 | 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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| | A Professional Finish with Debbie Abrahams Ref: GK/PF
Friday August 8th 10.30 - 4.30 (includes an hour's lunch)
This workshop is suitable for knitters who have knitted and finished garments before but want to improve their skills.
This workshop will give you the chance to learn how to professionally knit and finish your garments. Before the day of the workshop you will be asked to knit up the panels for a miniature garment using Dk weight yarn. You must bring the knitted panels with you to the workshop.
On the day of the workshop you will talk through the pattern instructions and any queries about the pattern can be answered. With Debbie's help you will then assemble the garment. The finishing techniques that we will cover include:
- Blocking and pressing
- Joining the shoulders by casting off the stitches together
- Picking up stitches around the neck
- Sewing in a drop-shoulder sleeve
- Sewing the knitted panels together using mattress stitch
- Sewing in the ends
PLUS You will also receive a 10% off voucher for purchases made on the day!!
Cost of Workshop £40
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| | Design your own knits in 5 easy steps part 2 Ref: (GK/DA3)
Saturday August 9th 10.30 - 4.30 (includes an hour's lunch)
This course is suitable for knitters who can already knit and follow a basic knitting pattern but want to design their own knitted garments or accessories. In this workshop you will be guided through the process of how to make your own spec drawing and graph up your design so that it is ready to knit!
NOTE: You don't have to have done part 1 to enrol on this workshop, anyone is welcome!
The following techniques will be covered:
How to make a spec drawing
Where to get the measurements from for your design
How to convert measurements into stitches and rows
Making the maths work
How to transfer your design onto graph paper
How to work out how much yarn you will need for your design
Writing up your own knitting pattern
PLUS You will also receive a 10% off voucher for purchases made on the day!!
Cost of Workshop £40
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| | Hand dyeing your own yarn - with Jeni from Fyberspates Ref: GK/HD
Saturday August 16th 10.30 - 3.30 (includes an hour's lunch)
In this workshop you will have 3 different types of yarn to dye. Sock yarn for socks, Superwash merino dk for some gloves, and a lace weight hank for a lace project.
This course is suitable for complete beginners
Cost of workshop £40
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| | Style a knit! With Donna Jones Ref: GK/SK
Saturday 6th September - 10.30 - 4.30 (includes an hours lunch)
Achieving a good fit is vital to increasing confidence in your knitting and being proud to wear what you have created. This workshop shows you how to make alterations to a pattern without having to compromise on style.
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.
Suitable for knitters who are interested in developing their technical expertise
Cost of workshop £40
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| | Creative cables and crossed stitches Ref: GK/CC2
Saturday 13th September - with Becky Murray from Get Knitted
10.30 - 4.30 (includes an hours lunch)
Are you an advanced beginner who has mastered the basic stitches and now feels ready to spread your knitterly wings? Have you found a project you'd love to get your teeth into but feel put off by those complex instructions? Over the course of this day-long workshop, Becky Murray of Get Knitted will show you how to read texture-heavy patterns and charts and you will knit a variety of cables and crossed stitch patterns. You will also begin to knit your very first cable project. The day will be broken up by forays into the history of Aran and other texture-knitting traditions. During the session you will be given the materials to begin a mini project which you may finish at home.
This workshop is suitable for post-beginners.
Cost of workshop £40
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| | Fair isle for the faint hearted! Ref: GK/FI2
Saturday 27th September - beginners fair isle With Becky Murray from Get Knitted
10.30 - 4.30 (includes an hours lunch)
In this one-day workshop Becky Murray of GetKnitted will introduce Fairisle knitting. We will practise various methods of knitting which help us achieve a perfect finish with our Fairisle piece. We will also learn about combining colours effectively, enabling us to take commercial patterns and create our own colour schemes. During the session you will be given the materials to begin a mini project which you may finish at home.
This workshop is suitable for beginners
Cost of workshop £40
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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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| | 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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