SMFAF 2019 Learn and Do Classes

SMFAF 2019 Learn and Do Classes
First Time Offered SHIBORI LOOSEY GOOSEY STYLE Deborah Adams deborahadamsfiberart @gmail.com Date: Friday, April 12, 2019 Time: 9:30 AM-12:30 PM Location: Townsend Visitors Center-Exhibit Room Cost: $46.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 10 Deborah Adams has over 10 years experience of painting on silk and is a member of Silk Painters International and a Townsend Artisan Guild member and studio artist. She has been a teacher’s assistant and participated in class instruction through Arrowmont. Silk scarves will be wrapped, folded, clamped, sewn as a resist, then dyed in acid dyes-for a finished “Make it -Take It” Scarf. Please bring: rubber gloves, needle & thread, C-clamps, binder clips, masking tape, clean 3” diameter PVC pipe 2 feet or longer.

SMFAF 2019 Learn and Do classes First Time Offered
SPINNING SHADES OF SHETLAND Date: Friday, April 12, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center, Main Gallery, Front Alcove Cost: $50.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 12 Nancy Barnett Nancy has been raising sheep and spinning for 34 years and breeding Angora Rabbits for 30 years. She has won Two Sustainable Ag grants, one for her Angora/Wool Socks. She lives in the Arkansas Ozarks. Spin the Shades of Shetland and Learn about these Adorable Little Sheep. Shetland Sheep come in 11 recognized colors. You will be spinning samples of each which will be enough to knit, spin, weave or crochet a project. We will discuss and provide information about these adorable Little Sheep.. Student should bring: Spinning wheel or Spindle, Niddy Noddy, any spinning tools you use.

SMFAF 2019 Learn and Do Classes BEGINNING SPINNING ON A WHEEL
Jennifer Bennett BEGINNING SPINNING ON A WHEEL Jenny Bennett is the owner of Harmony Wools, one of the original founding alpaca farms of the Southeast Alpaca Association. Jenny has always been focused on fiber, with over 30 years of spinning, processing, weaving, knitting, teaching and demonstrating, She has taught at John C Campbell Folk School. Jenny has a wealth of knowledge to share in the area of fiber and spinning. Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 9:30 AM-11:30 AM Location: GSM Heritage Center, Main Gallery, Fire Pit Cost: $45.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 8 For anyone who wants to learn to spin yarn on a spinning wheel. This class will cover parts of the wheels, wheel maintenance, how to choose a fleece or roving and learn to spin a good yarn. High School or Adult newbies or novice spinners are welcome. Students should bring their fiber and spinning wheel, if they have one. An assortment of fiber will be available at the class. With two weeks of advance notice, the instructor, can bring a couple of wheels as loaners.

Jennifer Bennett INTERMEDIATE SPINNING ON A WHEEL Jenny Bennett is the owner of Harmony Wools, one of the original founding alpaca farms of the Southeast Alpaca Association. Jenny has always been focused on fiber, with over 30 years of spinning, processing, weaving, knitting, teaching and demonstrating, She has taught at John C Campbell Folk School. Jenny has a wealth of knowledge to share in the area of fiber and spinning. Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 12:00 PM-2:00 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center, Main Gallery, Fire Pit Cost: $45.00 Maximum No. of Students: 8 For spinners who can make a yarn that holds together, but want a little more control over the yarn they make. This class will work on techniques and fiber handling skills in order to make the yarn you want, rather than “settling for whatever it makes”. Spinners should bring their wheels and any fibers they particularly want help with. An assortment of fibers will be available at the class (included in the class fee) and there will be a discussion about how each fiber’s characteristics influence the new yarn and what to look for when buying and blending. With two weeks of advance notice, the instructor, can bring a couple of wheels as loaners.

SMFAF 2019 Learn and Do Classes BEGINNING DROP SPINDLE SPINNING
Jennifer Bennett Jenny Bennett is the owner of Harmony Wools, one of the original founding alpaca farms of the Southeast Alpaca Association. Jenny has always been focused on fiber, with over 30 years of spinning, processing, weaving, knitting, teaching and demonstrating, She has taught at John C Campbell Folk School. Jenny has a wealth of knowledge to share in the area of fiber and spinning. Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 2:30 PM-3:30 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center, Main Gallery, Fire Pit Cost: $30.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 8 For brand-new-to-spinning or experienced wheel spinners. This class will cover top and bottom whorl spindles. Spindle spinning is a very handy, portable way to thoroughly enjoy the tactile wonders of making yarn from a cloud of fiber. This class is suitable for students age 12 and up. Experienced or inexperienced spinners. Spinning fibers and a spindle to take home is included in the class fee.

