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PD2 – MAGIC SPREADSHEET – PART 1 THURSDAY Technique: Knitting Presented by: Jill Wolcott & Jeane DeCoster Sponsored by: TNNA Time: 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm Thursday AND 8:30 am - 11:30 am Friday Room: 140 Admission: $95 Member $115 Non-Member Skill Level: Intermediate PD1 – TECHNICAL WRITING & EDITING FOR KNITTERS & CROCHETERS Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: Knitting Edie Eckman TNNA 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm Thursday AND 8:00 am - 11:00 am Friday 136 $95 Member $115 Non-Member Advanced Once you (the designer) have established sizing and grading standards, the next step toward productivity in grading is to create detailed, re-useable spreadsheets. Jeane DeCoster has created what she calls “Magic spreadsheets”. Jill Wolcott will help you see how you can make them work for you. They aren’t really magic, but the process of creating a well-written and documented spreadsheet with flexible formulas does seem magical when you change a few numbers in one part and, Voila! Everything else changes! It would be impossible to create a single spreadsheet that could be re-used for every garment design, but this is a big step-along-the-way! You will learn how to build a simple, sleeveless vest template that can use up to 2 stitch patterns in the same garment. We will provide a template, but you will learn by creating your own – using a series of formulas uniquely suited to knitting/crochet patterns. You’ll also learn how built-in error checking will help keep your tech editing costs down. To make it possible to build another spreadsheet based on the class template, we’ll teach you how to build one for your unique projects. Students should bring: a computer loaded with Excel or equivalent spreadsheet program. Material Fee: $25 Please pay instructor onsite. Correct change appreciated. Class Max: 22 Technical writing - communicating how to do a complex task using a specialized vocabulary - is at the heart of a knitwear designer’s (or teacher’s) job. Being able to write a clear and concise pattern is key to being both successful and productive. Technical editors must be adept at not only understanding the math of a pattern, but also at helping the designer present the information in the best possible way for an intended audience. In Technical Writing & Editing, we will cover: * Identifying the audience * Developing and working with style sheets * Developing and working with pattern templates * Developing a glossary of terms * Handling specific wording challenges * Working with (or working as) a technical editor * Understanding the basics of information presentation * Writing crochet patterns (if there are students interested - if possible I would like to know this before class starts). There will be time for discussion of the pros and cons of certain wording choices, and for students to learn from each other. The students will leave class with a style sheet adapted for their audiences, a knit and a crochet pattern template, and a method for efficiently writing knitting and crochet patterns. There will be homework overnight, probably to include writing a pattern using the numbers and pattern template provided. Students should bring: Laptop with word processing program and charged battery, pencil and paper for note-taking, calculator (optional). Material Fee: $5 Please pay instructor onsite. Correct change appreciated. Class Max: 30 8 T201T – 7 TECHNIQUES TO INSTANTLY MAKE YOU A BETTER KNITTER T203T – COLOR AND WEAVE MINI TOTE Technique: Weaving Presented by: Deborah Jarchow Sponsored by: Foxglove Fiberarts Supply, Trendsetter Yarns Time: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Room: 141 Admission: $95 Member $115 Non-Member Skill Level: Beginner Technique: Knitting Presented by: Cat Bordhi Sponsored by: Shibui, Skacel, Mountain Colors Time: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Room: 130 Admission: $95 Member $115 Non-Member Skill Level: Intermediate Learn to get outstanding color pattern effects using a rigid heddle loom. Make your weaving look like complicated patterns with very little effort. If you are already familiar with the rigid heddle loom, this class will help you master more advanced techniques. If you are a relatively new weaver, the technique is not too difficult to learn. This type of weaving is portable, easy and fun and can add variety to your fiber abilities. Students should bring: scissors, tape measure, pins, 2 paper grocery bags, tube from inside a paper towel roll Material Fee: $5 Please pay instructor onsite. Correct change appreciated. Class Max: 24 In any class I teach, I always find myself spontaneously adding various useful techniques from my rather large bag of tricks. I’ve gotten used to hearing knitters say, “this one thing is worth the price of the workshop!” This class combines mini-tutorials on 7 of my most appreciated techniques with a 1-skein project which you can turn into a class for your customers, and make them proud of their new-found ability to finesse their knitting. Students should bring: the usual small bag of knitting paraphernalia and a 24-inch circular needle in size 11 (or, if you are a loose knitter, in size 10.5, or if you are a tight knitter, in size 13). Class Max: 26 T204T – CARMEN T202T – SELL WHAT YOU STOCK: YARN SUBSTITUTION MADE EASY Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: Technique: Needlepoint Presented by: Sandra Arthur Sponsored by: Sundance, Clover Mfg., Rainbow Gallery, Planet Earth, Caron, Amy’s Keeping Me in Stitches, Colonial Needle Time: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Room: 134 Admission: $95 Member $115 Non-Member Skill Level: Intermediate Knitting Gwen Bortner TNNA 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM 131 $60 Member $80 Non-Member Intermediate If you want to sell what is on the shelves, your shop needs to be comfortable with yarn substitutions and gauge alterations. Shops that can easily customize a commercial pattern sell more of what is already in stock – it just takes a bit of practice. Gain insights on working with swatches, learn methods to simplify the math and practice working through a pattern rewrite based on a new yarn. Students should bring: homework swatch, yarn label from yarn used in the swatch, commercial pattern to rework in the new yarn, ruler, calculator and pencil. Class