NY Sheep and Wool Fest, Rhinebeck, NY workshops are up! http://www.sheepandwool.com/workshops.cfm
To register scroll all the way to the bottom to "Please print the form...." You get a $10 - 20 discount by Early Bird registering before Sept 9. Here are mine... --"Oh, So Fine" Friday morning Oct 20 Spinning techniques for exotic animal luxury fibers like cashmere, guanaco, buffalo, yak. 3 hours. Materials fee: $12. --"Mix it up!" Friday afternoon Oct 20 Selecting fleece with characteristics to compliment your luxury fibers and make them go further. Brief review of carding techniques. 3 hrs. Material fee: $12. --"Pick Me! Pick Me!" Saturday Morning Oct 21 Picking out a good fleece, avoiding the bad (with examples) and an idea of what fleece types would be good for various projects; knitting, weaving, etc. 3 hrs. No materials fee. --"Long and Short of it" Sunday Afternoon Oct 22 Spinning Short draw, Long draw and what's between. Covers what fibers, fiber preparation and drafting techniques work best together to achieve a cool, sleek smooth yarn vs a warm, fuzzy and lofty yarn. 3 hours. Materials Fee: $12. Barbara To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
