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Friends’ Folly Farm
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Workshopz Workshops require no experience – just an interest in trying new things. Our spring (April) workshops are offered during kidding season - so an extra bonus may be to see brand new kids or even a birth. We will present a workshop for a group of 3 - 5 people for any of these sessions on a day of your choice. Grab some friends, pick a couple of dates & give us a call to schedule your private workshop. Call or email us for more information or to sign up. Your space is reserved upon receipt of workshop fee. Full refund of fee if your cancellation is two weeks in advance of session or if session is not full. Workshops will be offered for a minimum of 3 participants. All sessions are appropriate for children 12 years and older accompanied by an adult. There is a $5 discount per person for two people attending from the same family.
Getting Started Dyeing Do you love the hand dyed and painted designer yarns you see in shops and on-line? Do you have your own fleeces but are tired of white? It’s easy to bring beautiful colors into your favorite fiber arts (spinning, knitting, felting) with a few simple techniques and inexpensive supplies & equipment. We will provide 2 skeins of yarn for you to dye and you can bring washed fleece, roving, and more yarn. Cost: $50 Time: April 6, 2013 - 10 AM to 2 PM Limited to 4 participants. What to Bring: Lunch or snack, yarn (animal fibers including silk) and/or washed fleece (can also be top or roving) you will have time to do 3-5 skeins. Wear clothes than can get stained – “grubbies”.
Getting Started with Goats Goats are Great! – but they’re naughty too! These amazing creatures can provide milk, fiber, meat, and companionship in backyards and on small farms. Learn the basics of goat herding: what to feed, basic care (daily requirements, hoof trimming, annual vaccinations), and breed specific needs (for meat, milk, and fiber). Get up close and personal with all three types of goats, the equipment needed for raising them, and even a demonstration for using goats for draft. Cost: $50 Time: April 13 - 10 AM to 2 PM - to be scheduled in April during kidding season There will be a shearing demonstration following the regular session for those interested Limited to 8 participants. What to Bring: Lunch or snack, wear outdoor clothing appropriate for the barn.
Getting Started Weaving You will make your loom to get started on your first weaving project. Some strapping, nails, dowels, and cardboard can be used to create your first woven creations. Learn how easy it is to build a simple loom, warp, and get started weaving. You will go home with your own loom, shuttles, and a weaving in progress. Cost: $60 Time: 10 AM to 2 PM Limited to 5 participants. What to Bring: Lunch or snack, comb/pick, ideas for what you would like to create, some yarn for your creation (leftovers from knitting projects).
Getting Started Making Cheese We’ll begin with the basics of cheese making by preparing the equipment and then making 4 fresh cheeses – chevre or formage blanc, feta, queso fresco, blanco, panir, ricotta, or herbed fresh pressed cheese. You will have cheese to taste and cheese to take home along with the resources you need to get started in your own kitchen. Cost: $60 Limited to 4 participants What to Bring: Lunch or snack, a clean cloth diaper or restaurant style towel, plastic berry boxes (the green kind), plastic margarine or cottage cheese containers.
Getting Started Making Soap All soap has two ingredients – fat and lye. We’ll explore all the variations of fat that can be used – from rendering tallow to using olive oil for vegetarian soap. Properties of filling agents from dill to oatmeal will be discussed and on-line resources for making your own recipes will be shared You will learn two cold process methods and see a variety of molds that you can use or make and you will go home with soap ready to cure. Cost: $60 Limited to 4 Participants What to Bring: Lunch or snack. If you have them – small plastic margarine/dip containers
Getting Started Spinning Yes, you can make your own spindles from items readily available in your house and at the local lumberyard and hardware store. We’ll begin by making a top whorl or Navajo type spindle. Then it’s onto spinning your first yarn using prepared roving. You will learn how to spin a single, make a two ply yarn, and use hand cards or dog combs to make rolags from raw or washed fleece. You will go home with a spindle, yarn, and roving. Cost: $50 Time: 10 AM to 2 PM Limited to 6 participants. What to Bring: Lunch or snack, old CD/DVD.
Getting Started Wet Felting Create fabric or three-dimensional forms from wool with water, soap, & friction. Learn about the felting qualities of different wools and how to add surface designs. Finished pieces can be cat toys/balls, necklace, bracelet, wall hanging, or felt ready to cut & stitch into pillows, hats, or bags. All supplies for your project included. Cost: $40 Limited to 4 participants. What to bring: Lunch or snack. If you have them – yarn scraps, dyed wool, mohair, angora, etc. Wear clothing that can get wet and sleeves you can roll or push up.
Getting Started Needle Felting Using a special barbed needle, a foam pad, and wool you can add decoration to ready made items or sculpt 3-dimensional figures from sheep to gnomes, lady bugs to polar bears. Learn this easy, inexpensive, and very portable fiber art in just a few hours. You will go home with a foam pad, needle, and a finished project. Cost: $40 Time: 10 AM to 1 PM Limited to 5 participants. What to bring: Lunch or snack.
Getting Started with Goats Goats are Great! – but they’re naughty too! These amazing creatures can provide milk, fiber, meat, and companionship in backyards and on small farms. Learn the basics of goat herding: what to feed, basic care (daily requirements, hoof trimming, annual vaccinations), and breed specific needs (for meat, milk, and fiber). Get up close and personal with all three types of goats, the equipment needed for raising them, and even a demonstration for using goats for draft. Cost: $50 Time: 10 AM to 2 PM - to be scheduled in April during kidding season Limited to 8 participants. What to Bring: Lunch or snack, wear outdoor clothing appropriate for the barn.
Other Workshops: Beginning Wheel Spinning: Learn the basics of spinning singles & plying yarn on a spinning wheel. Includes an introduction to spinning equipment and terms, i.e. niddy-noddy, S & Z twist, roving, & top. All fiber for class and practice included. Upon completion you will be able to spin a single yarn and ply to make a balanced knitting yarn. Cost: $100 (Total of 6 hours) (spinning wheel can be rented for 1 month for $25)
Locker Hooking: A combination of rug hooking and crochet, a simple tool and canvas can turn roving into beautiful and functional rugs and accessories. Once you learn the technique it is easy to design your own special creations. You will go home with a work a pillow top or chair pad in progress and a locker hook. Cost: $50
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