SMFAF 2019 Learn and Do Classes FIBER PREPARATION FOR SPINNING
Jennifer Bennett Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center, Main Gallery, Fire Pit Cost: $20.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 8 Jenny Bennett is the owner of Harmony Wools, one of the original founding alpaca farms of the Southeast Alpaca Association. Jenny has always been focused on fiber, with over 30 years of spinning, processing, weaving, knitting, teaching and demonstrating, Jenny has taught at John C Campbell Folk School. Jenny has a wealth of knowledge to share in the area of fiber and spinning. Hand-carding/combing spinning fibers. Make the most of your prep time AND your spinning time! Bring your hand cards and combs and we will look at efficiently getting the tangles out, blending, preparing for spinning on wheels or spindles. There will be an assortment of fibers to work with at the class, included in the class fee. Bring any fiber you would especially like help with.

SMFAF 2019 Learn and Do Classes SOCK BLANKS ARE NOT JUST FOR SOCKS!
COME DYE WITH ME Patty Benton Patty has been a handspinner for over 10 years. She has produced art batts, rolags and dyed roving for sale at the Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival for the past 6 years. Patty has taught several classes on dying wool and working with a Blending Board. Date: Friday, April 12, 2019 Time 12:00 PM-1:30 PM OR Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time 12:00 PM-1:30 PM Location: Montvale Cabin Cost: $50.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 6 Minimum Age limit: 12 Be an “Indie Dyer” for a day. Come and create your very own hand dyed yarn for a pair of socks, a shawl or other project. Sock blanks are flat knitted, dyed, then the blank is unknitted as you knit. It is full of surprises. Come dye a sock blank with acid dyes and process it in the microwave for a quick, beautiful one of a kind creation. These sock blanks are a blend of merino and nylon fingering weight yarn. Each blank is 100 grams, approx. 460 yds., that’s enough for a pair of crew socks or a triangle shawl. Students should bring an apron and rubber gloves. Additional undyed sock blanks will be for sale.

First Time Offered NEEDLE FELTED MONKEY Karen Bills Date: Friday, April 12, 2019 Time: 1:00 PM-4:30 PM Location: Townsend Visitor Center-Exhibit Room Cost: $56.00, includes Material Fee Maximum No. of Students: 10 Karen is a juried member in the Foothills and Southern Highlands Craft Guilds. Karen has taught at the Appalachian Arts Center and the Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival. Needle felting is tangling fibers using a barbed needle. In this class each student will learn basic needle-felting techniques and leave the class with a finished MONKEY! No experience necessary. We’ll create a monkey from sheep’s wool. A wire armature will allow the monkey to bend in different positions. The class will start by bending wire, next the wire will be wrapped with wool. Finally details of face and tail will be added. Suitable for students 12 years old and up. All materials will be supplied, you supply the imagination!

SMFAF 2019 Learn and Do Classes NEEDLE & WET FELTED WOOL
“HOT PAD” Karen Bills Karen is a juried member in the Foothills and Southern Highlands Craft Guilds. Karen has taught at the Appalachian Arts Center and the Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival. Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 1:00 PM-4:30 PM Location: Townsend Visitor Center-Exhibit Room Cost: $56.00, includes Material Fee Maximum No. of Students:10 Needle felting is tangling fibers using a barbed needle. Wet felting uses warm water and agitation to tangle wool tighter. Students will learn needle felting and wet felting techniques and leave class with a completed project. No experience necessary. The student will begin with one ounce of wool and needle a 7x7 pad, next a design is needled on the pad, and finally the pad is completed by wet felting. Sheep’s wool is remarkable in that it is a renewable resource, it is durable, flame resistant, insulates and retains shape. Class is suitable for students 12 years old and up. All materials will be supplied, you supply the imagination!

SMFAF 2019 Learn and Do Classes First Time Offered
Chris Bindrim Chris has a BS in Recreation Program/Admin from the University of Montana. He has many years of instruction in camp recreation. He is a member of the Scenic Valley Handweavers Guild. BIAS WEAVE ON A TRIANGLE LOOM Date: Friday, April 12 , 2019 Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Second Floor, Room 3 Cost: $30.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 12 Come learn the techniques for Bias weaving from the start to the finish. You will weave on an eight inch Triangle loom making 1 Mug rug or 2 Doll Shawls. The techniques you will learn may be applied to any size Triangle loom. The first hour and a half will be devoted to instruction and weaving on your Bias weave triangle, in the second hour you will weave on your own, completing the second bias weave triangle. The last half hour will be finishing this project in 2 Doll Shawls or one Mug Rug

