Wool Fest
Registration Opens July 1, 2025
Register early as these classes sell out quickly.
Registration closes at 12:00 pm on October 2nd and pre-registration is required.
Call Jan Bittenbender (208.315.0566) after October 2nd for class availability.
Walk-ins will be accepted at the instructor's discretion. A $10.00 walk-in fee will be charged to anyone who does not pre-register and only exact cash will be accepted. Please arrive early.
For additional class offerings, contact Wood River Valley retailers directly!
*Please note that class fees, venues and details are subject to change prior to registration. Visit this page regularly for updates.
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Knit & Needle Needlepoint Keychain
Instructor: Amy Mistick - Hailey, Idaho
Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Knit & Needle - 370 Walnut Ave., Ketchum
Cost: $95.00
Skill Level: Beginner, age 12+
Class Size: 6-8
If you are new to needlepoint - or a pro - and want an adorable memento from the Trailing of the Sheep Festival, this class is a perfect choice for you! This perky little sheep was designed by Knit & Needle and is a wonderful first needlepoint project. Everything you need to make the leather keychain is included. Amy will cover the fundamentals of needlepoint including the continental stitch, tips for finding a good project, how long to cut the thread and anchor it, as well as guidance in completing your piece.
More About Amy:
Amy is a passionate needlepoint artist originally hailing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her journey into needlepoint began in her teenage years, guided by her mother’s expertise and encouragement. After a hiatus, she rediscovered her love of this intricate art as an adult. Amy moved to Sun Valley where the vibrant surroundings encouraged her to become a more skilled stitcher. Over the years, she has mastered the use of decorative stitches and beadwork, transforming her needlepoint creations into stunning works of art. With a blend of nostalgia and innovation, Amy continues to explore the limitless possibilities of needlepoint, sharing her passion and creativity with others in the art world.
Wet Felt a Bowl!
Instructor: Mary Chown - Donnelly, Idaho
Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Emmanuel Episcopal Church - 101 2nd Ave. S., Hailey (Enter off Bullion Street)
Cost: $90.00
Skill Level: All Levels (not suitable for young children)
Class Size: 6-12
Using a “resist”, we will explore the design possibilities of wet felting a 3D bowl. Students will have a choice of several different base colors plus specialty effect fibers such as silk and bamboo to decorate the bowl. They are also welcome to bring embellishments of their own choosing, ie feathers, beads and buttons, to create a truly personalized piece of art. All supplies are included with written instructions, but please bring a small pair of sharp scissors. The bowl will be completed in class.
More About Mary:
As a former yarn shop owner and current fiber artist, Mary enjoys creating just about anything, especially if it includes yarn! She particularly enjoys the challenge of creating 3D items that celebrate color, texture and often foregoes written patterns. Clothing and toys are her favorite! Knitting, weaving and spinning are her current disciplines although she delves into sewing and quilting when a change of pace is required.
Her rural surroundings in Donnelly and her highly active pup, Skadi, provide her with inspiration and joy!
Introduction to Felting: Forest Gnome
Instructor: Anna Anderson - Superior, Montana
Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: Sun Valley Museum of Art - 314 2nd Ave. S., Hailey
Cost: $80.00
Skill Level: Beginner, children 8+ with paid adult
Class Size: 4-15
This is a great class for anyone who wants to learn the difference between wet felting and needle felting. First, a “resist” is used to wet felt the gnome’s hat and then needle felting is used to create the body.
All supplies are included. Students are asked to bring sharp scissors and a bath towel.
More About Anna:
Anna’s fiber art journey began in 2006 with the rescue of six Pygora goats. Since then she has learned a variety of fiber art skills and techniques that she enjoys sharing with her students. Anna maintains a small group of rescue sheep and raises Pygora goats and longwool sheep on her farm in Montana.
Wet Felting Fingerless Gloves
Instructor: Jan Bittenbender - McCall, Idaho
Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: Emmanuel Episcopal Church - 101 2nd Ave. S., Hailey (Enter off Bullion Street)
Cost: $90.00
Skill Level: All Levels (not suitable for young children)
Class Size: 6-12
Make a fashion statement with these fingerless gloves! Using a “resist” and a wide variety of colors and specialty fibers to choose from, students will create a pair of personalized fingerless gloves. They are all sorts of fun to wear, great for when warmth is needed but fingers need to be free. The project will be finished in class, all supplies included. Students are asked to bring a small pair of sharp scissors.
