General Workshop Details
The cost of workshops for 2016 is $60.00 per day with any Materials Fee to the instructor extra. Non-Las Arañas members will be charged an additional $35.00. This will cover membership dues if they care to join.
A Guild member usually houses the workshop instructor. This person provides breakfast and lunch for the instructor and possibly dinner the night before the workshop—the Guild covers the cost of dinners during the workshop. For this service, the person housing the instructor receives the workshop at half price (plus any materials fee).
Workshops generally start between 9-10 and end from 4-5.
*A Jodie Aves Scholarship was formed by the family and friends of the late, long-time and very active member of Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild. Jodie was an avid spinner, dyer, knitter and general fiber enthusiast who readily and enthusiastically shared her knowledge and skills with her fellow guild members. In loving memory of her dedication to promoting education in the fiber arts, this Scholarship has been established to benefit the members of Las Arañas.
This Scholarship Fund is to be kept separate from the Las Arañas Scholarship Fund and is to be used specifically for Guild members who have signed up for a Guild sponsored workshop. The recipient of the scholarship will be chosen by lottery from those who have signed up for and paid for the workshop. The whole amount of the workshop fee (not including any materials fee) will be paid from this scholarship fund. A member of the Board of Directors or Executive Committee will draw the name of the workshop attendee and his/her workshop fee will be paid from this fund. (As workshop fees are not deposited until the workshop has started, the attendee’s check will be returned to them, undeposited.) Anyone receiving a scholarship will not be eligible to receive another one for three years from the date of the scholarship granted.
A Guild member usually houses the workshop instructor. This person provides breakfast and lunch for the instructor and possibly dinner the night before the workshop—the Guild covers the cost of dinners during the workshop. For this service, the person housing the instructor receives the workshop at half price (plus any materials fee).
Workshops generally start between 9-10 and end from 4-5.
*A Jodie Aves Scholarship was formed by the family and friends of the late, long-time and very active member of Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild. Jodie was an avid spinner, dyer, knitter and general fiber enthusiast who readily and enthusiastically shared her knowledge and skills with her fellow guild members. In loving memory of her dedication to promoting education in the fiber arts, this Scholarship has been established to benefit the members of Las Arañas.
This Scholarship Fund is to be kept separate from the Las Arañas Scholarship Fund and is to be used specifically for Guild members who have signed up for a Guild sponsored workshop. The recipient of the scholarship will be chosen by lottery from those who have signed up for and paid for the workshop. The whole amount of the workshop fee (not including any materials fee) will be paid from this scholarship fund. A member of the Board of Directors or Executive Committee will draw the name of the workshop attendee and his/her workshop fee will be paid from this fund. (As workshop fees are not deposited until the workshop has started, the attendee’s check will be returned to them, undeposited.) Anyone receiving a scholarship will not be eligible to receive another one for three years from the date of the scholarship granted.
Past Workshops
Kate Larson - Spinner's Notebook, Sound Singles, Finishing
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Friday, October 20 Creative Focus: Building a spinner's idea notebook.
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an hour for lunch
(Please bring your lunch.)Spinning is a creative act. In our craft, we push the boundaries of our creativity within the framework of technical know-how. Whether we are spinning yarns that are traditional or innovative, turning an idea into a reality depends on our ability to match a set of learned skills with an aesthetic vision. Kate will share with you how she uses a spinner's creativity notebook to capture fleeting color combinations and pattern ideas, while keeping no- fuss, yet accurate samples while creating a textile. You will leave with a spinner's notebook, several of your own color-texture studies, and a new way to capture your creativity.
Skills needed: Ability to spin and ply a basic yarn.
Participants to bring: Several spindles or a spinning wheel in good working condition, niddy noddy, and lazy kate. You will need handcards for this class. Some handcards will be available to borrow.
Saturday, October 21 Spinning a Sound Singles Yarn
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an hour for lunch.
(Please bring your lunch!)
A singles yarn is, by its very nature, unbalanced. Twist is typically added to these yarns in one direction, but never balanced with plying. Why spin a singles yarn? They give us unique color blending options, interesting texture, and maximize our spinning time. Singles yarns can have drawbacks, like decreased durability, over-twist, and reduced loft. By better understanding and measuring twist, exploring techniques, and no-fuss sampling, we can spin useful, beautiful, sound singles yarns.
