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Events for Weavers, Knitters and Spinners
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Stitches East
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Baltimore, MD
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Needlework enthusiasts from around the world will converge at the Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD, for the annual STITCHES Needlework Fair and Consumer Market. Attendees get a chance to meet, learn, and share their interest in the needle arts with knowledgeable and enthusiatic designers, teachers, and authors. Over 120 classes are held over the four days; preregistration is required. The fabulous STITCHES market is filled with over 150 booths selling yarn, books, gadgets, etc. and features free demonstrations, door prizes, and a Beginning Knitter's booth. Admission charge, children 10 and under free.
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The Mannings Annual Spinning Seminar
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June 12, 2010 (Saturday)
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The Mannings
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The Spinning Seminar is held at The Mannings, 1132 Green Ridge Road, East Berlin, PA 17316 on the second Saturday in June every year, rain or shine. There is no admission charge and no registration is necessary. Lunch may be purchased at the local church booth. Come and enjoy a variety of demonstrations. It's a great learning experience. This year's featured demo's include the following:
ANGORA GOATS - Mohair is the name given to the fleece from an Angora goat.
Jeanne Frett has a farm in Chester County, PA where she and her husband John
raise Angora Goats. If you are thinking of fiber producing animals that will
help you to clear your property you need to come and talk to Jeanne about
angora goats. Jeanne will be spinning mohair from her colored flock and is
happy to answer your questions about colored Angora Goats.
BORDER LEISTER & CORMO SHEEP - Roclan is a small sheep farm owned by John
and Kate Bostek in Fairfield, PA specializing in blanketed fine wool fleece.
Along with Cormo and white and natural colored Border Leicester, Roclan is
the home of registered Rambouillet sheep , and Angora goats. Both Border
Leister and Cormo sheep will be joining them so you can become more familiar
with this breed. John will be demonstrating sheep shearing and Kate will
show us how to prepare and spin these wools.
COTTON SPINNING - Caroline Winslow began researching spinning in 1965 when
her boyfriend( later, husband) gave her a Canadian Production wheel as a
Christmas gift. She began spinning wool in 1974 and then tried all sorts of
fibers. She began concentration on cotton about 15 years ago. With family
members in the Southern cotton growing areas, she found lots of cotton
choices. Ginned cotton and cotton-in-the-seed became her fibers of choice.
One might say she became a cotton snob. She explores cotton fibers in many
forms and will demonstrate many of these at the seminar. Spin More Cotton!
FLAX PROCESSING - Eric Weit and Leigh Spencer will show you how to take flax
straw and process it into spinnable fiber. Using antique equipment, Eric
will show you how to break the straw and scutch it. He will then use a
number of different hackles to clean the remaining fiber and make it usable
to spin. Eric enjoys weaving and demonstrating the fiber related arts of the
PA Germans. Leigh Spencer will then demonstrate how to dress a distaff and
spin the flax into linen thread on her antique flax wheel.
FLEECE TO SHAWL DEMONSTRATION - We are pleased to have 3 4-H youth fiber
groups this year for a friendly fleece to shawl competition. Our event will
most likely be more of a demonstration than an actual timed competition, but
all three of these groups have been competitors at the Pennsylvania Farm
Show’s Sheep to Shawl contest. We are happy to welcome the Lebanon County
4-H, the Adams County 4-H and from North Central PA, the Fort Freeland
Flickers.
INDIGO DYEING - Bill Leinbach is a well known weaver and authority on early
textile production and textile tools. Bill has dyed many pounds of wool yarn
with Indigo for his woven coverlets. Indigo is one of the oldest plants used
to achieve blue dye. It is almost magical to see how this process happens
right before your eyes. Bill has agreed to share with all of us his method
of dyeing with indigo. He will show you how to dip small wool skeins into
the dye pot and have them change from pale green to blue in only a few
moments.