More About Jan:
Jan has been living and playing in McCall, Idaho for 20+ years. She was a successful jewelry artist who began felting about 6 years ago. It was a challenging transition for her since her artistic style is characterized by precision and control. Felt work is organic, free-form, with errant fibers having a mind of their own! Many off her pieces are Native American-inspired with her beading skills highlighted in the clothing.
Felted Pumpkins
Instructor: Doris Florig - Avery, California
Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: Emmanuel Episcopal Church - 101 2nd Ave. S., Hailey (Enter off Bullion Street)
Cost: $115.00
Skill Level: All levels, children 12+ with an adult
Class Size: 2-18
Felting can be fast and easy when you start with a felted foundation made in the washing machine. Doris will provide the foundation, along with an explanation on how to make it, and the students will needle felt the details of the pumpkin to be taken home. Additional wool will be available for purchase for those wishing to add to their harvest!
More About Doris:
Having lived a nomadic lifestyle, Doris has learned that wool needs to be a part of everyday life. In her years of traveling and studying weaving in the US, Central America, Canada and the Caribbean, she has never ventured forth without wool in hand! As a tapestry weaver and fiber sculptor, Doris has found wool to be the common language for sharing knowledge and experience with indigenous peoples of the world.
Friday, October 10, 2025
Dyeing to Nuno Felt a Silk Scarf
Instructor: Anna Anderson - Superior, Montana
Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Grange Hall - 609 S 3rd Ave., Hailey
Cost: $140.00
Skill Level: Beginner, children 10+ with paid adult
Class Size: 4-14
Your creativity will soar as you learn to dye a silk scarf in your choice of colors! Then, you will proceed to embellish this with wool, silk and curly locks, followed by wet felting. You won’t believe the beautiful interaction of the silk scarf base with the added fibers! You will go home with a completed scarf to be proud of.
More About Anna:
Anna’s fiber art journey began in 2006 with the rescue of six Pygora goats. Since then she has learned a variety of fiber art skills and techniques that she enjoys sharing with her students. Anna maintains a small group of rescue sheep and raises Pygora goats and longwool sheep on her farm in Montana.
Knitting 101
Instructor: Linda Stirling - Ketchum, Idaho
Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Knit & Needle - 370 Walnut Ave., Ketchum
Cost: $90.00
Skill Level: Beginner
Class Size: 6-8
Calling all new knitters! This class is the perfect opportunity to learn everything you need to know to knit like a pro. You will learn how to long tail cast on, knit, purl, and caste off to create a gauge swatch. Linda will also review basic pattern reading and gauge and yarn weights. All supplies are included.
More About Linda:
Linda began knitting in high school, having learned the basics from her French Basque grandmother. She has taught knitting to hundreds of elementary school children as well as to adults over her long career as an educator. When traveling abroad, Linda collects undyed wool from every country and area she visits. Someday, all the “travel wool” will be knit into a very large (45+ skeins/hanks) afghan.
Postcards from the Flock (Wet and Dry Felting a Picture)
Instructor: Jan Bittenbender - McCall, Idaho
Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Emmanuel Episcopal Church - 101 2nd Ave. S., Hailey (Enter off Bullion Street)
Cost: $120.00
Skill Level: All Levels (not suitable for young children)
Class Size: 10-18
Celebrate the history of sheep ranching in the Wood River Valley with this felted “painting.” Using a combination of wet and dry felting techniques, merino, silk and bamboo fibers, a pastoral scene of grazing sheep will be created. In class, the overall process of felting will be reviewed, a canvas created, fibers laid out in a “painterly” fashion and then wet felted. Some needle felting and embroidery will be done; however, due to time constraints, the remainder of the project (approximately 30%) will need to be completed at home and instructions will be provided. Join this fun class and let the fibers do the talking!
All supplies are included. Please bring a small pair of sharp scissors.
