Sona Gardner will teach basic spinning terms, try different fibers, spin singles and ply them to create their first yarn. Bring your own wheel or rent one for an additional $15. Fee of $50 includes fiber. Please bring a brown bag lunch for this four hour class.

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Foraging Walk and Talk w/Tim Hammer

Tim will lead participants on the fourth Saturday foraging hikes and cooking workshops around the Ozark Folkways Winslow property. As the seasons change so will the available plants and how they are prepared. These zero-waste events will cover plant ID, Harvest and Reseeding, and Food Preparation.

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Participants will make an elaborate Easter bonnet in time for holiday festivities--your imagination is the limit! Participants are asked to bring a hat that fits though some will be available. Hats will become ornate pieces of art, and Ozark Folkways volunteers will help you realize your potential. (Please don't bring a hat you aren't prepared to have fully transformed forever.) Workshop fee includes materials and supplies for decoration as well as assistance and encouragement!

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Amy Leisure will teach a class on the basics of crochet using fabric strips. Participants will leave with a hook, a bowl, and the knowledge to create many fun projects. Ages 10-15 must be accompanied by a paid parent or guardian, class size limited to 10. Folkways fiber volunteers will be available to help students learn one-on-one. Sack lunch is recommended since the class runs from 10am to 2pm.

$40 fee includes all materials and instruction.

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Ozark Folkways and the Wool and Wheel Spinners Guild host an open house fiber play day every third Saturday. Anyone with an interest in fiber arts can drop in between 10 and 12, all levels welcome. This is not a class. Participants bring their own projects, can join circles to spin, knit, crochet, etc. or watch others and become a fiber fan.

Join us for a fun afternoon of wild creativity with designer John Ford as we create one of a kind wall mounted shadow boxes incorporating natural foraged materials such as mosses, lichen, driftwood, seed pods, dried mushrooms and dried flowers.

All materials and instruction included and you'll take home your own one of a kind botanical creation.

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Mother Nature is gracious enough to lay a color palette right outside our windows. Attendees in this class will explore some of what she has to offer, giving them the courage to go out and sample more.

Students will go home with samples dyed in class plus others dyed previously. All materials plus

handouts included in $65 fee.

This class is appropriate for all skill levels.

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In this beginner level workshop, participants will create a sturdy market basket with a wooden handle, a fun and useful project with over under and start and stop weaving. Two colors will be available to choose from. This class runs from 11am to 2pm and will involve working with water so attendees should bring a towel and a sack lunch. Pattern and teaching provided by Mary McCreery, all materials provided. Mary has been a hobby weaver for over 25 years and lives on a small farm in southwest Missouri with her husband, a corgi and 2 "rare breed" dogs. (They are one of a kind, just not sure what).

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