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June 19 - 25, 2020 Welcome to Fibre Week 2020! Come join us for a great week of experiences planned with you in mind. We have a diverse collection of weekend workshops, social events, a Fibre Pop Up Shop and more!
FIBRE WEEK 2020 All courses run from 9:00am – 4:30pm, lunch break from 12:00pm - 1:30pm unless otherwise noted Showing Off Your Fleeces Jayne Deardorff Enrolment updates on homepage of website – Confirm class is proceeding before booking airline tickets 2
AT A GLANCE All courses run from 9:00am – 4:30pm, lunch break from 12:00pm - 1:30pm unless otherwise noted Enrolment updates on homepage of website – Confirm class is proceeding before booking airline tickets 3
MASTER PROGRAMS All courses run from 9:00am – 4:30pm, lunch break from 12:00pm - 1:30pm unless otherwise noted Instructor biographies and supply lists can be found on the Fibre Week website – www.oldscollege.ca/fibreweek MASTER SPINNER PROGRAM: The Master Spinner Program consists LEVEL 1 LEVEL 3 of five progressive levels of classroom This is NOT a beginner spinning class. Sunday, June 21 - Thursday June 25 and independent study involving skill Students should have a working $755 (includes marking fee) + $85 development, research studies and relationship with a spinning wheel. The materials (+ GST) project assignments in the area of hand Beginning Spinning course is strongly spinning of all major types of fibres, recommended for those with little or no LEVEL 4 yarns and the end use of the spun experience. Sunday, June 21 - Thursday June 25 yarns. $755 (includes marking fee) + $85 Sunday, June 21 - Thursay, June 25 materials (+ GST) Module content competencies and $755 (includes marking fee) + $85 skill lists are available for viewing materials (+ GST) LEVEL 5 or download on the Master Spinner Sunday, June 21 - Thursday June 25 LEVEL 2 $755 (includes marking fee) + $85 Program page at: Sunday, June 21 – Thursday, June 25 www.oldscollege.ca/fibreweek materials (+ GST) $755 (includes marking fee) + $85 materials (+ GST) SPINNING WHEEL AND WEAVING LOOM RENTALS There are a limited number of wheels and table top looms available for rent on a first-come basis. Please call to reserve your wheel when you register for your classes. MASTER WEAVER PROGRAM LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 This is NOT a beginner course (see Beginning Weaving Sunday, June 21 - Thursday June 25 in the Fibre Arts section). The Olds College Master Weaver $655 (includes marking fee) + $65 materials (+ GST) Certificate Program is a formal process of sequential learning and evaluation consisting of 5 progressive levels of LEVEL 3 instruction and independent study involving skill development, Sunday, June 21 - Thursday June 25 research studies and project assignments, thus providing an $655 (includes marking fee) + $65 materials (+ GST) educational environment in which an individual can acquire the skills to become an independent weaver. LEVEL 4 Prerequisite: Students should be experienced Sunday, June 21 - Thursday June 25 weavers, and are expected to be able to warp a $655 (includes marking fee) + $65 materials (+ GST) loom independently at the outset of the class, and be conversant with basic weaving language and tools. Independent weaving experience is essential. LEVEL 5 Independent study course - check website for details. Sunday, June 21 - Thursday June 25 $655 (includes marking fee) + $65 materials (+ GST) Check for updated information – www.oldscollege.ca/fibreweek 4
FIBRE ARTS `All All courses runrun courses from 9am from – 4pm 9am with a one-hour – 4:30pm, lunch lunch break break from unless 12:00pm otherwise - 1:30pm noted unless otherwise noted Instructor biographies and supply lists can be found on the Fibre Week website – www.oldscollege.ca/fibreweek FRIDAY WORKSHOPS: BEGINNING SPINNING comfortable with spinning a continuous DEFLECTING DOUBLEWEAVE This class will cover basic mechanics of single and plying on a wheel. Perfection is WORKSHOP spinning wheels and how to make your not necessary, just comfort. Participants will learn about the basic wheel work for you. Using wool rovings Student Supplies: Spinning wheel in good elements of DDW, how draft, yarns and wet and top, we’ll learn how to spin singles, working order, 3 bobbins (minimum), a finishing contribute to the finished product. how to ply those singles together, lazy kate, niddy noddy, ziplock bags to Once the woven web comes off the loom, and how to get a balanced yarn. We hold fiber, black permanent marker to participants will have the opportunity to will cover drafting, both woolen and mark bags, yarn to tie completed skeins, weave 4 samples and finish them in class. worsted, what the difference between and scissors. Prerequisite: Knowledge of warping loom the two is, and when and where you Instructor: Kathy Schneider and ability to follow a draft, looms need to might want to choose one method over be warped prior to class starting. If renting a Fri June 19 (9am-4:30pm) the other. Topics covered include: loom, allow time the previous day to warp. $195 + $30 Materials + GST • Spinning wheel mechanics (how your Student Supplies: Notebook, pen or pencil, wheel works) COLOR AND SPINNING cloth measuring tape, scissors, tapestry • Understanding wool preparations PLAYGROUND needle (for hemstitching), pencil crayons, • Drafting worsted-style singles Join Diana for two full days of colour, Reed hook, 8 shaft loom with a 10 or 12 dent experimentation and fun in a workshop reed (if you can), shuttles and bobbins, hand • Drafting woolen-style singles devoted to blending colours, learning how bobbin winder (if you have one). • Plying methods for 2-ply / 3-ply