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For more information, and to register, visit: <https://weaversguildofrochester.org/center/courses-and-instructors>
Saturday, July 22 & 29, 1-3 pm - Beginning Knitting Sunday, July 23, 1-5 pm - "Fit to Be Plied!" - Plying techniques and structures for handspinners Tuesday, July 25 and August 1, 10 am to noon - Beginning Crochet Friday, July 28, 10 am to 4 pm - Felt a Nuno Scarf Wednesday, August 2, 10 am to noon - Beginning Wet Felting: Beads, Ropes, Coasters and Orbs Sunday, August 6, 1-5 pm - Worsted vs. Woolen: Fiber Prep and Spinning Techniques for Handspinners Tuesday, August 15 and 22, 10 am to noon - Amigurumi: Learn to crochet small creatures of your choice! Friday, August 25 from 10 am to 4 pm - Wet Felted 2-Color Slippers Sunday, August 27, 1-4 pm - Spinning for Fineness and Consistency Would you love to learn how to make art from wool, with your own two hands? The Arts Council for Wyoming County, NY--which is based in Perry--has received grant money to help people do just that, and I am most honored to be assisting the program for its second iteration, following a "Wonder"-ful debut in 2021.
We will take locally-grown wool through every step of processing: washing, combing or carding, dyeing, and forming into works of art made by felting, knitting, weaving, or crochet! If you are interested in participating, there are just a few spots left in the program. Contact Linda Franke at [email protected] for more information! Very excited to be teaching at the MAFA Conference in Millersville, PA for the very first time! My class filled on the very first day that registration opened, which is rewarding in itself! My students will learn to spin, and then we'll tackle the skills that give spinners choices over the yarns they make: how to aim for consistency (or consistent inconsistency, if that's what they seek!); how to prepare fiber for spinning, and the myriad ways in which yarns can be structured through plying. What a blast!
Teaching two sessions of "Begin to Spin!" classes for total newbies. Sorry, though: all slots are spoken for! Be sure to check in early, next time!
I'll also be participating in a conference all day on Sunday at the Fiber Festival for folks considering raising sheep, and for new shepherds. It will be tremendous fun to help them find the maximum value for the wool that their animals grow! 1/8/2014 The Great Commission... Though we are probably age-mates, her slender build and chic clothing made her seem much younger than me. And when she accepted the price I named to knit Christmas stockings for her two new daughters-in-law inside the couple of weeks that remained before the holiday, her radiant smile made her look like a delighted little girl. My heart soared.
And then she pulled out the yarn. In the dim shop, I hadn’t even wondered what her set of eight matching stockings were made of—but now she brought from her bag a half-dozen skeins of “Sugar ‘n’ Cream.” Yes, every one of those family heirlooms was worked at a very snug 5.5 stitches to the inch, in unyielding 100% worsted-weight cotton. My hands ached at the mere sight. But I couldn’t say no. You see, she believes as I do...no, not in Santa Claus, but...that rings, vows and rituals are mere shadows of the real pledge, the one affianced couples make almost silently, behind the scenes, some length of time before others even hear the first whispers of wedding plans. Also: that monogrammed, matching stockings hung at the mantel are representations of the invisible, ongoing alchemy that transforms newlyweds into genuine members of the Tribe, true clan-mates. My hands complained a bit, for just the few hours it took to craft the finished items--but I am honored to think that their work helped craft the tangible markers for that Greater Thing that happens when new spirits join the family circle; when mothers and fathers adopt as full-grown daughters and sons the love-objects of their own offspring. I regard the opportunity to play a role in this shift as a gift in itself, and myself to be on the receiving end of the blessing. |
Marcia WeinertAward-winning knitwear designer, and instructor of knitting, handspinning, felting & crochet. ArchivesCategories |
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