Classes: Early Spring 2026

Have you ever put in hours of work on a sweater only to snag it on something? A button or worse yet a sharp object? Do you have a mending pile you don’t know how to tackle?

In this class we are going to apply some familiar techniques and a couple of new ones to our homework swatches and address these common mending situations:

• Thinning sock heels
• Spots of broken yarn
• Holes in stocking stitch

Needles & Notions needed:

• Small amount of worsted weight yarn in one colour and a small amount of contrast colour.
• 4.5 mm needles
• Clip on stitch markers, scissors, tapestry needle, scrap yarn, crochet hook

Please bring your completed homework.

Skill level: Intermediate

Celebrate the charm of folk artist Maud Lewis through needle felting!

In this class, students will create a flat, wool tapestry inspired by Lewis’s iconic cat paintings. All of the fundamentals of needle felting are covered, from essential tools to techniques like shaping wool and controlling texture with your needles.

No prior experience is necessary—all materials are provided.

Skill level: Beginner

Double knitting is a reversible knitting technique where 2 sides of your fabric are created at the same time. It’s excellent for toasty warm accessories (double thick hats!), squishy home goods (cuddly blankets!), and professional-looking garment finishes (double knit button bands!). Learn the basics while making a super cute sheep potholder: you’ll learn a tidy cast on, the basics of making 2-sided fabric, how to get tidy edge tension, how to read a double knit colourwork chart, and a bind off that matches your cast on.

Materials to bring: 3.75 mm circular or straight needles, locking stitch markers, darning needle, and scissors.

Materials provided: yarn and pattern

Skills Required Before Class:

• Knitter has previously completed at least 1 stranded colourwork project
• Knitter is already comfortable reading stranded knitting colourwork charts
• Knitter is already comfortable working basic knitting techniques (knit, purl, slip, casting on, binding off).

Skill level: Intermediate

Create your own Cotswold sheep using our brand-new felting kit, made with curly locks grown right here on our farm! In this hands-on class, you’ll learn needle felting techniques to sculpt sweet, woolly sheep using fibre from our very own flock of Cotswold sheep. Our kits include reusable items, like instructions, felting needles and a felting block, that you can continue to use after class for many more projects to come.

Skill level: Beginner. Age 12+ (kids accompanied by an adult).

Skill level: Beginner

Steeking is a technique used in Fair Isle knitting to position sleeves and shape necklines. It cleverly allows the knitter to work in the round. The scary part is actually cutting your knitting to complete the garment.

Why not learn how to steek with confidence? Gain experience while knitting a sweater for your tea pot. ‘Blue Jays in Winter’ was designed for you to learn how to:

• Choose the type of steek for your project
• Set up and knit 2 types of steeks
• Reinforce and cut a steek
• Pickup stitches next to a steek

Materials: Yarn Kit provided – includes 6 colours of Briggs & Little 100% wool and original pattern

Skill Level: Advanced – Must be familiar with working in the round and have some experience of stranded knitting. All demonstrations will be on circular needles.

Please bring:

• Your Lunch – coffee & tea will be provided
• Your completed homework

Skill level: Advanced

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

These cute baby slippers make an excellent gift for any new arrivals in your life, especially since they’re so quick to make. They’re also a great way to try several fibre arts skills in one project: the sides of each slipper are crocheted but the upper and ankle are knit! In the class, we’ll begin by crocheting around the sides of the slipper sole so that it doesn’t pucker or fold. Then, we’ll pick up into the crochet sts to knit the upper. Finally, we’ll work the ankle in the round, finishing with a stretchy bind off. Bonus: once you’ve made your baby pair, you’ll have all the skills you’ll need to make a child or adult pair!

Materials to Bring:

• 5.5 mm double pointed needles (or 32” circular needles if more comfortable with magic loop)
• 3.25 mm crochet hook (3 mm or 3.5 mm is fine too)
• Locking stitch markers
• Scissors
• Darning needle

Materials Provided: Yarn, slipper soles, and pattern
Skill level:
Participants must already be comfortable with the following knitting and crochet skills:

• Knitting: the knit stitch, the purl stitch, ssk, k2tog, knitting in the round (magic loop or double pointed needles), and binding off
• Crochet: chain, single crochet, double crochet, slip stitch

Skill level: Advanced Beginner

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