Family Rock Farm Fiber Workshops
Family Rock Farm offers a variety of workshops that cover a wide range of fiber and felt-related topics. They are offered on Saturdays from 11 AM to 3 PM.
For requests or other information, please Sue Ripley at sueripley@familyrock.net or by phone at (570) 724-3839.
Workshops cost $70 per person, with a 20% discount for 2 or more people.
ADD SOME FIBER TO YOUR DIET!
Sue Ripley teaches fiber arts workshops with wool.
Handspinning and natural dyeing
Felted bag with design
Needle felted ram's head or doll's face
Felted and sewn hand puppets
Nuno felt (wool felted to silk) for scarves
Needle felted, wire sculpture animal
Felted slippers or mittens
Knitted socks; the variables
Price is $50 per workshop plus a $20 materials fee. Class size is limited and preregistrations required. Call 724-3839 or email sueripley@familyrock.net.
Workshops are on Saturdays from 11 AM to 3 PM at the farm, 672 Round Top Road, Wellsboro, PA. We are 3 miles from Route 6 on Round Top Road. Call or email to schedule a fiber workshop. Other topics available upon request.
Former workshops have included:
- Free demonstration of shearing and spinning, natural dyeing display and making drop spindles and felt ball toys.
- Picking, and hand carding, spinning with drop spindles and Ashford wheels. Natural dyeing yarn with walnuts and golden rod.
- Picking, drum carding, and felting - Make a natural colored pouch with a constraining design.
- Making seamless felt hand puppets - Wonderful toy or teaching aid.
- Needle felted rams' heads or dolls' faces - Soft sculpture at its best.
- Nuno felted scarves - Wool and angora fibers fused to silk.
- Needle felted wire sculpture - Horse or sheep or your own design.
- Felted slippers or mittens - Warm your feet or hands with a custom creation.