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BLACK SHEEP
GATHERING
THE
BLACK SHEEP
GATHERING
June 19, 20 and 21,
2015
Lane County Fairgrounds
Eugene, Oregon
C
ome join us at the Lane County Fairgrounds in Eugene, Oregon this coming June 19-21. NEW FOR 2015: Due to changes in the
Fire Marshal rules for outdoor commercial tents, we have moved many of our events indoors to the Exhibit Hall in the Convention Center. This year find your way to the Spinners’ Circle; listen and learn during several days of free Educational Talks and
Demonstrations; shop at the Marketplace; enroll in Workshops or watch the pace of the Sheep-to-Shawl competition on Friday in the
Exhibit Hall. Check out the Expo Hall barns for the sheep and goat shows or the Wheeler Pavilion to watch Mark Eidman judge
hundreds of gorgeous wool fleeces and Amy Wolf judge beautiful mohair fleeces! On Saturday night, join us for the annual Potluck,
with music by “Steel Wool” and later be a part of the enthusiastic crowd enjoying the Spinner’s Lead.
As last year, the Workshops will be centrally located in the Meeting Rooms in the Exhibit Hall on the Fairgrounds, allowing easy
access to all the other Gathering activities. Registration opens April 4 and closes June 6. If there are spaces still available in classes,
new registrations will be taken during the Black Sheep Gathering. However, registering early gives you a better chance of getting
into the classes you want. For more information on the registration process, see the section on Incredible Workshops, page 25.
We’ve made a concerted effort to ensure that the Marketplace experience is the best available, with quality products from a diverse
range of vendors who are focused on fiber. That experience continues in the barns with the Farmer’s Market. The sales booths are a
great opportunity to meet fiber producers and their animals and purchase their farm-produced washed fibers and other goods. We
also welcome the American Romeldale/CVM Association and their National Show, celebrating the association’s 100th year. And for
kids wanting to show sheep, we continue to expand and improve the Junior Sheep Show and a free showmanship workshop on
Sunday. See the section on Sheep Show, page 18 for more information.
Rooms should be plentiful this year, or we invite you consider camping on-site. Be aware that camping fees have increased; see
page 42 for details regarding camping reservations with the Lane Events Center. If you need assistance with lodging in Eugene,
contact Travel Lane County at 541-484-5307 or at http://www.eugenecascadescoast.org/visitors/places-to-stay/.
Daily schedules will be available at the information booth. As always, admission and parking at the Gathering are free. Bring your
families and friends, and take part in one of the most unique events in the country celebrating natural colored animals and their fiber.
Please remember, no dogs, other than service dogs, are allowed. The Black Sheep Gathering is an all-volunteer organization that
welcomes your suggestions, participation and assistance. For information on specific events, to volunteer or to offer suggestions,
please refer to the list of committee workers on the next page.
Show Schedule – page 16 • Rules – page 17-18 • Sheep Show – page 18
Goat Show and Sale – page 19 • Goat Show and Sale Entry Form – page 20
Wool and Mohair Sale and Show Entry Form – page 21 • Fiber Arts Entry Form – page 23
Workshop Class Registration Information – page 25 • Sheep-to-Shawl Entry Form– page 38
Spinner’s Lead Entry Form– page 39 • Marketplace – page 40-41 • Travel and Lodging – page 42
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
COORDINATOR:
POTLUCK:
WORKSHOP CURRICULUM CO-CHAIRS
Laura Todd
503-804-0014
[email protected]
Rich Lundquist
503-314-9073
[email protected]
Connie Paulsen
[email protected]
SHEEP SHOW:
ANGORA GOAT SHOW CO-CHAIRS:
Carol Albrecht
530-570-1684
[email protected]
Sandy Erpelding
425-870-1728
[email protected]
WOOL SHOW CLERK:
Sharon Chestnutt
Eliza Drummond
541-914-2614
[email protected]
541-847-5536
[email protected]
WOOL SALE CLERK:
Jeri Abernathy
[email protected]
Laura Macagno-Shang
541-485-6266
[email protected]
MARKETPLACE CO-CHAIRS:
SPINNER’S LEAD:
Lois Olund
541-929-6606
[email protected]
Sue Denham
541-610-4016
[email protected]
Janis Thompson
541-517-6951
[email protected]
WEBSITE:
Janice Alleman
[email protected]
WORKSHOP REGISTRAR
Tamara Andreas
[email protected]
ADVERTISING:
SHEEP-TO-SHAWL:
Vacant
To volunteer call/email Laura Todd
FACILITIES:
Wayne Thompson
541-913-6455
[email protected]
Will Alkin
541-687-6747
[email protected]
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FIBER ARTS COMPETITION:
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6 th Ave
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High St
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Madison
Jefferson
Adams
8 th Ave
Jackson
Van Buren
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Amazon
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Black Sheep Gathering, Inc.
PO Box 51092, Eugene, OR 97405
Phone: 503-804-0014
Email: [email protected]
www.blacksheepgathering.org
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Celeste Percy
541-334-6504
[email protected]
Liz Hubbard
541-545-6357
[email protected]
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EDUCATIONAL TALKS
& DEMONSTRATIONS:
Mary Reynolds
[email protected]
18 th Ave
The Fairgrounds
entrance is located at
13th Ave and Jefferson.
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to I-5
To reach O’Hara Catholic
School there are walking paths
across Amazon Creek. Otherwise
one needs to drive out of the
fairgrounds to Jefferson, go south
to 18th Ave and turn right.
O'Hara Catholic School
(BSG Workshops)
Mission Statement:
The Black Sheep Gathering is an annual event during which participants exchange their knowledge of an appreciation for handcraft
fibers and the animals that produce them.
Goals:
The Black Sheep Gathering strives to provide an environment dedicated to: education, cooperation and participation, an atmosphere of fellowship and fun, and celebrating natural colored animals and their fibers.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
continued—Saturday, June 20, 2015
Thursday, June 18, 2015
10am-8pm•
Marketplace vendor booth set-up.
1-8pm • Begin receiving wool and mohair fleeces. All
entries must be checked in by 9am Friday.
• Begin receiving Fiber Arts entries. All entries must
be checked in by 10am Friday.
2-10pm • Fairgrounds open for livestock arrival and camper
set-up. Health certificates checked.
9am
10am
Noon
Friday, June 19, 2015
7-8am • Livestock check-in continues.
7:45am • Workshop Check-in Opens. **
8am
• Resume receiving fleeces.
• All livestock must be in place. No livestock may
arrive after this time.
• Resume receiving Fiber Arts entries.
8:30am • Workshops Begin—see Workshop Schedule.
9am
• Sheep Show in Show Ring A. Sheep Show begins,
lunch break at judges’ discretion (order to be determined based on entries and will be sent out to exhibitors after June 1 and posted at the show ring).
• Maketplace opens.
• Sheep-to-Shawl—competition begins.
• All Wool and Mohair fleeces in place.
No entries accepted after this time.
10am • Wool and Mohair Show—Wool Fleece judging
begins, open to the public.
• Class 00: For Sale Only Fleeces—sale begins.
• All Fiber Arts entries in place. No Fiber Arts will
be accepted after this time.
12:45pm • Workshop Check-in Opens. **
1pm
• Fiber Arts Judging open to the public.
1:30pm • Workshops Begin—See Workshop Schedule.
2pm
• Sheep-to-Shawl—competition ends.
4pm
• Wool and Mohair Show—Mohair Fleece judging
begins. Start time approximate.
by 7pm • Fiber Arts Judging closes—Presentation of the
Black Sheep Cup and Black Lamb Cup at the
completion of judging.
6pm
• Marketplace closes.
6pm
• Wool and Mohair Show closes for day.
Saturday, June 20, 2015
7:45am • Workshop Check-in Opens. **
8:30am • Workshops Begin—See Workshop Schedule.
9am
• Wool and Mohair Show—judging resumes.
• Class 00: For Sale Only Fleeces resumes
• Sheep Show continues, lunch break at judges’
discretion (order to be determined based on entries
and will be sent out to exhibitors after June 1 and
posted at the show ring).
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1pm
• Marketplace opens.
• Fiber Arts Display opens.
• Angora Goat Show
Lot P: Registered White Angora Goats.
Lot Q: Registered Colored Angora Goats.
• Wool and Mohair Show Judging closes. Presentation of the Black Sheep Cup for the Five Most
Valuable Fleeces for Handspinning from a Single
Producer. Start time approximate.
• Wool and Mohair Show open for public viewing.
Start time approximate.
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1pm
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1:30pm •
1:45pm •
2:15pm •
4pm
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12:45pm
5pm
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5:30pm •
6:30pm •
8pm
•
Workshop Check-in Opens. **
Sheep Show
Workshops Begin—See Workshop Schedule.
Wool and Mohair Show viewing closes.
Wool / Mohair Sale begins. Start time approximate.
Start time approximate. At the conclusion of the
Sheep Show, presentation of the Black Sheep Cup
for Best Young Flock and The Glen Eidman Memorial Trophy for Best Sheep in Show.
Wool and Mohair Sale closes.
Fiber Arts Display closes.
Marketplace closes.
Potluck no host bar.
Potluck dinner and socializing. Bring a dish to
share and your sheep tales.
Spinner’s Lead in show ring. Start time approximate.
Sunday, June 21, 2015
7:45am • Workshop Check-in Opens **hop Check-in s. *
8:30am • Workshops Begin—See Workshop Schedule.
9am
• Junior Sheep Show
Junior Exhibitors—Free Showmanship Workshop
presented by Maria Rooney after judging.
• CAGBA Angora Goat Inspection TBA
• Wool and Mohair Sale opens.
• Marketplace opens.
• Fiber Arts Display opens.
12:45pm • Workshop Check-in Opens. **
1:30pm • Workshops Begin—See Workshop Schedule.
2pm
• Fiber Arts Display closes.
3:30pm • Wool and Mohair Sale closes.
4pm
• Release of all animals.
• Marketplace closes.
2:45pm5pm • Release of Fiber Arts items.
6pm
• Grounds must be vacated.
** SEE WORKSHOP SCHEDULE PAGE 25
Black Sheep Gathering events open until 4pm on Sunday.
Group spinning will be held at the Spinners’ Circle all weekend. Bring your spindle or wheel!
RULES
1. All entries and consignments must be in place at their assigned
times.
2. The Black Sheep Gathering, Inc., is not responsible for damage or loss while on the Fairgrounds.
3. All decisions of the Black Sheep Gathering Committee are final.
4. ALL sheep and goats must have Scrapie Identification as required by the USDA. For information, contact Barbara Palermo
at 503-399-5871 or toll free 1-866-873-2824.
5. NO DOGS allowed in any building.
6. Animals may not be housed in the parking lot in trucks or trailers. All animals housed in the barns must be accompanied by a
completed entry form and are subject to entry and show or sale
fees. Visit: http://www.blacksheepgathering.org/livestockwool_show.html - top
LIVESTOCK RULES:
1. All sheep will be judged 60% on wool, 40% on conformation.
2.
LIVESTOCK CONSIGNMENTS AND SHOW
Please read all rules carefully prior to filling in entry form.
Livestock rules will be strictly enforced.
• Entries will close June 1 st or upon receipt of 600 entries.
NEW: SHEEP SHOW entries must be completed online and paid
for by June 1, 2015. Sheep show online entries will be closed on
June 1st or when 600 entires have been received. No refunds will
be given after June 1, 2015. All payments must be completed by
June 1, 2015. Pen assignments and preferential barn placement
will be made in order of receipt of entries.
GOAT SHOW entries, please use form on page 20, entries not postmarked by June 1, 2015 or received after maximum number of
entries has been reached, will be returned.
• Fees: $8 for each sheep or goat to be shown or sold.
• Farmer’s Market Booths will be allowed in the Livestock barn
for a fee of $50. See online entry forms. (Fees and request are to
be submitted with your online livestock entry.) Only farm-raised
and -produced goods are allowed to be sold. Each booth must be
reserved by the exhibitor whose items will be sold. Only exhibitors with two or more animals may reserve Farmer’s Market Booth
space. Each booth will receive one pen space. Exhibitors who do
not reserve and pay for a farm display pen or farmers’ market pen
will be asked to take down any displays in their assigned animal
pens.
• Cashmere goats and Pygora goats will be allowed one pen each,
through their respective associations, to exhibit and sell animals.
These pens will be allotted on a first-come, first-served basis. Due to
space limitations we are not able to accommodate other livestock.
Sorry.
• All animals, show and exhibit alike, must be in place by 8am,
Friday, June 19, 2015.
• Sales will be by private treaty.
• Release time: 4pm, Sunday, June 21, 2015. Any exceptions must
be cleared with a Black Sheep Gathering committee worker.
All animals must be removed from the grounds by 6pm.
• Awards: Ribbons awarded to 6th place. Prizes awarded for
Champion and Reserve Champion male and female of each lot.
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6.
THE LENGTH OF WOOL SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO SHOW OFF THE
QUALITY OF THE FLEECE FOR EACH PARTICULAR BREED. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT FINE WOOL SHEEP HAVE 1½ INCHES OF WOOL,
MEDIUM WOOL SHEEP 2 INCHES AND LONG WOOL SHEEP 3 INCHES.
BELLY SHEARING OR DEFUZZING OF BELLIES IS NOT ALLOWED. All
sheep must have been sheared within the last 365 days.
ALL sheep entered must be registered with their appropriate
association. Proper registration is required for show participation. If exhibitor’s breed association does not allow animals to
be registered until a certain age, then exhibitor must bring a
certificate from the association stating that the entered animal is
eligible for registration. If exhibitor’s breed association allows
registration of the animals that are brought to the show, then
they must be registered. No exceptions to this rule.You may
fill in “pending” under registration number on entry form. However, animals must be registered upon arrival at the show; registration certificates will be inspected upon check-in. Ear tags with
Scrapie numbers are required
Animals entered in the show or sale must have been legally
transferred into the exhibitors’ name at least 30 days prior to the
show. An exhibitor is defined as a farm or an individual. Two
people using the same farm name are still one exhibitor. Animals must be properly registered in the exhibitors’ name, which
must also be the owner’s name stated on the registration papers.
An exception to this rule is junior exhibitors who should enter
under their individual name regardless of farm name.
White Angora goats will be judged according to the American
Angora Goat Breeder’s Association Standards. Colored Angora
goats will be judged according to CAGBA Standards. To boost
entries, we have opened the Registered White Angora Goat Show
to include animals registered with ANY association, allowing
color factor white goats to enter.
Each lot needs 5 or more exhibitors and a minimum of 20 animals entered to qualify for a separate lot. Any lot without the
required numbers will be combined with another division at the
discretion of the sheep show coordinator. Exhibitors with the
required numbers may request a separate division but must do
so by April 1, 2015.
NEW: Lots have been added for 2015 but will be deleted if the
entry numbers for each lot are not met. If, in the event of low
entry, lots must be combined, exhibitors with sheep in both combined lots will be allowed to show 2 sheep per class per lot
being combined. Exhibitors with entries accepted will not be
required to leave any sheep out of the show or lot entered due to
a lot combination. Exhibitors whose breed has both natural colored and white varieties may enter two natural colored and two
white animals in their breed Lot if separate lots for white and
natural colored are not offered.
Individual animals may be shown in ONLY one lot, including
Junior Show lots. An exhibitor may enter only two sheep or
goats per class. (See above for exceptions to this rule.) Each
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RULES
(continued)
class must have at least two exhibitors and three animals entered or it may be deleted. (Entries in deleted classes will be
moved to other classes. Entries will not be returned once accepted.)
