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Events 4 FALL 2018 Free Drop-Ins 6 WEBS Expert Knitter Certification Program 8 Crochet 9 13 Spinning 26 31 Dyeing and Other Fiber Arts 33

WEBS IS PLEASED TO SHARE OUR SPACE WITH :

Pioneer Valley Weavers Second Tuesday of the month (September–June)

5:30pm–9:30pm

Our local weaving guild meets regularly in the store and offers interesting programs, study groups, and much more. Newcom- Turn over a new leaf with great new class ers are welcome at every meeting! If you are interested in be- coming a member, or would like more information, please offerings this fall! contact Pioneervalleyweavers.org.

Knit and Crochet with the Shibaguyz! Spinning Group First Thursday of the month, 5:30pm–8:00pm Learn some new techniques with Norah Gaughan! Third Saturday of the month, 3:00pm–5:00pm

TWO Beginning Weaving classes! An informal spinning group meets, year-round. All are welcome, no matter what your experience is or if you use a wheel or Arne and Carlos return to WEBS! spindle. Please check Parallel Plyers on .com for announcements, schedule changes, and events.

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DETAILS AND INFORMATION ABOUT CLASS CALL : 413-584-2225 GENERAL INFORMATION EVENTS Tuition, Registration and Fees

For all classes, payment of full tuition is due at time of registration. Spinning Summit Tuition will be refunded only if the class is canceled by WEBS due to low enrollment, or if there is a waiting list and your spot can be October 5–7 It’s WEBS’ annual Spinning Summit! We’ll be welcoming spinners to the filled. In addition to tuition costs, there may be specific fees asso- beautiful Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts for classes, ciated with each class for materials or equipment rental (see be- shopping, spin–ins, games, prizes, a meet–and–greet with your low). instructors and fellow attendees and more. Pack your wheel and In Person During store hours come join us this fall for a wrap-up to National Spinning and Weaving Week! Online yarn.com National Spinning and Weaving Week Phone 413-584-2225 October 1–7 Materials and Homework WEBS joins the Handweavers Guild of America to celebrate fibercraft with a week of spinning and weaving demonstrations. Be sure to check the website for information about materials you will need for each class. Unless otherwise stated, please Celebrate with the Shibaguyz purchase your materials before the start of your class, during September 21-23 store hours. In most cases, the cost of materials is in addition to Join the Shibaguyz for a party to celebrate their newest book, The Complete Crochet Course. Of course, every day is a party with tuition. Shannon and Jason, so stick around for their weekend of classes, for Books listed as “Required” will be discounted by 15%. Purchase both knitters and crocheters. It’s a weekend you’ll never forget! your yarn and books together and you may qualify for the Rhinebeck Road Trip standard WEBS discount of up to 25% off. See the website, or October 20, 7:00am-7:00pm store staff, for details and restrictions. Our popular road trip to the New York Sheep and Wool Festival in In order to use class time most efficiently, instructors may require Rhinebeck, NY gathers fiber-lovers for another fun-filled day. Hop a ride in style—save gas and leave the driving to us. The WEBS experience you to do a bit of pre-class homework. Homework can be found always includes a light breakfast, a ticket to the festival, and fun sur- on the website. prises and giveaways on the bus ride. To find information about homework and required materials, Norah Gaughan Booksigning Event visit the website (yarn.com), click on LEARNING CENTER and choose the class you are taking. You will see the list of materials November 10 and/or homework under the class description. If you do not have The publication of Vogue Knitting’s Norah Gaughan: 40 Timeless Knits access to a computer, please request a hard copy of the lists marks a milestone in this celebrated and brilliant designer’s career. from Customer Service. Please come for a special booksigning presentation with Norah as she discusses her lifetime of brilliant knits and signs copies of this must-have All-Day Classes volume. If you register for an all-day class, please plan to bring your own lunch. WEBS has a full kitchen with a refrigerator to store perish- bles, and you may eat in your classroom.

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AVE A UESTION ABOUT OUR IBER ROJECT Arne and Carlos Return to WEBS H Q Y F P ? October 20–22 DROP IN FOR FREE KNITTING AND CROCHET HELP Scandinavian design superstars Arne and Carlos have gained a pas- If you already know the basics (cast-on, knit, purl, bind-off or chain, sionate international following, not only through their work with well- single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet) come join us to knit known designers such as Comme des Garcons, Urban Outfitters, Dale or crochet and ask questions. Find support while learning a new stitch, or of Norway, and Regia but also from their 8 bestselling instructional get a quick refresher. Come once or make Drop-In part of your weekly books and online tutorials. In their vibrant design studio in a renovated schedule. Get help or get motivated to start a new project or complete train station in the Valdres region of Norway, they craft a colorful and your UFOs. This is a great opportunity to knit, crochet, chat and be creative world. Learn how to create fabulous, unique knitting and inspired by the creativity of others! Be sure to bring your basic tool kit crochet designs, as well as other projects, using their unique lifestyle with you. Please note: Drop-In is not a substitute for classes. Yarn for your techniques. Drop-In projects must be purchased at WEBS.

