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June Thurs. 30th – July Sun. 3rd
EVENT: Crochet: experimenting and playing with colour, texture and pattern
Host for Saturday workshop:
Jo Smith (crochet designer, maker, artist)
AVAILABLE: 1 x FULL-TIME DAY GUEST-
here for the whole weekend from breakfast to zzzzz - (not staying at TKH) - please note day guests do not miss out on the fun. Most DGs book a bed (just board) at the
B&B across the road; they are still part of the magic, they just don't sleep here.
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July Thurs. 7th – Sun. 10th
EVENT: TBC - Oenburg Lace
Host for workshop:
Anniken Allis
+ Learn Tunisian Crochet with Brenda
AVAILABLE: 1 x FULL-TIME DAY GUEST-
here for the whole weekend from breakfast to zzzzz - (not staying at TKH) - please note day guests do not miss out on the fun. Most DGs book a bed (just board) at the
B&B across the road; they are still part of the magic, they just don't sleep here.
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July Thurs. 21st – Sun. 24th
EVENT: Hand Dyeing Yarn and
How to Knit Socks - £25 extra for hand-dyeing materials - 2 day workshop
HOST for Friday (am) workshop:
Sue Bamford
HOSTS for Saturday worshop:
Alison Crowther-Smith: Moebius Project
AVAILABLE: 1 x FULL-TIME DAY GUEST-
here for the whole weekend from breakfast to zzzzz - (not staying at TKH) - please note day guests do not miss out on the fun. Most DGs book a bed (just board) at the
B&B across the road; they are still part of the magic, they just don't sleep here.
A real knitted Moebius is a thing of great beauty and one of the most satisfying things to knit. Once the Moebius cast on is learned, the rest is simply knitting or purling in the round.
On this course, I will teach you:
The true Moebius cast on. How to work the Moebius from cast on, to completion. How to create a simple but lovely Moebius shoulder Cowl. How to make many variations of a Moebius in the future. To take part you really only need basic knitting skills – to be able to cast on, off, knit, and purl. These are the only skills that you will use to knit the basic Moebius I am teaching you. You also need a sense of adventure, lovely, open mind, and to be prepared to feel amazing when you add this skill to your repertoire.
You will need: A 5mm circular needle that is 150cm long, measured from tip-to-tip. I recommend fixed cable circulars for Moebius knitting but interchangeables are also fine. A stitch marker. 2 x 50g balls of any DK yarn – plain, variegated, or mix up your shades. 1 x 25g ball of Rowan Kidsilk Haze (or similar silk/mohair yarn) – optional, one of the pattern variations has Kidsilk Haze stripes and a Kidsilk Haze ruffle at the edge.
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July Thurs. 28th – Sun. 31st
EVENT: WET FELTING Design Workshop
Friday and Saturday workshop host:
Lydia Tapley
AVAILABLE: 1 x FULL-TIME DAY GUEST-
here for the whole weekend from breakfast to zzzzz - (not staying at TKH) - please note day guests do not miss out on the fun. Most DGs book a bed (just board) at the
B&B across the road; they are still part of the magic, they just don't sleep here.
Nuno Wrap on silk chiffon or cotton or Cobweb Wrap. All materials will be provided, you can choose embellishment shapes and fibre colours nearer the time. You will need to bring 2 m length of silk, silk chiffon or cotton (patterned or plain) as the base of your wrap.
Nuno felting is a technique in which a sheer fabric (such as silk gauge or cotton muslin) is incorporated or bonded into wool fibres, creating a lightweight felt. Fibres can completely cover the background fabric or can be used to create designs allowing the background fabric to dominate.
Cobweb felt is a technique in which wool fibres are laid out with 'naturally occurring holes' - this technique can also incorporate silks, novelty yarns and locks, but these must be trapped down by a light layer of fibres.
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August Thurs. 4th – Sun. 7th
EVENT: a delicious design
Host for workshop:
Jeanette Sloan
AVAILABLE: 1 x FULL-TIME DAY GUEST-
here for the whole weekend from breakfast to zzzzz - (not staying at TKH) - please note day guests do not miss out on the fun. Most DGs book a bed (just board) at the
B&B across the road; they are still part of the magic, they just don't sleep here.
Colour is very important to me and my design process often begins with a search for an intriguing stitch that will inspire creative juices to flow or a decorative detail that will add a stylish, contemporary edge. I’ve worked as a freelance textile designer and tutor teaching both machine and hand knitting and as 'an accessories obsessive' have written 4 books on hand knitting. I’ve been very lucky to work with some of the best hand knitting brands in the UK and my designs have featured in several UK knitting magazines including Knitting Magazine where I am a regular contributor responsible for the ‘Ask Jeanette’ letters page, Yarn Reviews and A-Z of Techniques.
Jeanette is championing diversity and representation. She is actively bringing these vital and essential conversations to our attention.
She writes: […] there are those who will say that conversations like this are unnecessary and that bringing race or skin colour into knitting and craft is being divisive or perhaps even ‘political correctness gone mad’. To those people I would ask them to imagine not seeing themselves represented on the pages of the magazines and publications they read and thinking how that would make them feel. Unwelcome? Invisible? In some way ‘less than’?….
We are thrilled to be welcoming Jeanette to TKH.
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September Thurs. 1st – Sun. 4th
EVENT: Learn to Spin (wheel and drop spindle) + plying yarn; understanding your yarn better
Friday and Saturday workshop host:
Jackie Millichap
AVAILABLE: 1 x FULL-TIME DAY GUEST-
here for the whole weekend from breakfast to zzzzz - (not staying at TKH) - please note day guests do not miss out on the fun. Most DGs book a bed (just board) at the
B&B across the road; they are still part of the magic, they just don't sleep here.
Understand where wool comes from. How fleece can differ depending on breed of sheep. How the fleece itself influences what you do with it and how to prepare it.
Using a spinning wheel; setting up, tension, getting it rotating the correct way, spinning a basic 'single', plying 2 singles resulting in a small skien of wonderful yarn. Different types of sheep fleece; looking at a whole fleece / which bits are best etc.. Prepping fleece ready for spinning; dagging/ washing etc.. Carding / combing fleece (and when to do which method).
Woollen / worsted spinning / art yarn. Using a drop spindle. Designing yarn; what fibre to blend / how much twist is required / what method of spinning etc..
The group will dictate the order in which things are covered. I will supply some basic handouts to cover all the above. 4 wheels we be available for guests - NB: Jackie will host two sessions on 'how to spin'; 4 guests in each session.
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September Thurs. 8th – Sun. 11th
EVENT: Knitted and Beaded Wire – unique
Host for Saturday workshop:
Suraya Hossain
AVAILABLE: 1 x FULL-TIME DAY GUEST-
here for the whole weekend from breakfast to zzzzz - (not staying at TKH) - please note day guests do not miss out on the fun. Most DGs book a bed (just board) at the
B&B across the road; they are still part of the magic, they just don't sleep here.