7. All animals must be sound and healthy and free of external parasites. Show and sale entries must be under two years of age
except for Angora goat does and bucks entered in the aged
doe and aged buck classes. The Black Sheep Gathering committee reserves the right to require the removal of any animal
judged unhealthy or unfit to be displayed. This includes animals not sheared in the last 365 days or any animal whose fleece
is deemed unfit for exhibit.
8. All sheep and goats coming from out of state are required to
have health certificates.
9. All exhibitors must keep their pens and barn aisles clean and
provide a sufficient amount of clean bedding in each animal
pen. Exhibitors who do not maintain clean, bright-looking pens
may be refused future entry. In an effort to provide an enjoyable
display for the public, please keep aisles swept, water buckets
clean, and sheep looking tidy. Keep personal items in sight to a
minimum. Se-up and use of fitting stands in the barn aisles are
not allowed.
10. Every effort will be made to give exhibitors the number of pens
requested; exhibitors may receive fewer pens than requested due
to limited space. If space allows, there will be communal tack
pens made available. Aisles must be kept clear, and feed and
equipment stored in trailers or assigned areas. No fitting in aisles
is permitted. Every effort will be made to pen exhibitors with
others of their breed and with requested exhibitors; however,
such placement cannot be guaranteed. Those desiring specific
barn placement should enter early.
11. Exhibitors must provide their own water buckets and feed. Straw
may be purchased with your entry.
12. Please identify animals for sale in some easily recognizable way.
13. ANIMALS ENTERED FOR SALE OR EXHIBIT ONLY CANNOT EXCEED 25% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ANIMAL
ENTRIES FROM ONE FARM.
14. Farm Display Pen (FDP): If you wish to put up a table or an
elaborate display, you need to order a FDP ahead of time,
online at http://www.blacksheepgathering.org/livestockwool_show.html - top. Displays may not intrude into the aisle.
The cost is $25. It is the size of one animal pen. The FDP pen
may contain up to 2 sheep or 3 goats, tables, chairs, large signs
or items, examples of farm products, etc.; however, NO SALES
of farm products other than animals are allowed in the barn unless exhibitors order a Farmer’s Market Pen. FDPs are assigned
on a first-come, first-served basis AFTER all animal spaces are
secured. FDP pens must be paid for at time of animal entry
15. Farmer’s Market Pen (FMP): Farm sales pens will be available to those showing animals for $50/farm sales pen, on a spaceavailable basis. It is the size of one animal pen. Exhibitors must
sell only value-added farm products and farm products. Displays may not intrude into the aisle. Sales of products, other
than animals, can only be made from a Farmer’s Market Pen.
FMPs are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis AFTER
all animal spaces are secured. Please include $50 with your entries. No sales of raw fleece or mohair allowed in your Farmer’s
Market Pen.
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16. No raw wool or mohair fleeces may be sold on the grounds
except through the Wool and Mohair Show and Sale.
17. Junior Sheep Show — 9am Sunday, June 21. This show is open to
anyone up to 18 years of age and all breeds of sheep, both white
and colored. All sheep entered must be registered with their appropriate association to the actual junior exhibitor who will be showing the sheep. Junior exhibitors may have the assistance of other
youth ages 18 and under if they have more than one entry per class.
All General Rules and Livestock Rules apply.
18. Junior Showmanship classes are open to all junior exhibitors
under age 18. Exhibitors need not own their showmanship animal, nor does it have to be registered in their name. Senior exhibitors may enter an extra animal to be shown by a junior exhibitor. Please list the Junior’s name and age on your entry.
Junior showmanship may be entered until 9am on show day for
no fee.
19. NEW: The online sheep entry program will require you to acknowledge these rules and to fill out a separate entry section for
each Lot. Do not use previous year’s entry forms. All sheep
entries for 2015 must be made online. Mailed entry forms will
be returned and may miss the entry deadline. If you need assistance with the online entry program, please call 530-533-1676,
Monday-Friday, 9am- 4pm.
SHEEP SHOW
Judge: Maria Rooney
Silverton, Oregon
Maria has been the owner-operator of Silver Creek
Lambscapes since 1986. Silver Creek Lambscapes is a progressive sheep operation in Northwest Oregon that currently
runs 300 head of New Zealand Coopworth, white and natural
colored Romney, and Horned Dorset Ewes. Her philosophy encompasses proactive management, high quality genetics, and
rigorous selection standards to achieve a balanced, productive
sheep.
Maria has for many years utilized in her flock artificial insemination from New Zealand using top quality rams for wool
quality, vigor, and growth rate. Likewise, Rooney actively
shows her breeding stock across the country at Maryland, Reno,
the Big E, NAILE, BSG, and the Oregon State Fair. She has
won many supreme flock and national champion awards. Her
Romney flock is one of the leading show flocks in the USA.
Rooney has served on many breed association boards and is
currently president of the North American Romney Association and the Oregon Purebred Sheep Breeders Association.
Rooney finds judging sheep particularly rewarding and has
judged many shows on the west coast. She very much looks
forward to the honor of judging sheep this year.
LOTS:
A. Registered Navajo-Churro.
B. Registered Shetland.
• Award: The Northwestern Shetland Sheep Breeders Trophy for the Best Young Breeders Flock of Shetland Sheep.
C. Registered Jacob.
D. Registered Colored Lincoln.
E. Registered White Lincoln.
F. White Registered Long, Medium and Fine Wool Breeds.
G. Wensleydale.
H. Gotland.
I. BlueFaced Leicester (white and natural colored, 2 white and
2 natural colored allowed per exhibitor, per class).
J. NCWGA Primitive breeds.
K. NCWGA Registered Long/Coarse Wool (48 and lower).
L. NCWGA Registered Medium Wool (50-58).
M. NCWGA Registered Fine Wool (60 and finer).
N. Natural Colored Romeldale/CVM.
• Award: Romeldale/CVM Award for Best Romeldale in
Show and Romeldale/CVM Fleece.
O. Reg. Natural Colored Wool Breeds — non-NCWGA flocks.
R. Registered Natural Colored Wool Breeds from non-NCWGA
flocks
S. Registered White Romney.
T. Registered Colored Romney.
Sunday — Junior Sheep Show — See Livestock Rule 17
X. Registered Long/Coarse Wool (48 and lower).
Y. Registered Medium/Fine Wool (50 and finer).
Z. Junior Showmanship (Jr. ages 5-10, Int. ages 11-14,
Sr. ages 15-18).
CLASS:
1. Yearling Ram — less than 24 months old.
2. Ram Lamb — born December 15, 2014 - April 15, 2015.
3. Pair of Ram Lambs — owned by exhibitor. Must be shown
in class 2.
4. Yearling Ewe — less than 24 months old.
5. Ewe Lamb — born December 15, 2014 - April 15, 2015.
6. Pair of Ewe Lambs — owned by exhibitor. Must be shown
in class 5.
GROUP CLASSES:
7. Breeders Young Flock — 1 ram lamb, 2 ewe lambs owned
by exhibitor. Must have been shown in classes 2 and 5.
BLACK S HEEP CUP
Best Young Flock of Show: Winners of each lot to compete.
This is a perennial trophy donated by the Black Sheep Newsletter.
GLEN EIDMAN M EMORIAL TROPHY
Best Sheep of Show: Champions from each lot to compete.
This is a perennial trophy in Glen’s memory donated by the
Black Sheep Gathering organization.
ANGORA GOAT SHOW
Judge: Fred Speck
Kerrville, Texas
Fred Speck is a second generation Texas Angora goat producer. His grandfather gave him eight registered Angora does
and one buck to start his own herd when he was eight years old.
Fred is active as a 4-H leader and is superintendent of the Texas
Open Youth Angora Goat Show in Kerrville, Texas, which is
the largest Angora goat show in the US. Fred is a well-known
Angora goat judge and has judged in Australia, England, Canada
and throughout the United Sates. His ranch, Speck Angoras, is
home to over 600 goats.
LOT:
P. Registered Angora Goats—must be registered with the
American Angora Goat Breeder’s Association.
Q. Natural Colored Angora Goats—must be registered or recorded with CAGBA or ACGBA.
ANGORA GOAT CLASS:
1. Junior Buck Kids—born February 15 - April 1, 2015.
2. Senior Buck Kids—born January 1 - February 14, 2015.
3. Pair Buck Kids—bred and owned by exhibitor. Must be
shown in class 1 and 2.
4. Yearling Bucks—less than 24 months old.
5. Aged Bucks—2 years and older.
6. Junior Doe Kids—born February 15 - April 1, 2015.
7. Senior Doe Kids—born January 1 - February 14, 2015.
8. Pair Doe Kids—bred and owned by exhibitor. Must be
shown in class 6 and 7.
9. Yearling Does—less than 24 months old.
10. Aged Does—2 and 3 years old.
11. Aged Does—4 years and older.
12. Breeders Young Flock—1 buck kid, 2 doe kids—bred and
owned by exhibitor. Must have been shown in classes 1 or 2
and 6 or 7.
13. Best Fleece—judge’s choice.
ANGORA GOAT CUP
A champion goat, colored or white, will be chosen for this
award. This cup is a perennial trophy donated by the Black
Sheep Newsletter.
GOAT SHOW ENTRY FORM ON NEXT PAGE.
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L IVESTOCK B REEDERS
Promote your farm and support the BSG by donating your lamb or goat for the 2016 Black
Sheep Gathering Potluck. Details on the BSG website: www.blacksheepgathering.org.
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GOAT SHOW AND SALE ENTRY FORM
Release time: 4pm Sunday, June 21, 2015 — CAREFULLY READ LIVESTOCK RULES BEFORE FILLING IN FORM.
Show
Sale
Exhibit
Lot
Clas s
Bre e d
R e gis tration N umbe r
SEE LIVESTOCK R ULE #2
D ate of Birth
Entries accepted on first-come basis and will close upon receipt of 600 entries.
Farm/R anch:
N umber of Show A nimals:
N ame:
N umber of Sale Only or Exhibit A nimals:
SEE LIVESTOCK R ULE #11
A ddress:
N o. of Show /Sale/Exhibit animals: ____ at $8/animal $ _____
_____
Straw Bedding -- no. of bales
Phone:
Email:
U SD A Scrapie Premise ID #:
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at $4/bale
$ _____
TOTAL D OLLARS ENCLOSED: $ _____
N umber of 6 x 6 Pens R equested: ____
FARM D ISPLAY PEN (FD P) _____ (SEE R ULES #14 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)
FARMER'S MARKET PEN (FMP) _____ (SEE R ULES #15 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)
REQUEST A
REQUEST A
ENTRY DEADLINE: Entries accepted on first-come basis and will close upon receipt of 600 total entries.
Checks payable to: Black Sheep Gathering, Inc. Send to: Sandy Erpelding, 14420 Forty-Five Rd, Arlington, WA 98223.
No phone, fax or email entries. Confirmation letters go out after June 1.
WOOL AND MOHAIR
SHOW AND SALE
HELD AT THE WHEELER PAVILION
• Fees: $6 for each wool or mohair fleece for show or sale.
• Please use entry form on page 21.
• All entries must be postmarked by June 12, 2015. For entries
postmarked after June 12, 2015, fees will be $8 for each
wool or mohair fleece.
• All wool and mohair fleeces must be in place by 9am Friday.
• No refunds after June 12, 2015. All fleeces must be entered in
the name of the actual producer.
• Please note new classes for 2015.
• The wool sale will not accept mailed fleeces. An agent may enter
and retrieve fleeces with a letter from the grower.
• No fleece will be accepted for judging or sale after the 9am
deadline.
• Wool and mohair judging, 10am, Friday, June 19, 2015.
• There will be a 45-minute public viewing at the completion of
judging on Saturday. Sale will open after the viewing.
• Awards: ribbons for grower awarded through 6th place.
• Prizes will be awarded for Champion and Reserve Champion
Natural Colored and White Fleeces. The perennial Black Sheep
Cup, sponsored by the Black Sheep Newsletter, will be awarded
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to the winner of the Five Most Valuable Fleeces for
Handspinning from a Single Producer. There is a $10 entry
fee to participate in this special class, which is Class 32.
• A 10% handling fee will be collected on all fleeces sold at
the wool and mohair sale.
• All fleeces must be claimed by producer or designee between
3:30-5pm on Sunday, June 21, 2015.
WOOL AND MOHAIR SHOW RULES:
1. All show fleeces will be judged on the basis of handspinning
quality and character, stressing cleanliness, strength and uniformity.
2. A fleece for show and sale must be properly rolled and placed
in a clear plastic bag to be presented for show. No tied fleeces.
Mohair fleeces do not have to be rolled.
No fleeces with mothballs will be allowed in the show. Please
air your fleeces extensively, as some people are extremely
sensitive to these chemicals. The show chair reserves the right
to eliminate these fleeces from the sale and show.
The BSG Wool Show is a handspinners’ show. Handspinning
characteristics of the fleece are the primary judging criteria.
Judges reserve the right to carefully unroll fleeces. Fine wool
fleeces may be rolled with paper liners to prevent sticking.
3. Each entry must be tagged with a Black Sheep Gathering tag
available at the check-in table. Clear plastic bags will be available
for sale.
4. Sellers will receive a signed original receipt.
Wool and Mohair Fleece Sale and Show Entry Form
All Wool and M ohair Entrie s
B re e d
Additional Information/Wool and M ohair Show Entrie s
Color
$6 Entry
Fe e
Fle e ce
ID
Clas s #
Clas s D e s cription
Price /lb or
N FS
Class #32—Entries for 5 Most Valuable Fleeces must be noted by * in Class # column and include $10 entry fee
Name:
Phone:
Farm/Ranch:
No. of Wool / Mohair Sale Only Entries: ____ at $6 each: $_____
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Email:
No. of Wool / Mohair Show Entries: ____ at $6 each: $_____
Class 32: Entry fee $10.
Total $ Enclosed: $ _______
ENTRY DEADLINE: Postmarked by June 12, 2015. Any entry postmarked after June 12, 2015 must include
double the registration fees to be accepted. Make checks payable to: Black Sheep Gathering, Inc.
Return to: Eliza Drummond, 2121 Jackson Street, Eugene, OR 97405. Email: [email protected]
5. Participants are required to pick up unsold fleeces and must
sign a release sheet at check out time on Sunday. If all fleeces
have been sold, this may be done earlier as record-keeping
allows. Participants will receive a check via mail for their
fleece sales (less 10% handling fee), within 30 days of the
BSG.
6. Wool show judging is limited by time and space on a first-come,
first-served basis. Please send entry form in as early as possible.
7. Number of entries: Producers may enter up to 20 fleeces in
the WOOL SHOW except for Class 00 which has no limit
on entries. Entries Per Class: Producers may enter 4 (four) fleeces
per class.
8. Wool and Mohair will be accepted for table sale (Class 00: FOR
SALE ONLY).
Class 00: the rule is “Buyer Beware” because they are not judged.
However, many nice fleeces are entered in this class, and the
BSG would like to continue to offer this marketing opportunity
for producers. The committee chair, to maintain the standard of
the show, will pull fleeces with wool rot or other extensive problems. Class 00: For Sale Only Fleeces – sale will begin on Friday at 10am.
9. Promotional materials may be inserted in fleeces only after judging except for Class 00 which may be included at the beginning of the sale.
10. BSG Wool Show Committee Chair reserves the right to pull
fleeces from the Wool Show and Sale upon the recommendation of the judge in order to maintain the recognized high standards of quality handspinning fleeces. Fleeces with wool rot,
abnormal “vegetation” or other disqualifying issues will be
pulled with a note provided as to the cause. Please see the chairperson at the registration table with fleeces that are questionable.
