Fanciful Feathers Rug Hooking

Want to play with new materials but don’t know where to start? Or maybe try your own design for the very first time but want something simple and fun to do? In this workshop we will design our own original feather as well explore how to hook with a variety of materials and yarns that may be new to you. When you order the kit I will send a mix of fun yarns and stretchy fabric strips (which may include but limited to eyelash yarn, chenille, stretch velvet, sari silk, t-shirt yarn etc). You can add from your own stash or just use what I send for the feather. The background material will be yours to decide (not included in the pack). By the end of the class you will have your feather drawn and be well on your way to hooking your very own original Fanciful Feather!

I will also show how I mount my pieces on gallery canvas in case you wish to finish your feather this way.

This course is for people that have basic hooking skills as it does not cover ‘how to pull loops’ and the kit does not include a hoop or hook.

Fee: $45.00
Duration: Two hours.
Date: Sunday September 20th, 10-12
To be hosted on the online platform Zoom.

Teacher:

Robin Whitford. Robin has been hooking since 2017, but her love for textiles goes back to childhood. She teaches in a local yarn shop, in her home and online. She is passionate about helping students tap into their creativity as she believes that by stretching and strengthening our creative muscles, we can positively impact so many areas of our lives. Robin recently published an article titled ‘Swirls of a Feather’ in the June/July, August 2020 issues of Rug Hooking Magazine that describes her process of free flow hooking.

*After registering please contact Robin directly about purchase of a kit and shipping details.

Kirk’s Creative Colour

Kirk’s Creative Colour, is a two-hour workshop for knitters of an intermediate skill level (must be able to knit and purl).

Kirk will give a short presentation about the use of multiple yarns in knitting to achieve a tremendous range of depth and colour. From there, participants will choose one of three pin- cushion designs (supplied by Kirk). Participants will practice mixing yarns while using intarsia techniques, working with multiple strands of yarn and combining colours on the fly to create complexity and texture. Particular attention will be paid to adding new colour combinations in a manner that ensures the knitting is free from holes or gaps.

Participants will need a pair of 5 mm needles (straight or circular), scissors, darning needle and are encouraged to have their entire yarn stash within reach. They will be asked to use colours within the same colour family (eg. many different shades of reds) as well as complementary colours (eg. blues and oranges), and colours of tonal contrast (eg. light vs. dark, lavender vs. purple).

The more colours, the better!

Participants will leave the workshop with an understanding of how to use intarsia techniques to knit with an unlimited number of colours, and a pin-cushion project in which they can store those hard-to-track darning needles.

Fee: $25.00
Duration: Three hours.
Date: Saturday, September 12, 14:00 to 17:00.

Teacher:

Kirk Dunn. Kirk apprenticed at the Kaffe Fassett Studio in England and is recipient of a prestigious OAC Chalmers Arts Foundation Grant. Kirk is known for his inspired use of colour to achieve remarkable depth and texture in the medium of knitting. He spent 15 years creating Stitched Glass, three handknit tapestries in the style of stained glass, each 5’ by 9’, exploring the relationship between the Abrahamic faiths. Kirk is touring The Knitting Pilgrim, a one-man play about his artistic and spiritual journey knitting the giant project. He is currently designing and small knitted projects – the perfect pastime for a quarantine!