Experience required: Beginner
Tutor: Alison Firth
Course length: 3 hours
Cost: £32.00
Make a stylish snood for yourself or as a gift!
Whether you are new to knitting or have a few projects under your belt come to a knitting workshop and make a stylish snood using Rowan Big Wool. We will teach you how to knit, develop basic and more advanced stitch techniques and how to finish your piece so it looks professional not homemade.
The needles, wool required to complete your project, pattern and take home instruction pack are included.
You will learn:
- How to choose yarn that is appropriate for your project
- How to cast on
- Some basic and more advanced stitch techniques
- How to cast off
- Some finishing touches
Tea, coffee and homemade cakes are also included.
Don't forget our free drop-in 'Spin a Yarn' sessions where you can come for a chat, a cuppa, exchange tips and tricks and maybe ask a question or two ... Bring your own project. We hold these sessions on the second Wednesday of the month. Go to Spin a Yarn to book your free place.
Friday, 11 May 2012
9:30 - 12:30pm
Places Available:
Experience required: Intermediate
Tutor: Alison Firth
Course length: 3 hours
Cost: £32.00
Make some beautiful lace wrist warmers!
If you’ve mastered the basic stitch techniques but are stumped by the more advanced skills then this workshop is for you. We will teach you how to increase and decrease stitches, change the colour of your yarn, and various decorative techiques including lace holes and cables.
Knitting needles and yarn required to complete your project, pattern and take home instruction pack are included.
You will learn:
- how to read a knitting pattern
- techniques to increase and decrease your stitches
- change your yarn colour (stripes and fair isle)
- how to add decorative techniques including lace holes and cables
Please note: this is not a beginners workshop. You should already be able to cast on, knit, purl and cast off. To learn these skills try our basic knitting workshop.
Don't forget our free drop-in 'Spin a Yarn' sessions where you can come for a chat, a cuppa, exchange tips and tricks and maybe ask a question or two ... Bring your own project. We hold these sessions on the second Wednesday of the month. Go to Spin a Yarn to book your free place.
Friday, 11 May 2012
1:00 - 4:00pm
Places Available:
Experience required: Beginner
Tutor: Alison Firth
Course length: 3 hours
Cost: £32.00
Crochet is cool again– come along and learn the basic stitch techniques and we’ll show you how to create flowers turn them into fashionable brooches, necklaces, hairclips and more! The only limit is your imagination!
You will learn:
- How to choose yarn that is appropriate for your project
- How to read crochet patterns (charts too!)
- How to work a foundation chain
- How to work double and treble crochet
- How to work in the round or in rows
- How to finish off your piece
- What you can do with your floral corsage when it is completed - we have a selection of brooch pins you can choose from if that's your choice.
All materials and equipment (crochet hook and wool), tea coffee and homemade cakes are included.
Don't forget our free drop-in 'Spin a Yarn' sessions where you can come for a chat, a cuppa, exchange tips and tricks and maybe ask a question or two ... Bring your own project. We hold these sessions on the second Wednesday of the month. Go to Spin a Yarn to book your free place.
Friday, 27 April 2012
1:30 - 4:30pm
Places Available:Saturday, 19 May 2012
1:00 - 4:00pm
Places Available:Saturday, 30 June 2012
1:30 - 4:30pm
Places Available:Saturday, 15 September 2012
9:30 - 12:30pm
Places Available:MakeMe Crochet - Granny Squares aren't just for Grannies!
Experience required: Intermediate
Tutor: Alison Firth
Course length: 3 hours
Cost: £32.00
Join us for our intermediate crochet class where you will learn to make the classic Granny Square. Granny Squares are cool again and form the building blocks for many items on fashion runways and chic items for your home. They can be joined together to make gorgeous blankets, scarves, shrugs, wraps, handbags and more. The only limit to the Granny Square is your imagination!