INTRODUCTION TO WEAVING ON AN INKLE LOOM Date: Friday, April 12, 2019 Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center, Main Gallery-Glass Window Room Cost: $71, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 10 Roiana Buckmaster Roiana, Mt. Pleasant, TN, works with her husband and son to build a flock of Icelandic sheep. She was knitting at 6; embroidering at 10, and then spinning, weaving, tatting, and other fiber arts. It’s a slippery slope, but what a ride! This class is your chance to find out if weaving is for you. We will use a Mini Inkle Loom to explore weaving with a simple heddle system to create a basic warp-faced fabric that will introduce you to the principles used in weaving on multiple harness looms. You will learn to warp your loom, tie heddles, create 2 sheds to pass the shuttle through, how to keep the edges tidy, how to fix a broken warp thread, and more. All materials plus a handmade Poplar wood loom and shuttle are provided. Additional materials for more bands are available for purchase after class and you may upgrade to a Maple wood loom for an additional $15.

SMFAF 2019 Learn and Do Classes INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL DYES
First Time Offered INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL DYES Jonee Davis Date: Friday, April 12, 2019 Time: 9:30AM-12:30 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Annex Cost: $51.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 12 Jonee is from Wheaton, Missouri.. She has been active in fiber arts since She first learned to weave, then spin. She is an avid crocheter who loves to share her knowledge. She and her husband have a small farm where they raise alpacas, sheep, and Boer goats. Mother Nature is gracious enough to lay a color palette right outside our windows. We will explore some of what she has to offer, giving you the courage to go out and sample more. Students will go home with samples we dye in class plus other samples dyed previously. All materials furnished. Students should bring a pen and paper to take notes.

First Time Offered BEYOND BEGINNING CROCHET Jonee Davis Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Second Floor, Room 3 Cost: $46.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 10 Jonee is from Wheaton, Missouri. She has been active in the fiber arts since She first learned to weave, then spin. She is an avid crocheter who loves to share her knowledge with all. She and her husband have a small farm where they raise alpacas, sheep, and Boer goats. Now that you have learned basic crochet it’s time to further your knowledge with a few stitches and techniques that are very helpful. In this class we will work on Foundation Stitches, Magic Circle, Crochet in the Round and will start a hat. You will leave with a started project and enough information to finish with ease. We will also be working from a written pattern so if you are having any difficulty I will help you understand. Must know Basic Crochet Stitches. Students must bring Crochet hook size “H” and scissors.

Jonee Davis INTERMEDIATE PEG LOOM WEAVING Jonee is from Wheaton, Missouri. She has been active in fiber arts since She first learned to weave, then spin. She is an avid crocheter while dabbling in all aspects relating to fibers. She feels we are never too young or too old to learn new things about the world of fiber arts and loves to share her knowledge with others. Date: Sunday, April 14, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM-2:00 PM Location: GSM Heritage Main Gallery-Glass Window Rm Cost: $50.00, includes Materials Fee Max. No. of Students: 12 If you have ever woven on a Peg Loom this is the class for you! The history of Peg Loom weaving is unclear, it is believed to be an old method of weaving cloth. We are going to take it one step further and learn to weave a circle then make a basket using a Peg Loom. This class is for those who have previously woven on a Peg Loom. All supplies furnished except scissors.

First Time Offered Geri Forkner NUNO FELTING: A DESIGNER PILLOW Geri is a longtime weaver, felt maker and lover of all fiber techniques. She teaches children and adults and exhibits her work internationally. As a member of the Southern Highlands Craft Guild she strives to maintain the skill levels of our ancestors’ crafts and to use them in unique ways. Date: Friday, April 12, 2019 Time: 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Second Floor, Room 1 Cost: $65.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 12 Accent pillows sell for big bucks so why not make your own? Come with a color scheme in mind and we’ll make a nuno felted custom designed pillow for your couch or favorite person. This wet felting class takes advantage of the huge range of available colors of merino wool, not to mention all the silks and embellishment materials to decorate the surface. We’ll look at many options to complete your pillow at home once the wool is dry. Students: Small bubble, bubble wrap 15” x 1 yard (minimum), pool noodle or dowel, scissors, plastic bag for carrying wet projects home, hand towel (microfiber works well) All other materials will be provided by the instructor.

