Michigan Fiber Festival 2012 11 Reasons to Support MFF: 1. MFF needs you 7. 2841 hours of instruction in 2011 workshops 2. Fifteen years of promoting the fiber industry 8.Can’t volunteer time but can afford a deductible membership 3. Non-Profit Organization 9. 124 vendors for your shopping pleasure 4. Volunteer organization 10. Authentic not synthetic 5. Only sheep show in Michigan 11. MFF needs you 6. 71 workshops conducted in 2011 and 72 offered for 2012
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP: Please note changes in the membership program: We have gone to a three level membership program. New memberships will run from Aug.1 ~ July 31 each year. Level 1: $15.00 membership ~ Benefits are ~ 10% off merchandise, voting at the annual meeting, tax deduction. Level 2: $30.00 membership ~ Benefits are ~ 10% off merchandise, voting at the annual meeting, tax deduction, access to Board minutes off website, 2 free raffle tickets at festival, or one free weekend pass. Level 3: $50.00 membership ~ Benefits are ~ 10% off merchandise, voting at the annual meeting, tax deduction, access to Board minutes off website, 2 free raffle tickets at festival, two free weekend passes, and early access to register for workshops in 2012
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E-Mail:______The success of any Festival is dependent on volunteer assistance. Increase your Festival enjoyment through volunteering in one or more of the areas below. You’ll have fun and make new friends. We need help in the following areas: Check as many as you wish. ___Promotion/Sales ___ Hospitality Hostess ___Clerical/Office ___Staffing exhibits/booths ___Announcer ___Demonstrating ___Art skills ___ Camping Check in ___Set up/ Clean up ___Photography ___Membership Booth ___Transport ___Workshop check-in ___Display/Setups ___Competition Assistant What times will you be available? Wed.– Thurs.– Fri. What hours? ______(Circle whatever applies) Sat.– Sun. AM PM Would you rather work alone, or in a group? ______I would like to donate $ ______to the committee checked below.
___Workshops ___ Angora Fleece show ___ Entertainment ___ Arts Show/ Competition ___ Goat show ___ Kids Activities ___ Mohair Fleece ___ Publicity ___ Llama/ Alpaca com. ___ Rabbit com. ___ Sheep Show ___ Skein comp. ___ office use only Date Rec.______Amount paid_____Check #______
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc .1 DEPARTMENTS Index Advertising in Publication 47 Item Page # Advertisers’ Index 57 Administration Rules 21 Advertisers Index 57 Credit Cards Accepted for some Board of Directors 2 Advertising Form 47 services. Credit cards can be taken for Editors Note 3 Alpaca / Llama Exhibits 15 all pre- registrations when using the Festival Committee List 9 Angora Rabbit Show & Exhibit 16 registration form in the back. We will President’s Letter 3 Angora Rabbit Skein Comp. 17 also take credit cards for Promotional Mission Statement 48 Angora Fleece Comp. 17 items at the festival, and advertising in Contact Information 2 Animal Show & Sale Rules 43 the magazine. Art Show 10 All credit card refunds will have a 10% ______Camping & Passes 18 fee to cover the cost of the credit card Features: Course Descriptions (Workshops) 24-40 fees. Entertainment 7 Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. Scholarships available 20 & 21 Fiber Goat Show 11 P.O. Box 744 (two new Scholarships available) Index ( table of contents) 2 Hastings Mi. 49058 Instructors Biographies 39-43 Kids Activities Committee 18 E-Mail: Introduction to new Festival Coordinator 3 Map 50 [email protected] Membership Form 1 Mohair Fleece Comp. 12 Crochet Ruffled Scarf 51 Pygora Goat Show 13 Phone: (269) 948-2497 Pygora Fleece Show 13 Refund Policy 43 Web site: Registration Forms www.michiganfiberfestival.info Find us on: (back of magazine) 51-56 Schedule of Events 4-6 Admission: Scholarships Drummond / Jensen 20 Friday $3.00 per person Scholarship Hale 21 Saturday & Sunday Scholarship Pearson 21 $5.00 per person per day Goat Show Silent Auction Children 8 or under free Check out our new blog: Skein Competition 12 Weekend Pass ( Sat. & Sun) michiganfiberfestival.blogspot.com Sponsorship Opportunities 43 $8.00 per person Thank You 7 Vendor Booth Guidelines 8-9 Front & Back Cover: Proof readers: Vendor Booths Listings 44-45 By Inspiration Studio Beverly Garrett, Susan Saunders Workshop Guidelines 22 & Delmar Bachert Workshop Schedule 24-42 Wool Fleece Competition 19 Wool Sheep Show 14 & 15
2012 Michigan Fiber Festival Board of Directors
Name: Location Board Position Term Till Registrations / Applications Rita Johr Caladonia MI President 13 for all Competitions & Shows that Susan Saunders Battle Creek MI V.P. 12 require preregistration are at the Jill Turner Hastings MI Tres. 13 BACK OF THE MAGAZINE. Juanita Manning-Walsh Plainwell MI Sec. 14 Linda Brown Eagle MI 12 Wool & Mohair Fleece shows Jean Ann Wahl-Piotrowski Hastings MI 14 & Skein Comp. Mike Ludlum Hopkins MI 12 Do not require preregistration Beverly Garrett Battle Creek MI 13 Liz Stout Fremont MI 14
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 2 Note From the Editor: Its 15 years! Letter from the President: Can you believe it the first festival was 15 years ago! Guess what they say is true “time flies when you’re having Welcome to the 2012 edition of Fiberline. Since closing fun”. There have been a lot of changes from the first festival our 2011 Fiber Festival, your board of directors has been and always more to come as the event grows and expands. busy making changes for 2012 in order to make your Fiber So far we have been able to keep it with the comfortable Festival even better! We are pleased to offer a full array of “down home get together” feeling. As we continue to grow classes taught by excellent instructors. Take this opportunity that is the one thing I hope we can always keep as it is. Its so to learn a new skill. Be sure to sign up early since classes fill wonderful each year to see everyone enjoying themselves, quickly. Also take some time to visit our animal barns. Watch learning something new or just visiting under the trees with the goat and sheep shows and visit our rabbit, alpaca and friends they may only see here once a year. llama barn to learn all about these animals and their wonderful Again this year with the new indoor hospitality area fiber. we hope folks will take advantage of the area to rest, chat, As you know, running a Festival of this size takes many spin, knit, or just enjoy the art displays. hands. We couldn’t do it without our wonderful staff and A big hit the last two years has been the Costume volunteers. Join me in expressing thanks to these dedicated Class in the Sheep show, and the following parade around the people! Please consider joining our crew of volunteers this festival grounds. This year there will be more new vendors, year. We always need more “helpful hands”. Make your new events, several new instructors and many of your plans now to join us in Allegan August 15th.~ 19th. returning favorites. We on the board (also volunteers) are ever so See you at Festival! thankful for all the volunteer support over these last 15 years. All the committee chairs and committee members that work so Rita Johr, President hard all year to make the festival what it is, and the volunteers that work so hard at festival to make everything run smooth, or at least make it look that way! A very big Thank you!
Jill Turner Publishing Editor
Delmar Bachert New Coordinator for the Michigan Fiber Festival
Del Bachert, Festival Coordinator, comes to us with a varied background. He was a Cooperative Extension Specialist at North Carolina State University with responsibility for 4-H Camping, Small Animals and Forest Resources Projects. He directed the Leisure Studies Program at Appalachian State University where he also taught a range of outdoor educa- tion courses. He came to Michigan to direct the Battle Creek Public Schools, Outdoor Education Center. Del has a doctor’s degree in adult education and a master’s degree in Outdoor Education. He sees the Michigan Fiber Festival as an adult education organization that helps thousands of people to use their leisure time wisely. He has a strong interest in rare breeds of livestock and has profitably raised meat goats and bred and trained Suffolk Draft Horses. His goal is to help you FIND YOUR FIBER!
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 3 Schedule of Events MICHIGAN FIBER FESTIVAL 2012 Parking Free Admission: Friday $3.00, Sat & Sun. $5.00 per person ~ children 8 or under free Weekend pass per person $8.00 ( Sat. & Sun.)
NO PET ANIMALS ALLOWED ON GROUNDS
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Rain or Shine
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM------Workshops all day, see separate schedule Page 24
Thursday, August 16, 2012 Rain or Shine 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM------Workshops all day, see separate schedule Vendor Check in for outside & barn booths 5:00 PM------Vendor Check in for 3 day booths inside 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM------Sales Booth set-up for Friday Sales -- Not open to the public
Friday, August 17, 2012 Rain or Shine
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM------Workshops continue, see separate schedule 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM------Fiber goat arrival and check in Sheep arrival and check in 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM------Vendor Sale Booths Open 12 Noon - 5 PM------Mohair & Fiber Goat Fleeces Accepted 12 Noon - 8:00 PM------Pygora Goats arrival & check in 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM------Llama and Alpaca arrival and check in 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM------Art Show entry Drop off 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM ------Sales Booth set-up for Weekend Sales Not open to the public 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM------Wool Fleece Entries Accepted 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM------Angora Rabbit early check in 7:00 PM------Fiber Art show closed for Judging
Saturday, August 18, 2012 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM------Sales Booth Set-up...No Public Admitted 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM------Skein Competition Registration 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM------Angora Rabbit arrival and check in 9:00 AM------Wool Fleece Entries Deadline 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM------Angora Fleece, Skein & Show registration 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM------Workshops continue, see separate schedule 9:00 AM------Wool sheep shows begin Food Booths Open Vendor Sale Booths Open Fiber Art Show Open Old Tractors on display Mohair, Fiber Goat Fleece Judging Begins Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 4 Saturday, August 18, 2012 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM 10:00 AM------Wool Fleece Judging Begins Pygora Fleece Judging Begins Fiber Goat shows begin, Youth followed by Open Class Mohair Fleeces available for sale 10:00 AM------****Kids’ Activities**** Children’s Make It / Take It Activities located in the animal barn 10:00 AM ------****FREE DEMONSTRATION**** Sheep & Goat shearing demo’s (at animal barn) 11:00 AM------****FREE DEMONSTRATION**** Herding Dog Demonstration in front of Animal Barn Crowded Byre Farm, Tim and Jackie Curts 12:00 PM to 3 PM------**** Musical Entertainment **** Kelly Shrively & Norm Hausler Location in the Gazebo 12 NOON------****FREE DEMONSTRATION**** Sheep & Goat shearing demo’s ( at animal barn) 12 NOON ------****Kids’ Activities**** Children’s make it / take it activities located in the animal barn 12 NOON ------Judging for Angora Rabbit Fleece & Skein Competition 12 NOON – 2:30 PM------Wool Fleeces available for sale 12:30 - 1:30 PM------***Free Animal Forum*** Llamas 101 ( in animal barn) 12:30 PM------Fiber Goat show resumes with Open Class 1PM to 4 PM------*** Historical Village Open*** 1:00 PM------Angora Rabbit Show Begins Skein Competition Judging Begin 1:00 PM ------****FREE DEMONSTRATION**** Sheep & Goat shearing demo’s ( at animal barn) 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ------****FREE DEMONSTRATION**** Herding Dog Demonstration Crowded Byre Farm, Tim and Jackie Curts 2:00 PM ------Pygora Goat Show begins 2:00 PM------****FREE DEMONSTRATION**** Sheep & Goat shearing demo’s ( at animal barn) 2:00 PM------****Kids’ Activities**** Children’s make it / take it activities located in the animal barn 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM------Unsold Wool Fleece pickup 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM------****FREE FORUM **** Alpacas 101 ( in animal barn) 3:00 PM ------****FREE DEMONSTRATION**** Sheep & Goat shearing demo’s ( at animal barn) 4:00 PM ------****FREE DEMONSTRATION**** Sheep & Goat shearing demo’s ( at animal barn) 6:00 PM------Festival & Sales Booths Close for the day
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 5 Sunday, August 19, 2012 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
10:00 AM------Vendor Sale Booths & Food Booths Open Fiber Animal Sales in Barns Mohair Fleeces available for sale Art Display Open Old Tractors on Display Hospitality area open Youth Showmanship Class for wool Sheep followed by costume class and costume parade 10:00 AM ------****FREE DEMONSTRATION**** Sheep Shearing Demo (animal barn) 10:00 AM ------Angora Rabbit Care to Grooming 11:00 AM ------****FREE DEMONSTRATION**** Sheep & Goat shearing demo’s ( animal barn) 11:00 AM------****FREE DEMONSTRATIONS**** Herding Dog Demonstration in front of animal barn Crowded Byre Farm, Tim and Jackie Curts 11:00 AM ------. Youth & Adult Costume Lead Line Class Sheep Judging Angora Goats Location at the goat arena 12:00 PM to 3 PM ------**** Musical Entertainment **** Kelly Shrively & Norm Hausler Location in the Gazebo 12:00 NOON------Unsold Mohair and Fiber Goat fleece pick-up 12:00 NOON------****Kids’ Activities**** Children’s make it / take it activities located in the animal barn 12:00 NOON------****FREE DEMONSTRATION**** Sheep & Goat shearing demo’s ( at animal barn) 12:00 NOON - 1:00 PM------Skein Competition Pick-up 1:00 PM------****FREE DEMONSTRATIONS**** 1PM to 3 PM------*** Historical Village Open*** Sheep & Goat shearing demo’s ( at animal barn). 1:00 PM------“Lambing Basics” with Dr. Heather Ludlam Sheep show ring Delano Barn 2:00 PM------****FREE DEMONSTRATION**** Herding Dog Demonstration in front of animal barn Crowded Byre Farm, Tim and Jackie Curts 2:00 PM ------****Kids Activities**** Children’s make it / take it activities located in the animal barn 2:00 PM ------****FREE DEMONSTRATION**** Sheep & Goat shearing demo’s ( at animal barn) 2:00 PM -4:00 PM ------Mohair & Fiber Goat Fleece Entry Pick-up 3:00 PM------****FREE DEMONSTRATION**** Goat shearing demo’s ( at animal barn) Angora Rabbit Care to Grooming Angora Rabbit Fleece & Skein Competition pick up 4:00 PM------All Exhibited Animals Released 4:00 PM------Michigan Fiber Festival 2012 Closes 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM------Breakdown of all Sales Booths Art show entry Pick up Michigan Fiber Festival reserves the right to change or enhance this schedule for the benefit of its spectators f Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 6 Music from the Heart ~ Thanks to our Association Members Kelly Shively & Norm Hausler and Supporters:
** Special Thanks ** The Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. would like to thank all of the committee chairpersons, committee members, and volunteers that make the Michigan Fiber Festival the great festival it is. Thanks to the following companies and organizations for their donations to the festival in funding, time and skills.
Companies & Organizations: Kelly Shively and Norm Hausler are a duet of seasoned Allegan Emergency Medical Services musicians who have played with many Northern Michigan Allegan General Hospital musicians and also on their own as solo singer/instrumen- Allegan Chamber of Commerce talists. You may remember Kelly from the roots duet Allegan Fairgrounds, especially to “Harmony and Grits” who have played at the festival inprevious years.Kelly sings her original songs of family Saree Miller, and the grounds staff. and home, along with herintexpretations of traditional City of Allegan mountain and celtic music. Norm’s deepbaritone voice Michigan Sheep Breeders Assoc. lends itself to country classics, and provides a wonderful Woodland Weavers & Spinners Guild harmony for Kelly’s soprano vocals. Norm is enjoying The Weavers Guild of Kalamazoo learning to accompany Kelly with “mountain-modal” tunings on his guitar, while Kelly surprises with turns on The Jensen Family for the Sheryl Jensen Scholarship her fiddle, harp, banjo and a variety of other instruments. You never know what tunes and arrangements these two 2011 Contributors will offer—but you’re sure to smile and humalong. Heather & Mike Ludlam Bill & Linda Koeppel Anne Mehring Old Tractors R Us Tractor Club Display Mary Meyer Ladies, have you come to Festival dragging a reluctant Marge Mills husband along with you? Men, have you come to Festival Karen Moss being dragged through miles of yarn and roving? Do not Frances Myers grumble any more because there is a tractor display that Don & Cheri Parks would like your attention. This year will be the 5th year that Jim & Melissa Powers Old Tractors R-Us Tractor Club (a local tractor group) will be Lynn & Gordon Ruedger at Festival with a variety of tractors and activities on display Kristi Ryan for all to enjoy. Also, this year the tractors will be on display Mary Schmedeke for both Saturday and Sunday! They are looking forward to Beverly Smith meeting and greeting the many people that will attend Lisa Smith Festival this year. Please stop by to ask questions and to see Liz Stout the corn shelling and grinding demonstrations. If you have Deirdre Swift questions or would like to bring a tractor in for display, please David Tripp contact Fred Banks (269-673-3080) or Denny Hammer (269- Jill Turner 673-8295). Marcia VandeVusse Jean Ann Wahl-Piotrowski Historical Village on the Fairgrounds Leo & Frances Walker Don’t forget about the Historical Village on the Deborah Wood Elizabeth Zapf fairgrounds. They will be open for your enjoyment Saturday and Sunday. Check out the buildings, talk to the volunteers about the site or enjoy your lunch in the common area. Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 7 Festival Guidelines for Vendor Booths Co ~Chairs: Linda Brown Heffron & Jill Turner If you wish to be placed on the waiting list: Send a list of the items you wish to carry in your booth, booth location preference, pictures of the items you will be selling and a one time $10.00 fee to be added to the list. Booth space is limited to exhibitors whose products and services are fiber-related.
Appropriate Products Include: * Natural fibers, roving and yarns. Booths must be open: * Fiber-craft supplies, dyes, spinning wheels, looms. Three day booths only: Friday ~ 10 AM ~ 6 PM * Items produced from natural fibers. Two day booths Saturday ~ 9 AM ~ 6 PM * Books about natural fibers and their uses, or animal care. Sunday ~ 10 AM ~ 4 PM * Items related to the care of fiber-producing animals. * Natural fiber handmade baskets. * Items depicting sheep, goats, rabbits, llamas, alpacas, or other fiber producing animals. These items might include, but are not restricted to mugs, sweat shirts or tee shirts, note paper or jewelry. * Fiber related services, such as - preparation of fleece for spinning, services related to the care of fiber- producing animals, organizations promoting fiber-producing animals or the use of natural fiber. Guidelines & Rules: • Vendors will display signage with their Business name within their booth space. No other signage is allowed to be put up by vendors outside of their booth. • Vendors beginning in 2004 will be evaluated each year. Pre- registration will not guarantee a space for the following year. However, vendors will be notified within 90 days after festival if they are accepted. When accepted, if you have pre- registered, you will be given your same booth space. Discount for Pre- registra- tion is still in effect. • Any vendor, who does not preregister before 3 PM on the last day of festival forfeits any rights for the same booth privileges or discounts. They will be considered a new vendor and need to reapply to the waiting list for open spaces. • Vendors will follow check in and set up regulations. Only exceptions will be with Chairperson Preapproval. There will be NO parking in front of buildings before set up time. • There is NO parking of vehicles outside buildings at anytime, without written permission of the chairperson. • All vendors will park vehicles and supply vehicles in designated vendor parking area. • Vendor vehicles will display the vendor parking pass in the window at all times. • There will be NO animals in vendor booths. This includes animals for sale or pets. • All items will be priced on the item or with signage. • No more than 10% of vendor stock can be outside the listed appropriate products, or listed on the vendor’s application. • Vendors who wish to distribute informational material outside their vendor booth may do so only at the location designated for that purpose. • Any vendor who leaves festival early will automatically be restricted from attending as a vendor in the future. The only exception is with vendor chair pre-approval or act of God. • Numbers of vendors allowed in the future will be limited to growth of traffic attending. These numbers will be reviewed by the board and committee chair to set total allowed each year. • New vendor applications will be analyzed and accepted by the “need of the festival” not by date or first come first served. • New vendors will be required to submit a one time $10.00 processing fee, which is non-refundable, to be added to the waiting list. Please leave your pets at home. No pets allowed on the fairgrounds.
