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I have been felting and making hats since1995. My first felting course was with Beth Beede at the Augusta Heritage Center in West Virginia. I went on to take her weeklong class three more times in 1997, 1998, and 1999. I also learned Needle Felting from Linda Van Alstyne at Augusta in 2001.In the mean time I have taken a variety of fiber related classes and workshops: Introduction to Millinery Techniques, Maryland College of Art and Design, Jen Baer, Spring Semester 2000 Blocking and Finishing Fashion Hats, Rachael Ahrens, G Street Fabrics, June 2001 Fiber Exploration for Feltmakers: Working with Unusual Fibers, Sharon Costello, Black Sheep Designs, April 2003 Millinery Techniques for Feltmakers, Ewa Kuniczak, Black Sheep Designs, June 2003 Gossamer Felt, Jill Gully, Creative Strands, Bucknell University, June 2003 Natural Dyeing, Marie Sugar, Creative Strands, Bucknell University, June 2003 Spinning and Natural Dying, Susan Elkins, Augusta Heritage Center, July 2003 Spinning, Plying, Fiber Preparation, Sally Jenkins, Golden Spindle, Fall, 2003 Color and Imagery for Feltmakers, Pat Spark, The Yarn Tree, 2005 Silk / Laminated Felt Scarf, Pat Spark, The Yarn Tree, 2005 Handmade Felt Hats, Chad Alice Hagen, Yarnteee, 2005 Patterned Scarves Using Silk Laminate Techniques, Pat Spark, The Yarn Tree, 2006 Felt making and Millinery Techniques, Josephine Barbe, Berlin, Germany, 2006 Hand Felted Hat and Millinery Techniques, Shannon Brock and Kristy Kelly, The Yarn Tree, 2007 My hand felted coat won First Place and Best in Show at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, May of 2004 |
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