To register for our workshops, please call 902-542-2656 or toll free at 1-877-634-2737. When you reach our voicemail, please leave a message as you will be placed in the class sign-up queue.
Kitchen Witch
Create your own Kitchen Witch, choice of free standing, or hanging, by participating in this fun filled Needle Felting Tutorial. Learn how to make a small pose-able witch doll, broom, and pumpkin from beautifully dyed wool.
Skill level: Beginner
Wet Felted Fairy Tale Pumpkin
Using a complex resist, you will create your own fantasy, fairy tale pumpkin. It takes a fair bit of time, but so worth the effort. This workshop runs for 2 sessions. We will be working with merino roving, cheesecloth and various other fibres to create this unique addition to your fall décor!
Please bring along an old towel, a small bucket or large bowl, 10 or more plastic grocery bags, a pair of scissors and a pen. Bring your lunch as well!
Pease note: This is NOT a beginner workshop. Some wet felting experience using a resist is highly recommended.
Skill level: Intermediate
Learn How to Weave on a Rigid Heddle Loom
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. There will be a maximum of 6 students in the class with 2 instructors.
Please bring your lunch.
Skill level: Beginner
Beginner Needlefelting
Create your own unique tapestry using the traditional technique of needle felting. Bring a photo of your favourite landscape or work from provided samples. Needle felting experience is not necessary but would be considered an asset.
Skill level: Beginner
Tidal Ripples Hat
Fair Isle is a colour knitting tradition that uses at most two colours for any row. Once you’ve mastered a few techniques, you can play with colour and create a wide range of creative items.
Why not join us for a fun workshop? This design is inspired by the retreating tides of the Bay of Fundy. Learn these basic techniques while creating a hat:
- Holding 2 yarn colours
- Kniting without tangling yarns
- Working corrugated ribbing
- Stranding pattern colours
- Recognizing the colour principles that make Fair Isle designs effective
Skill level: Intermediate
Sheep Skin Slipper Knit-a-Long
Winter is coming and everyone needs a pair of cozy slippers! Over three Tuesday evenings Tasha will teach you everything you need to know to complete a pair of adult slippers. Please bring a 3.-3.5mm crochet hook and 5.5 dpns or 5.5mm 32” circular needles.
Participants should be comfortable knitting and purling, using dpns or magic loop and basic crochet.
Skill level: Advanced Beginner
Cabled Cotswold Hat
Learn basic cable stitch while knitting this classic hat with our own Cotswold yarn. Super warm hat makes a great gift for anyone! Must be able to knit and purl and knit in the round.
There is homework with this class. Participants should bring a 16” 5.5 mm circular needle.
Skill level: Intermediate
Next Steps in Weaving
Next Steps in Weaving is designed to help you get the most out of you rigid heddle loom. We will cover technical aspects of weaving… choosing the right reed, yarn, colour theory, pick up sticks and more. Tammy will also share tips on all aspects of warping and weaving and answer your questions. Then it’s time to put it all together as you plan and warp your own project!
Participants must provide their own loom and be comfortable warping. If extra reeds or other equipment will be needed these should be ordered at time of registration.
Skill level: Beginner
Anatomy of a Stitch
Understanding how knitted fabric goes together is a huge help for ‘Reading your Knitting’. It is the first step to finding and fixing the ‘whoops’ we all make.
In this workshop we’ll consider the basic knit stitch from several perspectives:
- Right side, left side
- Front, back
- Upside down, right side up
- Stitch position on the needle
- Direction of the yarn
- Slipping, twisting and more
We will not be making a project; We are going to play with a tubular swatch. We are free to experiment and learn. What could be better than simply playing?
Skill level: Intermediate
Knitting Sweaters that Fit
Is there a sweater mishap in your past?? Are you knitting shawls only because the fit is so forgiving?? Do you yearn for the coziness of a sweater but are nervous about the vagaries of pattern measurements?? Are you intimidated by gauge specifications??
If you answered yes to any, or all, of these questions why not join us and we’ll spend a morning exploring common knitting questions? Knitting is one of the great pleasures of life and making things that fit is particularly rewarding.
In this workshop we’ll consider the basic drop shoulder sweater shape and explore the following topics:
- Understanding finished measurements
- Approaches to swatching
- Your tension vs the pattern gauge
- Basic calculations – will it go around me comfortably?
- Getting the length of sleeves to come out ok
- Rules of thumb for yarn amounts
Materials Provided : Sweater Work Sheets and examples.
Skill level: Intermediate
Crochet a Granny Square Throw
Join Tasha and learn how to crochet a granny square! Learn how to expand the granny square into a throw using the amazing colours of Noro yarn.
Participants will need to bring a 6mm crochet hook.
Skill level: Beginner