January & February 2025

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Needle felting

Needle Felting

Instructor: Marie-Lise Best
Date: January 18, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (2 Hours)
Class Size: Max of 8
Location: 2105 Wilson River Loop Road, Tillamook, OR 97141
Price: $55.00 (Latimer Member); $60.00 (Non-Member)
Materials: Instructor will provide materials and roving.

What you'll learn: Needle felting is the art of matting wool fibers together using a special needle with notches cut out of it to create felt. You will learn the types and size of needles to use, the different roving suitable for needle felting and you will create a felted piece of your choosing.
Handbag
Handbag Making (Lecture)
Instructor: Marie-Lise Best
Date: January 18, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (2 Hours)
Class Size: Max of 8
Location: 2105 Wilson River Loop Road, Tillamook, OR 97141
Price: $55.00 (Latimer Members); $60.00

What you'll learn: Student will learn professional methods of making handbags, totes and purses. This is a technique class and will consist of lecture only.
Kumihimo
Kumihimo
Instructor: Marie-Lise Best
Date: February 19, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (2 Hours)
Class Size: Max of 8
Location: 2105 Wilson River Loop Road, Tillamook, OR 97141
Price: $55.00 (Latimer Member); $60.00 (Non-Member) +  $10.00 Kit Fee (Payable to Instructor)
Materials: Students will be provided with a variety of threads, yarns, ribbons as well as 3 Kumihimo disks.

What you'll learn: Kumihimo is the traditional art of Japanese braiding dating back well over 1300 years. It consists of round, square and flat braids. Students will learn 3 different braiding techniques.
Wet felting

Wet Felting

Instructor: Marie-Lise Best
Date: February 19, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (2 Hours)
Class Size: Max of 8
Location: 2105 Wilson River Loop Road, Tillamook, OR 97141
Price: $55.00 (Latimer Member); $60.00 (Non-Member)
Materials: Instructor provided

What you’ll learn: Wet felting is the method of interlocking and compacting wool fibers which are first drenched in soap water and then rubbed until fabric has the same thickness. You will be creating a piece of felt using the wet felting technique and will be provided with many ideas of how and where to use your creation.

March 2025

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Sashiko iris 300dpi
Basic Sachiko
Instructor: Helene Knott
Date: March 1, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (6 Hours)
Class Size: Max of 12
Location: 2105 Wilson River Loop Road, Tillamook, OR 97141
Price: $85.00 (Latimer Member); $95.00 (Non-Member)(Prices include the kit materials)

Sashiko is a classic form of Japanese needlework dating back to antiquity. Superficially, it resembles quilting but the thread is coarser and the stitches larger. The resulting work is rustic and often utilitarian and so it is considered more of a country or folk art in Japan than a formal one. There are a wide variety of classical Sashiko designs but the stitching method can be applied to patterns and designs far beyond the traditional Japanese patterns. In the class, you will learn the basics of Sashiko while stitching a small mat, mug rug; or you may opt to start on a larger, more complex project if you wish. Put an extra layer of cloth under the stitching and now you have Boro - the art of Japanese mending. Also called 'Visible Mending' in the fiber arts community, this rustic patching technique has gained popularity both as a utilitarian craft and a decorative art as well. The class will include a lesson on this method and students are encouraged to bring a piece of stained or damaged clothing to patch if they wish on a garment that needs patching.
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Branch Weaving
Instructor: Marie-Lise Best
Date: March 12, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (2 Hours)
Class Size: Max of 8
Location: 2105 Wilson River Loop Road, Tillamook, OR 97141
Price: $55.00 (Latimer Member); $60.00 (Non-Member)
Materials: A requirement list will be provided 2 weeks prior to class following sign up .

 What you’ll learn: Branch weaving can be simple or complex depending on how much work you want to put into it. Once you warp your branch, you can become as creative as you want with the weft. Warp and weft are the two basic components used in weaving to turn thread or yarn into fabric. The lengthwise or longitudinal warp yarns are held stationary in tension on a frame or loom or branch while the transverse weft (sometimes woof) is drawn through and inserted over and under the warp.
Needle felting

Needle Felting

Instructor: Marie-Lise Best
Date: March 12, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (2 Hours)
Class Size: Max of 8
Location: 2105 Wilson River Loop Road, Tillamook, OR 97141
Price: $55.00 (Latimer Member); $60.00 (Non-Member)
Materials: Instructor will provide materials and roving.

What you'll learn: Needle felting is the art of matting wool fibers together using a special needle with notches cut out of it to create felt. You will learn the types and size of needles to use, the different roving suitable for needle felting and you will create a felted piece of your choosing.

April & May 2025

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Beg quilting

Beginning Quilting

Instructor: Marie-Lise Best
Date: April 12th, 19th, 26th, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (4 Hours total with an hour lunch break)
Class Size: Max of 8
Location: 2105 Wilson River Loop Road, Tillamook, OR 97141
Price: $135.00 (Member of Latimer); $145.00 (Non-Member)
Materials: Students will be provided with a list of items to bring to class.

What you’ll learn: Students will learn 9 basic blocks and finishing techniques Each session, the student will complete 2 blocks the last session will be one block, binding and finishing the quilt.
Crochet
Tunisian Crochet
Instructor: Marie-Lise Best
Date: May 14, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Class Size: Max of 8
Location: 2105 Wilson River Loop Road, Tillamook, OR 97141
Price: $55.00 (Member of Latimer); $60.00 (Non-Member)
Materials: A requirement list will be provided prior to the class date.

What you’ll learn: Tunisian crochet or Afghan crochet is a type of crochet that uses an elongated hook, often with a stopper on the handle end. It is considered to be a mixture of crocheting and knitting. This is because it requires you to hold all your stitches on the hook in the same way as you would knit. You will learn as many as 4-5 basic stitches.

Fall 2025

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Flower pounding
Flower Pounding
Instructor: Marie-Lise Best
Date: August 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (2 Hours)
Class size: Max of 8
Location: 2105 Wilson River Loop Road, Tillamook, OR 97141
Price: $55.00 (Member of Latimer); $60.00 (Non-Member)
Materials: This class has a kit fee of $5 payable to the instructor. The fee will provide each student with two 18X18 pieces of treated fabric.

What you’ll learn: Flower pounding is the technique of reverse dyeing on fabric using organic items. Basically, you are pounding the pigment contained in flowers and/or greens and transferring it to treated fabric. Students will create their own masterpieces using available flowers and greens. Instructions will be provided to assist in obtaining the best results.
Beg sewing
Beginning Sewing
Instructor: Marie-Lise Best
Date: September 10, 2025
Time: Session 1 (10:00AM - 12:00PM) (2 Hours)
Session 2 (1:00 PM - 3:00 PM) (2 Hours)
Class Size: Max of 8
Location: 2105 Wilson River Loop Road, Tillamook, OR 97141
Price: $55.00 (Member of Latimer); $60.00 (Non-Member)
Materials:

What you’ll learn:
Session 1 Parts of a sewing machine Care and Maintenance of sewing machine Learn to sew straight line, curved line, between lines on paper.
Session 2 Types of needles Types of fabric Sew on fabric Make a fabric basket
Pillow
Pillows
Instructor: Marie-Lise Best
Date: October 11, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (2 Hours)
Class size: Max of 8
Location: 2105 Wilson River Loop Road, Tillamook, OR 97141
Price: $55.00 (Member of Latimer); $60.00 (Non-Member)
Materials:

What you’ll learn: Student will learn various methods of making pillows, including, plain square pillow, lapped zippered pillow, flanged pillow, how to make piping, how to insert cording.