Workshops Beginning Friday, June 22
Supply lists (if applicable) for Fibre Arts courses are compiled in one document in the same order as in the brochure. Click on the title above and look for your course name to determine what you are required to bring to class.
Materials Fees (if any) are payable at time of registration.
Design Your Own Lace Patterns
Examine unique pattern stitches and learn how to chart our own custom lace patterns. Chart a basic diamond using yarn overs, examine several types of decreases and learn how each decrease works to create a different result. Accentuate lace patterns with an outline stitch, then design and chart several patterns and knit a swatch of each to see what works on the needles. Review basic patterns for lace projects such as scarves, stoles, and ponchos, and then work on designing a project. For intermediate to experienced lace knitters.
Instructor: Donna Druchunas
Fri Jun 22
$149
Embrace Colour
Experiment with hand-dyed yarns to become more comfortable with colour as an aspect of everyday enjoyment of life and textile art. Make colour palettes of inspirational photos and translate those palettes to any textile project utilizing a stash of Curious Creek Fibres’ yarns.
Instructor: Kristine Brooks
Fri Jun 22
$149 Materials $10
Yarn 101
But how much do we really know about the yarn we work with? Examine fibre characteristics, plies, and yarn structures. Understand the CYCA yarn codes and calculate yarn substitutions for the proper gauge or sett. Through slides and samples, explore yarn from the barnyard to your closets. You should know how to work with yarn: knit, crochet, weave or any other yarn craft.
Instructor: Michelle Boyd
Fri Jun 22
$149 Materials $15
Beginner Spinning
Learn the basics of this ancient art and begin your journey with a truly enjoyable hobby or career. If you plan to enter the Master Spinner Certificate program, this course will help to make Level 1 more successful. Bring a spinning wheel in good working order. Sponsored by Alpaca Farms
Instructor: Jen Black
Fri Jun 22 - Sat Jun 23
$249 Materials $20
“Here’s Looking At You” Felted Bag
Mold a handbag that can be use as a knitting bag or an over the shoulder bag. Learn various ways to make handles, straps as well as different closures. Featuring a stylish face with three dimensional eyes, they will be ready to use when the class is over.
Instructor: Tracey Kuffner
Fri Jun 22 - Sat Jun 23
$249 Materials $35
The Humble Hook
Crochet is a useful skill for every fibre artist. Learn the 4 basic stitches, how to read patterns and charts and a bit of the history of hooking.
Instructor: Jani Meyers
Fri Jun 22- Sat Jun 23
$249 Materials $20
Illuminating Ideas in Felt
Use felt as a "skin" for lamps and illuminated sculptural pieces. Make translucent skins with embedded structural elements. Work with color or natural wool fibres, add fabrics, embed natural materials, add textural elements and resists to create more surface dimension. When illuminated from within the felt skin will impart soft light and color to a room and the imbedded design elements will be revealed.
Instructor: Sharon Costello
Fri Jun 22- Sat Jun 23
$249 Materials: $45
Instructor Skills Workshop
No matter your instructional experience, you will benefit by examining the conditions of learning and the elements of instruction as you prepare and present a short lesson. Study course development, learning assessment, and types of assessment tools. Instructor will contact you prior to start of class.
Instructor: Andrea Mix, Olds College
Fri Jun 22 - Sat Jun 23
$249
Wool Judging Level 1
Learn to judge white & coloured sheep’s fleeces, using appropriate criteria and recognized methods. Become a more knowledgeable producer or be able to judge a fleece show. Prerequisite: experience working with sheep’s wool (as a producer, spinning, knitting or weaving) and familiarity with the basic characteristics of fleece and staple structure. Sponsored by Alberta Lamb Producers.
Instructor: Linda Wendelboe
Fri Jun 22- Sat Jun 23
$249 Materials: $15
Wool Types for Spinners
Working with clean fleece samples, you will get an overview of types of wool and information on how to evaluate them, including the odd ones that don’t fit a specific category. Develop a solid framework for understanding the possibilities within the wide world of wool. Students should be comfortable spinning singles and making a two-ply yarn.
Instructor: Deborah Robson
Fri Jun 22-Sat Jun 23
$249 Materials $75
Colour and Design
Develop an eye for colour and design. Learn to see all hand-woven fabrics as a rectangular canvas. Work on eight tea towel canvases that teach either design theory or colour theory. Look at colour as an emotional response and learn how to respond to various sources of inspiration to bring new ideas to life in woven cloth.
Instructor: Jane Stafford
Fri Jun 22-Mon Jun 25
$349 Materials $70
Spinning as Meditation
Mornings: Bring energy and focusto your fibre day using safe, gentle yoga movements andmeditation in a practice designed for spinners and other fibre artists. No yoga or meditation experience is necessary. Wear comfortable clothing and bring blanket and/or yoga mat, a spindle and some fibre.
Fri Jun 22 - Wed Jun 27 8-8:50am
Afternoons: Relax and renew at the end of a busy day by using spinning and fibre work to develop a meditation practice. No experience necessary. Bring a blanket and/or yoga mat, a spindle, some fibre, a notebook and pencil/pen.
Fri Jun 22 - Wed Jun 27 4:30-5:15pm (no class Sunday pm)
Instructor: Deborah Behm
Advance Registration: $75 for 6 (am) sessions (1 session free), $62 for 5 (pm) sessions, $135 for all 11 sessions (2 sessions free)
Drop In Fee $15 (payable to the instructor)
