We keep class sizes small (limited to 6 people) which means our classes fill up quick! Therefore you must pay in full for the class at the time of registration. Fees and session times are listed below. The start dates are subject to change. Most of our classes run for 1 1/2 hours over a 10 week period. Class fees do not include materials, but all materials can be purchased at The Yarn Tree. Everyone registered for a class will also receive a 10% discount on their first purchase.
Please note: If you cancel a class 2 weeks prior to the start date you will receive a full refund. One week prior to the start date a 50% refund. The cost of the class is neither refundable, nor transferable once the class has begun. A refund of all monies will be made if The Yarn Tree cancels a class. As much as we love children - especially yours - our very limited classroom space makes it impossible to accommodate children while you are in class. Please make other arrangements.
Basic Embroidery
Have you always wanted to learn to embroider but didn't know where to start?
In this class students will learn the following stitches:
LINES: running stitch and double running stich, backstitch, stemstitch, chain stitch, and couching
FILL: straight stitch, satin stitch, seed stitch, French knot, and long and short stitch
OTHERS: blanket stitch, lazy daisy stitch, and fishbone stitch
BEAD EMBROIDERY: single beads, lines of beads, single sequins sewn flat, sequins sewn with a bead, sequins in a line
There will be three small projects for you to make utilizing the skills you will be learning.
Beginning Knitting
In this class you will learn to make two hats. The first will use
straight needles, the second circular and double pointed needles.
You will learn to knit and purl, enabling you to do a variety of
stitches. You will learn to cast on, bind off, increase and decrease,
sew a seam and correct your mistakes. We’ll make pompoms, tassels,
i-cord, twisted cord, cables and bobbles.
Dry Needle & Wet Felting
In this class you will experience several ways of creating felt.
The first is working with the fiber dry and using felting needles to create 3-dimensional forms.
The second is to work with the fiber wet. With the use of soap, water and agitation you will learn to make a non-woven condensed fabric.
The third is to embellish dry with the needles and then work the piece wet.
Our instructor will help you to come up with a small project of your own creation
Quick Projects
We have lots of fun patterns for this class!! Learn to make some
of this season's hottest items: Leg Warmers, Lacy wristlets,
Angora glovelets, easy to knit Fingerless Mittens, a Cable Scarf
that is reversible, even Baby Booties. All the projects are quick
to knit and make great gifts. We've come up with fun patterns
and have lots and lots of beautiful yarns for you to choose from.
You will learn to work on double pointed needles, sew an invisible
seam, and even how to do do some simple lace patterns. You must
know knitting basics for this class - casting on, knitting, purling
and binding off - we'll teach you the rest.
Spinning I - Beginning
Using a drop spindle you will spin your own yarn from prepared
fleece. You will have the opportunity to spin everything from
Alpaca to Yak. We have silk and cashmere, camel and mohair. You'll
dye your roving with Kool-Aid and your handspun yarn with Earthues
Natural Dyes. You will also learn to make a CD spindle. You will
learn how to use a flicker and handcarders.
Weave I - Beginning
You will learn the basics of making a warp and getting it on the
loom. This class will focus on hand manipulated pickups for open
lacy work, finishing techniques and variety of fringes. Your final
project will be a scarf you design utilizing what you have learned
in the class. Loom Deposit: The deposit for the loom is an additional $260.00, refundable in full if the loom is returned in the same condition it was given. (You may purchase the loom with a 10% discount!)
Weave II - Intermediate Prerequisite: Weave I
Still working on the Kromski Harp Rigid Heddle Loom and continuing to use the skills learned in Beginning Weaving, we will explore more techniques. Utilizing this small loom and Betty Davenport's book, Textures and Patterns for the Rigid Heddle Loom, we will work through the book learning about fabric structure. With the skills learned in Weaving II you will be able to create your own fabrics. Loom Deposit: The deposit for the loom
is an additional $260.00, refundable in full if the loom is returned
in the same condition it was given. (You may purchase the loom
with a 10% discount!)
How to sign up
Sign up online, call the store, or stop by during regular hours. You may also register through the mail. Download a class schedule in PDF format:
