Please contact Harum Brown at harbrown@shaw.ca if they want additional information.
Kim is a very good instructor . You will not be disappointed.
2012 FLEECE STUDY WITH KIM MCKENNAMAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS – 12COST: APPROXIMATELY $753 SESSIONS WORKSHOP (JAN.–APR.) IN SEVERAL LOCATIONSTHURSDAY, JANUARY 19TH – SESSION 1FLEECESURREY MUSEUM 10-4Participants will learn terminology, how to choose and skirt a fleece, how to wash Romney lamb’s fleece, Romney hogget fleece, Polworth, Bluefaced Leicester, alpaca and a little bit of llama fibre.THURSDAY, MARCH 29TH – SESSION 2FIBRE CHARACTERISTICS, PREP AND SPINNINGFARM 9:30-12KIM’S HOME – 1-4In the morning the class will meet at a local farm where they will have an opportunity to choose and buy a fleece to share. Cost about $10 per pound. In the afternoon, we will analyze the characteristics of the different fleece we will be working with and discuss how that translates to deciding how to prepare and to spin a fibre.THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH – SESSION 3HANDS ON FIBRE PREP AND SPINNINGSURREY MUSEUM 10-4By this class, everyone should have all their fleece washed and dried. We will spend the day learning how to spin and prepare fibre according to fleece type.