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Fleece to Garment

Windrush Fiber School, Spring 2017

This year Marlie deSwart and Mimi Luebbermann are introducing the
Fleece to Garment Series for beginner and intermediate spinners who want to follow the process of creating a garment really just off the sheeps back. Spinners will choose a newly shorn fleece, then wash, dye, and spin the fleece to the specifications of the garment the spinner decides to create. Come join us in this exciting process at Windrush Farm.

Fleece to Garment - (For intermediate spinners)
Class 1: Jan. 21 Choose your fleece at shearing time, skirt, separate, and scour.
Class 2: Feb 26, Fleece prep. including carding, combing and teasing.
Class 3: March 12, Dyeing with vegetal dyes.
Class 4: March 26, Design your yarn and/or garment and spin and knit(or crochet) first swatch.

4 classes for $450 (your fleece is included) 12 student limit.

Beginning spinners are welcome to the Fleece to Garment series but they must sign up for the two- day beginning spinning class on February 4th and 5th. ($100 for both days, materials included) Individual classes are $125 per class. For sign up information contact: windrushfarm.wordpress.com or borageyarns.com