Wednesday 25th February
Fun & Funky Knitted Jewellery with Emma King
This workshop is based on Emma’s book of the same title. Taking inspiration from the accessories in the book you will work on jewellery designs such as knitted cuffs, necklaces and corsages. You will experiment with techniques such as knitting with beads, sequins and even buttons whilst having fun with yarn and colour.
Wednesday 25th March
Fairisle Knitting with Beads with Erica Pask
Using the two handed fairisle method to make a small bag in glace
Wednesday 22nd April
Wet felting with Claire Bullock
Claire is a local textile artist who uses traditional felt making methods to create the most wonderful scarves, bags, accessorise and art. This course will be based around making a bag. You will be given a list of all the equipment you will need to bring or Claire can supply a complete kit for £15 which can be used again and again to make your own projects.
Saturday 9th May
Professional Finishing Tecniques with Erica Pask
This course is about getting a really polished finish which does justice to the weeks spent knitting the garment. It will cover: starting out right – your tension and using the correct cast-on for the project; shaping techniques; professional button holes and picked-up edges, bands, collars etc; short-row shaping and three-needle cast-off for shoulder seams; blocking and pressing; putting in sleeves; sewing up using mattress and back stitch
Wednesday 20th May
Get Creative with Embellishments with Emma King
Embellishment techniques such as knitted flowers. leaves, frills and embroidery.
Saturday 6th June
Luxury & Lace with Sarah Hazell
This workshop shows you how to knit lace work and techniques for knitting with luxury yarns
Wednesday 17th June
Crochet Corsages with Erica Pask
Using Kid Silk Haze and shimmer, and cotton glace. Good for those who know the basics but want to move onto something creative.
Wednesday 15th July
Learn to Knit with Erica Pask
An introduction for absolute beginners or a refresher for rusty returnees, covering: casting on, knit and purl stitches, simple increasing and decreasing, casting off, tension, basic pattern reading and commonly used terms.
Saturday 5th September
Buttons with Sarah Hazell
Buttons - ways of using buttons for embellishment, knitted, crocheted and Dorset buttons
Wednesday 16th September
Crochet Bags with Sarah Hazell
Teaches simples shaping as well as adding beads and sequins
Thursday 22nd October
Blanket & Throws with Debbie Abrahams
This workshops based around her successful books, ‘Blankets and Throws to Knit’, ’25 Cushions to Knit’ and ‘More Blankets and Throws to Knit’ and offers subjects such as, intarsia combined with beading and cables combined with beading
Wednesday 14th October
Knitted Edges and Trimmings with Emma King
Fun and stylish edgings that can be added to knitted or non-knitted projects.
Wednesday 4th November
Festive Knitting with Debbie Abrahams
Author of ‘Blankets and Throws to Knit’, ’25 Cushions to Knit’ and ‘More Blankets and Throws to Knit’. Festive projects
Saturday 28th November
Accessorize with Sarah Hazell
Knitted, crocheted, needlefelted jewellery