2010 Workshops with Michele Wipplinger Held at Long Ridge Farm Basilan: Pigments & Infusions From Mali, West Africa • August 26,27,28, 2010 Instructor: Michele Wipplinger Join us for a three-day journey into the world of basilan, a textile technique that uses a variety of vegetable tinctures and minerals from Mali, West Africa. Cloth imbued with basilan is powerful and is often used to create ritual cloth for protection and healing purposes. Each person will use adaptations of traditional symbols, colorants and tools to create earthy designs on a variety of fabrics including hand woven scarves and shawls. Earthy hues will be coaxed from various colored tannins extracted from leaves, bark and fruit pod infusions and ancient colorants derived from minerals and clays. There will be options for the use of stencils and painting. Each student will receive a packet of traditional tools to use in creating their cloth and a comprehensive notebook with examples, images and instructions. $415 including material fee and comprehensive notebook Download the printable brochure Woad - The European Blue • August 30, 31, September 1, 2010 Instructor: Michele Wipplinger Woad is the natural blue dye that is native to Europe and the British Isles. It produces a particularly beautiful blue that is precious, mysterious and amazing. Join us in exploring this delicate, historical color. Participants will create a color palette from a variety of yarns and fabrics and scarves with natural dyes and then over dye them in woad. The resultant color changes are rich and intriguing and surprising effects can be obtained with this method. Participants will receive a comprehensive notebook with examples, illustrations and full instructions on making and balancing your own woad vat. History, revitalization and contemporary uses of this ancient and beautiful European Blue will be covered in lecture. $415 including material fee and comprehensive notebook Download the printable brochure Contact Long Ridge Farm by email at longridge@myfairpoint.net or by telephone at 603-313-8393 for additional information. Refund policy for workshops with Michele Wipplinger: all fees will be returned if you cancel prior to 45 days before class begins. Otherwise you will only be refunded if your space can be filled by another student prior to class (12 students per class). A full refund will be issued if Long Ridge Farm must cancel a class.

Hear what attendees are saying about our workshops with Michele Wipplinger! ...Thank you so much for hosting such a wonderful workshop. I learned so much and am very inspired from all that we did. Michele is such an awesome teacher. I hope to come back next year! ...What an inspiration, the quality of the workshop was the best, it was well-thought out, with the details worked out ahead time, and Michele was incredible. ...What a great group of women. I can't wait to continue to work with everything that was given so generously and well. It was a true pleasure to be a part of the workshop. ...Outstanding! ...This was my first experience with the dye process and I just loved every minute! ...Working with Michele was a fantastic experience, I can't wait to see what she brings next. ...A great workshop, very organized and the lunches were divine!

One Day Workshops in Natural Dyeing Held at Long Ridge Farm Basics in Natural Dyeing • Instructor: Nancy Zeller This foundation course teaches you how to prepare and dye your own fibers using Earthues natural dye extracts. Earthues introduced the concept of natural dye extracts to the US textile industry, and has worked extensively with these dyes for over 20 years. During the morning session you will learn the process for properly scouring and mordanting fiber in order to achieve brilliant hues with the Earthues palette of natural dye extracts. The afternoon session will focus on working with the ancient dyes in extract form to achieve two colors from one dyepot. At the end of the day you will take away 8 sample skeins from 8 dye formulations for your future reference. $100 includes instruction dyes, materials, yarns and course notebook. Registration is required as openings are limited, so please contact us to register. This one day workshop will be held on the following dates and times: • 10-5PM on November 6, 2010 Unravel the Mystery and Magic of Indigo! • Instructor: Nancy Zeller This workshop will cover all aspects of dyeing with ancient Indigo from making your own indigo stock, preparing and balancing the indigo vat, to hands-on dyeing with your own yarns or fabric. You may bring up to 8 ounces of fiber to dye. Also dyed yarns will be available to overdye with indigo. Add a deeper dimension to your fibers through mastering the art of indigo dyeing! $90 includes instruction, dye materials and course notebook. Registration is required as openings are limited, so please contact us to register. This one day workshop will be held on the following dates and times: • 10-3PM on November 7, 2010

Working With Fiber ~ A Series of One Day Workshops Held at Long Ridge Farm Spinning Basics • Instructor: Patty Blomgren This workshop focuses on creating beautiful, unique yarn using spinning wheels. Plenty of time will be given to establish the essential coordination skills and basic techniques every spinner must master to gain competence in spinning. You will venture into areas of fiber preparation, tools of the trade, terminology, drafting and plying techniques. Overviews of wheel mechanics, maintenance and spinning history will be scattered throughout the workshop. By the end of the day you will be putting yarn onto the bobbin, admiring your first skein of yarn and leave with the confidence to continue spinning on your own! No experience is required, nor do you need to own sheep! We will supply the fiber and even the wheel if you do not own one. For those bringing a wheel please be sure it is in excellent working condition. Should you have questions about the condition of your wheel please call Patty at 802-254-9792 before the class. $65 includes, instruction, fiber and handouts. Registration is required as openings are limited, so please contact us to register. This one day workshop will be held on the following dates and times: • 10-4PM on September 18, 2010 How to Buy a Fleece / Washing Your Raw Fleece • Instructor: Patty Blomgren Just in time for the shearing season! In the morning session, you will learn how to skirt, judge and prepare a fleece for handspinning. You will have hands-on instruction at the skirting table and discuss what makes for the perfect fleece. Even if you don't raise your own sheep, this knowledge is essential to the handspinner when choosing a fleece at a show or festival. In the afternoon session, you will learn a variety of washing techniques. We will talk about breeds and projects. Make the most from your investment. No more crying over felted wool. $65 includes instruction, scouring materials and handouts. Registration is required as openings are limited, so please contact us to register. This one day workshop will be held on the following dates and times: • 10-4PM on September 25, 2010 Drum Carding for Spinners • Instructor: Patty Blomgren Work through the variables involved with preparing and blending fibers and colors on drum carders. Carding is a traditional method of preparing fleece and fibers for spinning soft, lofty yarns of varying fiber lengths. The purpose for carding is to separate and straighten the wool fibers. Combing is a fiber preparation process that produces wonderfully chaff-free fibers aligned parallel to each other. This preparation technique is fun to spin from and the best preparation for worsted spinning. But the real fun begins when you start blending colors! Be prepared to take home your own prepared batts in your own blended colorways! $65 includes instruction, fiber and use of drum carders plus extensive handouts. Registration is required as openings are limited, so please contact us to register. This one day workshop will be held on the following dates and times: • 10-4PM on October 23, 2010 Intermediate Beginners Spinning • Instructor: Patty Blomgren This class is designed to learn the fundamentals of creating consistent yarn. Focus will be placed on the construction of yarn: grist, twist per inch and angle of twist. You will learn a variety of drafting techniques to achieve a desired finished yarn plus techniques for plying a "balanced" yarn. An overview of wheel ratio and tension will be discussed. Finally you will go through the steps to present your yarn at its best and learn how to critique handspun for show judging. $65 includes instruction, fiber and handouts. Registration is required as openings are limited, so please contact us to register. This one day workshop will be held on the following dates and times: • 10-4PM on October 30, 2010