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 8 • All tables in booths must be covered with table coverings of some kind. Each inside booth is given one table, additional tables are $9.00 each. • In any dispute, all decisions of the festival Committee chair and board are final. * Please leave your pets at home. No pets allowed on the fairgrounds. Booth Locations: * Inside booths are located in two buildings near the main entrance all connected by enclosed hallways. * Barn Booths are located in the Delano & Caulkins Barns * Outside booths are located between the buildings near main entrance and Delano barn * Two weekend entry passes are included with your entry. Entry passes lost or forgotten must be purchased at the gate. Vendor Check in: For outside & barn booths 9~4 Thurday at vendor check in tent on main entry road. For (bldg. 3) 3 day Bldg. check in is Thursday after 5 PM at bldg. 4 (informatiom area) For (bldg. 2) 2 day bldg. check in is Friday after 5 PM at bldg. 4 (informatiom area) Set Up: in main buildings can not start before 5 PM after workshops are finished. NO parking in front of buildings till that time.
Refund Policy: Refunds must be requested in writing to the festival office only.
* Up until July 1 90% Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. * July 2- July 31 75% P.O. Box 744 * After August 1 No refund available Hastings, MI 49058 Questions? E-Mail: the festival office [email protected]
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Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 9 Michigan Fiber Festival Art Show Chairperson: Beth Pulsipher Awards for each Division: Senior (age 18+) and Junior (age 17 and under) Best of Show - $50 First Prize - $25 Second Prize - $20 Third Prize $5 ENTRY RULES Entries must have been created within the past two years preceeding current Festival. All entries must be work of Artist. All entries must feature fiber theme, such as fiber-bearing animals, natural fiber products in an aesthetic setting or arrangement, natural fiber production equipment, people engaged in fiber -related activities, landscapes with fiber-producing animals or plants, etc. Each Artist limited to two (2) entries. The same Artist may not win a Division First Place Award for more than 2 consecutive years. The Chairperson has the authority to reject an entry that doesn’t meet show criteria. All decisions of the Judge and Chairperson are final. Fiber entries must be hand-made (knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, lace-making, etc) and must be made primarily of natural fibers. They may not contain more than 15% non-fiber, synthetic or commercially- made materials. Fine Art entries may be paintings in any media, drawings, prints, sculpture in any media, or may be made of mixed media. Photography entries may be in color or black and white, computer enhanced or hand-colored. Photography entries, Fine Art entries and Fiber Art entries (where applicable) must be suitably framed, with a securely attached picture wire for hanging. Entries with multiple parts must have all parts securely attached. Every reasonable effort will be made for security, however the Michigan Fiber Festival is not responsible for items that are lost, stolen or damaged. SUBMISSION PROCEDURES Entry Deadline: July 15, 2012 Late entry Deadline August 1, 2012 Entry fee: $10 per item through July 15th, $11 per item postmarked July 16-August 1, 2012. No entries accepted after August 1. Unregistered entries will not be accepted at the Festival. Fees must accompany entry form. Entry form found in back of this magazine. Use one form per item, copy form if necessary. Send check (made out to Michigan Fiber Festival) for all entry fees, plus the form(s) to: Michigan Fiber Festival P.O. Box 744 Hastings, MI 49058 Entry Identification: Please attach a 2”x 3” card (business card size) to each entry with the following information neatly printed or typed: 1) Adult or Junior Division; 2) Title of Work; 3) Name, address & phone of Artist. For framed items, attach card to back, lower right corner. For other items, please attach by securely tying it to the entry. You may use a business card and write in the additional information required. Entry Drop-Off: Entries will be accepted at the Festival between 4 pm and 6 pm in Building 5 (Home Arts Building), on Friday, August 17, 2012. Entry Pick-Up: All entries must be picked up Sunday, August 19th, between 4 pm and 6 pm. All entries not picked up at this time will become the property of Michigan Fiber Festival.
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 10 Fiber Goat Shows Chairperson: Liz Stout Fremont, MI. 231-924-2063 Show Rules: all divisions will follow same basic rules
Place: Allegan County Fairground, Fiber Goat Area 1. Exhibitors must be prepared to present certificates of Times: Arrival must be at the fairgrounds between 9 AM registry to Fiber Goat Show committee at the time of entry. and 9 PM on Friday August 17, 2012. Registered Angora Goats will have two (2) methods of Show schedule will begin, Saturday, August 18, at 10 AM. identification, ear tags, tattoos and/or ear notches. Release time is Sunday, August 19, 2012 at 4 PM. 2. Standard State of Michigan health records will be followed. Early releases for those out of state exhibitors will be at the Out of State animals will provide Fiber Goat Show Committee discretion of the Angora Goat Committee. with Inter-State health papers. Entry Fees: $8.00 per animal for animals brought for either show 3. Health papers and health checks of entry animals will be or sale. There will be no additional pen fee. Pen sizes are 4X6 initiated by the Fiber Goat Committee. Any animals presenting and will accommodate 4 med. sized angora goats or approxi- questionable health problems, will be detained for veterinarian mately 6 kids comfortably. Exhibitors are encouraged to pen inspection. If the committee chair feels a veterinarian breeding bucks individually. has to be called in to check an animals health, the owner has the Children 10 years or older may show yearling buck. option of removing the animal or paying the vet bill for the Judge: Diane Coon service call. Premiums: Premiums in each category. 4. Application for the Goat show will be by official entry form 1. First place $10.00 only and must be accompanied with the entry fee. 2. Second place $7.00 5. Application of fleeces with foreign substances such as oil, 3. Third place $5.00 conditioners is forbidden and will result in disqualification, at 4. Trophy only for showmanship class the discretion of the judge. 5. Ribbons plus premiums for Youth show. 6. Exhibitors may enter more than one animal in a class and may Open classes will enjoy premiums only. assign someone other than the owner to show that animal. Divisions: Youth Show and Showmanship 7. All exhibitors must own the animal to be entered 60 days White Open Class prior to entry into the show. Colored Open Class 8. A Feb. 1st or after shearing date will be used for show Cashmere Open Class eligibility. Classes: 1. Jr. & Sr. Doe Kid, Jr. born after March 1st. Sr. 9. Angora goats will be judged on body conformation and fleece born Jan.1 -Feb. 28th (together if small class) quality. Colored angora goat fleeces must show some color to 2. Yearling Doe qualify for Reserved or Grand Championship trophies. 3. Adult Doe 10. Youth classes will be limited to doe classes, adult, yearling 4. Grand & Reserve Doe kid, and buck kid only to prevent injuries to children. 5. Jr. & Sr/ Buck Kid, Jr. born after March 1st., Sr. 11. Pens for tack or a farm exhibit can be rented in born Jan.1 - Feb. 28 addition to animal pens at a cost of $35.00 each. Only raw 6. Yearling Buck fleeces are allowed to be sold from these pens. 7. Adult Buck Mohair fleeces will be available for sale from the owners during 8. Grand & Reserve Buck the festival. 9. Grand & Reserve Doe Fleeces will also be available for sale following the fleece contest 10. Grand & Reserve Colored Buck on Friday. Simply look at the animals and ask the owner if the animal could Trophy sponsorship this year will be individuals sponsoring the be sheared during the festival and if they would sell the fleece. entire class, rather than an individual trophy. Total amount of the Shearers are available during the festival. class is $50.00. Animals available for sale only, must follow the same arrival and Sponsors: White Angora Buck – Willie Bill health guidelines as the animals to be shown. White Angora Doe – Dave Tripp Pen sales will be handled by the goat’s owner. Times that Colored Angora Buck - Don & Debbie Krug owners should be available in the goat barn to sell their animals Colored Angora Doe - Wayne & Liz Stout will be posted at the goat check-in area. Youth Show - Sharon & David Lawson Note: All animals attending Michigan Fiber Festival are Please note: Children under 10 may show yearling and adult required to meet all State of Michigan Animal Health bucks if their parents feel they are capable. Requirements. These requirements must be met prior to entering the fairgrounds. Health Certificates are ONLY Deadline for entries: July 15, 2012. required for out of state animals.
Late Registration fees will apply for any applications Special tags for scrapie program. Contact the USDA @ received postmarked after the deadline. 1 866 873 2824 for the tags.
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 11 Mohair and Fiber Goat Fleece Competition Chairperson: Liz Stout 231-924-2063 Skein Competition Place: Goat Agricultural Sturcture. Chairperson: Time: Registration is from 12 Noon until 5 PM, Friday, August 17th. & Saturday from 8 AM to 9 AM Judging will be based using three groups: Judging will begin at 9 AM, Saturday August 18th. A. Novice spinner – spinning one year or less Entry Fee: $2.00 per fleece B. Intermediate spinner – spinning over 1 year Judge: To be announced C. Advanced spinner – If you have won any first place Awards: First, Second, and Third Place Ribbons awards in any competition or have taught spinning. in all classes Place: Cawlkins barn (south end of Deleno barn) Trophy for Best-of-Show Fleece Times: Registration from 8:30 AM until 12:30 PM Divisions: White Mohair Saturday, August 18th. Colored Mohair Judging begins at 1:00 PM . Dyed Fiber Other Goat Fiber Judge: To be announced All fleeces will be raw except dyed fleeces. Entry fee: $1.00 per skein, pay when registering. Classes: Adult Skein must be 1 or more ounces in weight. In order to Yearling be judged, the yarn should be wound on a two yard Kid niddy-noddy, and gently figure-eight tied in four places. Fleeces must be from animals raised by entrant. Do. not twist into a tight skein, but leave hanging loosely. Fleeces must be presented in clear plastic bags. Awards: First, Second, and Third place ribbons will be Participants are to enter on Friday, August 17th, from 12 awarded in each category where appropriate. Noon to 5 PM. and Saturday from 8 AM to 9AM. Judging Categories: IMPORTANT NOTE: For all categories, begins at 9 AM. Registration will be at Michigan Fiber you must state fiber content and intended use. Festival only. No registrations by mail accepted. Fleeces not offered for sale should be removed by the exhibitor immedi- A. Single Ply: Plain ately following the judging. Unsold fleeces must be removed B. Two Ply: Plain by noon on Sunday Aug. 21. C. Multi Ply: three or more plies Fleeces may be sold directly by the owner at the table D. Novelty Yarn: nap, core, spiral, knot, slub, etc. provided. A five percent or $1.00 commission will be paid to E. Lace Weight Yarn: greater than 18 wraps per inch Michigan Fiber Festival through the event chairperson. F. Spindle Spun 1 Ply: not spun on a wheel. Label with Michigan Fiber Festival assumes no liability in regard to type of spindle used. fleeces entered in the Mohair and Fiber Goat Fleece Competi- G. Spindle Spun 2 Ply: not spun on a wheel. Label with tion being lost, stolen or erroneously sold. type of spindle used. H. Best Use of a Blend: alpaca/cashmere, linen/cotton, Fiber Goat Committee Silent Auction cotton/wool, llama/wool, etc. (The fibers must be Chairperson: Melanie Pitts blended together, not one ply of one fiber and a sepa- Place: Building 4 across from the Art show. rate ply of another fiber plied together.) Be sure to be Time: Saturday August 18th, until 5 PM. specific about use. This silent auction is to raise funds to support the Fiber Goat and Goat Fleece Shows, focusing on the youth show this Entry forms must be filled out completely when you year. There will be special goat and fiber related items up for register, or the entry will be disqualified. Entries must bid. Come join us for this special event! Items to be auc- state name, address, group, category of skein, the tioned are donated. Donations are being accepted Friday intended use, and fiber content. August 17th, from 12 Noon to 9 PM and Saturday August All entries must remain on display until 12 noon on 18th, from 8 AM to 9 AM. Sunday, August 19th. Skeins can then be picked up at the display area until 1 PM. Remaining skeins must be Additional Sponsors for The Fiber Goats: picked up at the information desk no later than 4:00 PM Class Sponsors $30.00 each Those not picked up become the property of Michigan White Angora Yearling ~ Mohair in Motion Fiber Festival. Michigan Fiber Festival assumes no Ron & BettyTodd liability in regard to skeins entered in the Skein Compe- White Angora Kids ~ Denny & Sharon Sanders tition being lost, stolen or damaged. Colored Angora Yearling ~ Gypsy Ridge Farm Colored Angora Kid ~ Melanie Pitts
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 12 Pygora Show Information Saturday August 18, 2012 Fiber Show Rules Fleece Classes Place: Allegan County Fairgrounds, Caulkins Barn 1. Doe kid up to 1 year 2. Doe 1 yr to 2 yr of age Judge: Lisa Roskopf Gaston, Oregon 3. Doe 2 yr to 4 yr of age Time: Fleeces must be delivered by 8 AM on Saturday. Fleeces must be picked up by 6 PM Saturday. 4. Doe over 4 yr of age 5. Wether kid up to 1 year Judging for goats will begin Saturday at 10 AM. 6. Wether 1 yr to 2 yr of age Entry Fees: $5.00 per entry per class. For mail in fleeces see registration form. 7. Wether 2 yr to 4 yr of age 8. Wether over 4 yr of age All entries must be accompanied by a photocopy of the goat’s registration papers as per PBA fleece show regula- 9. Buck kid up to 1 year tions. 10. Buck 1 yr to 2 yr of age Goat Show Rules 11. Buck 2 yr to 4 yr of age 12. Buck over 4 yr of age Place: Allegan County Fairgrounds, Caulkins Barn Goat Classes Judge: George DeGeer Gaston, Oregon Showmanship Classes: Time: Saturday at Noon 1. Showmanship Arrival Time: Arrival times between 12 Noon and 7 PM on Wether Classes: Friday. 2. Junior Wethers under one year Release Time: Release time is Sunday 4 PM. Early releases 3. Senior Wethers 1+ to 3 years for out of state exhibitors will be at the discretion of the Pygora Goat Committee. 4. Senior Wethers over 3 years Entry Fees: $3.00 per entry per class. Group classes will be Senior Champion and Reserve Champion Wether charged one entry fee per group entered. Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Wether Doe Classes: Pen Fees: The pen fee will be $30.00 per pen used, either for tack or goats. Pen sizes are 4x6 and will accommodate 4 5. Junior Doe 0 to 3 months medium sized pygora goats or approximately 6 kids comfort- 6. Junior Doe 3+ to 6 months ably 7. Junior Does 6+ to12 months Premiums: Premiums will be paid to Grand and Reserve 8. Junior Does 12+ to 24 months-Never Freshened Champions. (Kidded) 1. All rules and regulations of the Pygora Goat Association Junior Champion and Reserve Champion Doe will be enforced. 9. Senior Does 12+ to 24 months-Freshened (Kidded) 2. All goats must have an Original PBA Certificate of 10. Senior Does 2+ to 3 years Registration to enter. This certificate must be available 11. Senior Does 3+ to 5 years during check in and during the show. 12. Senior Does over 5 years 3. All group classes must be registered on the entry form. Senior Champion and Reserve Champion Doe 4. Entries will not be accepted on the day of show. Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Doe 5. PBA Show Rules will be provided upon request. Contact Overall Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion the show coordinator for more information. Group Classes: 13. Dam and Daughter-Looking for improvement in Please Note: Barns will be locked up each evening Daughter between 7:30 and 8:00 PM each evening. 14. Breeders Trio-Any 3 Does with same herd name 15. Get of Sire-2 Does, same Sire, different Dams
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 13 Wool Sheep Show Sunday 10AM- Youth Showmanship Class Ages as of January 1, 2012 Co- Chairs: Mike & Heather Ludlam 1. Junior ages 7-9 years (children under 7 may show if Deadline for Entries: July 15, 2012 accompanied by parent/adult) Take Notice: Health Certificates are only required for out of state 2. Intermediate 10-13years animals. All animals attending Michigan Fiber Festival 3. Senior 14-18 years are required to meet all State of Michigan Animal Health Sunday 11:30AM- Costume Lead Line Class- Youth AND Requirments. Adults are welcome to enter! Creativity Counts! Place: Sheep Area, Allegan County Fairgrounds. Ages as of January 1, 2012 Arrival Times: Friday between 9 AM and 8 PM only 1. Junior ages 9 years and under All sheep must be checked prior to unloading. 2. Intermediate 10-13 years Show time: Saturday 9 AM 3. Senior ages 14 and over (adults welcome!) Entry Fees: $8.00 per animal. Costume Class will be followed by a costume parade around the This includes any animals brought for sale only. Festival Grounds. Premiums: $11 - 9 - 7 -5 -3 11 or more in a class Sunday 1:30PM- Michigan Sheep Breeders Association Small $11 - 9- 7- 5 9 or more in a class Flock Committee Presentation: $11 - 9 - 7 3 in class Judy Moore: “Conformation- The Good and the Bad” $9 - 7 2 in class Judy has been judging sheep for more than 30 years all over the US $7 1 in class and Canada. Since her father raised many breeds of sheep, she has Judge: Sam Wiford vast experience in the sheep world. She remembers one year at the Divisions: 1. long white - 2. med. white - 3. long color - Michigan State Fair her family had 13 champions! She grew up 4. med. color - 5. coarse- 6. fine wool with Merinos, Rambouillets, Columbias, Corriedales, Lincolns, 7. Shetland - 8. Icelandic Cotswolds and 6 different meat breeds! Classes: Each Division Show Rules: 1. Yearling Ram 1. All purebred sheep, including lambs, must be registered 2. Sr Ram Lamb (born Sept.1-Dec.31, 2011) and it shall be the duty of each exhibitor to present certifi- 3. Jr Ram Lamb (born Jan.1, 2012 or later) cates of registration and transfers to the sheep entry clerk. 4. Pair of Ram Lambs Transfers must be signed by secretaries of the registry 5. Champion Ram associations and must show the date of transfer. All sheep 6. Reserve Champion Ram must be the bona fide property of the exhibitor at the time of 7. Yearling Ewe making entries. If animals are entered and shown without 8. Pair of Yearling Ewes this being done, all awards including premium money will be 9. Sr Ewe Lamb (born Sept.1-Dec.31, 2011) forfeited. The only exception to this rule is breeds which do 10.Jr Ewe Lamb (born Jan.1, 2012 or later) not issue registrations on younger animals. (In this in- 11. Pair of Ewe Lambs stance, the sire and dam paperwork must be presented.) 12. Champion Ewe All sheep must have special tags for scrapie program. 13. Reserve Champion Ewe Contact the USDA @ 1 866 873 2824 for the tags. No sheep 14. Young Flock (one ram lamb and two ewe lambs) will be permitted to show or be sold without the scrapie tags 15. Flock (ram lamb or yearling ram, two yearling in place. ewes, two ewe lambs) 2. All applications for entries of sheep must be made on At the Conclusion of the Sheep Show: official entry blanks furnished by the Michigan Fiber Festival. (See registration form back of the magazine.) Photocopies are 16. Supreme Champion Ram acceptable. All information must be complete. All entry fees 17. Supreme Champion Ewe must accompany the entry blank, substitutes will be accepted 18. Supreme Fleece on Hoof with appropriate paperwork. All incomplete entries will be 19. Best Michigan Natural Colored Fleece on Hoof- returned and a handling fee of $10.00 will be charged. Sponsored by Cape House Farm, Bill and Linda Koeppel 3. Do not make entries in Champion classes. Only first place Saturday Afternoon- 1:00pm-4:00pm- Youth Skillathon- animals are eligible for championship prizes, but second place Caulkins Building animals may compete for Reserve Champion. Ages of January 1, 2012 4. An exhibitor may not receive more than one award in group 1. Junior ages 9 years and under classes and not more than two in any individual class. When 2. Intermediate 10-13 years there is just one exhibit in a class, only one premium will be 3. Senior 14-18 years awarded according to the merit of the animal. No exhibitor will be allowed to enter more than 12 animals in any one breed, and not more than two animals in any single class. Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 14 5. All registered breeds are eligible to be shown, but must be shown as wool sheep. No slick shorn animals will be allowed ALPACA & LLAMA EXHIBITS and animals must have enough wool to be judged. Judge’s Chairperson: Rita Johr decisions are final. email: [email protected] 6. Tampering and/or misrepresentation of breeding, age, ownership and any other irregularity in showing will be Welcome llama and alpaca exhibitors. considered fraud and deception. Any premiums, trophies, or Place: Delano Barn (large red barn) awards won by such exhibitor will be withheld. Unethical Stall and Ranch display booths are available to promote fitting shall include the following: your animals and the wonderful fiber they produce. A. The addition of any wool or wool like substances. These stalls are located in the large alpaca/llama barn. B. The cutting, tearing or gluing of the hide or underneath Set up: between 3 and 8 P.M. on Friday, August 17th, the hide or removal of tissue in an attempt to alter the shape of the animal. 