Join Us Online For Winterfest 2025

Posted: November 12, 2024

Dates: January 24, 25 & 26

Registration will open November 17th 2025 at 2PM EST at the button below.

To learn more about our fabulous instructors, click here.

Class List

January 24-26, 2025 – Fiber Arts Seminars Offered

Free Lecture

Fleece Forward:  Signs of a Wool Revival with Clara Parkes

Saturday, January 25, 2025:  1 pm – 2 pm EST

Crochet

Belle Époque Shawl with Kira Dulaney – Saturday, January 25, 2025: 6 pm – 9 pm EST 

Cancelled Crocheted Amigurumi Owl with Kira Dulaney – Sunday, January 26, 2025:  7 pm –9 pm EST 

Knitting

Beading 101 with Laura Nelkin – Saturday, January 25, 2025:  10 am – 12 noon

The Kitchener Stitch with Lorilee Beltman – Saturday, January 25, 2025:  2:30 pm – 4:30 pm EST 

Stitch Saver: What Can’t It Do? with Laura Nelkin – Saturday, January 25, 2025:  7 pm – 9 pm 

Knitting a Novus Sweater with Laura Nelkin – Sunday, January 26, 2025:  10 am – 12 noon

Short Row Survey with Kira Dulaney – Sunday, January 26, 2025: 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm EST 

Fun with Knitted I-cord:  Make a Sink Mate Dishcloth with Lorilee Beltman – Sunday, January 26, 2025:  6:30 pm – 9:30 pm EST

Needle Felting

Needle Felted Mermaid with Kristen Walsh – Friday, January 24, 2025:  6 pm – 9 pm EST 

Needle Felt a Winter Village Pincushion with Kristen Walsh – Saturday, January 25, 2025:  10 am – 1 pm EST 

Needle Felted Sheep Head with Kristen Walsh – Saturday, January 25, 2025:  2:30 pm – 5:30 pm EST 

Down to the Seashore, A Needle Felted Seascape with Kristen Walsh – Sunday, January 26, 2025: 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm EST 

Other

Visible Mending with Kira Dulaney – Saturday, January 25, 2025:  2:30 pm – 4:30 pm EST 

Spinning

A Survey of Supported Spindles with TJ King – Saturday, January 25, 2025:  10 am – 12 noon EST 

Your Wheel is Smarter Than You Think It Is! with Maggie Casey – Saturday, January 25, 2025:  10 am – 1 pm EST 

Use Your Fiber Stash with Laura Linneman – Saturday, January 25, 2025:  10 am – 1 pm EST 

Your Default Yarn Is Your Spinning Super Power with Jillian Moreno – Saturday, January 25, 2025:  10 am – 1 pm EST 

Blending Boards: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly with Heavenly Bresser – Saturday, January 25, 2025:  2:30 pm – 5:30 pm EST 

Spinning for Socks 101 with Laura Linneman – Saturday, January 25, 2025:  2:30 pm – 5:30 pm EST 

Light and Shadow: Tints, Tones, and Shades with Jillian Moreno – Saturday, January 25, 2025:  2:30 pm – 5:30 pm EST 

Finishing Your Yarn with Maggie Casey – Saturday, January 25, 2025:  6 pm – 9 pm EST 

Next Steps in Supported Spindle with Jill Duarte – Saturday January 25, 2025:  6 pm – 9 pm EST

Tips for Spinning a More Consistent Yarn with Maggie Casey – Sunday, January 26, 2025: 10 am – 1 pm EST 

Spinning for Socks 201 with Laura Linneman – Sunday, January 26, 2025:  10 am – 1 pm EST 

Turn me Up, Turn Me Down: Using Solid and Natural Colors to Fine Tune Your Braid Stash with Jillian Moreno – Sunday, January 26, 2025:  10 am – 1 pm EST 

Slow to Quick: Ease Your Way into Longdraw with Heavenly Bresser – Sunday, January 26, 2025:  2:30 pm – 5:30 pm EST

Hand Cards, Not Just for Rolags with Maggie Casey – Sunday, January 26, 2025:  2:30 pm – 5:30 pm EST 

Don’t Let Your Yarn Weight You Down: Gist of Grist with Jillian Moreno – Sunday, January 26, 2025:  2:30 pm – 5:30 pm EST

Reliable Wools with Jill Duarte – Sunday, January 26, 2025:  6 pm – 9 pm EST

Shepherds’ Seminars

Secure Sheep and Wool Supply Plan with Patty Sanville – Friday, January 24, 2025:  6:30 pm – 9:00 pm EST

An Introduction to the Biology of Sheep Color with Dr. Polly Matzinger – Saturday, January 25, 2025:  11 am – 12:30 pm EST

A Deeper Look at the Genetics of Sheep Color with Dr. Polly Matzinger – Sunday, January 26, 2025:  11 am – 12:30 pm EST

SHEEP IN COATS:  Coating Sheep for Great Fleeces with Lee Langstaff – Sunday, January 26, 2025:  1:30 pm – 3:00 pm EST

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