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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings to all the wonderful fiber artisans in
Ansteorra and to those curious about the fiber arts, from</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mistress Radegund of Tours.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Barony of Bjornsborg is proud to host a Fiber
Arts College on June 23, 2007.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This will be 2 weeks after King's College. If
you take a fiber arts class then that you want a refresher on or want to move to
the next level, we may have the class for you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is an off-calendar event. The idea is
classes, no lunch provided - bring a lunch or go offsite to get it, more
classes, after classes a potluck dinner and spin/weave/fiber-in, either on
site or at someone's house. Just sitting around talking fiber, working on
projects and eating supper. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am now soliciting teachers and students for this
exciting day of classes.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some class ideas:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Spinning-related classes:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fleece prep - choosing, skirting, washing,
etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fiber prep - carding vs combing
wool</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beginning spinning with handspindle, low or hi
whorl</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beginning spinning with treadle wheel</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Intermediate/Advanced spinning with fibers other
than wool: flax, cotton, silk, exotics</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Period Fibers - info about flax, nettle,
cotton, silk, metallics, how to prepare and use them</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Period Breeds - who, when, where (Debroa, I'm
looking at you : ) )</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Weaving-related classes:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beginning tapestry</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beginning tablet -weaving - threaded in
patterns</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Intermediate/Advanced tablet weaving techniques -
double-faced weave</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Intermediate/Advanced tablet weaving techniques -
warp-twining</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brocaded tablet weaving</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beginning rigid heddle weaving</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yardage weaving - how to begin, calculations, how
to end the project</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Warping a jack loom (most common modern loom) -
front to back or back to front</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Other fiber-related classes:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beginning nalbinding</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beginning finger-looped braiding</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beginning kumihimo</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beginning knitting</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beginning sprang</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beginning Netting</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beginning lucet</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tassles</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Intermediate/Advanced classes of any of the
above</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Making award insignia (Iris, Centurion, Star,
Falcon, ). Making hangers for medallions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Felting</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fulling sweaters to make felted
objects</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dyeing - I don't know if the site can accomodate
this, but if so, that's another whole section of classes. Info on period
uses, hands-on dyeing with different dyes, kermes and lac vs cochineal,
woad vs indigo, etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>More information and a web site will be available
soon.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For questions, suggestions on classes or to teach a
class, contact me at <A href="mailto:cternus@texas.net">cternus@texas.net</A>
. I am the Event Steward and Class Coordinator.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mistress Radegund of Tours</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bjornsborg</FONT></DIV>
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