Fiber Workshops

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#3399CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sugar River Handknits</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006633" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF3300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B> |  </B></FONT><B>   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sugar River Handknits"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Custom Knitting"><U>Custom Knitting</U></A>   |   Fiber Workshops   |   <A HREF="id79.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sizing"><U>Sizing</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#3399CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Fran is co-owner of Sugar River Llamas, Lyndon Station, WI.  She is a certified ALSA Llama Fleece judge and an apprentice alpaca fleece judge.</div> <div> Fran was a major player at the ORGLE (Wisconsin Organization of Llama Enthusiasts) Annual conference as a member of the Fiber Team.  The room was packed from dawn to dusk with standing room only. </div> <div> Fran also has organized the Youth conference  for Llamas of Minnesota's annual winter conference.  </div> <div> Fran has superintended multiple Fleece Show and judges 3 - 4 Llama Fleece Shows per year.</div> <div> Coming up in 2007: </div> <div> Kentuckiana</div> <div> Lamapalooza</div> <div> Llama Showcase</div> <div> Fran has published an article in <I><B>Llama Life II </B></I>and the LOM Newsletter on <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Knitting with Llama / alpaca yarns"><U><B><U>How to Knit with Llama/Alpaca</U></B></U></A><B><U>  </U></B>and an article in <I>SURI Llama </I>on <B><U>How to Prepare Suri Llamas for Fleece Competitions</U></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Fiber Workshops</B></div> <div> Do you need some action demonstrations at your llama or alpaca conference?  A workshop for fiber enthusiasts?  Guild meeting?</div> <div> Fran works with fiber daily.  She has hands on experience with camelid fiber of all types and is willing to share her expertise in fun, hands-on activities.  We can plan to meet your needs, from on the llama fiber consulting to shearing, preparing for fleece shows or processing, washing, carding, all the way through to a finished product.  Maybe you need help with fixing a project error?  Well, give us a call.  It can be fixed - or, finished.  </div> <bR> <div> Choose from the following:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Farm consultation - Evaluate the fiber on your herd - whether large or small, schedule a farm visit to give positive hints, suggestions, and grading of the fleeces on your llamas. Fran is an ALSA fleece judge and has had great experience with Walking Fiber, shorn fleeces, and handcrafted items.  Ali is an ALSA Fleece Apprentice, waiting until she is 21 to become official.  Both have completed both the ALSA educational clinics for llama fleece judging and Terry Duespohl's Fleece clinic for halter judges.  Sugar River Llamas has several llamas whose fleeces have won Championships, as shorn fleeces and/or natioanl futurities.  Learn what it takes to have quality fiber.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Want to send your fiber to fiber pools or for commercial processing?  Invite us to spend time with you and your friends skirting fleeces.  We'll bring the skirting table, or give instructions on how to build one.  Several commercial processors can be recommended.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">From start to finish (before shearing, shearing, washing, carding, spinning, to the finished product)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Hand spinning  with Llama/Alpaca yarns </div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Knitting with handspun</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Knitting with color</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Needle felting</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Nuno felting</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Selecting the right kind of fiber or yarn for your project</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Kids projects</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Youth programs - a full day of fun, while learning, including llama trivia games, a fiber or craft project (suitable for 4-H or FFA projects), and other activities, suitable for multiple ages.  We've worked with large groups, at llama conferences, 4-H and FFA project groups, and consulted with leaders starting their own groups.  </div> <bR> <div> Fran is willing to play with fiber, if you are!  <I><B>D</B></I><I><B>esign</B></I> a fun filled day or weekend for your llama or alpaca friends.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:fran@srllamas.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:fran@srllamas.com"><U>Contact the fiber lady!</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>