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Author: Tammy Jordan

Tammy is a fourth-generation fiber artist who enjoys sharing her passion with everyone she meets. She has a fiber-arts business, Goldieknots Montana, specializing in Montana-grown wool, yarn, spinning fiber, and Made in Montana gift items. Prior to moving to Montana, she lived in Southern California and the Pocono Mountains where she was a former Humane Education specialist for the SPCA. Her teaching style is fun, creative, and interactive. When she’s not on the road teaching or in her studio creating, spinning, knitting, or felting, you can find her spending time with her dogs, sheep, horse, and other barnyard critters.

Fiber Prep 101 – The Basics

Are you new to fiber processing or wanting to learn how to start from the beginning? If so, this is the perfect class for you! During this class we’ll cover the basic types of wool and best preparation practices including skirting, picking, washing, carding, and combing.

Putting it Together – Plying a Perfectly Balanced Yarn

Have you ever wanted to ply the perfect yarn? Is your plying coming out underspun or over-energized? Then this class is perfect for you! In this three-hour interactive class, we’ll talk about different types of plying and what methods are best for various applications. Then we’ll spin and learn how to ply a perfectly balanced yarn using some handy tips and tricks I’ve learned along the way!

Woolen Watercolors

Estes Park Wool Market workshop, woolen watercolors

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.