebecca Detrick Level: Intermediate-need to know knit and purl stitches. Recommend previous experience knitting in the round. Class description: Great first sock class!!! Techniques to learn: Toe-up Cast On, Right and Left Increases and Decreases, Short Row Heel, Sewn Bind-Off. In this class we will make a baby sized sock and use that sock as a gauge sample to write our own sock pattern to fit our own foot. Supplies included: Sock Yarn (enough to make adult pair of socks), Circulars for magic loop. Maximum class size: 8 Students bring: Notebook and writing utensil, yarn-needle. Class fee & materials: $55 SPINNING Navajo Spindle Spinning Instructor: Mel Silva Level: No experience necessary. Class description: Experience the art of spinning on the Navajo spindle. Creating yarn on this ancient supported spindle will be demonstrated and there will be time given to students for hands-on spinning. Enough wool roving and the use of a Navajo spindle during class will be provided to each student with the goal of producing a continuous singles yarn (one strand of yarn that is not plied). Maximum class size: 10 Students bring: Your own Navajo spindle if you have one (optional). Class fee & materials: $40 SUNDAY CLASS Beginning Spinning Instructor: Lizette Hopkins Level: No experience necessary. Class description: Come experience the art of making yarn. We will start with spinning sticks and progress to a drop spindle and then try a spinning wheel. Imagine making yarn for pennies an ounce. Stash enhancing in tough economic times means spinning your own yarn. Maximum class size: 8 Students bring: No need to bring anything unless you have any of the above mentioned items. Class fee & materials: $45 Tune Up, Lube and Oil Change: Wheel mechanics 101 Instructor: Stephanie Gaustad Level: Beginner to experienced Class description: Adjustment, maintenance, understanding how your wheel works and how to get the best from it. Good review for experienced spinners, great start for beginners. Maximum class size: 15 Students bring: Your wheel and questions. Class fee & materials: $45 Lustrous and Lean: Worsted Spinning Instructor: Stephanie Gaustad Level: For novice to experienced spinners. Class description: When strength, endurance and luster are needed in a yarn, go for worsted! From preparation to draft to finishing the yarn, learn what it takes to make your yarns glow. Maximum class size: 15 Students bring: Your wheel or spindle, hand cards and an open mind. Instructor provides fibers. Wool combs are optional. Class fee & materials: $45 Fuzzy and Bouncy: Spinning Woolen Instructor: Stephanie Gaustad Level: For novice to experienced spinners. Class description: Warm and cuddly, woolen yarns have a charm unmatched. This draft can be used one handed on the great wheel and charkha or two handed on the treadled wheel. From preparation to draft to finishing the yarn, learn the secrets of the yarn that goes "boing!". Maximum class size: 15 Students bring:Bring your wheel and hand carders. An open mind always helps. Instructor provides fibers. Class fee & materials: $45 Speed and Substance: The Long Draw Instructor: Stephanie Gaustad Level: For novice to experienced spinners. Class description: Ever need sweater yarn in a hurry? Break those old habits and produce sound, handsome yarn in short order. What is the point of doing it slowly? The long draw or drafting against the twist can double (or more) your productivity. Maximum class size: 15 Students bring: Bring your wheel. An open mind too. Instructor provides fibers. Class fee & materials: $45 Fancy Novelty Yarns Instructor: Linda Partsch Experience level: Advanced beginner and beyond. Class description: In this 3 hour class you will learn how to make your own novelty yarns. We will be exploring 5 different methods of making these wondrous yarns - stuffed, dusted, 2 different knot yarns, & a boucle (bobbin #3). When finished you may never have to search for accent yarns for your projects again. There will be more fibery materials in class to play with - threads, locks & warm up kit. Maximum class size: 12 Students bring: Spinning Wheel; 4 bobbins (one empty); Lazy kate; Ball winder (if you can bring one); Approx 2 ozs wool spun before class (four different but complimentary colors, so you can see where each section begins and ends). Specific instructions will be sent after you sign up. Class fee & materials: $45 Beginning Top Whorl Spinning Instructor: Renée Tully – RenCon Ranch Class description: Learn to spin on a top whorl spindle, an ancient art going back to ancient Egypt.. A 1 ¾ hour class where you will learn about the art, the basics of drafting the fiber and spinning the fiber. You will learn about the different characteristics of fibers and how to select them, and the different type of spindles available. By the end of the class, you can expect to be able to spin your first yarn! Spindle and fiber will be