Fleece, Felting, Skein & Photography Competitions Free Family Friendly Activities • More than 100 Fiber Vendors Sheep Shearing Demos & Sheep Breed Display Spinning, Knitting and More!

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2 WELCOME TO SHEPHERD’S HARVEST 2017!

It’s an ancient story.

The relationship between sheep and Humankind is one of the oldest on record. It began more than ten thousand years ago in the hills of Persia and continues its journey today on our prairies, plains and valleys. Here in the Midwest, our shepherds spin forward timeless traditions and wrap them into our unique history, culture and locale.

Each year in May, these keepers of craft come to Shepherds Harvest to share their passion, skill and artistry and open your imagination to what is possible from this ancient relationship between our wool bearers and ourselves.

Once a year, this festival provides an open window into the world of sheep, shepherds and all things wool. You can move from practical discussions in the barn to a consult on eco-friendly dyes or spend hours on the whimsical wonders of the textile arts – whatever inspires you most.

This festival weaves the shepherds, the artists and the curious minded into one magical moment. And it’s made more powerful because each year’s harvest comes directly to you from local farms and studios. By their hands sheep are brought forth into the world, fleeces are shorn, dye pots are stirred, yarn is spun and magic is formed into the knitted, felted, hooked and woven elements of your life. And like these unique fiber treasures, this festival is one-of-a-kind, each year different from the rest.

As you choose which items you’ll take home from this year’s concentration of riches, be sure to enjoy the timeless charm of this once-a year gem and determine your own place in the story of the wool bearers.

Enjoy the show!

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4 TABLE OF CONTENTS MAP KEY Festival Schedule 6 4-H Bldg: Fiber Classes Committee Members 7 Bldg A: Demos & Competitions New! Fiber Rainbow 8 Bldg B: Vendors, Vendor Check-In & Fleece Show & Sales 10 Information Booth Fleece Entry Form 11-12 Vendors Competition 13 Bldg C: Musical Entertainment 15 Bldg D: Vendors, Rabbits Demonstrations 16-18 Goat Barn: Sheep Breeds Display, Vendors In the Barn 19 Outdoor Arena: Herding Dog Demos Sheep Barn Demos 20 Outdoor Pavilion: Sheep Shearing Demo Llamapalooza 21 Rabbit Bldg: Fiber Classes Processing Wool to Yarn 23 Cattle Barn: Llama on display/vendors Class Schedule 25 Show Arena: Lamapalooza Show Class Descriptions 26-32 Class Instructors 33-34 Class Registration 36 Vendor Listing 37-42 Map of Fairgrounds 44-46

WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS

Lake Elmo CTY RD 5 Stillwater

West Public Parking 43rd Ave 43rd Central Public Parking Horse Arena

South Horse Barn Parking

Public/Vendor 42nd St. N. 42nd 40th Ave (14th St) 40th Ave

MC FAIR Ave Band Shell A Food Cattle Barn Show Commerce Ave Sheep Barn Arena B Outdoor Pavillion Goat Barn

C Green Outdoor Arena 41st St N. D Rabbit Bldg

4H Classes

5 FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE

FRIDAY MAY 12 3:30 Pick up Silent Auction Fleeces - Bldg A 9:00 Class Sessions Begin, 4H & Rabbit Buildings Sheperding Basics - Pavilion 3:00 Fiber Rainbow Donations - Bldg A 5:00 GATES CLOSED 4:30 Fleece Competition Drop off - Bldg A SUNDAY MAY 14 9:00 Morning Class Sessions Begin, 4H & Rabbit Bldg SATURDAY MAY 13 10:00 GATES OPEN 7:30 Fleece Competition Drop off - Bldg A Vendors open through 4:oopm - Bldg B,C, D & Barns 9:00 GATES OPEN Skein and Felting Entries on Display - Bldg A Skein & Felting Competition Drop Off - Bldg A Lamapalooza Competition Begins - Show Arena Morning Class Sessions Begin, 4H & Rabbit Bldg 10:00 Extreme Sheep Make-Over- Pavilion Vendors open through 5:oopm - Bldg B,C, D & Barns Local Linen - Bldg A 10:30 Dying with Onion Skins - Outdoor Pavilion Lamapalooza Competition Begins - Show Arena 11:00 Stock Dog Demos - Arena 10 - 3pm Fiber Rainbow Spinning - Bldg A Shuttle Tatting - Bldg A Extreme Sheep Make-Over- Pavilion Pinloom Weaving Demo - Bldg A 10:00 Handcarding Rolags - Bldg A 11:30 Flax Demo - Outdoor Pavilion Blacksmithing - Outdoor Pavilion Fiber Fashion Show - Registration 10:30 Dying with Onion Skins - Outdoor Pavilion 12:00 Fiber Fashion Show - Band Shell Wash your Wool & Have a Ball - Sheep Barn 11:00 Stock Dog Demos - Arena Spinning Flax to Linen - Bldg A Knitting in the Round - Bldg A Weaving on the Weighted Loom - Bldg A Pinloom Weaving Demo - Bldg A 1:00 Fibershed Panel Talk: “Slow Fashion” Spinning on a Spinning Wheel - Bldg A Stock Dog Demos - Arena 11:30 Flax Demo - Outdoor Pavilion 1 - 3 Fiber Rainbow Silent Auction - Bldg A 12:00 Wash your Wool & Have a Ball - Goat Barn Fleece Skirting - Pavilion Needle Felting a Bookmark - A Make and Take 1:00 Stock Dog Demos - Arena Project - Bldg A 1 - 3 Fleece Skirting - Outdoor Pavilion Afternoon Classes Begin - 4H & Rabbit Bldgs Afternoon Classes Begin - 4H & Rabbit Bldgs 2:00 Basic Sheep Care Demo - Pavilion Fleece Silent Auction Begins - Bldg A Those Long, Lustrous, Locks! - Bldg A 2:00 Blacksmithing - Outdoor Pavilion 2:30 Stock Dog Demos - Arena Local Linen - Bldg A Sheep Handling for the beginning Shepherd - Pavilion Sheep Handling Demo - Pavilion 4:00 GATES CLOSED 3D Wet Felting - Bldg A 2:30 Stock Dog Demos - Arena

ONGOING ALL WEEKEND North Star Farm Tour - Building A Free Family-Friendly Fiber Activities - Bldg A Spinning Wheel Repair - Building A Fiber Rainbow Spin In! - Bldg A Angora Rabbit Fiber - Building A 1812 Historical Encampment & Fiber Demonstration - On Fiber Display - Goat Barn the Green Rabbit Show - Bldg D Weaver’s Guild of Minnesota - Bldg A Extreme Sheep Make-Over - Outdoor Pavilion Minnesota Knitters Guild - Building A Llama Display - Cattle Barn Northern Lights Handspinners Guild - Building A Sheep Display - Goat Barn Central Minnesota Machine Knitting – Bldg A Lamapalooza - Show Arena

6 Over 120 Vendors in Building B, C & D SHEPHERD’S HARVEST SUPPORT

SHEPHERD’S HARVEST EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THANK YOU TO OUR ACTIVITY COORDINATORS: Deb Schaber – Executive Director Fleece Show – Carolyn Barsness Jerry Pedersen – Board Chair Demo and Events – Andrea Myklebust & Renee Samuelson Jody Marx Outdoor Demos - Jody Marx Eric Olson Vendor Outreach – Loretta Pedersen Sheep Barn - Terri Drimel Marilyn Lucero Photographer - Leah Nagel Joe Manthei Social Media - Beth Kamienski & Leah Nagel Linda Johnson-Morke For a complete list of our wonderful volunteers, please visit shepherdsharvestfestival.org.

2017 COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS

The Festival would not be what it is today without a lot of Committee Coordinators receive the following as a great volunteers throughout the years! We are looking for thank you for volunteering: Volunteers to join our team! The following are positions • Free booth or class equivalent currently available for the 2018 Festival. If you are • Free Admission to the Festival interested, please contact Deb Schaber, Executive Director • Early class sign-up for more information. • Free biz card OR web ad • Name on website • Stipend based on Festival Profits Committee Coordinators Positions Available: • Competitions Coordinator (Skein, Felting, Fleece, & Photo Competitions) • Guilds Coordinator • Marketing Coordinator • Social Media More information can be found at • Community Outreach Coordinator www.shepherdsharvestfestival.org/volunteers/ • Public Relations/Communication volunteer-opportunities/ • Graphic Designer • Volunteer Coordinator

CLASSES FOR THE SHEPHERD

A full range of spectacular classes for new and experienced shepherds is planned. Classes include topics such as • Basic Sheep Care • Sheep Handling for the Beginning Shepherd • Shepherding Basics • Extreme Sheep Makeovers • How to select and prepare fleece for the fiber mill

Check www.shepherdharvestfestival.org for latest updates and registration.

7 NEW! FIBER RAINBOW 2017 (A RE-CREATION OF THE FIBER SANDWICH DEMO FROM PRIOR YEARS) PROCESS: 1. Friday evening – Saturday 10:00am: collect fiber donations from vendors. Fiber donations must be in spinnable form, i.e. batts, roving, rolags, top. No raw or unprocessed fleece. 2. Saturday 10:00am to 12:00pm: guild members sort fiber into 4 oz bags: ½ - 1 oz increments of fiber in a color theme, combo spin idea. See Spin Off Winter 2017, Coordinating Handpaints article pages 76-80. There’s also a (free) video blog on the process made by the author of the article. This process works for any fiber prep, not just handpaints, as long as it’s in a ready-to-spin form. Reasons for changing this process: a. to change up the activity to rekindle interest from volunteer spinners b. to simplify the weighing/bagging process c. to offer more options for spinners d. to (maybe) produce more attractive skeins for auction 3. Saturday 12:00pm to Sunday 12:00pm: spinners create a finished skein in any method they choose. Spinners en- couraged to do at least some of the work at SH in Building A Spin-in area. 4. Sunday 12:00pm to 1:00pm: Silent Auction setup. 5. Sunday 1:00pm to 3:00pm: Silent Auction of skeins. 6. Post-auction: proceeds sent as donation to Heifer International

DEMONSTRATIONS PROVIDED: Saturday 10:00am: guild members will do informal demo while color-sorting, dividing and weighing the donated fiber for volunteer spinners

Saturday, 11:00am: FORMAL DEMO: how to prepare fiber for a “Combo-spin” as described in the Spin-Off Winter 2017 issue and the PassioKnit Spinner podcast.

Saturday 12:00pm to Sunday 12:00pm: informal demos by volunteer spinners as they spin their donation skein in the Spinning Circle area

Keep Families Warm with a Knitters’ Basket // GOAL $480.00 to raise!

Heifer International’s Knitter’s Gift Basket includes a llama, an alpaca, a sheep and an Angora rabbit. Your gift for knitters also ensures families are instructed on how to properly feed and care for the animals. Each Knitter’s Gift Basket:

• Nourishes families with milk from the llama and sheep • Keeps families warm with wool that can be made into sweaters and scarves • Provides a source of income from the sale of clothing and blankets made from the wool

These four animals included in the knitting basket provide families with ample wool for warmth, as well as a source of income. Your donation of a Knitter’s Gift Basket represents an opportunity for a better life.

This gift provides: Milk, Steady, Dependable Income, Passing on the Gift, Warmth, Fertilizer, Women’s Empowerment, School Fees and Supplies, Community Sustainability, Clothing and Blankets.

8 WEAVING • KNITTING BASKETRY • DYEING SPINNING • QUILTING SURFACE DESIGN WEARABLES • BEADING

FINE CRAFTS AND GIFTS YARNS • BOOKS PO Box 100 FIBER ARTS SUPPLIES Washington Island, WI 54246 (920) 847-2264 www.sieversschool.com

9 WOOL AND FLEECE SHOW AND SALE

Superintendent: Carolyn Barsness ENTRY FEES: For judging only - $4.00 For judging and [email protected]; cell: 507-269-7074 sale - $5.00 + 10% commission Fleece Judge: Lindsey Carey Fleeces to be in place by 8:30 a.m. Saturday, May 13 DIVISIONS: White, Natural Colored, Purebred Fleece Judging: May 13, 9 a.m. Fleece Sale Begins: May 13, 1 p.m. or after judging finishes CLASSES: Fine, medium & coarse in White & Colored Location: Building A Divisions. Breeds as entered in Purebred Division.

OUR JUDGE: Linsey Carey RIBBONS: Winning fleeces receive ribbons: 1st through • Owned and raise alpacas/sheep for 8 yrs 3rd place ribbons in each class, Champion and Reserve • Fiber sorter and grader with Wini Labrecque Champion ribbons in Natural Colored, White, and • Owner of Luxe Fiber Designs fiber mill Hayward, WI Purebred divisions. 2 1/2 yrs • Organizer and show superintendent for American PREMIUMS: Champion-$15, Reserve Champion- Fiber Rally AOA certified Fleece show 3 yrs $10, First-$5, Second-$3, Third-$2. • Featured in the designer Card Book by Grace Shalom Hopkins and other web publications RULES & INSTRUCTIONS • Featured artist/designer for Lane Bryant Stores for • Fleece must be from animals owned by the exhibitor Fall 2014 window displays (850 stores nationwide) • Fleeces must be current year’s shearing • No more than 15 months growth SILENT AUCTION OF JUDGED FLEECES: • All fleeces should be free of tags & chaff A silent auction will be held for all fleeces offered for sale • Each fleece is from one animal and in one bag by the exhibitors. • Fleeces must be in clear plastic bags • The silent auction will begin Saturday after judging is The judge reserves the right to: finished (approximately 1 p.m.) and close at 3 p.m. or the • Move fleeces to the appropriate class time posted at the auction. Any fleeces not bid on during • Close or combine classes if insufficient entries the auction, will remain for sale at the starting bid until • Give awards to quality fleeces only 5:00pm on Saturday. • Offer awards of merit to high quality fleeces not • Please obtain a bidder number at the fleece show receiving a place registration table. Numbers will be available following the fleece judging. Identification will be required. WOOL FLEECE SHOW AND SALE • Silent bids will be increased by whole dollar amounts. Shepherd’s Harvest Festival assumes no liability in Method of payment will be cash or check (made out to regard to fleeces entered in the show being lost, stolen, or Shepherd’s Harvest). erroneously sold.

ENTERING THE FLEECE SHOW AND AUCTION To enter the fleece show and auction, fill out the 2017 Fleece Entry form specifying the division, weight, class and breed for each fleece. Also indicate if the fleece is for sale or not. For auction fleeces, enter the minimum bid on the appropriate line. Silent auction will take place after judging is complete. Silent auction will be from approximately 1:00 p.m.to 3:00 p.m and close sharply at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 13. Winning fleeces can be picked by from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pick up for non-bid fleeces between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Unsold fleeces will continue to be on display and offered for purchase at the minimum bid price until 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 14. Fleeces must be picked up before this time or they become the property of the festival.

