 | Workshop Schedule Ref: GK/WS
Please give us a call on 0117 300 5211 to book your space, places are limited so book now!
Would make an excellent gift for a special friend.
Teas, coffees, biscuits and cakes will be provided, please bring your own lunch :-)
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| | Learn to spin! With Jeni from Fyberspates Ref: GK/LS
Saturday 18th October - 10.30 - 4.00 (includes an hours lunch)
In this workshop you will learn the theoretical basics of spinning yarn. How to spin wool and silk on a hand spindle which is yours to keep!! You will also spin with un-dyed and hand dyed fibres and learn how to work out some simple patterns with your yarn.
This workshop is suitable for beginners
Cost of workshop £45
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| | Festive Funky Fairisle! Ref: GK/FFF
Friday 24th October - with Sarah Hazel
10.30 - 4.00 (includes an hour's lunch)
Book a space quick, this workshop is a very popular one!
In this workshop you will make a pair of beautiful fingerless mittens using Rowan Felted Tweed. You will learn how to join and strand yarn, practise the two handed fair isle method and learn how to carry loose yarns across the back of your work. There will also be the opportunity to knit up swatches to explore different colour schemes.
This workshop is suitable for fairisle beginners!
Cost of workshop £40
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| | Jewoolery Gems - creative textile jewellery with yarn Ref: GK/CJ2
Saturday 25th October - - With Donna Jones
10.30 - 4.30 (includes an hours lunch)
Create your own trinkets using yarn in its many guises. This fun workshop will appeal to those wanting to explore how to create textile jewellery with yarns, ideal for making unique gifts - if you can bear to part with them! On the day you will learn the knowledge and skills you need to create original and exciting accessories and items of Jewellery from knitted, crocheted and felted yarns.
Donna is a mobile Rowan Consultant and is an experienced teacher and trainer in a wide range of settings. She enjoys all yarn related crafts including knitting, crochet, felting and textile jewellery making.
This workshop is suitable for all knitters who have basic to intermediate skills or above. A basic knowledge of crochet is useful, but not essential as this can be learned on the day.
Cost of workshop £40
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| | Design your own knits part one with Debbie Abrahams Ref: GK/DK3
Friday 7th November -
10.30 - 4.30 (includes an hours lunch)
A workshop inspired by Debbie Abraham's fourth title.
This workshop is back by popular demand so book up quickly!
In this workshop you will be guided through the process of how to create a knitted swatch using your own source of inspiration.
The following techniques will be covered:
Creating motifs, patterns and textured stitches from your inspiration
How to choose a colour palette
Understanding scale
How to create pattern repeats and how to make them fit
Choosing the most suitable yarn for your project
Getting the fabric quality right
How to measure tension accurately
How to convert measurement into stitches and rows
Suitable for knitters who can already knit and follow a basic knitting pattern but want to design their own knitted garments or accessories.
Cost of workshop £40
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| | A Professional Finish part 2 with Debbie Abrahams Ref: GK
Saturday 8th November - - Tips to professional knitting and finishing
10.30 - 4.30 (includes an hours lunch)
You do not need to have completed part 1 to the workshop to enrol onto part 2.
This workshop will give you the chance to learn more techniques to help you professionally knit and finish your garments.
You will be asked to do a small amount of preparation before you come to the workshop.
The finishing techniques that we will cover include:
Methods of casting on: thumb, cable and invisible
Shaping shoulders using short-row-shaping
How to knit a neat two-row buttonhole
Knitting and sewing down button/buttonhole bands
Sewing in a set-in sleeve
Suitable for knitters who have knitted and finished garments before, but want to improve their skills.
Cost of workshop £40
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| | Traditional fair isle - steek it to 'em!! Ref: GK/FIS
Saturday 22nd November - With Becky of Get Knitted
10.30 - 4.30 (includes an hours lunch)
In this workshop Becky Murray of GetKnitted will teach you some of the more traditional Fair isle knitting techniques, including colour knitting on circular and double pointed needles, corrugated ribbing, and steeking (cutting into a knitted tube to create armholes). As with her first Fair isle workshop, she will help you to experiment with colour combining, and make sure you are comfortable with two-handed knitting, stranding and weaving.
Materials will be provided for you to begin a mini project on the day, to be completed at home.
This workshop is suitable for post-beginners.
Cost of workshop £40
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| | Textured Knits with cables and bobbles Ref: GK/TK
Saturday 6th December - with Donna Jones
10.30 - 4.30 (includes an hour's lunch)
Linked to current trends and this season's magazines, this workshop demonstrates how different textures can be combined.
Textured knitting will be look at simple textured stitches and raising the surface of your knitting fabric with cables and bobbles. On the day you will knit a number of samples using these techniques and you will be shown how your knitted swatches can be developed into a project, such as a small bag and given advice on construction and finishing.
You will be shown the following techniques
Simple textured stitch patterns
Crossed stitches to make twisted rib patterns
Cable technique and a range of common cable patterns
Incorporating beading into cable work
Gain familiarity with the common abbreviations used
How to read cables from a graph
Knitted in bobbles
Separately knitted bobbles which can be used for buttons and embellishments
Suitable for new knitters who can already knit and purl and for intermediate knitters who would like to develop their skills further.
Cost of workshop £40
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