Classes

The rigid heddle loom is very lightweight, portable and easy to use. In this class you will learn to warp the loom, weave a sampler and basic finishing techniques. Includes use of a rigid heddle loom for the day. Please bring your lunch.

Skill level: Beginner

Come join Carrie Clem and learn to make your first rug hooking piece. Using Deanne Fitzpatrick’s Atlantic Canada-inspired kits, you’ll learn all the basics while discussing the history, resources, tools, and materials involved with this classic craft, all while enjoying tea and homemade oatcakes!

Skill level: Beginner

Learn the art of 3D needle felting while creating a number of miniature pumpkins and jack o’lanterns. Perfect for table decorations, you can work with provided sample or create our own masterpieces. All materials provided.

Skill level: Beginner

In this series of 3 classes, you’ll learn how to make your first pair of socks with a classic cuff-down heel flap construction.

Class 1: Casting on, knitting in the round with double pointed needles, ‘Sock 101’ lecture
Class 2: Turning the heel
Class 3: Working the toe

Materials to bring:
3.25mm double pointed needles
Darning needle
Locking stitch markers (at least 6)

Level: Advanced beginner. Must already be confident with the knit stick, the purl stitch, including with Kfb, and decreasing with SSK and K2tog.

Skill level: Advanced Beginner

You’ll learn to read colour charts, colour changes in warp and weft, shuttle management, tips for tidy selvedges and finishing, and an overview of hemming with a machine. This makes a fantastic colour and weave gamp that can be used to help plan future projects. Includes 3 cones of 2/8 cotton.

Equipment Required:

• 24” Rigid Heddle Loom
• 10 dent reed 3 stick shuttles or 3 boat shuttles
• Extra warping sticks
• A loom stand (optional but recommended)
• All the usual weaving paraphernalia (warping sticks, darning needle, scissors, t-pins, s- hooks, tape measure etc.)

Skill level: Must be comfortable warping independently

Skill level: Intermediate

Join Jenna and learn to spin your own yarn! Jenna will take you through the steps of spinning your first yarn. You will learn the essential spinning vocabulary, learn to spin using a drop spindle and gain the skills to spin beautiful singles.

A drop spindle and fibre is included in the cost of the class.

Skill level: Beginner

Worsted vs. wooden, long-draw vs. short draw, backward vs. forward, long-wool vs. down-breed. Have you learned to spin on your wheel, but you are unsure about what all these terms mean and how they impact your spinning and the yarns you can make? Join Carrie Clem (@northmountain_weaver) for a workshop where these murky terms will be made clear through explanations and demos. The learning from this workshop will allow you to have control over the yarn you want to make, depending on the intended final use, and let you bring out the best in a given fibre and preparation. For this workshop you should have your own wheel and know the basics of spinning on it.

Skill level: Intermediate

Why not explore modular knitting with a hat of mitred squares? Start with one square and build on it. One square leads to another, pick up some stitches and knit on. The colour shifts in the yarn combined with the construction approach create a unique look each time. The technique is versatile and can be applied to many styles of garment.

The Market Square Hat is created with:

• Garter stitch
• Centred double decreases
• Lots of pick up and knit and finishes with a five sided top.

Materials included: Original pattern + the ball of your choice from yarn selection provided

Needles & Notions needed:

• 3.5mm – 40cm circular needle
• 3.55mm double pointed needles
• Row Counter
• Clip on stitch markers
• Tapestry needle
• Scrap yarn
• Crochet hook (optional)

Skill Level: Adventurous intermediate

Skill level: Intermediate

Create a unique wall hanging while learning the craft of tapestry weaving.  Learn how to set up a frame loom as well as a number of basic weaving techniques and finishing skills.

Skill level: Beginner

Knitting lace is all about making holes in the desired places. Why not start your lace journey with this symmetric triangular shawl? We’ll explore:

• Some considerations when selecting hand dyed yarns
• Shawl construction – increases and decreases to create all those decorative holes;
• Blocking techniques to finish your work to best advantage

Materials included: original pattern + the skein of your choice from yarn selection provided.

Please bring:

• 4.5mm – 80cm circular needle
• Row counter, removable stitch markers, tapestry needle

Skill Level: Intermediate – Must be master of knit, purl and have competed a few projects before.

Skill level: Intermediate