Sam Barsky, Social Media Phenomenon, Comes to Northampton! Knitting Drop-In

October 28 Tuesdays, 10:00am–1:00pm Erin Holman You’ve seen him on Facebook, on Instagram, in the Baltimore Sun and the New York Times, and now he’s coming to Northampton to present his iconic sweater collection for the first time in the Northeast! Join us at the Thursdays, 10:00am–1:00pm Beth Altimari

Delaney House for cocktails, light hors d’ouevres, and a stimulating dis- cussion by one of our most beloved designers. Thursdays, 5:30pm–8:00pm Sylvia Snape, Susan

Baron, or Katie Carr Bag Day- A Northampton Tradition Crochet Drop-In November 17–18 Get your bag in the Daily Hampshire Gazette or from one of Northamp- Thursdays, 9/27, 10/25, 12/6 ton’s participating retailers and save 20% on any single item at WEBS, as 5:30pm–8:00pm Heather McQueen well as throughout the downtown shops. A great way to kick off your holiday shopping! Sunday Holiday Shopping at WEBS HAVE A WEAVING QUESTION ? November 18–December 23 Email WEBS founder, Barbara Elkins, at [email protected] ! Take advantage of this rare opportunity to shop on Sundays at WEBS. Barbara is happy to troubleshoot your weaving challenges and can set Year-End Blowout Sale up a Drop-In appointment, if needed. December 26–January 3 (online from December 20) Weaving and Spinning Manager Leslie Ann Bestor is in the store every Rake in the savings on hundreds of . We will be closed on Christmas day to help with any projects or to walk you through a draft. She can be Day and New Year’s Day. reached at [email protected] .

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STAY CONNECTED WITH WEBS! WEBS E XPERT KNITTER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

There are so many ways to keep up with all that is going on. In addition to our regular class offerings, WEBS has developed a program leading to certification as a WEBS Expert Blog: Get the inside scoop at blog.yarn.com . Knitter. Our goal is to provide our students with the skills an Expert

Knitter must possess by means of a varied, interesting, and Radio Show: Ready Set Knit is broadcast locally on Saturdays at comprehensive curriculum. We have designated a total of 9am on WHMP AM 1400. The show is also available any fifteen classes as Core Requirements. There will also be three time on iTunes and at readysetknit.yarn.com . required electives, one in knitting and one in each of two other disciplines such as crochet, weaving, spinning, etc.

Email: Receive weekly updates by joining the email list. Visit yarn.com to sign up. A Capstone Project will be the culmination of the program for

students. This project will require students to utilize the skills they Twitter: Follow @websyarnstore for up-to-the-minute have learned to design, knit and finish an original sweater for information. themselves in pieces from measurements. Students will be assigned a mentor for support, consultation and advice. The Facebook: Join the conversation about products and events project will be reviewed by a committee, and, if accepted, the at facebook.com/websyarn . WEBS Expert Knitter Certificate will be awarded.

A yearly fee of $75.00 is the only additional charge for participation in the program over and above the usual course Ravelry: Become part of the WEBS community. Find us at the and materials fees. forum “ All Things WEBS ”. For further information, please contact Amy Greeman at

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Save 20% on combined yarn/fiber and book In this booklet, a single asterisk (*) denotes classes that fulfill purchases of $60! WEBS Expert Knitter Certification Program Core Requirements. Save 25% on purchases of $120 or more! All other fiber classes may be used to fill an Elective.

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DETAILS AND INFORMATION ABOUT CLASS CALL : 413-584-2225 CROCHET Shibaguyz In The House! Crochet Shadow Stitch Cables Crochet I* Today’s crochet is not just about Kleenex box covers and granny Building on your knowledge of crossing post stitches to create crochet squares. With all the wonderful and exciting new yarns and the fabulous cables, you’ll learn to “float” your post stitches on the surface of any new books and patterns, crochet has something to offer to stitch pattern with this FAB double-stitch crochet cable technique. Even everyone...even you knitters, spinners, and weavers out there! Not only is if you have only previously worked basic post stitch cables, you will LOVE crochet fun to learn and faster than knitting, it is very hot in the fashion this exciting method for next level crochet cables. In class, you’ll learn industry right now. With four basic stitches you can make an infinite how to work crochet cables in any stitch pattern and you’ll immediately variety of projects in a short period of time. In this class you will learn not see how these cables pop right off the surface of your crochet fabrics. only the basic crochet stitches and edgings, but you will also learn about When you’re ready to see just how far you can take post stitch crochet , yarn weights and correlating hooks, crochet tools, and how to cables, this is the class for you! read basic crochet directions. Crochet is invaluable as an Skill Level: Advanced Beginner Tuition: $100 embellishment for knitted or woven projects, so come and join us to see Prerequisite: chain, sl st, sc, hdc, dc, tr, dtr Must know how to make what crochet can do for you! post stitches, and understand the basics of crochet cables

Skill Level: Beginner Requirement Filled: Crochet I Saturday 9/22 9:00am–12:00pm

Instructor: Sylvia Snape Tuition: $60 Finishing for Crocheters and Knitters Saturdays 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1 10:30am–12:30pm Master sewists and finishers work for years to perfect their finishing skills and they are sought out by couture designers for those skills to give their Crochet II work the flawless finishes it deserves. Likewise, you’ve worked hard on making your stitching skills the best they can be so you can produce Once you have mastered the basic stitches of crochet, you will want to FAB fabrics for your handmade projects, now it’s time to bring those expand your knowledge of this wonderful and relaxing craft. In this class finishing skills up to the next level. We will break down each step of the we will concentrate on working motifs in the round (including granny finishing process from to weaving in ends to flawless seaming squares), reading and understanding patterns, crocheted , and and will take the drudgery out of finishing to help make the finishing shaping (increasing and decreasing). We will make several projects process just as much fun as the stitching. during our 6 weeks and the majority of the work will be done outside of Skill Level: Intermediate: Tuition: $100 class, so be prepared for at least 30 minutes of homework per day. Prerequisite: Must know how to read a written pattern and should have Skill Level: Advanced Beginner a basic understanding of how a garment is put together (i.e. A garment is made up of separate parts that are put together to make one finished Prerequisite: Crochet I or equivalent wearable). Instructor: Heather McQueen Tuition: $60

Wednesdays 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12 6:00pm–8:00pm Saturday 9/22 1:30pm–4:30pm