First Time Offered Geri Forkner NUNO FELTING: SCARF Geri is a longtime weaver, felt maker and lover of all fiber techniques. She teaches both children and adults and exhibits her work internationally. As a member of the Southern Highlands Craft Guild she strives to maintain the skill levels of our ancestors’ crafts and enjoys using them in unique new ways Date: Saturday, April 13 , 2019 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Second Floor, Room 1 Cost: $65.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 12 This looped scarf is perfect to upcycle an old shirt, or when you don’t want the bulk of a full size scarf. Try a little prefelt for an eye-catching edge on this lightweight scarf. Prefelts have a few unusual properties when used in the nuno felting process. Cut designs hold their shape, leave a beautiful halo on the reverse side, and adhere to the silk perfectly every time. You’ll learn a few new tricks and go home with an unusual all occasion scarf. Students bring: small bubble, bubble wrap 12” x 2 yard (minimum), pool noodle or dowel, scissors, plastic bag for carrying wet projects home, hand towel (microfiber works well) All other materials will be provided by the instructor.

First Time Offered Geri Forkner PROTECT YOUR TECH DEVICE CASE Geri is a longtime weaver, felt maker and lover of all fiber techniques. She teaches both children and adults and exhibits her work internationally. As a member of the Southern Highlands Craft Guild she strives to maintain the skill levels of our ancestors’ crafts and enjoys using them in unique new ways Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Second Floor, Room 1 Cost: $65.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 12 Make a wet felted carrying case for your cell phone or small device. We’ll create textures and designs that are special to nuno felting by using silk and cotton cloths and prefelts. You’ll learn how to measure then calculate shrinkage for your individual device and then create a beautiful nuno felted resist case with coordinating handle. Students: Cell phone or other small device, small bubble, bubble wrap 15” x 1 yard (minimum), pool noodle or dowel, scissors, plastic bag for carrying wet projects home, hand towel (microfiber works well) All other materials will be provided by the instructor.

SMFAF 2019 Learn and Do Classes FELTED CORD WITH FLOWER LIGHTS
First Time Offered FELTED CORD WITH FLOWER LIGHTS Geri Forkner Date: Sunday, April 14 , 2019 Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Second Floor, Room 1 Cost: $65.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 12 Geri is a longtime weaver, felt maker and lover of all fiber techniques. She teaches both children and adults and exhibits her work internationally. As a member of the Southern Highlands Craft Guild she strives to maintain the skill levels of our ancestors’ crafts and enjoys using them in unique new ways. Just for the fun of it, we’ll encase a string of battery-powered fairy lights into a felted cord for an eye catching bag handle, necklace, or wrap bracelet. We’ll fast felt a dozen small flowers to be stitched onto the cord once everything dries out. You won’t need to know electronics for this project but we will take a look at what’s available in the emerging wearable tech craft. Students bring: Small bubble, bubble wrap 12” x 2 yards, towel, scissors, plastic bag to carry your creations home in. Instructor will provide all other materials

SPINDLES OF THE WORLD Robin Goatey Date: Friday, April 12, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Main Gallery-Glass Window Room Cost: $46.00, includes one spindle of choice Maximum No. of Students: 10 Robin Goatey is an award winning full time festival craftsman working Fiber Festivals in the Midwest. Inspired by Tolkien’s Legendarium, he started carving Ents, Wizards and Castles after reading the Hobbit. He makes tools for Folkways Artisans and provides “northern Folk-school” instruction. Learn 3 different Support Spindles of the World and keep the one you like the best to take home. We will practice the Navajo inspired Southwest Spindle, The Tibetan Spindle and the Compromise Russian Spindle. All of the Spindles have a non-traditional hook on the end with a consequent result: They are easy to learn and utilize. Additional spindles and bowls will be available for purchase in The Dancing Goatey’s booth. All materials, supplies and use of tools are included.

SMFAF 2019 Learn and Do classes First Time Offered
INTRODUCTION TO TAPESTRY Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Second Floor, Room 2 Cost: $66.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 10 Robin Goatey Robin Goatey is an award winning full time festival craftsman working Fiber Festivals in the Midwest. Inspired by Tolkien’s Legendarium, he started carving Ents, Wizards and Castles after reading the Hobbit. He makes tools for Folkways Artisans and provides “northern Folk-school” instruction. Learn Weft-faced weaving on the Tayet Removable Peg Tapestry loom. True tapestry has a weft facing while the warp disappears into the structure and packing of weave. We will warp the travel loom in class and practice the techniques of weft-facing, adding joins and adding colors. The class includes a travel loom, warp thread, beater fork and tapestry needle. Students must bring: a variety of yarn in various weights and colors to the class. Dyed long-wool locks do nicely in these little tapestries and will be available for purchase.