yarns to use fibre preparation equipment for Instructor: Lynn Ivany-McEachern • Finishing techniques the task of colour blending, and spinning Fri June 19 - Sat June 20 (9am-4:30pm) • Fibre characteristics and how they up and assessing the results. In the first $295 + $25 Materials + GST affect the final yarn half, we will use some portable tools Prerequisite: None for blending colour for spinning: hand MAKE A WET FELTED BIRD POD/ carders, blending boards, and hackles. HOUSE Student Supplies: Spinning wheel, at In the second part, we will spin it up least 2 bobbins, lazy kate (if available), and experiment with different spinning Creating felt from wool goes back thousands hand cards (optional), permanent techniques to allow the colours to blend of years and has a rich history in many marker for labelling supplies, notebook or stay true and reflect on our results. In cultures. In this workshop, we’ll start by and pen. addition to experimenting with different making a sample piece of felt to help Instructor: Christie Schulze blending tools, you will learn colour understand the unique, natural properties theory in a practical and applied way. of wool. Each participant will then put Fri June 19 - Sat June 20 (9am-4:30pm) WARNING: This workshop may change their new-found knowledge to use making $295 + $35 Materials + GST a felted bird pod. Wet felting is a hands- the way you see the world! on, sometimes messy art process. Wear CLEAN (OR NOT), COMB, Prerequisite: Must be able to spin a comfortable clothes that you can get wet CARD, COMBINE & CREATE continuous thread with a spinning wheel and not worry about. This class is suitable This is the perfect class for anyone or spindle and have experience with for beginners and people with some felting wanting to start with a raw fleece and plying for a two-ply yarn. experience. Barbara Leighton, founder of end with yarn. We will look at several Student Supplies: Spinning wheel in the Leighton Art Centre, believed that every fleeces, both sheep and alpaca, learn excellent operating order, 6 empty toilet person is an artist - they just need to find a variety of ways to clean fleeces and paper rolls for making centre pull balls, their right medium. Perhaps wool is yours. spin “in the grease”. You will be able to lazy kate, extra bobbins. Blending board Try felting and find out! prepare the fibre by combing, carding, (can be shared between three people), Prerequisite: None teasing, making rolags, and possibly and hand carders. more. You will have time to spin and Student Supplies: All materials supplied. Instructor: Diana Twiss Felting tools if you would like. ply your fibre. We will also look at not Fri June 19 - Sat June 20 (9am-4:30pm) Instructor: Leah Cathleen Donald so good fleeces, both raw and washed, and how to possibly use these. $295 + $40 Materials + GST Fri June 19 (9am-4:30pm) Prerequisite: Student should be $195 + $20 Materials + GST Remember to register early to avoid disappointment 5
FRIDAY WORKSHOPS CONTINUED: NEEDLE FELTED SHEEP - OBLIQUE INTERLACING or an acrylic paintbrush (optional – different WHITE (AM) sized paintbrushes), containers or paint tray Explore a low-tech method for producing to hold dyes in, 1 large yogurt type container Come learn the wonderful art of needle cloth without a loom, useful for making for keeping the paintbrush clean with water felting and create your own cute little straps, scarves, bags, hats, vests, and between dye colors, old nylons or 2 stretchy felted sheep with nothing more than wool even complete dresses. Participants will strips of material to tie bundles with. and felting needles (and lots and lots of begin on ready-to-go warp, learn the basic stabbing!) This is a versatile form of soft method, how to set up and how to finish. Instructor: Laurie Steffler sculpture that can be used to make so Leave with a sample of your own making. Fri June 19 - Sat June 20 (9am 4:30pm) many things. Participants will receive Oblique interlacing looks like plain weave $295 + $35 Materials + GST a felting kit (felting foam and felting on the bias. This is a free-end braiding needles), and enough core wool, natural technique, which means you can take it SHOWING OFF YOUR FLEECES lamb curls, and glass eyes to make two everywhere, and weave anywhere, any Come and spend a day working with fleeces. little sheep. These sheep have a wire time. The technique can be used on a wide We will discuss how to show off your fleeces armature and wire is also included. variety of yarns to create small items or to their best. What are the terms used and Prerequisite: Suitable for beginners or very large ones. We focus on the method, what a judge is looking for will be reviewed those with some experience. what ‘irregularities’ (mistakes) look like, how and shared. Ideas for showing off and selling to identify them, how to correct them, and fiber. If time allows, we will discuss getting Student Supplies: All materials and how to avoid them in the first place …. or other fibres ready for show. This is a hands supplies are provided for this workshop, how to repeat the irregularity and call it a on class, so come ready to work with raw except students must bring: small sharp design element. The method can be used wool - come and have a WOOLY FUN DAY! scissors, a multiple felting needle (3-5) to create bags, scarfs, hats, vests … almost holder if you have one. If you do not have Prerequisite: None any garment. Samples will be on hand to one or can’t find one, the instructor will Student Supplies: Fleeces to be evaluated, inspire. have some for you to purchase or try out. apron, paper and pen. They cost $20-$25 each. Prerequisite: No weaving experience required. Participants need good