Kathy Withers, 4010 W Palo Seco, Tucson, AZ 85742

Telephone (520) 572-3758, e-mail: jmarckathy@aol.com 

If you are visiting Tucson and would like to take one of the classes offered and it is not being offered during the dates of your visit, please contact me (preferably by email) and I can set one up for you. I do the wet felting any day that I have not already scheduled a workshop. The freeform and novelty yarn classes require that I block off several hours, but I am willing to do it with advance notice, even for one person. I get to spin/knit  at the same time, so it is not lost time for me. If it is a shop day, I hope you won't mind that I get you busy on something, while I help a customer in the shop.

Classes Available

Pin Weaving: March 31, 2010,  1-4. $45 includes yarn. Foam and pins are extra, if you don't bring your own. $25, if you bring all of your own supplies.

Nuno felting: March 13 and April 10, 2010, 10-1. $50 for scarf and $70 for shawl includes fiber and silk. Learn the wet felting technique that allows you to make lightweight apparel - such as scarves, shawls and blouses. Netting and resist are extra, if you discover that you want to keep making nuno felt.

This class can be scheduled by private groups upon request. I would like 2 and can accomodate a maximum of 5. 

Wet Felting dates:  The last Saturday of every month, 10-1 P.M. Exception : March 27, 2010 - Wool Festival Date! A friend will be demonstrating. Free wet felting instruction with the purchase of fiber for a project. Usually costs between $25-60.  This class may be scheduled by a group of two or more for a day of choice. I can accomodate up to 14 at a time.

Drop Spindle Workshops: Offered on the first and third Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. and by appointment. Exception: March 20, 2010 - 4th Avenue Street Fair. Free instruction with the purchase of fiber (usually about $4.) Beautifully balanced spindles are available for sale, if you find yourself hooked!

Novelty/Freeform Yarn Workshop: March 4, 2010, 10-3, and scheduled upon request. This is a novelty spinning class that requires a basic knowledge of spinning. Wheels with larger orifices are recommended, but I can teach techniques for dealing with the wheel you have. Instruction including fiber and novelties is $100. Class size is limited.

Freeform Knitting and Crochet/Scrumbling Workshop: Available upon request. Learn how to work outside the traditional knitting and crocheting styles to create unique garments and designs. The class size will be limited to 5. This is not a course for beginners. It requires a basic knowledge of knitting and crochet techniques. I can teach it with an emphasis on knitting or on crochet, upon request. Cost is $50 for the class. I will cover basic construction, assembly, and some embellishment.

A sample freeform scarf.

Beginning Crochet and Knitting instruction is free with the purchase of fiber. Scheduled upon request.

Directions to the Ranch: Go north on Thornydale. Cross Linda Vista (Safeway and Mountain View High School intersection) and take a left onto Palo Seco, which is immediately after the apartment complex and before the subdivision. The ranch is the first one on the right. Stay on Palo Seco until you see the Unique Designs sign at the second wrought iron gate (which will be open), then turn right into the parking lot.