Stay and Play is for those staying onsite during Conference, but are not taking a 2.5-day Workshop. Stay and Play includes a registration packet, swag bag, and admission to all activities other than classes.

Includes access to vendor hall, Share Your Craft demos, and view-only access to the Guild tables and the Fiber Exhibit.

Instructors: Jan Oberlag and Mary Lou Elliott

Skill Level: All skill levels

Description:

In this class you will learn to insert spokes into a finished woven base. You will learn twill patterns and how to shape the weaving to the mold. Several colors of reed will be available. The basket is topped off with a finished beechwood lid.

Materials Fee: $20 for pattern, mold, dyed and natural reed, finished lid, and embellishments.

The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class.

Students to Bring: Scissors.

Instructors: Jody Seigel and Nancy Reed

Skill Level: All skill levels

Description:

Intimidated by drop spindles? "Learned" to spindle, but never really got the hang of it? We will break down the process into smaller bites to help you feel more confident with the process.

Materials Fee: $5 includes a starter spindle (made by one of your instructors) and wool.

The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class.

Students to Bring: The starter spindle and wool provided as materials are all that is required. If students already own a spindle and would like to learn on it, they are welcome to bring that.

Instructor: Brenda Gregory

Skill Level: All skill levels

Description:

Cold connecting is a way to join pieces of metal without heat and solder. We will make a pair of textured sterling silver earrings and a pendant from old metal buttons.

Skills learned: texturing metal with stamps and hammers, cutting and filing metal, applying patina and basic cold connection techniques.

Materials Fee: $15 includes silver (sheet and wire), base metal, chain, and findings.

The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class.

Students to Bring: Old buttons that they are willing to hammer flat.

Instructor: Cindy Koedoot Knisely

Skill Level: All Skill Levels

Description:

You will weave one or more dishcloths on a 12" Hazel Rose Square Loom. In addition to instructions for continuous strand weaving, the instructor will share many project ideas. Students will leave the class with a finished project, the loom, and materials and ideas for future projects. If you weave lots of towels, the dishcloths made on the continuous strand square loom are the perfect 'go along' gift!

Materials Fee: $35 includes a 12" Hazel Rose square loom in oak or cherry, accessories, yarn, and teaching packet.

The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class.

Students to Bring: Yourself!

Instructor: Kelly Agrue

Skill Level: All skill levels

Description:

There is nothing quite as magical as watching the indigo dye process. In this workshop, you will be elbow deep in the fun of an indigo dye pot! You will be provided with a hank of beautiful yarn, a set of cotton napkins, a zippered cotton pillow cover, and beautiful silk yardage that can be used as a scarf. Come learn about this process and create. Once the class dyeing has been completed, you may dye up to a 1/2 pound of your own fibers if you would like. Handouts will be provided with the directions for setting up your own indigo vat.

Materials Fees: $45 for use of indigo dye vats, wool yarn, 4 cotton napkins, silk yardage for a scarf, cotton zippered pillow cover, and handouts.

The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class.

Students to Bring: A waterproof apron to protect your clothes, a waterproof bag to carry your wet dyed items, and snug fitting dish gloves if you do not want beautiful blue fingers! Students may also bring up to 1/2 pound of additional fiber to dye.

Instructor: Sara Norine James

Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate; no prior experience required

Description:

We will explore various aspects of screen printing. We will review how traditional screens are made and then roll up our sleeves and get printing on both fabric and paper. Students will choose from a variety of screens brought by the instructor and then use paper stencils and various other techniques to customize your design.

Materials Fee: $15 for inks, large heavy bodied papers, and various fabrics.

The materials fee is payable to the instructor during class.

Students to Bring: Fabrics and other printable objects from home, if desired.

Instructor: Jennifer Williams

Skill Level: Beginner

Description:

Learn the method the Mapuche weavers of Chile and Argentina use to weave inkle style bands on a simple frame loom. No previous band weaving experience is necessary. Students will weave at least on 6" to 8" band during the workshop to be made into a key chain if desired.

Materials Fee: $30 for frame, weaving yarns, shuttle, printed patterns, hardware for one key chain.

The materials fee is payable directly to the instructor during class.

Students to Bring: Enthusiasm!

Instructor: Ellen Turner

Skill Level: All -- no prior experience required

Class Description:

Temari are traditional Japanese embroidered balls. It is a centuries old folk art originally made of kimono scraps wrapped in silk, and first used as a toy. Later they came to be given as a treasured present for a birthday or a New Year's gift. Modern-day Temari make beautiful displays with their kaleidoscopic colors, and can be hung on holiday trees or arranged on stands or in glass bowls. In this class, students will cover a styrofoam ball with yarn and sewing thread, then make a colorful design with beautiful cotton yarns.

