20160922 - Alpaca Art (SB)

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(From left) Jacobs High School senior Caitlyn Girten, 17, of Algonquin, senior Sydney Elliott, 18, of Algonquin and junior Deeva Evangelista, 16, of Carpentersville work on a tapestry using alpaca wool during a workshop hosted by fiber artist Susan Waldron at her Elgin alpaca farm Sept. 22. With a grant from the School District 300 Foundation for Educational Excellence, students learned the ancient art of alpaca felting to create one-of-a-kind art tapestries.

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Jacobs High School senior Alyssa Navarra, 17 of Carpentersville gets help from fiber artist Susan Waldron (far right) while making a tapestry using alpaca wool during a workshop hosted Waldron at her Elgin alpaca farm Sept. 22. With a grant from the School District 300 Foundation for Educational Excellence, students learned the ancient art of alpaca felting to create one-of-a-kind art tapestries.

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Jacobs High School senior Caitlyn Girten, 17, of Algonquin works on a tapestry using alpaca wool during a workshop hosted by fiber artist Susan Waldron at her Elgin alpaca farm Sept. 22. With a grant from the School District 300 Foundation for Educational Excellence, students learned the ancient art of alpaca felting to create one-of-a-kind art tapestries.

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Jacobs High School junior Deeva Evangelista, 16, of Carpentersville works on a tapestry using alpaca wool during a workshop hosted by fiber artist Susan Waldron at her Elgin alpaca farm Sept. 22. With a grant from the School District 300 Foundation for Educational Excellence, students learned the ancient art of alpaca felting to create one-of-a-kind art tapestries.

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Fiber artist Susan Waldron hosted a workshop at her Elgin alpaca farm for students from Jacobs High School Sept. 22. With a grant from the School District 300 Foundation for Educational Excellence, students learned the ancient art of alpaca felting to create one-of-a-kind art tapestries.

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Fiber artist Susan Waldron hosted a workshop at her Elgin alpaca farm for students from Jacobs High School Sept. 22. With a grant from the School District 300 Foundation for Educational Excellence, students learned the ancient art of alpaca felting to create one-of-a-kind art tapestries.

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Fiber artist Susan Waldron hosted a workshop at her Elgin alpaca farm for students from Jacobs High School Sept. 22. With a grant from the School District 300 Foundation for Educational Excellence, students learned the ancient art of alpaca felting to create one-of-a-kind art tapestries.