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\"\"<\/a>Last week I was teaching at the Crochet Guild of America annual Chainlink<\/a> conference in Portland, Oregon, and you know it had to be a good time when it takes you 4 days to finally unpack. Okay 4 days may not seem like long to some, but I am usually unpacked the same day I arrive home with the laundry in the washer\u2026.however this time I just didn\u2019t have the energy, I left it in Portland.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I taught a variety of classes, interestingly enough, I taught 4 classes at a crochet conference and none of them were actually crochet. Well one was, but it was about understanding patterns and how to read them better, the other 3 were not nearly as crochet focused.<\/p>\n

I taught how to use beads in your work in my Beads 3 Ways class. It was a room full and everyone put their own style and twist on the necklace we were creating. There were definitely some talented and creative people in that room. They took silk, and threads (from Kreinik threads<\/a>), and beads (from Bead Biz<\/a>) and learned different applications to add them to their crochet (or knitting) projects.\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Then I spent the entire day teaching people how to actually make yarn in my Drop Spindle class. Everyone made yarn, which is an exciting prospect just in itself. We worked with some different fibers (from Weaver Creek Fibers<\/a>), and got the hang of drafting, spinning, and parking. We then plied our works and got to experience how to card wool. I haven\u2019t taught that class in a while, and I have to say I was so impressed with what the students created.\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The next morning was the class that caused me to drive 12 hours to Portland\u2026Home Dyeing\u2026how to safely dye your own yarn. I am pretty sure everyone had fun in this class. I had to drive to ensure that all\u00a0 the equipment needed was there for me, so it allowed us to set up dyeing stations and play with all kinds of fiber (from Lisa Souza Dyeworks<\/a>), with a variety of dyes and techniques. The artistic expression of the students really came out when we just jumped right into all the colors and combinations. There may have been some trash talk, completely in jest, with the class next door as they were learning how to color pool yarn. I had to put forth a challenge that were we dyeing yarn that they could not pool, my fellow instructor and friend, Vashti Braha<\/a> was up for the challenge. She and I really had brainstormed ways we could work our classes together, but that didn\u2019t come together so this little challenge was a nice addition.\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Then I blinked and just like that all my classes were taught. Granted there were plenty of other events that helped cause my days to fly by, there was the member meeting I lead, and the recognition of all the Master Program graduates and Design Competition winners, then the Fastest Fingers Competition where I judged the finals, and you can never forget the CGOA Banquet and Fashion Show. It really is a whirl wind, and I didn\u2019t even join in the actives of the first day.<\/p>\n

I have to admit, I have been hooked since I attended my first Chainlink conference<\/a> in 2011, it just feels like home.<\/p>\n

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