Time slots for programmes (numbered)
Leader: Rose Bowers
Craft: Crochet (double filet crochet)
Experience: Beginner
Summary: This will be an easy introduction to double filet which involves simultaneously creating two interwoven pieces of filet mesh, sometimes also known as interlocking.
Speaker: Ailsa Stephen
Craft: General
Experience: Suitable for all
Summary: Ailsa will talk about her experience as a contestant on Channel4’s The Game of Wool.
Leader: Judy Jones
Craft: Machine Knitting
Experience: Beginner with basic knowledge of machine knitting.
Summary: Machine knit and finish a small hand sized toy Teddy. Bring your own knitting machine.
Leader: Emma Vining
Craft: Hand Knitting
Experience: Suitable for all
Summary: Knitting a multi-shade shawl involves creatively blending colour, pattern and texture to create a unique design. Join Emma to explore designing and knitting shawls with stripes, fades and gradients.
Leader: Lindy Zubairy
Craft: Tunisian Crochet
Experience: Beginner upwards
Summary: Working from a pattern, we will make a Tunisian Crochet bandana (a triangle). The pattern calls for Tunisian Simple stitch but after a few rows, you can try out any new stitch – a variety of stitch instructions will be provided. This project can end as a bandana/cowl or continue growing into a shawl – up to you!
Leader: Collections Team
Craft: General
Experience: An interest in presenting a trunk show for your branch.
Summary: The Collections Team is bringing a trunk show of some of the more unusual items in the Guild’s Collection for a branch to take away and present locally.
Leader: Barbara Smith
Craft: Hand Knitting, Crochet
Experience: Any
Summary: The workshop will allow participants to examine closely some tools, gadgets and other items (from the Guild collection and my own) that were innovative at the time – shown by the fact that they were patented.
Leader: Kelly Ferguson
Craft: General (weaving)
Experience: Beginner
Summary: Learn how to create a Yorkshire Button using a small template and your yarn stash.
Leader: Rose Bowers
Craft: Crochet
Experience: Beginner
Summary: This will be an easy introduction to double filet which involves simultaneously creating two interwoven pieces of filet mesh, sometimes also known as interlocking.
