JULIE DROGSVOLD has been raising fiber animals since her teens, first on her family farm and now at her own ranch. Building on her love for teaching and design, her college studies focused on secondary education and costume design. After school , raising fiber animals naturally led to spinning and weaving and then into instructing across the country. Julie's ranch, T angled YarnFarms, nestled in the Sky Islands of southern Arizona, specializes in Navajo heritage Angora goats, Angora rabbits and heirloom cottons. Her teaching style reflects her love of natural luxury fibers and a joy in learning.

USE A BLENDING BOARD TO CREATE WET FELTED VESSELS  Beginner to advanced

 Let's make one-of-a-kind wet felted creations with batting you've created with your blending board. In this class we will create stunning batts with blending boards, using a multitude of fibers and add-ins and then we will wet felt those batts into stand alone vessel works of art.

This class will be an in-depth dive into the materials and fibers best suited for batts and how to get the most from your board. You will learn the best felting techniques to create your vision of a one-of-a-kind vessel. There will also be a show and tell of each student's unique vessel!

 Prerequisite skills:  Whether you are a beginner or advanced, you will gain valuable insights from this class.

 Pre-class homework:  None

 Students bring:

• All their creativity and imagination

• Blending Board, if you have one—boards will be available for use and purchase

• Bath towel is helpful

Class duration:  3 hours

Instructor: Julie Drogsvold

Date and time:  Friday, June 6, 2024, 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Materials fee: $15.00 for fiber and wet felting supplies

Class fee:  $75.00

3 to 14 students