We had our first finished project for this week of camp!

It is always such a thrill to cut your first project off the loom!!

I make sure that the warp is long enough to make a scarf that will wrap around the neck and keep them warm.  Isn't this such a nice scarf?

All of the campers are super excited each day when they come to camp.  They start their weaving right away.

Our resident furry "helper".  Notice that her leg is actually THROUGH the warp.

Of course Tux knows that if she is being cute, she will get lots of love from our students :o)

The first thing the campers did at snack was to check out their yarn.  I asked them to eat before they took the yarns out.

After snack the chickens had to be played with for a bit.

This chick really loves this camper.  He's the only one she will sit on quietly.

Now we were able to see exactly how our yarn hanks turned out.

We had to wring them out a little so they would dry faster.

Here they all are, just drying in the sun this afternoon.  Tomorrow our campers will wind these into balls and weave with them if they choose.

Another camper is almost done with her scarf.  Here she is learning how to use the hem stitch in order to get a really nice finish.

Today was our first day of weaving camp this week.  It's always fun to see new weaving students learning and enjoying themselves at the loom.

It's also great fun to have students come back for another session.  This time I created an Intermediate Weaving Sampler Pattern for two repeat campers.

We worked hard for the first half of camp and then took a short break to eat snack and play with the chickens.

After our break we  dyed some yarn.  This time we made dye baths with food coloring.

Each camper filled three jars with water and chose their food color for each one.  Then they placed each end of the hank of yarn into one of the jars and the middle of the hank into the middle jar.

It's fun to see which colors each camper chooses.

It will be even more fun to see how the yarns turn out!

A friend of mine gave me some of her left over yarn.  Isn't it so pretty?!

Well most of the campers felt the same way and wanted to use it in their weaving.  This yarn weaves up so nicely!

Gift yarn getting ready to be used as weft.

See how pretty it looks in this project?!  LOVE IT!  Thanks so much, Margaret!

We had such a blast today at camp!!  First we started out with our knitting and made great progress on our projects.

This is what our work table looks like after a morning of hard work :o)

We took a small snack break at the half way point.

And of course the chicks had to come out to play!  After our short break we went straight out to prepare our yarn for dyeing.

Should we gently set our yarn in the water, or should we just drop it in?

Making sure the yarn is completely wet.

Make sure the yarn is not dripping but just damp.

More students preparing their yarn for dyeing.

They carefully spoon dye onto the yarn in the places that they want it.  Notice the ultra snazzy aprons they are wearing to protect their clothes!

After dyeing yarn, the campers worked more on their pin weaving and on their knitting.  Tomorrow should see some completed projects!

Take a look at the beautiful things our students are making!

A few campers finished their weaving this morning and started the finishing process.  Here this student is learning how to hem stitch.

This student completed all her finish work and then decided to sew her scarf in half to turn it into a skinny scarf.

Isn't this scarf lovely?!

The same student immediately wanted to start her next project.  She picked her warp and started measuring it out.

Another student finished all her weaving and started the hem stitching.

More hem stitching.  These students should be so proud of themselves!

Of course we had break time and our new baby chicks were enjoying some play time.

Back to work and the measuring of the warp was finished, then it was wound onto the back beam. Now it is time to thread the heddle.

This scarf is just about done!!  Tomorrow the weaving will be completed and the finish work will start.

After break, we took our dyed yarn and started winding it into balls.

This is what it looks like after it has been dyed but before we wind it.

Don't you just love how different each one turned out?

After finishing the scarf, it was time to start a new project.  So it was time to learn how to measure warp.

The first warp is all tied on and the waste yarn has been woven.  New weft yarn has been chosen and the real weaving will begin tomorrow.  Can't wait to see what these campers will be up to tomorrow morning.

I always love the first day of a camp where students meet each other and they begin learning a new fun skill!!  None of the campers (except for one) had ever done any weaving before today.

But they all took to it very quickly.  In this picture, you see two of the students weaving with waste yarn.  We always start a project with waste yarn and soon move into the more fun and colorful yarns.

All of the campers got quite far on their scarves today.

After break time today, we learned how to dye yarn.  They had all different colors to choose from and it will be so fun to see what their yarn looks like when it is dry.

Don't you just love those stylish aprons?!!  They have to wear aprons because the dye will stain clothing.  I made these out of trash bags :o)

Look at that bright, yummy yarn!  I really like the contrast with the dark colored warp.

One of our students finished weaving her scarf today.  Woo Hoo!!  She hem stitched and finished the other end and now she just needs to finish up this end.  Tomorrow she will learn to warp and also learn some specialty stitches along with some beading if she wishes.

This is the second week of Crochet Camp for Let's Go Crafting and we have a whole new group of enthusiastic new crocheters.  All but one were brand new to crocheting this morning.  But by the end of our three hours they were doing great!

There was such a lot of great work going on today!

Fun yarn, a new skill, what could be better?

This camper already knew how to crochet, but she learned a better way to hold her yarn and hook so that her next projects will be easier to complete.

The first boy crochet camper!

This is such a great time for the campers!  They make new friendships and bond together.

We dyed yarn again this week because the campers really love this activity.  We soak the yarn first because the wet yarn takes up the dye better.

Every single camper finished their shoelaces today!!  What a great day at camp!

Our first day of crochet camp was today and boy are these kids quick learners!We always start out with shoelaces.  It's a quick way to learn the chain stitch and to also learn how to make your tension even.

Finished shoelaces!!

And another pair of finished shoelaces!

We also dyed yarn.  I love having the kids do this.  They have such a great time and it will be exciting for them tomorrow to roll up the yarn into balls and make something with it.

Each hank is different.  Some like just a smattering of dye...

while others like lots of dark vibrant colors.  Either way, the resulting yarn will be beautiful.

This camper even finished a hair scrunchie!  Then she started a beaded head band.

These camps are so fun!  I can't wait until tomorrow to see what each camper makes.