More About Jan:
Jan has been living and playing in McCall, Idaho, for 20+ years. She was a successful jewelry artist who began felting about six years ago. It was a challenging transition for her since her artistic style is characterized by precision and control. Felt work is organic and free form with errant fibers having a mind of their own! Many of her pieces are Native American-inspired with her beading skills highlighted in the clothing.
Beginning Drop Spindle
Instructor: Sylvia Smith - Kalispell, Montana
Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Emmanuel Episcopal Church - 101 2nd Ave. S., Hailey (Enter off Bullion Street)
Cost: $85.00
Skill Level: Beginner, appropriate for children age 12+
Class Size: 3-7
While spinning fiber on spinning wheels is a comparatively modern innovation, spinning fibers together for cloth making has been done for 20,000+ years. Then, it was done on spindles. This class gives you the opportunity to reconnect with your ancestral heritage by learning to spin on a drop spindle. Besides spinning, you will also learn how to create plied yarn with this wool. This may appear slower, more primitive, but the drop spindle is a very effective tool, plus it is more affordable and portable than a spinning wheel.
A handout with terminology and resources will be covered.
Bring your own spindle or a spindle is included with your kit.
More About Sylvia:
Sylvia is a fiber artist with a focus on hand spinning. She has been spinning for at least 30 years and is currently working on her Master Spinner program at Olds College. She is active in her local guild and the Montana Association of Weavers and Spinners (MAWS). She teaches at her local yarn shop as well as regional fiber festivals and is the occasional contributor to “Spin Off” and “Ply” magazines.
Sylvia lives in northwest Montana with her husband and cat, one being an enabler, the other an occasional obstacle, to her fiber pursuits!
Spinning 101 - Beginning Spinning and Getting to Know Your Wheel
Instructor: Tammy Jordon - Lincoln, Montana
Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm (all day class with lunch break)
Location: St. Charles Borromeo Parish Hall - 311 1st. Ave. S., Hailey
Cost: $175.00
Skill Level: Beginner, not suitable for young children
Class Size: 5-10
Have you ever wanted to learn how to spin your own yarn? It is fun, relaxing, and this class will point the way! You will learn about wheels, spinning methods, best fibers for beginners and basic wheel maintenance. Starting with getting to know your wheel and how it works, we will move to spinning singles and then plying. At the completion of class, you will have a basic understanding and skills to start spinning on your own. No experience is necessary; fiber, tools and a resource guide will be provided - just bring yourself and your wheel!
(Note: Tammy has three wheels available for use on a first-come/reserve basis. If you are interested, please contact her at goldieknotsmt@gmail.com.)
More About Tammy:
Tammy is a fourth-generation fiber artist who enjoys sharing her passion with everyone she meets. She has taught all over the United States on a variety of subjects including fiber prep, spinning techniques, breed studies, knitting and needle-felting. She has a fiber arts business, Goldieknots Montana, specializing in Montana-grown wool, yarn, spinning fiber and Made in Montana gift items. Prior to living in Montana, she lived in Southern California and the Pocono Mountains where she was a Humane Education specialist for the SPCA. She is also the founder of the 52 Weeks of Sheep Group and Podcast which airs weekly. Her teaching style is fun, creative and interactive. When she is not on the road teaching or in her studio creating, you can find her spending time with her dogs, sheep, horse and other barnyard critters.
Snow Globe Ornament
Instructor: Susan Coons - Hailey, Idaho
Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Sun Valley Fabric Granary - 122 S. Main St., Hailey
Cost: $60.00
Skill Level: Beginner/Adult
Class Size: 4-10
This charming wool appliqué snow globe ornament with embroidery stitches was designed by Susan especially for the Trailing of the Sheep Festival! It will enhance your holiday décor and/or make a very thoughtful hostess/teacher gift or simply the perfect gift for that person who “has everything.” The finished size is 4x4. All supplies are included, and the ornament will be completed in class.
More About Susan:
Susan was raised and educated in Missoula, Montana, and, like many of us, began sewing at a young age through 4H. After graduating from college, she taught Home Economics and moved with her husband and children to Washington, California, Ohio, and finally back to Montana. Susan has a long history of teaching appliqué in the Wood River Valley with a loyal following of quilters.