Max: 35 Lucious fruits look fresh and inviting through the sparkle of wonderous threads and beautiful beads and sequins on this 8”x10.5" 18 ct canvas by Sundance Designs. Sandy will lead you though creating dimension by adding felt padding and coverings with beads and sequins. Airy stitching is created to let the beautiful painting show through as well on some of the fruits as the playful Sparkles worm travels across to his destination. A whole world abounds atop the lovely needle felted turban. The classy skull is stitched with and accented with sparkly threads. Stumpwork techniques will add dimension to this wonderful character – buttonhole stitches; needleweaving; ruching; when will it stop? Students should bring: set of 8" and 10" stretcher bars; laying tool; normal stitching supplies. Material Fee: $10 Please pay instructor onsite. Correct change appreciated. Class Max: 16 9 T205T – NECKLINE LOVE Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: T302T – IF YOU CAN DRAW IT, YOU CAN DESIGN IT! Knitting Chris Bylsma TNNA 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM 143 $60 Member $80 Non-Member Intermediate Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: Your customer loves the sweater but not the neckline. So change it! Learn to design a crew, funnel, V-neck, scoop or any shape neckline, in any gauge, that fits YOU (or your customer, of course). Finish it with perfectly picked-up, no-counting edges for flawless necklines every time. You and your customers will absolutely love, love, love. Students should bring: yarn and needles used for swatches, circular needle 2 sizes smaller than swatch needles, a t-shirt top that fits you well, scissors, tape measure, calculator. Class Max: 25 Knitting Patty Lyons TNNA 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM 138 $60 Member $80 Non-Member Intermediate Learn how to design any shape no matter how complex. Start by going over my five steps to basic design. Learn how to calculate the rate of increase and decrease with some simple shapes and move on to complex compound shaping. Using a dolman sweater, learn how to break things down into shaping zones to figure out how to knit them. We’ll go over using short rows to create things like shirt tail hems and shawl collars. Students should bring: graph paper (knitter’s graph paper found here: www.sweaterscapes.com/ lcharts3.htm) calculator, pen, paper and pencil. Class Max: 30 T206T – ORGANIC STITCHERY: NOVEL STITCH PATTERNS TAKEN FROM NATURE T303T – SELLING TIPS FOR SPINNING, CARDING AND WEAVING EQUIPMENT Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: Knitting Melissa Leapman TNNA 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM 135 $60 Member $80 Non-Member Intermediate Skill Level: Other Dave VanStralen Louet North America 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM 133 $60 Member $80 Non-Member Beginner Learn from industry expert, Dave Van Stralen, what you need to know about offering equipment for spinning, carding and weaving in your store and how you can sell it. Get information and selling tips that will prepare you to make the sale. Spinning fibers and weaving yarns will also be discussed. Louet products will be used for demonstration. Class Max: 15 In this hands-on workshop, we’ll explore dimensional stitch patterns that resemble flora and fauna, including a cabled butterfly motif, an embossed oak leaf, and more. Even Mother Nature herself will be impressed! Students should bring: homework swatch with the yarn still attached; additional worsted weight yarn; appropriate knitting needles; two size 6 double-pointed needles; sticky notes. Material Fee: $2 Please pay instructor onsite. Correct change appreciated. Class Max: 32 T304T – CHART SMART Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: Knitting Melissa Leapman TNNA 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM 135 $60 Member $80 Non-Member Intermediate Are you mystified by the “foreign language” of knitting charts? This hands-on workshop will teach you all the vocabulary you need in order to translate them and make your knitting easier, quicker, and much more fun! (I promise.) Students should bring: five homework swatches, knitting needles, one set size 6 double-pointed needles graph paper (4 or 5 squares to the inch) and pencil. Material Fee: $2 Please pay instructor onsite. Correct change appreciated. Class Max: 30 10 T306T – MOVING MITERS Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: F102B – BLOGGING FOR YOUR BUSINESS Knitting Barry Klein TNNA 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM 132 $60 Member $80 Non-Member Beginner Business Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: This new class is a fun way to learn a new style of miter and all of the variations involved with creating it. We will talk about yarn choice, color selection, miter size and the many different styles of things that can be made with this technique; scarves, shawls, wraps, blankets and wearables. I will bring the yarn and class materials for you so we can spend our time knitting, enjoying this fun technique, talking about the different ways to incorporate yarns and materials and all of the different designs that will create exciting classes for you and your students. Make this class a new one on your store schedule ... right after we enjoy it together at TNNA Indianapolis. Students should bring: a pair of #6, 7, 8, 9 needles with you in either circular or long straights. Class Max: 30 Gwen Bortner TNNA 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM 131 $60 Member $80 Non-Member For All Some say with the advent of social media that blogs are dead, but it is not true. Blogs continue to be an integral method of maintaining a presence on the web, developing relationships with your customers and building your e-mail subscriber list. Whether new to blogging, an inconsistent participant or someone just looking for some fresh ideas, this class is for you. Information on blogging best practices, concepts like finding your voice and ideas on monetizing your blog will all be covered. Come with questions and ideas and get ready to be part of the blog-o-sphere! Students should bring: pen or pencil for taking notes. Class Max: 40 F103T – GET HOOKED ON TUNISIAN CROCHET Technique: Crochet Presented by: Sheryl Thies Sponsored by: Denise Interchangeable Knitting and Crochet Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Includes