Welcome to our summer class schedule!  We’ve put some things together for you, and have some more in mind, so stay tuned.  As always, if you have a wish not offered or the timing doesn’t work out for your schedule, let us know and we can make something work out for you.

 NEW, FUN MARGARET IDEA!

Be a Yarn Bomber and Help Decorate the Yarn Tree!!!

Several “drop in” sessions are planned for those that want to participate in making new decorations for the “yarn tree” out in front of the store. We will be knitting and crocheting flowers to sew on to I-cord and wind on the tree. Hopefully this will happen by the 1^st day of Summer. (June 21^st.) Yarn will be provided and some patterns available. You are welcome to bring yarn and patterns to share.

Please “drop-in” Tues nights 5:30-8:00 or Sunday afternoons 1-3:00 May 15, 29^th, June 5^th,12^th or 19^th. (NOT May 22^nd, come shop the LYS tour instead!)

Spinning: 

 
Beginning Spinning on a Spinning Wheel
This class is for the beginning spinner. It is a great hands-on opportunity to learn to spin your own yarn. You will make two and three ply yarn using wool roving.  Yvonne is a wonderful enthusiastic spinner and a patient teacher to learn spinning from!  She brings a variety of fibers and preparations for you to learn about and experience in her materials packet.  Use your own wheel, or arrange to borrow one of the shop wheels for the class. 

Time doesn’t work for you?  Let us know!  We might be able to shift it.

Drop Spindle Class
Want to learn an age-old fun and portable way of making your own yarn?  Learn to spin using this historical, inexpensive devise – used worldwide!  You will learn to spin using the “park-and-draft” method, ply your own handspun and make a skein of it in the end. .
Bring your curiosity.  Drop spindle and fiber can be purchased with 10% student discount.  Ask staff for assistance when you sign up.
$20.  Instructor Margaret Magic.
Session I:  Sunday May 29,  11-1:30 

Session II: Sunday June 12,  11-1:30 

Session III: Sunday July 31,  11-1:30

Fleece to Fiber
Have you always wanted to prepare fiber from the raw fleece?  Or wondered about all the available fiber preparations and how they get that way?  You will learn how it is done with Margaret in this class.  Look at various breeds and fiber types, skirt a freshly sheared fleece, learn how to wash it, and come back the next week and card, comb, flick and drum card your fluff.  This is a great class for any fiber enthusiast. Felters & weavers, come join!  No spinning will be done in the class. Bring large paper bag or pillowcase.
Participants will split the cost of the fleece on first day ($8 max).

Cost $35. Margaret Magic
Sundays, July 17^th and 24th

Note: one 1 hour class, one 3 hour class.  Both start at 11:30AM

 Novelty Yarn Series:

 Spinning Thick and Thin 

This class is a great opportunity for the spinner to explore (or revisit?) irregular yarn.  That lovely chunky stuff you look wistfully at a new spinner turning out?  Heather will guide you through making it with control and show you how it is the technique at the root of noils, wraps and all sorts of fun novelty yarns!
You will need to bring your basic spinning skills, a wheel and some prepared roving.  If you need supplies, you'll get a 10% discount as a student.  If you need to arrange to use a shop wheel for the class, let us know when you sign up.  Don't forget your sense of humor!

$20.  Heather Seevers, teacher extraordinaire. We are collecting names and phone numbers. You will be contacted when the instructor knows the schedule for her day job.

  Boucle
Come and learn more about novelty yarn technique with Heather.  Boucle means "to curl or buckle," and this yarn does this by way of it's irregular structure.  It is the means by which yarn gets loops and bumps.  (Your big opportunity to come to the yarn shop, get loopy and no one will have to call a cab for you to get home!)
Bring your basic spinning skills and a wheel and have fun!  Heather will provide materials (clean mohair and wensleydale locks and binder thread) to spin, included in fee. If you really want to use your own, fee drops $10.

$30.  Heather Seevers. We are collecting names and phone numbers. You will be contacted when the instructor knows the schedule for her day job.
 
Core Spun Yarn
Ever looked at that lumpy, bumpy, hairy, or fuzzy yarn and shaken your head wondering “how?”  Heather is the mistress of the core spun or wrapped yarn and she will show you how to adapt your spinning style to this fun technique.  She will come with her bag of tricks and a well-stocked fiber supply, included in class fee.  She promises to teach us the long tail lock-looking yarn she’s taken all the prizes for!
Bring your basic spinning skills and a wheel (bulky flyer? Bring it).
$30.  Heather Seevers. We are collecting names and phone numbers. You will be contacted when the instructor knows the schedule for her day job.
 