WOOL FLEECE SHOW
Wool Fleece Judge: Mark Eidman
Red Bluff, California
Mark was born and raised on the Nye Ranch, the birthplace of
the CVM breed that was developed by his father Glen. Mark
was a Student Shepherd at Chico State College, where he earned
his Bachelor of Science Degree. After working at UC Davis Sierra Range Field Station, he operated Eidman Family Farm in
Emporia, Kansas and was the CEO of The Tehama District Fair
in Red Bluff, California.
Mark retired in 2014. He and his wife Mary Jayne operate
Eidman Family Farm, a grass-based enterprise, and they raise
chicken, lamb, and beef in a natural way.
Mark has judged wool and wool sheep at most of the major
shows across the United States. It seems the BSG has become a
favorite as he has returned many times.
CLASSES:
1. Solid natural colored common and braid wool (44s and coarser).
2. Solid natural colored long wool (46s-50s).
3. Solid natural colored medium wool (52s-58s).
4. Solid natural colored fine wool (60s and finer).
5. Variegated natural colored common and braid wool (44s
and coarser).
6. Variegated natural colored long wool (46s-50s).
7. Variegated natural colored medium wool (52s-58s).
8. Variegated natural colored fine wool (60s and finer).
9. Purebred colored Romney.
2015-LC Purebred colored Lincoln.
11. Purebred Jacob.
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12. Purebred colored Corriedale.
13. Purebred colored common and braid wool (44s and coarser)
14. Purebred colored long wool (46s-50s).
15. Purebred colored medium wool (52s-58s).
16. Purebred colored fine wool (60s and finer).
2015-CVM Romeldale/CVM (special class for 2015)
17. White common and braid wool (44s and coarser).
18. White long wool (46s-50s).
19. White medium wool (52s-58s).
20. White fine wool (60s and finer).
21. White Romney.
2015 LW Purebred White Lincoln.
22. White Corriedale
2015-CVM-W White Romeldale/CVM
24. Purebred white common and braid (44s and coarser).
25. Purebred white long wool 46s-50s).
26. Purebred white medium wool (52s-58s).
27. Purebred white fine wool (60s and finer).
28. Shetland yearling and younger.
29. Shetland mature.
30. Navajo-Churro.
31. Icelandic
32. Five Most Valuable Fleeces for Handspinning from a Single
Producer. Each fleece will be judged on strength, elasticity,
uniformity, breed characteristics, cleanliness and spinning quality. Exhibitor must indicate by an * in the class column, the
five fleeces entered for judging. TEN DOLLAR ($10) ENTRY FEE.
00. For Sale Only. No limit on number of entries. This class is
not judged. Fleeces with wool rot or other extensive problems will be pulled by the committee chair.
MOHAIR FLEECE JUDGING
Mohair Fleece Judge: Amy Wolf
Monroe Valley, Washington
We are pleased to welcome back judge Amy Wolf to the 2015
Black Sheep Gathering Mohair Show! Amy has been raising
and showing registered white Angora goats and Romney sheep
in Washington state since the 1970s. Together with the Pines
Farm, located in Maple Valley, Washington, Amy annually processes over 2,000 pounds of mohair and wool for resale to handspinners around the United States and Canada. She is an active
member of her local spinner’s guild and enjoys spinning, knitting, and weaving with locally grown fiber. Additionally, as a
shearer, Amy has been able to supply her friends and family
with ample amounts of “fluff.” She enjoys teaching the next
generation how to spin, knit, and weave so that these treasured
skills are not forgotten.
CLASSES:
33. White fall doe kid.
41. Colored fall doe kid.
34. White fall buck kid.
42. Colored fall buck kid.
35. White spring doe kid.
43. Colored spring doe kid.
36. White spring buck kid.
44. Colored spring buck kid.
37. White yearling doe.
45. Colored yearling doe.
38. White yearling buck.
46. Colored yearling buck.
39. White aged doe.
47. Colored aged doe.
40. White wether.
48. Colored wether.
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FIBER ARTS AND
YARN SHOW
NEW FOR 2015: Fiber Arts and Yarn Show will be held in
the Exhibit Hall which is part of the Convention Center. See
map on page 42 for more information.
• The mission of this show is to showcase the use of natural
colored animal fibers.
• The purpose of this show is to support natural colored wool
and fiber production through handspinning and fiber arts.
• Enter your handspun projects and join the competition.
Fiber Arts and Yarn Show Rules:
1. Please use Fiber Arts entry form, page 23.
2. Fees:$2 per skein of yarn.
$4 per fiber arts item.
3. All articles, including the yarn in the article and yarns entered, must have been finished within the last year by the
entrant from 100% animal fibers, except where noted.
4. Yarn MUST be in skeins with a minimum 30 yards, appropriately tied. NO balls of yarn will be accepted.
5. Each item must have ENTRY INFO CARD. The cards are available on-line at the Black Sheep Gathering website or at the
Black Sheep Gathering when you check your entries in. Please
remember to bring fiber samples for all entries and a sample
swatch for yarns.
6. A small amount of non-handspun surface embellishment is
allowed, less than 5% of total, including buttons and trimmings.
7. All yarns and fiber arts entries (except felting projects) MUST
BE HANDSPUN.
8. Entries must be in place by 10am, Friday, June 19, 2015. The
Fiber Arts show will accept mail-in entries received by June
12. Please include mailing label and funds for return
postage. Entrant must also purchase tracking and
insurance for return mailing.
9. RELEASE TIME is from 2-3pm, Sunday, June 21, 2015. Early
release must be arranged with Fiber Arts attendants.
AWARDS:
• BEST USE OF NATURAL COLORED WOOL AWARD
• THE SHARON NOFZIGER MEMORIAL BLACK LAMB CUP, sponsored by Hubbard Ranch, will be awarded to the best overall
entry from those seventeen and younger. All these items will
be judged before the presentation of the cup.
• PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD, donated by Ramifications, will be
awarded to the best overall entry as voted by attendees.
• THE BLACK SHEEP CUP will be awarded to the best overall
adult entry. This is a perennial trophy donated by the Black
Sheep Newsletter. EXCEPTION: Lot O: Group Works will
NOT be eligible to compete for this trophy.
NOTE: Entry Fee will be waived for the first item entered for all
juniors. To receive free entry, and to be eligible for the Black
Lamb Cup, juniors must be entered in the age-appropriate classes.
Judge: Judith MacKenzie
Forks, Washington
Judith MacKenzie has worked as a textile artist for many years.
As a spinner, dyer and weaver, she has traveled and worked
throughout North America and abroad. Judith brings a depth of
knowledge honed by years of practice, scientific and historical
knowledge, patience, humor, and hands-on expertise to judging
that is unmatched. Whether she is assessing spun fiber, woven
items, felting, knitting or other fiber creation, she teaches and
inspires.
YARN DIVISION
JUDGING CRITERIA FOR ALL ENTRIES:
1. General overall appearance.
2. Preparation for exhibit – clean, properly skeined and tied, of
listed yardage and/or weight, blocked if necessary.
3. Suitability of fiber to yarn – amount of twist, diameter of
yarn.
4. Technique – twist evenly executed, appropriate plying twist,
diameter consistent throughout, structurally durable, yarn
designs consistent, consistent dyeing/blending.
5. Suitability of yarn to use – direction of twist, amount of twist,
diameter of yarn, handle of yarn, appropriate number of plies.
6. Finished Execution – originality, creativity, complexity.
LOT:
A. 100% Grease White Wool Yarn.
B. 100% Grease Natural Color Wool Yarn.
C. 100% Washed White Wool Yarn.
D. 100% Washed Natural Color Wool Yarn.
E. 100% Mohair Yarn, Natural Color or White.
F. 100% Angora Rabbit Yarn, Natural Color or White.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
100% Camelid Yarn, Natural Color or White.
100% Silk, Natural Color or White.
100% Cashmere, Natural Color or White.
100% Pygora Goat, Natural Color or White.
100% Other Animal Fibers (i.e., qiviut, buffalo, yak, possum,
dog, etc.).
L. Blended fibers, Natural Color or White (must be greater than
50% animal protein).
M. Plant/Mineral-dyed Natural Color Yarn.
N. Plant/Mineral-dyed White Yarn.
O. Plant/Mineral-dyed Yarn from Blended Fibers (must be
greater than 50% animal protein).
P. Synthetic-dyed Natural Color Yarn.
Q. Synthetic-dyed White Yarn.
R. Synthetic-dyed Yarn from Blended Fibers (must be greater
than 50% animal protein).
S. All natural color or white animal fiber, with addition of metallic yarn.
T. All dyed animal fiber, with addition of metallic yarn.
U. Raw fiber to yarn (spinner must have done all fiber processing).
00. Spinner’s Gallery – FOR DISPLAY ONLY.
CLASS:
1. Singles.
2. 2-ply.
3. Multi-ply.
4. Novelty yarn of choice.
5. Fine-spun yarn.
6. Machine-spun.
7. Pee Wee handspun – age 7 and under.
8. Children handspun – age 8-12.
9. Teen Handspun – age 13-17.
FIBER ARTS AND YARN SHOW
Fiber Arts Entry Form
D ivis ion
Lot
Clas s
Y = Yarn FA = Fibe r Arts
Le tte r
N umbe r
Ite m D e s cription
Entry Fe e
N a me :
N u mb e r o f S k e i n s
____ a t $ 2 e a c h $ ______
A d d re s s :
N u mb e r o f F i b e r A rt I t e ms
____ a t $ 4 e a c h $ ______
R e t urn s hi ppi ng a nd ha ndl i ng
To t a l $ E n c l o s e d
Pho ne :
$ ______
$ _______
E - ma i l :
Make checks payable to: Black Sheep Gathering, Inc. Submit entry form with items at the Black Sheep Gathering,
or mail entries to arrive by June 10, 2015 to Liz Hubbard, 37820 Jones Road, Bonanza, OR 97623.
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FIBER ARTS DIVISION
Judging Criteria for all Entries:
1. General overall appearance.
2. Suitability of yarn to article – consistency of spinning, appropriate yarn characteristics.
3. Suitability of fiber to project – fiber preparation, drapability,
durability, hand.
4. Technique – gauge/sett, even tension, perfect execution, no
uncorrected mistakes.
5. Finishing – blocking, ends, cleanliness, seams, appropriate
notions.
6. Finished Execution – originality, creativity, complexity.
Judging criteria adapted from Northwest Regional Spinners
Association, 1990. The judge is free to change any exhibit not
properly entered in correct Lot, Class or Division.
Lot:
A. Made from 100% Natural Color Wool – Undyed.
B. Made from 100% Natural Color Wool – Dyed.
C. Made from 100% Natural Animal Fibers – Undyed (includes
white wool).
D. Made from 100% Natural Animal Fibers – Dyed (includes
white wool).
E. Made from 100% silk.
F. Blended fibers (must be greater than 50% animal protein;
includes metallic).
G. Recycled Yarn. (Some handspinning must be involved.)
Hand-Knitted or -Crocheted – Knitted or crocheted items
must be handspun (indicate on tag).
Class:
1. Sweaters, jackets, coats.
2. Vests.
3. Shawls, ponchos, capes.
4. Afghans.
5. Accessories – hats, scarves, belts, etc.
6. Socks.
7. Pee Wee knitted projects – age 7 and under.
8. Children knitted projects – age 8-12.
9. Teen knitted projects – age 13-17.
Woven – either the entire weft or the entire warp must be
handspun; remaining fibers may be either hand or machine spun
and may contain plant fibers.
Class:
10. Sweaters, jackets, coats.
11. Vests.
12. Shawls, ponchos, capes.
13. Accessories – hats, scarves, belts, etc.
14. Rugs, tapestries, wall hangings.
15. Blankets, afghans and yardage.
16. Table linens.
17. Pee Wee weaving projects – age 7 and under.
18. Children weaving projects – age 8-12.
19. Teen weaving projects – age 13-17.
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Felting – Felted Items must be made of 100% animal fibers.
Some small use of non-animal fiber embellishment may be
allowed.
Class:
20. Wet-Felted Wearable.
21. Wet-Felted Non-wearable.
22. Laminated Felt.
23. Needle felted Critter or Humanoid.
24. Needle felted Embellishment (may be commercially made
base – must be natural fiber).
25. Needle felted Other.
26. Combination of techniques.
27. Pee Wee Felted – age 7 and under.
28. Children Felted – age 8 - 12.
29. Teen Felted – age 13-17.
Miscellaneous Protein Fibers (must be handspun)
Class:
30. Machine knitted items.
31. Stuffed animals.
32. Locker hooking.
33. Hooked rugs and hangings.
34. Crewel and needlepoint.
35. Combination of techniques.
36. Basketry.
37. Pee Wee projects – age 7 and under.
38. Children projects – age 8-12.
39. Teen projects – age 13-17.
GROUP WORKS
Collaborative projects will be judged and ribbons awarded. These
projects will NOT be eligible to compete for The Black Sheep
Cup or the Black Lamb Cup.
SPINNER’S GALLERY
The Spinner’s Gallery is dedicated to the memory of Sharon
Nofziger’s gentle spirit. It is inspired by Sharon’s desire to have
a place for people who want to exhibit this year's projects without particiating in the judging. The criteria and entry fees will
be the same as the Fiber Arts and Yarn Show. On the entry form
indicate you are entering the Spinner’s Gallery by listing the
fiber arts or yarn lot to read 00.
INCREDIBLE WORKSHOPS!
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REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
nce again the Black Sheep Gathering is excited to offer an inspiring array of workshops for fiber enthusiasts, taught by some of
the best fiber artist and animal husbandry instructors from the Northwest and beyond. Unless otherwise noted in the workshop
descriptions, the workshops will be held at the Convention Center on the east end of the fairgrounds. Workshops are held during all
three days of the Gathering – Friday, June 19, Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21.
Registration/General Information:
Registration Opens: April 4, 2015. In order to prevent server overloads, there is no set time of day for registration to open.
All registrations will be on-line. Please visit our website at www.blacksheepgathering.org for complete registration instructions.
Registration Closes: The morning of June 6, 2015. After this date we will not give refunds for workshop cancellations unless another
person fills the canceled space from the waiting list. If your space is filled, cancellation fees will apply (see section on cancellation).
Contact Us: You may email us at [email protected].
Check-in: Morning and all-day workshops begin at 8:30am and afternoon workshops begin at 1:30pm. Check-in times are 7:458:30am and 12:45-1:30pm respectively. Students need to check in at the Convention Center unless otherwise noted.
Breaks: All-day classes include a 2-hour break from 11:30am-1:30pm to allow ample time for lunch and shopping.
Cancellations, Waiting Lists and Other Issues: The Black Sheep Gathering website (www.blacksheepgathering.org) will provide
more detail about how online registration works as well as our cancellation and waiting list policies.
All registrations will be on-line. Please visit our website at www.blacksheepgathering.org for the link to our secure registration site.
WORKSHOP CONTENTS
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, MORNING CLASSES
PAGES 26-27
Disaster Recovery
Navajo Spindle
Weave on a Bow Loom – Twice as Nice Bracelet
Designing Yarns on the Blending Board with Exotic Fibers
Lace Knitting – Beginnings and Endings
Silk Sculpture with Nuno Felt
PAGES 27-28
FRIDAY JUNE 19, ALL-DAY CLASSES
Punch Hooking with Alternative Materials
Customizing Your Sweater Fit
Beadaring, Beadelighted, Beadazzled – Bead Knitting
Eco Printing – Dying with Leaves and Natural Dyes
Indigo for Blues and Greens
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, AFTERNOON CLASSES
Spinning Lovely Beaded Yarns
Felt a Magpie Spinning Wheel Pouch
Mapping Lace Scarves
Feeding Sheep and Goats 101
Spinning for Lace
Harmonia’s Rings – Moebius and More!