Introduction to Wet Felting
Instructor: Sylvia Smith - Kalispell, Montana
Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: Emmanuel Episcopal Church - 101 2nd Ave. S., Hailey (Enter off Bullion Street)
Cost: $85.00
Skill Level: All Levels; suitable for children accompanied by an adult
Class Size: 3-10
Learn the basic concepts of wet felting on a bar of soap! This is good, clean fun resulting in the perfect stocking stuffer, teacher or hostess gift with its own built in scrubby. The bar can be used for hand washing or as a drawer sachet. No experience is necessary for this kid-friendly, tactile activity. Bars of Irish Spring will be provided, along with all other supplies; however, students are welcome to bring their own preferred soap. The project will be completed in class.
More About Sylvia:
Sylvia is a fiber artist with a focus on hand spinning. She has been spinning for 30 years and is currently working on her Master Spinner program at Olds College. She is active in her local guild and the Montana Association of Weavers and Spinners (MAWS.) She teaches at her local yarn shop as well as at regional fiber festivals and is the occasional contributor to “Spin Off” and “Ply” magazines.
Sylvia lives in northwest Montana with her husband and cat, one being an enabler, the other an occasional obstacle, to her fiber pursuits!
Weave A Sit-Upon
Instructor: Doris Florig - Avery, California
Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: Emmanuel Episcopal Church - 101 2nd Ave. S., Hailey (Enter off Bullion Street)
Cost: $120.00
Skill Level: All Levels Welcome, children 12+ with an adult
Class Size: 2-14
Weave a dense, comfortable, 100% wool pad that keeps your backside warm anytime you need to sit on the ground or on a cold bench! Think hikers, gardeners, skiers, concertgoers, hunters and hockey moms - a thoughtful and practical gift for any of the above! Sit-upons repel moisture and hold body heat. Completed, it will measure approximately 1/4” thick, 14x16, and will include carabiners to snap to your backpack, purse strap or belt loops. It is also machine washable. All supplies are included, and the project will be completed in class
More About Doris:
Having lived a nomadic lifestyle, Doris has learned that wool needs to be a part of everyday life. In her years of traveling and studying weaving in the US, Central America, Canada and the Caribbean, she has never ventured forth without wool in hand! As a tapestry weaver and fiber sculptor, Doris has found wool to be the common language for sharing knowledge and experience with indigenous peoples of the world.
Wet Felted Scarf with Power Tools
Instructor: Anna Anderson - Superior, Montana
Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: Grange Hall - 609 S 3rd Ave., Hailey
Cost: $165.00
Skill Level: Beginner
Class Size: 4-14
Students will learn fun, wet felting techniques, skills and tricks to create a unique scarf. Fine layers of alpaca and merino wool will be embellished with longwool locks, silk and Angelina fibers, and then wet felted using Anna’s speedy “power tool” method. (This is not nuno felt!)
All supplies are included and the project will be completed in class. Students are asked to bring two old bath towels and sharp scissors.
More About Anna:
Anna’s fiber art journey began in 2006 with the rescue of six Pygora goats. Since then she has learned a variety of fiber art skills and techniques that she enjoys sharing with her students. Anna maintains a small group of rescue sheep and raises Pygora goats and longwool sheep on her farm in Montana.
Knit & Needle Sheep Hat
Instructor: Summer Neel - Hailey, Idaho
Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: Knit & Needle - 370 Walnut Ave., Ketchum
Cost: $130.00
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner; not appropriate for children
Class Size: 6-8
“Get your sheep on” with this adorable Rasta sheep hat! Designed for, and inspired by, the Trailing of the Sheep Festival, this is the perfect hat for warming your ears during the Sheepdog Trials, perusing the goods at the Folklife Fair, or just cruising around town. If you are versed in knit and purl, this is the perfect quick and easy project for you. Using Intarsia techniques, we create a fluffy white sheep hat topped with a perky poof. All supplies are included.