SMFAF 2019 Learn and Do Classes PLAITS: PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION
First Time Offered Robin Goatey CELTIC KNOTWORK PLAITS: PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION Robin Goatey is an award winning full time festival craftsman working Fiber Festivals in the Midwest. Inspired by Tolkien’s Legendarium, he started carving Ents, Wizards and Castles after reading the Hobbit. He makes tools for Folkways Artisans and provides “northern Folk-school” instruction. Date: Sunday, April 14, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM-1:00 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Second Floor, Room 3 Cost: $36.00 Maximum No. of Students: 10 Celtic’s art most ancient form, Pictish Knotwork, is strictly line and plait. We will use simple mathematical constructs to design “one line” all over patterns that can be adapted to fill and space or shape. Class handout included. Students should bring: colored drawing pencils, eraser, drawing pad, Sharpie marker (fine, but not ultra fine) and a drawing.

First Time Offered SHAWL SHAPING FOR BEGINNING DESIGNERS Mary Jo Harris Mary Jo has taught knitting for the last 10 years at various festivals, Knit-In’s, Madison College and the Wisconsin Craft Market. Under her designer name, Jo Harris, she designs knitting patterns and has written a book entitled “Double Knitting-Inside Out” which is available on Amazon and Ravelry. Mary Jo is a member of the Madison Knitters’ Guild and an employee of the Wisconsin Craft Market. Date: Friday, April 12, 2019 Time: 9:30 AM-12:30 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Second Floor Room 2 Cost: $42.00 Maximum No. of Students: 15 Class participants will learn: Different types of shawl shapes Terms used in shawl knitting How to create each basic shape How to use and read the charts associated with each shawl How to enlarge the basic shapes for normal ‘human’ use Ways to use/add ‘designs and patterns’ to the basic shapes Ideas for creating your own shawl-whatever size and shape Students must be able to cast on, bind off, knit, purl, and join in the round. Students must bring light colored worsted weight yarn (no novelty yarn), straight and/or circular needles (16’) in a size to match your yarn. (DPN’s can be used instead of circular needles, stitch markers, usual knitting accessories, paper and pen for taking notes

First Time Offered KNITTING WITH TEXTURE Mary Jo Harris Mary Jo has taught knitting for the last 10 years at various fiber festivals, Under her designer name, Jo Harris, she designs knitting patterns and has written a book entitled “Double Knitting - Inside Out” Mary Jo is a member of the Madison Knitters’ Guild. Date: Friday, April 12, 2019 Time: 1:30 PM-4:30 PM Location: GSM Heritage Second Floor, Classroom 2 Cost: $42.00 Maximum No. of Students: 15 Are you texture-rich or texture-poor? Everyone’s talking about texture. Do you know what textured knitting is? How does one create texture in their knitting? In this class, we’ll discuss: Definition of texture in knitting Ways to create texture in knitting When and when NOT to use texture Where and where NOT to use texture How to make a sampler or other item using texture stitches learned in class Skills needed: Must know how to cast on, knit and purl Students must bring: Two very different colors of worsted weight yarn (no novelty yarn). 16” circular needles in size appropriate for your yarn. Paper for taking notes, pen or pencil, stitch markers, scissors, yarn needle

First Time Offered Mary Jo Harris MITTEN BASICS Mary Jo has taught knitting for the last 10 years at various festivals, Knit-In’s, Madison College and the Wisconsin Craft Market. Under her designer name, Jo Harris, she designs knitting patterns and has written a book entitled “Double Knitting-Inside Out” which is available on Amazon and Ravelry. Mary Jo is a member of the Madison Knitters’ Guild and an employee of the Wisconsin Craft Market. Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 1:30 AM-4:30 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Second Floor Room 3 Cost: $42.00 Maximum No. of Students: 15 Class participants will learn: Mitten Shapes Ways to Knit in the Round Making Mittens that Fit Parts of a Mitten Ways to shape the thumb and thumb gusset Ways to finish a mitten Ways to change a mitten pattern or to make it ‘your own’ Students must be able to cast on, bind off, knit, purl, and join in the round Students must bring light colored worsted weight yarn (no novelty yarn), straight and/or circular needles (16’) in a size to match your yarn. (DPN’s can be used instead of circular needles, stitch markers, usual knitting accessories, paper and pen for taking notes

Lynn Hash Lynn is a Fiber Studio Artist and Teacher. She has been working with various forms of fiber for 40 years. She is a juried member of Foothills Craft Guild and Townsend Artist Guild. She is a member of the TN Valley Handspinners and Silk Painters International. NEEDLE FELT BY DESIGN Date: Friday, April 12, 2019 Time: 1:30 PM-4:30 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Second Floor, Room 3 Cost: $60.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 8 Students will learn various hands on techniques to needle felt designs on wool. Techniques will include making prefelt, various items that you can use to create your design, using purchased or felt objects to mount your design, ways to wet felt design after it is needled on a felt surface as well as the use of solvent paper to adhere fabric, silk, yarn and other materials to your design. Instructor will provide all materials. Students should bring an apron.

