Warm up for the Festival with Winterfest 2023!

Posted: November 17, 2022

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