break from 11 am to 2 pm Room: 132 Admission: $95 Member $115 Non-Member Skill Level: Beginner FRIDAY F101T – THE ART OF FELFS: FELTED FAMILY FOOTWEAR Technique: Knitting Presented by: Cat Bordhi Sponsored by: Frog Tree, Skacel, Mountain Colors Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Includes break from 11 am to 2 pm Room: 130 Admission: $95 Member $115 Non-Member Skill Level: For All This beginner level Tunisian crochet class will help you build on your previous knit and crochet experience so that you can become comfortable teaching the technique. Learn the basics, how to match hook sizes with various weights of yarn, how to plan and prepare classes, and how to work the project on the cover of Get Hooked on Tunisian Crochet. Each student will receive a copy of this book as the handouts, hooks provided by Denise Interchangeable Knitting and Crochet. Students should bring: 3 partial skeins of smooth worsted weight yarn, each a different color 1 partial skein of sock weight yarn Class Max: 25 FELFS are felted footwear with infinite color and shape variations. Easier and faster than socks, addictive for both new and expert knitters, and sized to fit any feet with any yarn that will felt. We’ll start with First Felfs, and learn to fold, sew, and felt (no need for an actual washing machine, I have a method that requires no plumbing). I’ll teach you to add new elements to create the more complex Bootstrap Felfs, Cowboy Boot Felfs, Color-Play Felfs, Elfin Felfen, and Jewel Felfs, and how to embellish with needle-felting, embroidery, or beads (including holiday ideas so you can repeat this class year-round). Before you know it, Felfs will be marching around your shelves and charming everyone who sees them into starting a pair. Students should bring: straight or circular needles sizes 7-13, graph paper, mechanical pencil and eraser, ruler and the usual small bag of knitting tools. Class Max: 26 11 F104T – HADDON HALL – LEIGH DESIGNS F107T – SECRETS OF YARN SUBSTITUTION Technique: Needlepoint Presented by: Sandra Arthur Sponsored by: Leigh Designs, Rainbow Gallery, DMC, Kreinik, Colonial Needle, Painters Thread Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Includes break from 11 am to 2 pm Room: 134 Admission: $95 Member $115 Non-Member Skill Level: Intermediate Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: Help your customers choose the perfect yarn for their project, and sell the yarn that’s on your shelves. A bad yarn substitution may result in an unhappy customer and loss of future sales. Make sure your staff knows the three questions everyone needs to ask themselves to make a perfect yarn sub – how much, how big, what is it. Learn how to look deeper at gauge to understand the difference between yarn gauge and pattern gauge and designer intent. Thrill your customers every time and sell what’s on your shelf! Students should bring: calculator, pen and pencil. Class Max: 40 It was an age of lofty titles, luxurious excess and power to those who were “to the manor born”. Join Sandy as she brings Leigh Designs’ English Manor House Haddon Hall to life on this 11"x14" 18 ct brown canvas. Sheep calmly graze in the beautifully groomed lawn, lovely flowering vines ascend up the side of the manor front, and beautiful green trees frame the manor. Textures are created with wonderful threads such as Burmilana, Rainbow Gallery various silks, Kreinik, DMC and Painters Threads. Stitch manipulation will further enhance the scene. Students should bring: 11" and 14" stretcher bars and tacks to secure; regular stitching supplies. Class Max: 16 F108T – LACE WEAVE SCARF Technique: Weaving Presented by: Deborah Jarchow Sponsored by: Foxglove Fiberarts Supply, Crystal Palace Yarns Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Includes break from 11 am to 2 pm Room: 141 Admission: $95 Member $115 Non-Member Skill Level: Beginner F106T – BRIOCHE (BRB) OR FISHERMAN’S RIB (K1B)? Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: Knitting Patty Lyons TNNA 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM 138 $40 Member $60 Non-Member For All Knitting Antje Gillingham TNNA 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM 135 $60 Member $80 Non-Member Intermediate If you already know the basics on your rigid heddle loom, you can learn to create beautiful lace patterns using pick up sticks. The intricate patterns can be achieved with relative ease. Complete a beautiful scarf that others will admire. Students should bring: scissors, tape measure, 2 paper grocery bags, tube from inside a paper towel roll. Material Fee: $5 Please pay instructor onsite. Correct change appreciated. Class Max: 24 If you look up the definition of BRIOCHE, the dictionaries will tell you that it is a French yeast bread with a sweet flavor and light textureprobably not the explanation you were hunting for to describe this wonderfully soft and stretchy form of ribbed knitting! And what about KNIT ONE BELOW – just as soft, stretchy and ribbed? What’s the difference between the two techniques ... is there one? How do you cast on and knit with two colors? Which technique will you prefer? Are you ready to try? Let’s venture into this cozy layered texture together; tips and practice will make these a great addition to your technical library! Students should bring: 4 balls of different light-colored #4 (worsted-weight) yarns that complement each other, approximately 125 yards each; 5 and 5.5 mm/US 8 and 9 knitting needles, basic knitting supplies. Class Max: 25 12 F109B – CONTENT MARKETING 101: INCREASING SALES BY CREATING CONTENT WITH YOUR CUSTOMERS F111T – COLOR CONFIDENCE! Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Business Presented by: Johnny Vasquez Sponsored by: TNNA Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Includes break from 11 am to 2 pm Room: 142 Admission: $95 Member $115 Non-Member Skill Level: For All Skill Level: Knitting Ann Weaver TNNA 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM 133 $60 Member $80 Non-Member For All In this workshop, I’ll present the basics of color theory geared toward knitters, focusing on how to apply five types of contrast to choosing and combining yarns for a multicolored project. The Albers Cowl will be the class project, because it uses anywhere from four to eleven colors. In addition to the basics of color theory, I’ll discuss how to apply these color theory principles when helping knitters select colors for a multicolor project like the Albers Cowl (and any striped and stranded projects that use small amounts of multiple colors). I’ll cover how to encourage knitters to purchase yarns to complement stash yarns, how to successfully combine yarn brands and bases available in your shop, and how to give knitters the confidence to select a color combination they will LOVE! Students should bring: center square created as homework, at least 50 yards of one color of fingering-weight yarn in addition to the color in which the center square is knit (the more colors you bring, the better!) US size 2 needles. Material Fee: $12 Please pay instructor onsite. Correct change appreciated. Class Max: 30 Content marketing is an incredible method of marketing to your audience without selling to them directly. By creating and curating valuable content that entertains and informs, you can develop trust and authority with your customers that will lead to sales. Major brands like Sharpie, P&G, and Microsoft use content marketing to build their audience, and you can too. In this class you will learn how to use blogging, video, audio, and social media to create engaging content for your audience. Through case studies, tutorials, and lively Q&A you will learn how to simply and quickly create content that will turn visitors into evangelists for your store. Class Max: 100 F110B – THE BEST KEPT SECRETS OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SHOPS F112T – FIBER PREP FOR THE YARN SHOP OWNER Business Presented by: Chris Bylsma & Bobbi Kreb Sponsored by: TNNA Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Room: 143 Admission: $40 Member $60 Non-Member Skill Level: For All Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: Other Liz Gipson TNNA 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM 144 $60 Member $80 Non-Member Beginner Are you selling fiber, but don’t speak the language? Do terms like woolen, worsted, combed, carded, roving, and sliver have you stumped? Want to know the different between a rolag and a puni? Interested in creating better marketing copy for your displays? According to the 2013 State of the Specialty NeedleArts survey, 50% of yarn shops are selling fiber; if you are among them or considering stocking fiber you need this class. In hands-on demonstrations, we will go through step-by-step how fiber is prepared commercially and by hand. Even if you don’t plan to stock fiber, this class will give you a better understanding of how yarn is made. Class Max: 25 “So many helpful, stimulating ideas.” “This class is what I hoped it would be – something to energize me to go back to work with renewed energy and a positive mental attitude.” Creating that extra something that keeps customers coming back is not just luck or “location”. Join Bobbi Kreb, a dynamic and successful shop owner, and Chris Bylsma, an experienced “shopper” and designer who has visited numerous shops coast to coast, to learn some of the lessons of truly successful shops, good times and bad. Back by popular demand and different each time, this is a wonderful forum to network with other shops, share your gems of success and gain insight and inspiration from visuals of shops around the country. Class Max: 50 13 F113T – WEAVING TECHNIQUES AS APPLIED TO KNITS Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: F201T – SPREADSHEET SAVVY Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Knitting Lily Chin TNNA 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Includes break from 11 am to 2 pm 137 $95 Member $115 Non-Member Intermediate Skill Level: Knitting Edie Eckman TNNA 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM 136 $60 Member $80 Non-Member Intermediate Let your computer handle the math! Spreadsheets are perhaps the most powerful tool for a knit or crochet pattern writer or tech editor. In this hands-on introduction to spreadsheets, we’ll use Microsoft Excel to learn the basics of how spreadsheets work, including naming cells, completing metric conversions, rounding numbers, and setting up basic formulas that calculate stitches, rows, stitch multiples and yarn amounts. You will begin setting up a powerful, multi-use “calculator” that can save you hours of work. Students should bring: laptop (PC or Mac) loaded with Excel or OpenOffice Spreadsheet, power cord (if needed), pencil and paper. Class Max: 30 By combining another yarn to your knitting via methods borrowed from weaving, many aesthetic possibilities become apparent, certain problems may be solved, and a new technique is added to your oeuvre. Textures are easily obtainable, colors may be taken more advantage of, and patterning is more accessible. Novelty yarns are handled better, less yarn might be used, gorgeous but uncomfortable fibers need not touch your skin, and stretching can be minimized. Learn: * The “up/down” method of applying a separate yarn onto knits, * The “in/out” method of applying a separate yarn onto knits, * The slip stitch method of the same yarn as a “weft” thread, * Vertical weaves, color weaves, smocking weaves, and much more. The applications of these techniques include: * What kinds of yarns are best suited for these fabrics, * What kinds of garments are best suited for these fabrics, * How to chart these weaves so you’ll know what you’ll be getting beforehand. Students should bring: worsted weight yarn of at least 2 different colors, size 6 & 9 needles, sport weight yarn, bulky weight yarn of yet another color and/ or some textured/novelty yarn of any weight, graph paper, pencils (preferably in several colors), eraser, tapestry needle and homework swatches and needles. Material Fee: $1 Please pay instructor onsite. Correct change appreciated. Class Max: 25 F202T – INTARSIA IN THE ROUND Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: Knitting Antje Gillingham TNNA 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM 135 $60 Member $80 Non-Member Intermediate My latest obsession? Knitting Intarsia IN THE ROUND! Intarsia is a multi-color knitting technique used to create separate pieces of different colors and (sometimes) fibers that appear inlaid in each other much like a jigsaw puzzle. Unlike Fair Isle, the yarn strands are not carried across the back of the work but dropped and twisted as color changes. Most often, designs are achieved within a flat piece of knitted fabric. But what about socks, hats or a cowl? I don’t want a seam running up the leg of my