2012. C. The injection of any gas, solid or liquid under the hide to Ranch Displays: Display Fee: $50.00 (10' x 10') alter the normal conformation. Ranch displays are not vendor sales booths but are for D. Any attempts to disrupt or change the normal dental the education, information and promotion of your development of the animal. animals. Only raw fiber, roving and yarn made from E. Any products (such as steroids and growth your animals may be sold from your ranch display. stimulants) administered internally or externally to One 8' table, 2 chairs are provided. Electricity is alter the animal are prohibited. available upon request. Display areas have dirt floors. 7. Young Flock entries shall consist of three head: one ram lamb and NO other sale items are allowed. two ewe lambs owned by the same exhibitor. Flock entries shall Llama and Alpaca Stalls:Stall Fee: $50.00 (9' x 10') consist of five head: a yearling ram or ram lamb, two yearling ewes, Animals may be sold from stalls. No more than 2 llamas and two ewe lambs owned by the same exhibitor. or 3 alpacas per stall. Please Note: This year we are 8. All animals shown in group classes must be shown in the requesting you bring your own 9’ gate. This gives individual class by the same exhibitor. people a better opportunity to view your animals. The 9. Birthdates for Jr. lamb competition: Jan. 1, 2011 until stalls are 9’ wide and 10’ deep with wood slat sides, show time of same year or for as long as lambs have all lamb dirt floor and access to electricity for fans. Also teeth. Birthdates for yearlings competition: From Sept. 1, Note: No tables or chairs are permitted in the aisles. If 2009 though August 31, 2010. you need a table, or plan to sell raw fiber, roving or yarn Birthdates for Sr. lamb competition: Sept.1 - Dec.31, 2010. 10. Natural colored sheep are those sheep that are registered from your animals you will need to get a ranch display. with a national association and have at least 70% colored Health Requirements: In an effort to help contain wool, other than white. costs, we have been working with the fairgrounds with 11. If there are more than 2 breeders and 20 head or more regard to bringing animals to Michigan Fiber Festival. sheep entered, a breed class will be formed and premiums This year we are NOT requiring Veterinary signed offered. health certificates, however “All animals attending 12. No animals will be released from the grounds until 4 PM Michigan Fiber Festival are required to meet all State of Sunday or all premiums will be forfeited and premiums and Michigan health requirements”. If you are traveling placing will be adjusted accordingly: also, showing privileges from outside of Michigan, you will need a health will be revoked for 2 years. certificate. Be aware that Festival personnel will be 13. All sale animals must receive a release from the Chairper- son prior to leaving. checking all animals and any animal showing signs of 14. One 5 x 5 pen may be rented per farm/ business at the poor health or infectious disease must be removed from cost of $40.00 for the sale of fleeces only, or for use as a the grounds immediately. Animals transported with tack pen. suspect animals may be subject to similar treatment. 15. Sale animals do not have to be registered but are subject We encourage exhibitors who raise alpacas and llamas to the per head fee. to bring them so that Festival attendees might learn 16. Exhibitors are responsible for bedding. Hay and straw more about these wonderful animals and their fiber. are available on premises. 17. In the event Premium Funds received from all sources are Sheep show reduced or not received, premiums may be prorated among Ownership of animals, additional entry fees, and pre- those entitled to same. registration are NOT required for Skillathon, Showmanship 18. If the chairperson feels a veterinarian has to be called in or Costume Class. Sign up at the Festival! We will have to check an animal’s health, the owner is responsible for extra costumes and halter-trained sheep available. paying the vet bill. Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 15 ANGORA RABBIT SHOW ANGORA RABBIT DISPLAY Chairpersons: AND COOP SALES Bonnie Havlicek, Linda Peterson & Sheila Henry Chairpersons: Show Superintendent: Bonnie Havlicek Bonnie Havlicek 989-427-5577 [email protected] Show Secretary: Linda Peterson Linda Peterson 989-365-3775 [email protected] Sheila Henry 231-832-1821 [email protected] Location: South end of Delano Barn Judge: Marcus Rhoden Location: South end of Delano Barn Times: Show to begin at 1:00 pm on Saturday. Times: Preregistration for coops must be postmarked by July All rabbits must be preregistered by July 1th. 1, 2012. Arrival: Rabbit check in time is Friday from 6 PM to 8 This is an Open Show. We welcome youth participation. PM.and Saturday from 8AM to 9AM. All rabbits must be Breeds accepted for show include: English Angora, French health checked by a Rabbit Committee Member prior to Angora, Giant Angora, German Angora, Satin Angora, Jersey cooping. Wooly and Mixed Wool Breed. Wool class judging to follow Release: Release time is Sunday at 4:00 PM. breed classes. Rabbit Show: Saturday 1:00 pm
Show to begin at 1 PM Saturday August 21st. A fee of $2.00 for each breed class and $1.00 for each wool NO LATE REGISTRATIONS ACCEPTED class will be charged to exhibitors supplying their own coops who wish to enter the show. GUIDELINES Show entry forms will be taken on Saturday from 9:00am to -All sale and show rabbits must be pre-registered. 12:00 noon. -Entry fee for use of the fairground coops is $6.00 per rabbit. Awards will be given to 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and for Best Of (Includes show entry fee.) Only one (1) rabbit per coop. Breed, Best Opposite Sex and Best In Show. -Entry fee for using your own coop is $3.00 per rabbit. Only This is NOT an ARBA sanctioned show. one (1) rabbit per coop. Educational rabbit posters and displays will be judged and - Minimum coop size is 18” x 24” x 18” for French, Satins, awards given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. German & Giant. Minimum coop size is 18” x 18” x 18” for English and Jersey Woolys -This is a cooped show. Only entered rabbits will be allowed on the fairgrounds. -Breeds for show or sale are limited to the major wool breeds: English, French, Satin, Giant, German, Jersey Wooly, and hybrids of the above breeds -All rabbits will be given a cage tag to be displayed showing they have been health checked by the rabbit committee. -All coops must have a sign telling potential buyers where the seller may be found when the seller is not with his/her rabbits. -All coops must have a sign telling the public the breed, age, sex (and price if for sale) of the rabbit. -Exhibitors are responsible for feeding and watering their own rabbits, and must provide their own food, water, containers and bedding. -All coops must be cleaned each day of the festival. Each coop must be cleaned and emptied by 6PM on Sunday. -Rabbits being cooped at the festival must be at least 3 months of age -ALL MFF& ARBA health rules will be followed. -No rabbits will be released from the grounds until 4PM on Sunday, except for those sold to non participants. Early release forms, for sold rabbits, must be completed and signed by a Rabbit Committee Member and accompany the sold rabbit when leaving the grounds.-There will be NO CARRIER SALES during the festival.
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 16 ANGORA RABBIT SKEIN COMPETITION Animal Show And Sale Rules Chairpersons: Registration for Show or Sale: All animals must be preregis- Bonnie Havlicek, Linda Peterson & Sheila Henry tered by July 1st. No animal entries will be taken at the Location: Caulkins Barn (south end of Delano Barn) festival. Registration:Saturday, August 21st from 9AM to 12PM, Out of State Entries: Entries for show and sale must be vet Judge: to be announced certified and have interstate health papers. Entries must also adhere to all individual breed requirements which are written Judging begins at 12PM on Saturday by the state veterinarian. Entry fee: $2.00 per item All Entries: Animals may not be unloaded until they have Competition Rules: been cleared by the appointed festival personnel. Any animal -Skeins must be one (1) oz or more in weight. In order with signs of poor health or infectious disease must be to be judged the yarn should be wound around a 2-yard removed from the grounds immediately. Animals transported niddy-noddy and gently figure eight tied in 4 places. Do with suspect animals may be subject to similar treatment. NOT twist into a tight skein, but leave hanging loosely. See individual animal event listings for shows, auctions and Awards will be given to 1st, 2nd, 3rd places and for BIS sales, check-in times, and further information. The festival Classes: A: 100% angora B: Blended angora reserves the right to reject, accept or conditionally accept any NOTE: For both classes you must label the skein, with entry and does not guarantee space in the show barns to any entry. The festival intends that only animals shall be entered content and intended use. Wool from any displayed and shown that have merit and will be a credit to both the breed is acceptable, including hybrids. exhibitor and the festival. An exhibitor who makes a material All entries must remain on display when they are misrepresentation, misuse of or poor care of their animals, entered until 3 PM Sunday. Those not picked up by subjects themselves to being barred from all further festival 4PM Sunday will become the property of the Michigan competitions, or shows. Fiber Festival. Michigan Fiber Festival assumes no Check-in & Unloading: See individual animal event listings liability in regards to skeins entered in competition being for check-in times, show and sales. No animals will be lost, stolen, or damaged. unloaded until they have been cleared by the appointed festival personnel. ANGORA RABBIT FLEECE COMPETITION Assigned Pens/Stalls: The festival shall provide exhibitors with assigned space for their animals subject to such rules Location: Caulkins Barn (south end of Delano Barn) and regulations as may be prescribed. By providing such Judging: following the Skein Competition space, the festival shall not insure, nor be responsible for the Judge: to be announced safety of such animals, or the persons tending them. Entries: $2.00 Care, Feeding & Safety of Animals: Is the responsibility of Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, BOB, and BIS the owner and/or exhibitor of the animal. Exhibitors must Classes: provide their own feed, bedding and water buckets. English Angora – Plucked Non-Plucked Animal and/or Fleece sales: No animals or merchandise may French Angora - Plucked Non-Plucked be sold anywhere on the fairgrounds except through pur- German Angora - Plucked Non-Plucked chase of prearranged booth or stall space. Any violation of Giant Angora - Plucked Non-Plucked this rule will result in the person or person(s) being banned from future festivals for as long as the Board of Directors Hybrid - Plucked Non-Plucked feels is appropriate. Jersey Wooly Plucked Non-Plucked Premiums: In the event Premium Funds received from Satin Angora - Plucked Non-Plucked expected sources are reduced or not received, premiums may Fleeces must be one (1) or more ounces (not more than be prorated among those entitled to same. 2 oz) Jersey Wooly ¼ oz or more (not more than 2 oz). Notes: Fleeces must be from one (1) animal and from one If the committee chair feels a veterinarian has to be called in shearing. Animals must be sheared prior to the festival. to check an animal’s health, the owner is responsible for All entries must remain on display from when they are paying the vet bill for the service call, and any treatment entered until 3PM Sunday. Those not picked up by necessary. 4PM Sunday will become the property of the Michigan All sheep must have special tags for scrapie program. Contact the USDA @ 1 866 873 2824 for the tags. No sheep Fiber Festival. Michigan Fiber Festival assumes no will be permitted to show or be sold without the scrapie tags liability in regards to fleeces entered in competition in place. being lost, stolen, or damaged.
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 17 CAMPING AND ENTRY PASSES At Michigan Fiber Festival CAMPING: There is plenty of camping on the fairgrounds, in open areas, wooded areas, by the river or close to the restrooms. Electrical and water hook ups are available and there is a dump station on the grounds. Two entry passes are included in the camping fee. Camping fees are per sleeping unit used not by camp site. Camping permits MUST be displayed in each unit. CAMPING FEES: $24.00 PER NIGHT TUESDAY ~ SATURDAY PAYABLE TO MICHIGAN FIBER FESTIVAL~ USE REGISTRATION FORM AT THE BACK OF THE MAGAZINE.
FESTIVAL ADMISSION FEES:
$3.00 PER PERSON FRIDAY $5.00 PER PERSON (SAT. & SUN) CHILDREN 8 OR UNDER FREE WEEKEND PASS $8.00 PER PERSON (SAT. & SUN)
Workshop participants will receive passes for Saturday or Sunday if they have classes that day. All animal show entries, campers over the weekend, vendors, and volunteers will be issued passes. No Pets allowed on the fairgrounds. Please leave your pets at home!
Kids’ Activties Committee Committee Chair: Ellen Colston
Please Note: New location for kids activities ~ Caulkins barn (south end of Delano barn) Saturday: 10:00 am Twining, make a small piece while learning a technique suitable for hot pads, chair mats and rugs. 12:00 noon Make Your Own Knitting Needles, make a pair of size 7 knitting needles and learn how to make several other sizes. 2:00 pm Learn To Knit, this is the most requested class we have been asked for. Learn to cast on, knit, purl and bind off. Come to the 12 noon class or bring a pair of size 7 needles with you. 4:00 pm Felted Soap, fun, easyand usefull. Cover a bar of soap with wool roving and felt it down. Sunday: 12:00 noon Macrame Necklace, make jewelry using only fiber and beads. I wear them and have lots of compliments. 2:00 pm Dreamcatchers, learn a Native American craft.
Hope to see you at festival ! Thanks Ellen Colston
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 18 Wool Fleece Competition Rules: 1. Fleeces must be raised by the exhibitor. Chairperson: Juanita Manning -Walsh 2. All fleeces must be pre-weighed. Scales will not be Judge: available at registration. Place: Caulkins Barn (south end of Delano Barn) 3. Fleeces should be attractively presented in a clear Schedule: Entry Registration: plastic bag. Friday 17th 6:00 – 8:00 PM & Saturday 20th 8:30- 9:30 AM 4. Fleeces must not be tied. No entries accepted after 9:30 AM 5. Fleeces will not be accepted for judging after 9:30 AM (No pre-registration) on the day of judging. Judging: Saturday 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM, depending on the 6. Due to logistics, no fleeces will be accepted by mail. volume of fleeces 7. Entrants will receive a receipt when the fleece(s) are Public display of judged fleeces: Saturday 12:30-1:30 PM entered and must show the receipt to pick up the fleece(s) Preparation of display for sale: Saturday 1:30-1:45 PM or the money from the sale of the fleece(s). No unsold Sale of selected fleeces: 1:45-3:30 PM fleeces will be released without the receipt. Pickup of fleeces not for sale: 1:45-3:30 PM 8. Only fleeces entered in the competition will be eligible Non-refundable Entry Fees: for sale. $3.00 per fleece for judging and show only 9. Fleeces will be available for pick up between 1:45-3:30 (Not For Sale=NFS) PM. All fleeces must be picked up by 3:30 on Saturday, $5.00 per fleece for judging, show, and sale. including both unsold fleeces and NFS fleeces. Any There is no additional commission on each sale. remaining fleeces will become the property of Michigan Divisions and Classes: Fiber Festival. There will be five Divisions, and three classes within each 10. The criteria for judging of the fleeces will be determined division. by the judge. Divisions Classes 11. The judge reserves the right to reclassify any fleece. (relate to diameter of the fiber) 12. The judge may combine classes at his/her discretion in White Purebred Fine, Medium, Long the interest of better competition. White Crossbred Fine, Medium, Long 13. The judge may choose not to award any premium Colored Purebred Fine, Medium, Long based on the quality of the submission. Colored Crossbred Fine, Medium, Long 14. The schedule for the event is subject to modification Classic Single class after 9:30 on Saturday, if necessary to accommodate a Any breed exhibiting 8 or more fleeces will be judged in a larger number of entries. The modified schedule will be class of its own by its own standard. posted in the display area. Classic breeds include any with a double or primative coat. 15. Michigan Fiber Festival assumes no liability in regard Examples include Shetland, Icelandic, Karakul, Navajo- to fleeces entered in the Wool Fleece Competition being Churro, Romanov, Scottish Blackface, & Jacob. lost, stolen, or erroneously sold. Judges Request: For 2012 the judge requests that entrants of crossbred fleeces note the percentages of the parent- ages on the entry tags. For example, 25% Shetland, 75% Addtional Animal Show information: Merino. Awards: Note: All animals attending Michigan Fiber Festival are First, second, and third place ribbons will be awarded in all required to meet all State of Michigan Animal Health classes with four or more entries. Additional ribbons may Requirements. These requirements must be met prior to be awarded in larger classes at the judge’s discretion. entering the fairgrounds. Health Certificates are ONLY Classes with three or fewer entries will have ribbons at the required for out of state animals. judge’s discretion. Champion and Reserve Champion ribbons will be awarded If the chairperson feels a veterinarian has to be called in for each division at the judge’s discretion. to check an animal’s health, the owner is responsible for The Overall Grand Champion Fleece will be awarded a Best paying the vet bill. of Show trophy in addition to any other division and class awards received. Premiums: Premiums will be awarded for first, second, and third places. Places lower than third will be eligible for ribbons “ Success and failure are both greatly overrated. But only, regardless of class size. failure gives you a whole lot more to talk about.” First- $5 Second- $3 Third- $2 Quote from: Hildegard Knef
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 19 Susan B. Drummond Memorial Scholarship The board of the Michigan Fiber Festival has authorized a number of half-day scholarships in memory of Susan Black Drummond, founder of Fiberfest, Michigan Fiber Festival’s predeces sor. Sue was active in the arts and community education programs. To honor her memory, the membership and board wish to help continue her work in education by establishing these scholarships, allowing recipients to learn new skills and pass their knowledge on to others.
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and a member of the Michigan Fiber Festival; applicants may apply for a half-day scholarship (if the class is for more than a half day, the recipient will be asked to pay the additional cost of the workshop). The board will determine the number of scholarships to be awarded each year.
Sheryl Jensen Memorial Scholarship
In memory of Sheryl Jensen her husband and family have established scholarships at Michigan Fiber Festival for felting workshops. Sheryl kept a small flock of angora goats and, over the years, she experimented with various aspects of fiber preparation and use. Of all the processes she tried, she found felting to be her favorite. As her health declined, she had to give up her flock, but her enthusiasm for felting continued. She enjoyed teaching others as much as she enjoyed doing felting herself. These scholarships have been establishedin her memory so that others may learn the art she enjoyed so much, and share what they have learned with others. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age; membership in the Michigan Fiber Festival is not required; an applicant may apply for one half-day or one full day felting class. The total number of scholarships to be awarded will be the equivalent of two half- day classes. Guidelines to apply for all scholarships: 1. To apply, write a letter to the scholarship Chairperson. Letters of application must contain the following: Name, Address, telephone number, Email addres (if applicable), date of birth or age. Scholarship applied for, Permission to publish photo from the workshop, and how the information gained will be shared with others. (for example, by making a presentation to a local guild, school, or group; or writing an article for a local or national publication.) A statement of membership if applying for the Drummond scholarship; that the applicant is 18 years or age or older. 2. Applications must be typed, computer generated, or neatly printed. The scholarship committee reserves the right to disqualify incomplete or illegible applications. 3. Applications are due on or before May 1, 2012 An applicant may receive a scholarship only once in every three years unless the applicant can demonstrate extenuating circumstances which will be considered by the MFF board. 4. Each accepted application will be presented to the MFF board by the scholarship chairperson for approval or denial. 5. Scholarship applicants will be notified in writing immediately following the board meeting at which scholarship decisions are made (usually the June meeting). 6. Scholarships are nontransferable and must be used for the specific purpose for which they were awarded in that year. 7. The letter should also state that scholarship recipients agree that their photographs in the workshop setting may be used for publicity purposes. 8. Decisions of the Scholarship Committee and the Michigan Fiber Festival Board are final.