Materials Fee: None

Students to Bring: Yarns for the design, if desired.

Instructor: Connie Lippert

Skill Level: Beginner

Description:

A chipboard loom offers the ultimate in portability and an easy way to use up bits of leftover yarn to make something special. Gain an understanding of how chipboard looms can be formed into many different sizes and shapes to make small take along weaving projects. Then weave a pouch on a chipboard loom.

Materials fee: $6 for chipboard loom, needle, yarn, beads, and handout.

The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class.

Students to bring: Pencil, ruler, scissors that can cut paper, any leftover bits of yarn that you might like to incorporate into your project.

Instructor: Barb Cabral

Skill Level: Beginner

Class Description:

Students will use Viking Knitting techniques to make samples from brass wire. We will also discuss the use of other metals and gauges of wire. Students will use a draw plate to smooth the work and adjust the gauge. We will explore methods for inserting decorative stones in the knit and different methods of finishing the ends.

The intention of the class is to make samples, not finished jewelry pieces. Students should have enough information to complete a piece of jewelry after the class, if desired, and findings can be purchased from the instructor during class.

Materials fee: $5 for brass wire, dowel rods, handouts, jump rings, and beads

The materials fee is payable to the instructor during class.

Students to bring: Small wire cutter (nail clipper will work), jewelry pliers (optional)

Instructor: Melissa Weaver Dunning

Skill Level: Intermediate; Must be able to bring a warped loom to class.

Description:

There are many beautiful linen patterns from the 18th and19th century that were woven by professional and home weavers alike. Every weaver with an interest in historical weaving should try linen! In this class, you will sample Bronson, Huck, M's & O's, Dimity, and three kinds of Twill in linen and cotton. You will learn about linen finishing and distressing, and discuss efficient 18th century warping and beaming techniques. Most drafts are four-harness, but some eight-harness drafts are available. This workshop will be a round robin, which means that students rotate from one loom to another in order to weave on a variety of drafts.

Materials Fee: $30 for a yarn kit, postage, and handouts.

The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class.

Students to Bring: A warped loom, two to three shuttles, bobbins, tape measure, scissors, note-taking tools.

Instructor: Rhonda Altman

Skill Level: Beginner

Description:

Polymer clay is a versatile medium. A large part of its popularity is that it is easy to work with and only requires a home oven to cure the clay. We will be discussing the various types of polymer clay and each of their characteristics, so you know how to pick the right clay for your project. You will also be introduced to the works of well-known polymer clay artists and their particular styles.

Over the 2.5 days, you will learn basic cane building and color theory and design your own necklace, brooch, and / or earrings.

Materials Fee: $10 for jewelry findings, blades, cording, and cleaning kit.

The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class.

Students to Bring: A pasta machine, a 12" x 12" smooth tile, an acrylic rod. Students who sign up for the class will receive a syllabus with a detailed supply lit. The instructor is contacting a polymer clay company regarding donation of clay for the class. If they are unable to donate, students will need to bring five to six blocks of polymer clay. The instructor will know a couple months before class, and will let students who are signed up for the class know if they need to bring clay or not.

Instructor: Fonda Haddad

Skill Level: All Levels

Description:

Using cleaned and pre-cut gourds, we will create three art objects. We will learn a variety of techniques, including twining, Teneriffe, weaving, dream catchers, and the use of stains and ink dyes.

Friday will be basic basketry with twined reed and seagrass with the embellishment of Cherokee Curls. Starting with a gourd bowl, you will cut out the spaces for the seagrass and flat reed spokes. You may dye the gourd or keep it natural. Twining will secure the spokes and a reed border will complete the rim.

Saturday we will concentrate on embellishing with the lace technique of Teneriffe, which is usually associated with the middle of pine needle baskets. We will use it in open spaces, as stitches for button / bead flowers or other objects, and as an overlay of painted inks.

Sunday will feature the dipper gourd. We will drill holes in the stem and warp it as a mini tapestry. The dipper will be drilled for a dream catcher with beads and feather embellishment.

Materials Fee: $45 for all the materials and tools needed to complete the projects.

The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class.

Students to Bring: An apron, an old towel, any tools they already own if they prefer to use their own, any embellishments they would like to incorporate into their projects.

Instructor: Tom Knisely

Skill Level: Intermediate; must be able to warp loom prior to class, read a draft, and handle more than one shuttle.

Description:

In this workshop, we will be pushing the boundaries of traditional Huck Lace. For generations, Huck Lace has been woven in cotton or linen with warp and weft threads of the same size and color, allowing the warp floats and weft floats to be the focus of the pattern.

We will apply color and weave theory to a Huck threading. Light and dark color threads will be arranged in a specific order and treaded and woven with alternating color arrangements to create beautiful fabrics that go way beyond the normal traditions of weaving Huck Lace.