socks! So, let’s get together, join in the round and knit Intarsia – seamlessly! Students should bring: homework, basic knitting supplies (scissors, markers, etc.). Class Max: 25 F114T – HIPPITY-HOPPITY Technique: Needlepoint Presented by: Cynthia Thomas Sponsored by: Melissa Shirley Designs, Rainbow Gallery, River Silk, Caron Collection, Kreinik Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Room: 232 Admission: $40 Member $60 Non-Member Skill Level: Intermediate Blue bunny is on his way to you to deliver a basket of silk ribbon flowers. We’ll create a 3-dimentional basket which will be filled with ribbon flowers. His fluffy tail is created doing Basketweaveon-a-stick. A trellis pattern developed just for him adorns his chest along with a newly created stitch for his ribbon. Stitch options will be offered to allow your students of all levels to enjoy stitching this piece. Students should bring: 13"x10" stretcher bars. Usual needlepoint supplies, light and magnification if needed. Class Max: 20 14 F203B – RUN YOUR EVENTS LIKE A BROADWAY STAGE MANAGER! Business Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: F205T – YIPES STRIPES! Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Patty Lyons TNNA 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM 138 $40 Member $60 Non-Member For All Skill Level: Learn how to turn a hem, make twoand three-color braids, work jogless stripes using two different methods and carry unused yarns neatly--all while knitting an eye catching cowl! We’ll also discuss how to combine yarns and colors in multi-color projects, for your own knitting, for creating kits, or for making suggestions to your yarn shop’s customers. Students should bring: US size 6 24 inch circular needle; 1 stitch marker; worsted-weight yarn in 5 colors, about 100 yards of each color; a copy of the Yipes Stripes cowl pattern (available on Ravelry here: http://ravelry.com/patterns/library/yipes-stripes-cowl). Material Fee: $5 Please pay instructor onsite. Correct change appreciated. Class Max: 20 Before I spent six years running yarn stores, I was a Broadway Stage Manager. Learn how to book, pre plan, publicize and run your events like a Broadway show. Whether it’s an in store fashion show or knit along, or a book signing or artist talk with a famous knitter you’ve flown in, we’ll talk about how to dazzle your guests and your customers with your amazing organizational skills and your perfect hosting abilities. Learn the secrets of cross promotion, best use of your space, and your “pre show check list.” Remember, events bring in customers! Students should bring: paper and pencil for notes. Class Max: 45 F204T – FIT LAB Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: Knitting Ann Weaver TNNA 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM 133 $60 Member $80 Non-Member Intermediate F206B – SELLING YARN WITH THE RIGID-HEDDLE LOOM Knitting Therese Chynoweth TNNA 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM 139 $60 Member $80 Non-Member For All Business Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: Take the mystery out of fitting knitted garments using basic techniques. Learn how to take body measurements, check gauge, and read pattern schematics. See how even small changes in gauge can affect the fit of a garment, and what you can do about it. Learn how to make adjustments to bust, hips, waist, neck and sleeves. Students should bring: swatches and pattern, along with tape measure, calculator, pencil and graph paper. Class Max: 20 Liz Gipson TNNA 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM 144 $60 Member $80 Non-Member Beginner Weavers spend over a third more annually than knitters. How can you make your shop more weaving friendly, particularly to the fastest growing segment of the weaving market – the rigid-heddle weaver. Learn how to evaluate the yarns you have in inventory, the secrets of sett (the weaver’s gauge) and yarn substitution, and the kinds of looms available to you if floor space is an issue. Get tips on how to set up an education program for both your staff and your customers and learn how to warp a loom in 20-minutes or less! Class Max: 25 15 F207B – LET’S GET VISUAL! MERCHANDISING’S SECRET WEAPONS Skill Level: S101T – KNIT FROM THE CENTER OUT! Linda Cahan TNNA 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 231 $40 Member $60 Non-Member For All Technique: Knitting Presented by: Lorna Miser Sponsored by: Denise Interchangeable Needles and Universal Yarn Company Time: 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM Room: 130 Admission: $40 Member $60 Non-Member Skill Level: Beginner Behind every show-stopping store, there are secrets. Explore everything about visual merchandising from the basic building blocks to the icing, including: • The science and fascination of Retail Color Psychology. Sound like a genius to your customers, friends and family as well as get a better sense of what colors to use in your store and in your life – and why. • Using Sensory Merchandising will create amazing memories of your store for customers. People want experiences more than “stuff” and using emotional and sensory techniques will help create those experiences. • Basic Design Techniques of lighting, signage and interior and window display create the icing on your cake. These are what set you apart from your competitors. See what people are doing and get some ideas of what could work for your business. Class Max: 10 Learn how to knit a scarf, shawl or blanket ANY size using ANY yarn in ANY quantity to ANY gauge you choose, even ANY (almost) stitch pattern! Sound too good to be true? No way! Lorna will show samples for several creative ways to start a scarf/shawl/throw in the middle and knit until it is the size you want. Very little planning, even less math. But it’s a great way to use single skeins, fancy skeins, variegated, novelty yarns, even lace and fabric. Students should bring: a variety of yarns in textures and colors that look nice together. Optional: bring an 8"x16" piece of polar fleece fabric. Class Max: 30 S102B – BRICK AND MORTAR BEST PRACTICES F208T – PRESTO-CHANGO NEW STITCH Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: Business Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Needlepoint Cynthia Thomas TNNA 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM 232 $40 Member $60 Non-Member Advanced Skill Level: Gwen Bortner TNNA 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM 131 $40 Member $60 Non-Member For All What makes one yarn shop more successful than another? Lots of factors come in to play, both tangible and intangible. But there are LOTS of good ideas that can be implemented by any shop willing to invest in their shop. As a former business consultant, I am trained to recognize “best practices” along with the reasons they work. Find out what I have gleaned, spending time in yarn shops all over the country. Learn why it works and how it might be applied to your business. Students should bring: pen or pencil for taking notes Class Max: 40 Ever wanted to create your own stitches? Well here’s the chance. We’ll take a variety of traditional stitches and create new and exciting variations. Students will be provided with charts of stitches and then we will discuss them as we move elements around to create new stitches. Impress your customers with your creativity. Students should bring: pencil, eraser, colored pencils, small ruler and lots of imagination. Material Fee: $15 Please pay instructor onsite. Correct change appreciated. Class Max: 30 AND THE SURVEY SAYS ... ‘‘ Business Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: SATURDAY HALF OF ALL NEEDLEARTS RETAILERS WISH THEY KNEW MORE ABOUT MARKETING, INVENTORY MANAGEMENT OR MERCHANDISING. TAKE A TNNA BUSINESS CLASS AND MAKE YOUR WISHES COME TRUE! SOURCE: THE STATE OF SPECIALTY NEEDLEARTS 2013 16 S104T – ONE FANCY FISH S106T – MR. CAT Technique: Needlepoint Presented by: Joan Lohr & Ruth Dilts Sponsored by: Fleur de Paris, Kreinik, Planet Earth Fiber, Rainbow Gallery, Sundance Designs, Wiltex Threads Time: 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM Room: 133 Admission: $40 Member $60 Non-Member Skill Level: For All Technique: Needlepoint Presented by: Vicky DeAngelis Sponsored by: Pepperberry Designs, Rainbow, Kreinik, Sundance Designs Time: 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM Room: 135 Admission: $40 Member $60 Non-Member Skill Level: For All Introducing Mr. Cat, a chimney sweep cat from the alley with cattitude! We’ll have a purr~fect time of it dressing him up with a beaded bowtie, flowing cape and a vest loaded with glitz. Don’t forget glow in the dark threads, a cute little mouse and that spider with spooky eyes that follow you ‘round the room. Students should bring: stretcher bars, tacks or staples, favorite stitching supplies, light and magnification if required Material Fee: $10 Please pay instructor onsite. Correct change appreciated. Class Max: 12 Come join us as we stitch this delightfully fancy fish, a Trubey Design for Fleur de Paris. We will be dressing her up even more with threads from Kreinik, Planet Earth Fiber, Rainbow Gallery, and Wiltex Threads, and, of course there will be beads and sequins from Sundance Designs. This piece is painted on 13 count canvas so it is a nice break for the eyes, and it really moves along. We’ll enhance the design with various stitches and techniques that we hope will be a pleasant stretch for you and your customers. Students should bring: one pair each of 11 and 13 inch stretcher bars, tacks or stapler and normal stitching supplies to include embroidery scissors and a laying tool. Class Max: 16 S107T – CROCHET FOR KNITTERS Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: S105T – STITCHING WITH SENSATIONAL SILKS Technique: Needlepoint Presented by: Sandra Arthur Sponsored by: Rainbow Gallery, Pepper Pot Silk, Kreinik, Treenway, Caron, Gloriana, Painters Thread, Gumnuts Time: 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM Room: 134 Admission: $40 Member $60 Non-Member Skill Level: For All Skill Level: Crochet Edie Eckman TNNA 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM 136 $40 Member $60 Non-Member Beginner Knitters can appreciate the use of basic crochet techniques for edgings and finishing details, as well as for entire crocheted projects and garments. This is a basic how-to class for those who have little or no crochet experience. Learn basic crochet stitches and quickly review pattern reading, and how to engage your knitting customers with new and expanding skills. Students should bring: 2-3 colors worsted weight yarn and appropriate sized crochet hook (probably H-8/5 mm or larger), scissors. Class Max: 30 Ooo, the touch, the shine, the luster, the wonderful feel of this ancient wonder of wonders as it glides through your fingers while creating a fantastic heirloom is difficult to explain. Stitching with silk is unlike any other stitching. Compare coverage, density and sheen as you execute stitches that are diagonal, horizontal and vertical. Manufacturer samples and information will abound through the generosity of numerous suppliers so that you have a plethora of threads to compare! Have you introduced your customers to silks from Kreinik, Rainbow Gallery, Vineyard Silk, Pepper Pot Silk, Treenway, Caron, Gloriana, Painters Thread, Gumnuts and more for instance? These are but a few samples of what is available to retailers and consumers. Learn more and introduce your customers to a new world of beautiful canvas enhancement. Students should bring: 2 sets of 12" stretcher bars to mount 2 pieces of 12"x12" canvas; Nos. 22, 24 & 26 needles and normal stitching supplies. Class Max: 16 17 S108T – PATTERN WRITING ESSENTIALS S111T – COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: Knitting Therese Chynoweth TNNA 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM 139 $40 Member $60 Non-Member For All Skill Level: Whether you’re a budding designer or work at a LYS, you have probably had to write a pattern or help a customer to interpret a less than perfectly written one. Find out what information needs to be included to ensure clarity, what to avoid and what can be done to clean up patterns that appear to be a hopeless mess. Students should bring: pen or pencil, paper and calculator. Class Max: 20 Even if you are computer-challenged, you may want to know what all the fuss is about and what the possibilities are that computers offer. Computers have been given a lot of attention lately. Deemed the key to the future, see how designers and fiber artists can use electronic media as a very useful tool to aid the creative process. See a demonstration at work. Get a broad overview of realistic achievements and what you can expect to get out of the computer. Even discuss the pro’s and con’s of different systems (IBM-compatible vs. Mac’s). Sample