Shepherd’s Harvest retains 10% commission on all fleece sales. 10 2017 FLEECE ENTRY FORM

ENTRANT’S NAME (please print clearly)

ADDRESS

CELL PHONE (Owners of all fleeces remaining unsold or not picked up at noon Sunday will be called.)

EMAIL

ENTRY FEES: $4.00 per fleece for show only / $5.00 per fleece for show and sale

TOTAL ENCLOSED $

Make check payable to Shepherd’s Harvest.

SEND ENTRY FORM TO: Carolyn Barsness 6130 31st Ave SW Rochester, MN 55902 507-269-7074

ENTERING: · Enclose exhibitor information with fleece for the benefit of the buyer; (name, address, email, phone #, breed) · Pre-registration must be post-marked by Friday, May 5, 2017. · Entry fee: $4.00 per fleece for show only, $5.00 per fleece for show and sale. · Entry fees double for entries mailed on/after Saturday, May 6, 2017. · Bring fleeces to the judging area in Building A on Friday, May 12 between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. or on Saturday, May 13 between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. · Walk-in entries will only be accepted on Friday, May 12 at double entry frees. Entries may be refused if space is full. · No walk-in entries will be accepted the day of the show.

For the most up-to-date information on all aspects of the festival visit our website at www.shepherdsharvestfestival.org. Shepherd’s Harvest retains 10% commission on all fleece sales. 11 2017 FLEECE ENTRY FORM Minimum Bid $25.00 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ (circle one) (circle Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Show Only? st minimum bid for Silent Auction st minimum bid for OR SALE F li Breed Corriedale

(circle one) (circle F/M/C F/M/C F/M/C F/M/C F/M/C F/M/C F/M/C F/M/C F/M/C F/M/C F/M/C F/M/C F/M/C F/M/C Class

BREED **

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Division Division one) (circle W/C/P W/C/P W/C/P W/C/P W/C/P W/C/P W/C/P W/C/P W/C/P W/C/P W/C/P W/C/P W/C/P W/C/P

7. 1. 5. 3. 9. 4. 2. 8. 6. 11. 13. 12. 10. Example ENTRANTS NAME:______ENTRANTS exhibitor.)*** by owned animals from must come entered *** (Fleeces your weight, breed, buyer, the for information enclose Please entered. fleece each for bag plastic a clear Use tie fleeces. do not Please bags. in opaque entries of fleece right to refuse the reserves Harvest etc. Shepherd’s name DIVISION White (W), (C) Colored (P) Purebred fleeces on sold entry fees plus to seller charged * 10% commission Lincoln). X Romney White (i.e., for fleeces shopping those of benefit for the entered fleece crossbreed in each breeds the list ** Please

12 MN 55902 Rochester, SW, 6130 31st Ave Barsness, to: Carolyn entry form Send COMPETITIONS SKEIN COMPETITION FELTING COMPETITION Judges: TBD Entry Fee: $5 $5 Entry Fee Judge: Robbin Firth from Heartfelt Silks Show off your felted projects! Categories: Division 1: Fine Categories: Division 2: Sport/Worsted • Division 1: needle felted Division 3: Bulky • Division 2: wet-felted Division 4: Novelty • Division 3: knitted or crochet and fulled Contest Rules: Contest Rules: • The spinner’s name, address, phone number, and 1. The felter’s name, address, phone # and email address email address must be affixed to the item. must be affixed to the item. • Skeins must be 2 or more ounces in weight, and in 2. The entry fee is $5 per item. order to be judged, the yarn should be wound on a 3. A limit of one entry per division per person may be 1-1/2 to 2-yard niddy-noddy and gently figure-eight submitted. tied in four places. 4. Judging will take place on Saturday & Sunday afternoon. • The entry fee is $5 per item. 5. Entries should be brought to the contest area in Building • A limit of one entry per division per person may be C on Saturday morning between 8:00 and 9:00 am and submitted. must stay on exhibit until 3:00 p.m. Each day. • Judging will be on Saturday & Sunday afternoon. Disclaimer: We will do our best to secure your entries, but • Skeins must stay on exhibit until 3 p.m. each day. Shepherd’s Harvest is not responsible for lost or stolen items. Submission: You may submit your skeins at the Festival on Saturday morning from 8 to 9 a.m. Skeins should be brought to the contest area in Building A. Skeins may also be submitted by mail until May 1. Include your e-mail address for receipt confirmation. Disclaimer: We will do our best to secure your entries, but Shepherd’s Harvest is not responsible for lost or stolen items.

NEW! FIBER FASHION SHOW Sunday, May 14th at Noon Band Shell Join us Sunday for a fabulous local fiber fashion. If you have a fiber made accessory (wool, mohair, alpaca or angora), outfit, or any piece of apparel please plan on showcasing it at our new Fiber Fashion Show!

Everyone is welcome to enter their wearable fiber art, whether it’s a handknit hat or a woven shawl. Children are also welcome to show off their handmade fiber fashion.

The fashion show is a perfect space to highlight that piece you have been working on and want to show off!

Day of registrations are welcome, please arrive 30mins early for registration.

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14 MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT

PAUL IMHOLTE Strolling Music Ongoing over the weekend If it has strings, Paul Imholte probably plays it. Paul Imholte performs traditional and original music on nearly a dozen string instruments. He will be doing strolling music on the grounds of the Shepherd’s Harvest Festival. Paul’s featured instrument is the ham- mered dulcimer which is a trapezoid-shaped instru- ment played by striking strings with light hammers. Along with the dulcimer, Paul sings and plays the fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, and jaw harp. He sings songs of farming and small towns and the people who make their living on the land. Paul has performed throughout the United States at festivals, schools and concerts. He has released eight CDs of hammered dulcimer music and original songs. His artistry is based on his love for acoustical string instruments and sharing that passion with audiences.

ATAHUALPA Outside Bldg B Ongoing over the weekend Atahualpa is a group of selected musicians from Ecuador. The group uses their native instruments with contempo- rary backup from guitars and keyboard. That mix produces music that is inspiring, lively, melancholy, and tender; in short,delightful. The mix of our songs include contemporary music,tropical dance rhythms; relaxing instrumental native tunes, as well the traditional music of the Andes.

The music expresses rhythms running through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, the home of our ancestors. Since 1991, Atahualpa has performed around the world: Asia, Europe, South & North America. We believe that by sharing our music, culture and heritage we will promote brotherhood, friendship and peace to all people of the world.

GREENWOOD TREE 10- 2 Saturday in the Band Shell Greenwood Tree is the duo of Bill Cagley (guitar, mandolin, bodhran, and limberjack) and Stu Janis (hammered dulcimer and bowed psaltery). Musical partners since 1985, they perform lively and lyrical traditional music of the British Isles. The unique sound of the St. Paul, Minnesota, duo is a blend of lively jigs and reels, haunting airs, and sweet waltzes, with melodies deftly traded between instruments. The combination of Stu’s sprightly dulcimer with Bill’s driving flat-picked Martin guitar provides energy for quick dance tunes, while slower selections are enhanced by dulcimer arpeggios and a finger-picked guitar.

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ON-GOING SATURDAY & SUNDAY Yarn Flower project. Demonstrations on both Saturday and Free Family-Friendly Fiber Activities Sunday. Location: Bldg A Minnesota Knitter’s Guild Day/Time: Saturday & Sunday 10am – 3pm Location: Barn A Explore the fiber arts with a series of fun, free activities. Day/Time: Saturday and Sunday, ongoing Make yarn jewelry, lamb ears, a kite, or a simple twig weaving. Many thanks to the Shepherd’s Harvest community for Stop by the Minnesota Knitter’s Guild booth to learn about sharing the gift of fiber art with their generous donations of the benefits of membership. Guild members will be available raw material for these activities. Come satisfy your hands- to answer questions. We will also be demonstrating a variety on urges at the activity tables in the center of Building A. of knitting techniques. Suitable for all ages. The Magic of Blending Boards Spin In! Location: Barn A Location: Bldg A Day/Time: Saturday & Sunday ongoing Day/Time: Saturday and Sunday, ongoing Demonstrator: Renee Samuelson of Gone Batty Fibers Demonstrators: Spinners from the SH Community Have you looked at blending boards and wondered what you Bring your wheel or spindle, pull up a chair and spin along could do with them? Did you buy one, but now you are at a with the largest assembly of hand-spinners in Minnesota! loss? In this demonstration, we will show various techniques Take immediate advantage of your freshly purchased fiber, for applying fiber to the blending board, both for smooth wheel or newly learned technique and share with other and textured fiber preparations. Then we will show different spinning enthusiasts. Note: Feel free to bring your own stool techniques for removing spinnable fiber from the board, or foot rug for added comfort. Hint: if you are a new spinner, ranging from batts to rolags to roving. the spinning circle is a great place to get expert advice and support in your spinning endeavors. Weavers Guild of Minnesota Location: Barn A Stock Dog Demos Day/Time: Saturday and Sunday, ongoing Location: Outdoor Arena Since its founding in 1940 by six women, including Hilma Date/Time: Saturday & Sunday 11:00, 1:00 & 2:30 Berglund, the Weavers Guild of Minnesota has established Herding dogs are essential in handling sheep on farms. itself as a nationally-recognized resource for the arts of Various aspects of stock dog work such as a short outrun and weaving, spinning, and dyeing. The Guild offers classes and gather, sorting and penning sheep are planned. events year round, serving nearly 700 new and experienced fiber artists each year. It was the catalyst in the formation Extreme Sheep Make-Overs of the Textile Center, where the Guild currently maintains Location: Outdoor Pavilion classroom, retail, and library space. Join us at our table for a Date/Time: Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. variety of demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday. Shearer: Jim Peterson (sat) & Brian Fitzpatrick (sun) North Star Farm Tour Watch a professional shearer in action as animals are shorn Location: Barn A on Saturday and Sunday. Day/Time: Saturday and Sunday, ongoing Fleece Skirting The North Star Farm Tour is a self-guided tour of metro- Location: Outdoor Pavilion region fibers farms, being held on September 30 and Daily 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. during shearing Date/Time: October 1 of 2017. Stop by our booth to learn more about the Coordinator: Jody M. participating farms and see some of the beautiful locally- Learn how to skirt a fleece, how to separate out the belly raised fiber products available. and tags, and how to protect the fleece from contamination during its harvest and packaging. Spinning wheel repair with Dave Potter Location: Barn A Central Minnesota Machine Knitting & Fiber Arts Guild, Day/Time: Saturday and Sunday, ongoing with The League of Evil Knitters Shepherd’s Harvest regular Dave Potter will be in attendance, Location: Barn A ready to answer your wheel repair questions. Simple repairs Day/Time: Saturday and Sunday, ongoing can sometimes be done during the festival. More complex Group members will demonstrate how they use knitting repair projects can be delivered to Dave at the festival. machines to create fashionable shawls, garments, and other items. Also, the part of the group for High School students and their friends, which is affectionately known as “The League of Evil Knitters,” will offer a free make-and-take 16 DEMONSTRATIONS & ACTIVITIES

1812 Historical Encampment and Fiber Demonstration Pinloom Weaving Demonstrations Location: On the Green Location: Barn A Day/time: Saturday and Sunday 10 am, noon, 2pm Day/Time: Saturday at 11am and 2pm Demonstrators: Belinda Christensen and Claire Lawrence Demonstrator: Margaret Stump Visit the 1812 Regency Period encampment with period Margaret will be sharing her newest book and demonstrating spinning wheels and fiber tools. several of the pin loom weaving techniques featured in Pin Demonstrations will include: Steps for preparing wool for Loom Weaving To Go. Many of the woven projects featured spinning; Spinning fiber on a spindle; traditional drive wheel in the book will be available at the demonstration site. In and great wheel. We love to talk about the textile arts of this addition to weaving on the Zoom Loom, Margaret will era so have a seat on the grass and chat with us! demonstrate the new techniques developed just for Pin Loom Weaving To Go including weaving on the potholder loom, Fiber Display turning a fine gauge knitting loom into an adjustable length Location: Goat Barn pin loom and bias weaving on the Zoom Loom. Margaret notes, “Pin Loom Weaving To Go has only been out since Date/Time: Saturday & Sunday - Ongoing March, and I am so happy to have an opportunity to share The Goat Barn will host a special display of fiber goods. these techniques with other weavers.” Fiber highlighted wool from the various exhibiting sheep and goat breeds. Flax demonstration Location: Outdoor pavilion Northern Lights Handspinners Guild Date/Time: Saturday, 11:30 a.m. Location: Barn A Demonstrator: Jody Marx Day/Time: Ongoing Saturday and Sunday Silent auction Sunday at 1pm – 3pm (final bids due at 3pm) Jody grows her own flax She will show you the multi-step process of breaking (breaking off the outer fiber), scutching, Fiber Rainbow! This is the Fiber Sandwich event-- combing (removal of outer plant material, and spinning the revamped! It will include soliciting fiber donations (for inner flax fiber into linen yarn. This process is thousands of charitable donation) from vendors and others, dividing it years old. Mummies of ancient Egypt were wrapped in linen! and distributing it for volunteer spinners, a demonstration of ways to combine the fibers, volunteer spinners in the Sheep Handling Demo Spinning Circle area, and then collection of completed skeins Location: Pavilion and a silent auction on Sunday afternoon. The collection Date/Time: Saturday, 2 p.m. funds will be sent to the Heifer Project. Demonstrator: Jim Peterson SATURDAY Jim is a professional sheep shearer. He will talk about controlling sheep with the use of chutes, gates, dogs, and Handcarding Rolags by hand. He will discuss catching, moving, throwing and Location: Barn A holding sheep. Good information for owners of a pet sheep to Day/Time: Saturday, 10am shepherds of large flocks! Demonstrator: Deborah Coder Handcarding wool with bits and bobs of mohair, silk, and Local Linen with Andrea Myklebust cotton for spinning. I’ll be using a spindle to spin up the Location: Barn A pretty rolags. Day/Time: Saturday, 2 p.m. Learn about a regional USDA SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Dying with Onion Skins Research and Education) project taking place in 2017 and Location: Outdoor Pavilion 2018. Andrea will be discussing her grant project, “Local Date/Time: Saturday & Sunday – 10:30 a.m. Linen: Exploring the feasibility of small-scale mechanized Demonstrator: Jody M. processing of fiber flax for linen production in Minnesota and Wisconsin.” Have you ever wanted to dye with onion skins? Watch as we dye with different fibers and mordants. You will be surprised at the colors we can make! Spinning flax to linen with Andrea Myklebust Location: Barn A Knitting in the round Day/Time: Saturday, 3pm Location: Barn A Are you a handspinner interested in trying your hand Day/Time: Saturday, 11am at spinning flax for linen? Andrea will demonstrate the Demonstrators: Amy Chester of Sage Dream Design techniques of spinning both line and tow flax, including how Demonstrate how to knit in the round on double pointed to dress a distaff, and a discussion of finishing techniques, needles and the magic loop method. Will provide supplies for with materials on hand to try it yourself. attendees to experiment with. 17 DEMONSTRATIONS & ACTIVITIES

SATURDAY (cont.) combing (removal of outer plant material, and spinning the Blacksmithing inner flax fiber into linen yarn. This process is thousands of years old. Mummies of ancient Egypt were wrapped in linen! Location: Outdoor Pavilion Date/Time: Saturday 10:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. Spinning flax to linen with Andrea Myklebust Demonstrator: Andy Lininger Location: Barn A Textile arts have been integrated with metalwork since time Day/Time: Sunday, Noon immemorial. I became interested in fiber craft when as a Are you a handspinner interested in trying your hand blacksmith I was asked to reproduce some ironwork for a at spinning flax for linen? Andrea will demonstrate the loom then later spinning wheel parts. Recently I began the techniques of spinning both line and tow flax, including how process of making metal parts for a ripple or hackle for flax to dress a distaff, and a discussion of finishing techniques, cleaning and linen production. I will be demonstrating this with materials on hand to try it yourself. process and talking about smithing in general.