finger Instructor: Jayne Deardorff Instructor: Lois McDonald -Layden dexterity, and reasonable eyesight (bring Fri June 19 (9am -4:30pm) Fri June 19 (9am-12pm) your glasses if you need them to read the $195 + GST $99 + $25 Materials + GST newspaper). Student Supplies: None WARP AND WEAVE ON A RIGID NEEDLE FELTED SHEEP - HEDDLE LOOM COLORED (PM) Instructor: Carol James This workshop will introduce you to the Come learn the wonderful art of needle Fri June 19 (9am-4:30pm) basics of direct warping and weaving on felting and create your own cute little $195 + $5 Materials + GST a rigid heddle loom. Choosing yarns for a felted sheep with nothing more than wool project, warp design considerations, and and felting needles (and lots and lots of PAINTING WITH DYES ON YOUR colour and weave will be examined before stabbing!) This is a versatile form of soft NUNO-FELTED SCARF we make our warp. Once we warp our sculpture that can be used to make so Explore a new painting medium. Learn how looms, we will take time to explore a variety many things. Participants will receive to felt a Nuno Scarf with merino wool on silk of textured and coloured weave structures to a felting kit (felting foam and felting chiffon fabric that can be used as a canvas make a sampler scarf. No previous weaving needles), and enough core wool, natural for painting with wool dyes. This workshop experience is required to get started on lamb curls, and glass eyes to make two will demonstrate how to create a variety a basic project, and weavers with some little sheep. These sheep have a wire of scarf designs including learning how to experience will have an opportunity to armature and wire is also included. piece silk and create holes. Paint it as if you expand their skills. Prerequisite: Suitable for beginners or were creating a watercolor. You will learn how to paint in layers and set them using a Prerequisite: None. This workshop is those with some experience. suitable for of all levels of experience. microwave. Understand how dyes work on Student Supplies: All materials and Student Supplies: A rigid heddle loom (any dry and wet backgrounds and how wool and supplies are provided for this workshop, make or width) with 7.5/8 dpi heddle or 10 silk absorb the dye differently. Come with an except students must bring: small sharp dpi heddle, any warping pegs and hooks idea or create spontaneously. You will learn scissors, a multiple felting needle (3-5) that came with the loom (if you have them), how to felt by hand with tips and techniques holder if you have one. If you do not have at least one stick shuttle (the instructor that will make the felting process as easy one or can’t find one, the instructor will will have some available for use as well), and fast as possible. have some for you to purchase or try out. measuring tape, scissors, pen and paper for They cost $20-$25 each. Prerequisite: None notes. Optional: yarn. Instructor will provide Instructor: Lois Mcdonald-Layden Student Supplies: 2 clear plastic lawn bags, all yarn needed. scissors, 24” bubble wrap - small bubbles, Fri June 19 (1:30pm-4:30pm) Instructor: Michelle Boyd 1 pair of single-use disposable gloves $99 + $25 Materials + GST found in a pharmacy to keep hands free of Fri June 19 (9am-4:30pm) dye paint, 1 olds towel, 1 large watercolor $195 + $30 Materials + GST Check for updated information – www.oldscollege.ca/fibreweek 6
SATURDAY WORKSHOPS: BE A JOINER circumferences in the round, either Prerequisite: Willing to create and have Joins in our yarn can cause points of double-pointed needles or circulars). If fun! weakness, hills and valleys. Explore you’re not sure which needles will suit Student Supplies: none – all materials the multiple ways to join fibres while you best, bringing a range of needles are included, including the canvas, spinning (yes, there are many!) and measuring from 2-3 mm will ensure that roving, yarn, locker hook, and tapestry how to avoid the common pitfalls of you’ll have something that will work for needle. the various joins. We will also look the purposes of this class. Instructor: Kathy Schneider at joining our yarns when the singles Instructor: Jesse McKitrick Sat June 20 (9am-4:30pm) break while plying. Sat June 20 (9am-4:30pm) $195 + $50 Materials + GST Prerequisite: None $195 + $9 Materials + GST Student Supples: Spinning wheel, GONE BATTY lazy kate, 3 bobbins, spinning wheel FELTED TREE LANDSCAPE Batts are beautiful! But, how do we maintenance items and orifice hooks. Each participant will make a large felted spin them? Explore methods for colour Instructor: Kara Perpelitz wool ’painting’ of a landscape scene and texture control while spinning with of their choice with lots of detail. Using a variety of batts. Leave the class with Sat June 20 (9am - 12pm) different ‘painting with wool’ techniques, a better understanding of the many $99 + $15 Materials + GST we will be focusing on trees, but can options for making these big blankets also teach flowers, rocks, and moons, of fibre into yarns. CARD WEAVING/ TABLET depending on the class interest. You will WEAVING then be shown various ways to mount Prerequisite: None The workshop introduces you to card or use your work of art when you take it Student Supplies: Spinning wheel, lazy (tablet) weaving. A brief historical home. We will be learning both needle kate, extra bobbins, spinning wheel overview of the craft along with felting and wet felting and using merino, maintenance items, orifice hooks, bring familiarization of materials, equipment, silk and other embellishments. your favorite batt (optional). terminology and technique will be Prerequisite: Suitable for beginners Instructor: Kara Perpelitz given. You will learn how to warp and or experienced felters as your wool Sat June 20 (1:30pm-4:30pm) thread the cards for a simple pattern. painting can be as intricate or as simple You’ll learn how to set up the cards $99 + $25 Materials + GST as you like. following a simple pattern. Student Supplies: All materials and Prerequisite: None supplies are provided for this workshop, Student Supplies: Belt (if possible) except students must bring: 2-3 large Instructor: Maria Lougheed bath towels, small sharp scissors. 