some of the various software available. “CAD” has been a new and exciting way for me to “visualize” my work beforehand. It has allowed me to experiment a whole lot more without a whole lot more work. Students should bring: paper and pen, laptop optional if you want to follow along with my demo. Class Max: 32 S109T – WEAVING FOR KNITTERS Technique: Weaving Presented by: Deborah Jarchow Sponsored by: Foxglove Fiberarts Supply, Trendsetter Yarns Time: 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM Room: 141 Admission: $40 Member $60 Non-Member Skill Level: Beginner S112B – STORE DESIGN ON A SHOESTRING Business Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: This class gives an overview of how weaving can be added to the fiber options you offer in your shop. During class, you will set up a narrow warp on a loom and try weaving. Learn just how easy it can be to weave! Weaving uses yarn at a much faster rate than knitting or crochet and you can help your customers discover a new fiber skill. Students should bring: scissors, tape measure. Class Max: 24 Skill Level: Skill Level: Linda Cahan TNNA 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM 132 $25 Member $45 Non-Member For All Design or Renovate – great store design tips from start to finish! 1. WHEN, WHY, HOW: Discover the clear signs that renovation or new design is necessary. 2. WHAT’S YOUR IMAGE?: Easy ways to create a fresh and individualized store image. 3. WHAT’S THE BUDGET?: Set your budget to get the job done right. 4. CREATE A FLOOR PLAN THE FLOWS: Some simple floor plan ideas that make sense. 5. TO DO: Obtain a chronological “to do” list designed for both the new store or desperately in need of renovating. Class Max: 100 S110B – INCREASING SALES BY CREATING COMMUNITY Business Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Knitting Lily Chin TNNA 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM 137 $40 Member $60 Non-Member Intermediate Johnny Vasquez TNNA 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM 142 $40 Member $60 Non-Member For All Developing strong relationships with your customers is the key to the ongoing success of any business. In this class you will learn how to develop a community of devoted fans around your brand and increase sales in the process. By leveraging in-store, mobile, and online tools and strategies, you can turn one-time visitors into long-term customers while making lasting friends in the process. Students should bring: pen and paper for notes. Class Max:100 18 N103T – TAKE THE “H” TRAIN! SUNDAY Technique: Needlepoint Presented by: Vicky DeAngelis Sponsored by: Raymond Crawford, Sundance Designs, Kreinik, Rainbow Gallery, Colonial Needle Time: 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM Room: 132 Admission: $40 Member $60 Non-Member Skill Level: For All N101T – MEETS IN THE MIDDLE Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: Knitting Lorna Miser Aurora Yarns 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM 130 $40 Member $60 Non-Member Beginner Learn to knit this flattering, chevron top by beginning with 2 triangles, then working until body size is attained. Work side gusset panels and sleeves are picked up and knit to finish the attractive garment. Learn tips for teaching this as a class in your shop, learn about yarn gauge options, custom sizing and combining other yarns. Students should bring: several sizes of circular needles, any length. Class Max: 30 Take a ride on the Halloween Train while having a boo-tiful time of stitching. Think about shopping at your local hardware store for washers to create wheels, adding beads in just the right places and finish off with a ribbon tied bunting to start your ride off in style. Even though this is not a new canvas to Raymond’s line, he has made this special by adding designer inspired pieces to the Halloween Train. The class will include one of those added pieces! Students should bring: stretcher bars, tacks or staples, light and magnification if needed and all of your favorite stitching supplies. Material Fee: $10 Please pay instructor onsite. Correct change appreciated. Class Max: 15 N102B – BOOKS ARE NOT DEAD! 5 SECRETS TO USING BOOKS PROFITABLY IN YOUR SHOP Business Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: N104T – A FLORENTINE BAUBLE Gwen Bortner Unicorn Books 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM 131 $40 Member $60 Non-Member For All Technique: Needlepoint Presented by: Joan Lohr & Ruth Dilts Sponsored by: Kirk & Bradley, Kreinik, Planet Earth Fiber, Rainbow Gallery, Sundance Designs Time: 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM Room: 133 Admission: $40 Member $60 Non-Member Skill Level: For All Do you fear the day of traditional print is nearing the end? Do you find your book inventory just sits, taking up valuable shelf space? Even in this modern age of electronic readers and smart devices there is still a strong, profitable case for carrying books in your shop. The key is not just selling books, but using them to sell the other supplies in your shop as well! Join us as we reveal 5 different scenarios to increase both your book and supply sales in your shops. Some are simple, some are a bit more involved, but there is bound to be one that will work for you. Students should bring: pen or pencil for taking notes. Class Max: 40 This elegant bauble is one of a continuing series from the talented Vernon Kirk of Kirk & Bradley. The canvas is available in two colorways, and both will be included in the guide. It’s ready for a wide variety of stitches and embellishment with threads from Kreinik, Planet Earth Fiber and Rainbow Gallery and beads from Sundance Designs. We have used some fun and interesting techniques to create a class that will be profitable for your store, and that is sure to have your customers asking for more. Students should bring: one pair each of 8 and 9 inch stretcher bars, tacks or stapler and any normal stitching supplies to include embroidery scissors and a laying tool. Class Max: 16 19 N105T – WHAT TO DO WITH RIBBONS AND SUCH IN NEEDLEPOINT N107T – KNITTING PRETTY – MARTIN STOREY Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Technique: Needlepoint Presented by: Sandra Arthur Sponsored by: River Silks,Sundance, DMC, Kreinik Time: 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM Room: 134 Admission: $40 Member $60 Non-Member Skill Level: For All Skill Level: Knitting