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4-H Fiber Arts Projects Fiber Fun 4-H Fiber Arts is a project that focuses on a variety of Brought to you in part by a grant Day skills that use fibers to from the create functional objects. Dane G. Hansen Foundation These skills include: Fiber Fun Day will be held at the Trinity Lutheran Braiding Church, 2701 24th Street, Great Bend, KS 67530 Registration from 9– 9:20 am. Class begins 9:30 am Wednesday, March 13, 2019 Crocheting Questions? Please call Berny at 620-793-1910 or Great Bend, KS email Berny at [email protected] Ethnic Arts

Knitting Barton County 4-H 1800 12th St. Great Bend, KS 67530 Macramé 620-793-1910 [email protected]

Ellis County 4-H & 601 Main Hays, KS 67601 785-628-9430 [email protected]

Walnut Creek District 4-H 503 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Ness City, KS 67560 785– 798-3921 Stitchery [email protected]

Weaving Registration Form— Return with your by Lexi $12 registration fee to Barton Co. 4-H, The art of knitting is older than written history but it is Fiber Fun Day still a treasured hobby. Through knitting you will learn to 1800 12th St., Great Bend, KS 67530 by express your creativity in a constructive way while Friday, March 1. March 13, 2019 developing a skill that is relaxing and fun! Lexi Straub will show you how! Morning, afternoon, or all day - cost to participate is $12. Learn the Steps to Tie a Quilt Members of the Central Kansas Thread Benders Quilt Name ______Important!: Space is limited this year Guild will share the steps to hand tie a quilt. AND you will get to practice the skill so you can tie your next quilt. The Register early to reserve your spot! Address ______Quilt Guild members have made and donated several Come and try out a variety of fiber arts during quilts to victims of fire and tornadoes in the community. this hands-on workshop. You have several Items completed at the Fiber Fun Day will be given to Phone ______choices for each session and we ask you to rank someone in need. your choices. We hope to give participants their Email ______1st choice but we may have to move students to The Art of fit the classroom size. Tatum and Keeli Kimzey will lead us in learning the fine art of Registration 9:00—9:20 am —Trinity Lutheran Church , The $12 registration fee must be received in embroidery. Beautiful stitching by 2701 24th , Great Bend, KS. order for us to save your spot! hand!

Quilts of Valor Session 1 —9:45—11:00 Rank choices 1, 2, 3 Fiber Art Fun We have invited organizers of the Golden Belt _____ Felting Balls with Susan Create colorful birds—to make them you will need Quilts of Valor to share their story. To date _____ Cross-stitching with Robyn pelmet Vilene, ribbons, , patterned , embossing over 500 quilts have been presented to our area powder, sequins and . Make one for an ornament, _____ Knitting with Lexi veterans! This is an amazing Community Service a card or make multiple for a more complex project. _____ Learn the steps to hand tie a quilt project.. If you know of an area veteran who has not received a Quilt of Valor, bring the name and by Lexi Session 2 —11am—12:15 pm Rank 1, 2, 3 a contact number of a relative or close friend so Thread or yarn and a hook are the basic crocheting _____ Felting Balls with Susan application information can be sent to them. equipment and we will provide those for you. The name _____ Cross-stitching with Robyn

comes from an old French word, croches or a Danish _____ Knitting with Lexi Felting Balls word, krooke, which means hook. Try your hand at _____ Learn the steps to hand tie a quilt Felting balls can be used to crochet! create some fun and 12:30– 1:15 pm - Quilts of Valor Presentation interesting gifts to share Simple Knots! Lunch—Bring a Sack Lunch with others. In this You won't believe it, but the design of the most macramé session, we’ll learn about works is built up from the different combinations of a few some of the interesting basic knots! Once you become familiar with these knots, Session 3 —1:30—2:45 pm Rank 1, 2, 3 things you can do with wool fibers. Then you will be able to create a great project. _____ Embroidery by Tatum and Keeli you can create jewelry, a mug rug or your _____ Fiber Art Fun by Robyn own creative project. Susan Schlichting is Important Details _____ Crochet by Lexi the lead instructor. Fiber Fun Day on Wed. March 13, 2019 will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2701 24th Street, _____ Learn the steps to hand tie a quilt

Great Bend, KS. It will be in the Educational Wing Cross-stitching Session 4 —2:45 pm—4 pm Rank 1, 2, 3 Robyn Deines will teach you the so please enter through the Southwest doors. All supplies are included but you must bring _____ Embroidery by Tatum and Keeli basics of cross-stitching as you _____ Fiber Art Fun by Robyn create a clover bookmark. your own lunch. We will supply bottled water. If you bring your own drink please make sure it has a _____ Crochet by Lexi tight lid so it will not spill. _____ Simple Knots by Berny