Camp Woolery 2022
Introducing, Camp Woolery, a series of online summer workshops. If you participated in our Woolery Spin Along last year, this is an expansion of that Summer virtual workshop! Class packets, videos, and, Facebook Community Group can be accessed for free. Kits including workshop materials and tools are available for each class. Check out our three different class options below and the bottom of this page for some FAQs on Camp Woolery!
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Tame the Rainbow - Color Management for Spinning Hand Dyed Fiber
Instructor Active On Facebook: July 11 - 24th
Facebook Live Q&A: July 13th 2pm Eastern
Teacher: Annie LaForge
Hand dyed fiber is beautiful and lovely to work with but if you spin from it without planning you can create a muddy mess. Learn how to prep your hand dyed fiber to create a Fractal Style Yarn and Gradient Style Yarn. Practice chain plying to keep your colors together. This is not a learn how to spin class and it is assumed you already have some experience spinning yarn into singles and are familiar with the concept of creating a 2-Ply yarn.
Tame the Rainbow Kit: https://woolery.com/tame-the-rainbow-kit.html
Tame the Rainbow Info Packet - View / Download PDF here.
Tame The Rainbow Kits Include:
- Frabjous Fibers BFL Hand Dyed BFL Top in Calypso, 4oz
- Printed Tame The Rainbow Info Packet
- The Woolery Fabric Tape Measure
Additional Tools You Will Need:
- Spinning Wheel, E-Spinner, or Spindle*
- Bobbins
- Niddy Noddy
*To fully participate you will need a spinning tool. This can be a spinning wheel, e-spinner, or hand spindle.
Instructor Active On Facebook: July 25 - August 7th
Facebook Live Q&A: July 27th 2pm Eastern, August 3rd 2pm Eastern
Teacher: Dani Schreiner
Learn how to plan your own weaving projects and never run out of yarn! Arm yourself with the power of math and sample making so you know exactly how much yarn you need for a weaving project every time. This is not a beginner weaving class that includes how to warp a loom or weave a project. Instead, this will give you the mathematical tools to plan your next project from scratch!
Weaving Math 101 Kit: https://woolery.com/weaving-math-101-kit.html
Weaving Math 101 Info Packet - View / Download PDF here.
Weaving Math 101 Kits Include:
- Woolery Project Binder, with pre-printed Project Record Sheets and Weaving Draft Templates
- Woolery Tape Measure
- Camp Woolery Weaving Math 101 Information Packet
Additional Tools You Will Need:
- Writing utensil
Punch It Up! - Beginner Friendly Rug Punch
Instructor Active On Facebook: August 8th - August 21st
Facebook Live Q&A: August 10th 2pm Eastern
Teacher: Amy Judd
Create a rug punch project from start to finish including transferring onto fabric, punching, and finishing. We will be punching Amy Judd’s original Lavender Fields abstract modern pattern for the project. This is a beginner rug punch full video tutorial and class. If you have never rug punched before, we will be teaching you exactly how to get started and create your first project.
Punch It Up! Kit: https://woolery.com/punch-it-up-kit.html
Rug Punch Equipment Bundle: https://woolery.com/rug-punch-equipment-bundle.html
Punch It Up! Info Packet: - View / Download PDF here.
Punch It Up! Kits Include:
- Three full balls of Ella Rae Classic Wool Yarn
- Piece of Red Dot Tracing Material
- Piece of Rug Warp backing cloth, 18x18”
- Woolery Tape Measure
- Printed Punch It Up! Info Packet including printed pattern and coloring sheets
Additional Tools You Will Need:
- Oxford Punch Needle #10 Fine*
- Hoop or frame*
- Scissors
- Sharpie Marker
- Straight Pins
- Scrap Cardboard, or other way to protect your work surface for transferring
*Both of these items can be purchased in our Rug Punch Equipment Bundle
Downloadable PDF Packet will be here live on July 1st.