SUNDAY Fibershed Panel Talk: “Slow Fashion,” Local Linen with Andrea Myklebust Location: Barn A Location: Barn A Day/Time: Sunday 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Day/Time: Sunday, 10am Moderator: Jess Daniels Panelists: TBD Learn about a regional USDA SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) project taking place in 2017 and Join a panel of regional practitioners in a conversation about 2018. Andrea will be discussing her grant project, “Local “slow fashion” and the Fibershed movement. How can our Linen: Exploring the feasibility of small-scale mechanized choices as consumers affect the world around us and our processing of fiber flax for linen production in Minnesota regional economies? and Wisconsin.” Basic Sheep Care Demo Shuttle Tatting Location: Pavilion Location: Barn A Demonstrator: Brian Fitzpatrick Day/Time: Sunday, 11am Date/Time: Sunday, 2pm Demonstrator: Amy Chester of Sage Dream Design Brian is a professional shearer. He will talk about basic sheep Demonstrate the old art of shuttle tatting and the newer care. Bring your questions! method of needle tatting. Will provide supplies for attendees to experiment with. Fiber Rainbow Silent Auction Location: Barn A Pinloom Weaving Demonstrations Day/Time: Sunday 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Location: Barn A Day/Time: Sunday at 11 a.m. 1 p.m., and 2 p.m. The collection of completed skeins from the Fiber Rainbow Demonstrator: Margaret Stump will be sold as part of this silent auction, with proceeds going to the Heifer Project to provide families with ample wool for Margaret will be sharing her newest book and demonstrating warmth, as well as a source of income. Your donation of a several of the pin loom weaving techniques featured in Pin Knitter’s Gift Basket represents an opportunity for a better Loom Weaving To Go. Many of the woven projects featured life. in the book will be available at the demonstration site. In addition to weaving on the Zoom Loom, Margaret will demonstrate the new techniques developed just for Pin Loom Weaving on the Warp-Weighted Loom Weaving To Go including weaving on the potholder loom, Location: Bldg A turning a fine gauge knitting loom into an adjustable length Date/Time: Sunday - Noon pin loom and bias weaving on the Zoom Loom. Margaret Demostrators: Scandinavian Weavers Study Group notes, “Pin Loom Weaving To Go has only been out since Melba Granlund and members of the Scandinavian Weavers March, and I am so happy to have an opportunity to share Study Group will demonstrate the workings of the warp- these techniques with other weavers.” weighted loom, an early textile tool used from ancient Greece to Norway. Flax demonstration Location: Outdoor pavilion Date/Time: Sunday, 11:30 a.m. Demonstrator: Jody Marx Jody grows her own flax She will show you the multi-step process of breaking (breaking off the outer fiber), scutching, 18 IN THE BARN

A highlight of the Shepherd’s Harvest will be the “living catalog” Cormo and CVM Sheep of sheep breeds. A wide variety of wool and meat breeds will be on display. You can expect to see everything from Black Welsh Morke’s Karakuls – vending in the barn Mountain to CVM~Romeldale Sheep. Visitors will have the Linda Johnson-Morke opportunity to talk with shepherds about their particular breed and 3355 Halden Road NW sheep may be sold by private treaty. Isanti, MN 55040 612.965.7460 2017 BREEDERS ON DISPLAY [email protected] Chengwatana Farm – vending in the barn Fresh fleeces, washed wool, felt products, handspun yarn, rugs and The Mizner family pillows. 47513 334th Pl., Karakuls and Tunis Palisade, MN 56469 Karakuls are a threatened breed 218-232-4189 www.chengwatanafarm.com Prairie Willows Farm-vending in the barn Black Welsh Mountain sheep, classified as Threatened by the Heidi Quist American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. Breeding stock, fleeces, 31015 Olinda Trail roving, yarn, and hand-knitted garments for sale Lindstrom, MN 55045 (651) 238-5370 Diamond D Sheep [email protected] Pamela Davis www.prairiewillowsfarm.com 320-286-5076 Gotland, Shetland, and Finnsheep for sale. [email protected] Raw fleeces, washed wool, roving, dryer balls, and handspun yarn Shetland and Icelandic products available.

EK Sheep - vending in TBD Roundabout Yarn Eric and Kelly Froehlich Terri Drimel 1202 Pokegama Lake Road Center City, MN Grasston, MN 55030 [email protected] 320-396-3135 www.roundaboutyarn.esty.com [email protected] Small batch, hand-dyed yarn inspired by life in Minnesota www.eksheep.com Lincoln Longwool Sheep Bohemian Creek Farm Debbie Eubanks Fiber Display Cresco, IA 52136 Location: Goat Barn 563-379-7237 Date/Time: Ongoing Www.bohemiancreekfarm.weebly.com The Goat Barn will host a special display of fiber goods. Fiber Pygora Goats highlighted wool from the various exhibiting sheep and goat breeds. Berryhill Farm Joxers Jacobs – vending in the barn David Berryhill Marcia Hathaway Pine Island, MN 12103 238th St. 507-244-0786 Scandia, MN [email protected] 651-433-3774 www.theberryhillfarm.com [email protected] Leicester Longwool Jacob fleeces for sale. Jacobs are a threatened breed.

Kindred Spirit Farm - vending in the barn Stacey York and Dennis Hoffman VISIT THE FRIENDLY YAK’S 20232 121st Ave. Clear Spring Farm located near Welch, Spring Valley, MN 55975 507-272-6401 Minnesota, will have a few friendly yak [email protected] on hand for fiber enthusiasts to see www.kindredspiritfarm.com and touch. Yak produce fiber similar to Leicester Longwool, Romney Lincoln and Gotland cashmere and regardless if it’s raw or Sheep Leicester Longwools are critically endangered processed , yak fiber has much potential. Clear Spring Farm maintains the highest Kurth Valley Fiber Mill standards in animal management and Lindsay Kurth fiber processing to bring you exceptional N34588 Kurth Valley Road quality products. Yak yarn and mittens Whitehall, Wi. 54773 will be available for purchase. 715-530-0186 www.kurthvalleyfibermill.com 651-212-8099 • [email protected]

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Come play in the Sheep Barn during the festival, where you will also Sheep Handling Demo find many varieties of fiber sheep and goats, as well as the shep- Location: Pavilion herds who care for them. Date/Time: Saturday, 2pm Demonstrator: Jim Peterson Extreme Sheep Make-Overs Location: Outdoor Pavilion Jim is a professional sheep shearer. He will talk about controlling Date/Time: Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. sheep with the use of chutes, gates, dogs, and by hand. He will dis- Shearer: Jim Peterson (sat) & Brian Fitzpatrick (sun) cuss catching, moving, throwing and holding sheep. Good informa- tion for owners of a pet sheep to shepherds of large flocks! Watch a professional shearer in action as animals are shorn on Saturday and Sunday. Shepherding Basics Location: Pavilion Fiber Display Date/Time: Saturday 3:30 – 4:00 Location: Sheep Barn Demonstrator: Heidi Quist Date/Time Saturday & Sunday - Ongoing If you are considering owning your own fiber flock, this demonstra- The Goat Barn will host a special display of fiber goods. Fiber high- tion will cover what you need to know. Topics will include basic lighted wool from the various exhibiting sheep and goat breeds. nutrition, housing and health-care needs. Wash your Wool and Have a Ball! Location: Outside the Sheep Barn Basic Sheep Care Demo Location: Pavilion Date/Time: Saturday and Sunday at 12:00pm Demonstrator: Brian Fitzpatrick Demonstrator: Linda Johnson-Morke Date/Time: Sunday, 2pm Wool has many unique properties and one of them is the ability to Brian is a professional shearer. He will talk about basic sheep care. felt. Learn how to wash raw wool and then felt a ball to take with you. Bring your questions! The ball can be used as a pet toy, a child’s toy or a dryer ball! Sheep Handling for the beginning Shepherd Fleece Skirting Location: Pavilion Location: Outdoor Pavilion Demonstrator: Heidi Quist Date/Time: Daily 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. during shearing Date/Time: Sunday 2:30 – 3:00 Coordinator: Jody M. Techniques and tools to safely manage your sheep Learn how to skirt a fleece, how to separate out the belly and tags, and how to protect the fleece from contamination during its harvest Rabbit Show and packaging. Location: Bldg D Date/Time: Saturday & Sunday Ongoing – All Day How to Select and Prepare Fleece to send to the Fiber Mill Coordinator: Caroline Waskow Location: Sheep Barn Day/time: Saturday and Sunday On-going A “living catalog” of fiber-producing rabbits will be on display. Demonstrators: Lindsay Kurth – Kurth Valley Fiber Mill These include English, Angora, French Angora, Giant Angora, Jersey Woolies, Satin Angora and Fuzzy Lop. Visitors will have Come watch a demo on how to prepare your fleece for the Fiber Mill, the opportunity to compare these animals side by side and see the she will discuss fiber options and blends, as well as getting the most variety of sizes as well as fiber types. bang for your buck when having fleece processed at a fiber mill. Plus you can watch a video on the Fiber Mill process. Blacksmithing Location: Outdoor Pavilion Compare Commercially Dyed to Naturally Colored Date/Time: Saturday – 10:00 a.m & 2:00 p.m. Location: Sheep Barn Coordinator: Andy Lininger Date/Time: Saturday & Sunday – Ongoing Demostrator: Terri Drimel - Roundabout Yarn Textile arts have been integrated with metalwork since time imme- morial. I became interested in fiber craft when as a blacksmith I was This display/demo comparing dyed commercially prepared yarn asked to reproduce some ironwork for a loom then later spinning with hand spun naturally colored yarn, small batch, hand dyed yarn wheel parts. Recently I began the process of making metal parts for Jacobs Sheep a ripple or hackle for flax cleaning and linen production. I will be Location: Sheep Barn demonstrating this process and talking about smithing in general. Date/Time: Saturday and Sunday – On-going Demonstrator: Marcia Hathaway – Joxers Jacobs Farm Learn about Jacobs, the uniqueness of their horns, the color of their coat, their genetics and talk about why they are listed on the conservancy list. 20 An International Lama Registry-Show Division sanctioned llama show running all day Saturday and Sunday on the fairgrounds.

Come to the show ring on Saturday to watch some very talented llama and handler pairs navigate through performance courses, and compete for the performance grand champion.

On Sunday, the breeders will be bringing their best animals into the ring to compete in the various halter classes. Stop by and watch some of the industry’s best breeders and llamas compete for the best of show placement.

Stop by the barn and look through the various demos that will be running throughout the weekend. There will be shearing demos, fleece cleaning demos, and fiber preparation demos put on by industry leading producers.

Presented by Midwest Lama Association More Information at midwestlama.org

21 Knitting Machine Sales & Service Spinning & Felting Supplies Yarn – Patterns – Notions – Fiber Art

local and USA produced yarn, roving, one-of-a-kind gifts, classes, and MORE! Saturday, November 4 • 9am – 4pm Eisenhower Community Center, Hopkins, MN FallFiberFestival.com

Rocking Horse Farm 25636 County Road 74 St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301 Carole Wurst & J. Wurst, Instructors Store Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10-6 320-252-2996 Since 1978 22 PROCESSING WOOL TO YARN

The Shepherd’s Harvest Festival is an opportunity for rural and urban individuals to meet and share information about sheep and sheep products and other fiber-producing animals. The Festival was started in order to provide a venue where wool producers, wool consumers and wool artisans could come together and share the excitement of working with sheep and their fantastic product – wool.

The Festival strives to be a family oriented event that is not only fun but educational. Below is the process of how you turn wool into yarn, all of these steps are showcased at the Festival for everyone to watch & learn!

VISIT THE GOAT BARN TO SEE OUR SHEEP ON DISPLAY Sheep - Wool comes from sheep. Most sheep are sheared once a year. In Minnesota, this is frequently done in the early spring shortly before lambing.

VISIT THE OUTDOOR PAVILION TO SEE OUR SHEEP SHEARING, SKIRTING & WASHING DEMOS Fleece - The shorn wool coat is called a fleece. The fiber length can be anywhere from 4 to 12 inches long. The fiber can be very fine and have a lot of crimp (wave) or be coarser, long and in ringlets, or anything in between.

Skirting a fleece - The wool from the back end of the sheep, their legs and their belly is too full of manure to use. This is referred to as “tags”. These are removed first before washing the fleece; this process is called skirting, as all the edges of the wool coat are removed.

Scouring (washing) the wool - The grease and dirt must then be removed from the wool. This is done using soap or detergent hot water. The fleece must not be agitated, or it may felt, making it unusable.

Picking - The washed and dried wool is then “teased” or “picked”, the process of opening up the locks of wool making it ready to card. This may be done by hand or by using a picker.

VISIT BUILDING A TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CARDING, ROVING & SPINNING Carding - The wool fibers are then put through a series of combing steps called carding. This can be done with hand cards that look much like large dog brushes. This opens the locks further, allows vegetable matter to fall out, and straightens the fibers.

Roving - The fiber that comes of the carding combs is then rolled into roving. The wool fiber is now ready to be spun into yarn.

Spinning - The spinner then drafts (pulls a little fiber at a time) as the spinning wheel adds twist to the fiber. The twisted fiber is then collected onto bobbins. The fiber is often plied with other bobbins of wool. It is then taken off the bobbin and wound into skeins of yarn.

