Schedule

NOTE: Registrants do not need to sign up for specific sessions, but will rotate through all the sessions in smaller groups.

8:30-9 am

    Registration/Breakfast

9-9:30

    Welcome

9:30-12:30 (groups rotate)

    Flax Processing   Gina Gerhard, Michelle Parrish

    Distaffs   Andrea Myklebust

    Flax Spinning Methods   Cindy Conner, Cassie Dickson, Karla Sandwith

12:30-1:30

    Lunch

1:30-4:30 (groups rotate)

    Tape Loom Weaving  Cindy Conner, Cassie Dickson

    Natural Dyes for Cellulose Fibers  Michelle Parrish

    Guided Tour of Linen Exhibit/Gallery & Museum Gift Shop Ron Walter, Melinda Zongor

 5-7 pm

    Dinner (on your own)

6-9   MARKETPLACE OPEN

7-9

    Social Get-Together | Spin-In | Meet the Experts | Tape Loom Weaving | 

    Textile ID |  Show-and-Tell Table | Self-Guided Gallery Tour | Marketplace

8:30-9 am   

   Registration/Breakfast

9-9:15   

   Welcome

9:15-10

   Preparing for Planting & Growing Flax Varieties  Cindy Conner, Brenda Page, Karla Sandwith

10-10:45

    Retting it Right  Cassie Dickson, Brenda Page, Karla Sandwith

10:45-11

    Break

11-12

    Flax, Hemp & Sustainable Initiatives: a look at the state of bast fiber production & infrastructure in North America  Andrea Myklebust

12-1:30

    Lunch and MARKETPLACE OPEN

1:30-4:30 (groups rotate)

    Flax Paper (hands-on workshop)  Cassie Dickson

    Warp-Weighted Loom Demo w/Linen Sailcloth  Andrea Myklebust

    Making Flax Tools  Cindy Conner, Michelle Parrish

4:30-9 pm   MARKETPLACE OPEN

5 pm  DEADLINE for dropping off entry for Strick & Skein Contest

5-7

    Dinner (on your own)

7-8

    Guided Gallery Tour

7-9

    Social Get-Together |  Spin-In | Meet the Experts | Flax Paper & 

    Tape Loom Weaving | Show-and-Tell Table | Strick & Skein Contest |
   Flax Oil Mill Video | Marketplace

7 am-3 pm   MARKETPLACE OPEN ALL DAY

8:30-9

    Breakfast

9-10:45

    Mastering Linen Weaving-Four Perspectives: Weaving/ Techniques/ Tips/

    Problem-Solving/ Finishing

    Cassie Dickson, Brenda Page, Karla Sandwith, Cindy Conner

10:45-11:05

    Break

11:05-11:30

    Linen Stamps & Inks  Cassie Dickson

11:30-12

    Analysis & Documentation of Linens  Cassie Dickson

12-1 pm

    Lunch

1-2

    Using your Handspun  Cassie Dickson, Cindy Conner, Brenda Page, Karla Sandwith

2-1:15

    Closing Remarks - PROGRAM CLOSES

2:15-3  

    LAST CHANCE shopping at MARKETPLACE 

3-4

    Consignors pick up any unsold items at MARKETPLACE