KNITTING & WEAVING WITH YOUR HANDSPUN - Most spinners see their handspun
yarn become a knitting project, but are skeptical of using handspun yarns
for weaving projects. and especially for warp. JoAnne Trygg has been
spinning wool and angora from her sheep and bunnies for 15 years, and uses
her yarn for warp and weft as well as knitting. Come see what she has made
from her handspun and you will gain the courage to try it yourself.
MUSHROOM DYEING - As an active member of both the New Jersey and North
American Mycological Association, Susan Hopkins has been studying mushrooms
for over 25 years. Although her initial interest in mushrooms was learning
to identify them, she soon became fascinated by their dyeing qualities. Come
and see Susan use fungi (mushrooms) to color yarn from a pale gray to olive
green, rust or magenta, depending on the variety used.
NEEDLE FELTING - Danner’s Bernina Shoppe of Hanover will be demonstrating
the art of needle felting. Needle felting has been traditionally done by
hand using special needles and wool roving on fabrics of wool and other
fibers. Using a special attachment containing five needles, the Bernina
sewing machine can quickly and efficiently make beautiful needle punch
designs on all kinds of projects. Stop by and try the hand process and then
sit at the easy to operate Bernina sewing machine and see what fun this is
to do!
NUNO & NEEDLE FELTING - Mary Wilson from Pearl Moon Alpacas in New Windsor,
Maryland will demonstrate how to create beautiful one-of-a-kind felted
pieces. She has a certificate in Fashion Design from Baltimore City
Community College. Felting is the oldest form of fabric known to mankind. It
predates weaving and knitting. Felting is a simple process, using alpaca or
wool fleece, soap, water and agitation. Nuno felting is a Japanese fabric
felting technique done with the same method, but uses a base fabric such as
light weave silk chiffon or cotton gauze. Felting can be used to make
wearable art, such as scarves, purses and hats and many other decorative
items. Please stop by and try this simple technique and take home a sample
for yourself.
SPINNING BEE - Before you leave home don’t forget to pack up your spinning
wheel or spindle equipment and chair and plan to spend some time spinning
and meeting new friends. Enjoy our demonstrators and then plan to take some
time for yourself and join others in an old time spinning bee.
SPINNING NOVELTY YARN - Sally Jenkins will demonstrate several techniques to
prepare wool fibers for spinning. The demonstration will include blending
fibers for color, fiber characteristics and fun. Visitors will be encouraged
to flick, handcard and drumcard wool in preparation for spinning smooth and
textured novelty yarns. Sally will show you how to put slubs and bumps back
into your handspun.
SURI ALPACAS - Big Rock Alpaca Farm, owned by Allen and Kelly Stoner, is
located just minutes from The Mannings. Allen and Kelly Stoner, along with
their two sons Joshua and Jacob, began raising Suri alpacas in the winter of
2003. They fell in love with the Suri alpacas when watching an informational
documentary on alpacas and saw them running with their elegant, drapey locks
flowing so beautifully. One of their goals is to raise people’s awareness of
raising and breeding Suri alpacas as well as educate them on the outstanding
characteristics of Suri fiber. Suri alpacas are distinguished in the camelid
family by their unique fiber characteristics. The fiber grows parallel to
the body while hanging in long, separate, distinctive locks. Suri fiber
locks, made up of high-luster fibers, drape down the sides of the body in a
twisted or flat form of various sizes. Suri fiber has a slick hand and
softness with an exquisite luster. Suri fiber is in demand and consistently
brings a premium price in the fiber market.
No Admission Charge - No Pre-Registration
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The Mannings Annual Knit-In
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August 7, 2010 (Saturday)
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The Mannings
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Back by popular demand, Knit-In will again be held at The Mannings. This is not a structured event, but rather a day of relaxing and knitting with good friends. All knitters are invited to attend. There is no fee. Cold drinks and cookies will be provided along with door prizes. Participants are asked to bring lunch for themselves, a chair and, of course, their knitting. If weather permits, knitters may sit outside under the trees on this spacious property. There is also plenty of room inside in case of inclement weather.
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Knitter's Day Out
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September 24 & 25, 2010 (Friday & Saturday)
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Enola, PA
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