More About Summer:
Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Summer now calls Sun Valley home. She has been an avid fiber artist for 30+ years and just celebrated the one-year anniversary of her Knit & Needle shop in the heart of Ketchum. From teaching needlepoint and knitting, painting custom canvases, designing new knitting patterns and stitching and knitting for both pleasure and commission, Summer strives to create a community where everyone from novice to expert can make their life a bit more beautiful and achieve their artistic potential. When not in the shop, Summer can be found enjoying the great outdoors with her husband Andy and their Great Dane, Auggie.
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Pinus Cowl
Instructor: Linda Stirling - Ketchum, Idaho
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Knit & Needle - 370 Walnut Ave., Ketchum
Cost: $130.00
Skill Level: Intermediate Beginner
Class Size: 6-8
It is cowl season, people! This fabulous cowl, designed by Sweater Freak, features a clever, mosaic herringbone pattern worked in two high contrast color ways, resulting in a beautiful pine tree design - perfect for your next mountain hike or wander around town. This cowl features a technique utilizing only one color worked per round to create a colorwork look without the bother of floats.
All supplies are included.
More About Linda:
Linda began knitting in high school, having learned the basics from her French Basque grandmother. She has taught knitting to hundreds of elementary school children as well as to adults over her long career as an educator. When traveling abroad, Linda collects undyed wool from every country and area she visits. Someday, all the “travel wool” will be knit into a very large (45+ skeins/hanks) afghan.
Fiber Prep Basics
Instructor: Sylvia Smith - Kalispell, Montana
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Emmanuel Episcopal Church - 101 2nd Ave. S., Hailey (Enter off Bullion Street)
Cost: $75.00
Skill Level: Beginner, children 12+ with parental supervision
Class Size: 3-8
If you are an aspiring hand spinner or felter, and you want to learn how to prepare your own fibers, this class is for you! In this participatory overview, Sylvia will demonstrate and discuss all of the steps to prepare your own fiber for either spinning or felting, including scouring, carding on hand carders or a drum carder, and combing. Students will have opportunities to compare fibers and preparation techniques as well as trying the tools themselves. A class outline that includes definitions and descriptions of techniques for future reference will be provided and all supplies are included.
More About Sylvia:
Sylvia is a fiber artist with a focus on hand spinning. She has been spinning for 30 years and is currently working on her Master Spinner program at Olds College. She is active in her local guild and the Montana Association of Weavers and Spinners (MAWS.) She teaches at her local yarn shop as well as at regional fiber festivals and is the occasional contributor to “Spin Off” and “Ply” magazines.
Sylvia lives in northwest Montana with her husband and cat, one being an enabler, the other an occasional obstacle, to her fiber pursuits!
Needle Felted Penguins
Instructor: Tammy Jordon - Lincoln, Montana
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Emmanuel Episcopal Church - 101 2nd Ave. S., Hailey (Enter off Bullion Street)
Cost: $75.00
Skill Level: Beginner
Class Size: 5-15
Do you love penguins and just can’t seem to get enough of them? Well, real penguins may be a bit difficult to capture but you can create your very own to take with you anywhere you go! We will start with a Goldieknots ‘For the Love of Penguins’ felting kit complete with everything you need to make one penguin in class. You will be walked through step-by-step instructions along with Tammy’s favorite techniques for 3D felted objects. At the completion of class, students will have their own penguin and all the skills to make more for yourself and your friends. All you need to bring is your own unique creativity, a smile and a willingness to learn. You may also bring your own favorite felting needles, but it is not necessary.
More About Tammy:
Tammy is a fourth-generation fiber artist who enjoys sharing her passion with everyone she meets. She has taught all over the United States on a variety of subjects including fiber prep, spinning techniques, breed studies, knitting and needle-felting. She has a fiber arts business, Goldieknots Montana, specializing in Montana-grown wool, yarn, spinning fiber and Made in Montana gift items. Prior to Montana, she lived in Southern California and the Pocono Mountains where she was a Humane Education specialist for the SPCA. Also, she is the founder of the 52 Weeks of Sheep Group and Podcast which airs weekly. Her teaching style is fun, creative and interactive. When she is not on the road teaching or in her studio creating, you can find her spending time with her dogs, sheep, horse and other barnyard critters.
