SUNDAY WORKSHOPS CONTINUED

Tapestry Weaving For Beginners

This one day workshop will introduce you to various techniques used to intertwine fibres into beautiful pictorial and graphic images. You don’t need an art background to create beautiful tapestries and even beginner weavers can enjoy this exciting process on the simplest of looms.Through a series of exercises you will progress through basic moves into various types of joins and turns, learn how to shift colours, plan designs, and display your finished pieces. You’ll soon find that you view all your left-over bits of yarns as treasures to work into your next tapestry.

Prerequisite: Must be able to warp a simple loom. Instructions will be sent prior to the workshop.

Student Supplies: Warped Loom (Knitters loom, rigid heddle or a standard table loom are acceptable), Weaving tools (scissors, pins, darning needles, etc.), Weft yarns will be provided

Instructor: Sharon Eliason

Sun June 18 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

$195 + $30 Materials + GST

Fingers And Thumbs For Knitting Gloves And Mittens

An introduction to knitting fingers and thumbs for gloves and mittens that will leave you confident in approaching all manner of projects for hands in the future, whether plain, fancy, or downright fanciful. We will discuss different thumb constructions, testing them out in swatches, and walk through the process of setting up all the fingers for gloves. A pattern that can be adapted for basic mittens, handwarmers, or gloves will be included for those who want to practice their skills.

Prerequisite: Ability to cast on, knit and purl, work in the round over a small circumference, increase, decrease, and pick up stitches

Student Supplies: Fingering weight yarn approximately 100g, Short double-pointed needles (the length one would use for socks) for working with this yarn in the round, Several lengths of waste yarn (also in fingering weight), Notebook, Pen or pencil

Instructor: Jessie McKitrick

Sun June 18 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm

$99 + $0 Materials + GST

MAKE A DELIGHTFUL 3D BIRDS NEST WITH EGGS - ADULT/ CHILD CLASS

Fun for all ages! Wet felting is a method of creating art using wool as your medium. This felting method is thousands of years old and has a rich history in many cultures. Each participant will create a charming 3D bird nest and a few eggs. Wet felting is a hands-on, sometimes messy art process.

Barbara Leighton, founder of the Leighton Art Centre, believed that every person is an artist - they just needed to find their right medium. Perhaps wool is yours. Try felting and find out!

Prerequisite: None

Student Supplies: 2 hand towels per participant (ones that can be used for art)

Instructor: Leah Cathleen Donald

Sun June 18 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

$99 + $10 Materials + GST

Needle Felt A Hare

Learn to needle felt while creating a hare. In this course, we will learn the basics of needle felting, chat about tools and wools and learn how to felt over pipe cleaners to create the cutest Alberta animal, the hare.

Prerequisite: None

Student Supplies: Wool, Foam pad 6” x 6”, 2 cotton pipe cleaners, Felting needles both medium and fine, Written instructions

Instructor: Jamie Bowen

Sun June 18 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

$99 + $15 Materials + GST

NEEDLE FELT A SUCCULENT/ CACTUS

Learn to needle felt while creating the perfect plant for those of us without a green thumb. Learn all the basics of needle felting, learn about supplies and try many techniques while creating a succulent/cactus plant.

Prerequisite: None

Student Supplies: None

Instructor: Jamie Bowen

Sun June 18 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm

$99 + $19 Materials + GST

Texture In Rug Hooking

Enhance your traditional rug hooking designs with dimension and texture by learning a variety of stitches. Add further interest using materials such as beads, buttons, and zippers! Suitable for beginners or experienced rug hookers. Design your own picture or choose a pattern that’s provided for the class to create a wall hanging or mat with lots of visual interest.

Prerequisite: None

Student Supplies: Foundation fabric, Wool strips, Yarn, Buttons, Beads, Zippers, Thread, Embroidery needles

Instructor: Lorelei Sommer

Sun June 18 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

$195 + $40 Materials + GST