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DETAILS AND INFORMATION ABOUT CLASS CALL : 413-584-2225 Shibaguyz Crochet Class with Arne and Carlos Alter It To Fit: Custom Alterations for Knitting and Crochet Crochet Primrose Throw with Arne and Carlos You want to crochet and knit garments that REALLY fit your body. In this Step into Arne and Carlos' magical garden, one of their biggest class we’ll teach you how to do that. Period. Need more than that? sources of inspiration. They are obsessed with flowers, and the Primrose Read on… In this class, we will show you how to evaluate a pattern then Throw was inspired by a very old piece of fabric they saw in a make the necessary adjustments so it actually fits YOU! We’ll teach you Norwegian mountain farm a few years ago. This project is great for the basics of fashion, fit, form and function that we use daily as fashion anyone with plenty of patience and time. The only "rule" is that the designers so you can see a pattern and make sure it fits YOUR body same two colors never meet as they are crocheted together. Use your before you ever pick up your hooks, needles, and yarn. You will be able leftover yarns and turn them into a beautiful, colorful throw. You don't to look at a pattern and do a “virtual try on” to KNOW if it’s going to need to be an experienced crocheter to take this class—Arne and work for your body based on how the finished garment will sit on your Carlos will teach the basics to get you started. body and how your body moves around inside that finished garment. When you come to class you’ll receive a copy of “The Shibaguyz’ FAB Skill Level: Beginner Fit System for Altering and Designing Crochet and Knit Patterns”, a Instructor: Arne and Carlos Tuition: $100 comprehensive series of easy-to-follow fit worksheets and templates Saturday 10/20/2018 9:00am–12:00pm that include the formulas we use every day to go from concept to finished pattern. We’ll walk you through this step-by-step process for taking proper measurements and applying them to your pattern. We’ll also give you our magic shaping formula that will ensure you can make Crochet Techniques for Knitters any alteration to any pattern with ease. We’ll even show you how to order the right amout of yarn for your newly personalized project. By the Are you a knitter who thinks crochet is a foreign language? Would you end of class you will know how to alter any pattern to fit YOUR body! be surprised to learn that as a knitter you already know some of the techniques of crochet, and that there are many ways to incorporate Skill Level: Intermediate crochet into your knitting to boost it to a new level? Learn 3 simple Prerequisite: Must know how to read a written pattern and should crochet stitches and 8 techniques to incorporate them into your knit- have a basic understanding of how a garment is put together (i.e. A ting. You will learn 3 crocheted edges, surface crochet embellishment,

garment is made up of separate parts that are put together to make crocheted cast on (both provisional and permanent), how to use a one finished wearable). crochet hook to fix dropped stitches, and the crocheted emergency Tuition: $200 bind off for when you run out of yarn right before the bind off! Sunday 9/23 9:00am–4:00pm Skill Level: Advanced Beginner Tuition: $75 Instructor: Nina Machlin Dayton 1:30pm–3:30pm Saturdays 10/13, 10/20, 10/27

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DETAILS AND INFORMATION ABOUT CLASS CALL : 413-584-2225 KNITTING Knitting II* Have you completed Knitting I? Are you a self-taught knitter who wants Knitting I to fine-tune your knitting skills so you can move on to more advanced This class is intended for those who have never knit before. First-time techniques and projects? Are you returning to knitting after a hiatus of knitters will learn a variety of basic techniques: the long-tail cast-on, knit a year or more? If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, then and purl stitches, and . The most important topic covered is Knitting II is for you. In this class we will briefly review the basics of knit gauge: what it is and how to make a gauge swatch. Other topics and purl, cast-on and bind-off, and quickly concentrate on knitting in covered include yarn weights and corresponding needle sizes, the the round on both circular and double-pointed needles. Students will importance of reading and understanding the ball band, and fixing learn to shape fabric with increases and decreases, and gauge, as mistakes. You'll receive a skein of yarn and a set of needles to get you always, takes center stage. Required text: The Knitter's Companion, by started, and the handbook for the class (to be given to students at the Vicki Square (15% discount) first class session ) will be invaluable to you during the class and Skill Level: Advanced Beginner Tuition: $60 afterward. Prerequisite: Knitting I, or equivalent Requirement Filled: Knitting II Skill Level: Beginner Tuition: $60 Instructor: Beth Altimari Section 1 Section 1 Instructor: Anna Viadero Tuesdays 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30 6:00pm–8:00pm Sundays 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2 10:30am–12:30pm Section 2 Wednesdays 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12 10:30am–12:30pm Section 2

Instructor: Ruth Manna

Tuesdays 11/6, 11/13, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11, 12/18 6:00pm–8:00pm Perfecting Your Lace

Lace is beautiful to look at, simple to learn, and luxurious on the skin. Learn to knit a lovely lace scarf or shawl while acquiring the ability to read charts and explore open stitch patterns. At the finish of this Be sure to check yarn.com for information about 2-session class, you'll have a lacy scarf or shawl to wear in materials you will need for each class. over-air-conditioned restaurants or offices, or out on the town!

Unless otherwise stated, please purchase your Skill Level: Beginner

materials before the start of your class, during store Instructor: Sylvia Snape Tuition: $75 hours. Thursdays 9/20, 9/27, 10/11 6:00pm–8:00pm

