Saco Valley Summer Textile Workshop

The Saco Valley Fiber Artists would like to invite you to participate in a textile arts SUMMER WORKSHOP with 19 different classes, including 6 new classes, on:

Friday, July 20, 2012
And Satuday, July 21, 2012
9:30 am - 3:30 pm

at Shearbrooke Farm, 400 Saco Road, Standish ME 04084

Learn to work with wool fiber and create beautiful colors through hand dyeing with natural materials. Instruction and practice will be relaxed and informal, and a light gourmet luncheon will be provided. Treat yourself (and a lucky friend !) to a day of textile arts. NO prior experience needed. You will have an opportunity to try your choice of classes such as:
Amish Embroidery (full day) Basket Weaving (full day Fri. only) Bead Knitting (full day Fri. only) Fiber Art Dolls (full day Sat. only) Hand Painted Skeins Knitting RX Kumihimo (Japanese) Braiding Locker Hooking (full day) Miniature Punch Needle Hooking Penny Rug Table Runner (full day)	Class Details Page	Knitting - Putting It All Together Rug Hooking (half or full day) Painted Floor Cloths (full day) Silk Painting (full day Fri. only) Spinning Rug Braiding (full day) Watercolor Needle Felting (full day Sat. only) Weaving (full day) Wet felting (full day)

Fee:  $65 per day.  Due upon Registration.

Includes instruction for two half or one whole day class, plus a delicious luncheon. Materials fees are additional, and payable NOT at registration, but during class, directly to the instructor. Classes are half-day, unless otherwise noted. When you mail your registration form and check, please save a copy for your own records, and call with any questions: 207-625-3325. A portion of our proceeds go to the Guatemala Education Fund, in support of the children of Maya weavers and crafts people.

Shearbrooke Farm is a working farm with 80 acres of meadows, woods and pasture. We have a horse, three llamas, rabbits, chickens, ducks, one dog, a cat, and lots of sheep. It is located on Saco Road, which is an extension of Rt. 22, 1 1/5 miles going north from Bonny Eagle High School.

Please join us for a creative summer day at Shearbrooke Farm! Rain or Shine...

Call Janet Conner at (207) 625-3325
for further information or registration.

Details about schedule, any extra materials fees,
and driving directions are available when you call.

Or print, share, and use our registration form.

Classes will be filled on a first come basis,
so please register as soon as possible.