1 piece of cushion foam at least 2” thick Sat June 20 (9am-12pm) and 24” x 16”, available at Walmart or $99 + $15 Materials + GST Fabricville. FAIR-ISLE STYLE STRANDED Instructor: Lois McDonald-Layden COLOURWORK Sat June 20 (9am-4:30pm) This course explores Fair-Isle style $195 + $50 Materials + GST stranded colourwork, including an overview of history and techniques. GET HOOKED ON LOCKER We will play with colour palettes and HOOKING patterning, and will work a small project This is a great way to use your stash using the techniques we explore, of yarn, roving, top, locks of mohair, or SPINNING WHEEL AND including cutting our knitting. even plastic bags. In this workshop, WEAVING LOOM RENTALS Prerequisite: Must be able to knit you will be given all the necessary tools and purl in the round over a small and materials to create (and hopefully There are a limited number of circumference and a basic level of complete) a small rug, a trivet, coasters, spinning wheels and table top comfort with stranded knitting. or seat cushion using prepared roving looms available for rent on and a canvas. Examples, techniques, a first-come basis. Student Supplies: Notebook, pen or and tricks will be explained and pencil, colouring pencils or crayons in demonstrated. After getting “hooked” on a variety of shades, needles of the size Please call to reserve your wheel locker hooking, you will be able to use you would normally use for working the learned technique to make beautiful when you register for your with fingering weight yarn in the round trivets, placemats, rugs, pillows, saddle classes! plus the next two sizes up from that blankets, seat cushions, and more (using your preferred method for small www.oldscollege.ca/fibreweek without spinning, knitting, or a loom. Remember to register early to avoid disappointment 7
SATURDAY WORKSHOPS CONTINUED: PIN LOOM WEAVING Prerequisite: Have completed a basic Explore the potential of weaving, level sprang class: can set up a flat one square at a time. Portable and warp, and is comfortable with the basic affordable pin looms offer endless interlinking stitch. potential for creative weaving using Student Supplies: Bring your own knitting yarns and simple techniques. sprang frame, 20 gms of sock yarn and This workshop will introduce colored pencils. Optional kit: $50 for participants to basic pin loom weaving, sprang frame, yarn, and use of colored textured patterns, and a variety of pencils. joining techniques while making a small Instructor: Carol James sampler bag. Don’t have a pin loom, Sat June 20 (9am- 4:30pm) no problem! The instructor will have a limited number of looms available for $195 + $5 Materials + GST you to try out. THREE WAYS TO BOUCLE Prerequisite: None. This workshop is From simple to complex, there are lots suitable for students with no weaving of ways to make the textured yarns experience and weavers of any level of known as boucles. This workshop experience. will introduce spinners of all levels of Student Supplies: Pin loom of any size, experience to methods for making including Weavette, Zoom Loom, or “flame” boucle, looped boucle, and other maker looms, 1 or 2 blunt darning knot boucle using a variety of materials. needles, scissors, pen and paper for Prerequisite: Students should be notes. comfortable spinning and plying yarn Instructor: Michelle Boyd on a spinning wheel. This workshop Sat June 20 (9am -12pm) is suitable for advanced beginner to $99 + $20 Materials + GST experienced spinners. Student Supplies: Spinning wheel in SASHIKO EMBROIDERY good working order and all supporting This workshop introduces the equipment (oil, orifice hook, etc), 4 technique of Sashiko Embroidery and bobbins, lazy kate, scissors, labels for its origin. It will familiarize you with samples, pen and paper for notes. equipment, material and techniques. Instructor: Michelle Boyd You will have the opportunity to Sat June 20 (1:30pm-4:30pm) practice the skill with a small project. $99 + $20 Materials + GST Prerequisite: None Student Supplies: None. All supplies will be provided. Instructor: Maria Lougheed Sat June 20 (1:30pm-4:30pm) $99+ $25 Materials + GST SPRANG LACE SPINNING WHEEL AND So you’ve already dabbled in sprang, WEAVING LOOM RENTALS but now want to create those lacy designs. Learn the basic sprang lace stitches from a master. We will discuss There are a limited number of pattern reading and pattern writing. spinning wheels and table top Leave with a lace creation all your own. looms available for rent on The instructor has viewed examples a first-come basis. of sprang across North America and Europe. See images of some of these Please call to reserve your wheel pieces in a PowerPoint presentation, when you register for your handle some of the replica items, and classes! receive assistance to try the techniques yourself. www.oldscollege.ca/fibreweek Check for updated information – www.oldscollege.ca/fibreweek 8