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, MORNING CLASSES
Reversible Cables
Creating Knitted Triangles
PAGES 28-30
PAGE 30
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, ALL-DAY CLASSES
PAGES 30-33
Rigid Heddle 101
I Really Want to Spin Straw into Gold – Beginning Spinning
Knit a Gansey
Beginning Tablet Card Weaving – Threaded In Design
Basic Blending Board
Toe-Ups for All
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, ALL-DAY CLASSES (CONT.) PAGES 30-33
Shibori
Nuno Vest
Eco Printing – Dying with Leaves and Natural Dyes
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, AFTERNOON CLASSES
Beginning Drop Spindle
Phoney Cables
PAGE 33
SUNDAY, JUNE 21, MORNING CLASSES
PAGES 33-35
Shearing on Your Own
Spinning Shetland
Beginning Rug Hooking
Crochet Cables Over the Edge – Edgeless and Reversible
Shaping Up with Short Rows
Spinning the Long Draw
Silk Painting and Stamping with Natural Dye Extracts
SUNDAY, JUNE, 21 ALL-DAY CLASSES
PAGES 35-36
Fair Isle Tam
Felted Textured Shawl
Adventures in Carding
Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving –
Intermediate / Advanced Weaving Structures
Shibori
SUNDAY, JUNE 21, AFTERNOON CLASSES
PAGES 36-37
To Infinity and Beyond – Design a Crocheted Cowl with a Twist
Perfect Pairs: Blending Wool with Exotic Fibers
Easy Purl: Combined Knitting
Tips, Tricks and Hints
Spinning the Camelids – Alpaca, Llama and Camel
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
Updates to the show catalog will ONLY be published on the Black Sheep Gathering web page www.blacksheepgathering.org.
Weave on a Bow Loom – Twice as Nice Bracelet
Marilyn Romatka
25 students
Friday, June 19, 8:30-11:30am
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, MORNING CLASSES
Disaster Recovery
JC Briar
Friday, June 19, 8:30-1130am
COST: $55 materials fee: none
25 students
SKILLS REQUIRED: basic knitting experience.
MATERIALS: smooth, light-colored, worsted-weight yarn; needles of
a size appropriate to your yarn, and spare double-point or circular
needles 1 or 2 sizes smaller; crochet hook; tapestry needle; waste
yarn.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Mistakes happen! Fortunately knitters have an
array of techniques for dealing with mistakes. Learn when and how
to tink, drop, and frog. See how a duplicate stitch can cover over
goofs in colorwork, and pick up tips for avoiding mistakes in the first
place.
HOMEWORK: Cast on 20 sts. Knit in stockinette stitch for 4" (10 cm).
Do not bind off.
COST: $55 plus $25 materials fee: includes reusable bow loom,
beads, beading pad, beading aid, all warp and weft, weaving shuttle,
needle for hiding beads, end caps and clasp findings, E-6000 glue,
and 7-page handout with step-by-step directions.
SKILLS REQUIRED: no experience needed
STUDENTS BRING: sewing scissors
CLASS DESCRIPTION: The Bow Loom is an ancient technique using a
simple, portable loom to make narrow beaded bands. The technique
is used by ethnic groups in Thailand to make bands for their exquisite
headdresses. The weaving is quick and fun and so portable you can
weave on the bus. No previous weaving experience is necessary, and
the loom goes home with you for many hours of weaving. This is a
great introduction to ethnic weaving. The product of this class can
be viewed at: www.taprootfolkarts.com
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: A self-confessed “technique freak” and “skill
junkie,” JC dabbles in all kinds of knitting, but has a special
fondness for textured knitting and novel construction techniques. If it involves lace, cables or seamless construction, it’s
sure to catch her eye. She is the author of Charts Made Simple.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Marilyn Romatka began her professional life
in bio-chemistry, but life side-tracked her. Later when the family
bought a pack Llama providing bags of fleece, Marilyn found her
second passion. She started down the “Yellow-Brick-Road” of
weaving and folk art. Marilyn’s science background gives her a
clear, sequential teaching style, and her passion for fiber arts
gives her classes zing!
Navajo Spindle
Christine Thomas-Flitcroft
Friday, June 19, 8:30-11:30am
COST: $55 plus materials fee: $10
Designing Yarns on the Blending Board with Exotic Fibers
Gwen Powell
20 students
Friday, June 19, 8:30-11:30am
12 students
MATERIALS TO BRING: A Navajo Spindle if you have one, a pair of
hand carders, pencil and paper to take notes.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: This workshop will cover Navajo spinning
techniques using the traditional Navajo spindle. We will discuss
different types of Navajo spindles, Navajo spinning techniques and
wool types traditionally used. We will focus on the Navajo technique of drafting and spinning wool two and three times. We will
also cover the Navajo, three-ply technique on the Navajo spindle.
Navajo spindles will be for sale.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Chris has been spinning and weaving for 34
years. She has studied weaving at the University of Idaho and
wool and sheep production at both the University of Idaho and
Montana State University. Chris is the owner of Aurora Colony
Fiber Arts – a small studio/shop in Aurora, Oregon – specializing
in spinning and weaving classes and offering a multitude of
fibers. She maintains a small flock of Border Leicester and
English Leicester sheep. Her current interest is tapestry weaving
Navajo style using her handspun yarns spun on Navajo spindles
and wheels along with commercial yarns.
COST: $55 plus $40 materials fee: includes wool top, and numerous
other fibers (may include mohair, Angora, cotton, silk, cashmere or
similar substitutions) and the use of a Clemes and Clemes blending
board.
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: beginner to advanced
STUDENTS BRING: a wheel (or spindle) in good working order and
knowledge of how to adjust it, bags for fiber and finished items,
pencil/pen and paper for note-taking. If you have a blending board,
please bring it, though there will be enough Clemes and Clemes
boards for each student.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Want to repeat a design element in your yarn? Do
you want to blend long and short fibers together? Have trouble
keeping inclusions in when spinning? In this workshop students will
learn both woolen and worsted fiber preparation techniques on the
blending board. They will also learn or improve their woolen
spinning with a long draw, thereby trapping in the short fibers evenly
with the long. Students will go on to learn advanced techniques to
prepare fiber that cannot, or cannot easily, be prepared by other
means. Students will come away with fiber preps, yarn samples and
the knowledge of how to repeat both.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Gwen Powell started spinning on Mother’s
Day 1981; she achieved the HGA Certificate in Handspinning
Master in 1991. Gwen founded “the Greater Los Angeles Spinning Guild” and is passionate about rose gardening, the outdoors
and fibers arts and loves to share her knowledge. Currently,
Gwen is finishing a book and using blending boards that she
redeveloped with Clemes and Clemes.
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Lace Knitting – Beginnings and Endings
Cynthia Heeren
Friday, June 19, 8:30-11:30am
20 students
COST: $55 plus $10 materials fee: including patterns for project,
yarns to work project, notions to assist with lace knitting and class
book
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Basic knitting skills are a
must – you must be able to comfortably work the following stitches:
knit, purl, yarn-over, ssk, knit 2 together, cast-on and bind-off.
LIST OF MATERIALS AND/OR ADVANCE PREPARATION REQUIRED OF PARTICIPANTS: Spinning wheel, three empty bobbins, Lazy Kate, fast flyer or
whorls – if you have them and want to try them, spinning oil, and if
you choose – bring a fiber you are interested in spinning for lace.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Take the terror out of knitting lace. This course
will cover materials; the basics of knitting lace; basic stitch techniques; reading patterns; tips and tricks to help you along the way,
finishing techniques and the mysteries of blocking. Gain the tools to
knit the heirloom masterpiece you’ve always dreamed about!
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Cynthia Heeren is an accomplished fiber artist
who has won numerous awards for her fiber arts – including the
BSG Cup for her handspun, knitted lace shawl, and two champion awards for her spinning at BSG. She also knits, crochets and
designs for the commercial market, with some of her designs
being featured in Handspun Treasures from Rare Wools: The
Save the Sheep Project, and Knit N Style magazine. Cynthia
lives in Central Oregon with her husband Carl and is transitioning
to life off the “farm.” She has spent the last two decades judging
and teaching about fiber arts, fiber goats and fleeces.
Silk Sculpture with Nuno Felt
Patti Barker
Friday, June 19, 8:30-11:30am
14 students
COST: $55 plus $40 materials fee
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Some Nuno experience
required
LIST OF MATERIALS AND/OR ADVANCE PREPARATION REQUIRED OF PARTICIPANTS: participants should bring 8 feet of bubble wrap (small holes),
three or four 18" strips of T-shirt material, a 2-gallon garden sprayer,
and a couple of old towels (you don’t mind staining). Also, a set of
bed risers are recommended to raise your work tables (but are not
required). Participants should wear clothing they do not mind
getting wet and comfortable shoes.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Have you wondered how those lovely textural
silk ruffles, roses, and raised shapes are created? In this Nuno class
students will learn several 3-D textural techniques using silk while
creating a scarf-sized sampler. We will use several kinds of silk and
explore textural ruffles, ridges, raised shapes and my favorite
technique – entrapment. I’ll bring kits in a variety of colors. Kit
includes: silk chiffon scarf, 3 ozs. of matching merino wool, curly
locks, various silk fabrics, cotton batt and written instructions.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Patti enjoys incorporating hand-dyed silk,
natural fibers and hand-spun art yarn into her award-winning
felted accessories and garments. She makes her home in the
Pacific Northwest and winters in Florida. Patti teaches felting
and exhibits her work at juried shows and galleries – currently
showing at Studio33, Heart and Hands Gallery and Orchard
Gallery. You can view her website at: www.pattibarker.com
FRIDAY, J UNE 19, ALL-DAY CLASSES
Punch Hooking with Alternative Materials
Una Walker
15 students
Friday, June 19, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $100 plus $25 materials fee: includes prepared monks
cloth for sampler, a variety of materials to punch with, punches
to use during class and written hand-out.
EXPERIENCE: adventurous beginner to advanced
STUDENTS BRING: Frame or sturdy hoop – I prefer Morgan no-slip
hoops (instructor will have some available for use and for sale),
scissors, colored plastic bag, Sharpie and Oxford Punch needles,
any size that you have. Punches will be available for use and for
sale.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Whether you are just beginning your hook
adventure or you are an experienced rug hooker looking to explore
adding materials beyond rug yarns to your designs, this workshop is
for you! Una Walker is well known for her remarkable color sense,
texture, and surface design work. In this class you will learn to
“punch” up your designs with new and different materials. You will
experiment with what to use to give your designs that pop of interest
through working with color and texture.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Una is a Fiber Artist from Claremont, California, whose fashion and artwork has been exhibited to rave
reviews. As a sought-after fiber arts teacher, Una’s classes range
from beginning to advanced techniques in a variety of mediums.
Una started “punching” over a decade ago at a craft show “make
and take” where she first worked with the Oxford Punch Needle
– she is now a Certified Oxford Punch Instructor. Una loves
teaching rug punching – she teaches with patience and a great
sense of humor, making her classes a fun and rewarding experience.
Customizing Your Sweater Fit
Sultana Charania
15 students
Friday, June 19, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $100 materials fee: none
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Students should have produced a couple of finished items. They can have been scarves, socks
or hats. We will discuss increasing and decreasing with demos.
STUDENTS BRING: A swatch (4" x 4") of the yarn that you wish to make
into a sweater and a pattern appropriate for that gauge. We will work
with these tools in class.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Have you had a hard time getting a good fit from
commercial patterns? In this class we will develop an understanding
of how to read a schematic and, based on your own measurements,
be able to identify where changes need to be made. We will also
explore how different fibers and design structures will affect our
final project.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: My name is Sultana, which is synonymous
with “I hoard lots of spindles, yarn, and sweaters made from
handspun.” I am the proud owner of over 75 spindles! I have
years of experience adapting sweater patterns to fit my own
shape. I usually make between 15-20 sweaters a year, with about
25% using my spindle spun yarns. I enjoy sharing my spinning
and knitting experiences and learning with others.
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Beadaring, Beadelighted, Beadazzled – Bead Knitting
Lily Chin
25 students
Friday, June 19, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $100 plus $20 materials fee: many, various and assorted bead
types and colors, special beading hook and special bead threader
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: intermediate
STUDENTS BRING: Several colors of worsted yarns and appropriate
needles for the yarn, several colors of sports-weight yarn, several
colored pencils or markers, erasers or white-out, a swatch of 4" x 4"
any stitch and needle, thread and scissors
Optional: a few of your favorite stitch patterns, both colored and
textured, knitted up and charted out on graph paper; photo copying
the knitted up results would also be helpful. OR photo copy the
pattern from the picture in the stitch book/dictionary (if small – try
to enlarge to “real life” size). And any of your own favorite beads.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Beads may be glamorous or primitive, glitzy or
rustic, delicate or bold. They invariably impart a texture and dimension to our knits. Whether added on spontaneously as we knit, after
the fact, or planned and mapped out ahead of time, the results will
always garner attention and admiration. Learn the many ways of
applying different types of beads. Find out which method is best in
which situation, see the effects on different kinds of materials, and
“draw a bead” on new techniques to achieve all this.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Lily M. Chin is an internationally famous
knitter and crocheter who has worked in the yarn industry for
more than 30 years as a designer, instructor, and author of eight
books on knitting and crochet. Lily teaches around the world and
now has instructional DVDs out as well as online classes. She has
created looks for the New York Fashion Week runway collections of designers Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang, Diane von
Furstenberg and Isaac Mizrahi. Her work has been on the backs
of celebrities and super models, and she was named a “Master
Knitter” by Vogue Knitting. Lily Chin has lived in New York City
all her life and has been involved in the fashion industry since age
thirteen.
Eco Printing – Dying with Leaves and Natural Dyes
Tash Wesp
20 students
Friday, June 19, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $100 plus $35 materials fee
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: beginning to advanced
STUDENTS BRING: If you have, or can find (we will be sharing), an
assortment of leaves from eucalyptus, smoke bush, maple, ferns,
oak, rose leaves, flowers, casuarinas and anything to experiment
with to see if it prints. Fabrics – yardage – look in your stash – mostly
white or off-white – wool, wool blends, cottons, heavy silks (8 mm
weight), paj silks, cotton T-shirts, silk blend shirts. If you are a feltmaker you might want to felt up some Nuno felt scarves or some 20"
x 20" Nuno or straight wool scarves.
Wear old clothes and no open-toed shoes. Plastic apron (you can
Google chemical apron online), plastic gloves, safety pins, plastic
bags to take home wet, dyed product, scissors, twine that does not
break when pulled tight and six wooden dowels no longer than 13"
and 1-4" wide, (if you can find a non-galvanized dowel, that would
be fine too), garbage bags (the heavy ones) and pen and paper for
note-taking. I will also have some fabric for sale.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Learn to dye with leaves, extracting the dye from
the leaf itself that will be rolled up in the piece of cotton, wool or silk
cloth. Learn the right printing technique to get a clear print. Learn
which mordant works best for what fiber/cloth you are printing.
Learn which leaves work best for your project. We will also have an
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Indigo and a Cochineal vat going to combine with the eco printing.
It is a fun and exciting class.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: I have been a fiber/felt maker for about 20
years. I make a small line of “one-of-a-kind” Nuno felted
clothing. I also make hangings and felt objects. My work has
been sold across the USA and is in private collections all over the
world. I dye my own wool and collect and reuse fabrics that I find
here and there, so you could say a little bit of everything is in my
work. I felt, I knit, I dye, I spin, I make cool hats and lately I am
into eco printing and natural dyeing. I constantly create; it brings
me great joy to explore with color and fiber something I have
imagined in my mind to something I can hold in my hands.
