Share in the Creative Community with Open Studio Sessions Join Laura in her studio yurt for creativity time via Zoom. Less formal than a class, open studio time is a great chance to work on your latest project as well, bounce ideas, troubleshoot, be empowered to finish (or start!) your...
Join artist, storyteller, and musician Laura Berlage for an afternoon of interwoven creativity. From utilizing the wool from her farm’s sheep to connecting craft to heritage, explore how meaning and making can connect our hands and hearts towards a deeper craft culture experience.
Make a cozy and cute heart embroidered with wool yarn and stitched onto a piece of curly sheepskin from the instructor’s flock. Learn how to work satin and stem stitch “in the hand” on washed wool fabric, as well as how to assemble the finished ornament. Finished piece is approximately...
Needle felting is fun and accessible! Learn the art of turning wool roving into adorable pumpkins! No previous experience necessary, and all that tiny stabbing with the felting needle can be excellent therapy. This dry method of felting truly is a magical experience. Suitable for beginners but also fun for...
Share in the Creative Community with Open Studio Sessions Join Laura in her studio yurt for creativity time via Zoom. Less formal than a class, open studio time is a great chance to work on your latest project as well, bounce ideas, troubleshoot, be empowered to finish (or start!) your...
Short of "Community Supported Agriculture," CSA programs are a membership-based way to build a meaningful relationship with a local grower and connect with local, sustainable foods on a regular basis. Laura's farm North Star Homestead Farms has been offering CSA shares since 2007, and managing the program, harvesting, and packing...
Delve into the world of wool embroidery on alternative fabrics! This kit includes lustrous damask and wool yarn from the instructor’s sheep. Stitches will include whipped back stitch, closed fly stitch, long and short, satin stitch, and more. This is for students who have completed Laura’s wool embroidery L-2 course....
Share in the Creative Community with Open Studio Sessions Join Laura in her studio yurt for creativity time via Zoom. Less formal than a class, open studio time is a great chance to work on your latest project as well, bounce ideas, troubleshoot, be empowered to finish (or start!) your...
Zoomorphic (animal shape) knotwork spans both Celtic and Nordic cultures and has been a part of embroidery imagery at least as early as the Viking period. This class offers an interesting twist, adding the use of Ultra Punch Needle in the seahorse’s mane. This technique is optional (students could use...
The third in a four-part punch-along series, each panel features a tree in a different season, a squirrel is on our cherry tree! Get just the monk’s cloth and pattern and us your own yarns, or snag the yarn pallet Laura will be using, which features100% wool yarn from her...
We will bring your order out to you at our curbside pickup counter in front of Farmstead Creamery Wednesday through Saturday, 10am-6pm. Just let us know in your order notes what day and when you would like to pickup your order and we will “See you down on the farm !”