SUNDAY WORKSHOPS: BEGINNING WEAVING detail. Using different painting with and sizes. Laurie will demonstrate how This class is designed for those who are wool techniques, we will be focusing your resist can include protrusions for brand new to weaving, as well as those who on flowers but can also teach trees, sculptural features, how to include pockets want to refresh their knowledge of four- rocks and moons, depending on the for cell phones and the different kinds harness loom weaving. Students will learn class interest. You will then be shown of straps and handles that can be used. how to prepare a warp, put the warp on the various ways to mount or use your work Gain a comprehensive understanding of loom and how to operate the loom. The how of art when you take it home. We will layering wool for color blending, how to to of planning a project, reading a draft, be learning both needle felting and wet include embellishments and prefelts in choosing materials and finishing a project felting and using merino, silk and other surface design. Laurie has 30 years of will be covered. You will be provided with embellishments. felting experience. You will learn how to enough materials to make a practice warp Prerequisite: This workshop is suitable felt by hand with tips and techniques that and weave a beautiful scarf. for beginners or experienced felters as will make the felting process as easy and your wool painting can be as intricate fast as possible. Prerequisite: None or as simple as you like. Prerequisite: None Student Supplies: Notebook, pen or pencil, ruler, fabric measuring tape, scissors, Student Supplies: Students must bring Student Supplies: Notebook and pen, 2 large blunt tapestry needle, pencil crayons, 2-3 large bath towels, small sharp clear plastic lawn bags, 24” bubble wrap, masking or painters tape, a ball of string, scissors, one piece of cushion foam at small bubbles, pool noodle, scissors, threading hook/reed hook, if you have them, least 2” thick and 24” x 16”, available at bonsai sprayer or glass jar with small 10 or 12 dent reed and a raddle (optional), Walmart or Fabricville. holes in lid to sprinkle hot soapy water shuttles and bobbins and a hand bobbin Instructor: Lois McDonald-Layden for felting process, 2 old towels, stainless winder if you have one. 4 Shaft loom steel bowl or plastic bowl, olive oil soap Sun June 21 (9am-4:30pm) included. bar, old nylons or long strips of stretchy $195 + $50 Materials + GST material to tie your felting bundles with, Instructor: Tracy LaRose resist plastic (6 mil vapour barrier plastic, Sun June 21 - Thurs June 25 (9am-4:30pm) HOW MUCH PLY AND WHY 4-6 mil acetate/shower curtain, stiff bubble $495 + $65 Materials + GST Compare and contrast two ideas wrap plastic), correidale wool, or another about how much ply twist is the right wool breed that felts well (merino wool can BE THE BOSS OF YOUR YARN amount. What makes a “balanced” also be used as the outside colour layer), This full-day workshop is all about busting yarn and how can we be sure we are embellishments (wool locks, yarn, prefelts, through default yarn – that yarn you make plying with the right amount of twist? open weave fabric, etc.) over and over again despite attempts to do We will discuss the different ways we Instructor: Laurie Steffler it differently. In this workshop, you are going can balance twist, then ply our singles Sun June 21 (9am-4:30pm) to work on techniques that will expand to see which one we like best. Warning: participants may be exposed to math $195 + $35 Materials + GST your yarn repertoire. You will experiment with and learn about the effect of twist on and/ or treadle counting. KNITTING GLOVES your singles and your plied yarns. You will Prerequisite: students should be also learn about yarn structure by making comfortable spinning and plying yarn An introduction to glove knitting that will samples of soft singles, 2-ply, chained on a spinning wheel. This workshop leave you confident in approaching all (Navajo ply), and cabled yarns. You will is suitable for advanced beginner to manner of glove projects in the future, learn strategies for making the yarn you experienced spinners. whether plain, fancy, or downright want. At the end of the day, YOU will be the Student Supplies: Spinning wheel in fanciful. We will discuss different thumb boss of your yarn. constructions and work through a basic good working order and all supporting glove project, walking together through the Prerequisite: Must be able to spin a equipment (oil, orifice hook, etc), 2 process of setting up all the fingers. continuous thread using a spinning wheel bobbins of spun singles (approximately and be comfortable with plying. 50 yards or 1/3-1/2 full), 1-2 empty Prerequisite: Must be able to cast on, knit bobbins, lazy kate, scissors, labels for and purl, work in the round over a small Student Supplies: Spinning wheel in circumference, increase, decrease and excellent operating order, 6 empty toilet samples, pen and paper for notes. pick up stitches. paper rolls for making centre pull balls, lazy Instructor: Michelle Boyd kate, extra bobbins, tapestry needle, small Sun June 21 (1:30pm-4:30pm) Student Supplies: Notebook, pen or scissors. pencil, fingering weight yarn approx $99 + $15 Materials + GST 50-100g, short double-pointed needles Instructor: Diana Twiss (the length one would use for socks) for Sun June 21 (9am- 4:30pm) HOW TO FELT BAGS OF ALL working with this yarn in the round, and SHAPES AND SIZES several lengths of waste yarn (also in $195 + $25 Material + GST Learn how resists determine the shape fingering weight). FELTED FLOWER LANDSCAPE of your bag. You will create the resist Instructor: Jesse McKitrick Each participant will make a large felted for the seamless bag shape you want and discover the many resist shapes Sun June 21 (9am - 12pm) wool ’painting’, of their choice with lots of that can be used for bags of all shapes $99 + GST Remember to register early to avoid disappointment 9
