 If you've ever been interested in knitting lace and think you're ready to begin making holes on purpose this is the workshop for you. Lace knitting can seem very scary for the knitter who has simply stuck to knit and purl stitches and avoids patterns at all cost. If this sounds familiar, this workshop was designed for you. Participants will learn basic lace knitting techniques and will work on a simple shawlette pattern with easy-to-remember repeats.
Sadly my brand new camera has died which means I cannot post any pictures of my sample shawlettes at this time, but the one above by cashsmith is similar (but larger). Silk, cotton and linen yarns would all be lovely to use for the season and available at Unwind for purchase Beginner Lace Knitting two part class, June 15 & 22 6pm - 9pm Unwind Knit & Fibre Lounge Gibsons, BC Call for pricing: 604 886 1418 www.unwindknitandfibre.ca
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   Indigo dyeing is by far my favourite method of dyeing fibre. When I lived in Vancouver I had a back yard (above) where, in the Spring and Summer seasons, I'd always have a large indigo vat (and invite friends over to join as you can see). In the Fall and Winter I took over the laundry room; so needless to say I always had one around. In Montreal our apartment does not allow for such luxuries, so I'm super excited that when I leave the Arctic in two weeks I will be visiting Gibsons for a month where I will have a yard to play/dye in. YAY!
I'm also having a dye day in a yarn shop while I'm there! So I'd like to invite any of you who are interested in learning about the magical process of indigo dyeing to join me at Unwind Knit & Fibre Lounge where I'm holding a one-day workshop on Sunday June19th. Participants will leave the workshop with the knowledge AND materials/supplies to begin their own in-home indigo vat. We will also be exploring the fascinating Japanese art of shibori which will achieve beautiful texture and design on your indigo-dyed cloth. Intro to Indigo and Shibori instructor Janna Maria Vallee Sunday June 19th, 2011 9am-5:30pm Unwind Knit & Fibre Lounge 1161 Sunshine Coast Hwy Gibsons, BC Call Unwind! 604 886 1418 www.unwindknitandfibre.ca      For their first weaving project most of the ladies wove belts. Here in the arctic these belts are often used to keep a child inside ones parka by tying it around their waste. I can't count the amount of times that I've been chatting with a woman and hear a squeak coming from behind them, not realizing that their child was in their parka the entire time. It's the best way to keep their little one warm. Below Mable wears her first handwoven belt.       The ladies had a blast learning how to machine knit and worked like machines themselves. Soon I'll show you the PILE of products they have produced. It's very impressive. My portion of the program received a large donation of quiviut yarn which is made from the fleece of the local Muskox. It is softest and warmest fleece in the world- actually! all the brown products that you see in the pics are made with quiviut.
As you can see they have already begun creating designs, like muskox and roses, using both the electronic and punch card machines. Pretty amazing! |
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