It's So Fine - Spinning Lace with Tammy Jordan
Saturday
July 19, 2025
9:00 am - noon

Have you ever wanted to be able to spin a fine, laceweight yarn? Think it can’t be done on the wheel you have? Think again, because I bet I can show you how in this half-day fine spinning workshop! We’ll slow everything way down, and by the end of class, you’ll have a better understanding of what makes… and how to spin an even, fine single.
This class is open to all spinners who are already able to spin a consistent single and know how to ply.
Students should bring their own spinning wheel, items to care for their wheel (oil and maintenance kit), three empty bobbins, and a lazy kate, along with a willingness to have fun and learn.
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Tammy will provide 2-3oz of prepared spinning fiber (we’ll all be spinning the same fiber to keep everything consistent) along with a WPI tool, and resource guide filled with handouts, information, tips, and tricks. Additional supplies may be made available the end of class for an additional fee.
Locker Hooking Hot Pad - A Collaboration with Patty Gregerson
with LaVonne Stucky
Saturday
July 19, 2025
9:00 am - 1:00 pm

This class is a collaboration with Patti Gregerson of Stone Cottage Pottery and Farm. She will provide the pottery trivet for the center of the hot pad. Patti has been a vendor at Copper K since the beginning and everyone loves her pottery. The area around the tile trivet will be done in locker hooking with roving. Locker hooking is something like rug hooking, but uses a mesh rug canvas for the base. It can be done with yarn or strips of fabric, but we will be using roving. It is secured with yarn.
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Skill level -Beginner with desire to learn.
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What you should bring to this workshop - Scissors
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What the teacher will provide - Rug canvas, locker hooks, roving, yarn, trivet tiles.
(Tiles are not as pictured)
Single Kettle Gradient Dyeing
with Randy Glick
Saturday
July 19, 2025,
9:00am - 1:00pm

Participants will have the opportunity to create a six skein (1 ounce each skein) gradient using a single large kettle. Dyeing fiber can be endlessly complicated, or surprisingly simple. This workshop uses a simple concept to achieve a smooth gradient over a number of mini skeins.
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Skill Levels – All skill levels welcome.
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What do I need to bring to the class? – A smiling face and willingness to learn.
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What will the teacher provide - 6 1-ounce skeins of Targhee yarn Dyes and material to support dyeing Handouts.
Beginning Spinning with Ann Glick
Offering 2 different time options.
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Saturday July 19, 2025
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Sunday July 20, 2025
10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Participants will learn how to spin using the wheel. During the session individuals will learn about the properties of wool fiber and how to use that knowledge to spin a consistent single and ply two bobbins of singles into a plied yarn. After becoming acquainted with your wheel, students will learn the spinning technique.
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Skill Levels – Beginner / No experience is needed
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What do I need to bring to the class? – Here are the items to bring: Students should bring a spinning wheel in good working order, at least three bobbins that work on that wheel and a device to hold bobbins for plying.
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What will the teacher provide -Wool roving and handouts.
Woolen Watercolors - Painting with Wool with Tammy Jordan
Saturday
July 19, 2025,
2:00pm - 5:00pm

Come create your very own masterpiece while learning to paint with wool. We’ll start with needle-felting your design, building color and textures, and then we’ll finish it off with a steam wet-felt before matting and framing your work. I’ll provide everything you need, including colored fiber, felting needles, foam mats, picture mat and frame, and you bring your love of color and a willingness to learn and create!
No prior painting or needle-felting experience needed. Suitable for children ages 8 and older with parental supervision also taking the class.
Students should bring an inspiration photo or their phone/tablet to access photos, a sense of creativity, a smile, and a willingness to learn. They may bring their favorite felting needles, but it is not required.
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Tammy will provide a felting mat, felting needles (multi-tool and single needles, frame, frame mat, fiber, and printed resource guide. Students will take home all materials at the end of class. Additional supplies may be made available for purchase at the end of class.
Basket Weaving Basics with Randy Glick

Saturday July 19, 2025
1:30pm - 5:30pm
Students will walk through basic basket weaving skills using round reed, and then design/create a basic basket incorporating the skills learned. Students will have the opportunity to use various sizes and colors of reed to individualize their basket and finish it off with one of several designs
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Skill Levels – While no prior knowledge of basket weaving is required, this class requires manual dexterity.
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What do I need to bring to the class - A towel and small standard screwdriver.
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What will the teacher provide - A variety of round reed in various diameters and colors, along with handouts detailing basic basket weaving skills.
Solving Spinning Questions with Randy Glick
Sunday
July 20, 2025,
10:00am - 2:00pm

Over the years I have taken a number of spinning classes with a very specific purpose. In this class students will provide the direction of the session by sending their most challenging questions to the instructor. Instead of the instructor teaching what I want you to know, you will tell me what you want to know about spinning. The instructor will also have prepared instruction that covers some of the most challenging spinning situations - spinning consistent singles, plying techniques, troubleshooting wheel issues, etc.
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Skill Levels – Able to spin a consistent single and have a fully functioning spinning wheel.
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What do I need to bring to the class- Make sure your wheel is in good working order, you have three empty bobbins and a device for plying. When you register you will be given an email address to submit your questions.
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What will the teacher provide - The instructor will provide handouts.
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Birds of a Feather Felted Potholder - Tips and Tricks of Wet Felting for Weaklings with LaVonne Stucky
Sunday July 20, 2025
9:00am - 3:00pm

I love making utilitarian things that will actually get used. We will wet felt a base piece first for the potholder and then rinse and let it dry. During this part I will reveal tips and tricks for making wet felting easier on your hands. We will then needle felts birds onto the base piece in the second half of the class Birds are a running theme with me and I love seeing new kinds. Bring a photo of your favorite bird. This can be on your phone. Prepare to get wet, it's wet felting!
This workshop will be broken up into two sections morning will be 2-3 hours of wet felting time, drying time (lunch) and then 2 hours for needle felting in the afternoon
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Skill Levels – Beginner
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What do I need to bring to the class - A photo (can be on your phone) of your favorite bird. An apron. You will get wet.
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What will the teacher provide - Wool, felting supplies, needles, foam.
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Terms and Conditions of Copper K Fiber Festival’s workshops.
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Minimum Student Registrations - Our teachers set a minimum student number they must have to hold their workshop. We keep those numbers low as possible. If we don’t meet their minimum student numbers by July 1, 2025, we will consider cancelling the workshop. In the case the workshop gets cancelled students will have the option to exchange to an available class (excess fee will be refunded, or due).
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Students’ cancelation policy - You must cancel by June 15, 2025 for full refund after June 15 no fees will be reimbursed..
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In case the Teacher must cancel the festival will refund all workshop fees to students.
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All fees are due at the time of registration