MENDOCINO Co., 5/10/2017 — There will be a variety of workshops at the Hopland Research and Extension Center on Saturday, May 13, for people interested in what to do with all that wool. Here’s the press release, with details about speakers, instructors, and educational booths:
Barn to Yarn
9am-2pm, Saturday May 13th, 2017
A journey from sheep to sweater with the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center (HREC)From 9am-2pm enjoy visiting booths around Shippey Hall including…
- Felting – Tim Easterbook, Sarah Gilbert
- Fibershed – Marie Hoff (including climate beneficial wool projects)
- Knitting – Adrianna Dakin, Kate Feigin, Leslie Roberts, Angie McChesney, Sarah Bailey and local knitters
- Sheep to Shawl: A team of spinners and a weaver will produce a woven, naturally dyed shawl after carding, spinning, and plying the wool in a 5-hour period – Alison Kent, Carolyn Yugo, Catherine Vandevoort, Jen Hoover, Elvira Delgado, Debra Taylor, Betty Knight. Bid for the finished product in our silent auction.
Please try to avoid distracting this team, spinning questions can be directed to the Spinning Circle.- Spinning Circle – Charly Hill, Cathy Hessom, Rosemary Ann Kelly, Cary Wheeler
- Navajo Churro Wool Project – Debby Bradford
- Wool Classing – Stephany Wilkes
- Kool Aid Dyeing – Anna Stephens, Michael Golick, Lory Lance, Lawrence Mitchell, Lynda Myers
Silent Auction! Our shawl is planned to be regulation length and width (19″ wide, 72″ long off-loom excluding fringe). All warp is Jacob wool from Meridian Jacobs, either natural colors or dyed with locally available plants. Make your bid at the Sheep to Shawl table – what could be a better Mother’s Day present?
Timed Events Where… 09:00 am Welcome
Dr. Kimberley Rodrigues – HREC DirectorHannah Bird, HREC Community Educator
Shippey Main Hall
10:00 am Carbon Farming in our Fibershed
Marie Hoff – Fibershed Producer Program Coordinator
Shippey Hall Lab Room (ask at registration for assistance with directions) 11am: Sheepdog Demonstration Kevin Owens, Redwood Empire Sheepdog Association
Meet in Shippey Main Hall to be guided to the sheepdog field by HREC Director Kim Rodrigues (approx. 5 minute walk) 12pm: Shearing Demonstration Matt Gilbert, Ukiah Wool Mill
Shippey Hall Patio 1 pm: Stories of a Mendocino Rancher Jean Near, local rancher and centenarian Shippey Main Hall at the Spinning Circle 2:00 p.m. Close and silent auction winner announced Shippey Main Hall Barn to Yarn
9am-2pm, Saturday May 13th, 2017
A journey from sheep to sweater with the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center (HREC)