SUNDAY WORKSHOPS CONTINUED: MAKE A WET FELTED VESSEL warp materials for your project. each, needles for working with this Creating felt from wool goes back Optional $50 frame available to yarn both flat and in the round (using thousands of years and has a rich purchase directly from the instructor at your preferred method for small history in many cultures. In this the workshop, cash only. circumferences in the round, either workshop, we’ll start by making a Instructor: Carol James double-pointed needles or circulars), sample piece of felt to help understand stitch holders and waste yarn. Sun June 21 (9am-4:30pm) the unique, natural properties of wool. Instructor: Jesse McKitrick $195 + GST Each participant will then put their Sun June 21 (1:30pm-4:30pm) new-found knowledge to use making PRECISION DRAFTING (OR $99+ GST a felted bowl or vessel. Wet felting WHY IS THERE TAPE ON MY is a hands-on, sometimes messy art PANTS) process. Wear comfortable clothes that Tired of slubs and thin spots in your you can get wet and not worry about. singles? Want to know the secrets of This class is suitable for beginners and smooth yarns? Break down the process people with some felting experience. of spinning singles into its smallest Barbara Leighton, founder of the steps to explore the distribution of twist Leighton Art Centre, believed that every and how it affects our yarn. Treadling, person is an artist - they just need to drafting, ratios, take-up, and plying will find their right medium. Perhaps wool is all be examined in a controlled exercise yours. Try felting and find out! that will give spinners a new insight into Prerequisite: None what is happening when we make yarn. Student Supplies: All materials Understanding the interactions that supplied, however if you have felting take place as we twist fibre into yarn tools that you would like to bring, will help even the most experienced please feel free to do so. spinner make yarns with more Instructor: Lee Cathleen Donald consistent and predictable results. Sun June 21(9am-4:30pm) Prerequisite: Students should be comfortable spinning a continuous $195 + $20 Material + GST single on a spinning wheel. This MORE SPRANG workshop is suitable for advanced beginner to experienced spinners. You’ve already dabbled in sprang but want to know what you can do Student Supplies: A spinning wheel in with this knowledge? Explore further, good working order and all supporting examining topics such as circular equipment (oil, orifice hook, etc.), 1 or 2 warp and multicolored warps. Based bobbins, scissors, labels for samples, firmly on the historic record we will pen and paper for notes. discuss ways to shape your piece, Instructor: Michelle Boyd creating items such as vests, mittens, Sun June 21 (9am-12pm) and leggings. Sprang is an ancient $99 + $15 Material + GST braiding method, performed on a warp stretched over a frame. It results in THANKS IT HAS POCKETS! two mirror-image rows for every one ADDING POCKETS TO row worked. The instructor has viewed GARMETS SPINNING WHEEL AND numerous examples of this type of Whether you are planning a project with WEAVING LOOM RENTALS work in museums across Europe, from pockets or wishing a finished project Copenhagen, to London, Paris, Lyon, There are a limited number of had pockets, this course will help you and Munich. We will review images of to make it happen! We will discuss spinning wheels and table top these historic garments and discuss ways to reproduce them. Get help a variety of pocket types and their looms available for rent on setting up your sprang exploration. properties, and will try out a few pocket a first-come basis. making methods. Prerequisite: Have completed a basic Prerequisite: Must be able to knit and Please call to reserve your wheel level sprang class: can set up a flat warp, and are comfortable with the purl, work back and forth in rows and when you register for your basic interlinking stitch. work in the round. classes! Student Supplies: Notebook, pen or Student Supplies: Bring your own sprang frame. The instructor will pencil, worsted weight yarn in two www.oldscollege.ca/fibreweek contrasting colours, approx 50-100g contact you before class to discuss Remember to register early to avoid disappointment 10
VENDOR INFORMATION AND HOW TO REGISTER CALL / EMAIL US METHODS OF PAYMENTS IN PERSON coned@oldscollege.ca Debit Olds College 403-556-4740 or Visa/MasterCard Continuing Education 1-800-661-6537 AMEX Room 143 Cheques Duncan Marshall Place Mon-Fri, 8:15am-4:30pm BOOTH REQUIREMENT: VENDOR SETUP: Booth Size: 10’ x 8’ Thurs, June 18: 12pm–6pm No. of booths x $200 each = _______________________ ______ Fri, June 19: 8:30am-12pm Minus Sponsorship Discount: - ______ + GST (x 5%) = ______ VENDOR TAKE-DOWN: TOTAL: __________ Sun, June 21: 6pm-9pm No. of tables (0, 1, 2): ______ Mon, June 22: 8:30am–12pm FOIP STATEMENT: ABORIGINAL ANCESTRY: REFUND POLICY: The personal information If you wish to declare that you Refund requests, accompa- which you provide on this are an Aboriginal person, please nied by the original course application form is being specify: receipt, received at Olds collected under the authority Status Indian/First Nations College three (3) full working of the Freedom of Information Non-Status Indian/First days prior to the start date and Protection of Privacy Nations of a course will be granted legislation of the Government Meti in full, less course specific of the Province of Alberta for Inuit material fees that have been the purpose of registering for incurred, non-refundable For further information or inquiries a Program or Course through deposits and an administra- contact the FOIP Coordinator, Olds Continuing Education at Olds tion fee of 20% of the course College, College. In certain instances, tuition or $150, whichever 4500 – 50th Street, Olds, AB T4H this information may be shared is less. No refunds will be 1R6, with third party organizations issued less than three (3) full Phone: (403) 507-7912 who are actively involved in work days prior to the start providing specific educational date of a course. Non-atten- offerings. If you object to dance does not constitute information being shared notice of withdrawal. In the with third party organizations event that a course is can- associated with Olds College celled, registrants will receive courses, please check the box a full refund. to the right. Remember to register early to avoid disappointment 11