Send application letters to: Diane VanderPol MFF Scholarship Committee Chairperson 1925 Woodcliff SE Grand Rapids, MI 49506 Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 20 Terrie Hale Memorial Scholarship Karen Pearson Memorial Scholarship The board of the Michigan Fiber Terrie Hale loved to make Festival has authorized a things. The Portage resident scholarships in the memory of knitted, cross-stitched, spun, Karen Pearson for her years of tatted, quilted wove, and did dedication to Michigan Fiber bobbin lace. “She had a Festival as a committee chair, on passion for her hobbies and several committees over the was talented at all of It.” said years. In the beginning as Mary Stillman, owner of Stitching Memories, a co chair on the vendor committee Portage store where Hale was a regular. “She wasn’t and later as the membership married and didn’t have children, so this was her life”. chairperson. She was an avid spinner and knitter. Recently Hale died May 1, 2010 at age 42 of pancreatic cancer, she started creating lovely rugs leaving behind an extensive collection of craft materi- crocheting or knitting from roving. als and equipment. Stitching Memories had a sale in Karen was a lover of antiques and had an excellent eye June of 2010 to sell off Terrie’s stash. The sale was a for decorating. day to remember Terrie, who taught classes at the Cancer took Karen in January of this year, the festival store and worked there as a part time saleswoman wanted to honor her love of fibers and the fiber arts by offering a full day scholarship in her name, applicants before her illness. “We were like her second family” must be at least 18 years of age and a member of the Stillman said. Michigan Fiber Festival; applicants may apply for any Terrie was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic full day workshop being offered. cancer three years ago. Laid off from her secretarial job at a law firm, she was without health insurance The Weavers Guild of Kalamazoo and most of her treatment was experimental. Fiber Arts Scholarship ”She dealt very well with her illness” Stillman said. It was interesting because she almost became a totally The Weavers Guild of Kalamazoo (WGK), a nonprofit different person after her diagnosis. She started going organization founded in 1968 to share the fiber arts, to church and adopted a more positive, hopeful attitude offers a scholarship(s) to an attendee(s) of the Michigan toward life. She always kept up hope that her cancer Fiber Festival held each August at the Allegan would be cured. Fairgrounds in Allegan, Michigan. Members of the Terrie wanted her stash to go to those who shared her WGK are united to teach, learn, and share, the love of her hobbies. Terrie always looked forward to knowledge of traditional and contemporary fiber and the Michigan Fiber Festival booklet coming out and related textile arts. As part of our scholarship award, the planning which classes she would take. Terrie also recipient(s) will also receive a one-year membership in looked forward to the weekend of the Fiber Festival our guild. and spending time there. Terrie would love to know that her love for the arts was being extended to others Eligibility: Any person interested in attending the Michigan Fiber Festival. Criteria for receiving the WGK thru this scholarship. Scholarship may include, but are not limited to, financial need.
Guidelines to apply for all scholarships are the same as for the Dummond & Jensen Scholarships check page 20 for information. Applications are due on or before May 1, 2012.
The board of Michigan Fiber Festival wishes to express our sincere thanks to the Jenson family, The Weavers Guild of Kalamazoo, and Stitching Memories for their generous support of our scholarship programs.
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 21 Festival Workshops DAILY WORKSHOP SCHEDULE August 15~19, 2012 Aug. 15th. ~ 19th. 2012 We are offering courses that relate to natural fibers and Workshop Schedule & Instuctors ~ plants, fiber producing animals, animal management and care. Pre~registration Required Workshops: Half day workshops will run about 3 hours, full Adult workshops must be 15 years or older day workshops will run about 6 hours. 2-day workshops will again be offered. Wednesday All Day 9AM ~ 4PM Material fees for workshops are extra, to be paid to the #101 The Wonders of Blending Patsy Zawistoski instructor at the time of class. (Do not send material fees #102 Beginning Spinning at the Wheel Amy Tyler with workshop registrations.) #103 Breed Study Beth Smith Note: Because of changes to the registration form, you will #104 Indigo Dyeing made Easy Susan Saunders only be entering the workshop code #. Double check #105 Spinning for a Purpose Nancy Shroyer yourself to make sure you are listing the correct code # for #106 Just in Case Basket Ruthanne Morningstar the class you want. #107 Plysplit Garlic Basket Brian Doggett Fees: Workshops: $ 45.00 1/2 day session #108 Tapestry Sampler Barb Gallagher $ 90.00 per all day session #109 Nuno the Silk Side Suzanne Higgs $180.00 per 2 day session Refund Policy: Up until July 1 90% July 2 - July 31 75% Wednesday AM 9AM ~ 12 noon After August 1, NO refunds will be given. #120 Spinning in the Grease Jill Turner Full day workshops are from 9 AM to 4PM with a lunch break #121 Soap Making Basics Joy Castonguay 12 noon to1 PM. Morning workshops are from 9 AM to 12 #122 Writing Patterns for Publication Kathleen Taylor Noon ~ Afternoon workshops are from 1PM to 4PM #123 Fancy Fascinators (Wet Felting) Kelly Brandt To get a refund you MUST send your request in writing to #124 Wire Wrapped Gemstone Bracelet Heidi Bukoski the festival office. Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. Wednesday PM 1PM ~ 4 PM P.O. Box 744 Hastings, Mi. 49058 #130 Beauty in a Dish Joy Castonguay All credit card refunds will have a 10% fee to cover the cost of the credit card fees. #131 Dyeing and Spinning Silk Caps Jill Turner Classes have limited enrollment, first come first serve. #132 The Mystery of Marketing Heidi Bukoski Workshops are subject to change due to circumstances #133 Little Tips and Knitting Tricks Kathleen Taylor beyond our control. Workshops that do not meet the #134 Make a Mask (Wet Felting) Kelly Brandt minimum number of students by the July 1st. deadline will be canceled. Thursday All Day 9AM ~ 4PM Registration Deadline —July 1 #201 Spinning to Match that Yarn Patsy Zawistoski Confirmations of your workshops will be sent out #202 Nordic Christmas Stocking Kathleen Taylor between July 1st & July 15th. #203 Spinning Lace Beth Smith Late fees will apply for any registrations postmarked after #204 The New Batik Susan Saunders July 1st. We will continue taking applications for workshops not full #205 Backstrap Weaving Ruthanne Morningstar after the 1st. with the late fee. For Questions call the office at: #206 Rigid Heddle Weaving Barb Gallagher 269-948-2497 #207 The Shepherds Rug Letty Klein or email: [email protected] #208 Tisket Tasket make a Coil Basket Workshops are rated: Sue Kawamoto Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced #209 Fashionable Felt Hats Suzanne Higgs Beginner— Little or no experience #210 Stylish Hat & Scarf Combo Heidi Bukoski Intermediate— Basic knowledge of subject matter with some experience Thursday & Friday All Day ( Two Day Workshops) Advanced— Good working knowledge of subject matter #211 Beginning Weaving Ann Niemi and experience.
Juveniles ( 9-15 ) may only register for workshops with approval of instructor. Check entry forms in back of the magazine.
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 22 Thursday AM 9AM ~ 12 noon Saturday All Day 9AM ~ 4PM #220 Core Spinning Jill Turner #400 Spinning Cables & Crepes Patsy Zawistoski #221 Fixing Errors in Knitting Suzanne Pufpaff #401 Slip Stitch Knitting Amy Tyler #222 Balms, Butters & Blends Joy Castonguay #223 Felt Underfoot (Traditional Rug) Kelly Brandt Saturday AM 9AM ~ 12 noon #224 Get Gauge (or NOT!) Nancy Shroyer #420 Spinning Wheel Basket Ruthanne Morningstar #225 Knitting Petoskey Stone Medallions Amy Tyler #421 Spindle Spinning for Beginners Nancy Shroyer #226 Drumcarding the basics & beyond Carol Wagner #422 Plying Techniques Beth Smith #227 Beginning Broom Making Bev Larson Saturday PM 1 PM ~ 4 PM Thursday PM 1 PM ~ 4 PM #430 Fiber Prep for Woolen Yarn Beth Smith #230 Saucy Soakers ~ Felting for baby Kelly Brandt #431 Dyeing Silk Scarves Ruthanne Morningstar #231 Mechanics of Your Wheel Amy Tyler #432 Learn Continental Knitting Nancy Shroyer #232 Casting on for Great Beginnings Nancy Shroyer #233 Infusions, Decoctions, Ointments & Tinctures Sunday AM 9 AM ~ 12 noon Joy Castonguay #520 Growing your Craft Business Suzanne Pufpaff #234 Incorporating Lace into an Entrelac Shawl #521 Drafting a Sweater Pattern Nancy Shroyer Suzanne Pufpaff #522 Fiber Prep for Worsted Yarn Beth Smith #235 Exploring Crochet Jill Turner #236 Painted Skeins Carol Wagner Unregistered participants and onlookers will not #237 Josephine Knot (Basket) Bev Larson be allowed in workshops.
Friday All Day 9AM ~ 4PM Camping available on fairgrounds. #300 The Flax Challenge Patsy Zawistoski #301 Beginning Rug Hooking Kris Miller NO pets allowed on the fairgrounds #302 Reed & Fiber Basket Bev Larsen Please leave your pets at home. #303 Intermediate Backstrap Basket Ruthanne Morningstar #304 Knitting Tips & Tricks Nancy Shroyer #305 Spinning with Locks Amy Tyler #306 Fair Isle Design Kathleen Tayler #307 Introduction to Tablet Weaving Brian Doggett #308 Short Row Savey Sue Kawamoto #309 Fabulous Felted Fingerless Gloves Suzanne Higgs
Friday Second Day ( Two Day Workshops) #211 Beginning Weaving Ann Niemi
Friday AM 9AM ~ 12 noon #320 Viking Knit Woven Bracelet Heidi Bukoski #321 Beads, Bangles & Butterflies Suzanne Pufpaff #322 For the Love of Long Wool Beth Smith #323 Slub Fun in your Spinning Laurie Boyer
Friday PM 1PM ~ 4 PM #330 Dye That Gossamer Fiber Heidi Bukoski #331 Introduction to Felt Flowers Suzanne Pufpaff #332 Drafing Methods Beth Smith
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 23 #103 Breed Study Beth Smith COURSE DESCRIPTIONS This class takes a spinner on a comprehensive journey from choosing types of wool, through preparation, spinning, and Wednesday All Day: 9AM ~ 4PM finishing of yarn, resulting in the exact yarn the spinner dreamed of knitting or weaving with. #101 The Wonders of Blending Patsy Zawistoski In this class we will start with an overview of wool breeds Wonderful spinning options begin with the blending and their classifications. process. In class, various factors that affect blending are We will learn how to wash wool to maintain the lock struc- understood by sampling with hand cards. Then drum ture, wash lock by lock as well as washing in small batches. carders will be used to understand the different dynamics In addition, we will have an opportunity to try a variety of that comes with large batches of fiber. Each student works processing tools. Each tool will be used to its best ability with a partner to thoroughly blend a large batch of fibers; and on the appropriate fiber. Students can then take their these are then divided and shared with all. There will be an new knowledge to experiment and find out their favorite emphasis on how to record the processing for future processing methods. We will combine each processing reference. Wheels or spindles will be used if time allows. method with different spinning techniques which will result Class Level: All levels in yarns for specific uses. Class Limit: 12 We will discuss yarns desired for different knitting tech- Material fees for class: $20.00 niques such as stockinette, cables and lace as well as how to Fee covers the following: Booklets, worksheets and all design a yarn for weaving. fibers for blending Several breeds from each class will be sampled including Participants should bring with them: Hand cards Fine Wools, Long Wools and Crossbred, Clean drumcarder and clamps if possible, 3X5 file cards, Down and Down Types as well as the category fondly called about a dozen. A hole-punch for attaching sample fibers and Other in which certain breeds which are difficult to classify blends to the worksheet. About 2 dozen sandwich baggies are kept. Fibers will be provided . A good working wheel or spindle When studying Fine wools we will wash lock by lock as well will be used if time allows as using tulle to keep the lock structure. Special instructions for participants: Wool will be made ready for spinning using a flick carder and Drum carders should be cleaned and belts checked before spinning it from the lock or from the fold. bringing. We need at least one drumcarder for each pair of Long wools will be combed using hand combs and English students. combs. Use of a diz will be shown and wool top will be #102 Beginning Spinning at the Wheel Amy Tyler spun. We will also pull fiber from the comb without a diz as well as spin directly from the comb. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the Down breeds will be processed using several hand carding marvelous craft of spinning yarn on a spinning wheel. We methods and drum carders will be used for batt making. will cover the parts and workings of the spinning wheel, and Traditional doffing methods will be used as well as using a we will spin “singles” yarn from wool rovings. We will then diz to make roving. ply those singles into a 2-ply yarn. We will cover the basics In the other category we will be processing using no tools. of fiber selection, fiber preparation, and yarn finishing. Icelandic fits in this category and students will separate Participants will leave with a completed skein of their own coats by hand and spin them just as they are after separa- handspun yarn. tion. Jacob will also be processed by hand by pulling the Class level: no experience to beginning locks apart until the wool is in a cloud style prep and then Class Limit: 10 students will spin just from that cloud. Material fees for class: $20 Fee covers the following: This class takes the mystery out of the question “what wool samples for examination, fibers for spinning, notebook with when?”. handouts, sundry supplies. Class Level: all levels Participants should bring with them: a spinning wheel that Class Limit: 20 works with at least one bobbin, a ballwinder (optional) Material Fees: $45.00 Participants should bring with them: A Spinning Wheel or Spindle, and if they have them, hand cards, combs, and a flick. Some hand tools will be available to borrow during class. Also useful are hang tags, a pen and a sample size niddy noddy
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 24 #104 Indigo Dyeing made Easy Susan Saunders #106 Just in Case Basket Ruthanne Morningstar Indigo has fascinated people for thousands of years. Just in case you might need a place to put your glasses, “Freeze Dried” Indigo is a product that takes the time and Driver’s License, credit cards, money, etc. This lined smell out of Indigo dyeing. It is so easy to use that we will basket is just the ticket. It includes a necklace cording , be spending most of our time using the many methods of lining, beads and embellishments. Students can choose resist dyeing such as Tie-Dye, Shibori, and Ikat. We will from Flat Oval or Fine Cane for weaving. The perfect thing even be able to paint on yarn or fabric with the dye. for shopping at Michigan Fiber Festival . It holds every- Fabrics or yarn require no mordant or prior preparation thing needed, leaving your hands free to look, touch and except washing. We will use both cellulose and protein shop! fibers. I will discuss some of the history of Indigo, Shibori, Class Level: Weaving experience suitable for beginners. Ikat and the difficulties in getting Indigo pots to work. Class Limit: 12 Class Level: all levels Material Fees: $15.00 All weaving materials, lining and Class Limit: 12 embellishments required for completing. Material Fees: $15.00 fee covers: Indigo, foam brushes, 4 Participants should bring with them: Everything will be silk scarves, and 3 skeins of wool, cotton and nylon yarns. supplied. Scarves will be available to purchase. Participants should bring with them: Rubber, vinyl or latex #107 Plysplit Garlic Basket Brian Doggett gloves; apron, plastic or cloth; dust mask; and a plastic Describe and review two of the basic plysplitting tech- bucket. Wear old clothes! Students should bring addi- niques with demonstration and hands on practice, then tional yarn in protein (wool, llama, alpaca, silk, etc.) and cellulose (cotton, bamboo, rayon, etc.) for dyeing as time make a garlic basket from paper cord using those tech- allows. Roving may also be dyed, but it should be quite niques (single course oblique twining and plain oblique dense. twining). A wide variety of both flat and three-dimensional forms can be fashioned with cords and plysplit braiding. A #105 Spinning for a Purpose Nancy Shroyer brief historical review and demonstration of cord making Are you stuck in a rut, spinning the same yarn over and will be included. over again? Do you spin first, then worry about what you Class Level: all levels will make or if you have enough yarn? This workshop will Class Limit: 15 push you out of your comfort zone. We will decide first Material Fees: $25.00 fee covers, Gripfid, cords and written what the finished project will be, determine the type of fiber instructions best suited to it, spin an appropriate yarn, then, knit a proper swatch. You will also learn how to figure out how Participants should bring with them: All materials and a much yarn/fiber you will need to spin before you begin. gipfid will be included in the class fee, but if you have a 5 Class Level: Ability to spin and ply a balanced yarn. Also, or 5.5 mm, gripfid, the fee will be reduced. able to knit and purl. Class Limit: 10 #108 Tapestry Sampler Barb Gallagher Material Fees: $15.00 for fibers Learn how to warp a tapestry loom and weave a small Participants should bring with them: Spinning wheel, at sampler including some or all of the following: least 3 bobbins, lazy Kate, Niddy Noddy, Knitting needles a slit tapestry, hatching, shading, diagonals, weft interlock, variety of sizes of #3 - #9, if they have them. I will have a and outlining shapes. bunch. Class Level: beginner and immediate artists. Class Limit: 12 Material Fees: $30.00 covers board loom, warp, assorted wool yarns, small beater Participants should bring with them: tape measure, scissors, pencil, & note taking materials, (optional) bring pictures, books, magazines, or anything you have for future inspiration
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 25 #109 Nuno on the Silk Side Suzanne Higgs #122 Writing Patterns for Publication In this class we will make wonderful nuno fabric with Kathleen Taylor Habotia silk. We will dye the silk then nuno the uniquely Learn tricks and tips for writing up your original pattern for dyed fabric. publication, from 30-year pattern-writing veteran, blogger Class Level: all levels Kathleen Taylor, author of five knitting books, over 500 Class Limit: 10 magazine articles, and many other original sewing and Material Fees: $35.00 fee covers, silks, dyes, mordants, knitting patterns. Whether you plan to submit your design to wool, silk fabrics. a magazine, or will publish and sell it yourself, you need to Participants should bring with them: 2 or 3 towels, bucket for know about pattern format, photography, pattern testing, water, lg. sponge, pool noodle, large. glass bowl for dyes. copyright information, and contacting editors and publishers. (bowls can’t be used for food after) Q&A time provided at the end of the class. Handouts will be provided. Wednesday A.M. 9AM ~ 12 noon Class Level: Beginner Class Limit: 25 #120 Spinning in the Grease Jill Turner Material Fees: None This workshop will offer you the opportunity to explore Participants should bring with them: Pen and paper for taking notes. various techniques for flicking and combing raw fleece and spinning in the grease. We will spin the fibers using #123 Fancy Fascinators (wet felting) Kelly Brandt combing, carding and flicking techniques. Add soap and water to loose wool fibers to make a wet felted Class Level: beginner or Intermediate base. Add millinery netting, feathers, and additional Class Limit: 12 decorations to create a hat of mystery and sass suitable for Material Fee: $10.00 for 1/2 lb. of raw fleece formal occasions and nights on the town. We will explore Participants should bring: combs, carders and flickers if techniques for adding three dimensional decorations that are available and a spinning wheel in good working order felted right into the base fabric. Some experience wet felting with loose fibers very helpful. Class Level: Beginner with some experience felting helpful. #121 Soap Making Basics Joy Castonguay Class Limit: 20 Grandma’s Lye Soap...improved! “Lye soap” is NOT Material Fees: : $15.00 Fee covers: Felting mat, Fibers, synonymous with hard and harsh. Watch chemistry in decorative fibers, netting, and feathers, use of felting tools, action as we see how simple it is to turn nasty lye and monograph unappealing oils into a pound of your own fragrant, gentle Participants should bring with them: An old towel for soaking soap...a joy to behold...and to use!! Cold process technique up soapy water, a large cellulose sponge, dishwashing will be used, other techniques discussed. You will scurry gloves if you do not like having your hands in soapy water, away with your own pound of lovely custom-made soap. any fibers of your own that you might want to incorporate in your project. Class Level: Beginner Class Limit: 15 (ages 16 years and up) #124 Wire Wrapped Gemstone Bracelet Heidi Bukosk Materials Fee: $13.00 Using gorgeous flat oval gemstones you will learn the basics Participants should bring: 1- or 2-cup Pyrex measuring cup, of wire wrapping. You will then take these links and form a Stainless steel mixing bowl or pan (4-6 cup size), Stainless stunning bracelet. You will be able to choose from a variety steel whisk, Stainless steel measuring tablespoon, Rubber or of stones to wrap in copper wire. (Silver wire will be available silicon spatula, Rubber or latex gloves, Safety goggles, for an additional cost.) You will finish this lovely bracelet Molds (yogurt or margarine containers, silicon cupcake with your own hand made clasp. pans; total of (5) 4oz. Containers. ***NO iron or aluminum) Class Level: Beginner Paper towels, Box or tray to transport soaps, ***Optional: Class Limit: 12 Hand-held blender (helpful but not necessary; use will Material Fee: $15.00 shorten class duration) Participants should bring: Students need to bring needle nose pliers and flat nosed pliers. Also bring any other jewelry pliers you have.