provided. Maximum class size: 10 Students bring: If you already have a spindle bring it to the class! Class fee & materials: $50 Hand Carding and Drum Carding Instructor: Jean Franklin Level: Need to be able to spin a continuous strand. Class description: This class is the basis for many of your spinning adventures. In this class we will go over the ways to process your beautiful fleece by hand on hand cards and on the drum carder. Maximum class size: 15 Students bring: Your wheel, a lap towel or apron, hand cards if you have them Class fee & materials: $45 Lock Flicking or What to do with that fleece! Instructor: Jean Franklin Level: Need to be able to spin a continuous strand. Class description: You purchased that beautiful fleece! Now what do you do? Would you like to spin that fleece with a minimum of processing and equipment? This class is about the processing required to spin that beautiful fleece lock by lock. Maximum class size: 15 Students bring: Your wheel, an old bath towel, an apron. Class fee & materials: $45 SUNDAY CLASS So You've Made Yarn…SPINNING, the Next Steps!! Instructor: Nancy Jane Campbell Level: Have spun singles, possibly plied. Class description: Why is my yarn so thick? Why is my yarn bumpy? Why is my yarn so twisty? Why does my yarn fall apart? How do I get the size and look yarn I want? What is plying and how do I do it? Can this yarn be saved? How can I make cool yarns? What is woolen and worsted and what's the difference? What is sliver, roving, top, etc.? OH MY, we will explore all these questions, their anwers, and much, much more…all while learning tips and tricks to take your spinning to the next level. Maximum class size: 10 Students bring: Bring your wheel, basic spinning accessories, extra bobbins, lazy Kate, niddy noddy, hand cards, flicker or dog brush/comb, and a desire to learn AND have fun. Bring a couple of partial bobbins of your handspun singles and learn how to make easy but gorgeous novelty yarns. If you have a particular fiber you'd like to discuss and/or share, bring it. Class fee & materials: $75 WEAVING What's In My Toolbox? Instructor: Robin Lynde Level: No experience necessary. Class description: Find out what gadgets and other items that I find useful when weaving, and also learn tips and techniques to make your warping and weaving more efficient and more fun. Demonstration will include use of the AVL Warping Wheel, one of my favorite tools. Fee includes Ashford yarn gauge. Maximum class size: No limit Students bring: No materials necessary. Class fee & materials: $35 SUNDAY CLASS Simple Scarves on a Rigid Heddle Loom Instructor: Robin Lynde Level: No experience necessary Class description: Weave a scarf on the Ashford Knitter's Loom. This is a great project for the person who wants to learn about weaving as well as a fun one for experienced weavers. The loom is simple to warp and your whole project can be completed in just a few hours. You will learn how easy it is to use a variety of yarns in the warp. Once you make one scarf you'll want to try more! You'll also find that this is a great project to do on-the-go. This loom can even go camping with you! Maximum class size: 8 Students bring: No materials necessary. Bring yarn if you want to use something from your stash. Class fee & materials: $75, includes yarn & use of loom; $35 with purchase of loom ($198) COMBINATION/MISCELLANEOUS All About Angora Instructor: Leslie Samson Level: No experience necessary. Class description: The class name says it all. Our in-depth look at Angora will cover quantifying different varieties of Angora wool, how harvest management affects coat texture and how best to use different grades of this luscious fiber. Successful blends and how to maximize your fiber’s value will also be covered. While this class has value for the Angora producer, you don’t need to have rabbits to enjoy investigating the qualities and uses of this unique fiber. We will also make a sample piece of Anogra felt that is early too buttery soft to be believed. Angora felt is strong yet almost weightless. Maximum class size: No limit. Students bring: No materials necessary.. Class fee & materials: $45 SUNDAY CLASS Sheep Handling & Management Instructor: Robin Lynde Level: No experience necessary. Class description: Do you want to raise your own fiber sheep but don't know where to start? Learn about sheep handling including simple veterinary procedures. Class will include discussion of feeding, wool management, breeding, lambing, as well as information about breeds of sheep and wool type. Hands-on experience in handling sheep, hoof trimming, halter breaking, and more. Hand-outs provided. Maximum class size: 15 Students bring: Close-toe shoes and long pants. Class fee & materials: $40 Classes Schedule
Sunday, October 4, 2009 Workshop Schedule
About Our Instructors
Nancy Jane Campbell
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