All of these FREE activities take place in the Pavilion Rotunda on your way to the Marketplace. Drop in to any of them!
Thursday, February 14 |
| 10:00am - 5:00pm | Try your hand at Weaving. Tracy Irwin will help you come over to the warped side while making your own colorful mug rug to take home. |
| 11:00am - 5:00pm | Brian Kohler brings his Great Wheel and "knitting a year's worth of socks" at the same time to Madrona. Try your hand at the Walking Wheel and see if the Great Kohlsini can keep all those sock strings in order! |
| 1:00 - 4:00pm | Kari Elliott will demonstrate speedy sock knitting using a sock knitting machine. Come learn about these wonderful machines. |
| 1:30 - 4:00pm | Judy Taylor demonstrates the art of rug hooking. Try it. You will be hooked and your stash will disappear! |
| 2:00 - 5:00pm | Linda Gettmann presents a demonstration of Kumihimo braiding. Stop by and try out this art form widely used historically by Samurai warriors. |
Friday, February 15 |
| 9:00am - 4:30pm | Sarah Anderson celebrates The Spinner's Book of Yarn Designs. Come spin with Sarah and learn to spin some of those 80 deliciously beautiful yarns. |
| 9:00am - 5:00pm | Try your hand at Weaving. Tracy Irwin will help you come over to the warped side while making your own colorful mug rug to take home. |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm | Amelia Garripoli will demonstrate spindle spinning. Bring questions about spindle types, which spindle to use for which fiber, and learn to ply on the spindle. |
| 10:00am - 12:00pm | Kari Elliott will demonstrate speedy sock knitting using a sock knitting machine. Come learn about these wonderful machines. |
| 11:00am - 5:00pm | Brian Kohler brings his Great Wheel and "knitting a year's worth of socks" at the same time to Madrona. Try your hand at the Walking Wheel and see if the Great Kohlsini can keep all those sock strings in order! |
| 1:00 - 3:00pm | Come meet and chat with Brenda Dayne, the host of the Cast On podcast and share knitting inspirations. |
| 1:30 - 4:30pm | Ilisha Helfman's colorful energized singles on the Turkish spindle. Let her show you the wonders of spinning energized yarn and her beautiful Chroma hat. |
| 5:00 - 6:00pm | BOOK SIGNING by our teacher-authors. See the list of teachers who will be signing today on the sign in the Rotunda. Bring your own books. |
Saturday, February 16 |
| 10:00am - 2:00pm | Jared Flood and his Brooklyn Tweed design team sign patterns. Take a peek at the team's behind-the-scenes design process. |
| 10:00am - 4:00pm | Stephannie Tallent introduces California Revival Knits and shares the ins-and-outs of publishing. Ask questions, learn the process and see Stephannie's gorgeous patterns.
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| 9:00am - 5:00pm | Try your hand at Weaving. Tracy Irwin will help you come over to the warped side while making your own colorful mug rug to take home. |
| 9:00am - 5:00pm | Daniel Herrera will answer all your knitting questions and help with any dilemmas on your needles. Not a knitter yet? Daniel will walk you through it. |
| 10:00am - 12:00pm | Lisa Chan will showcase support spindle spinning. Learn about posture, plying and everything in between. |
| 11:00am - 5:00pm | Brian Kohler brings his Great Wheel and "knitting a year's worth of socks" at the same time to Madrona. Try your hand at the Walking Wheel and see if the Great Kohlsini can keep all those sock strings in order! |
| 1:00 - 4:30pm | Amy Detjen will hold a Stranded Knitting Clinic. Start a project, look at designs, review techniques, and solve problems with your stranded knitting project. |
| 2:00 - 4:00pm | Amelia Garripoli will demonstrate spinning on three different Charka wheels used for cotton and other short staple length fibers.A Try out the techniques with her. |
| 5:00 - 6:00pm | BOOK SIGNING by our teacher-authors. See the list of teachers who will be signing today on the sign in the Rotunda. Bring your own books. |
Sunday, February 17 |
| 9:30am - 12:00pm | Clara Parkes of Knitter's Review has the inside scoop yarn. Come and find the right yarn for that special project or learn what went wrong with the yarn you used. |
| 10:30am - 1:30pm | Come meet and chat with Brenda Dayne, the host of the Cast On podcast and share knitting inspirations. |
| 9:00am - 2:00pm | Try your hand at Weaving. Tracy Irwin will help you come over to the warped side while making your own colorful mug rug to take home. |
| 9:00am - 2:00pm | Daniel Herrera will answer all your knitting questions and help with any dilemmas on your needles. Not a knitter yet? Daniel will walk you through it. |
| 9:00am - 2:00pm | Sarah Anderson will hold a spinning clinic. Learn to spin, try a new technique or practice on one of Sarah's wonderful wheels. |
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