2009 Maiwa Textile Symposium
Workshop
Workshop
Instructor Christa Giles
About the Knitwork Workshops
The knitwork workshops are organized so that any number or combination may be taken. Those with no knitting experience should take Knitwork I. All classes use 100% wool yarn. If you have a strong aversion to working with wool, please bring at least 100m of worsted weight yarn in a light or bright colour in a fibre that you can manipulate comfortably. Lab fees include enough yarn to finish the class project.
The knitwork workshops are organized so that any number or combination may be taken. Those with no knitting experience should take Knitwork I. All classes use 100% wool yarn. If you have a strong aversion to working with wool, please bring at least 100m of worsted weight yarn in a light or bright colour in a fibre that you can manipulate comfortably. Lab fees include enough yarn to finish the class project.
This very popular course has been expanded to two full days. Create swatches – small pieces of knitted fabric featuring a variety of textures and techniques – and begin to develop a stitch library workbook containing:
• knit and purl patterns
• basic and travelling cables
• eyelets and basic knitted lace
• directional increases and decreases
• bobbles
• elongated or dropped stitches
• slip stitch and yarn-over patterns
Suitable for adventurous beginners who can already knit and purl and identify their stitches, and for intermediate and advanced knitters interested in expanding their skill in creating stitch patterns by following written and charted pattern instructions.
Lab fees include enough yarn to finish the class project.
Christa Giles
Christa Giles’ focus on knitting began in college: though she was studying American Sign Language at the time, needles and yarn were in her hands for most of the lecture sessions, and knitted hats festooned with cables and colourwork would appear on a weekly basis. Spinning came into Christa’s life while she was visiting the vendors’ market at the Convergence Conference 2002. Christa’s collection of drop spindles includes a prized top whorl with changeable shafts turned on her father’s lathe, and she has recently acquired her first spinning wheel (!). In addition, Christa’s self-guided explorations in craft have included pottery, quilting, and dyeing. Her beads and jewelry have been on display in several national exhibitions as part of the Canadian Glass Beadmakers Association.
• knit and purl patterns
• basic and travelling cables
• eyelets and basic knitted lace
• directional increases and decreases
• bobbles
• elongated or dropped stitches
• slip stitch and yarn-over patterns
Suitable for adventurous beginners who can already knit and purl and identify their stitches, and for intermediate and advanced knitters interested in expanding their skill in creating stitch patterns by following written and charted pattern instructions.
Lab fees include enough yarn to finish the class project.
Christa Giles
Christa Giles’ focus on knitting began in college: though she was studying American Sign Language at the time, needles and yarn were in her hands for most of the lecture sessions, and knitted hats festooned with cables and colourwork would appear on a weekly basis. Spinning came into Christa’s life while she was visiting the vendors’ market at the Convergence Conference 2002. Christa’s collection of drop spindles includes a prized top whorl with changeable shafts turned on her father’s lathe, and she has recently acquired her first spinning wheel (!). In addition, Christa’s self-guided explorations in craft have included pottery, quilting, and dyeing. Her beads and jewelry have been on display in several national exhibitions as part of the Canadian Glass Beadmakers Association.
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