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Aug
Nuno Wet Felting, KTTG Series & Anniversary Sale
We hope that you’re enjoying your summer! Sorry if we missed a couple of you this past week at the store. We were at Sock Summit and Crafty Wonderland in Portland, Oregon. It was fun to meet new customers and talk shop with fellow vendors. Portland is a great town and we look forward to going back for leisure one day soon! We wanted to tell you about upcoming classes:
Learn to Felt using the Nuno Technique – Guest Artist Workshop SUNDAY AUGUST 16th 2009 11:00-1:00PM
Skill Level: No felting experience necessary
Age group: 12 and up
Class size: 4
Nuno-felting is a technique that combines fine wool with an open weave fabric, such as silk or cotton chiffon to create a thin, draping piece of felt that is flexible yet durable, especially suitable to wearables. In this class we will explore the technique using inexpensive tools (like bubble wrap!) and create a flat piece of fabric you can cut and sew and also a neckwarmer piece that can be worn with very little finishing.
About The Instructor
Shannon is a handspinner and feltmaker recently re-transplanted from the east coast where she taught workshops in southern VT and regularly peddled her wares at the local farmer’s market. Her passion for wool borders on obsession, but she doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with that.
Camp Pluckyfluff San Francisco – Art Yarn Workshop
SUNDAY AUGUST 30th 2009 10:00-5:00PM
Skill Level: Knowledge of basic spinning is required
Class Size: 6
Instructor: Lexi Boeger
This one day
camp will be held at Urban Fauna Studio from 10am to 5pm. Instructed by master art yarn spinner
Lexi Boeger of Pluckyfluff fame! We will cover a broad spectrum of techniques. The emphasis, however, will be on helping you to learn to create your own new and origional styles. Check out our
Flickr for pictures from past camps. Don’t miss your chance to spend some time with Lexi and other spinners at this fun spinning workshop! Previous campers are encouraged to re-register. Lexi will cover new techniques for you and help you with improving your spinning methods! *Wheels may be available for rental from our store. Please inquire at time of class registration.
New KTTG Workshop Series
“Knitting Tips To Go” (KTTG) will be on the first Saturday of each month. There are six sessions scheduled that cover a range of knitting skills and topics. Kira will teach techniques and tips for a variety of styles and learning levels. What’s great about these workshops is each class is only two hours long. At only $25 per class you can pick and choose which topics you like or you can purchase a “Knitter’s Pass”. A Knitter’s Pass entitles you to attend 4 sessions of your choice PLUS a coupon for 15% off your next store purchase*.
Workshops At A Glance
1) September 5th: Understanding and Correcting Knitting Mistakes
2) October 3rd: Seaming and Finishing Techniques (knit and crochet)
3) November 7th: Knitting with Beads
4) December 5th: Survey of Knitted Cables
5) January 2nd: Altering Patterns for Size, Gauge, or Style
6) February 6th: Survey of Knitted Lace
About The Instructor
Kira first learned the basics of crochet around age three and knitting around five. Her attention soon moved to cross stitch, sewing, and other crafty pursuits, then she re-taught herself to knit while in college. She studied theatrical costume design and worked as a costume designer in and around San Francisco for several years. The research she has done in historical clothing is a strong influence on her design sense, and many Kira K Designs patterns reference styles from the 1920s through the 1960s. Her designs tend toward garments with clean lines and intriguing details that are interesting to knit and easy to wear. Her designs have been published in Knitty, Inside Crochet magazine, and the 2008 Stitch ‘n Bitch Page a Day Calendar.
Join us for our first year anniversary and side walk sale. We made it to one year and we couldn’t have done it without you! Partake in some fiber fun, shop with local vendors and eat some cake!
FREE Make and Takes: Learn how to knit with Kira K ** Play in the Needle Felters Corral ** Make a 3D Knitter’s postcard to send to a friend ** BYOT – Bring a T-shirt and Silk Screen A fun fiber arts design with the new Yudu by ProvocraftFREE Cake and lemonade! ** FREE Yudu Raffle! ** FREE Limited Edition Urban Fauna Studio Recycled Cotton Tote Bag with purchases of $50 or more!
Shop with the following vendors:
Tactile Fiber Arts – Naturally dyed with love. Roving, yarns, kits all made from luxurious fibers….need we say more?
UFS will have Discounts on commercial yarns, floor model spinning wheels, books, fibers and more! Items marked 20% 30% and 50% OFF!
Check back often for more vendors and sale details! We hope to see you there!
*********SALE PRICES FOR ONE DAY ONLY**********
Please RSVP on this Blog or on our FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE so we know how many people to expect. Sorry the previous evite link did not work.
We hope to see you on the 29th!
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