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From the Bag to the Bank |
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What You’ll Learn |
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Gain an understanding of these Fiber Art Industries and discover what their consumers want to buy:
· Spinning · Weaving · Knitting/Crochet · Felting |
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No Experience Necessary |
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1 Day Seminar & Workshop |
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This seminar offers: · Mill Prep · Marketing |
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Hands On Learning |
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This workshop is designed to teach you how to turn alpaca fiber into cash in five simple steps:
1. Understanding the Fiber Art Industry 2. Selecting a Niche Market 3. Creating a Demand through Product Design & Presentation 4. Preparing a Fleece for the Mill 5. Communicating with a Mill
AND … You will develop and design a market for a product AND… You will prepare an alpaca fleece for the mill |
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This is the same seminar that we’ve presented at: · AOBA Mid Winter Conference · World Alpaca Conference/AOBA Nationals · Breeder’s Choice Auctions · And many alpaca shows PLUS The expanded 1-day version also includes a workshop on product development. |
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Mill Prep |
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Hands On Learning |
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You will actually OPEN the BAG, learn how to skirt and sort the fleece to create better yarn. It’s a different process than preparing a fleece for the show.
Do you want to combine your fleeces?
Or keep the fleece as individual alpacas?
All fleeces serve a purpose, but they are not created equally. We’ll show you how to decide how to prepare each fleece and which ones are compatible.
The reasons for doing so are covered in the Marketing Section of this class.
How do you want your yarn to come back? It all depends on the micron count and your plans on it’s uses. |
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What You’ll Learn |
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Marketing |
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Hands On Learning |
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What You’ll Learn |
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Get ready to get your fiber out of the bag and into the bank. |
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Now that you’ve create finished goods from your own alpacas, how do you go from bag to bank? We’re not telling our secrets here. But you’ll get lots of advice and marketing techniques as we close our seminar. Stacy and Lisa have many years experience in the advertising/marketing world. We’ll brainstorm together and you’ll be inspired. |
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As fiber artists and alpaca breeders we can help you get your fiber out of the bag and into the bank! |