Indigo for Blues and Greens
Linda Hartshorn
15 students
Friday, June 19, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $100 plus $25 materials fee: includes dyes, mordants and
workshop notebook with indigo recipes
EXPERIENCE LEVEL: open to all
STUDENTS BRING: Wear old clothes or apron, gloves, scissors, black
sharpie marker, extra undyed yarns, fabric, or fiber to dye as time
permits and plastic bags for wet yarn/fibers. Any unspun fiber must
be in a mesh bag.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Indigo, nature’s true blue, is an essential component of making green with natural dyes. We will prepare the Indigo
vat and dye wool yarns. We will watch the fibers turn from yellowgreen to blue in your hands! Learn how to combine Indigo blue with
natural yellows to make amazing green shades. Take home the yarns
you have dyed and a recipe to start your own Indigo vat.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Linda Hartshorn is a weaver and dyer known
for unique dyework and lively use of color in her handwoven
textiles. Linda has been teaching for 10 years at “The Ink People
Center for the Arts” in Eureka, California. She enjoys weaving in
her studio in the mountains, as well as traveling to teach workshops all over the country with her dye pots and looms. She is a
recipient of the Victor Thomas Jacoby Award for spinners,
weavers, and dyers.
FRIDAY, JUNE 21, AFTERNOON CLASSES
Spinning Lovely Beaded Yarns
Judie Overbeek
Friday, June 19, 1:30-4:30pm
15 students
COST: $55 plus $12 materials fee: includes fiber, beads, binder yarns,
and handouts
LIST OF MATERIALS AND/OR ADVANCE PREPARATION REQUIRED OF PARTICIPANTS: Spinning wheel you are familiar with in GOOD working
order, at least three usable bobbins, tensioned Lazy Kate, notebook,
pencil and wheel maintenance kit (could include lubricant, spare
drive band, screwdriver and cloth). If you borrow a wheel, make sure
to give it a trial run before you bring it to class. Optional: a flyer with
a larger orifice (more than 3/8" in diameter).
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Using beads of all sizes and colors to enhance the
beauty of your handspun yarns is not as difficult as you might
imagine. And the results are delightful, whether you use the yarns for
your own knitted and/or woven projects or sell them at the craft store
down the road. In this class you will work with seed beads, but we’ll
talk about other beads you might choose to incorporate into your
handspun.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Judie has taken refuge in spinning, weaving
and dyeing for over 35 years, incorporating the three disciplines
into a single project whenever possible. A love of process and a
deep desire to share her skills keeps her involved in these
inexhaustible crafts both as student and teacher. Judie lives in
northwest Montana. She teaches spinning, weaving and dyeing
throughout the Northwest.
Felt a Magpie Spinning Wheel Pouch
Loyce Ericson
Friday, June 19, 1:30-4:30pm
15 students
COST: $55 plus $10 materials fee: includes handout, resist, fiber and
fabrics
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: none
STUDENTS BRING: sharp scissors, bits of yarn, charms, buttons and
small found objects
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Magpies are attracted to bright shiny colorful
things. Bring your Magpie attitude, and we will use a plastic resist
to create a small pouch to hang from your wheel. It will be big
enough to hold your oil bottle, WPI gauge and other small spinning
tools. I will teach you how to cut your resist and wrap it with soft
fluffy wool to create a colorful little pouch. We will add silk fibers
or brilliant dyed nylon fibers or sparkly Angelfire or shiny fabrics to
create a pouch a Magpie would love to steal. You will be able to
finish your pouch in class and maybe even make a second pouch.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Loyce Ericson, a Pacific Northwest felt maker,
is owner of The Chocolate Sheep, a fiber arts studio located on
the upper Tualatin River in Oregon’s coast range. She has taught
felting for more than 11 years, teaching at Black Sheep Gathering, Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival, Mendocino Arts Center,
Golden Gate Fiber Institute, New England Felting Supply in
Massachusetts and in local high schools as an Artist in Residence.
Loyce raises coarse wool sheep for felting fiber, spins, weaves
and knits very slowly.
Mapping Lace Scarves
JC Briar
Friday, June 19, 1:30-4:30pm
25 students
COST: $55
STUDENTS BRING: Smooth, light-colored DK weight yarn, US size 7
(4.5mm) needles, stitch markers
EXPERIENCE LEVEL: basic knitting experience
HOMEWORK: none
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Traditional lace charts can be tricky to decipher,
especially if they contain “no stitch” symbols. But stitch maps are
different. These special, grid-free charts unlock the secrets of lace
patterns, exposing landmarks and other aids to lace knitting. Learn
about stitch maps and become skilled in using them to minimize
mistakes while knitting. Practice in class by designing and starting
a simple lace scarf.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Disaster Recovery in Friday’s morning
listing.
Feeding Sheep and Goats 101
Woody Lane
Friday, June 19, 1:30-5:30pm
25 students
COST: $65 plus $10 materials fee
EXPERIENCE LEVEL: All skill levels
STUDENTS BRING: feed bags from your own farm
CLASS DESCRIPTION: This will be a practical workshop on how to feed
your sheep and goats. We’ll cover the basic principles of energy and
protein nutrition and how to apply these principles to your day-today choices of rations and feeds. We’ll focus on the different periods
of your animal’s production cycle: growth, flushing, gestation,
lactation, and weaning. Some topics will include matching your
animal’s needs with pasture, growing replacement animals, and
how, what, and when to supplement grain, vitamins, and minerals.
We’ll especially concentrate on how nutrition affects fiber growth
and quality. We’ll also cover some common nutritional problems
like bloat, urinary calculi, grain overload, pregnancy disease, moldy
hay, selenium and copper. There will be plenty of time for discussion
and questions.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Woody Lane is a nationally-known livestock
nutritionist and forage specialist from Roseburg, Oregon. He
operates the consulting firm “Lane Livestock Services”, teaches
courses in forages and livestock nutrition to ranchers in the area,
facilitates three forage study groups for farmers and writes a
popular monthly column “From the Feed Trough” for The
Shepherd magazine. He has recently published his first book,
From the Feed Trough: Essays and Insights on Livestock
Nutrition in a Complex World. Woody is a popular speaker
across the USA and Canada, and over the past few years has
helped develop the well-known SID Sheep Production Handbook. Woody earned his PhD from Cornell University and in the
1980s was the Sheep Extension Specialist for the University of
Wisconsin. He has lived in Oregon since 1990.
Spinning for Lace
Cynthia Heeren
Friday, June 19, 1:30-4:30pm
20 students
COST: $55 plus $12.50 materials fee: includes a large variety of fibers
– mostly exotics that are appropriate for lace spinning – such as
cashmere, camel, merino, yak, silk, angora and some bast fibers.
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: basic spinning and plying
skills are a must
STUDENTS BRING: Spinning wheel, three empty bobbins, Lazy Kate,
fast flyer or whorls – if you have them and want to try them, spinning
oil, and if you choose, bring a fiber you are interested in spinning for
lace.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Learn to spin for knitting or crocheting lace. This
workshop will explore the properties of the fibers most commonly
used for lace – cashmere, silk, merino and ramie. Students will learn
what to look for when purchasing, how to tune your wheel for best
results, techniques to prepare the fiber and how to spin the fiber to
get the results you desire.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Lace Knitting – Beginnings and Endings
in Friday’s morning listing.
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Harmonia’s Rings – Moebius and More!
Sivia Harding
Friday, June 19, 1:30-4:30pm
24 students
COST: $55 plus $6 materials fee: for the handout which consists of the
Harmonia’s Rings Cowl Pattern
CLASS DESCRIPTION: The Harmonia’s Rings family of patterns use Cat
Bordhi’s Mobius cast-on (with her blessing) to achieve the mysterious spiral neck shape; they feature a stitch pattern that creates
concentric rings reminiscent of ancient architecture. This cowl sits
cape-like over the shoulders. This class introduces many techniques:
the Mobius cast-on, shaping and texture within the Mobius structure
and the charming beaded picot bind-off, among others. We discuss
customizing the shape to fit any body type.
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE OR ADVANCE PREPARATION REQUIRED:
Students need to know how to knit and purl, perform basic increases
and decreases, and knit in the round.
STUDENTS BRING: Yarn requirements will vary depending on whether
students would like to start the cowl, tunic or sweater with sleeves
during class. The Cowl pattern will be given to each student in the
class; if they want to make the tunic or sweater, they must purchase
the pattern separately.
Cowl – worsted weight yarn, at least 500 yds. or more for a longer
or bigger cowl. We will go over modifications for size, shape, and
length during class.
Tunic - worsted weight yarn, approximately 600, (690, 720, 860,
900, 920, 1050) yards for women’s XS, (S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X) to fit
approximately 32, (34, 36, 41, 44, 46.5, 49") bust.
Sweater - worsted weight yarn, approx. 690, (825, 875, 1040, 1090,
1130, 1290) yards for women’s XS, (S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X) to fit
approximately 32, (34, 36, 41, 44, 46.5, 49") bust.
Needles and Notions - US size 8 circular needles with a 47" cable.
A needle with a 40" cable may be usable, but only if the needle tips
are rather short. Also, a long cable that has been put together from
2 shorter cables with a connector in between, as some inter-changeable needle sets provide, is NOT suitable for this project. Seed beads,
size 2/0, or 3/0, or crow or roller beads – 24. Crochet hook size 13
or 14 (0.6 or 0.75mm), or whatever size is small enough to easily fit
through the inside hole of your beads, along with a double strand of
the yarn, stitch markers and yarn needle.
Homework: If possible, please watch Cat Bordhi’s YouTube video
of the Moebius cast on. It can be found here: http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVnTda7F2V4
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Sivia Harding has worked with fiber and art
since she can remember. She learned how to knit in 2000 and
almost immediately began to design. She is known mainly for her
exceptional lace and bead designs and imaginative Moebius
creations. Sivia has been widely published in books and collections, including Jared Flood’s “Wool People” series and online
magazines such as “Twist Collective” and “Knitty”. She is
known as an enthusiastic, warm teacher who enjoys the crosspollination of ideas that happen in a class setting.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 20, MORNING CLASSES
Reversible Cables
Lily Chin
Saturday, June 20, 8:30-11:30am
25 students
COST: $55 plus $1 materials fee: for class handout
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Advanced beginner – anyone who’s tried their hand at some kind of cable knitting
STUDENTS BRING: Graph paper with four boxes to the inch, cable
needle, safety pin or little scrap of contrasting yarn.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Simple to execute, cables are almost always
worked over stockinette stitch, thereby producing a “wrong side”.
This is not particularly attractive on a scarf, shawl, or afghan where
the “wrong side” will be in full view of the public. In this class, learn
how cables work, which stitches, yarns and needles are needed so
you’ll know ideal steps for these reversible cables, and how to chart
them so you know what you’ll be getting beforehand. By the end of
this class, you will have a sampler of reversible cables plus enough
ideas to keep you in stitches for a long time.
HOMEWORK: With any light-colored worsted weight yarn and size US
9 needles, cast on 12 stitches – row 1 – k2, (k1, p1) 4 times, end k2.
Rep this row for 1". With any light-colored worsted weight yarn and
size US 8 needles, cast on 12 stitches and work in k2, p2 rib for 1".
With any light-colored worsted weight yarn and size US 10 needles,
cast on 12 stitches. Row 1 - k2, (k2, p2) twice, end k2. Rep for 1".
Leave all stitches on respective needle and bring to class.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: see Beadaring, Beadelighted, Beadazzled
Bead Knitting in Friday’s all-day listing.
Creating Knitted Triangles
Shelia January
Saturday, June 20, 8:30-11:30am
15 students
COST: $55 plus $5 materials fee
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Students must be able to knit
and purl, increase and decrease
STUDENTS BRING: bring a skein or 2 coordinating skeins of fingering
or sports weight yarn – at least 50 grams; needles in size US 5 or US
6 (3.75mm-4mm), stitch markers, tapestry needle, pencil and paper
and the usual knitting supplies.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: The triangle is a popular shape for shawls and
scarves – large and small, right triangles, isosceles triangles, crescents and other shapes. The knitting can be simple or complex, plain
or lacy, worked from the top, the bottom, or side to side. Once you
are comfortable with how the shapes are created, you can incorporate stitch patterns and colors – creating your own unique creation.
The type of triangle shape you choose will create a direction for the
stitch patterning as well, as you’ll see. We’ll explore different
triangle shapes and their construction as well as stitch patterns, and
look at how variegated yarns work (or don’t ).
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Shelia January has been a knitter since she was
8 years old. She now lives in Oregon with her yaks, sheep, cattle,
chickens, cat and husband. She knits and designs, and has taught
spinning, dyeing and knitting at sheep and wool shows, retreats,
conferences and shops. Shelia’s patterns are featured in The
Knitter’s Book of Yarn, Fiber Gathering, The Knitter’s Book
of Wool, and “Dreaming of Shetland” and “What (Else) Would
Madame LaFarge Knit?” on Ravelry and at various yarn and
fiber businesses.
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, ALL-DAY CLASSES
Rigid Heddle 101
Diane McKinnon
12 students
Saturday, June 20, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $100 plus $15 materials fee: includes all yarns for class
project, use of extra weaving equipment and tools during class, and
detailed handout.
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: beginning to advance
STUDENTS BRING: Rigid Heddle loom that is ASSEMBLED and ready
to weave on. If you have any questions, please contact me to discuss
it. All extra equipment that came with the loom, shuttle (instructor
will bring extras), scissors, tape measure, pen/pencil. NO Harrisville
Easy Weaver looms please (I‘ve had some unassembled as well as
really poor, to completely unusable, looms show up in class).
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Learn how to make the most of the Rigid Heddle
Loom! These wonderful looms make it easy to weave just about
anywhere and any time. They are a relatively inexpensive way to get
into weaving and are lightweight, portable, and practical. They can
be used to make everything from everyday useful things such as
hand towels to luxurious shawls for that evening at the opera. This
class is designed to teach the soup-to-nuts of weaving on a Rigid
Heddle loom. We’ll cover how to select yarns and plan a project,
how to prepare and calculate a warp, how to thread the loom, and
how to weave the project. You will leave the class with a completed
purse and the ability to use your Rigid Heddle Loom on your own to
weave a variety of handwoven projects.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Diane McKinnon is an avid weaver and
spinner who especially enjoys seeing her students discover their
own potential as they have fun with fibers. Her first loom was a
rigid heddle loom. She teaches at the Black Sheep Gathering,
NwRSA’s annual conference, Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival,
and holds regular fiber classes at her home studio – The Thistle
Patch Fiber Studio. She was selected as an Invitational Artist for
2012 at Oregon Flock and Fiber. Diane is an enthusiastic spinner
and she uses her collection of looms to weave her special yarns
into unique hand-woven items. She especially enjoys sharing the
wonders of weaving with beginning weavers.
I Really Want to Spin Straw into Gold – Beginning Spinning
Laurie Weinsoft
15 students
Saturday, June 20, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $100 plus $25 materials fee: includes washed and carded
wools, silks, mohair and one or two unwashed fleeces
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: none
STUDENTS BRING: A spinning wheel ready to be used for spinning and
in good working order with three bobbins. Laurie will NOT have the
time or the equipment to repair wheels during class and please – NO
antique wheels, as they can be extra challenging when learning to
spin. Please pre-arrange to borrow a good wheel if you need one.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Want to learn how to spin? Laurie brings her
popular class for beginning spinners to the BSG. This class will
expose the new spinner to the spinning wheel, how it works and how
to keep it spinning. We will explore and use a broad spectrum of
spinning fibers starting with a variety of wools. We will learn how
to select a hand-spinning fleece, as well as how to wash and prepare
the wool for spinning. We will move forward as the class and your
skills improve to spinning silks, mohair and blends of these fibers.
