CAMP PLUCKYFLUFF 2008 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.

Kodiak Island, Alaska- July 11th and 12th, 2009
Tokyo, Japan- Sept. 2009
Northampton, MA- Oct. 10th and 11th, 2009



Camp L.A!
Nothing like spinning in the dead of summer in LA... Hot and fun!
Santa Monica
at DCA Fine Art
July 19th and 20th, 2008
10am-5pm
$200/person

Camp Vancouver
This workshop will be held at a private studio in downtown Vancouver. The weekend will be split between this camp and Camp Seattle, so note that this is a FRIDAY/Saturday workshop.
Vancouver
Sept. 19th and 20th 2008
10am-5pm
$200/person

Camp Seattle
This workshop will be held at a private studio in Seattle. The weekend will be split between this camp and Camp Vancouver, so note that this is a Sunday/MONDAY workshop.
Seattle
Sept. 21st and 22nd 2008
10am-5pm
$200/person

Hometown Camp! Placerville, CA
This workshop will be held at scenic Boeger Winery in the beautiful Sierra Foothills. Class will be held in the cellar and patio of an historic gold rush era homestead. This camp includes a gourmet lunch both days.
Placerville
Nov. 1st and 2nd 2008
10am-5pm
$230/person
Enrollment opens Aug. 1st
email pluckyfluff@hotmail.com to get on a waiting list.


Camp Kansas
This camp will be held at the fantastic Harveyville Project.
Harveyville
Feb. 7th and 8th, 2009
Please contact The Harveyville Project for details.

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
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. Assortment of threads/thin yarns for core-spinning and plying.
*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 1-2 already spun singles. DO NOT SET THE TWIST! Just leave them on the bobbin, we will ply them 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.

Another option is to needle felt them.

Here is an example of a yarn with nubs: TUBOREALIS