VISIT OUR VENDORS IN BUILDINGS B, C & D TO BUY PRODUCTS

23 24 CLASSES AT A GLANCE

FRIDAY MAY 12 9:00 Wet Felted Circular Vest Small Felted Tote Bag Valais Blacknose 3-D Needlefelted Sheep Thin Pole-wrapped Coral Reef Scarf with Bengala Dye Think Small – Shawls, that is 1:00 Pi without the calories: Bat Cave Mountain Pi Shawl Be creative and have fun with Bengala Mud Dye Portuguese Style Knitting

SATURDAY MAY 13 9:00 Spinning Textured Singles: Bumps Natural Dyes: Adding Iron - How Sad can be Happy! Wool Wet Felted Slippers Needle Felting: Perpie Sheep on a Horse Shoe Nail Frame and Resting Ewe SAORI Weaving---Discover Yourself! Intro to Lace Knitting 1:00 Finishing Knits: Seams & Blocking Plying for Texture: Bumps SAORI Weaving---Discover Yourself! Needle Felt a Fairy House Mitten Basics

SUNDAY MAY 14 9:00 Nuno Felted Scarf Embroider a Mini Hoop Spinning the Luxury Fibers! Cobweb Felt Floor Lamp Needle Felt a Gnome or Fairy Garden in a Tea Cup Get Hooked on Tunisian crochet and make scarves Double Knitting Basics 1:00 Hem-Top Socks or Textured Scarf on the Knitting Machine Sami Inspired Bracelets Cables – Cables – Cables Knit a Christmas Stockting SAORI Weaving---Discover Yourself! Fall Pumpkins & Gnome

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FRIDAY students do not require the felting kit, a reduced Material Fee Wet Felted Circular Vest of $5.00 will be applied. Our kit includes a foam felting surface, Instructor: Linda Johnson-Morke 4 needles and additional wool that students will be able to take Date: Friday, May 12 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. home with them. Min/Max: 6 / 12 There will also be additional Needle Felting supplies available Min Age: 16 for sale at the time of the class, and also at the BeeLighted booth. Class Fee: $95 Materials fee payable to instructor: $45 Thin Pole-wrapped Coral Reef Scarf with Bengala Dye Make a one of a kind circular felted vest wearable creation. This Instructor: Chiaki O’Brien class will allow you to make thin garment weight fabric that can Date: Friday, May 12 9:00 a.m. to Noon be decorated to your hearts content. We will be using all natural Min/Max: 6 / 12 fibers to make a buttery soft felt. The vest may be finged with Min Age: 14 natural wool locks or not it is totally up to you. This is a way to Class Fee: $40 learn how to make a large felt project that you can wear. Materials fee payable to instructor: $20 - Students should bring: Embellishments that you prefer such Another Shibori technique. You can stitch or/and tie, a silk as yarn bits, silk fabric, dyed wool if you have a preference for scarf and will make it to a tube by stitching. Then, a thin pole is a certain color, plastic bag, towels(3), bucket, waterproof apron, inserted in the central core and pushed to compress the scarf. table risers, large reed mat and other felt tools you may have. You’ll be able to choose any colors you like from a dozen of Bring a lunch as well. Bengala Mud Dye colors. If you have extra time, you can dye another item free-style with additional material fees, if you bring Small Felted Tote Bag your own material, a dye fee will be charged. Instructor: Leslie Granbeck Students should bring: thin sewing needle; sewing thread; Date: Friday, May 12 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. scissors; rubber bands; plastic bags for the dyed material to take Min/Max: 6 / 12 home, towels that you don’t mind getting dye on and one for your Min Age: 16 hand. Aprons and gloves are optional. Class Fee: $95 Materials fee payable to instructor: $25 Think Small - Shawls, That Is Learn the art of traditional wet feltmaking! Without knitting or Instructor: Mary Jo Harris sewing, create a small seamless bag from colorful wool fibers. Date: Friday, May 12 – 9:00 a.m. to Noon This durable bag is perfect for carrying your phone, wallet, keys, Min/Max: 6 / 15 and other items you need while out and about. You can even Min Age: 10 make your bag reversible! $25 materials fee includes fibers and Class Fee: $45 supplies for bag, and is payable to instructor in class. A variety of Materials fee payable to instructor: $0 handle options will be discussed. Some handles will be available Shawls can come in a wide range of shapes and sizes. In this for an additional fee, or you can provide your own. class we’ll be looking at – and knitting – small shawls in a variety Students should bring: Bring from home: of shapes. Depending on your preferences, the resulting shawls Sharp scissors; 2-3 old hand towels; 1 old bath towel; Plastic bag can be made for the fun and educational aspects of making them; to carry home wet items; Bag lunch or snack. Optional: apron to use with dolls and stuffed creatures; as doilies, dresser scarves, (waterproof or cloth), chemical hand warmers or other table dressing; as dishcloths or washcloths; as real scarves; or they can be framed and used as art! Valais Blacknose 3-D Needlefelted Sheep In this class participants will learn: Different types of shawl Instructor: Stacy Drenckhahn shapes, Terms used in shawl knitting, How to create each of the basic Date: Friday, May 12 9:00 a.m to Noon shapes, How to use and read the charts associated with each shawl, Min/Max: 6 / 15 How to enlarge the basic shapes for normal ‘human’ use, Ways to use/ Min Age: 8 with adult add ‘designs and patterns’ to the basic shapes, and Ideas for creating Class Fee: $40 your own shawl – whatever size and shape Materials fee payable to instructor: $15 Students should bring: Worsted weight yarn (no novelty yarn) The Valais Blacknose sheep are some of the cutest sheep in the Straight and/or Circular needles (16”) in a size to match your world, they don’t even look real! yarn, Stitch Markers, Paper for taking notes, Pen or Pencil, Other We will be starting our herd using 100% wool, no wire core. These usual knitting accessories sheep are adorable and you should be able to complete the entire Skill Level: Know how to cast on, bind off, knit, purl, and join in project during the class. This class will cover a variety of needle the round felting techniques including creating 3-D animals, joining pieces and how to begin with simple core shapes.

Students should bring: If students have their own needle felting supplies they are welcome to bring them along to the class. IF

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FRIDAY (continued) Be creative and have fun with Bengala Mud Dye Portugus Style Knitting Instructor: Chiaki O’Brien Instructor: Mary Jo Harris Date: Friday, May 12 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Date: Friday, May 12 - 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Min/Max: 6 / 12 Min/Max: 6 / 15 Min Age: 8 Min Age: 10 Class Fee: $45 Class Fee: $40 Materials fee payable to instructor: one item $7-15. There will Materials fee payable to instructor: $8.00 for Portuguese be shawls, cotton/silk scarves, socks and t-shirts to choose from Knitting Pin and authorized Handouts to dye. You can also choose multiple items to choose in a session In Portuguese-style knitting the yarn is tensioned around a for additional material fee. If you bring your own materials, the knitting pin on your shoulder or around your neck. Stitches are dye fee will be charged depends on the weight of the material. created by a flick of your thumb making this an easy way to knit ($3-10) without stressing your hands or wrists. Natural Japanese dye, Bengala dyes are made from soil, Participants will learn: ‘environmentally safe’ and fun to use. The dye process doesn’t • The history of Portuguese Knitting require hot water so is appropriate for students of all ages. • The advantages of Portuguese Knitting Children and adults alike will find this to be a fun technique, • How to Purl using the Portuguese method just like playing with mud. Everyone will learn about the history • How to Knit using the Portuguese method and cultural significance of this unique dye form as they dye • How to Bind off using the Portuguese method material that students chose. We begin with a process of pre-fix • How to make a scarf using the Portuguese method the material. • Increases using the Portuguese method This is not a soaking dye, so be ready to knead the material • Decreases using the Portuguese method as well as being creative! You can play with the material by • Resources available on Portuguese Knitting knotting, folding, tie-dyeing...We will bring 12 colors of dye and Students should bring: Worsted weight yarn (no novelty yarn) - some tools for you to play with. Let’s have fun dyeing. This is a one or two colors perfect class for a family, too! Either straight or circular needles in size appropriate for your Students should bring: plastic bags for the dyed material to take yarn and usual knitting accessories home, towels (bigger is better) that you don’t mind getting dye Skill Level: Knowing how to cast on, bind off, knit, and purl on and one for your hand. Aprons and gloves are optional. helpful **If you have a latex allergy, this might not be a good class for you. Bengals Dye has rubber latex in it** Pi without the calories: Bat Cave Mountain Pi Shawl Instructor: Sheryl Thies SATURDAY Date: Friday, May 12 – 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Spinning Textured Singles: Bumps Min/Max: 6 /20 Instructor: Melissa Bohrtz Min Age: 16 Date: Saturday, May 13 – 9:00 to Noon Class Fee: $40 Min/Max: 5 / 10 Materials fee payable to instructor: $0 Min Age: 12 Gain an understanding of the geometry of a Pi shawl. But don’t Class Fee: $35 fret, the math has already been calculated. Learn how to work a Materials fee payable to instructor: $20 central cast on using a crochet hook and bind off with an applied Do you want to add some texture to your smooth singles? decorative edge. Increases, stitch patterns, how to avoid and Melissa of Hello Purl will show you how in this spinning textured recover from problems and tips for blocking will also be covered. singles: Bumps class. The techniques you will learn in this class Students should bring: Bat Cave Mountain was designed using include: Nubs/Cocoons, Beehives, Knotted Slubs and Single 2 skeins of Lacey from Interlacements (100% superfine merino; Granny Stacks. We will be using combed top as well as some 930 yds), Size 7 needles – double pointed, 16”, 24” and 60”, Size 7 other fun fibers if you wish to add more dimension to your Crochet hook, Stitch marker. finished yarns. Students will walk away with four small skeins If substituting yarn, bring needles that work for your chosen of textured art yarn and the knowledge to create them again at yarn. Blocked gauge is 3 sts per inch, but exact gauge is not home. critical to the project. Students should bring: Please bring a working spinning wheel preferably with at least a 1/2” orifice. At least one bobbin. Skill Level: Must have a working relationship with your wheel. Know how to spin a single yarn. Knowing how to core-spin is a plus but not necessary.

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SATURDAY (cont.) Whatever you create in a session is the finished product. We Natural Dyes: Adding Iron - How Sad can be Happy! learn together as a group, think about the differences between Instructor: Stefania Isaacson human and machines, weave with a happy heart and be bold! Date: Saturday, May 13 – 9:00 a.m. to Noon Students should bring: Scissors, Willingness to explore! If the Min/Max: 5/15 participants have material they would like to use in their project. Min Age: 12 (feather, home-spun yarn, fabric…) Class Fee: $75 Materials fee payable to instructor: $30 An Introduction to Lace Knitting The wide variety of colors from natural dyes can be greatly Instructor: Mary Jo Harris augmented by adding an iron post-mordant. In this class we Date: Saturday, May 13 – 9:00 a.m. to Noon will cover some of the basic natural dyes like cochineal, fustic, Min/Max: 5 / 15 logwood, pomegranate, and madder and the effect that adding Min Age: 10 iron has on the colors they give. We will cover some of the Class Fee: $30 long history of these dyes, the mordanting process, and some Materials fee payable to instructor: $0 color theory. Students will take home dyeing instructions, Have you always loved the look of knitted lace items but been many samples, and information on each of the dyes used. No afraid to make them because they intimidated you? Lace experience is necessary. knitting is easier than you think once you know some of the tips Students should bring: apron, rubber gloves, 2 old towels, paper and tricks. In this class, students will learn: towels, calculator, small baggies and marking pen, pen and • The composition of knitted lace paper. • Some basic knitted lace stitches • How to read a lace chart Needle Felting: Perpie Sheep on a Horse Shoe Nail Frame and • Lace knitting tips and tricks Resting Ewe • How to make a lace scarf or sampler Instructor: Danita Doerre Students should bring: Worsted weight yarn (no novelty yarn), Date: Saturday, May 13 – 9:00 a.m. to Noon needles in a size appropriate for your yarn, Paper for taking Min/Max: 5 / 8 notes, Pen or Pencil, Stitch markers appropriate for your needles, Min Age: 16 Scissors, Yarn needle. Skills needed: Know how to cast on, Class Fee: $25 bind off, knit, and purl. Knowing basic increases and decreases Materials fee payable to instructor: $25.00 includes 36 and 38 helpful, but not required. gauge felt needles, horse shoe nail frame for feet, carded roving wool, washed unprocessed wool, handinted pin eyes, yarn and Plying for Texture: Bumps bells to create two finished projects. Instructor: Melissa Bohrtz Class participants will learn the art of needle felting by creating Date: Saturday, May 13 – 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. a soft sculpture sheep on a Horse Shoe Nail Frame and a resting Min/Max: 5 / 10 ewe. Using a 36- gauge barbed, felt needle to lock fibers into Min Age: 12 place with carded roving wool, and a pecking motion of your Class Fee: $35 wrist you will create two dry felted sheep to start your flock. You Materials fee payable to instructor: $20 will learn techniques of needle felting onto a Horse Shoe Nail Curious on how to create texture when plying? Just add some Frame to create feet as well as the process of adding washed, bumps! In this class Melissa of Hello Purl will show you how. unprocessed wool to create a curly effect for the resting ewe. Students will learn how to ply for texture by creating bumps in Details will be defined with a 38-gauge needle and your sheep their yarns. The techniques covered in the plying for texture: will be embellished with hand-painted pin eyes, yarn and a bell. bumps class will be how to spiral ply, create stacks, trap fiber, and Students should bring: Foam pad approximately 12” x 12” x 2” coil a thick and thin single. We will be working with combed top covered with a pillow case or cloth and a scissor and fiber art batts to achieve the techniques described. Students will walk away with four small skeins of textured art yarn and the SAORI Weaving---Discover Yourself! knowledge to create them again at home. Instructor: Chiaki and Dan O’Brien Students should bring: Please bring a working spinning wheel Date: Saturday, May 13 – 9:00 a.m. to Noon preferably with at least a 1/2” orifice. At least two bobbins. Min/Max: 5 / 8 Min Age: 8 Class Fee: $50 Materials fee payable to instructor: $20 Be ready to feel like being 5 years old or younger! SAORI focuses on the freedom of expression and creativity rather than on technical skills or regularity. You might be able to find your tendencies, too. This is a therapeutic weaving technique. Students will weave on SAORI looms that are ready to weave.