The drum carder and hand cards will be available to try as time allows.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Laurie has been spinning for the last twenty
years. Sitting behind the spinning wheel gives Laurie great joy.
She has taught a continuing spinning class at Northwest Wools
in Portland, Oregon for the past twelve years. Laurie is one of the
original members of the Twisted Sisters spinning group and was
a contributor to the Twisted Sister’s Sock Book and Twisted
Sisters Sweater Workshop. Laurie’s work has also been published in Spin•Off. “My main goal in teaching spinning is to share
my enthusiasm for beautiful spinning wheels, incredible fibers,
and the sheer joy of creating amazing yarns.”
Knit a Gansey
Beth Brown-Reinsel
20 students
Saturday, June 20, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $100 plus $3 materials fee for a 27-page handout
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Intermediate (must be proficient with double pointed needles, Magic Loop, or working with 2
circular needles).
STUDENTS BRING: One set of four 7" double-pointed needles (shorter
is OK) in US size 5 (3.75mm), one set of four or five 7" (shorter is
OK) double-pointed needles, US size 7 (4.5mm), 3 oz. plain textured, solid, light-colored worsted weight yarn. Optional: 11½" or
12" circular needle US size 7 (4.5mm), stitch markers, waste yarn,
sticky notes, or magnetic board to aid in chart reading. (If you like
using the Magic Loop or 2 circular needles, bring the appropriate
size needles).
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Students will learn how to construct a Gansey,
a sweater prevalent in the 19th century and early part of the 20th
century among the fisherman of the British Isles. A small-scale
sweater will be knitted using traditional construction techniques,
including the classic Channel Island Cast-on, split welts, seam
stitches, traditional knit/purl patterns, the underarm gusset, the
perpendicular shoulder join, picked-up sleeves, and three choices
for the collar. Alternative methods to these techniques will also be
explored.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Beth Brown-Reinsel has been teaching knitting workshops nationally, as well as internationally, for over 20
years. Her book, Knitting Ganseys, has been deemed a classic.
Beth completed her first DVD – Knitting Ganseys with Beth
Brown-Reinsel – in 2010. Her articles and designs have appeared
in Threads, Cast On, Interweave Knits, Shuttle, Spindle and Dye
Pot, Knitter’s, and Vogue Knitting magazines. Beth continues to
design for her own pattern line – “Knitting Traditions.” Beth’s
website can be found at: www.knittingtraditions.com
Beginning Tablet Card Weaving – Threaded In Design
Marilyn Romatka
15 students
Saturday, June 20, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $100 plus $15 materials fee: all yarns for warps and wefts for
2 patterned bookmarks, deck of 12 cards to go home with student for
future weaving, use of teacher’s shuttles, pins and needles, and
handout with recommended reading list.
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: beginner
STUDENTS BRING: sharp scissors, sturdy belt long enough to go around
your hips.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Weave with only threads and a deck of “CARDS”
for a loom. Yes! This ingenious technique, though ancient, produces
beautifully patterned bands which provide a contemporary adornment to belts, clothing, and jewelry. No previous weaving experiWinter 2015 / 31
ence is required and all materials will be provided. Students go home
with their “cards” for continued weaving. Photos can be seen at:
www.taprootfolkarts.com
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Weave on a Bow Loom – Twice as Nice
Bracelet in Friday’s morning listing.
Basic Blending Board
Gwen Powell
20 students
Saturday June 20, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $100 plus $25 materials fee: includes wool top, and numerous
other fibers; may include mohair, Angora rabbit, cotton, silk, and
cashmere or similar substitutions, and use of a Clemes and Clemes
blending board.
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: beginner to advance
STUDENTS BRING: a wheel (or spindle) in good working order and
knowledge of how to adjust it, bags for fiber and finished items,
pencil/pen and paper for note-taking. If you have a blending board,
please bring it, though there will be enough Clemes and Clemes
boards for each student.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Want to repeat a design element in your yarn? Do
you want to blend long and short fibers together? Have trouble
keeping inclusions in when spinning? In this workshop students will
learn both woolen and worsted fiber preparation techniques on the
blending board. They will also learn (or improve) woolen spinning
with a long draw, thereby trapping in the short fibers evenly with the
long. Students will go on to learn advanced techniques to prepare
fiber that cannot or cannot easily be prepared by other means.
Students will come away with fiber preps, yarn samples, and the
knowledge of how to repeat both. Students in this all-day class will
learn a number of ways to use the blending board to enhance their
skills combining fibers.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Gwen Powell started spinning on Mother’s
Day 1981, she achieved the HGA Certificate in Handspinning
Master in 1991. Gwen founded “the Greater Los Angeles Spinning Guild”, and is passionate about rose gardening, the outdoors, the fibers arts, and loves to share her knowledge. Currently
Gwen is finishing a book, and using blending boards that she
redeveloped with Clemes and Clemes.
Toe-Ups for All
Sivia Harding
21 students
Saturday, June 20, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $100 plus $6 materials fee: handouts and patterns
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Need to know how to knit
and purl, perform basic increases and decreases and have worked a
knitting project in the round.
STUDENTS BRING: At least 350 yards of sock-weight yarn – wound
into two equal balls (one for each sock), which will give you your
yarn limit for the sock we will begin during class. US size 2
(2.75mm) circular needles – two in any length from 16" to 32",
removable stitch markers, yarn needle, row counter (optional).
CLASS DESCRIPTION: This class is a comprehensive introduction to
toe-up sock knitting, suitable for all sock knitters – including
beginners. Students start from their own stitch and row gauge and
foot measurements to create a perfect fitting sock. We start with
Judy’s Magic Cast On and progress through my clearly explained
gusseted heel flap construction. The class is demonstrated on 2
circular needles. Students receive my “Toe-Ups for All!” pattern
which includes women’s sizes for sport or fingering weight yarn.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Harmonia’s Rings in Friday’s morning
listing.
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Shibori
Judie Overbeek
12 students
Saturday, June 20, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $100 plus $20 materials fee: includes handouts, three silk
scarves, dyes and all necessary supplies
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Beginner – you don’t need
to know anything about dyeing or Shibori in order to have a great
time with this workshop.
STUDENTS BRING: notebook, scissors, 3 old towels, rubber gloves. It
would be nice to have several irons and ironing boards, and a drying
rack is always appreciated.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Since the Eighth century AD, the Japanese have
used methods of shaping and securing cloth before the dyeing
process to create intricate and beautiful patterns. Four traditional
Shibori techniques will be taught in this class: stitching, pole
wrapping, clamping, and knotting. Participants will receive 3 silk
scarves with which to explore these systems. It is fun, experimental,
creative and – not surprisingly – no two results are alike.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Spinning Lovely Beaded Yarns in Friday’s
afternoon listing.
Nuno Vest
Patti Barker
10 students
Saturday, June 20, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $100 plus $60 materials fee: for kits in a variety of colors. Vest
kit includes four yards silk chiffon, six ounces matching merino
wool, curly locks, silk fibers, and written instructions.
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Intermediate – some prior
felt experience recommended
STUDENTS BRING: Participants should bring one 4 x 8 rubber rug mat
(small holes), three or four 18" strips of old T-shirt material, a 2gallon garden sprayer, a couple of old towels you don’t mind
staining. Two sets of bed risers are recommended to raise your work
tables, but not required.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: This design is really fun to create. It is a feminine
and unique, circular shaped Nuno Felt vest. Patti brings samples to
demonstrate the 4 or 5 different ways it can be worn. How will you
wear your vest? You will come away with a circular vest in your size
and color choice, along with instructions and the basic experience to
make another.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Silk Sculpture with Nuno Felt in Friday
morning’s listing.
Eco Printing – Dying with Leaves and Natural Dyes
Tash Wesp
20 students
Saturday, June 20, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30pm-4:30pm
COST: $100 plus $35 materials fee
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Beginning to advanced
STUDENTS BRING: If you have, or can find (we will be sharing), an
assortment of leaves from eucalyptus, smoke bush, maple, ferns,
oak, rose leaves, flowers, casuarinas and anything to experiment
with to see if it prints. Fabrics – yardage – look in your stash – mostly
white or off-white – wool, wool blends cottons, heavy silks (8 mm
weight), paj silks, cotton T-shirts, silk blend shirts. If you are a feltmaker, you might want to felt up some Nuno felt scarves or some 20"
x 20" Nuno or straight wool scarves.
Wear old clothes and no open-toed shoes. Plastic apron (you can
Google chemical apron online), plastic gloves, safety pins, plastic
bags to take home wet dyed product, scissors, twine that does not
break when pulled tight, 6 wooden dowels no longer than 13" and 1-
4" wide, (if you can find a non-galvanized dowel, that would be fine
too), garbage bags (the heavy ones) and pen and paper for notetaking. I will also have some fabric for sale.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Learn to dye with leaves, extracting the dye from
the leaf itself that will be rolled up in the piece of cotton, wool or silk
cloth. Learn the right printing technique to get a clear print. Learn
which mordant works best for what fiber/cloth you are printing.
Learn which leaves work best for your project. We will also have an
Indigo and a Cochineal vat going to combine with the eco printing.
It is a fun and exciting class.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Eco Printing-Dyeing with Leaves and
Natural Dyes in Friday’s all-day listing.
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, AFTERNOON CLASSES
Beginning Drop Spindle
Sultana Charania
Saturday, June 21, 1:30pm-4:30pm
15 students
COST: $55 plus $20 materials fee: includes basic spindle, 1ounce
fiber and handouts
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: some experience recommended but not required
work and repeat from * until cord measures about 10", then bind off.
Tug on cord slightly lengthwise. Make 4 more 10" long cords, in
other colors if you choose, then make another cord that is 18" long.
If I-cord is too tricky for you, bring either a very thick yarn (about
the same thickness as I-cord) or gather many strands of yarn together
and twist them together to get the same thickness.
3. Using worsted-weight yarn or heavier and appropriate needles,
cast on 20 sts. All rows: K2, (k1, p1) 8 times, end K2. Work for about
1", then leave sts on needles or holder to be worked later.
4. Using worsted-weight yarn or heavier and appropriate needles,
cast on 13 sts. Row 1 and all odd rows (WS): (K1, p3) 3 times, end
k1. Row 2 and all even rows (RS): (p1, k3) 3 times, end p1. Work for
about 1" ending ready to work a RS row. Leave stitches on needles
or holder to be worked later.
5. Using worsted-weight yarn or heavier and appropriate needles,
cast on 10 sts. Row 1 and all odd rows (WS): Purl. Row 2 and all even
rows unless otherwise specified (RS): Knit. Row 4: K6, ssk, yo, k2.
Rows 10, 16, 22, and 28: K2, yo, k2tog, k2, ssk, yo, k2. Row 34: K2,
yo, k2tog, bind off after row 37.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Beadaring, Beadelighted, Beadazzled
Bead Knitting in Friday’s all-day listing.
SUNDAY: JUNE 21, MORNING CLASSES
STUDENTS BRING: a drop spindle if you have one
CLASS DESCRIPTION: In this class we will learn the different aspects of
the spindle, different ways to set your spindle in motion, how to spin
your fiber into yarn, and how to ply. Each student will leave the class
with a finished mini skein of yarn.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Customizing your Sweater Fit in Friday’s
all- day listing.
Phoney Cables
Lily Chin
Saturday, June 21, 1:30-4:30pm
25 students
COST: $55 plus $1 materials fee: for handout
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Intermediate, anyone who is
familiar with regular cables.
STUDENTS BRING: all homework, cable needles, and circular and
double-pointed needles appropriate for yarns.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: We love cables but we sometimes don’t like the
interruption of actually doing a cable. Learn several ways of achieving a cable look without having to actually re-arrange the stitches.
Try out several easier alternatives, including two-color faux cable
and a trim. These are guaranteed to be unique and often much faster
with similar results.
HOMEWORK:
1. Using 2 colors of the same weight yarn and appropriate needles,
make 2 strips as follows.
First strip: with first color, cast on 9 stitches. Rows 1 and 3 (WS):
Purl. Row 2: (RS) Knit *Row 4: K4, yo, k2tog, knit remaining 3
stitches. Work 7 rows in Stockinette st * Repeat from * to * for 47
rows total. (There should be 6 eyelet holes up this strip). Bind off.
Second strip: With second color, cast on 9 stitches. *Rows 1, 3, 5,
and 7 (WS): Purl. Rows 2, 4, and 6 (RS): Knit. Row 8: K4, yo, k2tog,
knit remaining 3 sts *. Repeat from * to * for 47 rows total. (There
should be 5 eyelet holes up this strip.) Bind off.
2. With any yarn and any size double-pointed needles (dpn), make
I-cord as follows: Cast on 3 or 4 sts on one dpn. *With another dpn.
Knit across. DO NOT TURN WORK, keep RS facing you, and slide
all sts to right-hand end of dpn. Bring strand of yarn across back of
Shearing on Your Own
Susie Wilson
Sunday June 21, 8:30am-12:30pm
30 students
Cost: $65 plus $10 materials fee for handouts
CLASS DESCRIPTION: This is one of the most popular classes for the
would-be shearer. Susie guides you through the intricacies & fun of
shearing your own animals. Learn how someone without previous
experience can quickly learn to shear a sheep, goat, llama, etc. You’ll
learn techniques and shearing patterns using both hand and electric
clippers. Susie advises taking this class before buying any clippers.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Susie and her husband Dan own SuDan Farm
in Canby, Oregon. She is a shepherd, shearer, fiber artist and an
enthusiastic lamb and wool promoter. She began teaching this
class in 1994 and it has been a great success. Many of Susie’s past
students are now shearing their own animals and you can too!
Spinning Shetland
Judith MacKenzie
Sunday, June 21, 8:30-11:30am
18 students
COST: $55 plus $10 materials fee
STUDENTS BRING: Students should bring their wheel and all its parts.
Bring four bobbins if possible.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Shetland sheep are an ancient breed that has been
producing beautiful fiber for handspinners for centuries. These
sheep have provided fleece for everything from incredibly fine lace
shawls to strong and enduring sails for ships. Their beautiful fleeces
come in an amazing range of colors. We will learn how to spin the
whole variety of types of fibers, how to sort, and how, and when, to
de-hair. We’ll make a lace yarn, some warm and robust sweater
yarns, and spin a bit of the hair coat for cords. Along the way, we will
talk about where these sheep came from and the culture that
produced them.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Judith MacKenzie has spun, woven and knit
for many years. Her love of textiles has led her to many places,
including Peru and Turkey, and she has taught throughout North
America and Europe. Judith is a frequent contributor to Spin•Off,
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Handwoven, Piecework and Interweave Knits. She has six instructional DVDs, including the new “Fleece in Your Hands.”
Judith has two books published on spinning: Teach Yourself
Visually Handspinning and The Intentional Spinner. She
lives happily ever after on the wild northwest coast of America.
Beginning Rug Hooking
Judy Taylor
Sunday, June 21, 8:30-11:30am
25 Students
COST: $55 plus $40 materials fee
EXPERIENCE LEVEL: none
STUDENTS BRING: a pair of scissors and wear long pants (you will be
wrapping burlap around your legs).
CLASS DESCRIPTION: In this class participants will learn the basics of
hooking rugs with yarn and fabric strips. It has been called a “lost
art”, but rug hooking is still being enjoyed today. The technique is
simple to learn, and students will quickly find they are “coloring”
with yarn/wool. These rugs can last as long as 100 years – they last
because they are made with quality wool and linen. All the basics
will be covered, including hooking techniques, designing, care and
cleaning and much more.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Judy Taylor has been hooking and teaching
since 1992. Her first book, Hooking with Yarn sold out of its
first printing and remained popular on the used book market.