OLDS COLLEGE RETAIL FIBRE POP UP SHOP MEAT STORE OLDS COLLEGE CAMPUS EXPERIENCE OLDS COLLEGE BREWERY & OLDS COLLEGE GREENHOUSE RETAIL BEER STORE Check for updated information – www.oldscollege.ca/fibreweek 12
TAKE A WALK THROUGH THE CLC RECREATION & BOTANICAL GARDENS FITNESS CENTRE Come experience what our Olds College campus has to offer during Fibre Week from June 19 - 25, 2020! AQUATIC CENTRE CAMPUS STORE Remember to register early to avoid disappointment 13
FIBRE POP UP SHOP Our Fibre Pop Up Shop is a collection of vendors with a little bit of something for everyone with fibre in their fingers. Drawing in 25+ vendors annually, this is a fantastic destination for a road trip or an afternoon outing to restock your most needed supplies. Whether you’re registered for a class, or just want to come in to shop, the Fibre Pop Up Shop is a must-stop destination for everyone. Open to the public, the hours are below. Curious as to who will be there? Check out our website for a list of vendors! Fri June 19, 2020: 12pm – 6pm Sat June 20, 2020: 10am – 6pm Sun June 21, 2020: 10am – 6pm Are you a vendor? If you want to reserve a booth, you can do so for $200 per booth. Details on our website or call for more information. www.oldscollege.ca/fibreweek Check for updated information – www.oldscollege.ca/fibreweek 14
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SOCIAL EVENTS In addition to workshops and the Master Spinner and Weaver programs, Fibre Week hosts a variety of events open to the public. No registration is required, and we highly encourage participants and walk-ins to make Olds College a destination to drop by, unwind, spin in, and shop! These events are held across campus – for more information ask at the Registration Booth in the Atrium of the Land Science Center. FIBRE-IN SOCIAL FASHION SHOW & ART SHOWCASE Fibre Artists unite to enjoy a casual evening of Are you proud of your first handmade item? your favourite craft. A casual, no commitments, Have you finally completed that epic project? informal social, come as you are, in and out Made something cool in class? Show off your as you like, and try a variety of fibres donated stuff and inspire other kindred spirits with your from vendors in the Fibre Pop Up Shop. It’s a handiwork. All fibre work welcome! Items great opportunity to meet fellow participants, can be dropped off with an entry form at the and try out some new fibres before you make Registration Booth before 1pm on Sunday (day that big purchase! of show). Fri June 19, 2020 from 6:30pm - 8pm Sun June 21, 2020 at 7:30pm CELEBRATION SOCIAL Join us for a celebration of Fibre Arts: the MYSTERY BOX FUNDRAISING craft and the people that carry it forward. CHALLENGE This celebration is a formal presentation of Back by popular demand, Fibre Week is the graduates of our program and a keynote calling on all fibre enthusiasts, samplers and speaker. It’s an evening that recognizes hard artists to let their creativity run wild. A mystery work and appreciates our mutual passions. box of fibre will be available for purchase by Light refreshments will be provided, and donation, and the challenge is simple: use it presentations will be followed by a social. to create something wonderful, wild, beautiful, Sat June 20, 2020 at 6:30pm meaningful, fun, or all of the above! Then bring it back next year to show off and share! There SILENT AUCTION will definitely be prizes. Ask at the Registration Donations are gratefully accepted and will Desk. receive a tax-deductible receipt. Bring your item when you come. Items can include fibres, Want to see what was created by the minds of tools, creations, or anything you think fibre your fellow fibre fanatics? Check out last year’s artists might be interested in. Fill out a “Friends participants and vote on your favourite at the of Fibre Week” donor form at the information Silent Auction. There are prizes for the people’s desk and leave it with your item before 10am choice! Sunday. Proceeds are used to offset Fibre Week expenses. Did you participate last year? Be sure to bring Sun June 21, 2020: Bidding opens at 12pm & your creation back this year to the Registration closes at 6pm Desk or the staff at the Fibre Pop Up Shop. FLEECE SHOW & SALES Join us to explore the world of fleece through a collection of shows brought to Fibre Week by our Fleece Show Partners. These fleece shows display local fleece product and can include live judging and sale of fleeces. Check the website or at the registration table for more information on what each of these shows has to offer. These shows take place over the weekend. Sat June 20, 2020 and Sun June 21, 2020. Check for updated information – www.oldscollege.ca/fibreweek 16
TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATIONS & MEALS CALGARY TO OLDS AIRPORT SHUTTLE SERVICE Select options will be available to registrants only for a shuttle between Calgary airport and Olds. There will be a $65 fee (one way) for this service payable upon registration. Check the website, as pre-registration is required. DRIVING AND PARKING Check our website under “Guest Information” for directions to the College. Free parking is available for the duration of Fibre Week! TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS Accommodation arrangements are the responsibility of Fibre Week Participants. It is recommended that airline tickets not be purchased until courses have been confirmed. College Accommodation: Townhouse & Dormitory Rooms on campus are available. A booking form can be found on the website under “Guest Information.” MEALS On-campus food venues will be available and there are a variety of restaurants and fast food outlets accessible in the Town of Olds. It is recommended that airline tickets not be purchased until course has been confirmed. 17
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2020 EVENT REGISTRATION CHECKLIST All fees payable upon registration Date Tuition Materials MASTER CLASSES Spinning 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 21 - 25. . . . . . . . . . . $ 755 . . . . . . $ 85 Spinning 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 21 - 25. . . . . . . . . . . $ 755 . . . . . . $ 85 Spinning 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 21 - 25. . . . . . . . . . . $ 755 . . . . . . $ 85 Spinning 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 21 - 25. . . . . . . . . . . $ 755 . . . . . . $ 85 Spinning 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 21 - 25. . . . . . . . . . . $ 755 . . . . . . $ 85 Registration Opens March 2, 2020 Weaving 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 21 - 25. . . . . . . . . . . $ 655 . . . . . . $ 65 Weaving 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 21 - 25. . . . . . . . . . . $ 655 . . . . . . $ 65 This form is available for Weaving 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 21 - 25. . . . . . . . . . . $ 655 . . . . . . $ 65 download on the “Registrations” Weaving 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 21 - 25. . . . . . . . . . . $ 655 . . . . . . $ 65 page of the Fibre Week website. *Please remember to add 5% GST to all prices FIBRE ARTS How can you get Beginning Spinning. . . . . . . . . . . . . June 19 - 20. . . . . . . . . . . $ 295 . . . . . . $ 35 Clean, Comb, Card Combine & Create. . June 19. . . . . . . . . . . $ 195 . . . . . . $ 30 more involved with Color and Spinning Playground . . . June 19 - 20. . . . . . . . . . . $ 295 . . . . . . $ 40 Deflected Doubleweave Workshop. June 19 - 20. . . . . . . . . . . $ 295 . . . . . . $ 25 Fibre Week? Make a Wet Felted Bird Pod/House . . . . June 19. . . . . . . . . . . $ 195. . . . . . . $ 20 Needle Felted Sheep (White). . . . . . . . . . June 19. . . . . . . . . . . $ 99 . . . . . . $ 25 Needle Felted Sheep (Colored) . . . . . . . June 19. . . . . . . . . . . $ 99 . . . . . . $ 25 BECOME A Oblique Interlacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 19. . . . . . . . . . . $ 195 . . . . . . $ 5 Painting with Dyes on Your Nuno. . June 19 - 20. . . . . . . . . . . $ 295 . . . . . . $ 35 FIBRE WEEK SPONSOR Showing Off Your Fleeces. . . . . . . . . . . . June 19. . . . . . . . . . . $ 195 . . . . . . $ ---- Warp and Weave on a Rigid Heddle Loom.June 19. . . . . . . . . .$ 195 . . . . . . $ 30 Be a Joiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 20. . . . . . . . . . . $ 99. . . . . . . $ 15 Titanium: $3000 + Card Weaving/Tablet Weaving. . . . . . . . . June 20. . . . . . . . . . . $ 99 . . . . . . $ 15 Fair-Isle Style Stranded Colorwork. . . . . June 20. . . . . . . . . . . $ 195 . . . . . . $ 9 Platinum: $1500–$2999 Felted Tree Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 20. . . . . . . . . . . $ 195 . . . . . . $ 50 Get Hooked on Locker Hooking. . . . . . . June 20. . . . . . . . . . . $ 195 . . . . . . $ 50 Gold: $1000– $1499 Gone Batty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 20. . . . . . . . . . . $ 99 . . . . . . $ 25 Silver: $500– $999 Pin Loom Weaving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 20. . . . . . . . . . . $ 99 . . . . . . $ 20 Sashiko Embroidery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 20. . . . . . . . . . . $ 99 . . . . . . $ 25 Bronze: $250- $499 Sprang Lace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 20. . . . . . . . . . . $ 195 . . . . . . $ 5 Three Ways to Boucle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 20. . . . . . . . . . . $ 99 . . . . . . $ 20 Friends of Fibre Week Be the Boss of Your Yarn . . . . . . . . . . . . June 21. . . . . . . . . . . $ 195 . . . . . . $ 25 Beginning Weaving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 21-25. . . . . . . . . . . $ 495. . . . . . . $ 65 - prizes Felted Flower Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . June 21. . . . . . . . . . . $ 195 . . . . . . $ 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - gifts-in-kind How Much Ply and Why . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 21. . . . . . . . . . . $ 99 . . . . . . $ 15 How to Felt Bags of All Shapes and Sizes.June 21. . . . . . . . . . $ 195 . . . . . . $ 35 - silent auction donations Knitting Gloves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 21. . . . . . . . . . . $ 99 . . . . . . $ ---- Make a Wet Felted Vessel. . . . . . . . . . . . June 21. . . . . . . . . . . $ 195 . . . . . . $ 20 More Sprang. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 21. . . . . . . . . . . $ 195 . . . . . . $ ---- Precision Drafting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 21. . . . . . . . . . . $ 99 . . . . . . $ 15 For more information, visit Thanks It Has Pockets! Adding Pockets. 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