SLIPPERS FOR ME Patti Hodge Patti began learning about the fiber arts in She started with spinning, weaving and needle felting. Wet felting is her first love. After taking many felting classes, she has developed her own style influenced by international felters who tend to have and use a variety of different elements and tools. Starting by making a mold of your feet, wet felting over a resist and adding reinforcement. We will shape and size over our molds. Finishing with adding leather patches to the sole to add traction. We will be learning several processes in this one project: how to make a mold, felting over a resist, reinforcing an area of wear, and fulling and shaping the felt. Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Second Floor, Room 2 Cost: $75.00, includes Materials Fee Max. No. of Students: 10 Some previous felting experience is good, but a novice can complete this workshop. Wear old clothes, short sleeves, we will be working with soap and water, felting in the Traditional way. Bring large bath towel and scissors. In this workshop we will use natural colored wool. If you like you can needle felt a decoration and color on to the slippers once you take them home.

DORSET BUTTONS Lori Martin Date: Saturday, April 12, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Main Gallery-Front Alcove Cost: $46, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 6 I love to teach, and to craft new items. I’ve been making Dorset Buttons for myself for years and have taught this class before. In fact, I’m offering it again due to the requests of several people. I am also a member of the Foothills Craft Guild, as well as a member of the Embroiderers Guild of America, Knoxville Chapter. Ready to create a one-of-a- kind embellishment for your hand-crafted knitted, woven or crocheted piece? How about a lovely brooch or embellishment from threads and know-how? This is the class to inspire you! Create a unique accessory based on a historical craft that were the first mass produced threadwork buttons. You will make a decorative button in class that can be used as a brooch or an embellishment. Depending on time, you will also start a second button. This is great for using extra bits of yarn or thread to make a matching button for a knitted or crocheted project. It is also adaptable for a variety of jewelry or decorative pieces. No experience needed. A pair of your own small scissors would be handy. Also any yarn you especially want to use.

First Time Offered Lori Martin STUMPWORK BERRIES I love to teach and create new items. I have been teaching craft classes for over 5 years. I am also a member of the Foothills Craft Guild, as well as a member of the Embroiderers Guild of America, Knoxville Chapter. Date: Sunday, April 14, 2019 Time: 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Main Gallery Front Alcove Cost: $46, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 6 When you wear this brooch, people will think you made it with REAL blackberries! The perfect pin to wear in the Smokies, where blackberries grow wild. Best of all, bears won’t be tempted by YOUR blackberries at all! Create beautiful beaded berries using a centuries-old technique called Stumpwork. In this class you will learn to make the stuffed felt form, apply the beads, and anchor the finished berries onto a backing for a brooch. Sounds tricky, but it’s easier than you think! Some basic knowledge of sewing by hand, and the ability to work with small items is helpful. Students: bring scissors, preferably small

First Time Offered BEGINNING WET FELTING Bridget Wilson Matlock Date: Friday, April 12, 2019 Time: 9:30 AM-11:30 AM Location: GSM Heritage Center Second Floor, Room 1 Cost: $40.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 8 Bridget began her fiber journey in 5th grade. Through the many years she has stayed true to her mantra, “Always be a student while altering fiber by painting, embellishing, dyeing, felting, and/or manipulation.” She is a juried member of the Townsend Artists Guild and Foothills Craft Guild. Explore basic wet felting techniques using a resist to create a simple glasses case, cell phone case or small purse. Basic wet felting techniques will be learned as you create a small case made in class using wool, water, soap & agitation. All skill levels welcome as we wet felt (wool, water, soap, and agitation)using a resist to make a small vessel. All materials supplied by teacher. Students bring: 2 bath towels. Apron and rubber gloves (optional)

