Fiber Arts Classes
General Info
We’re pleased to offer a selection of full and half day Fiber Arts Classes for the 2024 Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival. Classes will begin on Thursday, October 3 and run through Sunday, October 6. Consider a fall foliage trip to Vermont to take in a class or two plus the Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival. What a great weekend!
Fiber arts classes take place at the Tunbridge Town Hall located on Rte 110 on the edge of the fairgrounds. Half day classes begin at 10am or 2pm and run for about 3 hours. Full day classes begin at 10am and run for about 6 hours with a break for lunch. Saturday classes may take a longer lunch due to crowds at the Festival. That’s the reason for the 5pm ending time. Timing and break length is at the discretion of the instructor.
Class Schedule
| Thursday, October 3 | ||
| 10am-5pm | Introduction to Weaving on a 4-Shaft Loom | Anne Choi |
| Friday, October 4 | ||
| 10am-5pm | Plying with Intention | Marcia Weinert |
| 10am-1pm | Build a Blending Board – cancelled | Julie Drogsvold |
| 2-5pm | Use Your Blending Board to Create Art Yarn – cancelled | Julie Drogsvold |
| Saturday, October 5 | ||
| 10am-1pm | Felted Mohair “Scribble” Scarf | Marcia Weinert |
| 10am-1pm | Create Needle Felted Holiday Ornaments – cancelled | Julie Drogsvold |
| 2-5pm | Beginning Rug Hooking | Fern Strong |
| 2-5pm | Beginning Handspinning | Marcia Weinert |
| Sunday, October 6 | ||
| 10am-1pm | Use a Blending Board to Create Wet Felted Vessels – cancelled | Julie Drogsvold |
| 10am-1pm | Beginning Handspinning | Marcia Weinert |
| 1:30-4:30pm | Beginning Handspinning | Marcia Weinert |
| 2-5pm | Intermediate to Advanced Alpaca Spinning | Carol Collins |
Class Policies
- Prices are $75 for half day classes and $150 for full day classes.
- Materials fees are in addition to class fees and will be collected at class time.
- Half day class fee includes one free pass to the Festival. Full day class includes 2 free passes to the Festival. Passes will be emailed to all participants who register by September 22nd. If you register after that date, your passes will be available at the gate on the day of the festival.
- You must be 16 years old to register for a fiber arts class.
- Please note: Classes are offered Thursday through Sunday, but the Festival starts on Saturday morning.
Cancellation Policy
- Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival will be happy to refund the cost of your class minus a $10 processing fee until Sept 22. After that time, there will be no refunds.
- We will issue a full refund if the Festival decides to cancel a class.
Classes & Instructors – More Information
Click here to read Fiber Arts Class descriptions
Click here to read Fiber Arts Class instructor bios
Year ‘Round Fiber Arts Classes
The good news is that we are planning to offer a year ’round schedule of classes (fiber arts and more!) in conjunction with Vermont Fibershed. The plan is to offer both virtual and in-person fiber arts classes and expand our offerings as we better understand what types of classes are in demand. Visit the page for year ’round classes to learn more.
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Proposals for Virtual Fiber Arts Classes
At this time, we are accepting proposals from fiber arts instructors for virtual fiber arts classes.
Click here for the online form to submit your virtual fiber arts class proposals.