Pretty celebrates the fun to knit and joy to wear of the knitted flower. Flowers for lapel pins, for cushions, for tote bags, for afghans indeed for any occasion. Using a bright and colorful selection of Rowan wool cotton yarns, together we’ll create the perfect floral bouquet of your choice. Students should bring: size 2, 3 & 5 needles, cable needle and sewing needle. Materials [yarns & buttons] will be provided. Class Max: 15 They are beautiful and they abound! But there are many more uses of these wonderful elements of ribbons and non-tradiitonal “threads” for your consumers than they may imagine. That’s where you step in and with Sandy to help show you the way! Come play with some of the beautiful and luxurious ribbons and unusual threads available to shows and see what you can offer your customers. Learn easy ways to incorporate these beauties into the modern day needlepoint, cross-stitch and other needlework mediums. Stitching, heating, ruching, melting, braiding, trimming and embellishing will be experienced and shared as we play with different products provided by manufacturers such as River Silks, Kreinik, DMC, Sundance, Rainbow Gallery, Painters Thread, Gloriana and more! Students should bring: a pair of 12" stretcher bars for a 12"x12" piece of canvas and tacks to secure; scissors to cut wire and normal stitching supplies. Class Max: 16 N108T – FASHION TRENDS IN KNITWEAR AND COLOR Technique: Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: N106B – MERCHANDISING TECHNIQUES Business Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: Knitting Martin Storey Westminster Fibers Inc. 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM 136 $40 Member $60 Non-Member Intermediate Knitting Josh Bennett Westminster Fibers 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM 137 $40 Member $60 Non-Member Intermediate Create your own signature store fashion style with the help of Josh Bennett. In this class, students will review current and upcoming fashion trends and develop their own sense of store style to differentiate their independent shop to their target markets. The designs that are featured in a store are reflections of the shopowner and staff and are the basis of making a store brand that sets them apart from others in the market – both regionally and nationally. By blending fashion with store personality, the store brand becomes stronger and shopowners are refreshed and renewed with more excitement. Participants are asked to sketch a design and informally present to the class. No previous art talent necessary. Class Max: 15 Oz Barron TNNA 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM 135 $40 Member $60 Non-Member For All Slow moving yarn? Got a special buy on something? Want a new way to look at your shop? This class may be for you! We’ll talk about merchandising concepts and ideas and see examples of merchandising that works, and a few that don’t. Students should bring: something to take notes with, if you’d like. Class Max: 40 20 MONDAY REGISTRATION M101B – EVENT BASED MARKETING Business Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: Liz Gipson TNNA 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM 130 $40 Member $60 Non-Member Beginner 2014 TNNA MEMBERS REGISTER ONLINE Members pre-register online for education and events by visiting the TNNA Web site. If new or renewing, membership must be paid prior to online registration. DEADLINE DATES Register by April 2 to receive badges/tickets via mail. Mail date April 9. Registrations received after April 2 to be picked up onsite. Using Spinzilla as a case study, this class will explore how to make the most of community-based events to generate sales and promote your brand. We will explore what it is about events that engages your customer, how to make your shop or business event friendly without taking over your life, and ways to make the event last year round. Spinzilla, Tour de Fleece, and Ravellenic Games are examples of events that thousands of your customers are participating in already. The key to your success is learning how to monitor your customer base online. This will not only energize your brand, it will pump new life into your business. Liz will be joined by Constance Hall of Dyeology, Spinzilla’s Team Captain Coordinator and Andrea Marquis of Yarn Superhero to discuss best practices in education and sales strategies respectively. Class Max: 25 CLASS SELECTION If you are not registering online, please indicate your second and third choices should your first choice not be available. CLASS FEES Fees for classes vary and there are member and non-member prices. (If a company is a TNNA member, then all of the employees are considered members.) Please be careful to enter the correct class numbers, since this number only will be considered when your registration is processed. M102B – INSIDE EMAIL MARKETING Business Presented by: Sponsored by: Time: Room: Admission: Skill Level: REMINDER: SAVE BY PRE-REGISTERING BEFORE APRIL 21. PRICES WILL INCREASE $20 PER CLASS ONSITE. Oz Barron TNNA 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM 135 $40 Member $60 Non-Member For All ADDITIONAL FEE (MATERIAL, KIT, DESIGN) AND SUPPLIES For some classes there is an additional fee for supplies, etc. This fee is in addition to the class ticket cost. DO NOT SEND this fee (indicated in the class description.) Please pay instructor in class. Note: Additional fees are listed at the end of each class description. Isn’t email dead? Far from it. Email is still an incredibly useful and powerful tool to establish better relations with your community, and to promote your business. This class will give you the terminology and the knowledge to use email more effectively as part of your overall marketing strategy. We will talk about the mechanics of sending large batches of email, managing your email list, as well as discuss content and frequency. This class is beneficial even if you outsource your email marketing to a third party. The class is based on years of real world email and direct marketing experience. Students should bring: something to take notes with, if you wish. Class Max: 40 CANCELLATION POLICY If you need to cancel a Show registration or ticket order, it must be prior to April 2, 2014 in order to receive a refund. No other refunds will be issued. A $25 processing fee will be charged for all cancellations. 21
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