First Time Offered SHIBORI + INDIGO = RECIPE FOR SUCCESS Bridget Wilson Matlock Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM-12 PM, lunch break, then return 1:00-2:00 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Tent-Upper Exhibit Area Cost: $60.00, Maximum No. of Students 12 Bridget began her fiber journey in 5th grade. Through the many years she has stayed true to her mantra, “Always be a student while altering fiber by painting, embellishing, dyeing, felting, and/or manipulation.” She is a juried member of the Townsend Artists Guild and Foothills Craft Guild. Think Sophisticated Tie-Dye Bring a natural fiber article to create patterning through manipulation of fiber by stitching, folding, clamping, or wrapping on poles to create designs on fabric. The item will be soaked in water before dipping into Indigo dye bath Student should bring material to dye. Examples of items to bring: pre-washed natural fiber (100% cotton, silk, rayon or wool) ½ yd of fabric, T-shirt or scarf. Students bring: 2 bath towels. Optional: thimble, apron and gloves and bag to bring home item.

First Time Offered WET FELTED BIRD POD Bridget Wilson Matlock Date: Sunday, April 14, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM-1:00 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Second Floor, Room 2 Cost: $60.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 8 Bridget began her fiber journey in 5th grade. Through the many years she has stayed true to her mantra, “Always be a student while altering fiber by painting, embellishing, dyeing, felting, and/or manipulation.” She is a juried member of the Townsend Artists Guild and Foothills Craft Guild. Make your feathered friends smile by creating a felted Bird Pod or House. We’ll learn wet felting techniques on a resist with wool roving, water, soap and agitation to create your one of kind piece of “Tacky Yard Art??” to hang inside or outdoors. All skill levels welcome as we wet felt (wool, water, soap, and agitation) using a resist to make a small vessel. All materials supplied by teacher. Students bring: 2 bath towels. Apron and rubber gloves optional. Bring a plastic bag full of plastic bags to be used for stuffing and shaping Pod as it dries.

First Time Offered BEYOND THE BASICS-WHAT THEY DON’T TEACH YOU IN THE BASIC KNITTING CLASS Margo Money Margo is an advanced knitter with a specialty in learning from her mistakes and then passing that information along to newer knitters. She has published several patterns, and recently re-branded and reopened her blog under the name ‘Vintage Kitten Creations’, where she writes about knitting, food, and vintage designs. She has taught classes at SMFAF in the past. Date: Sunday, April 14, 2019 Time: 1:00 PM-- 2:30 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center, Second Floor Room 2 Cost: $25.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 15 Join a knitter who has made plenty of knitting mistakes as she guides you through the ways to: fix mess ups (dropped stitches, accidental yarn overs), frog projects that aren’t working out, and get the most out of your yardage with a quick overview of the basics of reading knitting pattern’s shorthand. A Q&A session will follow so you can get advice on issues from gauge, what needles to use when, and any other questions you might have. An absolute must for any beginner knitter looking to get more in depth and hone their skills in a non-judgmental zone. Bring any projects you are working on and may need help with for the Q&A Portion!

Phyllis Narus rmyarns.com BEGINNING FLOOR LOOM WEAVING fingertip Towel Phyllis has been a weaving instructor since 2000 and is the owner of R&M Yarns in Georgetown, Tennessee. R&M Yarns specializes in weaving yarns and equipment and takes pride in providing quality yarns at discount prices. Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM or 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center, Main Gallery-Glass Window Room Cost: $56.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 4 each session Come weave this beautiful 100% Cotton Fingertip Towel. This class is for the person who has never woven on a floor loom before but would like to see what it is all about. Sit down at a pre-warped loom and learn how to throw the shuttle, keep proper tension as you weave and do simple treadling with your feet to create a pretty fingertip towel. This class gives you a "taste" of weaving to see if it is something you want to pursue further. Three-day workshops are offered at the R&M Yarns Studio for those that want more! Go to rmyarns.com/BeginningWeaving.html All equipment and yarns are furnished.

First Time Offered Gayle Roberts NEEDLE FELTED BEAR Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Main Gallery-Front Alcove Cost: $66.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 10 Gayle Roberts of Wild Hair Studio has been an artist for 25 years. She is accomplished in a variety of different media, including painting, basket weaving, pottery and felting. Her interest in fiber arts began in 1992 when her daughter was involved with the 4-H sheep project. Since then she has become an expert needle felter and taught numerous classes. Not sure where we will be yet Come explore the magic of needle felting and create your own needle felted, string jointed bear. Participants will begin with wool roving to sculpt their own bear and will be able to complete most of their bear in class and will have the knowledge to finish their bear at home. Participants will learn the basics of felting and the process to create a string joint. Students bring: scissors, needle and strong thread. All other materials provided by the instructor. Please note that felting needles are sharp; therefore this class may not appropriate for children.

