Saturday Afternoon Classes
September 22

Necessities Basket

Jan Eitel
4 hrs
1 pm - 5 pm
Beginning
$50

The Necessities Basket is great for the bathroom to hold lotions, makeup, or small towels, shampoo, and shower gels or find room in the kitchen or next to your favorite chair to hold your crossword puzzles and remote. The basket uses several sizes of reed and has a great textural appearance. It is a great size for wherever you choose to use it!

Weaving a Bag on a Bottle

DeAnna Amos
2 hrs
1 pm - 3 pm
Beginning Adult
$25

Do you want to weave but don’t want to spend money for a loom and all the supplies not knowing if weaving is really for you? Join us to weave a small pouch type bag using only a 20 ounce water bottle, yarn, and scissors. We will be making a small bag suitable for a cell phone, money or credit cards.Students please bring scissors to class.

Color Theory and
​the Golden Mean

Robin Goatey
2 hrs
1 pm - 3 pm
Beginning
$35

We will use a Color Wheel to explore the artistic concepts behind Complements, Analogous and Contrasting Harmonies. Then, using these concepts, we will plan some simple projects with sketchbook and colored pencils. The Golden Mean has been used in design since Antiquity. We will practice an easy way to apply it to projects using the Fibonacci Sequence. A color wheel is provided in class, students should bring a sketchbook and colored pencils.

​Beginning Counted
​Cross Stitch

Lisa Ross
3 hrs
1 pm - 4 pm
Beginning
$25

Learn how to read the project chart, color placement, and how to map out your path of stitching. Students should bring small scissors and a small hoop if desired. Pattern, Instructions, threads, and needle will be provided.

Decorative Knitted Cast Ons

Sony Hartley
3 hrs
1 pm - 4 pm
Intermediate
$35

Learn decorative cast on methods that are fun and functional, including I-Cord and Picot cast ons. We will cover the pros and cons of different cast on methods, what to use on which projects and what to do when you have to cast on extra stitches in the middle of a project. This class is for advanced beginners and intermediate knitters. Students will need to bring size 9 or 10 knitting needles, worsted weight yarn, and scissors. Hand outs and stitch markers will be provided.
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​Yarn Pooling with Crochet

Barb Arnold
3 hrs
1 pm - 4 pm
Beginning
$35

Yarn pooling on purpose has been perfected! This class will show you how to make your own variegated yarn look like you used multiple skeins of yarn. Yarn will be provided for practice samplers and to start working on a bag for a phone or tablet. Students should know how to crochet a chain and do single crochet. Students will need to bring a size J crochet hook, plus any other sizes you may have and a pair of scissors. All yarn and instructions will be provided.

Spinning In the Grease

Diana Armes Wallace
3 hrs
1 pm - 4 pm
Intermediate
$50

We will be spinning dual-coated fleeces. There will be Icelandic, Navajo-Churro and Karokul for us to learn and practice with. You will separate and spin the locks for two different fibers and process them together, attaining different yarns for different purposes. By the end of the class, you will be spinning straight from the locks of fiber. Students should bring: wheels or spindles, long-toothed hand cards (a pair of flat dog brushes works well), and a niddy noddy or ball winder.

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