One-Day Fiber Frolic - Saturday, February 20, 2010

Day-long "mini-retreat" with instruction available in natural dyeing, weaving, spinning and probably anything else you want to ask about! Bring your fiber, handspun, yarn or fabric to dye and any unfinished projects you need assistance with.

Children old enough to participate in fiber arts are welcome. Parents are solely responsible for their children.

When: Saturday, February 20, 2010. 10am-6pm.

Location:
La Crescenta Woman's Club
4004 La Crescenta Ave
La Crescenta, CA 91214
Map of location

Cost: $25.00 if registered by Febuary 1, $30 thereafter or at the door
Covers the cost of dyes, mordants, stove fuel, food and drinks.

Registration & Payment

• Online Registration & Payment
• Print & Mail Registration

Vendors

Griffin Dyeworks
Two Hearts Entwined Pottery
Unicorn Fiber Arts

Contact if you're interested in selling at the Frolic!

As at all Griffin Dyeworks Fiber events ... we'll have two types of classes at the Fiber Frolic: Formal and Informal.

Informal Classes

These classes are available on a drop in basis. The instructors make an announcement when they're ready to teach and folks can wonder over and see what's happening.

All attendees are welcome to share their knowledge in an informal class: short or long. If you're interested in teaching an informal class, please email our .

Natural Dyeing by Bjo and Crew

Have dyepots bubbling all day and attempt to teach people how to dye. We will explore 'imported' color: indigo, cochineal, brazilwood, kamala, etc., as well as local finds: dodder, Scotch broom, mustard weed, etc. No bluejeans, no jackets, no unwashed fleece in the dyepots (they use up ALL the dye!)

Bring your wheel or drop spindles and spin with us - share your tips & techniques with others or get advice! Open to all skill levels. Loaner spindles available to try!

Formal Classes

These classes are several hours long. The teachers will provide materials for a project that students can work on throughout the day. There may be a fee for the class to cover the teacher's material costs for practice kits (these are requested to be kept under $10).

Some teachers may have deluxe kits available for a higher price. If you enjoyed the new skill you learned, please consider supporting your teacher!

Morning Classes - 10:30am-1pm

Learn the basics of punching with yarn or learn some new techniques. This is a great way to use up those odds and ends of yarn we all have laying around! Beginners will complete a small project. All levels welcomed! For more advanced Punchers, I'll share some of my new surface techniques!
Class Length: 2.5 hours
Limited to 8 students
Material Fee $10.00
MATERIALS THE STUDENTS SHOULD BRING: Scissors and a sewing needle. Yarns from your stash they should be worsted weight and heavier. Colors of your choice, maybe we can have a stash pile for sharing. If you have a good 10-12" embroidery hoop, please bring it along.

Taking a piece of Cardboard and some yarn, you can weave a pouch in the round with no seams. For all levels of experience, play with different textures of yarn, try a twill pattern or even some tapestry weaving on this great little take-a-long project.

Leno and Other Weaver-manipulated Lace Weaves by Jan Ward
Leno, Brook’s Bouquet, Spanish Lace and Danish Medallion are ways of introducing lace-type patterning into a two-harness plain-weave structure. These can be done on rigid heddle or harness looms, or even on an inkle loom.

This class is suitable for people who have some experience weaving two harness weaves. Teenaged student with weaving experience is OK.

Class Length: 2 hours
Limited to 6 students
Class Fee $5.00
MATERIALS THE STUDENTS SHOULD BRING: A rigid heddle loom or harness loom, already warped in one color of yarn (preferably) . Two stick shuttles, one wound with the same yarn as the warp, and a second in a heavier yarn of the same or a different color. A pick-up stick. A crochet hook. If you want to try these weaves on an inkle loom, I’d suggest a 3 to 4 inch width, so you can see more than one motif.

Pin-woven Necklace by Jan Ward
Weave a tapestry necklace and embellish it with beads. This is a portable project that you can complete as time allows.
Class Length: 2 Hours
Limited to 8 students
Class Fee $5.00
MATERIALS THE STUDENTS SHOULD BRING: Yarn, preferably silk, cotton, rayon, nylon, bamboo or other non-irritating yarn for the support and ties. Handspun, novelty, silk, mohair, angora, metallics for the weft. Beads, sequins, feathers or other things for embellishment. Yarn or tapestry needles for weaving. A fork for beating in the weft. Scissors

Afternoon Classes - 2pm-5:30pm

Make that big jump from Inkle to Card/Tablet weaving and learn the basics of card weaving. Students will learn to "speed warp" their looms, and how to turn, rotate and flip the cards to get hundreds of different designs. Advanced students can use this same warping to learn how to create patterns and write words with string.
Class Length: 3 hours
Limited to 5 students
MATERIALS THE STUDENTS SHOULD BRING: Students should bring empty loom, shuttle, 2 balls of 2 different colors of cord/yarn and 25 weaving cards. Students should know basic inkle weaving.
Child Friendly!

Beyond Fill The Gap braiding. Learn how to braid a flat cord, useful for trim, ribbon, bracelets, shoe laces, and more.
Class Length: 2 hours
Limited to 6 students
Material Fee $3.00
MATERIALS THE STUDENTS SHOULD BRING: Kumihimo cards and weights if they have them.
Child Friendly!

You’ve got to be Warped to Weave by Therese Calhoun
Break out your pencils and calculators and learn the math behind weaving. We will calculate total yarns needed to weave a project, measure out the yarns and learn to warp and dress a loom.
Class Length: 4 Hours
Class Fee:$2.00
Limited to 5 students
MATERIALS THE STUDENTS SHOULD BRING: Bring paper and pencils

Class Registration

Note: You must be registered for the event for your class request to be valid.