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DETAILS AND INFORMATION ABOUT CLASS CALL : 413-584-2225 Nordic Knitting Classes with Arne and Carlos Introduction to Are you ready to move beyond basic knit and purl patterns? Would you Nordic Christmas Ball, “The Squirrel,” with Arne and Carlos like to add a new set of skills to your arsenal? Are you curious about brioche stitch, which produces a lofty and soft fabric with lots of "give"? The winter holidays are a special time for those who live in the north. In this four-session class, we will learn the basics of one- and two-color Winters are dark and cold, and people spend a lot of time sitting by a brioche stitch. Sessions one and two will introduce students to one-color warm stove with some handwork. Their knitting antics are the perfect brioche stitch, two color brioche stitch worked flat, how to fix mistakes recipe for holiday decor that is colorful and festive, whatever your skill and some of the simple increases and decreases used to create cables. level. Note: Magic Loop or 2 Circulars will work as well as DPNs. Students will learn how to work two-color brioche stitch worked in the round and explore syncopation to create a cowl in sessions three and Skill Level: Advanced Beginner Tuition: $100 four. If you are comfortable with knit and purl stitch, knitting on circular Saturday 10/20/2018 1:00pm–4:00pm needles, and would love to add texture to your knits, this is the class for you. *Required Text: Knitting Fresh Brioche by Nancy Marchant Nordic Solveig Hat with Arne and Carlos Skill Level: Advanced Beginner Prerequisite: Knitting II, or equivalent. Students must be familiar with This day-long class is the only instruction you'll need for a lifetime of knitting in the round on a circular needle. beautifully crafted and well-fitting colorwork hats from Scandinavian design superstars Arne and Carlos. You'll learn the designers' tips and Instructor: Cyndi Shepard Tuition: $95 tricks to take your stranded knitting to the next level as well as learn Wednesdays 11/7, 11/14, 11/28, 12/5 6:00pm–8:00pm about the history and uses of traditional Norwegian stranded colorwork. A project like this is a great way to perfect your stranded knitting in the A Cornucopia of Cast Ons and a Bevy of Bind Offs* round. As long as you know how to knit and purl, and have some experience with stranded colorwork, this class is made for you! The most Do you always use the same cast-ons and bind-offs for everything you interesting part of the class will be to work with a yarn that is not knit? Here at WEBS, we insist that everyone know the long-tail cast-on traditionally used for colorwork. Knitting the hat in Kidsilk Haze combined and the traditional bind-off, but there is a world of other methods out with Felted Tweed may seem an unusual choice, but using two ends of there which can make your knitted items look very professional indeed: the mohair yarn blended with tweed works beautifully for tubular cast-on and bind-off, knitted cast-on, cable cast-on, picot knitting and gives the traditional Norwegian look a new, updated, and cast-on and bind-off, chained cast-on, provisional cast-on, knit 2 modern twist. together bind-off, purl 2 together bind-off, I-cord bind-off, yarn-over bind-off, just to name a few. If you'd like to add more style to your Skill Level: Intermediate knitting, come join us for this class. *Required Text: Cast On, Bind Off by Prerequisite: Students should have some stranded colorwork experience; Leslie Ann Bestor. and should be able to knit, purl, , , and have familiarity Skill Level: Intermediate Requirement Filled: Cast On, Bind Off with . NOTE: Magic Loop or 2 Circular needles may be Prerequisite: Must know Long Tail Cast On and Traditional Bind Off used in place of DPNs. Tuition: $200 Instructor: Beth Altimari Tuition: $75 Sunday 10/21/2018 9:00am–3:00pm Mondays 9/17, 9/24 5:00pm–8:00pm

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DETAILS AND INFORMATION ABOUT CLASS CALL : 413-584-2225 's Mitered Mittens and Ganomey Hat

This small sampling of Elizabeth Zimmermann’s knitted treasures will give you just a taste of her story. Using her book “ Knitter’s Almanac ” you’ll explore her signature mitered shaping technique in the Mitered Mittens and her Ganomey Hat. The book offers monthly knitting adventures Swatching For Success woven with her own brief personal stories that lure the reader onward through knitting. An “afterthought thumb” will round out the class A gauge swatch will tell you everything you need to know about the material. Elizabeth Zimmermann is a long-time knitters’ favorite for a final outcome of the hours you'll spend with some beautiful yarn and prosy stride while learning new approaches to knitting. Required text , your favorite needles. Swatching For Success will help you find out why Knitter’s Almanac by Elizabeth Zimmermann (15% discount). that's true! In spite of all the information your gauge swatch imparts, many knitters skip this vital step to the detriment of their project's fit and Skill Level: Intermediate feel. Students will dissect the elements of a properly knit gauge swatch Tuition: $95 including stitch count, row count, needle size, and fiber content. Most Instructor: Beth Altimari importantly, you'll become much more in tune with your knitting. In Wednesdays addition, the class will discuss the best gauge for various kinds of knitted 9/26, 10/3, 10/17, 10/24 10:30am–12:30pm garments, accessories, and home goods. Your knitting wants you to take this class! Design Your Own Pi Shawl Section 1 Skill Level: All Using Elizabeth Zimmermann's Pi Shawl pattern you can design your own Instructor: Elizabeth Decker Tuition: $25 lace shawl with the patterns you love. The simple shaping of this shawl makes it easy to customize. Skills covered include swatching in the Tuesday 10/23/2018 6:00pm–8:00pm round, Emily Ocker's circular beginning, fixing mistakes in lace, and 4 Section 2 different types of bind offs. Come create your own one-of-a-kind-lace Skill Level: All shawl—it is easier than you think. Instructor: Elizabeth Decker Tuition: $25 Instructor: Annie Foley Tuition: $110 Tuesday 11/6/2018 6:00pm–8:00pm Skill level: Intermediate

