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Certificate of Excellence |
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Fiber Pests How to deal with moths and other fiber pests. |
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Classes |
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Spinning Wheel Pictures |
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Projects |
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Instructions & Patterns |
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Fiber Links |
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Beginner Spindle Lesson The cross country spindle experiment. |
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"Straw into Gold" How to spin flax and gold leaf into jewelry. |
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Current Studies |
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Past Studies |
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Books |
Projects
Wool Baby Dress in sock wool Designed by Gwen Powell
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Baby Dress in Tofotsies (Winter 2011) Annie's Attic pattern |
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Wool Hats with Air Force Academy Buttons for 4 nephews Design by Gwen Powell (Winter 2010) |
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| This dress, hat and booties were all done in sock yarn (Cascades 220) was designed for my great niece Ava. I used unusual color combinations but they worked for a more modern look. |  |
Baby Camouflage (Summer 2010) |
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Lady Bug Dress |
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Yak and Sik Hat and Scarf |
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| Sweater Coat titled "SOAR Fall Leaves". Machine knit with crocheted rib. Polworth four-ply with handspun angora, yak down, silk and wool highlights. Design by Gwen Powell |
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The yarn is a single spun from Louet wool top, spun by Cathy Paulson's Los Angles Unified's 4th grade class of students, designed and knitted by Gwen Powell.
In 2011 the class spun enough of the same wool for a hat for Mrs. Paulson. Next year we might do mittens! |
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This pug was crocheted from a pattern that my hairdresser purchased. She did not know how to crochet so I made it for her. I also than adapted the pattern to make a French Bull Dog. |
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| Last Updated 8/21/2011 |
(Spring 2011)
The students learn to card wool, feel the greasy unprocessed fleece, spin with their fingers. We talk about dyeing and if time allows use kool-aid for dyeing a small amount of wool. At the end of the program every student sits at one of my wheels and spins a few yards of the roving that has been predrafted. I take the yarn home and make something out of it before returning the finished project to the classroom. Mrs. Paulson now wears this soft scarf. (2009)