Skills needed: Ability to spin and ply a basic yarn.
Participant to bring: Several spindles, or a spinning wheel in working condition, and spinning accessories you typically use.
Sunday, October 22 Finishing School: Washing, blocking, and fulling techniques for handspun yarns
After your yarn is spun and wound into a skein, what comes next? Finishing handspun typically involves washing, but the exact approach depends on the fiber and spinning method used and what type of textile you want to make. Wet-finishing can be used to remove carding oils and excess dye, but can also add strength and durability or loft and halo depending on the method. This workshop will cover three common approaches to wet-finishing: washing, fulling, and blocking. We will spin a variety of fibers and yarn types, ranging from singles to tailspun, and finish them using different techniques. You'll leave class with the skills you need to add a perfect finish to your handspun beauties.
Skills needed: Ability to spin and ply a basic yarn.
Participants to bring: Several spindles or a spinning wheel in good working condition, and spinning accessories you typically use.
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an hour for lunch
(Please bring your lunch.)Spinning is a creative act. In our craft, we push the boundaries of our creativity within the framework of technical know-how. Whether we are spinning yarns that are traditional or innovative, turning an idea into a reality depends on our ability to match a set of learned skills with an aesthetic vision. Kate will share with you how she uses a spinner's creativity notebook to capture fleeting color combinations and pattern ideas, while keeping no- fuss, yet accurate samples while creating a textile. You will leave with a spinner's notebook, several of your own color-texture studies, and a new way to capture your creativity.
Skills needed: Ability to spin and ply a basic yarn.
Participants to bring: Several spindles or a spinning wheel in good working condition, niddy noddy, and lazy kate. You will need handcards for this class. Some handcards will be available to borrow.
Saturday, October 21 Spinning a Sound Singles Yarn
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an hour for lunch.
(Please bring your lunch!)
A singles yarn is, by its very nature, unbalanced. Twist is typically added to these yarns in one direction, but never balanced with plying. Why spin a singles yarn? They give us unique color blending options, interesting texture, and maximize our spinning time. Singles yarns can have drawbacks, like decreased durability, over-twist, and reduced loft. By better understanding and measuring twist, exploring techniques, and no-fuss sampling, we can spin useful, beautiful, sound singles yarns.
Skills needed: Ability to spin and ply a basic yarn.
Participant to bring: Several spindles, or a spinning wheel in working condition, and spinning accessories you typically use.
Sunday, October 22 Finishing School: Washing, blocking, and fulling techniques for handspun yarns
After your yarn is spun and wound into a skein, what comes next? Finishing handspun typically involves washing, but the exact approach depends on the fiber and spinning method used and what type of textile you want to make. Wet-finishing can be used to remove carding oils and excess dye, but can also add strength and durability or loft and halo depending on the method. This workshop will cover three common approaches to wet-finishing: washing, fulling, and blocking. We will spin a variety of fibers and yarn types, ranging from singles to tailspun, and finish them using different techniques. You'll leave class with the skills you need to add a perfect finish to your handspun beauties.
Skills needed: Ability to spin and ply a basic yarn.
Participants to bring: Several spindles or a spinning wheel in good working condition, and spinning accessories you typically use.
Past Workshop Highlights
Kathy Hattori
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Jacey Boggs Faulkner
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TOm Knisely
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Classes
These classes are taught by local fiber artists, most of whom are members of Las Aranas. Please support them and take their wonderful classes.
Weaving Classes
by Robin Pascal
Perfect Buttons - Edgewood NM, www.perfectbuttons.com
by Cathelena Burr
Southwest Decoratives, 5711 Carmel Ave. NE
Perfect Buttons - Edgewood NM, www.perfectbuttons.com
by Cathelena Burr
Southwest Decoratives, 5711 Carmel Ave. NE
Inkle Weaving
by Annie MacHale
Ongoing classes at all levels from beginner to advanced pickup methods. At Annie’s home in Edgewood. Call Annie at 681-3078 for class schedules.
Ongoing classes at all levels from beginner to advanced pickup methods. At Annie’s home in Edgewood. Call Annie at 681-3078 for class schedules.