That was followed by Joy of Hooking (with Yarn!), which won
the eLit Book Awards 2011 Gold Medal. The next book, Rug
Hooker’s Guide to the Yarniverse!, won the Gold Medal eLit
Book Awards 2014. Her website is: www.littlehouserugs.com
Crochet Cables Over the Edge – Edgeless and Reversible
Laurinda Reddig
12 students
Sunday June 21, 8:30-11:30am
COST: $55 plus $3 materials fee
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Intermediate, understand
front and back post stitches in double crochet and treble crochet.
STUDENTS BRING: Size H or I crochet hook, 2 – 3 skeins smooth DK
weight yarn (solid or semi-solid colors), yarn needle, scissors.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Most crocheted cables are worked on a background of solid stitches on just one side of the fabric, but what if you
want just the cable, right up to the edge, no extra stitches on either
side? What if you want a cable fabric that looks the same on both
sides so it is truly reversible? This class will begin with a basic
understanding of how cables work in crochet, then show how to
break away from those flat edges to create a scalloped edging and
even make them reversible. You will learn how to use the front and
back post stitches to create edgeless cables of various sizes, (the trick
for smoother cables along the edges that look good on both sides),
and walk away ready to tackle any crocheted cable project.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: Laurinda Reddig has been crocheting most of
her life and loves sharing her passion through teaching. Her
children inspire many of her designs, including both of the
CGOA award-winning designs that helped her develop the
reversible intarsia technique, the subject of her second book,
Reversible Color Crochet: A New Technique. Laurinda’s
designs and articles have been published in various magazines
including; “Interweave Crochet”, “Vogue Crochet”, and “Crochet!” When she is not crocheting, Laurinda enjoys spinning,
needle felting, and sharing her love of fiber arts with her children.
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Shaping Up with Short Rows
Lily Chin
Sunday, June 21, 8:30-11:30am
25 students
COST: $55 plus $1 materials fee: for handout
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Intermediate, ability to
count stitches, follow charts, and listen to instructions while knitting
at the same time. Should be familiar with regular “stepped” bind-off
as in shoulder shaping.
STUDENTS BRING: Another color or two of same weight yarn as
homework, you only need about 10 yards of each color, including
those leftover from homework. Optional: bring knitter’s proportioned (gauged) graph paper for some large gauge like 4 sts and 5
rows to the inch or thereabout. Pencil and paper.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Short rows are smooth solutions to slants and
curves. Instead of the “stepped” bind-offs at shoulders and necks,
short rows (sometimes referred to as partial knitting) create a
continuous line. This makes seaming and picking up stitches much
easier. The tremendous capabilities for invisibly sculpting knits
within the fabric will also be explored. Learn a horizontal bust dart,
a side-to-side yoke, a seamless hat on 2 needles instead of 4 needles,
entrelacs and a sock heel. Other possibilities include unusual textures and no-bobbin intarsia.
HOMEWORK:
1. With worsted-weight or chunky yarn and appropriate needles, cast
on 21 stitches. Work in garter stitch for about 4 or 6 rows, then work
in stockinette stitch for about 1 inch. End ready to work a purl-side row.
2. With worsted-weight or chunky yarn and appropriate needles,
cast on 20 stitches and knit a row. You are now ready to purl.
3. With worsted-weight or chunky yarn and appropriate needles,
cast on 20 stitches, purl a row. You are now ready to knit.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Beadaring, Beadelighted, Beadazzled
Bead Knitting in Friday’s all-day listing.
Spinning the Long Draw
Shelia January
Sunday June 21, 8:30-11:30am
15 students
COST: $55 plus $12 materials fee: includes all fiber to be spun in
workshop
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: able to spin a consistent
singles yarn with usual method
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Described by some as a faster method of spinning, long draw spinning produces woolen yarns that can be soft and
lofty, or firmer and more tightly twisted. We’ll discuss fiber prep and
type, uses for the yarns, and wheel set-up. We will practice spinning
yarns that will range from bulky to lace-weight.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Creating Knitted Triangles in Saturday’s
morning listing.
Silk Painting and Stamping with Natural Dye Extracts
Linda Hartshorn
20 students
Sunday, June 21, 8:30-11:30am
Felted Textured Shawl
Loyce Ericson
12 students
Sunday, June 21, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $55 plus $25 materials fee: includes one white and one dyed
silk scarf, dyes, stamps and brushes, and workshop notebook
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: open to all
STUDENTS BRING: old clothes and/or apron, black sharpie marker, two
plastic bags for wet goods, gloves
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Hand paint and embellish 2 silk scarves from
plants, minerals and an insect! Discover how to use natural dyes for
surface design in a fun, hands-on workshop. We will make natural
paint dyes from extracts and thicken them for stamping designs onto
fabric. Take the scarves home to rinse out after they have cured.
COST: $100 plus $25 materials fee: includes fine wool, resist material, 2 yards of silk gauze, and handout
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Some felting experience is
preferred and some physical stamina is needed
STUDENTS BRING: a couple of old towels, clothes to play in, sharp
scissors
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Color and texture play in this wet-felted shawl.
This project uses fine, colorful wool and plastic resists creating
ridges and color changes in a luxurious shawl. Prepare to get a little
wet and have a lot of fun. This shawl will be spectacular.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Indigo For Blues and Greens in Friday’s
all-day listing.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Felt a Magpie Spinning Wheel Pouch in
Friday’s afternoon listing.
SUNDAY, JUNE 21, ALL-DAY CLASSES
Adventures in Carding
Laurie Weinsoft
15 students
Sunday, June 21, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30-4:30pm
Fair Isle Tam
Beth Brown-Reinsel
16 students
Sunday, June 21, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $100 plus $2 materials fee: for 21-page handout
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: advanced beginner
STUDENTS BRING: Four colors, 1 to 2 oz each of worsted weight wool
yarn. Be sure there is some contrast between each color. 16" circular
needle in size US 8 (5.0mm) and one set (8” or shorter in length)
double-pointed needles in sizes US5 (3.75mm) and US8 (5.0mm).
Tapestry needle, scissors, stitch markers and sticky notes or magnetic board to keep your place on the chart. Optional: colored pencils
that correspond to the yarns you have chosen to color on the chart if
you don’t like working with chart symbols. Knitters who prefer and
are proficient in working with 2 circulars or Magic Loop instead of
double needles may bring the appropriate needles.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: This Fair Isle class is for knitters who would like
to venture into two-color stranded knitting but have not had the
chance. A child’s tam comprised of ribbing, a border pattern area,
and the wheel area will be knitted on double points or a circular
needle, in four colors, although never more than two in a round.
Techniques included in the workshop are: knitting with a color in
each hand, weaving yarn to reduce snagging, reading tam charts,
knitting traditional peerie, border, and wheel patterns and shaping
and finishing of the tam. The class will end with a discussion of
alternate ribbing treatments and designing a tam.
HOMEWORK: The ribbing – with size US 5 (3.75mm) double-pointed
needles and your chosen main color yarn (one of the darker colors
or your choice), cast on 72 sts. Slip on a marker, join circularly (do
not twist) and work k1, p1 ribbing for 1 inch.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Knit a Gansey in Saturday’s all-day
listing.
COST: $100 plus $25 materials fee: for all fibers and fleeces used in
class
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: No experience needed
STUDENTS BRING: Students need to bring a drum carder in working
order, your spinning wheel to try out your carded fibers and a great
need for a fiber adventure.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Carding fibers to create unusual and unique yarn
designs can be done when you know how to use your drum carder
as a design tool. This class will expand the use of your drum carder
by using the best fibers available in a variety of sheep breeds, colors
and fibers. Take home samples of both repeatable and non-repeatable, multi-color, multi-layered batts. Taking advantage of the great
variety of carding tools available to spinners today from drum
carder, to combs, to hand cards, to using the new blending boards
and hackles, the students will get the chance to explore the use of
these tools and techniques.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See I Really Want to Spin Straw into Gold –
Beginning Spinning in Saturday’s all-day listing.
Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving – Intermediate /Advanced
Weaving Structures
Diane McKinnon
8 students
Sunday, June 21, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $100 plus $15 materials fee: includes warp yarns, weft yarns,
use of extra weaving equipment during class and detailed handout.
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: should have had beginning
weaving experience, either on a rigid heddle loom, table loom or
floor loom.
STUDENTS BRING: Rigid Heddle loom that is assembled and warped.
Looms must be warped prior to class. To do more advanced weave
structures, instructor will send warp material or student can select
their own after consulting with instructor. Shuttles (minimum of
two), pick-up stick, scissors, tape measure, pen/pencil and paper
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Take your rigid-heddle loom to the next level.
Now that you know how to warp your rigid-heddle loom forward,
advance your weaving skills using this loom. This class is designed
to teach how to do more advanced weaving techniques on a rigid
heddle loom. We will explore advanced weave structures while you
weave a sampler that can be used as a purse or decorative throw
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pillow. You will leave the class with a completed sampler and the
ability to use your rigid heddle loom on your own to weave a variety
of advanced weave structures, such as twill, basket weave, Turkish
or Rya knots, pick and pick, soumak, tapestry, and lace.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Rigid Heddle 101 in the Saturday’s all-day
listing.
Shibori
Judie Overbeek
12 students
Sunday, June 21, 8:30-11:30am and 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $100 plus $20 materials fee: includes handouts, three silk
scarves, dyes and all necessary supplies
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Beginner – you don’t need
to know anything about dyeing or Shibori in order to have a great
time with this workshop.
STUDENTS BRING: notebook, scissors, three old towels, rubber gloves.
It would be nice to have several irons and ironing boards, and a
drying rack is always appreciated
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Since the Eighth century AD, the Japanese have
used methods of shaping and securing cloth before the dyeing
process to create intricate and beautiful patterns. Four traditional
Shibori techniques will be taught in this class: stitching, pole
wrapping, clamping and knotting. Participants will receive three silk
scarves with which to explore these systems. It is fun, experimental,
creative and, not surprisingly, no two results are alike.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Spinning Lovely Beaded Yarns in Friday’s
afternoon listing.
SUNDAY, JUNE 21, AFTERNOON CLASSES
To Infinity and Beyond –
Design a Crocheted Cowl with a Twist
Laurinda Reddig
Sunday, June 21, 1:30-4:30pm
16 students
COST: $55 plus $3 materials fee: for detailed handouts and patterns
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: knowledge of basic crochet
stitches
STUDENTS BRING: DK or worsted weight yarn, 1-2 skeins of yarn you
want to make a cowl with, crochet hook sizes appropriate for yarn,
yarn needle, scissors.
HOMEWORK: make a large swatch (approximately 4" x 4") in a stitch
pattern you would like to design with. Use basic double crochet or
a more complicated stitch pattern, depending on your skill level.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Put a twist on the long loops of the typical
“infinity scarf”. Use the pattern stitch of your choice to design a true
infinity cowl or scarf where each round forms a figure eight or
infinity symbol, creating a twist in the loop. Learn how expanding
each round from the center out will affect your stitch pattern and how
to adjust your stitches to look their best on both sides of the work,
whether working into a chain or foundation single crochets.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Crocheted Cables – Over the Edge in
Sunday’s morning listing.
Updates to the show catalog will ONLY be
published on the BSG web page
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Perfect Pairs: Blending Wool with Exotic Fibers
Judith MacKenzie
18 students
Sunday June 21, 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $55 plus $20 materials fee
STUDENTS BRING: their wheel and all its parts, 4 bobbins if possible,
hand cards (wool and/or cotton or both), dog brushes, mini combs,
any tool you’d like to experiment with.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Want to extend that bit of cashmere? Have a
lovely Gotland fleece but not quite enough to make the sweater you
dream of? Want to change the hand of a beautiful brown crossbred
that is a bit rough? Come learn what fibers are compatible and which
are not. Explore different methods of blending fibers and try a
variety of blending tools. We’ll look at the qualities of yak, silk,
cashmere, camel, and what they can bring to a variety of different
wools.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Spinning Shetland in Sunday’s morning
listing.
Easy Purl: Combined Knitting
Nina Elsohn
Sunday, June 21, 1:30-4:30pm
20 students
COST: $55 materials fee: none
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Adventurous Intermediate.
Knowledge of tensioning yarn in left hand will make the class easier
to follow. The ability to work from charts would be very helpful.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Love to knit continental style but hate the
complex finger movements needed to create a purl stitch? Do you try
to avoid working patterns that require “purling back? Learn to love
purling! Combined knitting using the “Easy Purl” will speed up your
knitting, create a smoother and more even stockinette fabric by
preventing “rowing out”, and put less stress on your hands as you
knit. You will learn to identify the leading leg of each stitch, learn
to distinguish Western and Eastern mounted stitches, and practice
how to work both knit and purl stitches without twisting. Then you’ll
move onto decreases, learning how to work both left and right
slanted decreases on Eastern mounted stitches, and how to read
patterns and charts with modifications for Easy Purls. You will learn
to work ribbing in the round quickly and easily. Then you will put
your new stitching method into practice and work a simple lace
pattern with preparation rows
HOMEWORK: Using a smooth, light-colored, worsted-weight yarn on
appropriate sized needles, work 2 swatches – both to be left on the
needles to work in class.
1. Cast on 30 stitches. Work 2 ridges (4 rows) of stockinette st, ready
to work a purl row.
2. Cast on 30 stitches to be worked in the round – either double
pointed needles or one long circular for magic loop. Work 6 rounds
of k1, p1 rib.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: I have been knitting for almost 60 years. I was
taught combined knitting using the “Easy Purl” as a child by my
mother and grandmother. Elizabeth Zimmermann referred to my
method as “purling the easy way”. I started attending classes at
“Stitches” and had an instructor tell me that I was knitting wrong
and that all my stitches would be twisted. As you will discover,
that instructor was wrong! I have demonstrated the “Easy Purl”
at Knitting Camp with Meg Swansen, taught at local yarn shops,
held individual classes, and taught at a spinning retreat with
Judith MacKenzie.
Tips, Tricks and Hints
Lily Chin
Sunday, June 21, 1:30-4:30pm
25 students
COST: $55 plus $1 materials fee: for handout
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: advanced-beginner
STUDENTS BRING: needles, worsted-weight yarn of various light
colors, a shank button and dental floss (4" – waxed preferred).
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Learn all the little secrets to make knitting life
easier and better. Find out how to cast on in 2-tail method without
running out of the second tail. Join a new skein of yarn or a new color
without losing that first stitch. See ways of attaching buttons as you
work. Create invisible circular bind-offs on a neck where the
beginning and end are absolutely imperceptible. Weave in those
little ends that are too short to put through a darning needle. Take
away lots of small “fix-its” and improve those details.
HOMEWORK:
1. With worsted/aran-weight yarn and appropriate sized doublepoint needles (dpn) or short 12" or 16" circular needles, cast on
enough stitches to go around on circs or minimal amount of sts on
dpn’s (maybe 12). Join. Be careful not to twist. Work in 1 x 1 rib
circularly for about 1". Begin to bind off leaving last 2 or 3 stitches
unbound, and leave on the needles to be completed in class.
2. With worsted/aran-weight yarn and appropriate sized needles,
cast on about 8 stitches, work for about 1" in any stitch and leave on
needles to be completed in class.
3. With worsted-weight yarn and appropriate sized needles make a
swatch of about 3" x 3" in stockinette stitch and end ready to work
a knit row; do not bind off. Leave stitches on stitch holder.
4. Familiarize yourself with what is called the “long tail” cast on.
That is, there are 2 ends of yarn utilized in this cast-on.