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SATURDAY (cont.) than on technical skills or regularity. You might be able to find Tunisian from the top and to the point your tendencies, too. This is a therapeutic weaving technique. Instructor: Sheryl Thies Students will weave on SAORI looms that are ready to weave. Date: Saturday, May 13 – 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Whatever you create in a session is the finished product. We Min/Max: 6 / 20 learn together as a group, think about the differences between Min Age: 16 human and machines, weave with a happy heart and be bold! Class Fee: $40 Students should bring: Scissors, Willingness to explore! If the Materials fee payable to instructor: $0 participants have material they would like to use in their project. Learn a “tab” like cast on and the formula for this top down (feather, home-spun yarn, fabric…) shawl with chevrons that get wider as they get longer. Pattern for “Eileen’s Point Shawl” provided. Students need to know how to Needle Felt a Fairy House Tss. This is not a “learn how” to Tunisian crochet class, although Instructor: Stacy Drenckhahn trouble shooting will be provided. Date: Saturday, May 13 – 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Students should bring: Size J/10 (6mm), K/10 ½ (5.5 mm) or Min/Max: 8 / 15 L/11 (8mm) Tunisian crochet hook (depending on how open Min Age: 8 with adult you like your work), 30” cord is suggested to accommodate the Class Fee: $30 number of stitches. Hooks with long cords can be purchased in Materials fee payable to instructor: $15 class if you have trouble finding what you need. Needle felt a little whimsical home for your favorite fairy! 600 yds of dk weight yarn. Shawl was designed using 1 skein of Will your little home have a fireplace, a wild flower garden, a Interlacements Irish Jig and a size J/10 Tunisian crochet hook. smoking chimney, windows glowing with candlelight? We will If you are substituting yarn bring a Tunisian crochet hook that is be creating a 3D home from 100% wool and your imagination! appropriate your yarn. Gauge is not critical. To customize your creations, we will have a wide variety of wool available in colors ranging from natural stone to neon pink! Finishing Knits: Seams & Blocking This class will cover a variety of needle felting techniques Instructor: Carole Wurst including creating a core shape, layering colors, joining pieces Date: Saturday, May 13 – 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and more. This class is open to all skill levels, no previous Min/Max: 6 / 12 experience needed. Min Age: 12 Students should bring: If students have their own needle felting Class Fee: $25 supplies they are welcome to bring them along to the class. IF Materials fee payable to instructor: $12.00 students do not require the felting kit, a reduced Material Fee As a competition judge Carole knows the secret things judges of $5.00 will be applied. Our kit included a foam felting surface, look for: blocking, seaming, and other finishing touches. 4 needles and additional wool that students will be able to take Learn the ultimate finishing touch of correct blocking to give home with them. your handwork a professional appearance. Bring a garment, There will also be additional Needle Felting supplies available swatch or other knit or crochet item if you wish to do hands- for sale at the time of the class, and also at the BeeLighted booth. on blocking. Learn how to block raised designs such as cables, ribbing, or embellishments without ruining the effect. A Jiffy Spinning the Luxury Fibers! Steamer will be demonstrated. Special emphasis will be given to Instructor: Stefania Isaacson natural fibers, but methods can be applied to knits of any fiber Date: Sunday, May 14 – 9:00 a.m. to Noon content. Experience the “TLF” (tender-loving-feel) of your knit Min/Max: 8 / 15 fabric! Min Age: 12 After blocking the class will focus on seaming. Techniques like Class Fee: $40 “Invisible Seaming,” grafting methods, latching seams for a lacy Materials fee payable to instructor: $25 effect, and other master touches will be taught. Participants Silk, cashmere, yak, alpaca, mohair–all fibers to die for! And we will receive seaming needles, latch tools and an idea booklet of will spin them all! Duplicate Stitch instructions to take home. You will learn the ins and outs of the exotic fibers! In this class, Students should bring: Participants can bring a garment, swatch we will blend a variety of these fibers with wool and also spin or other knit item for blocking. them by themselves. There will be extensive discussions on the characteristics of these fibers, how best to spin them, and the SAORI Weaving---Discover Yourself! most appropriate uses for them in making an article of clothing. Instructor: Chiaki and Dan O’Brien We will use alpaca, llama, mohair, angora rabbit, dog, and cat Date: Saturday, May 13 – 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. as well as downy fibers like cashmere, yak, or quiviet. Students Min/Max: 5 / 8 will take home information handouts on the fibers and many Min Age: 8 samples that they have spun during the class. Class Fee: $50 Students should bring: spinning wheel, hand carders, extra Materials fee payable to instructor: $20 bobbins, lazy kate, ball winder, niddy noddy, hang tags, notebook Be ready to feel like being 5 years old or younger! SAORI and pen. focuses on the freedom of expression and creativity rather 29 CLASSES

SATURDAY (cont.) SUNDAY Mitten Basics Knit a Christmas Stocking Instructor: Mary Jo Harris Instructor: Mary JoHarris Date: Saturday, May 13 – 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Date: Sunday, May 14 – 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Min/Max: 5 / 15 Min/Max: 6 / 15 Min Age: 10 Min Age: 10 Class Fee: $35 Class Fee: $35 Materials fee payable to instructor: $0 Materials fee payable to instructor: $o. This class is designed This class is designed for the person that wants to learn (or learn for the person that has never knit a sock and still feels a bit more about) knitting mittens. Mitten patterns will be provided intimidated when thinking about knitting socks. Knitting a in class, but you are welcome to bring a mitten pattern to class Christmas Stocking requires the same techniques used to knit that you would like to try. Special emphasis will be on ways to a sock. The Stocking uses a worsted weight yarn and only knit in the round as well as several methods for knitting thumbs one stocking is made - preventing ‘second sock syndrome’. and thumb gussets. Items that will be covered in this class Christmas Stockings can be easily customized too. include: Participants will learn: Parts of a sock, Terms used in sock • Mitten Shapes knitting, Ways socks are made, Using short rows, and How to • Ways in Knit in the Round Kitchener Stitch • Making Mittens that Fit Students should bring: Worsted Weight yarn - 2 skeins of the • Parts of a Mitten Main Color and 1 skein of the Contrasting Color (if you want • Ways to shape the thumb and thumb gusset a contrasting color) Two DIFFERENT 16” or longer circular • Ways to finish a mitten needles in size appropriate for your yarn. Usual knitting • Ways to change a mitten pattern or to make it ‘your own’ accessories Students should bring: If the participant has a pattern they want Skill Level: Know how to cast on, bind off, knit, purl, and knit in to use for class, they can bring the yarn and needles specified the round in their pattern. Those that want to use the pattern provided in class should bring: worsted weight yarn, either two size 8 Embroider a Mini Hoop circular needles – of varying lengths, size 8 double pointed Instructor: Melissa Bohrtz needles, or a size 8 circular needle that is 40” or longer, Usual Date: Sunday, May 14 – 9:00 a.m. to Noon knitting supplies Skill Level: Know how to cast on, knit, purl, Min/Max: 6 / 10 and bind off. Knowing how to knit in the round will be helpful Min Age: 10 but is not required. Class Fee: $35 Materials fee payable to instructor: $20 Wool Wet Felted Slipper Class Learn the basics of embroidery and create a Dandelyne Mini Hoop Instructor: Linda Johnson-Morke art piece with Melissa of Hello Purl. The first part of class you will Date: Saturday, May 13 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. learn how to work with embroidery thread and some beginner Min/Max: 6 / 12 embroidery stitches to get you started. A few of the stitches include: Min Age: 16 split, back, stem, running and satin. I will also show you how to Class Fee: $25 Included base wool, pattern and printed transfer a pattern. In the second part of class you will design and instructions create a Dandelyne Mini Hoop art piece that can be turned into a Would you like to make a pair of unique felted slippers custom fit necklace, brooch or magnet. This Embroidering a Mini Hoop class to your feet in a day? It is possible. Learn to felt using a resist to is a great way to learn how to get started with embroidering. make seamless 3D slippers. Options for soles will be discussed. Students should bring: An embroidery hoop 3-4” in diameter no Use special Karakul wool that felts fast and firm for a strong long larger then 6”. Hoops can be wood or plastic. Also bring ideas and/ lasting pair of slippers. Use the felt as a blank canvas for your or mini patterns for your finished piece. imagination to run wild with decorating ideas that can happen both during and after the felting process. Base wool batts will be provided to ensure a firm felt slipper. Embellishing ideas will be available. Students Should Bring: For wet felting: Bubble wrap (small bubbles, not jumbo), Tulle fabric (fine), or nylon mesh, Olive Oil soap. Towels, Non-skid mat (optional), Rolling pin (optional), Bamboo mats (Optional some will be provided), Empty squirt bottle, OR ladle, OR turkey baster, Scissors Add-ins (optional) –locks, special colored wool, yarn, buttons silk noil, etc. Base Wool batting (natural black or grey) will be provided in materials fee, dyed wool and locks available for purchase

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SUNDAY (cont.) Class Fee: $30 Cobweb Felt Floor Lamp Materials fee payable to instructor: $15 Instructor: BeckyUtecht We will be creating a little garden in your own tea cup, the Date: Sunday, May 14 – 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. perfect little resting spot for any gnomes or fairies that stop by to Min/Max: 8 / 10 visit. This class will cover a variety of needle felting techniques Min Age: 14 including creating 3-D objects, flat felting, joining pieces, Class Fee: $75 layering colors and much more. To customize your creations, we Materials fee payable to instructor: $45 will have a wide variety of wool available in colors ranging from Create a cobweb felt floor lamp covering using wet felting resist calm to crazy! techniques. We’ll use locally grown longwool fibers to create Students should bring: One Tea Cup. a thin, durable shade that celebrates the fiber’s structure when Skill Level: All levels, no previous experience needed. illuminated. These felt-covered floor lamps create a soft, warm If students have their own needle felting supplies they are light that will accent any room. The materials fee of $45 includes welcome to bring them along to the class. IF students do not the lamp, locally grown longwool roving, resist, and use of require the felting kit a reduced Material Fee of $5.00 will be equipment in class. applied. Our kit includes a foam felting surface, 4 needles and Students should bring: Water container, 2 old bath towels, ball additional wool that students will take home with them. brauser (or plastic water bottle with holes punched in the cap), There will also be additional Needle Felting supplies available felting tool (Palm washboard, felting stone, or oldfashioned for sale at the time of the class, and also at the BeeLighted booth. Tupperware lid), small bar soap. Optional: lightweight silks, yarns, or other embellishments. Sami Inspired Bracelets Instructor: Katherine Buenger Nuno Felted Scarf Date: Sunday, May 14 – 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Instructor: Leslie Granbeck Min/Max: 8 / 12 Date: Sunday, May 14 – 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Min Age: 12 Min/Max: 8 / 12 Class Fee: $25 Min Age: 16 Materials fee payable to instructor: $20 Class Fee: $35 These bracelets are based on the designs of the Sami people, Materials fee payable to instructor: $25 includes all fibers and who are the native people from the far northern parts of Norway, supplies Sweden, Finland, and Russia. The bracelets are constructed with Embellish a silk scarf with soft wool fibers and felt a beautiful traditional materials including reindeer leather, tin thread (4% accessory for spring. Choose your color palette of beautifully silver), and reindeer antler buttons. Students will learn to make dyed fibers, and then create any design from floral to geometric a four strand braid using tin thread, and then they will hand sew to abstract. Without knitting or sewing, you’ll create a supple their piece to reindeer leather to finish an elegant bracelet scarf using a little soapy water and a unique felting technique. Students should bring: Small sharp scissors reading glasses if Students should bring: Bring from home: Scissors, 2-3 hand needed towels, 1 old bath towel, and a plastic bag to carry home wet items. Optional: apron Double Knitting Basics Instructor: Mary Jo Harris Get Hooked on Tunisian crochet and make scarves Date: Sunday, May 14 - 1:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. Instructor: Sheryl Thies Min/Max: 5 Min / 15 Max Date: Sunday, May 14 – 9:00 a.m. to Noon Min Age: 14 Min/Max: 10 / 25 Class Fee: $35 Min Age: 16 Materials fee payable to instructor: None Class Fee: $40 Join the Double Knitting Revolution! The Double Knitting Materials fee payable to instructor: $0 technique has been around for centuries with only minor Learn the technique that has captured the attention of the changes but has had a huge increase in popularity in recent knitting world. Even if you don’t consider yourself a crocheter, years. Come and find out what everyone is talking about. you can learn Tunisian crochet and create a complex looking Participants should know how to cast on, knit, purl, and join in a fabric that almost appears woven. Easy to learn, quick to work circle. up, Tunisian crochet will take your creativity to new heights. But In this class you’ll learn: what IS double knitting?, history of beware you just might get hooked! After learning the Tunisian double knitting, double knitting guidelines, double knitting simple stitch (Tss), play with color and design your own scarves. terminology, how to double knit, how to increase and decrease Students should bring: 3 partial skeins of smooth worsted when double knitting and how to double knit inside out weight yarn, in different colors Students should bring: 2 or more different colors of basic size 11/L (8mm) Tunisian crochet hook ( can be purchased in worsted weight yarn (no novelty yarn), 16-inch Circular needles class) optional: yarn for scarf in a size appropriate for your yarn, paper & pencil for taking notes, stitch markers appropriate for your needles and usual Needle Felt a Gnome or Fairy Garden in a Tea Cup knitting accessories. Instructor: Stacy Drenckhahn Date: Sunday, May 14 – 9:00 a.m. to Noon Min/Max: 8 / 15 Min Age: 8 with adult 31 CLASSES

SUNDAY (cont.) appropriate tension, short row shaping, use of ravel cord, closing Fall Pumpkins & Gnome 3-D Needle Felting the toe, and more. Instructor: Stacy Drenckhahn Standard flat 200 needle machines, mid-gauge or bulky needle Date: Sunday, May 14 – 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. machines, traditional circular machines, or modern reproduction Min/Max: 6 / 15 sock machines can be used. Beginner machine knitters are Min Age: 8 with adult welcome but the machine must be in working order and the Class Fee: $30 participant must know how to cast on. Participants without a Materials fee payable to instructor: $15 machine are welcome to register and observe only. This class is designed to introduce 3-D needle felting by creating from a basic ball and cone shape. You will be creating pumpkins Students should bring: Any knitting machine (flat or circular) in whatever color you fancy, and ornaments that you will turn in working condition and knowledge of how to cast on. Machine into either a Gnome or Santa, depending on which colors you must be working, repairs will not be done in class. Ribber choose. If there is time you will be able to create both! You will attachment not required. Participants are encouraged to bring a learn how to join connections, add color over core wool and turn knitting machine stand or table suitable for clamps. Instructors a ball into a pumpkin and a cone into a gnome. We will have a will bring one extra machine and some extra stands for flat variety of colors available for you to customize your creations, machines. everything from neon pink to traditional. Students should bring: If students have their own needle felting Cables – Cables – Cables supplies they are welcome to bring them along to the class. IF Instructor: Sheryl Thies students do not require the felting kit a reduced Material Fee of Date: Sunday, May 14 – 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. $5.00 will be applied. Our kit includes a foam felting surface, 4 Min/Max: 10 / 20 needles and additional wool that students will take home with Min Age: 16 them. Skill Level: All levels, no previous experience needed. Class Fee: $35 Materials fee payable to instructor: $0 SAORI Weaving---Discover Yourself! Explore the elements of cables from simple twists to more Instructor: Chiaki and Dan O’Brien complex cables and reversible cables. Learn how to work cables Date: Sunday, May 14 – 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. without a cable needle and with ua cable needle. Pattern for Both Min/Max: 6 / 8 Sides Now, reversible cabled scarf, is included. Min Age: 8 Students should bring: Several partial skeins yarn in different Class Fee: $50 colors for experimenting. Needles sized for your yarn, cable Materials fee payable to instructor: $20 needle. Both Sides Now was designed using 1 skein of Tippy Be ready to feel like being 5 years old or younger! SAORI Toes from Interlacements (100 super wash merino wool; 370 yds.) focuses on the freedom of expression and creativity rather Size 8 needle , Cable needle than on technical skills or regularity. You might be able to find If substituting yarn, bring needles that work for your chosen your tendencies, too. This is a therapeutic weaving technique. yarn. Blocked gauge is 5.5 sts per inch in St st with 2 strands of Students will weave on SAORI looms that are ready to weave. yarn held together. Whatever you create in a session is the finished product. We learn together as a group, think about the differences between Knit a Christmas Stocking human and machines, weave with a happy heart and be bold! Instructor: Mary JoHarris Students should bring: Scissors, Willingness to explore! If the Date: Sunday, May 14 – 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. participants have material they would like to use in their project. Min/Max: 6 / 15 (feather, home-spun yarn, fabric…) Min Age: 10 Class Fee: $35 Hem-Top Socks or Textured Scarf on the Knitting Machine Materials fee payable to instructor: $o. This class is designed Instructor: J.Wurst for the person that has never knit a sock and still feels a bit Date: Sunday, May 14 – 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. intimidated when thinking about knitting socks. Knitting a Min/Max: 4 / 6 Christmas Stocking requires the same techniques used to knit Min Age: 12 a sock. The Stocking uses a worsted weight yarn and only Class Fee: $30 one stocking is made - preventing ‘second sock syndrome’. Materials fee payable to instructor: $30 fee will include pattern Christmas Stockings can be easily customized too. handouts and sock yarn wound onto a cone. Participants will Participants will learn: Parts of a sock, Terms used in sock choose either Hem-Top Socks or the Textured Scarf. knitting, Ways socks are made, Using short rows, and How to Scarf Option: Make a designer scarf on the knitting machine Kitchener Stitch (either flat or circular machine) with a textured tuck design Students should bring: Worsted Weight yarn - 2 skeins of the similar to lace. Learn how to hand-manipulate stitches, add beads Main Color and 1 skein of the Contrasting Color (if you want while knitting, and more. a contrasting color) Two DIFFERENT 16” or longer circular Sock Option: Learn how to do perfect fitting heels and toes needles in size appropriate for your yarn. Usual knitting while knitting socks on the knitting machine (either flat or accessories circular machine). We will do a Picot-Edge hem top and a hand- Skill Level: Know how to cast on, bind off, knit, purl, and knit in transferred lace design (optional). The instructor will emphasize the round knitting natural fibers on the machine and cover topics such as 32 CLASS INSTRUCTORS Melissa Bohrtz Stacy Drenckhahn Melissa is one half of the fiber arts duo that runs Hello Purl. Stacy Drenckhahn is a fiber artist and the owner of She has been carding and creating textured art yarns since Beelighted located in Zumbrota, MN. Stacy enjoys she began spinning in 2010. She loves to blend colors and encouraging fiber frivolity in all forms. She created 3-D textures in her fiber work. She has been exploring all aspects Needlefelted pieces that can be found at Artify Collective, of fiber arts with hand weaving and embroidery. She also an artist gallery that is connected to BeeLighted. She enjoys loves to knit with chunky art yarns and on needles larger creating assorted fiber supplies including color packs, batts then US 10. In addition to her fiber arts business Hello Purl hand spun and custom dyed yarn in her onsite studio. She Melissa enjoys spending time on her little homestead with teaches 3-D needle felting at Shepherd’s Harvest, at other her husband, two boys, ten chickens and four cats. regional fiber events, and in her Zumbrota shop. http://www.hellopurl.com To discover more, visit BeeLighted.com.

Katherine Buenger Leslie Granbeck Katherine Buenger has a degree in studio art from Leslie Granbeck is a feltmaker and instructor from Macalester College. She has been a member of the Weavers Minneapolis. Leslie loves sharing her knowledge of fibers Guild since 2001 and enjoys many fiber related arts. and their magical transformation into felt. She teaches Katherine always likes finding something different and traditional wet felting, nuno felting, and her favorite – three- fun to do with her work. Spinning the yellow pages, coffee dimensional seamless felting. Her classes are full of color, filters, computer tape, and other non-traditional things and creativity and adventure. They also include a free workout finding ways to weave, knit, and ply-split with them has been as feltmaking is a “physical art”. When not teaching, you’ll a fun challenge. She is not afraid to break the rules and try find Leslie in her home studio working on new fiber projects. something new, and encourages others to do the same. Visit www.fiberenvy.net. http://buengerstudios.com Mary Jo Harris Jill Colbert Mary Jo Harris lives in the knitting mecca of Madison, WI. My name is Jill Colbert. I have a small hobby farm in She has been a teacher all of her adult life and has formally Minnesota. We raise sheep and have alpaca and llama, taught knitting for the last 10 years at various Sheep and chickens and bees. I love working with fiber and I like to find Wool Festivals, Fiber Festivals, Knit-In’s, and teaches locally ways to use it! for Madison College and the Wisconsin Craft Market. In the last several years, she has added Chair Caning classes to her Danita Doerre teaching repertoire. Mary Jo designs knitting patterns and Danita Doerre, Fiber Artist, ILR-SD Llama Fleece Judge under her designer name of Jo Harris, has written a book Forrest Ridge Fibers Stoddard, WI entitled ‘Double Knitting - Inside Out’ which is available through Amazon or Ravelry. As an active member of the As a Fiber Artist, Interior Designer and Certified ILR-SD Madison (WI) Knitters’ Guild she has an almost constant Llama Fleece Judge, I have been involved with fiber since opportunity to discuss anything and everything knitting- my first purchase of Forrester, Llama in 1996. Since then related. Forrest Ridge Llamas and Alpacas houses 4 llamas, 2 alpacas and I sheep for a variety of natural, eco-friendly fibers. My Stefania Isaacson specialty is Needle Felting soft sculptures and Fiber Art. Stefania has been a life-long knitter, and started spinning Techniques I use are hand spinning, wet felting, needle and dying to supply herself with “the best yarns in felting, braiding, weaving, hand dying and dry felting to the world!” She got her Certificate of Excellence in create pieces for Fiber Art with soft expression and depth. Handspinning from the Handweaver’s Guild of America in All of my designs are one-of-a-kind inspired by nature and 1997. Since then she has opened her own business called the coulee regions of Wisconsin. All fiber has a purpose and Handspun by Stefania and taught numerous workshops my passion is to work with a variety of fleeces while being a dealing in natural dyes, spinning, knitting, and basket part of our heritage culture of handcrafting with “Fiber”. making. She has spoken about the fiber arts to numerous groups, and has appeared on Home & Garden TV as a guest Education of Fiber for the community has been through on the Carol Duvall Show. She sells handspun, natural classes at tri county fiber studios and llama farms, Jefferson hand dyed yarns, original knitting kits using her own yarns and Kentucky Sheep and Wool Festival, WTC Junior college, and patterns, hand dyed roving dyed with natural dyes, as well as Minnesota and Wisconsin Llama conferences and and handmade baskets. She was previously a high school workshops. English teacher, and now enjoys teaching spinning, dyeing, and knitting to fiber enthusiasts. Most recently, Stefania has authored a book on natural dyeing, titled In Search of the Perfect Green–And Orange, Too! http://www.stefania-spins.com

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Linda Johnson-Morke Becky Utecht Linda has been a fiber enthusiast for the majority of her Becky Utecht is a fiber artist living in rural Ogilvie, MN. life. Knitting started at 5 years old and twisting her hair at Her flock of sheep provide the raw materials she uses to an even younger age. Knitting led to spinning (something create felt artwork, clothing, humane sheepskins (felt pelts), more that her hair) which led to sheep and rabbits. Felting handspun yarns, and handknit items. Her work has won led to different sheep, trips to Norway and Mongolia and a awards in fine art and fiber venues. She teaches fast-paced, passion for understanding why wools felt differently. Being fun felting classes at various regional venues including her an engineer by training and curious by nature resulted in own outdoor felting studio in the woods. many years of fiber experimentation as an outlet for her http://riveroakssheep.com creativity. A 10 year hiatus from the corporate world led to a line of fulled wool products sold both wholesale and retail. J. Wurst A shepherd for more than 30 years, Linda has shepherded J. WURST is the editor of MACHINE KNITTING Navajo Churro, Border Leicester, Cheviot, Hampshire, INSPIRATION, a quarterly publication with patterns and Karakul, Finnish Landrace, Icelandic, Texel, Blue Faced knitting machine instruction. He was kept awake during his Leicester (BFL) and Tunis sheep. Her current flock consists childhood by his mother’s knitting machine, and has gone on of Icelandic & BFL crosses, Karakul and Tunis sheep. Linda to design and demonstrate knitting machines on a national currently lives on a farm in Isanti, MN and enjoys sharing level. His published patterns have appeared in Machine what she has learned through classes and lectures. Knitters Source and other publications. He organizes an annual design contest for machine knitters and coordinates Chiaki O’Brien classes at September Seminar for Machine Knitters and Chiaki O’Brien is a SAORI Leader Committee Certificate Fiber Artists. Recipient. She graduated from the SAORI one-year course https://www.facebook.com/knitshop.rockinghorsefarm/ and worked at the SAORI head office in Japan until moving to Minnesota in 2004. She teaches at fiber festivals in Carole Wurst Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, and South Dakota CAROLE WURST is a fiber artist, knitwear designer and every year and is a teaching artist for The Textile Center instructor based at Rocking Horse Farm in Saint Cloud, (Minnesota), the Weavers Guild of Minnesota, and others. Minnesota. She is a nationally known lecturer and seminar She taught at the Midwest Weavers Conference 2015 in St. teacher in the machine knitting field. Carole has written for Paul and the Michigan League of Handweavers Conference several knitting publications and is the author of several in 2015. She was a resident artist of the Blake School (Private knitting pattern books, garment construction books, and school in Minnesota) in the 2015-16 school year and has fiber instruction books. She also judges fiber art and textile taught Pre-K through 12th grade levels. Also a teacher of competitions. Her passion for knit textiles is shown by her Bengala Mud Dye techniques, Chiaki received the Jerome enthusiastic promotion of the wonderful world of knitting Fiber Artists Project Grant in 2012 and went to Japan to and fiber arts. study Bengala Dye. She enjoys teaching both SAORI and https://www.facebook.com/knitshop.rockinghorsefarm/ Bengala Dye to people of any age and ability! http://saoristudiofun.com

Dan O’Brien Dan O’Brien was accepted into SAORI Leaders Committee in the fall of 2003. He is the first non-Japanese certified SAORI instructor. Since 2005, he has been active as a teacher at Sheep and Wool Festivals, Childrens fairs and art festivals and so on. He has a master degree in Advanced Japanese Studies and currently teaches social studies in a high school as well as teaching SAORI Weaving lessons from time to time throughout the year. He is a teacher, author and artist. http://saoristudiofun.com

Sheryl Thies Sheryl’s passion for combining fiber, texture and color provided teaching opportunities both near and far; from local yarn shops to international waters aboard cruise ships. She is the author of numerous knitting and Tunisian crochet books, published designs in magazines and designs for yarn companies. When not knitting or crocheting, she can often be found on the bocce court either playing or refereeing. 34 NOTES

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Class registration will close on May 10, 2017. Shepherd’s Harvest reserves the right to cancel any class not having the minimum number of students registered For the most up-to-date information on all aspects by May 1. If a class is canceled by Shepherd’s Harvest, all of the festival visit at www.shepherdsharvestfestival.org. registration fees will be refunded to the students.

Class Refund Policy If a student cancels a registration prior to April 30, $5 Class Cancelation Fee – before April 15 registration fees will be refunded. If a student cancels 50% Refund - April 15 – April 30, 2017 a registration after May 1, registration fees will not be No Refunds - after May 1, 2017 refunded unless the spotis filled from a waiting list. Walk-in registrations will be accepted at the festival for any classes having available spots. Availability will be posted at the Information Booth in Building B . A $5 fee for Walk-in registrations will be with check or cash only, no credit cards. (Write to [email protected] with any questions about class registration.)

