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In this class, you will learn the basics of spinning wheel operation, how to adjust tension, care for your wheel, and most importantly, make yarn. If you have a spinning wheel, please bring it in working condition, 2-3 empty bobbins, spinning wheel oil and an orifice hook. If you don't have a wheel, let us know and we will arrange to have one available for your use.
Practice fiber and a handout will be supplied.

Instructor: Loyce Ericson

Intermediate Spinning with Wheel Mechanics and Maintenance
Comfortable with your spinning, but want to take it to the next level? Do you think that you should be able to spin faster, or thinner, or thicker, or be more “in charge” of your wheel? Thinking that you just need a bit of a refresher course on how to spin woolen or worsted? We’ll look at these things, learn some tricks, and at a number of different types of wheels and how to get the most from them. Several different fibers will be supplied to work with as well as some wheels to try that you may not have used before.
Experience level: Able to spin a consistent singles yarn and comfortable with several types of fibers.

Materials fee: $20 paid to the instructor.
Instructor: Shelia January
Shelia January has been a knitter since she was eight years old and growing up on a farm in Oregon. She became a spinner over 25 years ago, has studied extensively in the US and Canada, and now collects spinning wheels as well as yarn. She knits and designs with her handspun yarn as well as with commercial yarn, and has taught spinning and knitting at retreats, shops, conferences and fiber festivals worldwide. Her writing and patterns have been published in The Knitter’s Book of Yarn, Fiber Gathering, The Knitter’s Book of Wool, Spin-Off and Ply Magazine.

Carding an Art Batt
Learn to create art batts through carding fiber, color, and texture into beautiful layers for a spinning surprise!
Drum cards will be available, but you are welcome to bring your own drum card and/or blending board. Fiber packets including wool/alpaca base and other fibers will be provided.
Materials fee: $25 paid to instructor.
If you have a variety of fibers you want to include in your batt, please bring them.
Instructor: Diane Windred

Spinning Art Yarn
You've made a beautiful art batt. Now learn how to spin the various fiber combinations into art yarn. You will use the art batt that you made in the "Carding Art Batts" class in the morning. If you do not attend the carding class, you can bring any art batts you have made, or can purchase batts at the class.
Please bring your spinning wheel in good working condition and with bobbins ready to spin. A jumbo flyer and bobbins is great if you have one. Diane will bring a limited number of wheels.
Materials fee: Art batts $10/oz or $35/4 oz batt. Packets of other fibers to add to your spinning will be available for a fee/packet. Materials fees paid to instructor.
Instructor: Diane Windred

We examine past and present methods of mending and darning knits with a cross cultural emphasis. Mending and making do we are all familiar with. Mending and darning have traditions that are far more ancient and of far more philosophical interest to craftspeople like ourselves. For a different perspective, we look at old textiles and diagrams found in old books. I teach several old and new mending techniques including my own knitted patch mend, discuss how to access damage, and decide the appropriate technique.
Instructor: Sivia Harding
Material fee: $5.00 payable to instructor

Entrelac is a fun knitting technique that results in a diagonal basket weave pattern. It is even more fun if you can knit from right to left as well as left to right for short areas without turning your work. Bring easy to see and use yarn and needles (straight or circular).
Participants need to know how to cast on, knit, purl and pickup stitches (increase and decrease).
Instructor: Becky Smith

Vendor Booth Space is available to guild members on a first come first served basis.
Set up will be Friday, Sept 22, from 6-7pm.
Booth size: Approximately 10’X7’ 1 – 8’ Table and one chair provided.
Public and Members will be able to shop from 8:30am to 4:30pm.
Clean up and tear down begins at 4:30pm to 5:45pm.

Come join in the spinning circle. Bring your wheel, spindle, your choice of spinning equipment, knitting, crochet and spend some time with others doing what you enjoy and visit the vendors while you are there, pick up a gift for the Holiday Party. Have a fun and relaxing day.