Date: Saturday, January 25th
Time: 2-5 pm
Location: Foldout Cat Booth
Instructor: Liza Wirtz (Q of The Foldout Cat)
What is an art batt? How might you make one? What can you do with it, and why would you want to? How do dog combs come into the fiber-prep picture? And what in the world is a rolag? Learn answers to those questions–and more! Students will leave with the basic skills needed to create art batts, knowledge of some handy creative-carding tools, and fibery clouds of various kinds designed using ingredients from the unique Foldout Cat Batt Buffet and created using hand cards, blending boards, and drum carders. We’re batty for batts–and we think you will be as well!
Provided Materials:
Use of instructor's hand cards, blending boards, and drum carders; access to and use of instructor's Batt Buffet to design and create various multi-textured fiber preparations. The Foldout Cat Batt Buffet offers a variety of fibers for carding, including Merino and other wools, silk and sari silk, bamboo, Angelina, firestar, and more. Students will also go home with a pet-comb hand card/burnishing brush to keep.
Price: YAC members $80 / non-members $82
Registration closes at 12 pm (noon) on January 22nd. No refunds will be given after this time.
Experience Level:
Students should bring a willingness to experiment and explore.
Class open to students 13 years old and up. No adult accompaniment necessary. Students must be tall enough to reach the drum carders and to treat them with the care both student and carder deserve and must be able to focus for the duration of the class.
Materials Needed: None
This class is part of the 2025 Fiber Festival. All classes are held at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center, which is located at 413 S. 14th St. Oxford, MS 38655 on the corner of University Ave. and S. 14th St. Visit the festival's website!