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2 Guys Yarn Company - C Barnhart Studios/Mother of Purl - D Black Cat Fibers - D Cherry Valley, Illinois Charlevoix, Michigan Milwaukee, Wisconsin [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://www.2GuysYarn.etsy.com http://www.barnhart-studios.com https://blackcatfibersllc.etsy.com Hand-dyed yarns. Natural yarns fibers for spinning Hand Dyed Yarn. needles hooks notions threads tatting 7 Pine’s Rabbitry - D supplies books. Black Hills Woolies - C Princeton, Minnesota Buffalo Gap, South Dakota [email protected] Basket Artistry by Susan Preuss - B [email protected] Angora Rabbits, Angora rabbit wool Waukesha, Wisconsin http://www.blackhillswoolies.com and Angora rabbit wool products (yarn [email protected] Rovings, fleeces, yarns and dyed & clothing). http://www.basketartistrybysusan.com clouds from my Teeswater cross sheep. Handwoven baskets for the fiber artist. Schacht Dealer. A Lot of Circles - B St. Cloud, Minnesota Baskets by Ellie - C Blackberry Hills - C http://sandybotmiller.com Ramsey, Minnesota St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin Circular weavings, yarn-inspired oil [email protected] [email protected] pastel paintings, prints, greeting cards, Hand woven baskets made with http://www.blackberryhills.com calendars. natural materials, all woven here in Custom mill spun yarns and rovings Minnesota. that are hand dyed. Handwoven, knit After the Sheep Fiber Arts - B and crocheted items. Roseville, Minnesota Baubles and Buttons (formerly The [email protected] Button Guy) - B Blackberry Ridge Woolen Mill, LLC - C I produce hand dyed yarn and unspun Rice Lake, Wisconsin Anne Bosch fibers in an array of unique, vibrant [email protected] Mount Horeb, Wisconsin colors. Fused Glass Jewelry, Stained Glass. [email protected] http://www.blackberry-ridge.com Alisha Goes Around - C Bear Creek Design and Felting - B Yarn, knitting patterns, roving. New Braunfels, Texas Fort Ransom, North Dakota [email protected] [email protected] Buenger Studios - C http://www.alishagoesaround.com http://bearcreekfelting.com Woodbury, Minnesota Alisha specializes in rich, tonal, moody Needle felted animal sculptures, DIY [email protected] hand dyed colorways and luxurious needle felting kits, Hand knit home http://buengerstudios.com fibers. decor. Sami Inspired Bracelets and Kits. Finished jewelry. All Things Herbal - C BEARPAWPAPERWORKS /FIBER - D Pequot Lakes, Minnesota Princeton, Minnesota Bumblebee Acres Farm - C [email protected] [email protected] Harvard, Illinois http://www.AllThingsHerbal.com http://www.bearpaw-paperworks.com [email protected] Handcrafted Herbal Soaps and Natural Nature-inspired Needlefelted Wool on http://www.bumblebeeacres.com Skin Care Items, Knitter’s & Quilter’s a 2-dimensional canvas. Fiber Farm & Studio with hand-dyed Hand Repair. yarn, painted top, magical batts, & BeeLighted - C enchanting rolags. Anoka Fiber Works - B zumbrota, Minnesota Coon Rapids, Minnesota [email protected] Carole’s Country Knits at Rocking [email protected] http://BeeLighted.com Horse Farm - D http://anokafiberworks.com Jul Closures, Needle Felting Supplies, Saint Cloud, Minnesota Fiber, Yarn, Spindles, Spinning Hand Dyed Yarns & Fiber for Felting & [email protected] Accessories, Gift Items. Spinning. https://www.facebook.com/knitshop. rockinghorsefarm/ Avalon Farm - D Black Cat Farmstead - A Knitting Machines, Spinning Wheels Clearbrook, Minnesota Stockholm, Wisconsin & Fiber Prep Supplies, Unique Yarn & [email protected] [email protected] Fiber, Patterns. Raw Fleece, Roving, Clouds, Natural Shetland, Icelandic and Gotland X Colored or Dyed, Locks, Felted Items, fleeces, locally-grown line and tow flax. soap and Yarn. 37 2017 SHEPHERD’S HARVEST VENDORS Vendor locations are subject to change. Check www.shepherdsharvestfestival.org for the most current vendor listing.

Carpool - B DragonCraft - D Ewetopia - D Omaha, Nebraska Radcliffe, Iowa Viroqua, Wisconsin [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Hand dyed yarn and fiber, hand made https://www.etsy.com/shop/ http://www.ewetopiafibershop.com clothing, hats, and accessories. Dragoncraft Hand dyed yarns, original designs Drop Spindles, Dragon Eggs, Wool and fantastic knitting kits. Fiber Celestial Designs Fiber Art - D Roving, Silk Roving, Silkworms, Silk processing now available! Montevideo, Minnesota Cocoons, etc. [email protected] Farmgirl Fiber - C http://www.etsy.com/CelestialDesign Drama Llama - D Caledonia, Minnesota Roving, yarn, knit, felt, crochet tools. Menomonie, Wisconsin [email protected] Babe wheels, dyes, fair-trade totes, pin [email protected] http://farmgirlfiber.com looms. http://www.dramallamaapp.com BFL roving, felt sheets, felting supplies, Drama Llama phone application, lamb pelts, wool socks, shawls. Corny Goodness - B shirts, hats, stickers, mugs, bags, Benson, Minnesota sunnies, pillows. Fiber Curio and Sundries LLC - B [email protected] Waterloo, Iowa Yarns of corn/wool blend, wool Dresow Family Farm - C [email protected] and silk. Notions for knitting and Lonsdale, Minnesota http://www.etsy.shop/FiberCurio crocheting! [email protected] US small farm based custom roving http://dresowfamilyfarm.esty.com/ and yarn, vintage buttons, completed Dakota Carding and Wool Co. - B Cormo & CVM x Corriedale yarns, pieces of fiber art. Groton, South Dakota quilt batting, rugs and fleeces. [email protected] Fiskur Leather - C http://dakotacardingandwool.com E2’s Emu Ranch - B Mora, Minnesota Carded wool blends, Biotayarns Shafer, Minnesota [email protected] plant dyed and natural colored yarns, [email protected] http://www.fiskurleather.com SpinOlution, Carding. http://e2semuranch.com Fish leather & women’s/men’s fashion Emu oil and oil products. Hand spun accessories. Buttons. Plotuloppi Dakota Fiber Mill - B alpaca and sheep yarn. Felted alpaca Icelandic yarn. Kindred, North Dakota slippers. [email protected] Ghana Crazy - C http://dakotafibermill.com Elisabeth’s Handspun - D Fargo, North Dakota Yarn, roving, blending fibers of St Louis Park, Minnesota [email protected] all types, needle felting supplies, [email protected] http://ghanacrazy.com eccoscour fiber wash. Handspun yarn, hats, mittens, scarves, Baskets, hats, fans. shawls, et cetera. Darn Knit Anyway - D Golden Meadow Alpacas - D Stillwater, Minnesota Enchanted Meadows Alpacas - D Lewisville, Minnesota [email protected] Wausau, Wisconsin [email protected] 100% USA made Quince & Co yarn and [email protected] http://gma.com our most popular knitting/crochet kits! http://encantedmeadows.com Alpaca products including Alpaca products. outerwear,socks, yarn, roving, dryer Darn Yarn MN - C balls, fleeces, ect. Altoona, Wisconsin English Blue Ribbon Farm - D [email protected] Stockton, Illinois GoneBattyFibers - C http://www.darnyarnmn.etsy.com [email protected] Burnsville, Minnesota Unique hand dyed yarns and project http://ebrfarm.com [email protected] bags made with designer fabrics at Fresh CVM Romeldale raw fleece and Unique hand-dyed fiber batts for reasonable prices. combed top from English Blue Ribbon spinning and felting, hand-dyed and Farm. hand-spun yarn. Diamond D Sheep - B Cokato, Minnesota [email protected] Beautiful Shetland and Icelandic fleeces, roving, yarns.

38 2017 SHEPHERD’S HARVEST VENDORS Vendor locations are subject to change. Check www.shepherdsharvestfestival.org for the most current vendor listing.

Granny’s Legacy Patterns - C Hollyhock Alpaca Creations LLC - B Just Hanging Quilt Racks - B Albert Lea, Minnesota Grasston, Minnesota Northfield, Minnesota [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://www.grannyslegacypatterns.com http://hollyhockalpacas.com http://justhangingquiltracks.com Wool applique patterns, kits, artisan Alpaca yarn, roving, fiber, hats Unique, high quality quilt racks in dyed woolens, yarn bowls. to socks. Felted journals, insoles. oak, cherry and walnut. Triangle & peg looms. Handspun by Stefania - D Justorian Alpacas - D Saint Charles, Illinois HoneyGold Acres & MacBeth Farm - D Osseo, Wisconsin [email protected] Hugo, Minnesota [email protected] http://stefania-spons.com [email protected] http://www.justorianalpacas.com Handspun yarn; natural dyed roving; Targhee fleeces & Targhee blend Alpaca products, including raw fleece, knitting kits; baskets; buttons; yarns. Angora fiber, yarns & rabbits. roving, yarn, handmade rugs, and spindles; dye book. Hand dyed top. finished products.

Hearthside Fibers - D ilLOOMinated yarns - B Kimmet Croft Fiber - B Johnson Creek, Wisconsin South Haven, Minnesota Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://www.hearthsidefibers.com Hand dyed yarns and fiber, drop http://etsy.com/kimmetcroftfiber Hand dyed yarn & Roving. spindles, jams and jellies, rhubarb Locally grown Merino/Angora blend, leather Rambouillet and Corriedale yarns in Hello Purl LLC - D different weighs. Sobieski, Wisconsin In-Fusion Glass - D [email protected] Hastings, Minnesota knitbaabpurl, llc - B http://www.hellopurl.com [email protected] Waverly, Iowa Hand spun yarn, hand dyed top and http://in-fusionglass.com [email protected] commercial yarns, art batts, and other Fused Glass Items. http://www.knitbaahpurl.com fun items. Shirts, mugs, prints, cards and gift Ingridware Pottery - B tags, posters, and wineglasses and Hickory Wind Farm Alpacas & Fiber - C Beldenville, Wisconsin “Over the Moon.” Bangor, Wisconsin [email protected] [email protected] Handbuilt and wheel thrown pottery. Knitters Journey - C http://www.hickorywindfarm.com Fun, whimsical and usefull pieces Shorewood,, Wisconsin L! Quality alpaca fleece, yarn & roving. with a fiber theme. [email protected] HWF hand-crafted items. Socks & http://knittersjourney.com insoles. Interlacements Yarns LLC - C Yarn, yarn kits, knit with wire kits, Abrams, Wisconsin shawl pins, patterns for original Hidden River - D [email protected] designs. Mora, Minnesota http://www.interlacementsyarns.com [email protected] Handdyed yarns and fibers. Weaving Knitting From the Heart - B Handspun Yarn, Raw and Washed and knitting yarns that are unique Woodbury, Minnesota Fiber, Dyed Locks. and one of a kind. [email protected] http://www.heartknits.com Hidden Valley Farm/Woolen Mill - C Inthings - C Knitting and Crocheting supplies, Valders, Wisconsin Hopkins, Minnesota yarn, accessories related to knitting [email protected] [email protected] and crocheting. http://hiddenvalleyfarmwoolenmill.com Batik clothing made in Kathmandu all Fleeces, roving , yarn, books, patterns, free trade sold them over 20 years all Knitting My Way Home - C kits and some small equipment. made dyed. Blaine, Minnesota [email protected] High Prairie Ranch - C Joyful Journey Alpacas - C http://knittingmywayhome.blogspot.com Dennison, Minnesota Hayward, Wisconsin Beautifully unique hand spun yarns [email protected] [email protected] and one of a kind hand dyed yarns and http://highprairieranch.com http://alpacanation.com/ fiber. 100% Alpaca raw fleece, roving, locks, joyfuljourney.asp yarn of all types & handcrafted rugs & Award winning alpaca fiber, raw as well accessories. as natural and hand-dyed yarn, etc. 39 2017 SHEPHERD’S HARVEST VENDORS Vendor locations are subject to change. Check www.shepherdsharvestfestival.org for the most current vendor listing.

Knitting Notions - D Peg looms, alpaca blend batts and Pin Loom Weaving - A Nashville, Tennessee yarns, buttons, shawl pins, notecards. Mankato, Minnesota [email protected] [email protected] http://knittingnotions.com Mary Lue’s Yarn & Ewe - C Pin Loom Weaving items and Hand dyed yarn, hand crafted wood Mankato, Minnesota demonstrations from Margaret’s new and leather tools and accessories, [email protected] book, Pin Loom Weaving To Go. knitting patterns. http://maryluesyarn.com Fashion yarns, patterns, accessories Praire Willows Farm - Sheep Barn Lamb Lane - C and related gifts. Lindstrom, Minnesota Fort Madison, Iowa [email protected] [email protected] MN Lamb and Wool Producers - C http://prairiewillowsfarm.com Raw Blueface Leicester cross fleeces, Center City, Minnesota Raw fleece, roving, washed locks, and dyed wool and roving. [email protected] yarn from our Gotland and Finnsheep. http://www.mlwp.org Luv Ewe By Gerry Kay - C Sheepskin Slippers, ear muffs, seatbelt Prarie MoonRise Farm - D Sioux Falls, South Dakota covers, sheep related toys. Albert Lea, Minnesota [email protected] [email protected] Fibers, Yarns, Finished Goods, Sheep ModeKnit Yarn LLC - B German Angora Rabbits. Angora and Gifts, Books, and Tools. Saint Paul, Minnesota Cormo products; wool, roving, top, [email protected] yarn, & felted item. Luxe Fiber Designs - C http://www.modeknityarn.com Stone Lake, Wisconsin Hand-dyed wool, linen and cotton Princeton Weaving & Fabric - C [email protected] yarn. Books and patterns by Annie Princeton,, Minnesota http://www.luxefiberdesigns.com Modesitt. [email protected] Fiber Mill - Fleece Drop Off, Extreme Woven Rugs.mats, Crochet rugs. Knitting, Rug Yarn, Raw Fleece, Mohair Magic Originals - C Notions Waseca, Minnesota Pure Country Alpacas, LLC - B [email protected] Prior Lake, Minnesota Magnolias-River RockWool - D Natural and dyed mohair curls, Mohair [email protected] Hudson, Wisconsin blend yarn, Mohair roving,and angora http://purecountryalpacas.com [email protected] goat pelts. Handcrafted & imported alpaca http://www.naturallyrightgoods.com apparel. Hand dyed & natural yarn, Rug Hooking Supplies, Wool Morris Pottery - D roving, raw fiber. Applique Supplies, Dyed Wool Fabric, Ogilvie, Minnesota Embroidery Threads. [email protected] Rach-Al-Paca Fiber Processing - B http://www.paulmorrispottery.com Hastings, Minnesota Magpie Miscellaneous - C Sheep and wool themed pottery and [email protected] West St Paul, Minnesota tools. Raw fleece. http://www.rachalpacafarm.com [email protected] Fiber processing services, natural http://magpiemisc.etsy.com Oddest Goddess - C fibers, rovings, yarns, falts, pelts, Handmade needles, knitting, lace West Jordan, Utah clothing & rugs. making, lace making, nailbinding & [email protected] crochet & more. Colorful figurative sculpture, wall art, RichNes Alpacas - C pin cushions, one of a kind pieces! New Ulm, Minnesota Maple Hill Farm - B [email protected] Ladysmith, Wisconsin One Wing Wool - B http://richnes.com [email protected] St. Michael, Minnesota Products knit from our Alpacas. http://maplehillfarmwi.com [email protected] Roving ,yarns and clothing, hats, baby Sheep Milk Soaps, Sheep Milk Lotions, http://onewingwool.com items, etc. Lip Balms, Sheep Milk Shampoo Bars, Wool Applique Patterns & Kits, Hand- Hand Soap, more Dyed & As-Is Wool, Flosses, Beads & River Oaks Studio - D Charms. Ogilvie, Minnesota MapleCorners Camelids/Daisy Hill [email protected] Handiworks - C http://riveroakssheep.com Blooming Prairie, Minnesota Homegrown roving, combed top, locks, [email protected] sheepskins. Handmade Felt Pelts, soap, http://www.maplecorners.com yarn, felt art. 40 2017 SHEPHERD’S HARVEST VENDORS Vendor locations are subject to change. Check www.shepherdsharvestfestival.org for the most current vendor listing.