Art Fabric
Instructor: Doris Florig - Avery, California
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Grange Hall - 609 S 3rd Ave., Hailey
Cost: $125.00
Skill Level: All levels; not suitable for children
Class Size: 2-16
There are many ways to accomplish Art Fabric - folding, crimping, stitching, plaiting or twisting! Your 100% wool fabric will be secured in a myriad of fashions before being dipped into pots brewing with cochineal and synthetic dyes. Students will go home with a framed cloth of their own design and with the knowledge to make more of the same!
More About Doris:
Having lived a nomadic lifestyle, Doris has learned that wool needs to be a part of everyday life. In her years of traveling and studying weaving in the US, Central America, Canada and the Caribbean, she has never ventured forth without wool in hand! As a tapestry weaver and fiber sculptor, Doris has found wool to be the common language for sharing knowledge and experience with indigenous peoples of the world.
Santa Ornament
Instructor: Susan Coons - Hailey, Idaho
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Sun Valley Fabric Granary - 122 S. Main St., Hailey
Cost: $70.00
Skill Level: Beginner Adult
Class Size: 4-10
Susan has created another holiday ornament especially for the Trailing of the Sheep Festival! Wool appliqué and embroidery stitches will be used to make a 4”x7” Santa. All supplies are included and the project will be completed in class.
More About Susan:
Susan was raised and educated in Missoula, Montana, and like many of us, began sewing at a young age through 4H. After graduating from college, she taught Home Economics and moved with her husband and children to Washington, California, Ohio, and finally back to Montana. Susan has a long history of teaching appliqué in the Wood River Valley with a loyal following of quilters.
Needle Felted Snowman Ornament
Instructor: Tammy Jordon - Lincoln, Montana
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: Emmanuel Episcopal Church - 101 2nd Ave. S., Hailey (Enter off Bullion Street)
Cost: $75.00
Skill Level: Beginner, students under age 8 must be accompanied by a paying adult.
Class Size: 5-15
You can never have enough snowmen to decorate for the holidays - or give as a gift to some of your favorite people! In this fun and interactive workshop, you will create your own festive and decorative needle felted snowman and finish him off with a red, blue or green hand-crocheted mini-scarf - perfectly sized for your creation!
One ornament will be completed in class and all supplies are included. Students can bring their favorite felting needles (although this is not necessary) but a smile and enthusiasm are! Additional kits may be available for purchase at the end of the class.
More About Tammy:
Tammy is a fourth-generation fiber artist who enjoys sharing her passion with everyone she meets. She has taught all over the United States on a variety of subjects including fiber prep, spinning techniques, breed studies, knitting and needle-felting. She has a fiber arts business, Goldieknots Montana, specializing in Montana-grown wool, yarn, spinning fiber and Made in Montana gift items. Prior to Montana, she lived in Southern California and the Pocono Mountains where she was a Humane Education specialist for the SPCA. She is also the founder of the 52 Weeks of Sheep Group and Podcast which airs weekly. Her teaching style is fun, creative and interactive. When she is not on the road teaching or in her studio creating, you can find her spending time with her dogs, sheep, horse and other barnyard critters.
Needle-Felted Sheep or Highland Cow Tote Bag
Instructor: Anna Anderson - Superior, Montana
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: Grange Hall - 609 S 3rd Ave., Hailey
Cost: $115.00
Skill Level: Beginner, children 12+ with paid adult
Class Size: 4-15
Students will learn to needle felt with wool in a technique similar to appliqué. Use all of your creativity as you decorate your tote bag with colors and embellishments of your choice. You will learn many ways of using wool roving, longwool locks and synthetic fibers for either a sheep, a Highland cow or Angora rabbits - all with flowers.
All supplies are included; however, students are asked to bring a pair of sharp scissors. You will leave class with a completed bag to store all of your festival souvenirs!
More About Anna:
Anna’s fiber art journey began in 2006 with the rescue of six Pygora goats. Since then she has learned a variety of fiber art skills and techniques that she enjoys sharing with her students. Anna maintains a small group of rescue sheep and raises Pygora goats and longwool sheep on her farm in Montana.