You will weave a sampler threaded in a gamp format. You will arrange different color and weave threadings in the same basic four-shaft Huck threading. Numerous treadling combinations will give you dozens of different fabric samples to weave and explore. Requires a minimum of a four-harness loom.

Materials Fee: None

Students to Bring: A loom warped per instructions sent before class, three shuttles, bobbins, bobbin winder, scissors, tape measure, pins and weights for broken warp ends or floating selvedges, remaining warp thread to use as weft, any additional colors of thread that you might want to try during class, notebook with pen or pencil, graph paper with 4 or 5 to the inch graph, colored pencils.

Instructor: Mary Scott

Skill Level: All Skill Levels

Description:

This workshop is for those who want to learn or refresh skills on a 4-harness table or floor loom. Students will participate in planning a project, measuring and making a warp, learning the proper names for tools and loom parts, dressing the loom, and learning the proper way to prepare shuttles. If time allows, everyone will get a chance to weave on a warped loom.

Photos are encouraged to help remember the process. No video recording please.

Looms may be borrowed from the instructor at no charge, but must be reserved by March 1, 2020. You may also arrange to borrow a loom from a friend or rent one from a local guild.

If you plan to bring a loom rather than borrowing one from the instructor, please contact the instructor before March 1, 2020 to discuss its suitability for the class.

Materials Fee: $25 for handouts, sample yarns, the use of instructor's equipment (tools, winders, warping boards, shuttles, etc.), warp and weft yarns for sample making.

The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class.

Students to Bring: A three-ring binder, pencil with good eraser, note paper, scissors, measuring tape, two contrasting colored pencils, reading glasses or magnifying glass if needed, work lamp (optional), stool or bench (optional), one boat shuttle with bobbins (optional), one stick shuttle at least 10" long (optional).

Instructor: Barb Cabral

Skill Level: No dyeing experience required. The yarns we dye will not be woven as they will be taken home wet. You need the skill to warp and weave with the yarn once you are home.

Description:

Khmer textiles are among the most intricate and beautiful silk ikat in the world. This workshop focuses on learning the techniques used by Cambodian artists to create these 2/1 twills with patterned wefts. Working with natural fibers (tencel, cotton, silk, or wool) and indigo dyes, yarns will be tied and dyed during the workshop. You will have the opportunity to study Khmer textile samples and you will learn to graph designs. You will then make preliminary samples and learn to create individual designs.

A variety of bright colors and neutral colors may be used. Working with indigo on white, a range of blues will be achieved through repeated dipping. When bright colors are used, a different range of blended colors will be achieved.

Materials Fee: $10 for dye, distilled water, resists for tying, graph paper, handouts, and warping pegs.

The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class.

Students to Bring: A minimum of four ounces 10/2 tencel or other natural fiber for weft, a minimum of one pound of additional fiber for warp, two C clamps to hold warping pegs or a frame for tying (students will receive specs for building a frame, if desired), three different colors of pencils, scissors, plastic bags for carrying wet yarn home, gloves, apron, safety glasses, mask, tags for labelling skeins.

Instructor: Meg Stump

Skill Level: All levels; no prior knowledge needed as the class will walk students from introduction to achievement.

Description:

Explore the world of pin loom weaving from soup to nuts, stem to stern, first date to final rose. We will start by learning to weave on the pin loom and create a first project: your choice of a rose or coasters. Learn and practice the essential pin loom joining techniques. Build your own collection of weft float pattern samples. You can choose to start your own shawl or scarf right in class. You may also weave and construct a Spirit Horse, including your choice of embellishments. Finish a weekend of fun and laughter knowing that you can carry this relaxing, portable technique any place you go.

Materials Fee: $20 includes all supplemental weaving tools, yarn for in-class samples, and complete instruction sheets.

The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class.

Students to Bring: A 4" pin loom that comes with a 6" weaving needle (e.g., Zoom Loom, Weave-it, Weavette, Hazel Rose), any yarn or embellishments you would like to include in your weaving. If you'd like to make a scarf, you need approximately 160 yards of DK or worsted weight yarn.

Instructor: John Mullarkey

Skill Level: Beginner

Description:

We will start with threaded-in patterns. These are wonderful multi-colored patterns that appear as if by magic. Simple turning creates complicated patterns because of the setup. Then we will move to Sulawesi tablet weaving, named for the Indonesian Isle of the same name. Bold patterns in three colors require following charts and individual card turning to create the patterns.

Materials Fee: $15 for 20 cards and a shuttle.

The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class.

Students to Bring: Four balls or cones of 10/2 mercerized cotton or #10 crochet cotton, each at least one ounce; three colors are required: one cone each of colors A and B, two cones of color C; the colors should contrast.

