Upcoming Workshops:

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Upcoming Workshops

Great ideas for fun, fiber days!

Offering fiber workshops in areas of:

	Fun, fast felting
	Fiber Preparation
	Fiber Evaluating
	Spinning Camelid Fibers
	Spinning for Skein Competitions
	Handpainting Skeins
	Weaving with Lama Fibers

If your group is looking for a demonstration or workshop please call or email for rates. Prices are based on number of participants, mileage and materials used. Also private instruction is available.

Past comments on previously given workshops: "You make fiber fun." And this is my goal, to educate and inspire the use of "Natures Finest" fibers.

If you are in the area or your group would like a demonstration of the "The Roberta" electronic spinner please feel free to email me to set up an appointment.

Upcoming Workshops:

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Fiber Thing's Winter Weekend Warm-up Retreat
on February 8-10, 2008

www.hiddenvalleyfarmwoolenmill.com
Click on above link fro more info and to sign up

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Upcoming classes to be scheduled
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About the Instructor-
Vanessa Kessler
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Vanessa has been involved in the fiber world since the purchase of her first llamas in 1993. She owns and operates Shady Haven's Fiber Designs near Sheboygan. Her specialty is camelid fibers; specifically, designing and creating unique "one of a kind" pieces. In her fiber service studio, she does custom orders using all fiber types from alpaca to dog/wool blends. She has participated and taught at numerous fiber events and conferences. Vanessa has judged both handspun skeins and ready-made classes at some of these events. She teaches weaving at Hidden Valley Woolen Mill and other classes at various locations and privately. She is a member of the Shuttlecraft Guild of Sheboygan, the WI Handweavers Association, and the Midwest Weavers Association. She also belongs to the Lakeside Area Fiber Fanatics, a newly formed group in the Sheboygan area.

Past 2007 Classes

Totally Tubular-
Card weaving fiber art necklaces
Feb. 9-10-11, 2007
April 7, 2007

Designing at the Wheel-
Creating designer yarns by use of colors and plying techniques
Feb. 9-10-11, 2007
March 10, 2007

Fiber Fling Competition-
Judged at Wisconsin Llama Conference
Feb. 16-17-18, 2007

Dye Party III-
May 19, 2007

Wisconsin Spin In
Handpainting
Yarns and Rovings

Designing at the Wheel

Totally Tubular
October 2007

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See More Past Workshops I Have Given Or Been Involved With

Workshops/Classes/Conferences/Judging
that I Have Been Involved with:

THE MIDWEST WEAVERS CONFERENCE
JUNE of 2005 at LAKELAND COLLEGE ----
SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN

Hidden Valley Woolen Mill
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Rendezvous-WI Llama Assoc.
WI Sheep and Wool Festival
Beginning Weaving
Dye Party II
Winter Warm Up Weekend
Wisconsin Spin In

Electronic
Spinner

Cushing's
Dyes

Custom
Services

Yarns

Necklaces

Fiber Designs
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