Spring 2010
Techniques: Spin fine yarns, get wheel maintenance tips, spin plump and silky singles.
Fiber Focus: Ramie, Merino, and alpaca.
Projects: Crochet cozy cuffs, knit a frosty mornings cowl, inkle weave a ramie necklace and earrings, and knit button-up neck warmers.
Summer 2010
Techniques: Learn to finish manufactured fibers, drafting techniques, spin a bouclé yarn, and warp with singles.
Fiber Focus: Cotton, silk, and bamboo.
Projects: Make an undulating scarf, a summer lace scarf, a bamboo scarf, Horseshoe caps, and use up leftover handspun by knitting modular shells.
Fall 2010
Techniques: Learn how to do core spinning and dye with black walnuts and other natural dyes.
Fiber Focus: Corriedale.
Projects: Make mittens for texting in cold weather, spin and knit a Friends Shawl, make a Corriedale double-knit cap, and knit a pass-through scarf.
Winter 2010
Techniques: Learn about natural fiber, how to spin top, and raise angora rabbits.
Fiber Focus: Angora, Polypay, qiviut, cotton, suri and huacaya alpaca.
Projects: Knit Norwegian-inspired headband and gloves, a qiviut shawlette, Polypay cuffs, and half gloves.