5. Familiarize yourself with what is known as a “left-slanting”
decrease or ssk.
6. Get to know how to do a basic chain with the crochet hook.
Spinning the Camelids – Alpaca, Llama and Camel
Shelia January
15 students
Sunday, June 21, 1:30-4:30pm
COST: $55 plus $15 materials fee: includes all fiber to be spun in
workshop
LEVEL OF STUDENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: able to spin a consistent
singles yarn
STUDENTS BRING: a spinning wheel in good working order, a standard
flyer, at least 3 or 4 empty bobbins, hand cards, a lazy kate, and if you
have one, a wooly winder and a lap cloth.
CLASS DESCRIPTION: We will work with these soft and luxurious
fibers using several techniques to discover ways to bring out their
best qualities. The resulting yarns will vary from lace to worstedweight and can be used in many different fiber arts. We’ll also talk
about fiber preparation for these types of fibers, which are very
different from sheep wool or mohair.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Creating Knitted Triangles in Saturday’s
morning listing.
INSTRUCTOR’S BIO: See Beadaring, Beadelighted, Beadazzled
Bead Knitting in Friday’s all-day listing.
Sheep Note Cards
Artwork by J. C. Gratz
The packets contain eight cards,
two each of four breeds.
They are black ink drawings on tan art paper.
These lovely cards are tri-fold in design
and come with envelopes and golden foil seals.
Lincoln
Black Welsh
Mountain
Romney
Marsh
Karakul
$10 per packet or 2 packets for $16 plus S & H
Orderinginformation page 47.
Angora Goats the
Northern Way
With chapters on Cashmere goats
by Susan Black Drummond
An old friend is back,
this fifth edition
includes feeder plans
and feed mixes,
updated treatment
options as well as
understanding the
annual cycle in goat’s
lives.
“This is the book
you take to the barn.”
Ordering information page 47.
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BLACK SHEEP GATHERING SHEEP-TO-SHAWL
Friday, June 19, 2015
9am - 2pm
NEW FOR 2015: Sheep-to-Shawl teams will be sent directions and instructions for unloading, entering, and leaving the building.
Due to the change in space, we will be able to accept as many as six teams this year.
Laura Macagno-Shang will make announcements, demonstrate and explain the competition to the public. The team areas will be
marked. You will also receive a wristband that will allow you to have snacks and beverages in the building during the contest.
The judging will be at 2pm sharp. Ribbons will be awarded directly afterwards. We would like very much to have the shawls on
display in the Fiber Arts Competition when they are completed. You are invited to the annual potluck dinner that begins around
5:30pm Saturday. Additionally, if you’re available after the potluck, plan to model your shawl at the Spinner’s Lead event held in
the animal show ring at 8pm.
RULES
PROCESS:
Woven shawl.
SIZE:
The shawl must be at least 1440 square inches. (This is equal to approximately 20" wide x 72" long, MINUS ANY
FRINGE.) It may be larger.
FIBER:
The shawl has to be at least 90% wool and 25% of the wool has to be natural colored, in keeping with the mission
statement of the Black Sheep Gathering. The remainder of the shawl should be wool with the exception that 10% (by
weight) of the fiber may be other than wool, mixed in either the warp or the weft. Except for the 25% natural colored
wool, all of the fiber used MAY be dyed. Fiber may be cleaned and ready to card and spin.
YARNS:
All yarn used is to be plied. This will aid with demonstrations and in the look and feel of a “fresh” shawl (one that
has not been washed yet). The weft yarns are carded and spun during the competition.
TEAM:
Six members: one weaver, five spinners.
EQUIPMENT: Loom—warped and tied only. Use only 4-harnesses or less. Tie-up should be at the discretion of the weaver. One
drum carder, hand cards, wool combs, bobbin winder, and spinning wheels are allowed. Teams may bring a light as
the only electrical equipment allowed.
Please supply Laura with samples of the fibers going into your shawl so she can describe the process to onlookers. Good luck and
have fun!
The entry deadline is June 1, 2015.
For more information contact Laura Macagno-Shang
Phone: 541-485-6266
Textiles A Mano
Email: [email protected]
965 Tyinn St #11
Eugene, OR 97402
TEAM NAME:
TEAM MEMBERS:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
CONTACT TELEPHONE:
CONTACT EMAIL:
Sheep-to-Shawl Entry Form
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Mail to: Laura Macagno-Shang, 965 Tyinn St #11, Eugene, OR 97402
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THE SPINNER’S LEAD
The Spinner’s Lead takes place in the Livestock Show Arena after the Potluck on Saturday night of the Gathering. Entrants wear
their handspun garments or creations while leading a sheep or goat or carrying a bunny.
The event is open to all producers and spinners of wool, mohair or rabbit fiber. If you wish to enter, please read the rules carefully.
Complete the entry form and mail it to the address shown below. We need a full description of your entry, including technique of
construction, breed of animal and information about the artist and exhibitor.
Mail-in entries will be accepted until June 15; however, forms will be available at the information table until noon Friday.
If you don’t have any livestock entered in the Black Sheep Gathering animal shows, we can arrange for you to borrow an animal.
However, these arrangements must be made in advance so we can find a match for you.
SPINNER’S LEAD RULES
Judging Criteria for Spinner’s Lead
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Originality and difficulty of design.
Color, fit and style.
Suitability of garment to use of fiber.
Handspun by entrant.
Knit, woven, etc., by entrant.
Overall appearance of entrant and animal.
Animal owned by entrant.
30 points
25 points
20 points
5 points
5 points
10 points
5 points
Note: In case of a tie, judges will award bonus points on the basis of
originality.
♦ Articles must be 100% handspun, (commercial warp or canvas OK)
♦ Entries may be hand- or machine-knit, hooked, woven, crocheted
or felted.
♦ The articles may have been completed at any time; it is not limited
to items made in the past year.
♦ Someone other than the entrant may make the article, although the
maker of entered article must be identified in the entry form.
♦ Articles must be at least 80% wool, mohair or rabbit.
♦ Garments should represent the breed of the animal being led.
♦ Entrant doesn’t have to own the animal used in the lead.
♦ Only animals entered in the Gathering are eligible to participate in the Spinner’s Lead.
♦ In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Romeldale breed, there
will be a special award for the best item made from at least 50%
Romeldale/CVM wool.
The Spinner’s Lead Entry Form
Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone: ______________________________ Email: __________________________________________________
Please write a short story (approximately one paragraph) describing your garment(s), yourself and the animal whose fiber
you used to make the garment(s). This paragraph will describe to the judges how, when, where and why you made your
item(s), so please make it legible and complete. NOTE: This story will be read to the audience and judges while you model your
garment(s) in the show ring.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mail-in Deadline is June 15, 2015.
Mail to: Sue Denham, Majora Acres, 63435 Gentry Loop, Bend, OR 97701.
Phone: 541-610-4016. Email: [email protected]
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THE BLACK SHEEP GATHERING MARKETPLACE – 2015
This is the 41st Anniversary of the Black Sheep Gathering
— a premier event showcasing fiber and fiber-related products
MISSION STATEMENT: The Black Sheep Gathering is an annual event during which participants exchange their knowledge of an
appreciation for handcraft fibers and the animals that produce them.
GOALS: The Black Sheep Gathering strives to provide an environment dedicated to: education, cooperation and participation, an
atmosphere of fellowship and fun, and celebrating natural colored animals and their fiber.
The dates for the 2015 show are Friday, June 19 through Sunday, June 21. The location is the same as in previous years, the Lane
County Fairgrounds at 13th and Monroe Streets in Eugene, Oregon. During the Gathering, thousands of people come through the
marketplace. It is an excellent place to sell all kinds of fiber-related products and to create exposure for your business.
VENDOR NEWS for 2015!
Due to new Fire Marshall Regulations regarding 10' x 10' outdoor tents, we have decided to move our entire Marketplace
indoors to the Exhibit Hall which is within the Convention Center (see map on page 42). We have the added bonus of WIFI, air
conditioning and nice restrooms. Workshops will be in the same building, convenient for shoppers. We are also excited to be able
to expand the Fiber Arts Show, Educational Talks and Demonstrations area and the Spinners’ Circle. We will be offering a few more
double booths to existing vendors as well.
Please be patient with us as we make this transition.
Booth details:
10' x 5' booth (half booth) is $150.
10' x 10' booth (single booth) is $250.
20' x 10' (double booth) is $500.
All booths include one 8' table with tablecloth and one chair, (doubles include 2 tables/2 chairs). Additional tables are $10 and
chairs are $2 each and must be ordered on your application. Extra tables will not be available at the show. Each vendor is limited to
one booth. Booths may be shared by more than one vendor, but only one vendor will be considered the “owner.” No subletting of
booths is permitted. Vendors are expected to keep their booth open for the entire show and will not be asked to return in future years
if they do not do this. Fire codes require that your booth display not block aisles and must fit into the space allowed. Electricity is
available in all booths at no charge.
Only booth applications postmarked from March 1, 2015 through March 15, 2015 will be considered.
If your application is late, it will NOT be considered, including returning vendors, so plan ahead! Postmarks prior to March 1,
2015 are assumed to be postmarked on March 1 to give all vendors an equal chance to have their application considered. The
Marketplace Team aspires to decide booth assignments and mail notices by March 31st so that you will have plenty of time to get
ready for the show.
Returning vendors are given priority and then ALL other applications that meet the criteria for BSG are held until the committee
has reviewed them (before March 31st). Vendors are chosen to create the most “balanced” Marketplace possible. Vendors not
chosen this year are welcome to apply next year. The Marketplace Team may reject applications from applicants whose products do
not clearly support the Black Sheep Gathering mission statement and goals, or that do not offer at least 75% fiber or fiber animal
related products. This includes returning vendors. If we are concerned that your products may not reach this percentage, we may
contact you for clarification.
In the likely event that applicants outnumber openings and all booths have been filled, a waiting list will be started. We may
contact you to ask if you would like your check and application held in case space becomes available. Also, if you would be willing
to “jump in” at the last minute due to a vendor cancellation, please note that on your application. This could happen right up to the
show’s opening and is usually most easily filled by local vendors, although being local to the show is not a requirement.
Move-in and set-up will be from 10am to 8pm on Thursday, June 18. All booth spaces will be marked prior to this time and
booth assignment lists will be posted at all incoming doors.
The buildings will be open during these times and will be locked at other times for security: Friday: 8am to 6pm, Saturday: 8am to 5:30pm and Sunday: 9am to 4pm
Marketplace Open Hours: Friday: 9am-6pm, Saturday: 9am-5pm (followed by Potluck 5:30pm) and Sunday: 9am-4pm.
RAW wool and mohair fleeces may only be sold in the BSG Wool and Mohair Show and Sale, NOT at the Marketplace. Processed or washed fibers can be sold in Marketplace booths. Fleece entry information can be found in another portion of this catalog.
Please leave your pets at home.
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Cancellation /Booth Fee Refund Policy: 50% of your application fee is non-refundable. The other 50% can be returned to you,
for any reason, up until May 1st. After May 1st, return of 50% of your application fee will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Illness, death or natural disaster would be acceptable reasons to request a partial refund. After June 5th, two weeks before the show,
no refunds will be given for any reason.
Contact the Marketplace Team with Marketplace-related questions using the email addresses (preferable) or phone numbers
below. Let us know how we can help you. We hope to see you there.
Marketplace Team:
Lois Olund: [email protected] • 541-929-6606
Janis Thompson: [email protected] • 541-517-6951
Linda Hansen: [email protected] • 541-929-3129
Send checks and form to Lois Olund, Bellwether Wool Company, PO Box 592, Philomath, OR 97370
BLACK SHEEP GATHERING
MARKETPLACE BOOTH APPLICATION 2015
Name: _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Email Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Business Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone(s): ________________________________________________________________________________________
DID YOU HAVE A BOOTH HERE IN 2014? _____________ IF NOT, DID YOU HAVE A BOOTH HERE IN THE PAST? _____________
Returning vendors, please let us know if there is another vendor you would like to be near or other things we need to
consider when assigning you a booth space. Use back of page as needed.
NEW VENDORS ONLY: Use the back of this application (or a separate piece of paper) to tell us more about your
business. You are encouraged to include pictures of your products/booth set up. Be specific.
Describe your merchandise or display.
Describe how your booth will conform to and support the BSG Mission Statement and Goals.
One booth per vendor. Choose one (20' x 10' booths are limited).
10' x 5' Booth @ $150 = $______ (Would you be willing to use a 10' x 10' booth?)
10' x 10' Booth @ $250 = $______
20' x 10' Booth @ $500 = $______ (Would you be willing to be in a 10' x 10' booth?)
BOOTH FEE SUB-TOTAL
Do you need electricity in your booth? This may help determine where you are placed in the hall. Yes/No
$______
Each booth includes one table and one chair. Double booths have 2 tables and 2 chairs. Extras will NOT be available at the
show. Reserve additional needed tables and chairs:
Additional Tables: ____ x $10 = $______
Additional Chairs: ____ x $ 2 = $______
TOTAL DUE at time of application $______
Please make checks payable to “Black Sheep Gathering, Inc.” Send this form with your check to:
BSG Marketplace 2015
c/o Bellwether Wool Company
PO Box 592
Philomath, OR 97370
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TRAVEL AND LODGING
DIRECTIONS
LANE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
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Workshops will be held at the Convention Center on the Fairgrounds
BLACK SHEEP GATHERING
OVERNIGHT CAMPING RESERVATION FORM
Space is available for tents, campers and RVs with a limited
number of electrical hook-ups available. Placement will be
determined by arrival date.
All payments are non-refundable.
Name: ________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Phone: ______________ Email: ____________________
RV or camper: ____ nights @$20/night = $_______
Tent: ____ nights @ $15/night = $ ______
Circle nights: Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
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MAIN ENTRANCE
W HEELER
PAVILION
LODGING
Make check payable to: Lane County Fairgrounds
Mail to: Black Sheep Gathering Camping
c/o Lane County Fairgrounds
796 W 13th Ave.
Eugene, OR 97402
Payment must accompany reservation.
Questions: 541-682-4292
I
J
W 13TH AVE
PARKING
796 West Thirteenth
Post Office Box 22210
Eugene, Oregon 97402
MONROE
JACKSON
W 11TH AVE
Workshops held at the Convention Center.
For Eugene area lodging information, contact
Travel Lane County at 541-484-5307 or on the web
at http://eugenecascadescoast.org OR
http://www.eugenecascadescoast.org/visitors/
places-to-stay/.
If you have any problems finding lodging, contact Travel Lane County at 541-484-5307 and mention that you are seeking lodging for the Black Sheep
Gathering. They should have lists of available lodging and rates available during our event.
ADAMS
EUGENE, OREGON
VAN BUREN
From the I-5 freeway take Eugene exit number
194B west onto 105. Stay on 105 until it ends on
Jefferson Street. Stay on Jefferson until it enters the
fairgrounds at the 13th and Jefferson St. main entrance. Main Black Sheep Gathering traffic enters the Fairgrounds at 13th and Jefferson. See
Eugene area map on page 15.
CAMPING
• Lane County Fairgrounds (LCF) handles overnight
camping reservations and has space available for recreational vehicles, campers and tents. There are a limited number of hookups, assigned on a first-come,
first-served basis. Fill in and mail the Camping Reservation form on this page to LCF.
Upon receiving your payment, a receipt will be
mailed with a Lane County Fairgrounds rules/regulations information sheet. This information will also
tell you where to check-in and get your 2015 BSG
camping permit.
• Eugene Kamping World is located at: 90932 South
Stuart Way, Coburg, OR 97408. Phone: 541-343-4832
or 800-343-3008 for reservations.