Fun Class...angels and snowmen

Today there was a class at Maybelle Farm...angels and snowmen. The results were great and a fun time was had by all. Here are some pics.

Winter/Spring Classes

Winter classes are usually at a minimum due to the wonderfully unpredictible New England winters. Kathleen and I are going to pow wow soon for the early Spring classes. So in the next few weeks, a schedule of sorts will be drawn up. If you know of something you particularly are interested in for a class please do not hesitate to contact either me or Kathleen with your ideas. After all, these classes are for you, not us:)

Northeast Handspinners Association Gathering

This weekend, Friday-Sunday, was the NHA at Mt. Snow. I was a vendor there along with Margie's Muse, Maybelle Farm, and bunches of others. It was a fun time, just being able to be with other fiber lovers and sharing ideas and companionship. It was a flurry of energy. I have met many wonderful new people...and have my eye on a new wheel! Hopefully Kathleen and I will go up to Brigid's Farm in Peacham, Vt soon for a little fibery road trip:) The pics are me at my table...raw fiber, dyed fiber, finished product!

Pumpkins With Attitude!

Well folks, Sunday we had a class at Maybelle Farm...Pumpkins with attitude. What a blast this was. The class learned how to make needle felted pumpkins with fun faces. Thanks to Kathleen, our eyes got a wonderful lash overhaul:) This was a buddy class, so the kids brought their 'buddies' with them to craft together. Hey, those that play together, stay together!

Vt Sheep and Wool...plus some.....

Well, well. What a wonderful time I had. The sheep and wool festival was a super day for me. I went with 2 good fiber friends....and we encouraged each other to buy, buy, buy. lol Half of a icelandic baby fleece came home with me...oooh so yummy. It is a tawny fawn color. That was the highlight... There were also some cotswold locks that found their way into my bag. Hum. Too many other things to mention.

Kathleen and I took a nuno felting class. Just curious how others teach and what their techniques were. Very interesting to say the least. We ended up with wonderful felted scarves.

Also, yesterday, Monday, I taught another class at Maybelle Farm. I think there are 2 little girls addicted to spinning now! They were the best and quickest learning little spinners ever. AND they loved it. One was just becoming one with the wheel and stated that she 'has to get one of these things'. It was so cool to watch. They just picked it up like kids in a candy shop.

Hopefully pics will follow......

And, I am working on a winter schedule...stay tuned. LOTS of new things and a new venue too!

New Carder!!!

Yay! I just made the last payment for my new carder.....cant wait!!! Strauch Finest Chain Drive!!! WHooooo hoooo!

Final Day:(

Today was the last day of the Summer 2010 Fiber Fun Camp at Maybelle Farm! Sad to see it go, however, very hopeful and looking forward to next year already:) Thank you to all the families who drove their cherubs to the farm. We had a wonderful time. The laughs, learning and good times will be remembered for a long time to come.

I was so proud of all the kids. They worked very hard and I hope we have developed some fiber fiends. There will be many classes to come this fall and winter. Any thoughts, suggestions or wonderful comments, just let us know. We are pretty open for classes you would like to take. Remember.....s p i d e r w e b s!

Day 4: Wet Felting!

What a day it was. My favorite today....wet felting. The kids did a wonderful job. The littles did better than I have ever seen this age perform. Amazing! Their geodes were wonderfully colorful and felted amazingly firm. The olders felted flowers and soaps. Super outcomes where effort was put forth. Wet felting is hard work, but the super projects produced were incredible. Just LOOK at these pics! Great effort everyone.

More Fiber Camp!

Day Three: Ok, so you ask, "where is day two"? Well I forgot my camera. Yea, I know....well what is done is done. The kids learned how to use a drop spindle. What tremendous success. I have never seen a group catch on so quick!

Now day 3. Learned how to take off the yarn from the spindles. We used niddy noddys, friend's hands and chair backs and legs. Now there is no excuse to not spin. lol They have done it all. So proud:) Then, we learned how to needle felt....felted angels and techniques for making eyes, hair and armatures for arms, legs etc... We aquired 2 more students for the afternoon class today. Hopefully they will join us for wet felting tomorrow!

Round 2 Fiber Fun Camp

Ok folks. Second round of Fiber Fun Camp! There are 10 total this time, just one shy of the July class. Looks like this will be a dusey week. Loads of fun. Today we dyed wool with kool-aid, food coloring and easter egg tablets. We also used the sun to heat up some pots. Then we spaced dyed along with tye dye methods. Too much fun to mention! It is drying as I type this and hopefully will be dry in the morning, because we have some spinning to do! Day two is drop spindle. WEeeeee.

Class Update for Fall and Winter...yippee!

So today at Maybelle Farm, we had a Grandma and Me class. It was a totally wonderful time. Alison taught drop spindle, Kathleen taught needle felting and I taught wet felting.


Then....we sat down and hashed out a schedule. Take a peek! All classes are for 7yr olds - adult, unless specified. Contact Maybelle Farm or Cheryl at cherylavenue@hotmail.com to register.....or you can just reply to the blog with your email and I will catch ya!

This is a schedule for classes at Maybelle Farm and The Gallery at the VAULT.

September

Saturday 11th, Fiber/fleece prep with Alison, 10am-3pm, Maybelle Farm

Sunday 12th, Felted flowers on a vine, Cheryl Flett, 12:30-4, Maybelle Farm

Saturday 25th, Open house celebration, Make and Take workshops, Chery Flett, 12-5, VAULT

Monday 27th, The start of a 4 week adult Fiber Fun Camp! Mondays 5:30-8:30, Cheryl Flett, Maybelle Farm

October

Monday 4th, Week 2 Fiber Fun Camp for Adults (see above)

Sunday 10th, 'Legend of Spooky Hollow" felted diorama! Cheryl Flett, 11:30-4:30, Maybelle Farm

Monday 11th, Week 3 Fiber Fun for Adults (see above)

Saturday 16th, Needle Felt Pumpkins, Cheryl Flett, 12-2, VAULT

Monday 18, Last week Fiber Fun for Adults (see above)

Sunday 24th, (Grand)Mom and Me Felted Pumpkins With an Attitude, Cheryl Flett, 1-4, Maybelle Farm

November

Saturday 13th, Wet Felted Scarf, Cheryl Flett, 10-3, VAULT

Sunday 28th, Angles and Snowmen, Cheryl Flett, 12-4, Maybelle Farm

December

Sunday 12th, Needle felt Santa, Kathleen Meeks, 1-4, Maybelle Farm