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

Tenatative workshops. If you are interested in any of these locations please email to be put on a waiting list. They will be scheduled if enough people express interest.

Tokyo, Japan- Sept. 2009
Lillehammer, Norway- Spring 2010



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.


Camp Pluckyfluff, SPOKANE
Paradise Fibers will be hosting this weekend camp in Spokane, WA. If you don't already love Paradise Fibers check them out at: www.paradisefibers.net.
Paradise Fibers, Spokane, WA
June 27th/28th, 2009
10am-5pm
$230/person
Contact Paradise Fibers to enroll.




Camp Pluckyfluff, Placerville CA
with Stephanie Gorin of LOOP!!

Come spin at my place! This two day class is a DOUBLE WORKSHOP with Pluckyfluff and Loop. Learn creative carding techniques PLUS non-traditional spinning. Camp will be in the beautiful grounds at Boeger Winery. Price includes a gourmet wine lunch both days.
Rustic camping available! (ie: you can pitch a tent but there's no showers/firepits. Bathrooms available.

Boeger Winery, Placerville, California
July 18th/19th, 2009
10am-5pm
$240/person

Camp Pluckyfluff, CHICAGO!
At Loopy Yarns, 47 West Polk Street, Chicago
Chicago, IL
July 25th/26th 2009
10am-5pm
$200/person

Camp Pluckyfluff, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Quadra Island
Quadra Island
October 3rd and 4th 2009
Datails to be announced
email pluckyfluff@hotmail.com to get on a waiting list.




Camp Pluckyfluff, NORTHAMPTON, MA
This camp will be held in a private studio in Amherst.
Northampton, MA
Oct. 10th and 11th, 2009
10am-5pm
$200/person
Enrollment opens July 1st, 2009
email pluckyfluff@hotmail.com to get on a waiting list.




Camp Pluckyfluff, LA!
Camp Pluckyfluff will be in Santa Monica at the fantastic Urban Craft Center! This two day class will kick off with a lecture, book signing and gallery show the Friday evening before class, contact the Center for more details.
Urban Craft Center, Los Angeles, CA
Dec 5th/6th
10am-5pm
$230/person
Contact the Urban Craft Center to enroll.

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
Mhairy, 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 ONE WEEK PRIOR to the class.

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 1already spun single. DO NOT SET THE TWIST! Just leave it on the bobbin, we will ply it first.

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