Sunday Add-ons

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This workshop will give a brief overview of some accessible single-breed wools and the variety they can offer to your felting. We will also briefly explore the history and tradition of these single-breed wools. This workshop is hands on, you will be able to touch, and experiment with breeds in their different forms (raw, carded, spun).

10:30 AM-1:30 PM

Saturday, November 12

Join instructor Lee Sartori, CoCo Crochet Lee, and learn the beautiful art of Tunisian crochet. Tunisian crochet is a fluid mixture of crochet and knitting and results in a gorgeous fabric!

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Saturday, November 12

10:30 AM-11:30 AM

Saturday, November 12

Tanya Harnett is a member of the Carry-The-Kettle First Nations in Saskatchewan. She is an artist and an Associate Professor at the University of Alberta in a joint appointment in the Department of Art and Design and in the Faculty of Native Studies. She has previously taught at the University of Lethbridge and MacEwan University.

Working in various media including, photography, drawing, printmaking
and fiber, Harnett’s studio practice engages in the notions about politics, identity, history, spirituality and place. She has exhibited regionally, nationally and internationally.

Some of her exhibitions include; persona grata at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery (2007), Tracing Histories: Presenting the
Unpresentable at the Glenbow Museum (2008), Satoya Mani Win, RMIT Project Space, Melbourne
(2011), The New World and The End of Language, MODEM Centre for Modern and Contemporary Arts, Hungary (2013), Scarred/Sacred Waters (2014) the University of Aberdeen, Scotland and Oxford University’s Pitt Rivers Museum, UK.

She is included in collections such as; the Alberta Foundation for
the Arts, the Glenbow Museum, Moscow’s Puskin Museum of Fine Arts, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and the Aboriginal Art Centre at the Department of Aboriginal and Northern Development Canada in Ottawa. Harnett is an avid community supporter for Contemporary Aboriginal Artists. She participated in the creation of the University of Lethbridge BFA Native American Art (Studio) and the BFA Native American Art (Art History/Museum Studies) and she contributes writings on Aboriginal Contemporary Art to Canadian Art Magazine. She is the recipient of various grants that include the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, Alberta
Foundation for the Arts, and Canada Council for the Arts. She was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 2015 and was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal by Lt. Governor General of Alberta.

NO kit is needed for this class. Student can bring yarn left over from various projects, or choose a random selection of mini skeins if need be. Instructor will have some additional yarn that students can add to swatches.

Required materials to bring:

A selection of small amounts of yarn (5-10 yards minimum) including at least 5 colours. Primarily fingering weight is preferred but this can include various weights of yarn. Please make sure yarn is wound into a ball.

Knitting needles in a range of sizes suitable for DK and Worsted knitting (choose the size(s) you prefer to use).

Misc notions including scissors, stitch markers etc.

Notebook

Pen

10:30 AM-12:30 AM

Saturday, November 12

Caroline learned to knit when she was four and has been fascinated by fibres and yarn ever since! She is the founder and creative director of Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts where she uses her passion and deep knowledge of fibre to design the custom yarns and colour ways sold by her company. Caroline also works as a knit designer, appearing in various publications including Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, and Wool Studio, and is also published through Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts. Caroline is an avid fibre artist and loves nothing more than to share her passion for fibres, yarn, and knitting with other people through teaching!

Are you a yarn user who wants to create their own yarn? Are you a wheel spinner who wants something more portable for spinning? Or maybe you know how to spin on a spindle but you need a refresher. Or maybe you just want to learn to spin for the sake of spinning! This four hour class is for all of you! We will learn the basics of spinning and plying on a suspended spindle. We will talk about 

- twist and how twist makes fibres into yarn, 

- the mechanics of how your spindle works,

- different methods of plying if you only have one spindle

- how to spin from common fibre preparations, like batts and top

And then you can take your spindle and all your leftover fibre home with you to practice!

Prerequisites

None.

This class is suitable for absolute beginners or novice spinners that want a refresher on how to spin with a suspended spindle.

 

Tools and Supplies needed

- A few empty toilet paper rolls

- Pen and paper to take notes

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Saturday, November 12

Elana Goodfellow

“I love to infect others with the passion of creating their own yarns. It’s such a pleasure and a privilege to help someone free their spirit so that they can make the yarn that feeds their soul.”

