SOAR Workshops

6/27/03

I received this notice from Interweave Press this week (read below), and wanted to pass the info along.  There are still a few spots open in my workshop, and we will also be a vendor.  Pass the message along to all your spinning friends and guild members.

Thanks,

Andrea Mielke

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Please help spread the word that we still have workshop openings.

SOAR 2003
(held near Traverse City, Michigan, October 26 – November 2)

Great News!
If you act now, you can still attend SOAR!
Spaces are filling rapidly.  Contact us for the current status of each workshop.

Workshops Available
(Availability as of June 10.  Please contact us for the current workshop status)

• Spinning Singles for Warp and Weft – Kathryn Alexander

• Spinning and Knitting Estonia Lace – Nancy Bush and Judith MacKenzie

• Beginning Spinning – Maggie Casey

• Beyond the Edge – Rain Crow

• Handspindles – Andrea Mielke

• Spinning your Yarn in New Directions – Carol Rhoades*

• Making the Most of Your Combs – Robin Russo

*By Popular Demand: Carol Rhoades has expanded the scope of her workshop from crochet only to include spinning for any technique you choose – knitting, crochet, embroidery, and weaving.

Spinning Your Yarn in New Directions: Playing with the Connection Between Fiber, Yarn, and Technique – Carol Rhoades.

Spinning the right yarn for a project involves planning and experimentation which can be fun, exciting, and surprising.  IN this workshop, we will explore how changes, both big and small, in the spinning process intersect with project techniques.  We will test facts and myths about how fiber structure and characteristics determine yarn qualities.  Working from the other direction, we’ll see how the way we knit, crochet, embroider, or weave affects the yarns we spin.  Working in groups, we’ll try as many variables as possible, including fiber choice and preparation, direction and amount of twist in singles and plies, and Yarn density.  Participants will spin sample yarns and test th4emin small knitting, crochet, and embroidery samples, thereby learning what combinations of factors will yield as perfect of a yarn as possible for their projects. 
Skill level – Basic spinning skills; Basic crochet skills are helpful, but not necessary.  Materials fee - $20 for fibers and handouts.

The Retreat Session also has a few openings.

Contact us to confirm your space.

Contact: Nancy Disney
Phone: 1-800-272-2193 ext. 660
e-mail: NancyD@interweave.com
Web Site: http://www.interweave.com/spin/exhibits/soar.asp