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 26 Wednesday P.M. 1PM ~ 4 PM #133 Little Tips and Knitting Tricks Kathleen Taylor #130 Beauty in a Dish Joy Castonguay Spend two/three hours with author and designer Kathleen Taylor, learning fun techniques that will make your knitting You’ve made soap. Move past the basics as you learn easier: a Substitute for the SSK that is faster and simpler, how to manipulate this basic substance into an artistic Knitting Back Backwards (for heels and bobbles), adding medium that allows you to create visual beauty as well as beads as you knit, using wire, fixing cable and Fair Isle care for your skin. Learn how to incorporate milk, silk, mistakes, and other time-saving tips. I will provide handouts, colors, stripes, swirls and chunks...as well as exploring super and other small supplies (beads, wire) fatting techniques. Raise your sense appeal as you place Class Level: Beginner ~ Students should be familiar with the your colorful, fragrant creations into your soap dish...and be knit and purl stitches prepared for exclamations of admiration! Cold process Class Limit: 15 technique will be used. Material Fees: None Class Level: Intermediate Participants should bring with them: Worsted and fingering Class Limit:15 (ages 16 years and up) weight yarns (leftover balls are fine), appropriate straight Material Fees: $14.00 needles for both yarn weights, scissors. Cast on 10 stitches Participants should bring with them: 1- or 2-cup Pyrex and work a few rows of stockinette stitch in both yarn measuring cup, Stainless steel mixing bowl or pan (at least weights (this can be done during class). 4cup), Stainless steel whisk, Stainless steel measuring tablespoon, Rubber or silicon spatula, Rubber or latex gloves Safety goggles, Molds (yogurt or margarine containers, .# 134 Make a Mask (wet felting) Kelly Brandt silicon cupcake pans...(5) 4 oz. Containers. Use wet felting techniques to create a mask that can express NO aluminum or iron containers...raw soap can’t be in a hidden side of you! Masks have been used throughout the contact with these materials), Paper towel, Box or tray to millennia to represent mythical creatures, events, and inner carry soaps home**Optional: Hand-held blender (helpful emotions. Learn the pre-felt technique to make lightly felted but not necessary; use will shorten class duration) pieces. We will cut shapes from the prefelts to decorate the mask, and add locks or flaps to give your creation a three dimensional effect. #131 Dyeing and Spinning Silk Cap Jill Turner Class Level: Intermediate Working with silk made easy. Students will each dye two silk Class Limit: 18 caps using the quick and easy technique of Microwave Material Fees: $15.00 Fee covers ~Felting Mat, Fibers for the dyeing. After dyeing techniques have been covered each mask, decorative fibers, use of felting tools, monograph student will receive one additional pre dyed silk cap and we Participants should bring with them:: An old towel for will explore spinning options. soaking up soapy water, a large cellulose sponge. Optional: Class Level: Intermediate dishwashing gloves if you do not like having your hands in Class Limit: 12 soapy water; any fibers or yarns of your own that you might Material Fee: $ 15.00 includes 3 silk caps, dyes needed for want to incorporate in your project. Water to drink. project and handouts Special instructions for participants /Homework (i.e. Students Bring: a wheel in good working order, rubber wheels in good working order etc.): Jot down a few ideas for gloves & optional apron your mask: representing an animal (~lion? ~lamb?), repre- senting an emotion such as joy or grief, or representing a #132 The Mystery of Marketing Heidi Bukoski mythical character such as Medusa or Kokopelli or a fantasy Are you a serious crafter interested in marketing your wares creature. Contact Kelly directly with any questions at 616- or an artist who would like to improve what you are now 374-7176 or kbrandt [email protected] or doing? Class discussion will include choosing the proper www.teameffortartisans.com venue, sales booths, pricing, and gallery sales. Class Level: Beginner Class Limit: 20 If you approach each new person you meet in a spirit of Material Fees: $3.00 Fee covers: Handouts adventure, you will find yourself endlessly fascinated by the Participants should bring with them: Students should bring new channels of thought and experience and personality at least one handmade piece to price. Also bring a picture of that you encounter: I do not mean simply the famous people their booth if they have one. of the world, but people from every walk and condition of life. Quote from: Eleanor Roosevelt
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 27 Thursday All Day 9AM ~ 4PM #203 Spinning Lace Beth Smith Do you dream of hanspun lace shawls? #201 Spinning to Match that Yarn Patsy Zawistoski This class will get you spinning finer than you thought How did they? or could I make that yarn? Inquiring minds possible. You’ll learn the mechanics of spinning lace - wheel want to know. Patsy’s secret yarn decoder answers your set up, type of draw, ratios and ply for the lace you want to first question. Then you will learn how to use your spinning make. We’ll also look at the wide range of fibers we can use skills to answer the second question. Working in pairs, for spinning laceweight yarns including mill preps and lace students will decode yarn samples to understand the yarns from raw fleece, from the finest of fibers like cashmere combination of techniques and fiber needed to re-create the to wools you never would have thought of for lace. yarns. Selecting the best fiber, the correct prep, setting up You’ll learn how different fiber preps will give different your wheel, and using just the right amount of twist will results, and how to best utilize those hand combs and blend have you spinning that yarn fibers on your handcards. This is a really fun class. Bring Class Level: Experienced beginner or Intermediate some of your smaller needles in case of a need for Class Limit: 12 swatching! Material Fees: : $10.00 Fee covers: yarns & fibers Class Level: Intermediate to advanced Participants should bring with them: Scissors, Scotch tape , Class Limit: 20 Magnifying glass or reading glasses if needed (very impor- Material Fees:$30.00 tant) A good working wheel – scotch brake or double drive Participants should bring with them: You should bring a recommended. Hand cards, Hand combs, About a dozen 3X5 spinning wheel in good working order, three bobbins, a lazy cards and sandwich baggies, A hole-punch for attaching kate, and combs, cards and a flick if you have them. If you sample yarns and fibers to the worksheet, An old towel, Also don’t have them a few will be available in class to borrow. bring oil, screwdriver, and other tools for your wheel, in case they are needed. #204 The New Batik Susan Saunders Optional – calculator, McMorran Balance The multi-layers of Batik have fascinated me for years. It is an ancient art that uses wax resists to create multi-layered #202 Nordic Christmas Stocking Kathleen Taylor designs. New techniques are being used to mix water- Students will learn yarn wrangling and chart reading while soluble soy wax and MX Fiber Reactive Dyes to apply color making a 14" long, toe-up, stranded Christmas Stocking, and resists simultaneously to cloth. We will create pastes for with an afterthought heel. Students knit the toe in advance use with stencils. We will also use hot wax with dye in it to and in class, will knit past the waste-yarn heel marking, and paint and stamp material. With the hot wax techniques we then knit an afterthought heel. It is not likely that all stu- can paint thickened dye over the rest of the material. Steam dents will finish their stockings in class, but they should will be used to set the dyes and then the wax will be re- have the tools and information to finish on their own. No moved. The final result will amaze you. Quilters will find the previous stranding or sock knitting experience required. techniques useful to add depth to their cottons. Weavers Class Level: Students must be comfortable with knitting in will find the techniques useful to add additional designs after the round. No Fair Isle, or stranded knitting, or sock-knitting their pieces are woven. Anyone who wants a unique silk experience needed scarf will have the enjoyment of creating it themselves. Class Limit: 15 Class Level: Beginning to Intermediate Material Fees: None Class Limit: 12 Participants should bring with them: Size 8 dpns (or long Material Fees: $20.00 Fee covers the following. Fiber reactive circs if they’re Magic Loopers), and 2- 50gr balls of solid dyes, soy wax, sodium alginate, glycerin, Synthrapol, worsted weight yarn highly contrasting colors, several yards prepared materials, and 3 silk scarves. I will have additional of contrasting waste yarn, stitch markers, safety pin, several scarves for sale. post-it notes. Homework required Participants should bring:. Dust mask, thin vinyl or latex gloves, apron or old clothes, pail or tub. If you have some Homework: Pre-Knit Stocking Toe: With Size 8 needles and dark worsted stencils or stamps you want to try, please bring them. If you weight yarn, CO 20 sts. Divide on needles as desired, wish to bring some of your own material, soak it first in 1 cup without twisting the sts, join. Rnd 1: K; Rnd 2: (K 5, Inc 1), soda ash and 1 gallon hot water for 15 minutes if it is rep around. Rnd 3: K; Rnd 4: (K 6, Inc 1) rep around. Repeat cellulose (cotton, rayon, bamboo) and 1 cup distilled white those 2 rnds, working 1 more st before the inc on each even vinegar and 1 gallon hot water for 15 minutes if it is protein rnd, until there are 50 sts. (silk). Hang to dry. Do not put in a dryer.
Note: it is possible for late signups to use a provisional cast on, and knit the toe later. Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 28 #205 Backstrap Weaving Ruthanne Morningstar #207 The Shepherds Rug Letty Klein Ever wonder how those beautiful Inca fabrics were woven? This day-long workshop is for the fiber artist with a closet Many of them were made on simple backstrap looms using full of fiber or the shepherd wishing to make something from one of the oldest known weaving techniques. If you’re a their wool sheep. Students will learn how to braid roving, loom weaver, or just a Fiber Lover who wants to learn felt the braids, and sew the braids into a beautiful, functional something new, backstrap weaving is for you. You’ll learn rug. In this class students will complete a simple chair pad how to plan your project, set-up your loom, do plain using minimal equipment. We will braid in the morning, weaving, and pick up for patterning. Best of all, you’ll go instructor will take the braids to a Laundromat over lunch, home with your own backstrap loom to continue enjoying and the afternoon will be spent sewing. The techniques this ancient art form. Photos will be posted on my Website – learned can then be used to create their own beautiful rugs Ruthantics.com at home. This is a great way to use up all that roving in your Class Level: all levels stash, you know the stuff you don’t like to spin or you don’t Class Limit:12 like the color or maybe it has started to felt. Material Fees: $30.00 Fee covers the following: All materi- Class Level: all levels als will be supplied including a backstrap loom for the Class Limit: 18 student to take home. Material Fees: $15.00 Fee covers the following. All equip- Participants should bring with them: all provided by ment needed EXCEPT for roving instructor Participants should bring with them: Roving, any roving except solid mohair, they will need about 1 pound total, in #206 Rigid Heddle Weaving Barb Gallagher two or more colors or shades if they have it. I will have In the morning, students will first learn how to easily warp Natural colored and dyed roving in ¼ pound balls for their loom and weave a scarf. A more advanced version will purchase, as well as copies of the book “The Shepherd’s be available for those who are already familiar with their Rug”. loom. In the afternoon, we will review and warp the loom again. This time we will warp for a sampler where students #208 Tisket Tasket make a Coil Basket will learn many different finger controlled weaves such as Sue Kawamoto Danish Medallions, Leno, Brooks Bouquet, Spanish Lace Using an ancient technique, students will learn how to make and some pile weaves as time permits. We will also spend a coil basket. With a core fiber provided, students can use some time planning at least one future project, so students stash yarns, ribbons, hand spun, whatever strikes their should come with something in mind. fancy. Interesting oddities like feathers and or beads can be Class Level: Intermediate also wound into the basket to make it unique. Once the Class Limit: 12 technique is learned, students can expand their knowledge Material Fees: $ 30.00 Covers yarn for projects & handouts of coil basketmaking and make large pieces of their own. Participants should bring with them: an assembled rigid Class Level: all heddle loom in working order plus the warping peg. 2 reeds Class Limit: 12 will be helpful: a 7.5 or 8 dent reed plus a 12 or 12.5 dent Material Fees: $2.00 Fee covers the following: Ample core reed. Also need other basic weaving supplies: shuttles, material to finish the first basket threading tools, scissors, tape or ruler, blunt tapestry Participants should bring with them: Large darning needle, needles, odds & ends of yarns, plus note taking supplies. stash yarns, bits of ribbons and handspun, items to embel- Special instructions: Students should let me know their lish the basket. Beads, feathers and any other items that level of experience so I can bring along appropriate supplies. students wish to include in their baskets should be brought Looms and reeds can also be purchased from me and I will deliver assembled looms to the workshop. #209 Fashionable Fet Hats Suzanne Higgs In this class we will create a one of a knit ultra light wool felted hat using a flat resist. These hats will be highly sculptural, elegant and so much fun to make. Main surface elements will be included, including fabrics, fibers and textures. Class Level: all levels Class Limit: 10 Material Fees: $25.00 for resists, wool, plastics and soaps Participants should bring with them: 2 or 3 old towels, bucket for water, larger sponge, pool noodle, art yarns and pins.
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 29 #210 Stylish Hat & Scarf Combo Heidi Bukoski Thursday A.M. 9AM ~ 12 noon Students will make a “chook” style hat with a turned up edge in the traditional wet felting method. Using a resist, and #220 Core Spinning Jill Turner applying a design of your choice, you will fit the hat to your Some of the most interesting and creative yarns are core head. We will then make a lightweight scarf from the same spun. This workshop will explore many of the methods of fibers using the same design elements so they will match producing these lovely yarns. They usually consist of a perfectly. This hat style looks good on most everyone and is an easy, comfortable hat to wear. A great way to show off basic thread or core yarn which will be partially exposed or your new found ability. completely covered. Another fiber, thread or yarn is then Class Level: Beginners are accepted, but some wet felting used to wrap around the core in various ways. The variation experience is preferable. and creativity expressed in core yarns is unlimited. Class Limit: 12 Class Level: Intermediate Material Fees: $30.00 Fee covers the following: All wool, a Class Limit: 12 felting mat and all other supplies Material fee: $10.00 for additional materials and handouts Participants should bring with them: A Towel Students Bring: spinning wheel in good working order, handcarders, lazy kate or niddy noddy, ball winder if you Thursday & Friday All Day ( Two Day Workshops) have one, extra bobbins and threads hand spun or commer- cial and fibers you may wish to use. #211 Beginning Weaving Ann Niemi This beginning workshop will offer instructions in basic weave structure, reading a draft, basic warping and threading #221 Fixing Errors in Knitting Suzanne Pufpaff techniques, including sectional warping, warping from front Reading Your Knitting and fixing errors without ripping out to back, use of warping tool such as warping mill vs. warping the entire project. Baffled by the fabric you are creating with board. Students will learn calculating warp and weft, your knitting needles? Uncertain how to count stitches and establishing correct sleying and setts, tying on and starting rows in various pattern stitches? Not sure what to do when to weave. Students will need either table or floor loom: the stitch count is off and can’t figure out how to identify the rentals may be available thru the instructor. Students are error without just ripping everything out. This is the work- encouraged to have basic weaving texts to refer to once the shop for you! The instructor will assist each student to learn class is completed. Each student will know enough of hand the basics of knitting fabric construction and how to “read” weaving to read a draft and weave on his or her own by the the fabric to determine stitch and row counts in multiple end of the class. Table loom rental arrangements thru the pattern stitches. She will also help students with error instructor can be made by calling Ann at 269 673 5204 in the identification and how to “fix” errors without the need to tear evenings. out rows and rows of knitting, only the area where the error Class Level: Beginner occurs will need to be reworked. Class Limit: 10 Class Level: all levels Material Fees: $25.00 fee covers: heddling hook, material Class Limit:12 needed to complete project, ie: threads. Looms may be Material Fees: None rented thru instructor by prior arrangement for $20.00 Make Participants should bring with them: a 12 inch square swatch arrangements early, quantities are limited. of knitting in a pattern stitch of the student’s choice still on Participants should bring with them: sharp scissors, and the needles, a crochet hook, stitch holder, notebook and pen weaving tools you may have and reference materials you are for taking notes. The instructor will have samples available of familiar with to share or study. various pattern stitches for students to try counting. Recommeded reading: Debbie Chandlers’ Learning to Weave and Handwoven Companion by Interweave Press
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Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 30 #222 Balms, Butters & Blends Joy Castonguay #224 Get Gauge (or NOT!) Nancy Shroyer Gauge – a small word, 5 letters, 1 syllable, but it is the KEY to The Non-Idiot’s Guide to Creating Fabulous Skin Care a successful knitting project. It determines the fit, drape and Products! Don’t fall for those expensive, high-end skin handle. Whose gauge is correct? The listed gauge or the care products... you can make it fresh for less! one you got? How does the content, # of plies, structure of Learn to maneuver your way through the fascinating yarn affect the gauge? What if you use the same yarn called world of natural oils and butters, and how to use their for in the pattern, but can’t get their gauge? What if you unique properties to create economical balms, creams and want to use a different yarn how can you get the gauge? We blends that will soften, soothe and heal your skin. Dare we will cover all of these questions and more. say...”anti-aging?” Learn it here! Take home a lip balm, a Class Level: All levels ~ Students should already know how body butter and a lotion...created and scented by you! to knit and purl. Class level: Beginner Class Limit: 12 Class limit: 15 Students (ages 16 years and up) Material Fees: $2.00 for handouts Materials fee: $15.00 Participants should bring with them: #7, #8, & #9 needles, Participants should bring with them: 2 cup Pyrex measuring 50 gram ball of worsted weight yarn in a light color, wool or cup, 2 rubber or silicon spatulas, hand-held blender. wool blend preferred that was used for the homework. Small box to carry your creations home Calculator, tape measure, pen and paper.
#223 Felt Underfoot (Traditional Rug) Kelly Brandt Homework – Get Gauge Use wet felting techniques to create a durable rug that will With size #8 (5mm), needles and any worsted weight yarn, keep your feet nice and warm and make an artistic statement cast on 24 stitches. as well! Learn the pre felt technique to make lightly felted Work 4 rows in garter stitch (knit every row). “blanks.”. We will cut shapes from the prefelts to decorate Row 1: knit the rug early in the felting process, baste them into place Row 2: knit 2, purl 20, knit 2 with a felting needle, and then wet felt them into the final Work 4 inches for the above 2- row pattern, leave the form. stitches on the needles and bring to class along with size #7 Class Level: all levels (4.5mm) and #9 (5.5mm) needles. Class Limit: 20 Material Fees: $15.00 Felting mat, Fibers for the cover, #225 Knitting Petoskey Stone Medallions decorative fibers, use of felting tools, monograph Amy Tyler Participants should bring with them: An old towel for The state stone of Michigan, the Petoskey stone, is charac- soaking up soapy water, a large cellulose sponge, Optional: terized by a variable hexagonal substructure. In this dishwashing gloves if you do not like having your hands in workshop you will learn a way to knit a circular medallion soapy water; any fibers or yarns of your own that you might that has the appearance of the Petoskey stone hexagon. want to incorporate in your project. Water to drink. These medallions can then be incorporated into scarves, afghans, hats, wall hangings, and more. We will cover a circular crochet cast-on, working circularly with 2 circular needles, and 2-stitch cable patterns. Class Level: advanced beginning to intermediate knitting skills Class Limit: 15 Material Fees: $12.00 fee covers: samples for examination, additional yarns, notebook with handouts including written instructions for 2 versions of the Petoskey stone medallion, sundry supplies. Participants should bring with them: about 100-200 yards of yarn (1 or more colors), 2 circular knitting needles of the same size (but can be of different lengths) appropriate for the yarn, a crochet hook similar in size to the needles, and a darning needle.
Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. Quote from: Harriet Braiker Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 31 #226 Drumcarding the Basics & Beyond #231 Mechanics of Your Wheel Amy Tyler Carol Wagner Spinning wheels are marvelous machines! In this workshop, we will cover the ways spinning wheels work. There will be Students will learn or review the basic methods for using a spinning exercises to help participants make sense of drive drumcarder. They will also explore several techniques for mechanisms, drive ratios, take-up tension, and wheel mainte- blending colors and fibers to create unique novelty batts. nance. Along the way, participants will be introduced to A technique for creating a layered batt will be presented. concepts of mechanics such as force, torque, angular momen- Students will experiment with an assortment of fibers tum, and friction in a non-mathematical way. including wool (natural colored and dyed), mohair, camelid, Class Level: advanced beginning to intermediate spinning silk and other exotics. The focus of this hands on work- skills shop will be to make a variety of art batts which spark the Class Limit: 15 creativity of the students. There will be time to play with Material Fees: $12.00 for samples for examination, fibers for the fibers and colors to reinforce the techniques being spinning, notebook with handouts, sundry supplies. taught. Participants should bring with them: spinning wheel that Class Level: Beginner works with at least 1 bobbin Class Limit: 12 Material Fees: $20.00 The instructor will provide all the #232 Casting on for Great Beginnings fibers used in the workshop. Nancy Shroyer Participants should bring with them: drumcarder in good Are you stuck on Long tail cast on? In this workshop you will working order. Also bring bags to carry the carded batts learn 10 different ways to cast on for useful purposes or for home. decorative edges. In this 3 hour class you will learn the following ways to cast on: EZ, Knit On, Cable, Long Tail purl, #227 Beginning Broom Making Bev Larson Norwegian, Twisted German, Tubular, Channel Island, and Turkey Wing hand broom Provisional. We will discuss which method is best for which Try your hand at making a small turkey wing whisk broom. application. Fun! Fun! Fun! Pictures can be seen at Class Level: All levels Students should already know how to www.beebeesbaskets.com after January 1, 2012. knit and purl. Class Level: All Levels Class Limit: 12 Class limit: 10 Material Fees: $2.00 Fee covers: handouts Material Fees: $15.00 Instructor will provide everything. Participants should bring with them: #8 needles, 50 gram ball Participants should bring with them: desire to have fun! of worsted weight yarn in a light color, wool or wool blend preferred. Thursday P.M. 1 PM ~ 4 PM
#230 Saucy Soakers ~ Felting for Baby #233 Infusions, Decoctions, Ointments & Tinctures (wet felt-flat layout) Kelly Brandt Joy Castonguay With cloth diapering making a come-back, it is time to A Basic Guide to Using Herbs to Support Your Healthy remember one of the best properties of wool: its ability to Lifestyle”A weed is an herb who’s use has not yet been hold up to about 18% of its weight in liquid and not even discovered.”...Discover the uses of and harness the properties feel wet! A soaker is a traditional cover worn over diapers of plants that you may have in your yard to create teas, instead of plastic pants. Use wet felt techniques to create tinctures and ointments to help you care for yourself and your unique soakers for your favorite baby! Add patterns, family. Amaze yourself and feel empowered as you create ruffles, or fun colors as you add design to a basic soaker natural remedies for life’s common booboos that really work! pattern with instructions included for multiple sizes. Take home an herbal tea ready to enjoy, a jar of your own Class Level: Beginner herbal salve, and one jar each of herbal tincture and infused Class limit: 18 herbal oil. Material Fees: $15.00 for Felting mat, Fibers, multi size Class Level: Beginner pattern, decorative fibers, use of felting tools, monograph Class Limit: 15 (ages 16 and up) Participants should bring with them: An old towel for Material Fees: $15.00 soaking up soapy water, a large cellulose sponge. Op- Participants should bring with them: Two 8-oz. Jelly jars with tional: dishwashing gloves if you do not like having your lid & screw-on band, Two rubber or silicon spatulas, 2-cup hands in soapy water; any fibers or yarns of your own that pyrex measuring cup & Small box to carry your creations home you might want to incorporate in your project. Water to drink.
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 32 #237 Josephine Knot (Basket) #234 Incorporating Lace into an Entrelac Shawl Bev Larson Starting with a Josephine knot you will weave a basket Suzanne Pufpaff perfect for carrying your smaller projects in. Sizes will vary An Entrelac project can be started using a set of base but will be approximately 8 x 8 x 8. Pictures can be seen at triangles or just a single rectangle. Entrelac is also an www.beebeesbaskets.com after January 1, 2012. excellent way to get your feet wet in the area of lace knitting. Class Level: Beginner to Intermediate Each unit of the Entrelac structure stands alone so the lace Class Limit: 10 stitches used within the unit begin and end in a very short Material fee: $15.00 for materials needed period of time. Participants should bring with them :Instructor will provide Skills covered: Review of backwards knitting, picking up everything, unless they wish to weave some of their own stitches to make both the front and back of the project look homespun yarn into the baskets. good, how to choose a lace pattern to incorporate into Entrelac, reading lace grafts, understanding how to blend Friday All Day 9AM ~ 4PM lace patterns with Entrelac. Class Level: Intermediate #300 The Flax Challenge Patsy Zawistoski Class Limit: 12 Flax is a very classic fiber, albeit different than wool. Material Fees: $5.00 for handouts Learning new techniques to manage its particular character- Participants should bring with them: about 16 to 20 oz of istics will make it one of your spinning joys. There are a fingering weight yarn and size 6 circular needles. variety of ways to dress an elegant distaff with long line flax, plus a few secrets for spinning flax wet, and then finishing # 235 Exploring Crochet Jill Turner the linen yarns. Spinning wheels or medium weight spindles We will explore different crochet stitches, single stitch, can be used. Distaffs can be attached to your wheel, tucked double stitch, triple stitch, Tunisian, Broomstick, etc. We in your belt, or free-standing. Creative ideas are encouraged will practice different combinations of stitches and discuss for improvised classroom distaffs. various uses for each. Class Level: Intermediate to Advanced Tunisian Crochet produces a fabric that looks very much like Class Limit: 12 it was knitted on one side. Material Fees: $15.00 Fee covers : Booklets, worksheets Broomstick offers a whole new dimension and fibers Class Level: Beginner to Intermediate Participants should bring: A good working wheel, scotch Class Limit: 12.00 brake or double drive recommended, Distaff – creative Material fee: $3.00 for handouts endeavors are encouraged, Small water cup for wetting Participants should bring with them: a crochet hook size F or fingers – optional , a non-stretchy waist line belt, hand cards, larger, at least two different color yarns, one knitting needle hand comb, scissors, about a dozen sandwich baggies and and a desire to have fun. 3X5 file cards. A hole-punch for attaching sample yarns and fibers to the worksheet, a apron and a towel, Lazy Kate and #236 Painted Skeins Carol Wagner extra bobbins – optional. Also bring oil screwdriver, and Wild and Crazy Colors other tools for your wheel, in case they are needed. Fibers Using a microwave and simple dyes, students will learn a will be provided quick and easy technique to create novelty yarns. Skeins will be hand-dyed using multiple colors in this hands-on #301 Beginning Rug Hooking Kris Miller workshop designed to inspire the color lover in all of us. Learn the traditional American craft of rug hooking. You will This is a basic dye class and the focus will be on yarns. be making a small project using wool fabric cut into strips. However the techniques learned can be translated to roving We will discuss tools, fabric, and the process of rug hook- and batts. ing. At the end of class, the participants will feel comfort- Class Level: All levels able to continue on their own at home. Class Limit: 10 Class Level: Beginner Material fee: $20.00 The instructor will provide all yarn and Class Limit: 15 dyes used in the class. Material Fees: $30.00 Fee covers: pattern drawn on linen Participants should bring with them: The students should foundation, wool fabric cut into strips, rug hook bring rubber gloves, and apron or wear old clothes and a Participants should bring with them: A pair of sharp scissors, couple of quart sized ziplock bags. a quilting hoop that is approx. 14" in diameter and 1" wide (can purchase from instructor if needed). A pencil and paper optional for taking notes.
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 33 #302 Reed and Fiber Basket Bev Larson #304 Knitting Tips and Tricks Nancy Shroyer Starting with the twill base, weave this double wall basket 40 years of knitting experience and problem solving have with reed on the inside and yarn on the outside. Finish it off resulted in a store of knowledge. Nancy uses this to bring with a Gretchen border. THIS CLASS REQUIRES SOME you all kinds of simple solutions to common problems. The PRIOR WEAVING EXPERIENCE! Contact instructor is you class will cover: A better buttonhole, and button spacing; want to use your own handspun in the basket for the lengthening or shortening a finished project; better fitting amount needed. armholes, neckbands and shoulders; how to exchange yarns Class Level: Intermediate successfully; making twisted cords; measuring for a better Class Limit: 10 fit; estimating yardage for a project; useful knitting tools Material Fees: $22.00 Fee covers: All Materials and from other sources, and lots more! At the beginning of the preparation class, during the introductions, I ask each person if they Participants should bring with them: Instructor will provide have a specific question or problem that needs solving. I everything, unless they wish to weave some of their own add those into the class where they best fit, or cover homespun yarn into the baskets. Plan to have fun! towards the end of the class. Class Level: Advanced Beginner - Need to know how to #303 Intermediate Backstrap Basket knit and purl to make swatches. Ruthanne Morningstar Class Limit: 12 In this workshop students will learn pebble weave and Material Fees: $18.00 – covers workbook, tools, and samples supplementary weft weaving. Additional pick up pattern Participants should bring with them: Homework swatches, drafts will be provided plus we’ll discuss creating your own needles and yarn used for swatches, cloth tape measure at pattern drafts. This is not a workshop for beginners. least 60" long, calculator, pen, tapestry needle. Photos will be posted on my Website – Ruthantics.com Homework: 2 swatches – homework sheet attached. Class Level: Intermadiate Using a worsted weight yarn (handspun is OK) and appro- Class Limit: 10 priate needles for the yarn, knit 2, 4 inch square swatches in Material Fees: $30.00 Fee covers : All materials will be stockinette stitch. One of them you can bind off, but leave supplied including a backstrap loom for the student to take the second one still on the needle. Make sure you have home. Note: students from the 2011 & 2012 introductory about an ounce of yarn left over to use in class. workshop will receive a $20.00 credit since they already Please email me if you have any doubts/questions about have a loom. this. [email protected] Participants should bring: A backstrap loom if you have one. #305 Spinning with Locks Amy Tyler Wool and mohair locks can be used “as is” or prepared in a variety of ways for spinning both highly textured yarns and very smooth yarns. In this workshop, we will cover a wide array of lock structures, from those with fine crimp to those with bold curls. We will play with undyed and dyed locks, we will spin yarns from the locks, we will combine locks with rovings in a variety of ways, and we will flick locks for spinning smooth, worsted-type yarns. Class Level: Intermediate Class Limit: 15 Material Fees: $20.00 Fee covers samples for examination, notebook with handouts, fibers for spinning, sundry supplies. Participants should bring with them: a spinning wheel that works, 3 bobbins, lazy kate, flick carder or dog/cat slicker brush or dog “rake”.
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Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 34 #306 Fair Isle Design Kathleen Taylor #308 Short Row Savey Sue Kawamoto Expand on your Fair Isle skills, and design your own More and more, short rows are being used in shaping knitted Toddler- Size Fair Isle hat in this workshop with author, garments. What are they? How do they work? We will knitter, and designer Kathleen Taylor. We’ll discuss color spend the day working short rows in several variations. We choices, design elements, and motif repeats. We’ll do will use them for color blocking and shaping. specific designing exercises, and then combine those motifs Class Level: Intermediate to design an original toddler-size Fair Isle hat, and begin Class Limit: 10 working on the hat by the end of the workshop. Students Material Fees: $2.00 for handouts will finish knitting the hat at home. Participants should bring with them: Size 7 needles ,scissors, Class Level: Intermediate to Advanced tapestry needle, split ring markers and several colors of light Class Limit: 15 worsted yarn tightly spun in light colors. Material Fees: None Participants should bring with them: Assorted worsted #309 Fabulous Felted Fingerless Gloves weight yarns, 100 gr total, in up to 6 colors (leftover yarns Suzanne Higgs and small balls are fine), colored pencils to match the yarns, Using flat resist we will make an incrediblely comfortalbe, 16" size 5 circular needle, pencil, eraser, stitch markers, custom pair of fingerless gloves. We will explore surface safety pin, several post-it notes. Homework required design elements, including silk fabrics, silk fibers, yarns etc. Homework: These are elegant warm and fashionalble. With the 16"(40 cm) Size 5 (3.75mm)circular needle, or 1 or 2 Class Level: all levels long circular needles, CO 90 sts with MC. Without twisting Class Limit: 10 the sts, join, placing the large marker at the beginning of the Material Fees: $25.00 for wool, silks, resist, plastics and round. soaps Rnds 1-8 (hem facing): K Participants should bring with them: 2 or 3 large towels, Picot Edge Rnd: *K 2 tog, YO*, rep around bucket for water, large sponge, pool noodle, measuring tape, Next Rnd: K, working each YO as a stitch. black permanent marker. Next Rnd: *K 15, Inc 1*, rep around (6 sts increased- 96 sts) Friday Second Day ( Two Day Workshops) #307 Introduction to Tablet Weaving #211 Beginning Weaving Ann Niemi Brian Doggett Tabletweaving can produce a wide range of simple or complex designs with minimal equipment. After a brief Friday A.M. 9AM ~ 12 noon overview on the history and theory of tabletweaving, the class will setup a double-face warp using C-clamps and #320 Viking Knit Woven Bracelet Heidi Bukoski cards. Students will then weave various designs including Viking knit is an exciting wire weaving technique that checkerboard, diagonals and an alphabet. These techniques produces a flexible tube chain with a knit appearance. The can be applied to a tremendous variety of projects including possibilities for using this chain are endless, but we will straps, belts, trim, leashes, banners and jewelry. make a bracelet and finish it with a handmade clasp. The Class Level: Beginners chain is woven around a dowel and then drawn through a Class Limit: 15 die plate down to the desired diameter. Material Fees: $15.00 Fee Covers: Cards, threads, miscella- Class Level: Beginner Class Limit: 15 neous, written instructions Material Fees: $15.00 Fee covers: Copper wire, all other Participants should bring with them: scissors, a 4-6" belt supplies and instructions shuttle (knife edge is ideal), two 2-3" C-clamps Participants should bring with them: Students should bring any jewelry pliers they have especially needle nose and flat nosed pliers.
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Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 35 #321 Beads Bangles & Butterflies Suzanne Pufpaff #323 Slub Fun in your Spinning Laurie Boyer Let’s create simple felt beads and bangles using a combina- Learn how to spin a comfortable and regular slub yarn. Use tion of needle and wet felting techniques and then expand this yarn to create unique bobble, teardrop and icicle yarns. into creating a beautiful felt butterfly to adorn your bangle. These highly textured yarns are perfect edgings and The instructor will provide all supplies and materials. No surfaces when used in your fiber creations. Excellent experience necessary. control of your spinning wheel required. Warning! Create Class Level: Beginner these yarns only if you want your knitting and weaving to Class Limit: 12 be the center of attention. Material Fees: $10.00 Class Level: Intermediate to Advanced Participants should bring with them: Students are encour- Class Limit: 12 aged to bring pen and paper for taking notes. Material Fees: $10.00 covers two varieties of roving. Participants should bring with them: double treadle spinning wheel with the largest orifice, two empty bobbins and lazy #322 For the Love of Long Wool Beth Smith kate, cone of 8/2 cotton thread for plying (skein winder The Longwools category of wool sometimes gets a bad rap. optional). Ask around to people if you happen to have some Masham or Lincoln or Wensleydale hanging around what it’s good Friday P.M. 1PM ~ 4 PM for. Most people will say it’s too scratchy and is really only good for upholstery or carpets. Well, sure it is good for both of those things if you spin it for those purposes BUT there #330 Dye That Gossamer Fiber Heidi Bukoski is so much more to this category. It makes wonderful lace Learn to space dye individual, one of a kind blanks for that really shows off all of those important holes. It is great gossamer merino tencel blend scarves (or to use in any for outerwear because it pills so much less than other shorter other application). Students will start with small dye stapled fibers. It is great for anything you want to wear well samples to explore mixing dyes and the interplay of different and have some luster and sometimes you can build in a color combinations. We then move on to a final gorgeous beautiful halo. This class will focus on spinning wools with a blank using your three favorite colors. Students need no 5"staple or longer to get the yarn you want. Yarns can range prior experience with dying; this is a great, fun way to learn from drapy to wiry and everything in between. We will learn the basics. how to get this fiber to do the things you want. We could Class Level: Beginner even get a lovely scarf for your sensitive neck if you choose Class Limit: 12 and prepare your fleece right. We will use mill prepped fibers Material Fees: $15.00 Fee covers: Fibers, dyes and as well as raw fleece, compare, contrast, and talk about what supplies benefit there is to processing your own longwool fleece. We Participants should bring with them: Students should bring will focus on processing and spinning techniques that will well-fitting rubber gloves if desired and an old towel bring out the best in these wools. Class Level: Intermediate #331 Introduction to Felt Flowers Class Limit: 20 Suzanne Pufpaff Material Fees: $15.00 The simple multiple petal wet felted flower is wonderful but Participants should bring with them: A Spinning Wheel in here is a chance to learn the simple and add some extra good working order, hand combs and a sample size niddy botanical details to your creations. This workshop will cover noddy. Also useful are hang tags, and a pen. how to make a daffodil, a lily, bee balm, and a rose. Each student will complete at least three flowers during class and all the techniques will be demonstrated. The instructor will provide all materials and supplies and for flowers done in class plus each student will go home with detailed written instructions for making additional flowers. Class Level: all levels Class Limit: 12 Material Fees:$15.00 All materials and supplies will be provided by the instructor. Participants should bring with them: Desire to have fun!
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 36 #332 Drafting Methods Beth Smith #401 Slip Stitch Knitting Amy Tyler Woolen? Worsted? Semi-woolen? What is it and how do Slip stitches are terrific for blending colors and creating you do it and what kind of yarn does it make? This class will complex-looking patterns with both subtle and dramatic answer all of your questions and teach you 5 different texture. We will explore the knitting and use of simple slip drafting method - short forward draw, short backward draw, stitches, “mosaic” stitches, extended slip stitches, manipu- supported long draw, and long draw. You’ll also learn which lated slip stitches, and basic brioche. Participants will method of drafting will give you the type of yarn you want practice several of these stitch patterns and will leave with for your knitting or weaving project. patterns for purses or hats that uses slip stitches. Class Level: all levels Class Level: advanced beginning to intermediate knitting Class Limit: 20 skills Material Fees: $15.00 Class Limit: 15 Participants should bring with them: A Spinning Wheel in Material Fees: $20.00 fee: samples for examination, additional good working order and at least 3 bobbins as well as a lazy yarns for knitting, knitting patterns, notebook with hand- kate and niddy noddy. Also useful are hang tags, and a pen. outs, sundry supplies. Participants should bring with them: three colors of yarn all Saturday All Day 9AM ~ 4PM of a similar thickness, knitting needles appropriate for the yarn, and a cable needle. #400 Spinning Cables & Crepes Patsy Zawistoski Saturday A.M. 9AM ~ 12 noon A distinctive interlocking cable or braided look differentiates a cabled or crepe yarn from all of the other 4-ply yarns. #420 Spinning Wheel Basket Cabled yarns are very decorative, round and fascinating, Ruthanne Morningstar created by plying a plied yarn on itself. A few easy to learn Tired of looking for your spinning tools? This neat little techniques guarantee success. They can be made thick or basket attaches to your wheel and puts all your tools thin, multicolored or solid, smooth or textured, and from any together in one place. This workshop is for all weaving fiber or blends. An absolute must for a spinner’s how-to list. levels. Included will be dyed reed, leather, beads, feathers, Spend a day learning all of the ins and outs of cabling. and fetishes for embellishment. Photos will be posted on my Class Level: Experienced Beginner or Intermediate Website – Ruthantics.com Class Limit: 12 Class Level: Beginner or Intermediate Material Fees: $ 15.00 Booklets, worksheets and fibers Class Limit: 12 Participants should bring with them: A good working wheel Material Fees: $12.00 all supplies –scotch brake or double drive recommended, Lazy kate and 3 Participants should bring with them: Nothing. Everything bobbins – very important, Hand cards, Ball winder, Scissors will be supplied. A hole-punch for attaching sample yarns and fibers to the worksheet. About a dozen 3X5 cards and sandwich baggies #421 Spindle Spinning for Beginners An old towel , also bring oil, screwdriver, and other tools for Nancy Shroyer your wheel, in case they are needed. Learn to use a drop spindle in a easy stress free way. Learn optional: Ball winder –Niddy-noddy about the difference between worsted vs. woolen spinning, Fibers will be provided learn to Andean ply and then finish the yarn. Determine the Special instructions for participants: Students should be “weight” of the yarn. We will also discuss what to look for comfortable spinning and plying thinner yarns on their in buying a spindle. wheels. Wheels should be in good working order. Class Level: Beginner Class Limit: 12 - 15 Material Fees: $7.00 for fiber and tools Participants should bring with them: I will have spindles for use. Participants may bring a spindle if they have one, but DO NOT BUY A SPINDLE FOR THIS CLASS.