Elana has been hand spinning for twelve years and has attained her Master Spinner Certification (2020) from Olds College. Bringing the art and craft of the past into the present is Elana’s passion so learning and sharing hand spinning techniques with others is a natural fit for fulfilling this. She has been teaching spinning classes since graduation and has been published in both Spin-Off and Ply magazines.

You can find Elana at her website www.twotimesinfinity.ca or on Instagram at @twotimesinfinity.

Each breed of sheep produces a distinct type of wool for knitting and crochet. Understanding the qualities and characteristics of these breeds will inform and accentuate your knitting. Texture, colourwork, cables and drape are all affected by the unique wool breeds. This workshop will give a brief overview of some accessible single-breed wools and the variety they can offer to your knitting. We will also briefly explore the history and tradition of these single-breed wools. This workshop is hands on, you will be able to touch, and experiment with breeds in their different forms (raw, carded, spun).

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

Saturday, November 12

Join instructor Lee Sartori, CoCo Crochet Lee, as we create adorable amigurumi bunnies! Amigurumi is the Japanese art of crocheting in the round, and is the perfect beginner project for new crocheters!

2:30 PM-5:30 PM

Saturday, November 12

Stranded colour work comes in many forms with the two most popular being Mosaic and Fair Isle. In this class we will explore these two forms of stranded colourwork and also learn how to handle steeks. We will practice these skills while learning to knit The Tulip Shawl, which uses all these skills, but has the advantage of a no fail steek! You’ll leave this class able to work several methods of simple stranded colour work and have the confidence to take on new challenges as you explore this wonderful technique in your knitting.

There are two kit options for this class, giving two price options. Kit one includes two 50gm skeins of Lascaux Fine. Kit two is The Tulip Shawl and includes yarn and pattern for a mixed marl and stranded shawl with steek. Please make sure yarn is wound into a ball.

Required materials to bring:

DPN’s or 9-12” circular knitting needles in size 4.5mm/US 7. Swatches can be knit flat if you prefer to use longer needles. 

Misc notions including sharp scissors, tapestry needle, stitch markers etc.

Crochet hook size E or F.

Notebook

Pen

3:00 PM-6:00 PM

Saturday, November 12

Caroline learned to knit when she was four and has been fascinated by fibres and yarn ever since! She is the founder and creative director of Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts where she uses her passion and deep knowledge of fibre to design the custom yarns and colour ways sold by her company. Caroline also works as a knit designer, appearing in various publications including Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, and Wool Studio, and is also published through Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts. Caroline is an avid fibre artist and loves nothing more than to share her passion for fibres, yarn, and knitting with other people through teaching!

SUNDAY

Understanding how sleeve style impacts fit and style can greatly enhance your sweater knitting experience. Planning ahead on how to tackle the sleeves can not only save time and trouble, but it can also help you to find the sweater patterns that you really want to make. This course will give you an overview of sleeve types, will help you to plan for modifications that may be needed for fit, and will discuss ways of modifying sleeves for all the variations in style that we can dream up!

10:30 AM-1:30 PM

Sunday, November 13

Join instructor Lee Sartori, CoCo Crochet Lee, and crochet two beautiful Christmas Ornaments to hang on the tree. Materials needed: White cotton thread and a 2.5mm steel crochet hook, medium-weight green, red, and white yarn, and a 4mm crochet hook.

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Sunday, November 13

Did you know that Canada used to produce 90% of all the textiles we consumed? Now we produce less than 5% and most of the raw materials are sourced outside of Canada. This lecture will look at the social, political and environmental factors that changed our textile industry and what opportunities exist to revitalize the Canadian wool industry from a manufacturing and industry perspective.

10:30 AM-1:30 PM

Sunday, November 13

Creativity is messy, and that means every creative act involves loads of imperfection. And you know what? Imperfection is fascinating. Even though it’s uncomfortable (maybe because it’s uncomfortable). Mighty Ugly is a creativity exercise designed to make us less fearful of failing when we make stuff. The more we can be certain that we won’t die when we fail at making something, the more adventurous we’ll become, the more excited we’ll feel about our creativity, and the closer we’ll come to truly loving learning and trying new things. This workshop will help you embrace the ugly side of creativity by inviting you to craft your own ugly doll from craft scraps, leftovers and other odds and ends. It sounds simple, but it can be transformative! Participants are asked to bring craft scraps like bits of yarn or fabric, odd buttons, scraps of ribbons or pipe cleaners or paper, etc.

