Alpaca Fiber Classes at Colorado's DVR! Fall/Winter '10 schedule now available!

Due to popular demand DVR is continuing our classes in Crafts, Fiber Arts and Fiber Management, now on a weekly basis!
Spaces are limited; please RSVP to reserve your spot today!

Date	Class	Instructor	Description	Length	Cost
11/13/10	Fun & Funky Scarves Join us for a morning of crafts and fun!	Billie Rogers	Learn to make your own unique and original felt scarf from soft, durable alpaca fiber! This class guides you from the design & layout of the provided alpaca fiber, through the "Roll Felting" process, to the final finishing stages.	9am – 1pm	$49 Supplies included!
11/14/10	Skirting Alpaca Fiber, from Shearing to the Mill or Show Save on processing cost with efficient skirting	Billie Rogers	Learn the ins & outs of skirting alpaca fleeces. From how to make skirting easier by preparing your fleece at shearing, to measuring staple length and reducing loss by removing dirt & vegetation. We finish up by covering the final stages, including tumbling and washing, so you can make your fleece ready for the show, mill or home processing. Follow this class with our Intro to Fiber Processing class and save $15.	9am – 4pm *Lunch included!*	$59
11/21/10	Wet Felting Hats from Alpaca Fiber Join us for a day of crafts and fun!	Billie Rogers	We will be using a wet felting technique to create unique felted hats. Choose from a wide range of alpaca dyed and natural colors. This technique allows you creative design options to shape a hat with a simple rolled brim, a narrow or wide brim. We will discuss how to further embellish your hat with stitch or beading, and hat bands.	9am – 4pm *Lunch included!*	$79 Supplies included!
12/05/10	Making a Stomp Rug Realize the potential for course alpaca fibers.	Billie Rogers	Learn to make your own beautiful Stomp Rug from durable alpaca fiber! This class utilizes the course alpaca fiber that is difficult to capitalize on. I will guide you from the design & layout of the provided alpaca fiber, through the unique "Rug Stomp" felting process, to the final finishing stages. Be prepared for a very vigorous workout and a lot of fun.	9am – 4pm *Lunch included!*	$49 Supplies included!
12/11/10	Intro to Alpaca Fiber Processing Add value to your fiber and revenue to your ranch.	Billie Rogers	This will be a hands-on course, teaching students how to process raw washed alpaca fiber into useable batts and rovings. Every step of the processing cycle adds value to your alpaca fleece and revenue to your ranch. Students should bring your washed fleeces OR you may process washed fleeces for our Hats for Cancer project.	9am – 4pm *Lunch included!*	$69
12/12/10	Wet Felting Alpaca Fiber into Fabric Make anything from your felted sheets of alpaca!	Billie Rogers	This class teaches you the basics of wet felting with alpaca. We will be using wet felting techniques to create sheets of alpaca felt that can be used to make anything from hats to vests. Choose from a wide range of alpaca colors or bring your own processed fiber from your herd.	9am – 1pm	$59 Supplies included!
12/19/10	Making Crocheted Baskets from Alpaca and other fibers Learn to crochet a bowl with 100% alpaca fiber.	Karen Pendergrast	No crochet knowledge necessary, Karen will teach you how. Use your bowl as an accent, for a candy dish or whatever you choose. The pattern is easily adjustable for you to make another bowl of any size.	9am – 3pm *Lunch included!*	$74 Supplies included!