Programs and Presentations each last about 1.5 – 2 hours
Presentations
Pulling together her knowledge of various textile fields Patsy gives engaging and informative multimedia presentations.
Programs
With hands-on samples and illustrations her programs appeal to mixed audiences including, but not limited to spinners, weavers, knitters, and other textile enthusiasts.
Warped and Ready – the Handspinning Weaver
Many spinners are wary of using their yarns when weaving. There are ways to guarantee success as you learn about the requirements of weaving yarns. Of course there are basically there are two types of …
Using Your Yarns, A Look at One Creative Process
This PowerPoint program / show and tell, offers three questions to help start the creative process for using handspun or commercial yarn. Hints and helps are given to assist as you tame the treasures in …
Sumptuous Silk the Improbable Fiber from a Hungry Worm
Silk, perhaps the most mysterious of natural fibers, is a gift from a lowly, but hungry caterpillar. In the PowerPoint I document my own chaotic story of raising silkworms. Learn about the amazingly diverse preparations …
Manufactured Fibers and Facts for Textiles
Holographic, coated cotton, bi-component, UV color changing, stretch wool, stainless steel; are some of the descriptors for today's weaving threads and yarns. Like the retro-reflective yarn used on my bike helmet scarf. Our spinning baskets …
Lavish Luxury Fibers and Animals
Spinners, weavers, and all textile enthusiasts enjoy the luxury of yarns and fibers from a wide variety of animals from around the world. Understanding the animals, their fibers, and the process of making the yarns …
How Many Times Must I Turn Around to be an Excellent Spinner – the COE
The Handweavers Guild of America, HGA, maintain 4 important Certificate of Excellence, COE, programs for textile artists, weaving, spinning, dyeing and basketry. There have been several adjustments and revisions to keep the COE programs relevant …
Goats and More Goats
Goats were always considered a sign of wealth. They are one of the oldest herd animals, and at the same time one of the quickest to revert to a wild feral state if allowed. Goats …
Fascinating Flax. Blossom, Harvest, Processing and Spinning
Flax once grown in almost every home plot was synonymous with household term – linen. Today most "linens" are anything but made from linen. A truly classy fiber when correctly cleaned and processed, spun, finished, …
Classic Cotton Fibers from Seed to Crop to Yarn
Although grown all over the world, cotton is a classic American fiber. Several varieties grow in the states, just as several controversies surround this perennial plant fiber. Cotton played a large part in shaping American …
Adding That Special Twist – Spinning for Knitting
Many spinners are wary of using their yarns when knitting. There are ways to guarantee success as you learn about the requirements of knitting yarns. Matching density of the yarn is the biggest challenges. I …