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Sunday, November 13

Hand dyed yarns that can pool can be challenging but they can be amazing fun when knitting socks! This class will teach you how yarn behaves when knit knit a sock, and show you how to choose the right pattern or stitch count to create amazing effects! This class will give you the basic skills to read your yarn and practice colour pooling in socks in both assigned pooling and colour stacks. Take your socks to the next level and use those amazing hand dyed skeins of yarn in your stash to their best effect!

There is a kit for this class that includes 5 mini skeins of various types of pooling yarn (enough to make an average sized pair of socks). Kit includes 5 20gm mini skeins of Socknado. Please make sure yarn is wound into a ball.

Required materials to bring:

DPN’s, Flexi-flip needles or 9” circular knitting needles in your preferred size for knitting socks (if you aren’t sure bring size 2.5mm/US 1.5). 

Misc notions including sharp scissors, tapestry needle, stitch markers etc.

Notebook

Pen

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Sunday, November 13

Caroline learned to knit when she was four and has been fascinated by fibres and yarn ever since! She is the founder and creative director of Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts where she uses her passion and deep knowledge of fibre to design the custom yarns and colour ways sold by her company. Caroline also works as a knit designer, appearing in various publications including Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, and Wool Studio, and is also published through Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts. Caroline is an avid fibre artist and loves nothing more than to share her passion for fibres, yarn, and knitting with other people through teaching!

Join instructor Lee Sartori, CoCo Crochet Lee, and crochet a lush and gorgeous cabled scarf to enjoy in the cool weather!

1:00 PM-4:00 PM

Sunday, November 13

Shawls come in a bewildering range of shapes, sizes, and complexities but there is a rhyme and a reason for each one. This class will take a comprehensive look at shawl shapes in general (and their whys and wherefores and what each does best), and then we will practice what we learn by experimenting with knitting some basic shawl shapes. Along the way we will learn about triangular shawls, asymmetric shawls, crescent shawls, pi shawls, and how to modify these shapes as needed. You’ll leave this class able to design your own fabulous shawl and choose the right shape for the right project!

There is no kit needed for this class.

Required materials to bring:

One ball of fingering OR DK weight yarn in a solid colour. Please make sure yarn is wound into a ball.

Circular Knitting needles (any cable length can be used). If choosing fingering weight yarn bring 3.5mm/US4 and if using DK bring 4.5mm/US7 needles.

Misc notions including scissors, stitch markers etc.

Notebook

Pen

1:00 PM-4:00 PM

Sunday, November 13

Caroline learned to knit when she was four and has been fascinated by fibres and yarn ever since! She is the founder and creative director of Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts where she uses her passion and deep knowledge of fibre to design the custom yarns and colour ways sold by her company. Caroline also works as a knit designer, appearing in various publications including Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, and Wool Studio, and is also published through Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts. Caroline is an avid fibre artist and loves nothing more than to share her passion for fibres, yarn, and knitting with other people through teaching!

In this workshop, Dan will introduce the basics of tapestry weaving. Attendees will learn how to warp a frame loom, a variety of stitches and finishing techniques to create unique pieces of woven art.

1:30 PM-3:30 PM

Sunday, November 13

Colour! We all know that it can make or break a project, but how do we know which of the hundreds of hues out there are the 'right' ones?

Join Annika from Dragon Strings as she walks through colour theory from the very basics to more advance projects with multiple shades and hues.

Why do some colours vibrate and others seem to fade together? The wonderful rainbow will be explored, explained and expanded upon until you are comfortable making your own beautiful palette to use in all your crafts!

This lecture and question/answer workshop is multi-craftual friendly, and you don't need any prerequisites to come and get colourful. No kit is required, although there will be colour wheels and pins available for optional purchase if you want to take your new found knowledge to the next level at home..

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Sunday, November 13