Leader: Alison Peck
Craft: Machine Knitting
Experience: Beginner
Summary: Are you looking for something fancy to cover a seam or put over a fault? Look no further than a braid!
Description
How often have you wanted a bit of something fancy to cover a seam you’ve had to make because you couldn’t knit a piece large enough? Or to put over a fault? Or simply to decorate your knitting? You can spend hours wandering around shops and markets, looking for something just the right size and in just the right colour. Why bother, when you have the same tool at your fingertips that you (probably) used to make
the item in the first place? (Although Alison has knitted braid for curtains that she assures us she didn’t knit!).
About the workshop leader
I got my first knitting machine in 1982, having drooled over them in the local department store for some months. I couldn’t afford a new one, so mine was a second-hand Brother KH830 – and many people still knit on those today. Fast forward over 40 years, and I now have 4 very different ones permanently set up, and more yarn than I know what to do with. I borrow two machines from my local branch for Convention, and have 3 others that people have given me for ‘teaching and demonstrating’ purposes. Although machine-knitting is my ‘design’ medium, I also hand-knit and crochet (and have been doing both of those for much longer).
Safety
Please be aware that long, loose sleeves (particularly knitted garments) may get caught in the carriage. Short sleeves, close fitting sleeves or sleeves that can be ‘pushed up’ out of the way are required.
Skills required
The ability to cast on, transfer stitches from one needle to another, and (ideally) use a punchcard for patterning.
Preparation
No preparation is needed. ou may wish to bring a notebook. If you prefer to bring your own machine, please get in touch to find out if this is possible.
What to bring
You do not need to bring anything.
Additional material
Machines, yarn, tools and other materials will be provided.
