NEW! PRIVATE LESSONS!
If you can get to Placerville, California, you can take a private lesson! Just email to schedule some one-on-one instruction. You choose the styles you want to learn!
Private Lesson
$35/hr
2 Hour minimum
email to schedule: pluckyfluff@hotmail.com



CAMP PLUCKYFLUFF 2008/2009 SCHEDULE
Freestyle Spinning Workshops with Pluckyfluff

WISH LIST! The following is a list of places I would LOVE to come and teach. So if any of you are in these places and have contacts to the LYS, Guilds or would personally like to host let me know! For that matter, email me if you would be interested in just attending in that area. Thanks!!

NEW ORLEANS
MIAMI
NYC
PORTLAND
AUSTIN

Other Countries? Sure!
ICELAND (obviously)
SWITZERLAND (Tucino)
AUSTRALIA



Interested in HOSTING a workshop? Email me to find out about organizing a Camp Pluckyfluff in your area. Most traveling camps only need a minimum of 12-14 students to make it happen, so contact me if you think there's interest in your neck of the woods. Hosts get to take the class for free (plus some $ if enrollment is above the minimum) in exchange for some organizing.


Majacraft Magic Camp/Pluckyfluff, NEW ZEALAND!
Yes really, me and Majacraft. You just gotta go....
Upper Hutt, NZ
Feb 20-21, 2010
contact Majacraft for details and enrollment.




Camp Pluckyfluff, ENGLAND! Bristol
This is a two-day intensive workshop hosted by the Avon Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers. Thanks Avon Guild! For providing our big beautiful workspace pre-existing guild members get a small discount for the class. AVON GUILD MEMBERS PLEASE USE THE SECOND ADD-TO-CART BUTTON!! (names will be verified against the Avon Guild members list).

LOCATION:
Long Ashton Community Centre
Keedwell Hill
Long Ashton
Bristol
N.Somerset
BS41 9DP

March 13th-14th, 2010
10am-5pm
$200

Non-Avon Guild Members:

AVON GUILD MEMBERS:

Camp Pluckyfluff, NORWAY
Elvegaten 19 - 2609, LILLEHAMMER
May 8th and 9th, 2010
10-5pm
$250/person

Camp Pluckyfluff, PHILADELPHIA
This workshop will be hosted in a private studio by Wendy Studner.
June 19-20, 2010
10-5pm
$200/person
email Lexi at pluckyfluff@hotmail.com to get on a waiting list.




KNIT NATION! London
I will be teaching three 6 hour sessions at Knit Knation. Each class will focus on a different set of techniques.
July 29-31, 2010
contact Knit Nation for details and enrollment.

Camp PLuckyfluff is two FULL days of spinning classes and workshops. Going from 10am to 5pm both days we will cover a broad spectrum of techniques. The emphasis, however, will be on helping you to learn to create your own new and origional styles. ***YOU MUST ALREADY KNOW BASIC SPINNING**

Classes Include the following and MORE!

Coils: Singles, beehives, in-line
Splitting: Sequins, flowers, poofs, shag, felt nubbies
Mohairy, Shag and other BIG spinning.
Crazy Carding
Nubs
Plying: super coil, beehives, granny stacks
Free Forum: Your origional techniques

$200/person
Includes: Two days of instruction
Some Materials (unusual stuff that will be hard for you guys to supply)
Happy camp memories!

What You Bring:
Your wheel
1.5-2lbs fiber
Some other misc. stuff, a complete materials list will be provided closer to the class.
ON HAND DYEING!! Check out these free tutorials!


THE SMALL PRINT
Your money is refundable up until THREE WEEKS PRIOR to the class unless otherwise stated.

ENROLLED STUDENTS: Materials List and Instructions

EQUIPMENT: 1. Spinning Wheel
2. Niddy Noddy

FIBER: 2lbs total(ish)
1. Wool (at least one lb.)
2. 1 lb. misc. fiber, your choice (PLEASE INCLUDE 1-2oz MOHAIR!)
3. Add-In's (anything you are interested in adding: beads, sequins, fabric, tinsel, etc. Sky's the limit!)
4. Felt Nubbies (see directions below)
5. Fabric (cotton, linen, silk are easiest to rip. other fabrics you may have to cut w/scissors)
6. Quilting or darning needle with a sharp point and large eye.
7. Assortment of thin yarns for core-spinning and plying.Choose some decorative (like novelty laceweight or metallics etc) Also commercial mohair yarn works great!
*There will be a "sharing table" loaded with fiber and goodies from my stash. You will be drawing from this as well. If you have any interesting fiber or stuff you don't know what to do with, BRING IT! Throw it on the table and we will figure out something to make with it.

SINGLES:
1. Bring 1 already spun single. DO NOT SET THE TWIST! Just leave it on the bobbin, we will ply it first.It doesn't matter if it's thick or thin or both.

SHOW AND TELL
You are encouraged to bring things you've made or spun to share w/the class and give ideas!

FELT NUBBIES

There are many ways to make these so do what is easiest for you. I prefer to roll small chunks of wool between my palms forming balls. Then put these into a pillow case and tie it closed with a rubberband. Put it in the washing machine on hot. After the cycle is over, remove the nubs. you may have to separate them from eachother. Repeat this process until they are as felted as you like them.

NOTE: if you have some other form of small felted object that will fit through the orifice and you prefer to bring them then do! (like needle felted objects etc.) Another option is to needle felt them.

Here is an example of a yarn with nubs: TUBOREALIS