Instructor: Connie Lippert

Skill Level: Intermediate; must be able to warp your own loom.

Description:

In contrast to most weaves, which are woven on a plan horizontal to the loom, wedge weave is woven on the diagonal. This results in a weft-faced weaving with many distinctive characteristics and exciting design potential. You will work on your own prewarped loom to explore wedge weave through hands-on experience as well as with detailed handouts and images.

Materials Fee: $6 for handouts, chipboard loom materials, plastic needle, yarn.

The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class.

Students to Bring: A table, floor, or tapestry loom warped in plain weave at 6 EPI with 8/4 linen at 594 yards / pound* (or other warp yarn of similar weight may be substituted); a few extra yards of warp yarn; warp should be 12" wide and approximately one yard long; approximately one pound wool weft in several colors but one weight, ranging from 260 to 350 yards / pound; six 1/8" dowels several inches longer than the width of your warp, if using a table or floor loom, heavy beating fork, flat shuttles six to ten inches long, scissors (for both fiber and paper), ruler, pencil, tapestry needle.

*Students in workshops often have small Mirror or other type of tapestry looms. These are completely suitable, but should be warped with finer warps and use finer wefts. If experienced on these looms, the sett and weight of yarn normally used for tapestry will work fine. If unsure of sett and weight, I suggest 16/6 linen (this is expensive, so a substitution at a similar yards / pound is acceptable, such as 8/3 linen. Lunatic Fringe has a hemp or seine twine that could be substituted) at 800 yards / pound st at 8 EPI for warp and wool for weft at approximately 640 yards / pound.

Instructor: Kelly Agrue

Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate. Must be able to spin a basic singles yarn.

Description:

In this class, you will learn to dye roving and wool locks that you will eventually spin into beautiful art yarns. We will start our experience dyeing with acid dyes. We will then move on to carding the dyed roving and other fibers into fluffy, textured art batts. Then you will learn to core spin those batts into fabulous art yarn. Finally, we will weave a one-of-a-kind scarflet using the cut strand method on a tri-loom.

Materials Fee: $65 for all dyes, fibers, use of tri-loom and drum carders during class.

The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class.

Students to Bring: A waterproof apron, gloves, mask, and safety glasses for dye day; a spinning wheel with at least three bobbins, a niddy noddy, any extra fibers you might want to spin, any other yarn you want to incorporate into your weaving.

Instructor: Dan Hoffman

Skill Level: All skill levels

Description:

We will work on our wood turning techniques AND add color to all of the turned pieces, as desired. Students will be able to expand on the adding of color to all of their work. You will start with a chunk of wood and end up with a dyed bowl.

Materials Fee: $25 for wood, dyes, and tools used in class. An additional $25 if you would like to rent a lathe.

The materials fee is payable directly to the instructor during class.

Students to Bring: A smock if you have one. The instructor will furnish some.

Thank you for your interest in serving as class angel. We only need one angel per class. We will correspond with everyone who expresses an interest and let you know if you will be the angel or if the position is already filled for your class.

Friday, Saturday nights. Includes 6 meals, starting with Friday dinner.

Friday, Saturday nights. Includes 6 meals, starting with Friday dinner.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights. Includes 9 meals, starting with Thursday dinner.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights. Includes 9 meals, starting with Thursday dinner.

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights. Includes 10 meals, starting with Thursday lunch.

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights. Includes 10 meals, starting with Thursday lunch.

2020 is a great year! The Roaring Twenties here we come. The Fashion Show will have music and Flapper hair pieces. Get ready to strut your stuff!

NOTE: You are able to participate in the Fashion Show, even if you do not register for it now. However, it helps us plan our logistics if we have an idea how many people to expect.

You must be a member of FTWG to enter in the Fiber Exhibit.

Each member may enter up to 4 pieces in the Fiber Exhibit. Each winner receives two ribbons -- one to display with the item and one to wear.

Onsite you must complete a form for each item you are entering in the Exhibit.

You are able to enter items in the Exhibit onsite, even if you did not do so during registration. However, it helps us with our logistics if we have an idea how many items to expect.

Categories:

Garments

Shawls and Scarves

Household Items

Felting

Inkle or Card Weaving

Tapestry

Basketry

Spinning

Jewelry or Accessories

Knitting

Crocheting

Other Needlework

Overall Favorite Item (Best in Show)

For the second year in a row, we will have Share Your Craft on the Saturday of Conference. Share Your Craft consists of short demos, usually about 15 minutes long.

The primary people who see these demos are those who come up for the day or those doing Stay and Play, as they are scheduled during the times people are in Workshops.

If you are interested in doing one of these short demos, please check this box. Nancy Reed is organizing Share Your Craft and will contact you to work out the details.