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 37 #422 Plying Techniques Beth Smith #432 Learn Continental Knitting Nancy Shroyer Plying can make or break your final yarn. We will look at 6 (from a Right Hand Thrower) plying techniques beginning with a simple 2 ply yarn. We’ll Continental knitters say they knit faster, with better tension also work on 3 ply or more, chain ply and cable ply as well as and less movement; is the more efficient method, requiring talking about Andean style plying for those bits left on your the shortest number of specific hand-motions per stitch. I bobbin. We’ll discuss which type of ply is best for different have been a right hand thrower all my life but learned to knit types of knitting and weaving. Continental for Fair Isle knitting. Let me show you how to Class Level: All levels change hands for knitting, purling and ribbing. Training the Class Limit: 20 left hand to work for you for knitting and purling back, Material Fees: $5.00 backwards will also be covered. Participants should bring with them: : A Spinning Wheel in Class Level: All levels ~ Students should already know how good working order and niddy noddy. Also useful are hang to knit and purl. tags, and a pen. Please come with 3 bobbins partially full of Class Limit: 12 singles, and a lazy kate as well as at least one empty bobbin Material Fees: None for plying. Participants should bring with them: #8 needles, 50 gram ball of light colored worsted weight yarn, wool preferred. Saturday P.M. 1 PM ~ 4 PM
#430 Fiber Prep for Woolen Yarns Beth Smith Sunday A.M. 9 AM ~ 12 noon A woolen yarn is snuggly and warm. Learn to make beautiful rolags, cigars, and batts using hand cards. We will also talk #520 Growing your Craft Business about blending techniques for fibers and colors - how to get Suzanne Pufpaff a consistent blend over your entire project and how the Just because you know you have a wonderful product does differences in rolags, cigars and batts will affect your yarns. not guarantee success in the fiber world. Thirty to forty Several types of wool will be used as well as dyed fibers and percent of any successful business is marketing and the silk. craft world is no exception. In this workshop, the instructor Class Level: Beginner to Intermediate will cover techniques that have made her a successful, self- Class Limit: 20 supporting fiber artist for the last 15 years. Students will be Material Fees: $15.00 encouraged to share what they have done in the past and Participants should bring with them: A Spinning Wheel in what resulted. Basic booth design and presentation, creating good working order, hand cards and at least 3 bobbins as a public image, simple accounting practices and how to grow well as a lazy kate and niddy noddy. Also useful are hang without debt will be some of the topics covered. All levels tags, and a pen. welcome. Class Level: All levels #431 Dyeing Silk Scarves Ruthanne Morningstar Class Limit: 20 This is a fast, fun project that teaches you how to create Material Fees: None unique multi-colored scarves to accent any outfit or give Participants should bring with them: Students are encour- away as wonderful gifts. The class includes everything you aged to bring pen and paper for taking notes. need to dye two 8" x 54" silk scarves – BUT BE WARNED this is so much fun you won’t want to stop with only two, #521 Drafting a Sweater Pattern Nancy Shroyer so additional scarves will be available. Are you tired of projects made from commercial knitting Class Level: All levels patterns that don’t fit you? Learn to take your own measure- Class Limit: 15 ments then draft a pattern for a pullover using any yarn that Material Fees: $15.00 fee cover: All dyeing supplies and will result in a personal fit. How to determine the total two 12" x 54" silk scarves. amount of yarn/fiber needed will also be covered. Participants should bring with them: Nothing. Everything Class Level: Advanced Beginner - Able to knit and purl, will be supplied, but students may want to bring an old though we will not be knitting in this class. Basic sweater work shirt or apron to protect clothing. Rubber gloves construction. will also be supplied. Class Limit: 15 Material Fees: $5.00 covers workbook and some tools Participants should bring with them: Non-metal tape mea- sure, calculator, paper, pen.
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 38 #522 Fiber Prep for Worsted Yarns Beth Smith The hardest wearing of yarns begin with worsted prep. Instructors & Demonstrators Biographies Bring your favorite set of combs and we will cover several techniques to get different yarn effects from your combed Willie Bill ~ Sand Creek, MI fibers. We will comb several different types of wool and see Goat Shearing Demonstrations ~ Saturday & Sunday how the breed effects the yarn, We will also do some Willie’s expertise in shearing sheep and goats began more blending of colors and fibers and talk about how to get a than 30 years ago. Angora goat shearing has been taught in consistent blend before beginning your spinning product his family for generations, his father to him and he to his Class Level: advanced Beginner or Intermediate sons. Willie has been shearing Angora goats and sheep Class Limit: 20 since he came to Michigan and now shears year round Material Fees: $20.00 throughout the Midwest. Willie has been seven times Participants should bring with them: A Spinning Wheel in Michigan State Goat Shearing Champion. good working order, hand combs and at least 3 bobbins as well as a lazy kate and niddy noddy. Also useful are hang tags, and a pen. Laurie Boyer ~ Green Bay WI #323 Slub Fun in Your Spinning Fri. AM Laurie Boyer is a Green Bay fiber artist who specializes in using, and encourages others to use, fleece from locally grown, naturally colored and endangered breeds of sheep. Her knitwear and felted items have appeared in juried exhibits throughout the Midwest as well as New York and New Zealand. She has spent many hours teaching and demonstrating spinning and felting. She also assists at a number of sheep shearings each year to begin her creations with beautiful raw fiber.
Kelly Brandt ~ Lake Odessa, MI #123 Fancy Fascinators (Wet Felting) Wed. AM email: [email protected] #134 Make a Mask (Wet Felting) Wed. PM #223 Felt Underfoot (Traditional Rug) Thur. AM #230 Saucy Soakers Felting for Baby Thur. PM Kelly was started on her wool craft odyssey in 1975 by four horned Dorset who came to her five acres in Lake Odessa “just to keep the pasture down.” In the spring, she fell in love with the lustrous fleece revealed by the shearer’s work. She hand carded the filling for a double size comforter for her first project, and in spite of all that, went on looking for more things to do with her fleeces. As her flock increased, so did her raw materials, and she taught herself locker hooking, felting and hand spinning. Through her fiber based cottage business, Team Effort Artisans, Kelly has shown and sold fine wool crafts throughout the Midwest, in shows, galleries, and festivals. Her enthusiasm for sharing fiber craft and animals has led Kelly to teach spinning and felting to both children and adults at festivals and schools around the Midwest.
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 39 Heidi Bukoski ~ Saranac, MI Brian Doggett ~ Lafayette, IN #124 Wire Wrapped Gemstone Braclet Wed. AM #107 Plysplit Garlic Basket Wed. All Day #132 The Mystery of Marketing Wed. PM #307 Introduction to Tablet Weaving Fri. All Day #210 Stylish Hat & Scarf Combo Thur. All Day I chanced upon tablet weaving materials when tagging along #320 Viking Knit Woven Braclet Fri. AM with the knitters in the family at WEBS about 10 years ago. I #330 Dye that Gossamer Fiber Fri. PM expanded into many other narrow wares like kumihimo, inkle Long ago and far away Heidi began her fiber odyssey when weaving, lucetting, knotting, plysplitting and glass-bead her mother taught her to weave at the age of 14. (Of course making. I now share with my wife a love of fiber and dulcimer she was already knitting sweaters and sewing most of her playing and we enjoy spreading the fun, relaxation and pride own clothes.) While studying weaving in college, spinning we find in hand weaving. became a new interest. The early ‘90s brought wet felting and about 12 years ago she discovered the felting needle. Susanne Higgs ~ Allegan, MI Along the way there have been forays into dying, both #109 Nuno the Silk Side Wed. All Day natural and chemical and adventures with most every other #209 Fashonable Felt Hats Thur. All Day fiber tool and technique that crossed her path. The last few years she has worked with her father, a jewelry artist, to learn #309 Fabulous Felted Fingerless Gloves Fri. All Day more about working with wire, including making wire from a Suzanne has been making felt for 10 years and grows more silver ingot. fascinated with the medium, the process, and the possibili- ties. She invented the Needle Felting on Foam Forms, owns www.hookedonfelt.com and blog. She has taught throughout Joy Castonguay ~ Freeport, MI the Midwest and continues to take classes whenever #121 Soap Making Basics Wed. AM possible. Her hats are sold in galleries, at fiber and art #130 Beauty in a Dish Wed. PM shows, and on the internet. While she loves all aspects of #222 Balms, Butters & Blends Thur. AM felt-making, hats will always be a favorite felt fashion. #233 Infusions, Decoctions, Ointments & Tinctures Thur. PM Barb Gallagher ~ Guilford IN Joy Castonguay lives with her husband, Jim, and the #108 Tapestry Sampler Wed. All Day youngest of their seven children near Freeport, Michigan. #206 Rigid Heddle Weaving Thur. All Day She obtained her BA from Cornerstone University. She has Barb has been weaving since 1971. She has a BA in Art from been creating natural goat milk soaps for over 20 years. Her Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she did her interest in natural products led to the addition of lotions and thesis on rug weaving. Her focus for the last 30 years has other toiletries to her line of products. She is constantly been primarily rugs, but she also enjoys weaving tapestries, testing and creating new recipes and revising current and other useful items such as towels, scarves, shawls & formulas as she keeps informed about new trends in the area throws. She’s been teaching weaving for more than 15 of hand-made skin care products. years. She is a member of many weaving guilds and organi- zations Tim & Jackie Curts ~ West Central Indiana Crowded Byre Farm Herding Dog Demonstrations Sat.& Sun Susan Kawamoto ~ Grosse Point, MI Tim and Jackie Curts have trained and raised Border Collies #208 Tisket Tasket make a Coil Basket Thur. All Day for the past fourteen years. Tim earned his first Border Collie #308 Short Row Savey Fri. All Day as partial payment for his work as a lambing shepherd when Teacher at Michigan Fiber Festival 6 years, teacher at Estes he used its parents during routine chores. Jackie works at Park Colorado Wool Market, teacher at TKGA convention, the Indianapolis Zoo, where she is in charge of the dog teacher at local shops in southeast Michigan. Designer for program for shows. Tim and Jackie raise wool sheep in a Rio De La Plata yarns, designs appear in several issues of small flock numbering about fifty ewes in West Central Knit n Style and in Knitty.com Indiana. They also have a few dairy goats, ducks, and a guardian llama (and dog). Their dog demonstration will stress the practical use of the Border Collie as a valuable tool for both large and small producers and as an aid in livestock husbandry. Michigan Fiber Festival would like to offer our sincere Thanks to Heather Ludlam DVM for being our on site veterinary.
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 40 Letty Klein ~ Kalamazoo MI Ann Niemi Allegan, MI #207 The Shepherds Rug Thur. All Day # 211 Beginning Weaving (2days) Thurs. & Fri. All Day Letty Klein has been making custom braided rugs for over 15 Ann’s interest in weaving started many years before she got years. She has raised Karakul sheep for 30 years on Pine her first loom. The delight in her first loom in 1990 expanded Lane Farm near Kalamazoo, MI. and has judged sheep/fleece in the need for a second loom and into a business for her shows across the country. A graduate of Michigan State husband who now owns and operates Kessenich Loom University with a degree in Microbiology, she is a retired Company in Allegan. Ann has presented workshops for research scientist from Upjohn/Pfizer Animal Health. She beginning weavings at Michigan Fiber Festival, the Wiscon- writes a column in the Black Sheep Newsletter. In 2006 she sin Sheep and Wool Festival, and offers private lessons. She coauthored “The Shepherd’s Rug - a braided wool rug from is a previous board member and president of MFF . roving”. A past president of the Weaver’s Guild of Kalamazoo and secretary of the education committee for the Spinning and Bev Larson ~ Lafayette, IN Weaving Association, member of Complex Weavers and is #227 Beginning Broom Making Thur. AM now vice president of Michigan League of Handweavers. Ann believes weaving is a way to express yourself and seek #237 Josephine Knot Basket Thur. PM balance in a busy confusing world. She finds the interplay of #302 Reed and Fiber Basket Fri. All Day colors and fiber a way to relax and have something to show I have been weaving since 1988 and teaching since 1999. I for your effort once you are done. love to share the joy of basket weaving with those around me and have done so by teaching in Indiana,, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kentucky, North Carolina, New Suzanne Pufpaff ~ Nashiville, MI Mexico and Oklahoma. Making basket weaving fun ,relaxing, #221 Fixing Errors in Knitting Thur. AM and inspiring is my goal. Especially fun is mixing fibers and #234 Incorporating Lace into an Entrelac Shawl Thur. PM reed. #321 Beads, Bangles and Butterflies Fri. AM #331 Introduction to Felt Flowers Fri. PM Ruthanne Morningstar ~ Dryden, MI #520 Growing your Craft Business Sun. AM #106 Just in Case Basket Wed. All Day Suzanne considers herself a knitter who designs rather than #205 Backstrap Weaving Thur. All Day a designer who knits. She has been involved with natural #303 Intermediate Backstrap Basket Fri. All Day fibers most of her life, beginning with 4-H knitting as a child, #420 Spinning Wheel Basket Sat. AM then raising many different fiber animals as an adult. She knits, spins, felts and has been running a small custom #431 Dyeing Silk Scarves Sat. PM carding operation, Pufpaff’s Fiber Processing, on her farm After moving to the country and finding herself bored, for the past 10 years. She specializes in small and specialty Ruthanne decided to take an Easter Basket class at a local batch processing and educating. She also writes instruc- craft shop. That was 28 years ago and now she is a Basket tional articles on felting and knitting patterns, which are sold weaver, Instructor and confirmed beader, loom weaver, in many shops around the country as well as being pub- spinner, hand knitter, machine knitter, dyer, herbalist, and master gardener, etc. You all know the words to the story, but lished in many of the magazines. she still finds time to teach and share her knowledge, creativity and enthusiasm with others. Susan Saunders ~ Battle Creek, MI #104 Indigo Dyeing Made Easy Wed. All Day Kris Miller ~ Howell MI #204 The New Batik Thur. All Day #301 Beginning Rug Hooking Fri. All Day Susan Saunders has been weaving and spinning for over 30 Kris Miller is a self-taught rug hooker who is also a designer years. She began natural dyeing in earnest in 1996 when she of delightful rug hooking patterns. She has taught at many was adding value to her handspun llama yarn. A search for workshops and rug hooking camps from New Jersey to less time consuming and more colorfast dyes led her to acid California and in between. She has also won many awards dyeing. With the development of “Freeze-Dried” Indigo and and ribbons for her work, and has been featured in numerous soy wax used with fiber reactive dyes lots of experiments books and magazines. Kris lives in Howell, MI with her have followed. I find learning new things and then teaching family and an assortment of Angora goats, sheep, alpacas, them to others to be a real joy. dogs and cats. Visit her website at www.spruceridgestudios.com.
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 41 Nancy Schroyer ~ Cary, NC Kathleen Tayler ~ Redfield, SD #105 Spinning for a Purpose Wed. All Day #122 Writing Patterns for Publication Wed. AM #224 Get Gauge (or NOT) Thur. AM #133 Little Tips and Knitting Tricks Wed. PM #232 Casting on for Great Beginnings Thur. PM #202 Nordic Christmas Stocking Thur. All Day #304 Kntting Tips and Tricks Fri. All Day #306 Fair Isle Design Fri. All Day #421 Spindle Spinning for Beginners Sat. AM Kathleen Taylor is a writer, designer, wife, mother, grand- #432 Learn Continental Knitting Sat. PM mother, spinner, and knitter. She has written five knitting #521 Drafting a Sweater Pattern Sun. AM books (Knit One, Felt Too, Yarns to Dye For, I Heart Felt, Nancy Shroyer knits, spins, weaves, dyes, designs, teaches, The Big Book of Socks, and Fearless Fair Isle Knitting), six and invents in Cary, NC. Nancy’s philosophy is to make Tory Bauer mysteries, and many magazine articles. She working with fiber easier for everyone. She has found many teaches knitting classes at fiber festivals around the country. shortcuts, techniques and formulas that can save time and She lives in Northeastern South Dakota. anxiety. This has led to her to develop Nancy’s Knit Knacks, whose products are sold worldwide. Jill Turner ~ Hastings, MI #120 Spinning in the Grease Wed. AM Paul Shetterly ~ Lake Odessa, MI #131 Dyeing and Spinning Silk Caps Wed. PM Sheep Shearing Demonstrations ~ Saturday & Sunday #220 Core Spinning Thur. AM Paul was raised around sheep and learned to shear from his #235 Exploring Crochet Thur. PM father. He will do both large and small flock shearing. He is I have been weaving for over 30 years, spinning for nearly now teaching his daughter to shear as well. that long. Knitting and Felting I took up about 10 years ago. I now design knitting patterns for folks like myself that don’t Beth Smith ~ Howell, MI much like to sew. My love of fiber and fiber arts prompted me to open the store The Lady Peddler 22 years ago. I #103 Breed Study Wed. All Day currently teach individual and group lessons at the store. #203 Spinning Lace Thur. All Day Over the years I have taught at the old Fiberfest, Michigan #322 For the Love of Long Wool Fri. AM Fiber Festival, Maryland Sheep & Wool, New York Sheep & #332 Drafting Methods Fri. PM Wool, and SAFF in North Carolina. #422 Plying Techniques Sat. AM #430 Fiber Prep. for Woolen Yarn Sat. PM Amy Tyler ~ Lake Ann MI #522 Fiber Prep. for Worsted Yarn Sun. AM #102 Beginning Spinning at the Wheel Wed. All Day Beth Smith has built a strong and loyal following who know #225 Knitting Petoskey Stone Medallions Thur. AM her and her world-class fiber shop, The Spinning Loft in #401 Slip Stitch Knitting Sat. All Day Howell, Michigan, as the go-to resource for specialty wools First a dancer, then a neuroscientist and professor, Amy now for handspinning. A passionate advocate for greater devotes herself fulltime to the fiber arts. Her fiber work is understanding of all the possibilities offered by many types certainly informed by her art and science background; she of wool, Beth has spared no effort to study with master has a keen understanding of learning movement skills, spinners from all over the world. She brings together a deep composition, pattern recognition, and systematic explora- and complex understanding of many spinning traditions with tion. The result is her focus on spinning and knitting a clear sense of the contemporary spinner’s goals, ques- technique, texture, three-dimensional structure, and knit tions, and options. Beth has taught at TNNA, New York designs that exploit handspinning techniques. You can find State sheep and Wool Festival, Spin Off Autumn Retreat as her articles in Spin Off and Interweave Knit & Spin. well as the Michigan Fiber Festival. Carol Wagner ~ Valders WI #226 Drumcarding the Basics and Beyond Thur. AM JOIN!!!! #236 Painted Skeins Thur. PM Carol Wagner has been spinning for over 20 years and the Michigan Fiber Festival family began dyeing to satisfy her love of color. She uses the dyed become a member and volunteer! fiber to card into rovings which become one of a kind yarns. Carol works with fibers on a daily basis at Hidden Valley Woolen Mill in Valders, WI which she operates with her husband Paul. Her choice of fiber come from the flock of Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 42 approximately 200 Coopworth sheep which inhabit the farm. Patsy Zawistoski ~ Elk Grove Village IL Administration #101 The Wonders of Blending Wed. All Day Rules and Regulations for #201 Spinning to Match that Yarn Thur. All Day Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 2011 #300 The Flax Challenge Fri. All Day #400 Spinning Cables & Crapes Sat. All Day The Festival reserves to its Committees the final and absolute right to interpret the rules and regulations, to arbitrarily settle and Patsy understands the art and the mechanics of spinning. determine all matters, questions and differences in regard thereto, or She receives accolades for her teaching techniques as well otherwise arising out of or connected with or incident of the as her extensive knowledge of all aspects of spinning and Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. and the right to amend or add to these spinning wheels. She delights in seeing her students reach rules as its judgment may determine. An exhibitor who violates any that “aha” moment in their spinning skill set. Patsy’s three of the published rules will forfeit all privileges and premiums and be videos continue to be favorites. Always creating, always subject to such penalty as the Committee may order. refining her skills and knowledge, Patsy is sought after as Special rules or conditions are published for each event where necessary and are available by writing Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. teacher, workshop leader, and lecturer. Relaxed and thor- PO Box 744, Hastings Mi. 49058. If there is a conflict between the ough – you’ll enjoy working with Patsy in class special rules of any event and the general rules and regulations, the special rules will govern. No pets allowed on the fair grounds. (Please leave your pets at home)
Please Note: Statement Of Liability Workshops Fees: $ 45.00 1/2 day session All events will be under the control and direction of the $ 90.00 per all day session chairperson(s) for that event, but the Festival will in no case be $180.00 per 2 day session responsible for any loss or damage that may occur. Each exhibitor Material fees for workshops are extra, to be paid to the will be solely responsible for any consequential or other loss, injury instructor at the time of class. (Do not send material fees or damage done to, or occasioned by, or arising from any animal or with workshop registrations.) article exhibited by any person and shall indemnify The Michigan Fiber Festival against all legal or other proceedings in regard thereto, as well as damage or injury to any other person or property caused by the exhibitor, or any of the animals exhibited by persons or arising out of, or in any way connected with such exhibition of any Refund Policy: of the animals so exhibited. Refunds must be requested in writing to the The care, feeding and safety of animals brought to the Festival shall festival office only. be the sole responsibility of the person or persons exhibiting such Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. animals. Exhibitors must provide their own feed, bedding and water P.O. Box 744 buckets. The Festival shall provide exhibitors with assigned space for their animals subject to such rules and regulations as may be Hastings, MI 49058 prescribed. By providing such space, the Festival shall not insure, nor be responsible for, the safety of such animals, or the person or * Until July 1 90% persons tending them. * July 2- July 31 75% Accepted Entries * After August 1 No refunds In all cases, the Festival reserves the right to reject, accept, or All credit card refunds will have a 10% fee to conditionally accept any entry and does not guarantee space in the show barns to any entry, as it is intended that only such animals cover the cost of the credit card fees. shall be entered and shown as have merit and will be a credit to both There will be NO refunds given at festival: the exhibitor and the Festival. An exhibitor who makes a material Passes are non refundable misrepresentation subject; himself/herself to be barred from all further competitions. Unused Camping is not refundable. Non Discrimination Policy The Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. does not discriminate against anyone on the basis of race, creed, religious preference or handicaps as regard to volunteers, participants or anyone associated with the festival.
