Description: Learn weaving by making either 4 coasters or 2 coasters and a small runner on a rigid heddle loom. Finish projects with a hemstitch. When: Saturday, September 20, 10:00AM – 3:00PM (bring your own lunch). Instructors: Instructors are members of Weaving Guild. The Weaving Guild has existed for 40 years. Jan Young, wove hot...
Description: Learn weaving by making either 2 placemats or a short table runner on a 2-harness loom. When: Saturday, April 11, 9:00AM-1:00PM Instructors: Instructors are members of Wabash Weaving Guild. The Weaving Guild has existed for 40 years. Jan Young, wove hot pads as a child in 4-H, taught elementary school for 40 years, and...
Description: Indigo was used for more than 6,000 years across the world and in Colonial America. Some plantations grew Indigo during the Colonial period. Students will learn to prepare wool yarn for dyeing. They will learn to prepare the indigo dye bath and dye the wool yarn. The Indigo dyeing technique is completely different than...
Description: Make your own Market Basket with handle sizes and color accents to vary. When: Saturday, May 9, 9:00AM - 3:00PM with 1 hour lunch (bring your own lunch) Skill Level: Beginner, class is open for students ages 18+ Instructor: Bev Larson. Bev has been weaving since 1988 and teaching since 1999. She loves to...
Description: Make a needle felted blue bird which is approximately 5 inches in size. The blue bird can be used as an ornament or set in a house plant. When: Saturday, May 16, 9:00AM - 12:00PM Instructor: Karen Bradshaw. About 20 years ago at a fiber fest Karen got instructions for wool felting and has enjoyed...
Description: Students will make a small pine needle bowl approximately 6” diameter x 5” height with lid out of White Pine Needles to take home. Great as a decoration or to hold a treasure. When: Saturday, May 16, 9:00AM - 2:00PM, and students may stay later to complete their projects. Instructor: Linda Cooper started making pine...
Description: This class is designed for those students who would like to learn the basics of spinning fiber into yarn. Students will learn to draft the wool fiber and spin it into yarn using a drop spindle. Near the end of the class, the students will get to try spinning on a traditional spinning wheel....
Description: Using natural broomcorn and choice of color cord, learn to make this beautiful useful broom. When: Saturday, May 23, 9:00AM - 1:00PM Instructor: Bev Larson. In 2009 Bev added broom making to her weaving experience and it too is now a passion. In 2016 she received the honor of being named an Indiana Artisan by the...
Description: Learn the basics of cutting fabric pieces, sewing those pieces back together to form a block, putting a border on the block, putting three layers of a quilt together, and quilting those three layers, then putting together a small pillow, OR make an 1850’s sunbonnet with quilted brim. When: Saturday, May 30, 9:00AM - 5:00PM,...
Description: This class is designed for those students who have taken the Beginning Spinning Class or have some previous experience in spinning. Students will learn to draft the wool fiber and spin it into yarn using the traditional spinning wheel. Students may bring their own spinning wheel. Students may try on e-spinner. When: Saturday, June 13,...
Description: Make breads as you learn how to build a fire in a hearth, about tools and utensils and pans used in hearth cooking, safety, learn boiling using a crane (dumplings), frying using a trivet (fried biscuits), baking using a dutch oven (breads and cornbread), and baking next to the fire (corn dodgers). Also if...
Description: Learn a historic skill to make a wooden one-handled bucket using historic tools and methods. Learn what old tools are still available today and make some that aren’t. Students must feel comfortable using hand tools and will be learning to make staves, bottom, and hoops. Size: 6” w x 5 ½” height + handle =...