Events

ColorStorms Location:

7019 Deer Valley Road, Highland

My studio and the G-Scale train garden railroad will continue to be one of the stops on the FIBER ART STUDIO TOUR on the dates below.  Listed also are activities offered for each open house.

These Saturdays, from 11-4

January 18– yarn tasting and all yarns 10% off.

March 15– If you have started the Rosary scarf or blanket, I will lead a Rosary around 1pm so we can knit and pray together.  Shop open and all yarns 10% off.

May 17– Indigo Dye mini class at 1pm.  $15 to dye your own hank of indigo blue or a variation of white and blue.  Shop open and all yarns 10% off.

July 19– Cochineal mini class at 1pm.  $15 to dye your own hank of pink or a variation of white and pink.  Shop open and all yarns 10% off.

November 29– Last open house of the year, we will make a pretty knitted yarn circle that you can add to your tree or give away as a gift.  Free pattern.  Shop open and all yarns 10% off.

 

KNITTING CLASS: Saturday February 15-  Learn to make a Rosary Scarf knitting or crocheting while you say the Catholic Rosary.  We’ll make a sample so you can learn the technique, then carry on to make the scarf if you wish.  2 hour Class: $30  Knitters’ class starts at 10am.  Crochet class starts time: 1pm

Festivals where I will be selling ColorStorms yarn:

Frederick Fiberfest Spring 2025:  April 26  at the Frederick County Fairgrounds

Frederick Fiberfest Fall 2025: October 25

Alpaca Festival 2023:  TBD, but it’s usually around November 8-9 at the Howard County Fairgrounds

Festival where I will be demonstrating or teaching:

YarnCentric 2025:  May 2, I will be demonstrating various types of spinning

Pittsburgh Creative Arts Festival: August 22-24  I will be teaching spinning and indigo dying classes.

2025 Dye Classes:

3 1/2 Hour Dye Workshops at My Studio:  7019 Deer Valley Road, Highland MD 20777

Each class consists of 3 1/2  hours starting at 10 am.   You do not need to bring anything except perhaps an apron if you like.  I will provide, gloves, dye material, equipment, yarn, and ziplock bags to take home the yarn you dye.  Class sizes are small: 3-6 people.  If there is time, we can visit the garden railroad and my yarn studio and store.

The cost of $130 includes 4 hanks of yarn, each 50g.  Which weight yarn we use can depend on the class.  I offer typically Fingering, Sport, DK, or Worsted.  So with me, you will dye 4 hanks of yarn in 3 solids and 1 multi-colored.  Then you will take them home!  If you are interested in dyeing fleece, I can also provide you with some fleece to dye and take home.

Register by emailing me at artylinda6@gmail.com.  Then send me $130 by PayPal or Zelle. (Use my phone number: 301-821-7232) or by check, send to the same address above.  Please call if you have any questions.

Class times and descriptions:

Roots and Bugs….Oranges, Reds and Pinks.

10-1:30 on Saturday June 21

Activities include learning about madder root and where to buy the bugs, grinding down the cochineal with mortar and pestle, learning about cochineal and lac, and lastly dyeing with all 3 materials: madder root, cochineal, and lac.  Plus we will dye a hank with a multicolored technique.

Indigo and Osage…..Blues, yellows, and greens.  And Purple!

10-1:30 on Saturday July 26

Activities will include learning about Indigo and Osage, making an indigo vat, dyeing blue, yellow, and green.  Plus we will dye a hank with a multicolored technique.

Foraged Dyes……berries, nuts, and flowers.

10-1:30 on Saturday, September 20

Activities include learning about foraging pokeberries (red and fuchia), black walnuts (brown), and flowers (yellow and orange.)  We’ll process the pokeberries, dye with pokeberries, walnuts and flowers, and finally make one multicolored yarn with 2 colors of your choice.