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 43 VENDORS LISTING Building 3 Previously (9B) Space # Business Name Owner Building 2 Previously (9A) Space # Business Name Owner 65 Joan Arnold Arnold, Joan 66 Wild Fibers Magazine Campbell, Jan 1 Kessenich Loom Niemi, Bruce 67 Jan the Village Weaver Cox, Jan 2 ~ 3 Hooked on Ewe Harwood, Linda 69 Spruce Ridge Studios, LLC Miller, Kris 4 Oak Meadow Alpaca Farm Haas, Nancy 70 ~71 Homestead Heirlooms - Leather Handles 5 Nine Oaks Farm Dailey, Gracie Booth, Karen & Champeau, Lori 6 ~ 7 Davidson Corporation Davidson, Linton 72 ~ 73 Sandy’s Pallette, LLC Jones, Sandy 8 Annie Goatley Beedle, Kim 74 ~ 75 Skaska Designs Girard, George 9~ 11 Homestead Acres Blissett, Yolanda 78 ~ 79 Studio June YarnJune, Jill 12 Violet Star Creations Leithauser, Rowan 80 Hooked on Felt Higgs, Suzanne 13 Yana Dee Clothing and Accessories Dee, Yana 80 Looking Glass Wool McNeil, Christy 14 Double JH Farm Hanus, Jennie 81 ~ 82 3 L & S Farm Swearingen, Penny 14 Celeste’s CVM Farm Campbell, June 83 ~ 84 Dances With Wool Henry, Sheila 14 Giffordables Gifford, Sue 85 Marr-Rita Farm Walters, Rita 15 Ziellinger Fiber Mill Zillinger, Kathy & Gary 86 ~ 87 Big Spring Farm and Fiber, LLC 16 ~ 17 Fox Hill Farm Field, Alice Cormack, Jack & Dana 18 ~ 19 Winterhaven Fiber Farm Setser, Jenny 88 ~ 89 Gita Maria Strum, Gita Maria 20 The Rouge Lucette Ledrich, Margaret 90 ~ 91 Heritage Spinning & Weaving Sheridan, Joan 21 ~ 22 92 ~ 93 Knitting Notions Harrison, Catherine 23 ~ 24 The Basket Lady Larson, Bev 94 Woolie Pett’s Creations Pett, Roxanne 25 ~ 26 Marlene’s Felting Madness Gruetter, Marlene 95 Rocking Horse Farm 27 ~28 Tirrell Centennial Tirrell, Pat Garrett, Bev & Saunders, Sue 28 ~ 29 Linden Lane Cowdrey, Liz 96 ~ 97 Maple Row Stock and Wool Cline, Debra 98 Jehovah Jereh Woolmill Building 3 Previously (9B) Francisco, Greg & Amy Space # Business Name Owner 99 Jehovah Jereh Woolmill Hinckley, Sarah 100 ~ 101 Annie’s Fiber Expressions 30 ~ 31 Pleasant Home Woolens King, Connie Jackson, Anne & Don 32 Ewe Hottie Sluis, Allison & Peck, Rachel 102 Paradise Ranch Macauley, Robert & Deborah 33 Bowen and Mishler Bowen, Janice & Mishler, C. 103~ 104 & 105 Ellen’s 1/2 Half Pint Farm Minard, Ellen 34 ~ 35 The Fold Neil, Toni 36 Sweetgrass Jacobs Bostwick, Peg Delano ~ Caulkins Barns 37 Victoria Station Brackney, Victoria Space # Business Name Owner 38 ~ 39 Trading Post for Fiber Arts Marble, Susan 40 Michigan Fiber Festival Promotion 106 Mount Apeto Alpacas, LLC Ross, Cheryl 41 ~ 42 Circle R Ranch Johr, Rita 107 ~ 108 Little Acres Farm & Flair for Fiber 43 Kinderhaven Farm Catonguay, Joy Willoughby, Dawn & Bayer, Peggy 44 ~ 45 Handspun by Stefania Isaacson, Stefania 109 ~ 110 Maple Creek Farm Garges, Eileen 46 ~ 47 Back to Back Fiber Products & Zodiac Ranch 111 Needle and Wheel Designs Powers, Melissa Lundstrum, Linda & Bunch, Sue 112 Pufpaff’s Fiber Processing Pufpaff, Suzanne 48 White Creek Wool Baughman, Susan 113 Bleating Heart Haven Ellenbecker, Cindy 49 Luxury Natural Fiber Tullett, Anne 114 ~ 115 Yarn Hollow Petteys, Rita 50 ~ 68 Ohio Valley Natural Fibers Ferguson, Ginny 116 Morning Sun Fiber Barn Lawson, Sharon 51 ~ 54 Susan’s Fiber Shop McFarland, Susan 117 ~ 118 Sheepy Thyme Farm Sutten, Bonnie 55 Gale’s Art Evans, Gale 119 Lone Tree Wools Zumdome, Barbara 56 ~ 57 Blackberry Ridge Woolen Mill, LLC 119 Lamb Lane Farms Shreeves, Elizabeth Bosch, Anne 120 Windswept Farms Ludlam, Mike 58 & 76 Mohair in Motion Todd, Betty 121 C. J. Kopec Creations Kopec, Coby 59 & 77 Lady Peddler Turner, Jill 122 MacKintosh Yarns Bernstein, Elizabeth 60 ~ 61 Hidden Valley Farm Wagner, Carol 123 Southern Comfort/Hoggs Millworks Hogges,Bubba 62 ~ 63 Briar Rose Fiber Roosien, Chris 124 Sheepish Creations Bates, Pam 64 Frosty Acres Blain, Jill & Brandon 125 Root Farm Studio Root, Perry & Kathleen Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 44 126 Riverside Loomworks Johnson, Leslie 127 Happy Hands Hand Dyed yarn & Fiber Leach,Kimberly 128 Master Korner Kraska Brenda 129 Basket Artistry by Preuss Susan Preuss Susan 130 Robin J. Edmunson Edmunson Robin 131 ~ 132 Stoney Pond Farm Nagel Rose 133~ 134 Winding Wool Creek Fiber Lambrecht, Barbara Booth 111 135 Sunny Meade Woolies Scherer, Bonnie 136~137 Linda Griffith Griffith, Linda 138~139 Wool-E-Farm Jackson, Ellyn 140 Brenway Fibers Cummings, Brenda - 141 Busy Hands Konieczny, Rebecca 142 Wonder Why Alpaca Farm LLC Morrison, Andrea 143 Bottom of the Basket LL Michon, Sandra 144 Wool-In -Legends Flecher, Marsha 145 Gwenyth Glynn Wensleydale Meacham, Sheryl 146 ~ 147 Weaver’s Loft Gallagher, Barb 148 Dragonfly Fibers Chiocchio Kate 149 Creatively Dyed Yarn Luze Diane
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150 ~ 151 Wooly Knob Fiber Mill Stark, Jamie & Mabis, Matt 152 ~ 153 Annie’s Sweet Handspun Edwards, Dianne 154 Team Effort Artisans Brandt, Kelly 155 ~ 156 Moon’s Shadow Farm Voelker, Liz & Calivas, Tom 157~ 159 Carol Leigh’s Hillcreek Fiber Studio Brack-Kaiser, Carol Leigh 160 All Strings Considered Nostring, Birgitta 161 ~ 162 Catalynje Buffalo Fiber Co. DeMoss, Bonnie 163 ~ 164 Bijou Basin Ranch Koop, Eileen 165 Lazy Dog Fiber Arts Goff, Katelyn 166 Wool Whimsies Bazen, Monica 167 Winding Creek Alpacas & Llamas Stellhorn, Tina 168 Maria Koeling Koeling Maria 169 Barnhart Studios/Mother of Purl Barnhart, Rolene 170 Morning Meadows Sundries Dybiec, Molly
171 ~172 Tillers International Perkins Dulcy & Evesque L. 173 Jan Kimball Kimball, Jan 174 Happy Fuzzy Yarn Gill, Riin 175 ~ 176 Miss Babs Hand Dyed Yarns & Fibers Ausherman, Babs 177 Lakeshore Textiles Jenkins Suzie NOTE: Vendors & Animal Show Participants Waiting in long lines at the food booths has been a problem in years past. DID YOU KNOW: You can stop by at the Allegan Band boosters and Ostego Band boosters booths in the morning and leave your order and a time for pick up . Then you can just pick it up and avoid the long lines Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 45 Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 46 ADVERTISE IN 2013 On Line Advertising MICHIGAN FIBER FESTIVAL INC. PUBLICATION Square: 275x275 (pixels) ADVERTISING SIZES AND RATES ( in inches) Price Ad Size Width x Height Rate 3 Month: $65.00 Inside Front or back cover 7 x 9 $300.00 6 Month: $115.00 Full Page 7 x 9 $250.00 Annual: $180.00 2/3 Page 7 x 6 $200.00 1/2 Pg./Horiz. 7 x 4 1/2 $135.00 Max File Size: 1/2 Vertical 3 1/2 x 9 $135.00 1/3 Pg./Horiz. 7 x 3 $ 95.00 GIF/JPEG: 40k 1/4 Pg. Horiz. 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 $ 85.00 Flash: 50k 1/8 Pg./Horiz. ( business card) 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 $ 50.00 Animated GIFs: or vertical 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 3 Loop Maximum Color Ads: Add $50.00 for two color & $100.00 for four color. Classifieds: $1.75 per word with $35.00 minimum. Postal box or Formats Accepted: street address, city, state and zip code are counted as six words. JPEG/GIF, Animated GIF, HTML, JavaScript, Flash Phone number, including area code, counts as two words. Email or Web site address counts as two words. Ads must be camera/display ready on white paper with black Wide Skyscraper: 275x600 (pixels) ink. Black and White only. Camera ready means the ad meets Price exact size specifications and requires no additional work. 3 Month: $95.00 Photographs must be Black and White, screened by your local 6 Month: $175.00 printer or add $10.00 for screening charge. Please send original Annual: $300.00 photos with ads if not screened. Typesetting and layout services will be charged at a minimum of $25.00 per hour if your ads are not camera ready. Max File Size: Liability on all ads shall not exceed the cost of the space GIF/JPEG: 40k occupied by the ad. Flash: 50k Animated GIFs: If you have any questions or want a quote on producing camera 3 Loop Maximum ready ads, please call Jill Turner at 269-948-2497. E-mail the office at [email protected] & [email protected] Formats Accepted: JPEG/GIF, Animated GIF, HTML, JavaScript, Flash ______Leaderboard: 584x75 (pixels) Name ______Price Business Name 3 Month: $80.00 ______6 Month: $145.00 Address Annual: $240.00 ______Max File Size: ______GIF/JPEG: 40k City State Zip Flash: 50k Animated GIFs: ______Phone Day: Phone Evening: 3 Loop Maximum Formats Accepted: ______JPEG/GIF, Animated GIF, HTML, JavaScript, Fla Email We offer a 10% discount Ad Size ______Cost ______Enclosed______if you advertise in both! Make Checks payable in U.S. dollars to: Michigan Fiber Festival
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______Day Phone Night Phone Fax Email address ANIMAL SHOW ENTRIES: CIRCLE ONE: FIBER GOATS SHEEP ( If you need more room attach an additional sheet) DIVISION CLASS BREED EAR TAG # REGISTRATION # BIRTHDATE
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Carefully read all the festival rules and regulations for your area of entry before completing this form. Exhibitor fees: $8.00 per head. Show Animals QTY. ______X Fee $8.00 = ______Sale Animals QTY. ______X Fee $8.00 = ______SUBTOTAL ______Postmarked after July 1st. Exhibitor fees: $10.00 per head. Show Animals QTY. ______X Fee $10.00 = ______Sale Animals QTY. ______X Fee $10.00 = ______SUBTOTAL ______
Estimated Number of Pens you will need: ______Office Use Only Amount Paid ______Ck# ______Ck. Date ______Posted ______Proc. Date ______Page Total ______Copies to: ______Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 60 MICHIGAN FIBER FESTIVAL ~~~~~ PYGORA GOAT SHOW REGISTRATION FORM ~~~~ PERSONAL INFORMATION: ( Please print or type) REGISTRATION DEADLINE JULY 1, 2012 Entry Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by July 15. For entries postmarked after July 15, the late fee will be an addi- tional $2 per goat show entry or $4 per fleece show entry. For additional entries, copy this form as needed.
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Pygora Goat Show ( If you need more room attach an additional sheet CLASS REGISTRATION NAME REGISTRATION # BIRTHDATE ______
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Pygora Fleece Show Registration CLASS # REGISTRATION NAME REGISTRATION # SHEARING DATE HARVEST METHOD BIRTHDATE ______
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Mail Registration forms and fees to: Michigan Fiber Festival PO Box 744 Hastings MI 49058 For mail in fleece entries, return postage/handling of $10 along with fleeces can be sent to: Allison Sluis 100 N. Moorland Ravenna, MI 49451
Office Use Only Goat Entries x $3 $ ______Amount Paid ______Ck# ______Goat Entries x $2 late fee $ ______Ck. Date ______Pens x $30 $______Posted ______Proc. Date ______Fleece Entries x $5 $ ______Fleece Entries x $4 late fee $ ______Late fees will apply after July 1st. Total Fees $ ______
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 61 MICHIGAN FIBER FESTIVAL ~~~~ ANGORA RABBIT REGISTRATION FORM ~~~~ PERSONAL INFORMATION: ( Please print or type) REGISTRATION DEADLINE JULY 1, 2012 Late charges will apply for any registration postmarked after July 1st. Please fill out your personal information(name,address, etc.) and return with any and all registrations.
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ANGORA RABBITS ENTRIES: Coop fees: For exhibit and sale animals $3.00 Per Animal Using your own coop $6.00 Per Animal Using fairgrounds coop $3.00 Per Animal ___ quantity x $3.00 = ______Subtotal ______$6.00 Per Animal ___ quantity x $6.00 = ______Subtotal ______
Show Fee: $2.00 per animal breed class ( if using your own coop) QTY. ______X Fee $2.00 = ______$1.00 per animal wool class ( if using your own coop) QTY. ______X Fee $1.00 = ______
Subtotal______minimum size 18”x24”x18” for French, Satin, German & Giant Angoras ~18”x18”x 18”for English Angoras & Jersey Wooly Sex Age Breed ( If you need more room attach an additional sheet) ______
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ANGORA FLEECE SALE: Fleece sale ONLY! No sales of yarn or other products allowed. $35.00 per table. Exhibitors provide own tables, not to exceed 8’.
$35.00 per table ______QTY x $35.00 = $ ______Subtotal $ ______
Late Fee if registration is postmarked after July 1st.. Nothing accepted after Aug. 1st. 2012 $40.00 per table ______QTY x $40.00 = $ ______Subtotal $ ______
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Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 62 MICHIGAN FIBER FESTIVAL ~~~~ALPACA & LLAMA REGISTRATION FORM ~~~~ PERSONAL INFORMATION: ( Please print or type) REGISTRATION DEADLINE JULY 1, 2012 Late charges will apply for any registration postmarked after July 1st. Please fill out your personal information(name,address, etc.) and return with any and all registrations.
______Last Name First Name Business Name ______Address City State/Prov. Country Zip ______Day Phone Night Phone Fax Email address ALPACA & LLAMA Ranch Display or Stalls Ranch display: (no animals) includes 1 table & 2 chair for sale of ONLY raw fleece, roving and yarns made from your animals, electric available.
Ranch Display: 10’ x 10’ $50.00 each. Ranch display : QTY. ______X $50.00 = ______
Stalls: No more than 2 llamas or 3 alpacas per stall: dirt floors ~
Stalls: 9’ x 10’ bring your own 9 ft. gate for front ______Animals may be sold from stalls: Stalls: 10’ x 9’ $50.00 each. Stalls : QTY. ______X $50.00 = ______
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Registrations postmarked after July 1st. Stalls or Ranch displays are $60.00 each. Stalls : QTY. ______X $60.00 = ______Ranch display : QTY. ______X $60.00 = ______SUBTOTAL ______
ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP (from page one) ____$15.00 ____ $30.00 _____ $50.00 TOTAL ______
CAMPING ON GROUNDS: The fairgrounds provides camping locations for both RV hookups and primitive settings. You can choose wooded areas, near the river, or in the main area close to the buildings. Dump station on the grounds no additional charge. Includes two entry passes if camping over the weekend $24.00 per night Tue. ___ Wed. ___ Thur. ___ Fri. ___ Sat. ___ Total nights _____ X $24.00 = ______Late Fee if registration is postmarked after July 1st. $26.00 per night Tue. ___ Wed. ___ Thur. ___ Fri. ___ Sat. ___ Total nights _____ X $26.00 = ______
SUBTOTAL ______EXTRA ENTRY PASSES: Needed for Saturday and Sunday only. $5.00 per person per day or $8.00 per person for a weekend pass. Passes are included for: Vendors, animal show exhibitors, weekend workshop participants, weekend campers, demonstrators & volunteers. children 8 or under free Friday QTY. _____X $3.00 Saturday QTY. ______X $5.00 = ______Sunday QTY. ______X $5.00 = ______Weekend QTY. ______X $8.00 = ______SUBTOTAL ______
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Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 63 MICHIGAN FIBER FESTIVAL ~~~~~ ART SHOW REGISTRATION FORM ~~~~ ~~~~~~CREDIT CARD INFORMATION FOR ALL REGISTRATIONS~~~~~~~~~~ PERSONAL INFORMATION: ( Please print or type) REGISTRATION DEADLINE JULY 1, 2012 Late charges will apply for any registration postmarked after July 1st. Please fill out your personal information(name,address, etc.) and return with any and all registrations.
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ARTS SHOW / COMPETITION ENTRY FORM (Make a copy of this form for each item entered:)
Division: Adult(18 +) ______Junior(17 and under) ______Title/Item Medium Dimensions Description ______
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Do not mail items: Be sure to fill out a 2 x 3 1/2 card on each item and bring it with the item to check in. Check rules for further information. Check one: ______Adult ______Junior ______Fiber Arts entries: QTY. ______X $ 10.00 = ______SUBTOTAL ______Late Fee if registration is postmarked after July 1st. Nothing Accepted after Aug. 1 Fiber Arts entries:QTY. ______X $ 11.00 = ______SUBTOTAL ______
TOTAL FOR ALL REGISTRATIONS $ ______
General Instructions and Information: If you have questions concerning any area, contact the office or the committee chair. Registrations for Skein, Mohair and Wool Fleece competitions will take place at the festival; check guidelines for details. Please read all rules and regulations for each registration before filling out the form. You will exempt Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. from any and all liability for loss, damage or injury to yourself or your property, whether caused by said corporation, its agents, or by any other cause. Each exhibitor participant will be responsible for any injury that may be incurred by any animal owned or exhibited by him, or arising from acts of negligence of any such exhibitor.
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Valid Dates ______Security Code: ( three digit code from back of card) ______
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MAIL ENTRIES T0: MICHIGAN FIBER FESTIVAL INC. For questions: Office Phone: 269-948-2497 PLEASE LEAVE YOUR PETS AT HOME. Michigan Fiber Festival Inc. 64