Our Winter Workshop Schedule is ready and we are excited about our program this winter :)
From Dyeing your own yarn to making a sweater your way to weaving and spinning - come join us for some fiber fun :) Please contact or visit the store for further information :)
Colour Your Yarn – Lyn Gemmell
Level: Introduction
Date:
Saturday – February 7, 2014
Time: #1
- 10:00 – 12:30
#2 – 2:00 – 4:30
Cost: $25
(+tax) (supplies extra)
This
exciting class will give you the tools to start dyeing your very own yarn. Create one of a kind colour combinations. Let
your artist shine through. J
Toe-Up Socks Using the Magic Loop Method –
Janet Rice-Bredin & Karen Abourbih
Level: Intermediate+ (not
appropriate for beginners)
Date: Saturday – February 14, 2015
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $50 (+tax) (supplies extra)
Come
learn this exciting way of sock knitting from the toe all the way up to the
ribbing. We will take you through the
magical cast on, gusset, heel turn, heel and all the way to the top. This workshop references, and we highly
recommend you purchase, Socks From The Toe Up by: Wendy D. Johnson. J
Rigid Heddle Rag Rug Weaving Seminar – Janet
Rice-Bredin
Level:
Beginner/Intermediate
Date:
Saturday – February 21, 2015
Time:
10:00 – 11:30
Cost: $15
(+tax) (supplies extra)
Learn the specific techniques relating to
weaving rag rugs and bags using your rigid heddle loom. Topics covered are
fabric preparation, warp types, colour & design, & warping tips. There
will also be a rag rug weaving techniques demonstration. J
Supplies needed: Notebook & pen, camera or
phone camera.
Knitting Top-Down Sweaters with a Yoke Neckline
– Deb Gemmell
Level: Intermediate
Date: Saturday – February 28, 2015
Time: 10:00 – 4:00
Cost: $50
(+tax) (supplies extra)
Using
Cabin Fever’s Need A Yoke Book – come and learn how to create your own look for
a beautiful top down sweater. We will be
working on a summer top – to get us excited about the warmer weather. J
Beginner Weaving Workshop
(2 part workshop)- Sharon Urquhart
Level: Beginner
Date: Saturday – March 7
& 14 2015
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $75 (+tax) (supplies extra)
This
workshop is designed for the beginner weaver.
A loom will be provided. The
first Saturday you will learn how to set up your warp and will be weaving a
simple scarf. You will be able to take the loom home for the week. The Second Saturday you will learn how to
remove your scarf from the loom and finishing techniquesJ
Stranded Knitting – Fingerless Mitts - Janet
Rice-Bredin & Karen Abourbih
Level: Intermediate
Date: Saturday – March 21, 2015
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $50(+tax) (supplies extra)
Come
learn Stranded (colour) knitting with these beautiful Fingerless Mitts. A fun project that will surely leave you
wanting to do more stranded knitting J
Intermediate Spindle Class – The Turkish
Spindle – Elizabeth Leblanc
Level:
Intermediate
Date:
Saturday March 28, 2015
Time:
10:00 - 4:00
Cost: $50
(+tax) (supplies extra)
Do you already know how to use a drop spindle, but want to learn more
advanced techniques? Do you spin yarn on your wheel but are interested in
learning how to use a drop spindle? In this class, you will learn how to use
the amazing Turkish spindle, how to wind the perfect center-pull ball, how to
"ply-on-the-fly" using the Navajo-plying method, and much more. Basic
hand spinning (spindle or wheel) knowledge required. J
Blocking Seminar – Janet Rice-Bredin
Level:
All Levels
Date:
Saturday April 11, 2015
Time:
10:00 – 11:30
Cost: $15
(+tax)
Come and
learn tips and tricks to get the perfect blocked garment. When we have put so much work into our
garments we want them to look their best.
Finishing Techniques Seminar – Janet
Rice-Bredin
Level:
All Levels
Date:
Saturday April 18, 2015
Time:
10:00 – 11:30
Cost: $15
(+tax)
Things
you will learn: how to have a perfect
seam on your sweater, how to weave in your ends – tips and tricks J
Lace Shawl for those Cool Summer Evenings – Elizabeth
Leblanc
Level:
Intermediate
Date:
Saturday April 25, 2015
Time: 10:00 – 4:00
Cost: $50
(+tax) (supplies extra)
The
perfect start to lace knitting. This is
a beautiful shawl with minimal lace and knit using a DK weight yarn – perfect
for those cooler summer evenings whether at your cottage or at a BBQ J
Afternoon Drop-In Knitting Groups
Tuesday – Thursday during store hours
Personal Help Sessions – Available to book on select Friday
Afternoons & Saturdays – 15mins for $7:50 (perfect for: learning to
knit/special technical questions/help with existing projects)
Store Knit-A-Long Groups
Saturday – 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm KAL – Colour Knitting Sweater
Sweet
Yarns – 705-586-4648
