Warm up for the Festival with Winterfest 2023!
Our second annual Winterfest will once again offer two days of virtual fiber arts seminars. Winterfest 2023 will be held on Saturday, January 28 and Sunday, January 29 on the same Lessonface platform as last year and will feature the following instructors:
- Jillian Moreno – Spinning
- Kristen Walsh – Felting
- Maggie Casey – Spinning
- Kira Dulaney – Knitting
- Alasdair Post-Quinn – Knitting
- Esther Rodgers – Spinning
Our keynote lecture on Sunday from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. will be A Look Inside a Small-Scale Carding Mill with Angela Muller. Angela, a shepherd and the owner of a small mill located in central Maryland, Angel Locks Fiberworks, will take you on a behind-the-scenes tour of her small-scale carding mill and tell you how she established Angel Locks. Angela will explain how she set up her mill, and describe the functions of each piece of equipment she uses. Then she will share how she decides which equipment to use to process different types of fiber, as well as share how fiber enthusiasts can get the best results when sending fiber out to a small mill. Attendees will leave Angela’s lecture with a clear understanding of what happens to a raw fleece and the different steps the fiber goes through as it is transformed in roving.
The lecture is free but registration through Lessonface is required.
Schedule
Saturday, January 28
| Time (Eastern) | Class | Type | Instructor |
| 10 a.m. to 12 noon | Introduction to Double-knitting | Knitting | Alasdair Post-Quinn |
| Twisted Together: Crepe, Cables and the Endless Possibilities of Layered Plying | Spinning | Esther Rodgers | |
| Straight Up: Spinning Vertically Dyed Braids | Spinning | Jillian Moreno | |
| 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. | The Pros and Cons of Predrafting | Spinning | Maggie Casey |
| Needle Felted Fox | Felting | Kristen Walsh | |
| 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Two-pattern Double-knitting | Knitting | Alasdair Post-Quinn |
| The Long and the Short of It – 6 Ways to Spin Locks | Spinning | Esther Rodgers | |
| Introduction to Cables | Knitting | Kira Dulaney | |
| Fluffing your Braids: Making Worsted Braids Woolen | Spinning | Jillian Moreno | |
| 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Needle Felted Winter Landscape | Felting | Kristen Walsh |
| 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Twist, Grist, and Wraps per Inch | Spinning | Maggie Casey |
| 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Slip-Stitch Mosaic Knitting | Knitting | Kira Dulaney |
Sunday, January 29
| Time (Eastern) | Class | Type | Instructor |
| 10 a.m. to 12 noon | Drafting Together: Working on a Parallel Plane | Spinning | Jillian Moreno |
| 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Finishing Your Yarn | Spinning | Maggie Casey |
| 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | A Look Inside a Small Scale Carding Mill | Lecture | Angela Muller |
| 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Advanced Beginner Double-knitting | Knitting | Alasdair Post-Quinn |
| Sculptural Corespinning: Not Your Traditional Spinning! | Spinning | Esther Rodgers | |
| Introduction to Entrelac | Knitting | Kira Dulaney | |
| . | Color Value and Choosing Braids That Work Together | Spinning | Jillian Moreno |
| 2 p.m. to 5 p.m | Needle Felted Owl | Felting | Kristen Walsh |
| 6 p.m. to 9 p.m | Hand Cards, Not Just for Rolags | Spinning | Maggie Casey |
| 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Texture in Double-knitting | Knitting | Alasdair Post-Quinn |
| Color Blending: Unlocking the Spectrum | Spinning | Esther Rodgers | |
| Gauge and Blocking | Knitting, Crochet | Kira Dulaney |