River’s Edge Fiber Arts - B SD Natural Colored Wool - B Strawberry Ridge Farm - OUTSIDE Grand Ledge, Michigan Groton, South Dakota Duluth, Minnesota [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://www.riversedgefiberarts.com http://www.sdnaturalcoloredwool.com http://www.facebook.com/ Providing the finest of fibers, yarns, Spinning,Knitting,Weaving equipment strawberryridgefarmfleece/ hand-knitted and hand-woven goods. and supplies. Yarn and fiber from my Raw Fleece, Roving, Pelts. flock of sheep Rosepath Weaving - C Studio FUN - B Garfield, Minnesota Shepherd’s Bay Farm - C Chaska, Minnesota [email protected] Alexandria, Minnesota [email protected] Finn roving and yarn, jacob sheep [email protected] http://saoristudiofun.com roving and fleeces Icelandic, and finn http://www.shepherdsbayfarm.com SAORI weaving yarn, Bengala Dyes, fleeces. Shetland Sheep fleeces (nicely washed woven garments, Dyed t-shirts and and skirted); hand-spun angora scarves, woven pins. Ruby Slippers Studio - D rabbits’ yarn; kits. Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Sue’s Luxury Fiber - D [email protected] Shepherdess Naturals - B Minneapolis, Minnesota Hand-spun art yarn; eco sheepskins; Anoka, Minnesota [email protected] hand-knit items; hand-sewn items; [email protected] https://suesluxuryfiber.com/ felted pictures http://www.shepherdessnaturals.com Hand dyed wool & yarn; Batt-Your- Soaps, moisturizers and all other items Own wild batt station. Saga Hill Designs - B from website. Also handknit store Crystal Bay, Minnesota samples. Sun Valley Fibers - B [email protected] Mount Horeb, Wisconsin http://www.sagahill.com Silver Creek Cabin - C [email protected] Unique silks & linen; undyed & dyed Buffalo, Minnesota http://www.SunValleyFibers.com fine fibers; exquisite natural yarns; [email protected] Gorgeous hand-dyed yarn and roving, custom dyes; designs by Saga Hill; http://silvercreekcabin.com kits, patterns, the Original Yarn Buddy Louet products. Everything for your fiber needs. Knitting, spinning and felting supplies. Sunrise River Alpacas - C Sage Dream Design - D Harris, Minnesota Maplewood, Minnesota Skoog Sheep & Cattle Company LLC [email protected] [email protected] - C http://www.sunriseriveralpacas.com http://sagedreamdesignCom Hernando, Florida Alpaca fiber, yarn clothing, dryer balls Wool, Needle felting kits, Knitting and [email protected] and other accessories created with needle felting patterns/instructions. http://skoogsheepandcattle.com alpaca fiber. Sheepskins & Sheepskin Products, Sandy’s Palette, LLC - B Blankets, Pillows, Vests, Wool, Yarn Susan’s Fiber Shop - C Mineral Point, Wisconsin from Gotland sheep. Columbus, Wisconsin [email protected] [email protected] http://www.sandyspalette.com Small Dog Weaving Mill - D http://susansfiber.com Hand dyed yarn & fibers, tools, Minnetonka, Minnesota Books-looms spinning wheels buttons, dye, books & patterns, jewelry. [email protected] equipment to process fiber. Yarns fiber Fun for all! http://www.vavaveve.com and more. Small Dog Weaving Mill provides Scarving Artists - D weaving services for the fiber The Felted Soap Lady - D Saint Paul, Minnesota community. Bring your yarn! Oconomowoc, Wisconsin [email protected] [email protected] http://scarvingartists.com Stevenbe - D https://www.facebook.com/ One of a kind, nuno felted scarves, Minneapolis, Minnesota thefeltedsoaplady/ toppers, shawls, pillows made with [email protected] Felted soap, solid wool dryer balls, upcycled fabrics. http://www.stevenbe.com hand crocheted scrubbies. Unique yarns and gifts, Hand dyed fibers, project kits and more!

41 2017 SHEPHERD’S HARVEST VENDORS Vendor locations are subject to change. Check www.shepherdsharvestfestival.org for the most current vendor listing.

The Homestead Hobbyist - D Two Fish Fibers - B Seattle, Washington Minneapolis, Minnesota [email protected] [email protected] http://thehomesteadhobbyist.etsy.com http://www.twofishfibers.com The Homestead Hobbyist offers Handcrafted yarns and fibers, luxurious and utilitarian fiber for your accessories and gifts for fiber artists. crafting pleasure. Ultra Balm - D The Shepherds Purse - B Minnetonka, Minnesota Sobieski, Wisconsin [email protected] [email protected] http://www.nowebsite.com http://areiserusa.com Ultra Balm is American made, high Large selection of hand spun yarn, quality skin care products featuring B. Leicester roving, wool felt mittens, lanolin. hand knit hats. Village Crafters - C The Wooly Witch - B Tomahawk, Wisconsin Zimmerman, Minnesota [email protected] [email protected] Handwoven baskets that are historical, http://www.thewoolywitch.etsy.com traditional and decorative. Spinning fibers, rolags, hand crafted blending boards, fibers for blending Wild Stitchers, LLC - D and more! Albany, Wisconsin [email protected] Three Sisters Fiber Co. - D http://www.wildstit Winona, Minnesota Knitting/crochet notions, yarn bowls [email protected] swifts; hand dyed yarn, project bags, http://threesistersmn.com spindles, fiber. Raw Alpaca, BFL & Cormo fleeces. Angora fibers. Hand dyed locks, Woolly Bully Store - B spinning fibers & yarn. Farmington, Minnesota [email protected] Tinderbox Editions - C https://www.etsy.com/shop/ Frontenac, Minnesota WoollyBullyStore?ref=hdr_shop_menu Black Sheep Newsletter [email protected] Wool monsters, pumpkins, Christmas http://www.tinderboxeditions.org trees, candy canes, gnomes and much A magazine for shepherds A book of how to hand dye using more! and fiber enthusiasts natural materials as well as yarns dyed by these methods. Yesterdays Crafts - C ublished since 1974,this reader-written P quarterly brings shepherds and fiber lovers St Cloud, Minnesota together. Read articles written by Michigan Tobey’s Sand Hill Fiber Farm - C [email protected] shepherd and rug braider, Letty Klein; Oregon shepherd, Ann Snyder, New Zealand shepherd, Reedsburg, Wisconsin http://yesterdayscraft.com Ian Stewart, and others. [email protected] Fiber, spinning wheels, knitting Issues include a listing of upcoming events, book reviews, fiber fair reviews, what’s new Yarn and Roving from Shetland Sheep, notions and spinning notions items and the purebred directory. Angora Goats, Alpacas, Llamas, and Subscribe today! Angora Rabbits. Ultimate Minky Pillowcases - C $15 / year in the USA • $18 / year elsewhere Anoka, Minnesota 25455 NW Dixie Mtn Rd • Scappoose, OR 97056 Tracy Trevethan Wool Designs - B [email protected] 503-621-3063 • [email protected] Jordan, Minnesota https://ultimateminky.com/ blacksheepnewsletter.net [email protected] Soft, comforting, comfortable http://www.tracytrevethan.com pillowcases...the instant upgrade for Artisan Dyed Wools and Wool threads. every pillow. Wool Applique patterns, kits for quilting and crafts.

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43 2017 SHEPHERD’S HARVEST VENDOR MAP

Studio FUN Anoka Fiber Works

Maple Hill Farm Kimmet Croft Kimmet Croft Anoka Fiber Works

Corny Goodness Saga Hill The Wooly Witch Two Fish Fibers

Shepherds Purse Sun Valley Fibers The Wooly Witch HollyHock

Dakota Fiber Mill Sun Valley Fibers Rach-Al-paca HollyHock

Dakota Fiber Mill Fiber Curio and Sundries Rach-Al-paca Storage

Sandy's Palette Fiber Curio and Sundries A Lot of Circles Storage

Sandy's Palette After the Sheep Fiber Arts After the Sheep Fiber Arts Storage

IlLOOMinating Yarn Walkway Walkway Storage

Carpool Baubles & Buttons Just Hanging Quilt Racks Storage

River's Edge Fiber Arts Pure Country Alpacas, LLC Just Hanging Quilt Racks Storage

Bear Creek Design and Felting Pure Country Alpacas, LLC Knitting From the Heart Storage

Woolly Bully Store Tracy Trevethan Wool Designs SD Natural Colored Wool Storage

Ingridware Pottery One Wing Wool Dakota Carding Storage

Knitbaahpurl One Wing Wool Diamond D Sheep Storage

Knitbaahpurl E2's Emu Ranch Diamond D Sheep Vendor Information Booth

Modeknit Yarn LLC Basket Artistry by Susan Preuss Basket Artistry by Susan Preuss Vendor Information Booth

Modeknit Yarn LLC Vendor Information Booth

BarnB B *vendor location subject to change*

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MapleCorners Camelids/Daisy Walkway Walkway Susan's Fiber Shop Hill Handiworks

MapleCorners Camelids/Daisy Interlacements Interlacements Susan's Fiber Shop Hill Handiworks

Village Crafters Inthings Buenger Studios Oddest Goddess Art Dolls

Tinderbox Editions Joyful Journey Alpacas Farmgirl Fiber MLWPA

Hickory Wind Farm-Alpacas & Blackberry Ridge Woolen Mill Farmgirl Fiber Sunrise River Alpacas Fiber

Knitting My Way Home Blackberry Ridge Woolen Mill Shepherds Bay Farm Alisha Goes Around

Bumblebee Acres Farm Luv Ewe BeeLighted TBN

Rosepath Weaving Luv Ewe Tobey's Sand Hill Fiber Farm Black Hills Woolies

Mohair Magic Walkway Walkway Blackberry Hills

Darn Yarn MN Walkway Walkway Blackberry Hills

2 Guys Yarn Company Fiskur Leather Hidden Valley Skoog's Sheep & Cattle Co.

2 Guys Yarn Company Gone Batty Fibers Hidden Valley Ultimate Minky Pillowcases

Lamb Lane Granny's Legacy Patterns Dresow Family Farm Mary Lou's Yarn and Ewe

Magpie Misc Granny's Legacy Patterns Shepherdess Naturals Mary Lou's Yarn and Ewe

Luxe Fiber Designs All Things Herbal Baskets By Elle Storage

Yesterday's Crafts All Things Herbal High Prairie Ranch Storage

Yesterday's Crafts Rich Nes Alpaca Princeton Weaving Storage

Silver Creek Cabin Ghana Crazy Ghana Crazy Storage

Silver Creek Cabin Walkway Walkway Storage Barn C *vendor locationC subject to change*

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Hearthside Fibers Walkway Walkway Hidden River

Hearthside Fibers StevenBe StevenBe Sage Dream Design

Celestial Designs Hello Purl Elisabeth's Handspun The Homestead Hobbyist

Celestial Designs Hello Purl Elisabeth's Handspun Enchanted Meadow

Small Dog Weaving Mill Ewetopia Ruby Slippers Studio Enchanted Meadow

Avalon Farm Ewetopia In-Fusion Glass Prarie MoonRise Farm

Avalon Farm Scarving Artisits Golden Meadow Alpacas Prarie MoonRise Farm

Magnolias on Locust Street / English Blue Ribbon Farm Rocking Horse Farm Rocking Horse Farm River Rock Wool

Bearpaw Paperworks/fiber Walkway Walkway 7 Pine's Rabbitry

TBN Walkway Walkway Sue's Luxury Fiber

Knitters Journey Barnhart Studios Honey Gold Acres/Macbeth Farm Sue's Luxury Fiber

Black Cat Fibers Barnhart Studios Honey Gold Acres/Macbeth Farm Wild Stitchers LLC

Black Cat Fibers The Felted Soap Lady Justorian Alpacas River Oaks Farm Studio

Darn Knit Anyway Drama Llama DragonCraft Moris Pottery

Darn Knit Anyway Knitting Notions DragonCraft Ultra Balm Midwest

Storage Knitting Notions Three Sisters Farm Storage

Storage Handspun by Stephania Handspun by Stephania Storage

Storage Walkway Walkway Storage

Barn D *vendor locationD subject to change*

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Black

Midwest Machine Knitters’ Collaborative Cat

Farmstead Join us for learning and tons of fun… Farm-fresh fiber & handspun yarn, Monthly Meetings –7:00 p.m. – 2nd Tuesday Textile Center of Minnesota antique wheels & artist-built 3000 University Avenue SE spinning tools, lessons & workshops Minneapolis, MN 55414 www.midwestmachineknitters.org

Founders’ Fest Seminar

Founders’ Fest is an annual seminar hosted by MMKC to further the education of all machine knitters. On the Great River Road in beautiful Saturday & Sunday, July 29-30, 2017 Stockholm, Wisconsin Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West Featuring… Studio & Farm Store  Michelle Goodhand Open  Dawn Oertel March - December  Carol Scott & by appointment http://www.midwestmachineknitters.org/ev ents/ for registration and details

N3049 Nelson Lane / Stockholm, WI 54769 / 715 448-2074 www.blackcatfarmstead.com

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Custom Processing Value-Added Products Skirting • • Roving Washing • • Batts Carding • • Bumps Blending • • Clouds Pin Drafting • • Pin Drafted Sliver Spinning • • Semi-worsted Yarn Dyeing• • Core Spun Rug Yarn

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[email protected] Round Barn Fiber 815-201-1800

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DIRECTIONS TO THE WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS: 12300 North 40th Street, Lake Elmo, MN — just east of Lake Elmo at the intersection of Washington County Rd 15 and MN Hwy 5. From Hudson, WI: west on I-94 to Co. Rd. 15. North on 15, right on 40th St N.

FROM ST. PAUL, MN: east on I-94 to north on Co Rd 15, right on 40th St. N. From the South side of Stillwater, MN: Hwy 36 west to Hwy 5. Follow Hwy 5 west 2 miles to Fairgrounds on left.

For the most up-to-date information on all aspects of the Shepherd’s Harvest Festival, visit www.shepherdsharvestfestival.org

Friday, May 12th – Classes Only Saturday May 13th – 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday May 14th – 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

$5 Admission, Free for ages 8 & under Free Family Friendly Activities •More than 100Fiber Vendors Fleece, Felting, Skein &Photography Competitions Sheep Shearing Demos &Sheep Breed Display ShepherdsHarvestFestival.org Spinning, Knitting and More!