19th Annual Lake Area Fiber Arts Festival

Class Schedule and Descriptions:

1 -5 pm. Zipply Art Needle Felted Pumpkin (Beginner)
By: Rhonda Berman

We will be making a broach/shawl pin or art piece using zippers, roving and embellishments. The sipper is hand sewn onto wool making an outline of a design. The inside is then filled in with wool roving using the technique of needle felting. Then buttons, beads, metal and other embellishments are added. Students will learn how to prepare a zipper and apply a pattern. Instruction of needle felting will also be included in this class as well as embellishment tips and finishing options. All materials provided.

Material Cost: $55.00

2-4 pm. 25 Things You Never Knew You Didn't Know (about knitting).
By: Bex Oliger

This class covers so many things you're sure to find 25 you didn't know! We will cover Stitch Theory, knowing YOUR knitting and HOW you knit, needle/yarn choices, gage, patterns, charts, and reading, adjusting or changing them all, matching cast-ons to projects, increases to decreases and finishing before you begin…Students will get an outline handout and fill it up during class with tips and little known tidbits. If we make good progress, you can learn to knit backwards!

Bring a pencil and your latest project, as well as a pattern you hope to feel confident enough to work soon. Bring US size 6 or 7 needles and basic knitting notions.

Material Cost: $40.00

2-5 pm. Tree of Life Pendant By Mignon Hatton

Learn wire wrapping while creating a personal tree of life pendant. Use your choice of semi-precious stones for the leaves.

Material Cost: $35.00