Fiberuary

I was invited to a Facebook group called "Fiberuary" by a friend, and holy cow have I had a blast with it! This group was put together by a SCA (click to learn more about SCAs), but anyone can participate. The group is putting on many different fiber-related classes throughout the month, and I've already taken part in a few. Classes that have happened or are yet happening this month include weaving, nalebinding, sewing, crocheting, fabric stamping, shuttle tatting, embroidery, felting, fiber preparation and dyeing, cordmaking, knitting, and spinning.

Here is what I've attended this month, and what I learned:

Beginning Nalebinding- I was only able to attend part of this class, as I had to get up early and it was scheduled pretty late. I learned how to "cast on" a nalebinding project, and I look forward to watching the recording of the class (available on YouTube here) to learn how to create a hat from the Mammen stitch.

Beginning Inkle Weaving Prt. 1- A quick, hour-long class to learn how to warp our looms. I've warped an inkle loom before, but only for a couple projects, and probably nearly a decade ago. It was nice to use this class as a catalyst to get my inkle loom back out and dust her off! You can view the class here. 

Beginning Sprang Prt. 1- I just watched this when it was live, and then I watched the recording here later and actually warped my loom. It was a great option for me! I was able to watch carefully the first time and then replay the video as many times as necessary to feel good about my warped loom. 

Beginning Inkle Weaving Prt. 2- Another hour-long class to check in with weaving progress and then go through how to take the finished bands off the loom and finish them. I didn't get to watch the very end of this class when it was live, but I'll be able to watch the YouTube video here later. You can see what I've done so far in this class in the picture at the top of this entry. 

Beginning Sprang Prt. 2- This class was about doing the actual weaving on the loom and completing a small pouch. Unfortunately I had to join the class a bit late, and by the time I joined I had missed things and I was so busy trying to catch up that I missed key elements. I finally signed off early and decided to watch the recording later. It's not on YouTube yet, but it will be soon. I should have done what I did the first time- just watched at first so I could really focus on what she was doing, and then done the weaving later with the recording. Oh well, I've learned a lesson! 

This is it so far, but there may be more classes that I'm able to check out yet this month! I look forward to completing some nalebinding (perhaps a hat), my inkle band, and my sprang pouch. I'll be sure to show off photos when they're done!

If you're interested in joining in with any classes, you can check out the Facebook page here.

Happy crafting!