Nancy Shedden MICROWAVE, WOOL, and FOOD COLOR?.. YES, REALLY Nancy has been spinning and dyeing wool for over a decade. She has taught a Crock Pot dyeing class in past years at the Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival. Last year she introduced Microwave dying, this year she introduces a Food Safe technique for dyeing wool at home. Nancy is a member of the Tennessee Valley Handspinners Guild, Foothills Craft Guild, and the Appalachian Arts Craft Center Date: Friday, April 12, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM or 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Montvale Cabin Cost: $45.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 4 Minimum Age limit: 12 years old Not sure where we will be yet This class will introduce you to a really quick dye method for fibers and yarns. Participants will learn about fiber selection and preparation, learn about Food Safe dyes, and how to make bright, colorfast rovings.. Use of the microwave will speed the processing time. Each participant will leave with two 2- oz spinnable amounts of roving. Students bring: rubber gloves, and an apron. All dyes, rovings, and necessities provided. Note: Food coloring does not contaminate your microwave or cooking utensils. This method works equally well on yarn.

HAND-SEWING IN SHEEPSKIN BEGINNER’S GUIDE Date: Sunday, April 14, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM-3:00 PM Location: Townsend Visitors Center-Exhibit Room Cost: $160.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 12 Anette Skoog Annette breeds Gotland Sheep and is a Scandinavian skin felt fiber artist who creates wearable and decorative items. She teaches hand-sewing and block printing techniques to preserve the techniques from Sweden. Her signature work is sheepskin coverlets with traditional printed and painted patterns. In this class students will learn basic skills to complete a handcraft project in sheepskin. Topics include: History, Selection of sheepskins, Equipment, Basic techniques for hand-sewing in sheepskin, Participants will make their first own project, such as a pair of mittens, baby slippers, a teddy bear or a small pillow using their new skills. All materials and supplies provided by instructor.

First Time Offered UNDERSTANDING ICELANDIC FLEECE; SPINNING IN THE GREASE Diana Armes Wallace Using the properties of Icelandic wool, Mohair and Angora fibers, Diana loves to create all sorts of fibery things. She enjoys using Viking combs and hackles in her fiber processing. Collecting and growing natural dye supplies on the farm along with some purchased items round out her playful fibery products Date: Friday, April 12, 2019 Time: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Main Gallery-Front Alcove Cost: $55.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 12 Icelandic Fleece is one of several dual-coated fleeces. Many of these are dry enough to easily spin in the Grease. You will learn many different ways to spin them. There will be Icelandic, Karakal and Navajo-churro in class for us to spin. Students bring: A spinning wheel or spindle, Viking combs, hand cards (a pair of flat dog brushes works), ball winder or niddy noddy.

SMFAF 2019 Learn and Do Classes DYEING 24 COLORS FROM COCHINEAL
Diana Armes Wallace Using the properties of Icelandic wool, Mohair and Angora fibers, Diana loves to create all sorts of fibery things. She enjoys using Viking combs and hackles in her fiber processing. Collecting and growing natural dye supplies on the farm along with some purchased items round out her playful fibery products Date: Sunday, April 14, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM Location: GSM Heritage Center Annex Cost: $90.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 16 Come and participate in an adventure in dyeing. We will start with 24 skeins of yarn that have been pre-mordanted. Students will dye, post mordant and ammonia dip the yarn. We will get 24 colors from one dye pot. This will require attention to detail. Students will go home with 24 colors of yarn, charted with how the color was acquired. Students may bring an item of their own to throw into the dye pot after our dyeing is complete. Please wear old clothes or apron, closed toe shoes and bring rubber gloves. Pen and paper for notes. All yarns are provided and have already been mordanted by the instructor.

First Time Offered FELTED GREETING CARD Judy Wilson Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 9:30 AM-12:30 PM Location: Townsend Visitor Center-Exhibit Room Cost: $36.00, includes Materials Fee Maximum No. of Students: 15 After retiring from the show ring with her sheep, Judy began needle and wet felting in She teaches from her studio and at fiber festivals in North Carolina and Virginia. Judy is active in the Twin City Artisans Association and the Yadkin Arts Council. Using a special barbed needle, you will learn how to make a colorful, wool picture on a wet felted base: similar to painting with wool. Your ‘painting’ will be mounted on greeting card stock for a favorite friend or loved one or it can be framed. You will be provided a finished, wet-felted base and will learn to needle-felt a design on to the base. You will also learn how to wet-felt the base which you can take home to finish for a second card. You will learn basic needle and wet felting techniques and create a lovely gift. All materials are provided by the instructor.

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