Sundays 9/23, 9/30, 10/21, 11/11, 12/16 3:00pm–5:00pm

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DETAILS AND INFORMATION ABOUT CLASS CALL : 413-584-2225 Exploring Magic Loop Knitting for Hats Fair Isle Tam* The history of Fair Isle knitting goes back at least to the early 1800's, If double-pointed needles are leaving you frustrated, why not try Magic originating in the Scottish Shetland Islands. The technique of colorful Loop? This technique of using a long circular needle to knit a small stranded knitting, never with more than two colors in a row, resulted in circumference project is fast, easy to learn, and will completely replace incredibly intricate patterns that are now copied the world over. Fair Isle your dependence on double points! Magic Loop for Hats will get you knitting has a practical side, as well; the garments knit with this stranded familiar with the technique, and then let you take off, using it for the technique are sturdy, warm, and light. Fair Isle Tam will teach knitters the entire body of the hat. Imagine, no more switching needles, no more basics of this traditional art, focusing on color selection and progression, dpns dropping out of your knitting, and no unsightly ladders. the art of stranding floats, two-handed knitting, and the history of Fair Skill Level: Intermediate Isle patterning. If you like a little culture with your knitting, or have always Prerequisite : Knitting II or equivalent Tuition: $25 wanted to learn this beautiful knitting method, join us! You will be knitting in double-pointed needles at a small gauge, so you must be Instructor: Anna Viadero proficient with DPNs. You should also know the M1L and M1R increase 11/8/2018 6:00pm–8:00pm Thursday and K2tog and SSK . Required text: 's Book of Fair Isle Knitting by Alice Starmore (15% discount). You will be provided with a kit Exploring Magic Loop Knitting for Socks with all the yarn colors you'll need wound into small balls,. The cost is If double-pointed needles are leaving you frustrated, why not try Magic included in the price of your class. Loop? This technique of using a long circular needle to knit a small Skill Level: Advanced Requirement Filled: Traditional Folk Knitting circumference project is fast, easy to learn, and will completely replace Prerequisite: You must be proficient on double pointed your dependence on double points! Magic Loop for Socks is a fast, needles (you've cast on and knit projects with them, not just used them efficient way to knit socks either toe-up or cuff-down, with no ladders, to decrease). You must also know how to M1R and M1L to increase, and which can occur when knitting with double-pointed needles. Prepare the K2tog and SSK decreases. to love your sock-knitting again with this easy technique. Tuition: $145 Instructor: Erin Holman Skill Level: Advanced Beginner Wednesdays 10/3, 10/17, 10/31 1:00pm–4:00pm Prerequisite: Knitting II or equivalent Tuition: $35 Stitches: COLOR* Instructor: Anna Viadero 5:00pm–8:00pm In this class we will explore four techniques for adding color to your Thursday 11/29/2018 knitting, including Fair Isle, Armenian Knitting, Slip Stitch, and . During each meeting we will delve into a technique and begin knitting a sample. Stitches: Color is an exploratory class that will inspire you to delve further into these colorwork techniques. Required Text: Knitting Take advantage of our everyday savings! With Two Colors by and Amy Detjen (15% discount) Save 20% on combined yarn/fiber and book Skill Level: Intermediate Requirement Filled: Stitches: Color purchases of $60! Prerequisite: Knitting II, or equivalent Save 25% on purchases of $120 or more! Tuition: $95 Instructor: Annie Foley Sunday 9/30, 10/21, 11/11, 12/16 12:30pm–2:30pm 19 20 VISIT YARN .COM FOR ADDITIONAL TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES

DETAILS AND INFORMATION ABOUT CLASS CALL : 413-584-2225 First Cardigan With Set-In Sleeves* If you're ready to move beyond the world of scarves to the world of Seaming Workshop sweaters, this is the class for you. You'll make a basic, worsted-weight V-neck cardigan with set-in sleeves, classic and wearable. The main Seaming a garment can often seem like the hardest part of the project. goal of the class is to teach you how to finish your sweater using This seaming workshop will give you the knowledge to empower you, horizontal to horizontal, vertical to vertical, and horizontal to vertical once and for all, to conquer any seaming finish! Horizontal to horizontal, seaming techniques. You'll also learn how to do a clean button-band vertical to vertical, and horizontal to vertical seaming will be explained, pick-up, one-row button holes, a button spacing formula, and how to fit as will garter stitch , seaming reverse stockinette, 3-needle a sleeve into a shoulder. bind-off, whipstitch, and kitchener stitch. Let your knitted projects shine with invisible seams and flawless finishing! Skill Level: Advanced Beginner Requirement Filled: First Cardigan

Prerequisite: Knitting II, or equivalent Skill Level: Advanced Beginner Tuition: $145 Instructor: Beth Altimari Instructor: Beth Altimari Tuition: $75 Tuesdays 10/9, 10/23, 11/6, 11/20, 12/4, 12/11 10:30am–12:30pm Thursdays 11/8, 11/15 5:00pm–8:00pm

Top-Down Set-in Sleeve Cardigan

Top-down sweaters are brilliant for many reasons: you can fit as you knit, making it easy to tailor a sweater to your own body; you can do the shaping at the start of your project rather than at the end, as in many bottom-up pieced sweaters; and fewer seams make knitting a sweater much more approachable. In this class, you'll knit a classic top-down sweater with a twist-- set-in sleeves that are flattering to any body type, with less bulk and more stability. An ingenious sleeve cap done with short rows makes a perfectly adjusted shape for your garment. This is a Increases and Decreases to Suit your Projects revolutionary technique, pioneered by designer Elizabeth Doherty and If you've ever wondered how to tell a right-slanting increase from a brought to WEBS by Erin Holman, the Sweater Sherpa. The pattern for left-slanting increase, or puzzled over how and where to decrease in this class is included in the price of the class. You should have made at a stitch pattern, this class will answer any question you've ever least one sweater (doesn't have to be a top-down sweater) , and be thought of. We will cover a variety of increases and decreases to comfortable knitting on both circular and double-pointed needles. understand when to use each and to master how to do them. This Skill Level: Intermediate will include simple, decorative and slanting stitches. Prerequisite: Knitting II. Must have made a sweater, have experi- Skill Level: Advanced Beginner ence with DPNS and circulars, have picked up stitches before. Prerequisite: Knitting II or equivalent Tuition: $95 Instructor: Erin Holman Instructor: Susan Baron Tuition: $50 Mondays 10/22, 11/5, 11/19, 12/3 6:00pm–8:00pm Saturday 10/13/2018 10:30am–2:00pm 21 22 VISIT YARN .COM FOR ADDITIONAL TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES

DETAILS AND INFORMATION ABOUT CLASS CALL : 413-584-2225 Math for Knitters Bead Your Knitting - Teardrops Cowl Learn a beaded picot cast-on, and how to bead your knitting with a Math can be fun, especially for knitters who want to be in control of crochet hook, and wind up with a sparkly and warm winter accessory! their work. In this workshop, we’ll discuss the nitty-gritty of knitting Skill Level: Advanced Beginner gauge, and we’ll play with percentages and pattern stitch numbers Prerequisite: Knitting II, or equivalent Tuition: $50 to make sizing adjustments for those times you simply can’t get Instructor: Nina Machlin Dayton gauge on the perfect yarn for the perfect project. We’ll also talk 6:00pm–8:00pm about yarn-substitution arithmetic and adding simple shaping to Tuesdays 10/2, 10/9 garments, and experiment with other knitting number-magic, like the Design Your Own Aran Sweater Fibonacci sequence and MacGyver-style measuring. At the end of the workshop, you’ll have some new math tools for your knitting skills Choose a group of three or four stitch patterns (cables, diamonds, kit, and you’ll be ready to play with, not by, the numbers on your next bobbles, etc…) to create a richly textured and pleasing design for a project! (NOTE: This class includes a 1-hour lunch break. Please bring cardigan or a pullover that fits. Discover some great process tricks to your own lunch!) free yourself from constantly looking at instructions. The traditional structures are a lot easier than they look! We will work in the round Skill Level: Intermediate wherever possible, using illustrations and charts from many sources. Tuition: $60 Instructor: Erin Holman There will be options for different ribbings and neck opening details. We could also explore shaping and the possibility of using steeks at the 10:00am–3:00pm Saturday 9/29/2018 armholes and neck for those interested. Enjoy creating your own unique design in a supportive atmosphere!

Skill Level: Intermediate Prerequisite: Knitting II, or equivalent Tuition: $145 Crochet Techniques for Knitters Instructor: Suzette Jones 6:00pm–8:00pm Thursdays 9/27, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29 Are you a knitter who thinks crochet is a foreign language? Would you be surprised to learn that as a knitter you already know some of the Colorful Thrummed Slippers techniques of crochet, and that there are many ways to incorporate crochet into your knitting to boost it to a new level? Learn 3 simple Make toasty warm slippers with yummy fluffy fleecy insides by knitting in crochet stitches and 8 techniques to incorporate them into your knitting. thrums as you go. Thrums are short pieces of wool fleece or spinning You will learn 3 crocheted edges, surface crochet embellishment, fiber. These make great gifts and are quick to knit. The pattern comes in crocheted cast on (both provisional and permanent), how to use a sizes from children through adults. crochet hook to fix dropped stitches, and the crocheted emergency Skill Needed: Can knit in the round with either double pointed needles bind off for when you run out of yarn right before the bind off! or magic loop, making increases, picking up stitches. Skill Level: Advanced Beginner Prerequisite: Knitting II, or equivalent Tuition: $75 Tuition: $50 Instructor: Nina Machlin Dayton Instructor: Jessica Tropp 10:30am–12:30pm Saturdays 10/13, 10/20, 10/27 1:30pm–3:30pm Wednesdays 10/10, 10/24

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DETAILS AND INFORMATION ABOUT CLASS CALL : 413-584-2225 Intermediate Lace Shawl Design SPINNING From cast on to bind off we will walk through the process of designing a top down triangular shawl with 2 lace patterns and an Introduction to Handspinning on a Wheel edging. We will learn how to transition from one lace pattern to an- other, how to fit new stitches into the pattern, how to write the pat- For those who have always been curious about how to make yarn, this tern, and everything else needed to create original lace shawl class will give you a basic preview of the process, while still letting you designs. We will also study how increases and decreases impact get your hands on a wheel. You'll learn how and why wool makes yarn, shaping, as well as the shaping principles of more than 25 different get a brief understanding of the spinnning wheel, and learn how to shawl shapes. draft your fiber to get the yarn you like. Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: Beginner Prerequisite: Student must have knit at least one or more lace shawls, Tuition: $75 Instructor: Pamela Darrow Students must be comfortable with reading and knitting from lace 10:00am–4:00pm charts. Sunday 10/14/2018 Tuition: $110 Instructor: Nina Machlin Dayton Saturdays 9/22, 9/29, 10/13, 10/20 First class 10:30–1:30 others 10:30–12:30 You can find all information about classes at www.yarn.com. Sweater Construction* If you have any questions, please contact If you want to have more control over the sweaters you knit, or want to Customer Service at 1-800-367-9327 or launch yourself into design, this class is an essential first step. After taking [email protected]. Sweater Construction, you will only need needles, yarn, and measurements to build a custom-fitted sweater. The goal of the class is Advanced Beginner Handspinning on a Wheel to lay a solid foundation, so the focus will be on understanding and executing basic sweater construction principles. You will generate a In this next-step class, you'll advance your handspinning skills in order to set-in sleeve pullover with a round or V-neck, in bottom-up pieces to your learn how to make the yarn you want, more consistently. You'll get desired fit. Skills covered include interpreting and drawing pattern sche- familiar with angle of twist, twist per inch, wraps per inch, along with matics, plotting design elements, charting structural elements, keeping sample cards and blending fibers. You'll also learn helpful hints designing to measurements, and estimating yardage. This class is open on getting the most from your wheel. Learn some fun techniques and only to those who have completed First Sweater and Fearless Finishing. improve your spinning! Please bring extra bobbins and a Lazy Kate if Required text: Knitwear Design Workshop by Shirley Paden 15% discount) . you are using your own wheel.

