January Classes

Posting date: 4 Jan 2016

Happy New Year everyone!  We hope you had a fun-filled festive season, and are looking forward to a great New Year.  We have a full schedule of classes this Winter.  Here are the listings for the first ones coming up, this January:

Beginner Knit―Individual instruction

Skill level: Complete beginner
Date:
Call to schedule (1 hr session)
Instructor: Isla Ghent
Cost: $12 + HST
Details: click here

Introduction to Traditional Rug Hooking (workshop)

JB_sample_IVWith this class, we welcome a new teacher to the Creative Yarns family.  Jane Bridgeman will be teaching traditional rug hooking technique to small group classes.  Jane is part of the new wave of the rug-hooking craft, merging traditional techniques with modern materials and aesthetics to focus on creative expression.  A true fibre artist, Jane is thrilled to be sharing her love of the craft, and has put together a wonderful introductory workshop that will allow anyone to try rug-hooking with minimal investment.  There has been a tremendous amount of interest in this workshop, so we have scheduled three separate sessions, to  accommodate as many of you as possible.

Skill level: Complete beginner
Dates: Saturday, 9 Jan, 1:30 – 4:30 pm (1 session, 3 hours) OR
Saturday, 23 Jan, 1:30 – 4:30 pm (1 session, 3 hours) OR
Thursday, 3 Mar, 1:00 – 4:00 pm (1 session, 3 hours)
Instructor: Jane Bridgeman
Cost: $35 + HST + materials
Details: click here

Twined Mittens (course)

Event ImageIn the depths of winter, these are the mittens you will reach for most often. Come and learn everything you need to know about twining technique, and mittens in general.

Skill level: Intermediate/Advanced

Dates: Saturdays, 9 -30 Jan, 10:30am-12:30pm (4 sessions, 8 hours total)
Instructor: Mairi McKissock
Cost: $85 + HST + materials
Details: click here 

An introductory workshop for anyone new to Brioche. It’s a wonderful technique, full of possiblities, and Cristina will walk you through the basics.
Skill level: Intermediate
Dates: Saturday,  16 Jan, 2 – 5pm (1 session, 3 hours)
Instructor: Cristina Simionovici
Cost: $35 + HST

Details: click here

Confident Pattern Reading (workshop)

We’ve all been there.  We see a pattern we’d like to knit, but the instructions might as well be written in Sanskrit.  Join Trish for help decoding the mysteries of knitting pattern language.
Skill level: Beginner/Intermediate.
Date: Thursday 21 Jan, 2 – 5 pm (1 session, 3 hours)
Instructor: Trish Denhoed
Cost: $35 + HST
Details: click here

Two-colour Brioche (workshop)

A more advanced Brioche workshop, for those who have already taken the introductory workshop. 
Skill level: Intermediate
Date: Saturday, 30 Jan, 2:00 – 500 pm (1 session, 3 hours)
Instructor: Cristina Simionovici
Cost: $35 + HST
Details: click here

 

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