On this intermediate workshop you will learn how to -
- crochet in the round
- change colour
- join the blocks together and how to finish off your piece
- read a chart pattern
* Please note that this is not a beginners workshop. We will assume that you know how to do the basic crochet stitches (chain, double crochet, half treble, treble, and double treble). We are happy to do a quick refresher but this shouldn't be your first go! If you are new to crochet, please see details of our beginners crochet class above.
All materials and equipment (crochet hook, pattern and wool), tea coffee and homemade cakes are included.
Don't forget our free drop-in 'Spin a Yarn' sessions where you can come for a chat, a cuppa, exchange tips and tricks and maybe ask a question or two ... Bring your own project. We hold these sessions on the second Wednesday of the month. Go to Spin a Yarn to book your free place.
Saturday, 15 September 2012
1:00 - 4:00pm
Places Available:'Spin a Yarn' Free Drop In Knit/Crochet Sessions
Experience required: Beginner - intermediate
Tutor: None - self led but we're here to answers questions!
Course length: 2.5 hours
Cost: Free
Come with your project and have a cuppa and a chat. Exchange tips and ask questions. We have a vast library of knitting and crochet texts and patterns available to peruse as well.
Although these sessions are free, we need to make sure we have a place for everyone so click Book Here to reserve your place.
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
9:30 - 12:00pm
Places Available:Wednesday, 9 May 2012
9:30 - 12:00pm
Places Available:MakeMe Felt - Needle Felting Workshop
Experience required: Beginner
Tutor: Margaret Harvey
Course length: 3 hours
Cost: £40.00
Needle felting was recently featured on Kirstie Allsops 'Homemade Britain' on Channel 4 and since then has become phenomenally popular. It is one of our most popular classes.
You will learn to use merino wool and other fibres to create a charming scene using basic needle felting techniques . Alternatively, you can make three dimensional hearts, butterflies and flowers and in both cases you can add decorative elements including buttons, beads and stitch.
You will be provided with a 5 x 7 box frame to mount your piece (your finished work will measure approximately 4 x 3.5) to take your piece home.
Very basic stitching skills are required (if you can thread a needle and sew a standard running stitch you can easily do this workshop). Please note that needle felting tools are very sharp!
In addition, you will also take home a workshop pack which will give you all the information you need to complete another project in your own time including where to obtain felting materials.
All materials, equipment and instruction are included and tea, coffee and homemade cake will be served.
Kids Knit - a Childrens Knitting Workshop (7+)
Experience required: Beginner
Tutor: Alison Firth
Course length: 3 hours
Cost: £30.00
We'll teach the children to make these gorgeous fingerless mittens...
Using Rowan Big Wool (a very chunky wool that allows for fast progress) we will teach all the techniques required to complete this and most other beginner projects. We'll also show how to add embellishments (ribbons and buttons) to truly finish off the mittens in style.
The needles, wool and pattern are included. We'll also provide a set of take home notes (with images) in case you forget how to do it when you get home!
On this workshop we will teach...
- How to choose yarn that is appropriate for your project
- How to cast on
- How to complete the knit stitch
- How to cast off
- Some finishing touches
Drinks and snacks are also included.
Saturday, 9 June 2012
10:00 - 1:00pm
Places Available:Saturday, 27 October 2012
9:30 - 12:30pm
Places Available:
Studio Time – Borrow workspace and equipment
When the workshop timetable allows, we have scheduled Studio Time where you can book hour long slots to work on your own project in our workshop.
Perhaps you don’t want to use your dining room table or floor for your project or you don’t want to be on your own? Come and use our large worktables and borrow a new Janome computerised machine for your sew or craft project. We also have most sewing and craft equipment that we would be pleased to lend you (if in doubt about what we might have, give us a call). We can also provide lots of moral support and might be able to help if you had a question or two. You may also make use of our extensive collection of reference materials on most crafty subjects for assistance or inspiration.If interested in making a booking, please contact us.
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