Skill Level: Advanced Requirement Filled: Sweater Construction Skill Level: Advanced Beginner Prerequisite: Introduction to Handspinning Prerequisite: First Sweater, Fearless Finishing Tuition: $95 Tuition: $75 Instructor: Pamela Darrow Instructor: Erin Holman 10:00am–4:00pm 6:00pm–8:00pm Sunday 10/21/2018 Mondays 10/1, 10/15, 10/29, 11/12

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DETAILS AND INFORMATION ABOUT CLASS CALL : 413-584-2225 Introduction to Spinning on a Drop Spindle Author and Instructor Alanna Wilcox Interested in learning to spin? Beginning with a drop spindle is a wonderful way to acquire the skill at your own pace, and this class will 12+ Ways to Spin Painted Top for Different Color Outcomes offer the foundation needed to love the yarn you make, even while Did you ever purchase a hand painted top and spin it only to be you learn. Covering the different types of fiber available to modern disappointed in the final color outcome? This workshop analyzes how spinners and their preparation, the drafting techniques used and the dyed tops and rovings' are painted and how the fiber can be spun in 12+ steps in the process of spinning, plying and setting, as well as how your ways to yield different color combinations in the final yarn. The choices at each step will impact the finished fabrics you make with focus will be on color and how to achieve beautiful color results instead your yarns. We will get spinning during the class and then ply what of mud. Skills introduced: Chain or Navajo ply yarn / work with the same we've spun, going home with a hank ready to set and the confidence painted top and produce 12 different color combinations in your final to spin with pleasure instead of frustration. The spindle's portability handspun yarn / look at your stash with an understanding of color theory allows for continuous practice. to help you make better choices before you spin that will yield beautiful Skill Level: Beginner Tuition: $75 colored yarns. Materials Fee payable to the instructor. Instructor: Ashley Flagg 10:30am–4:30pm Skill Level: Intermediate Tuition: $200 Saturday 11/17/2018

Prerequisite: Know how to spin a continuous yarn on a wheel / how to Give Fleece a Chance ply from 2 bobbins.

9:00am–4:00pm Learn how to process a raw fleece by hand so that you can turn it into Saturday 11/10/2018 the yarn you love. Students will begin with the most basic steps: Planning and Spinning for a Project selecting a fleece, sorting, washing; and then move on to fiber prep and spinning. You'll make sample cards of a few different fleece types Now that your spinning skills are beyond the beginning stage you might to see how the magic happens. Required text: The Spinner's Book of be curious if you can spin yarn for a specific project. This workshop will Fleece by Beth Smith (15% discount). Materials fee for the fleece is focus on picking a project and how to spin the desired yarn for it. Fiber included in the class price. choices will be analyzed, drafting, spinning, and plying techniques will also be discussed to help you achieve the yarn you want. How to Skill Level: Advanced Beginner calculate the amount of fiber needed will also be addressed. Materials

Fee payable to the instructor. Prerequisite: Students must be comfortable using a spinning wheel. Skill Level: Advanced Beginner Tuition: $200 Instructor: Pamela Darrow Tuition: $75 Prerequisite: Students should be able to spin a continuous yarn, be Saturday 11/10/2018 10:00am–4:00pm familiar with their wheel and have plied yarn using their wheel.

Sunday 11/11/2018 9:00am–4:00pm

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DETAILS AND INFORMATION ABOUT CLASS CALL : 413-584-2225 A Spinner's Introduction to Plying

Further your spinning education with this necessary lesson in the fundamentals of plying your spun yarn. As well as providing a spinning refresher, students will learn two-ply, three-ply, Navajo ply, and how to expand color work in plying. You'll be able to fully explore all these Worsted Spinning Workshop methods while learning how to customize your yarn. On the flip side of the woolen end of the spinning spectrum are the Skill Level: Advanced Beginner worsted yarns. Worsted yarns are dense, sleek, durable, and lustrous. We Prerequisite: Must have taken Introduction to will look at best fibers and preparations for spinning worsted yarns and Handspinning on a Wheel, or equivalent practice the spinning techniques to get a smooth, consistent single. In this discussion, I’ll continue the conversation about the commonly avail- Instructor: Pamela Darrow Tuition: $55 able fiber preparations and discuss the spinning techniques best suited 10:00am–4:00pm Sunday 11/18/2018 to each. I’ll demonstrate how to make hand combed top. We’ll talk Woolen Spinning Workshop about how to do this at home, although we won’t practice this in class. We’ll also look carefully at the difference between roving and combed What are people talking about when discussing woolen and worsted top, and practice techniques to work on the worsted end of the yarns? In this class, we’ll discuss the woolen end of the spinning spectrum with these common fiber preparations. We’ll talk a lot about spectrum. Woolen yarns are light, soft, spongy, fuzzy, and warm! We will role of twist and twist angle in the structure of a good worsted yarn. look at best fibers and preparations for spinning woolen yarns and We’ll end by plying our newly spun worsted singles and discuss yarn practice the spinning techniques to get a soft, lofty single. In this finishing techniques to maximize the qualities of our worsted yarns. discussion, I’ll define the commonly available commercial fiber Finally, we’ll discuss the best projects to highlight the qualities of worsted preparations and preparations we can make ourselves, and discuss the yarns. This class is for advanced beginning wheel spinners- you should spinning techniques best suited to each. Before we begin spinning, we’ll be able to spin a continuous single and understand the basics of your make rolags on hand cards, and practice hand carding techniques. spinning wheel. We’ll also look carefully at the difference between roving and combed top, and practice techniques to work on the woolen end of the Skill Level; Advanced Beginner Tuition: $35 spectrum with both of these common fiber preparations. We’ll talk a lot about role of twist and how we use twist to build the yarn structure of a Prerequisite: You should be able to spin a continuous single and good woolen yarn. We’ll end with plying our newly spun woolen yarns understand the basics of your spinning wheel. and discuss yarn finishing techniques to maximize the qualities of our Instructor: Deanna Moore woolen yarns. Finally, we’ll discuss the best projects to highlight the qualities of woolen yarns. Saturday 10/27/2018 2:00pm–4:30pm Skill Level: Advanced Beginner Tuition: $35 Prerequisite: You should be able to spin a continuous single and understand the basics of your spinning wheel. Instructor: Deanna Moore Saturday 10/27/2018 10:00am–12:30pm

