Karen Chabinsky
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Workshops Karen is Teaching
Spinning 102, Taking the Next Step
Spinning With the Right Technique I've been teaching in the Pacific Northwest for over 20 years. This includes classes for guilds, demonstrations, and managing teaching programs. My expertise includes spinning and weaving classes, and events have included the Fiber Fusion Northwest event over the past years, NwRSA Conferences in Spokane and Tacoma, demonstrating various techniques at events, and teaching spinning and weaving classes for various guilds. I am also a Certified Fiber Arts Judge, certified through NwRSA, with expertise in weaving, spinning and felting judging at local fairs from Pierce County up to Watcom County in Washington State for the last 20 years.
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Spinning 102, Taking the Next Step
Instructor: Karen R Chabinsky
Skill Level: Intermediate
Must be able to spin yarn comfortably without assistance.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Must be able to spin yarn comfortably without assistance.
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If you have been spinning for a year or so and need help to take the next step in advancing your spinning skills, this class will give you tools and practice in solving the problems of lumpy, bumpy yarns, yarns that are never evenly spun, plying solutions and general issues. You have at this stage are the goals of this class. We will do a review at the start of class to focus on areas of individual concern. We will work on how to create an evenly spun yarn, understand the twist process, how to determine your wheel ratio, and break down the various spinning methods like long draw, modified long draw, etc., and cover “hard to spin” fibers with sampling during class.
Materials/Equipment needed: Spinning wheel in good working condition Lazy Kate 3 to 4 empty bobbins Spare parts if needed, eg: drive band, threading hook, etc. Bring a skein or two of fiber you have already spun |
Spinning With The Right Technique
Instructor: Karen R Chabinsky
Skill Level: Intermediate
Must be able to spin yarn comfortably without assistance.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Must be able to spin yarn comfortably without assistance.
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The class will focus on various types of fiber and how to identify the correct spinning techniques to use, what the differences are in the fibers and how preparation techniques will benefit spinners in their spinning. We will spin the various fibers and cover impact of twist, and woolen versus worsted spinning. Spinning will include long draw, short draws and other options.
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We want to tell all our teachers THANK YOU!
your skills and talent made the workshops at the PNW Fiber Arts Expo a success!
your skills and talent made the workshops at the PNW Fiber Arts Expo a success!
If you are interested in teaching a workshop at our 2nd Annual PNW Fiber Arts Expo, please submit a Workshop Proposal form.
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CRAFTER LEVEL
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We raise Romeldale and cross-bred sheep for fleece and food.
We hand process our fleeces and also sell raw fleece.
We hand process our fleeces and also sell raw fleece.
livestock • yarn • raw fleece • batts • felted soaps • knitted hats
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NEEDLEWORKER LEVEL
Providing luxury handspun yarns, hand-dyed mohair locks and batts & rovings.
Workshops available for spinning, dyeing and weaving.
Workshops available for spinning, dyeing and weaving.
Mohair Locks • Handspun Yarns • Workshops
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FIBER ARTIST LEVEL
Renne Emiko Brock, Director/Owner
(360) 460-3023
renne@uniqueasyou.com
FiberArtsFestival.org • uniqueasyou.com
(360) 460-3023
renne@uniqueasyou.com
FiberArtsFestival.org • uniqueasyou.com
The North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival
The North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival celebrates its 17th year which is always the first weekend in October in Sequim and various events and locations throughout autumn. Join us for this interactive fiber arts event connecting to the community with activities like a museum exhibition, workshops, educational demonstrations of fiber processes, hands-on projects for children and adults, Fiber Arts Market of local artists’ work and fiber supplies, and information about local fiber activities, groups, businesses, and instructional resources. Excellent volunteers make this community event possible including several local fiber arts groups, artists, fiber friendly businesses, and educational organizations. We are grateful for their fostering natures and fiber arts talents. The North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival is an opportunity to experience positive inclusion, creative expression, and the economic enterprise of art. Always encouraging genuine growth and artistic integrity, most activities are free to the public and all forms of fiber art are welcome.
unique as you
My company, unique as you, specializes in color perception, intention, and utilization to create motivating, engaging
experiences with innovative identity development, marketing, social media, events, and immersive environments for businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions, organizations, and communities. I produced inclusive and educational arts events like the First Friday Art Walk Sequim, North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival, the Strait from the Artists Studio Tour, Innovative Arts and Crafts Fair, and CommonGround. I create art, apparel, and virtual goods that embrace the power of brilliant hues, uniqueness, and acceptance. I am an artist, instructor, and superhero empowering people to be their best virtual and tangible self by advancing excellence, exceptional pursuits, and individualism through creative expression and encouraging, supportive hands-on instruction with inspired results. As a professor, I teach fine art, digital arts, social media, personal branding, marketing, virtual world application, collaboration, and community building.
The North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival celebrates its 17th year which is always the first weekend in October in Sequim and various events and locations throughout autumn. Join us for this interactive fiber arts event connecting to the community with activities like a museum exhibition, workshops, educational demonstrations of fiber processes, hands-on projects for children and adults, Fiber Arts Market of local artists’ work and fiber supplies, and information about local fiber activities, groups, businesses, and instructional resources. Excellent volunteers make this community event possible including several local fiber arts groups, artists, fiber friendly businesses, and educational organizations. We are grateful for their fostering natures and fiber arts talents. The North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival is an opportunity to experience positive inclusion, creative expression, and the economic enterprise of art. Always encouraging genuine growth and artistic integrity, most activities are free to the public and all forms of fiber art are welcome.
unique as you
My company, unique as you, specializes in color perception, intention, and utilization to create motivating, engaging
experiences with innovative identity development, marketing, social media, events, and immersive environments for businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions, organizations, and communities. I produced inclusive and educational arts events like the First Friday Art Walk Sequim, North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival, the Strait from the Artists Studio Tour, Innovative Arts and Crafts Fair, and CommonGround. I create art, apparel, and virtual goods that embrace the power of brilliant hues, uniqueness, and acceptance. I am an artist, instructor, and superhero empowering people to be their best virtual and tangible self by advancing excellence, exceptional pursuits, and individualism through creative expression and encouraging, supportive hands-on instruction with inspired results. As a professor, I teach fine art, digital arts, social media, personal branding, marketing, virtual world application, collaboration, and community building.
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Artist • Instructor • Superhero • Advocate for Awesomeness
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September 30 - October 1, 2023
PNW Fiber Arts Expo
Market Place: Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm & Sunday 10:00am to 4:00pm
Workshops: Saturday & Sunday 9:00am to 4:00pm
Workshops: Saturday & Sunday 9:00am to 4:00pm
Vern Burton Community Center
Port Angeles, Washington
A Fun Filled Fiber Weekend!
great marketplace, demonstrations, workshops, and hands on activities for all ages!
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. This event is scheduled to collaborate with the North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival in Sequim and the Fiber Arts Exhibit at Studio Bob’s in Port Angeles.
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