Add Weird Stuff to Your Yarn
Yup.  Pretty much explains it.  Beads?  Silk cocoons?  Dice?  The list is only limited by your interest.  Heather will teach you how.  Be not amazed by what you see in skeins on etsy.  Make it yourself!  Materials included in the class fee.  Just bring your open mind, a wheel and a drop spindle and get ready to have fun!
$30.  Heather Seevers. We are collecting names and phone numbers. You will be contacted when the instructor knows the schedule for her day job.

Knitting & Crochet:

 Beginning Knitting Class
So, you want to learn to knit?  This is a good hands-on opportunity to get the help you need.  In the first class, students cast on and knit working on a scarf as your first project.  The second class lets you build on those skills after some practice time between classes.  The goal is to cover the 4 basics of knitting: casting on, knitting, purling and casting off and you'll make a lovely scarf to prove to yourself you've done it!  It's a good refresher opportunity for those who haven't knit in an embarrassing amount of time and can't remember how to start, too!
Bring one skein Cascade 220 or similar yarn and size 8 needles.  Staff will assist you when you sign up.  10% discount applies for students.

$35.  Debbie Carpenter, ever-patient teacher.
Thursday May 26 and June 2^nd 5:30-7:30 
 

SOCKS!
You have always wanted to learn to knit socks and here is your chance!! Whether you want to use 4 double pointed needles, 2 circular or one long circular, Meg will get you going! Book provided in class fee. Needles and yarn can be purchased at the time of class for 10% discount.
Three one-ish hr classes.

$30 Meg Jobe is our fearless leader .
Session I: May 25^th, June 1^st & 8^th, Wed. mornings 10am

Session II: May 23^rd June 6^th & June 13^th, Monday evenings at 6:30

Crochet: Beginning Crochet
Debbie does a great job helping people learn crochet.  Whether you are completely new to it or need a refresher, she can help you make stuff with string!  Project will be a sampler scarf to learn the basic crochet stitches and techniques. 
Bring a ball of yarn, light colored Cascade 220 or some such and an “H” hook, or get help at the shop before class starts.  10% student discount applies.
Mondays Jun 6 & 13, 5:30-7:30..  $35.  Debbie Carpenter

Miscellaneous Fun!

Toothbrush Rug Making -- a rag rug technique
Learn how to easily craft a fabric rug using a “toothbrush” as your tool.  This is not braiding or crocheting, it’s a technique begun in Sweden and used by the Amish. It’s easy on your hands and wrists, so if you have trouble crocheting rugs, this is for you. During the first class, you’ll learn about choosing the best materials, a quick and easy way to make your fabric strips, as well as joining your pieces with no sewing.
You can finish a rug in 8 hours if you wish, so this is a fast way to create a custom-colored rug to warm the tootsies of those you love!  Get back to your roots and do what your grandma did while using recycled or new fabrics.
Bring 3 yds of lightweight 100% cotton washed and dried but not stripped.(no flannel or denim) minimum class size 3.
Session I: Wed., June 22^nd and Fri. the 24^th 3-6:00 pm
Session II: Mon., July 25^th and Thurs. the 28^th 5-8:00 pm
Class fee $58 (includes tool). Renee Baranek is our ever popular instructor.
 
Ongoing Rug Making Support
Let us know if you need a follow-up session for finishing your rug and we will make arrangements.

Be a Yarn Bomber and Help Decorate the Yarn Tree!!!

Several “drop in” sessions are planned for those that want to participate in making new decorations for the “yarn tree” out in front of the store. We will be knitting and crocheting flowers to sew onlto I-cord and wind on the tree. Hopefully this will happen by the 1^st day of Summer. (June 21^st.) Yarn will be provided and some patterns available. You are welcome to bring yarn and patterns to share.

Please “drop-in” Tues nights 5:30-8:00 or Sunday afternoons 1-3:00 May 15, 29^th, June 5^th,12^th or 19^th. (NOT May 22^nd, come shop the LYS tour instead.!)

 OTHER LESSONS;

Please let us know if you want lessons in a particular subject, or prefer a class at a certain day or time. We will try to arrange a class or private lesson for you. Other subjects available might include loom warping or weaving refresher, knitting refresher, spinning exotic fibers, etc,...

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN TAKING CLASSES AT NW HANDSPUN YARNS:

1. Class fee must be paid no later than 3 days prior to the start of the class. Cancellation of class by student must be prior to 3 days for refund. No refund for class if student cancelled within three days of the start of class.

2. Minimum class enrollment: 3 students.