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DETAILS AND INFORMATION ABOUT CLASS CALL : 413-584-2225 Beginning Weaving WEAVING This lively and intensive course is designed as an introduction to the basic Introduction to Rigid Heddle Flip Loom Weaving techniques of weaving: winding a warp, dressing the loom and weaving a finished piece. Also included will be an exploration of the basic woven In this introductory class we will explore the fundamentals of how to set structures – plain weave and twills in their many variations, designing and up and use a Rigid Heddle Flip Loom. We will learn the basics of the drafting a project and calculating yarn requirements. You will also learn plain weave structure by creating a scarf of either one color or multi about looms and equipment, yarns, and finishing techniques. Looms are colors depending on your yarn choice. The Rigid Heddle Flip Loom can provided. This is a great experience for beginners as well as weavers who accommodate a warp that is 6 yards in length, and up to 30” in width, would like a refresher. which makes it an ideal introductory loom for learning many different Skill Level: Beginner weaving techniques. Instructor: Wendy Bestor Tuition: $250 Skill Level: Beginner Tuition: $85 Section 1 Instructor: Marthe Young Saturdays and Sundays 9/22, 9/23, 9/29, 9/30 9:00am–4:00pm

Section 1 Section 2

Sunday 9/30/2018 9:00am–4:30pm Saturdays and Sundays 12/1, 12/2, 12/8, 12/9 9:00am–4:00pm

Section 2 Advanced Beginner Weaving on a Multi-Harness Loom Sunday 11/18/2018 9:00am–4:30pm This 4-session advanced beginner overview familiarizes weavers with color and weave, overshot, and lace. Gamps and samplers will be woven to Next Steps in Rigid Heddle Weaving use as reference pieces for future projects and to learn the intricacies of loom dressing and treadling to achieve different effects on your woven fabric. The In this class students will learn new and different techniques on the rigid final session will be devoted to designing a project from start to finish with the heddle loom, including finger manipulation, stitching, Danish knowledge gained from the previous sessions. This class is intended for medallions, warp and weft floats, and how to create texture using a weavers who have completed a beginning weaving class. Students will pick up stick. Students will also learn how to add beading to their provide their own looms for this class, and must be comfortable winding a weaving. Looms must be pre-dressed before class. Do not weave a warp, dressing a loom correctly, reading a draft, as well as be familiar with header. the mechanics of their loom. There is a significant amount of homework for this class, which must be completed before being able to progress to the Skill Level: Advanced Beginner next weave structure. Prerequisite: Introduction to Rigid Heddle Weaving or equivalent; Skill Level: Advanced Beginner must be able to dress your loom correctly Tuition: $350 Prerequisite: Beginning Weaving/Weekend Weaving Instructor: Marthe Young Tuition: $60 Instructor: Carol Birtwistle

Sunday 10/14/2018 1:30pm–4:30pm Sundays 10/14, 10/28, 11/11, 12/2 9:00am–5:00pm

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DETAILS AND INFORMATION ABOUT CLASS CALL : 413-584-2225 Dyeing and Other Fiber Arts Wool 101 In this lecture-style class, students will explore the world of wool, the The Kangaroo Dyer's Thoughts On Color* variety of sheep breeds and the different kinds of wool they produce, Standard theories of color, proven over time, are essential in as well as the selection, care, and handling of fleece, yarn, and fabrics. understanding how to color-balance any project. Whether it's knitting, The instructor will include tips for felting, spinning, and knitting with wool crochet, or weaving, color selection can sometimes be a challenge. yarns for the most beautiful results. Using dyes, water color pencils, and charcoal, students will mix color Skill Level: All and discover ways to alter how it is perceived. We'll explore color work patterns and yarns to discuss how to implement your color Instructor: Ashley Flagg Tuition: $50 choices. At the end of this one-day workshop, you'll be able to identify Sunday 10/28/2018 11:00am–3:00pm a color and its relatives, mix colors and make subtle changes, and put colors together pleasingly for any project. There is a materials fee of $10 for this class, payable to the instructor. Required Text: The Color Grid, by Gail Callahan.

Skill Level: All Requirement Filled: Color Theory Instructor: Gail Callahan Tuition: $75 Wednesday 10/17/2018 10:00am–4:00pm

Yarn 101 *

Trying to decide which fiber to use? Wondering how fast a certain yarn might start to pill? Not sure how to substitute a yarn and get the right gauge for a pattern? This lecture-style class will explore the wide world of yarn, and will cover how yarns are made and structured, the different fibers used and their unique properties, and how these factors combine to influence your finished fabrics. Learn how to choose the perfect yarn for all your projects and how to care for them for years of enjoyment. You can find all information about classes at Skill Level: All Requirement Filled: Fiber Theory www.yarn.com. Instructor: Ashley Flagg Tuition: $75 If you have any questions, please contact Saturday 11/3/2018 Customer Service at 1-800-367-9327 or 11:00am–4:30pm

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DETAILS AND INFORMATION ABOUT CLASS 413.584.2225 Northampton, MA01060 Northampton, Road Center 75 Service Webs - America’s Yarn StoreYarn America’s

Required Texts get 15% off

Textbooks required for Fall 2018 classes

Knitter's Almanac by Elizabeth Zimmermann The Knitter's Companion by Vicki Square

Cast On, Bind Off by Leslie Ann Bestor

Increase, Decrease by Judith Durant

Knitwear Design Workshop by Shirley Paden The Kangaroo Dyer’s Color Grid

The Spinners Book of Fleece by Beth Smith

Knitting Fresh Brioche by Nancy Marchant.

Knitting With Two Colors by Meg Swansen and Amy Detjen

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