Workshops
| Design your own knits workshop with Debbie Abrahams - 29th May 2008 (1 space available) Thursday 29th May 2008, 10.30 am to 4.30 pm. Price includes materials, tea, coffee and lunch plus 10% discount on purchases made during the day. This course is suitable for knitters who can already knit and follow a basic knitting pattern but want to design their own knitted garments or accessories. In this workshop you will be guided through the process of how to make your own spec drawing and graph up your design so that it is ready to knit. £ 45.00 Increase quantity if required |
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| Crochet for beginners workshop with Jane Crowfoot 10/09/08 Learn to Crochet This workshop is aimed at those wanting to learn the art of crochet and those wanting a ‘reminder’. Participants will be shown how to hold the yarn and hook, how to create a chain and how to work a foundation row into the chain. Once these techniques have been mastered participants will be shown how to work a ‘double’ a ‘treble’ and a ‘slip stitch’. Those who master these stitches with relative ease will be shown how to work fancy edges and simple stitch formations Wednesday 10th September, 10.30 am to 4 pm. Price includes materials, tea, coffee and lunch plus 10% discount on purchases made during the day. See Jane's knitting blog here £ 45.00 Increase quantity if required |
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| Professional finishing techniques workshop with Jane Crowfoot 01/10/08 The workshop aims to give participants the chance to learn the most commonly used techniques to achieve a perfect garment. We will begin with basics, i.e. different ways of casting on, how to achieve an even and correct tension and different methods of shaping the knitted fabric. We will go on to cover picking up stitches around necklines, short row shaping, grafting stitches, button holes and finally sewing up techniques such as mattress stitch. Wednesday 1st October, 10.30 am to 4 pm. Price includes materials, tea, coffee and lunch plus 10% discount on purchases made during the day. See Jane's knitting blog here £ 45.00 Increase quantity if required |
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| Fun with crochet workshop with Jane Crowfoot 12/11/08 This class is for those who would like to experiment with different stitches and yarn. Participants will be shown how to crochet spirals in order to create a scarf or frill edge for a garment. They will also be shown how to work in the round to create a pretty flower or corsage. Some may wish to concentrate on producing crochet lace trims or begin to make a lattice belt. Participants are asked to bring along a selection of crochet hooks, plus any special yarns from their stash that they may like to use or swap. Some yarn will be provided. Wednesday 12th November, 10.30 am to 4 pm. Price includes materials, tea, coffee and lunch plus 10% discount on purchases made during the day. See Jane's knitting blog here £ 45.00 Increase quantity if required |
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| Design Your Own Knits Workshop with Debbie Abrahams - 20/11/08 Thursday 20th November 2008, 10.30 am to 4.30 pm. Price includes materials, tea, coffee and lunch plus 10% discount on purchases made during the day. This course is suitable for knitters who can already knit and follow a basic knitting pattern but want to design their own knitted garments or accessories. In this workshop you will be guided through the process of how to make your own spec drawing and graph up your design so that it is ready to knit. £ 45.00 Increase quantity if required |
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| October 2008 - Rowan residential workshop in France 'Shades of Autumn', Deposit for a shared room (price per person) - 6 places left 'Shades of Autumn' will be our fourth residential workshop in France with tutors Debbie Abrahams and Jane Crowfoot. For full details of the holiday and workshop programme please click here The total cost of the holiday is £575 for a shared room and £650 for a single room. The venue is the beautiful chateau St Julien l'Ars, situated just outside of Poitiers and the holiday runs from Tuesday 14th October - Tuesday 21st October 2008 £ 143.75 Increase quantity if required |
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| October 2008 - Rowan residential workshop in France 'Shades of Autumn', Deposit for a single room (1 place left) 'Shades of Autumn' will be our fourth residential workshop in France with tutors Debbie Abrahams and Jane Crowfoot. For full details of the holiday and workshop programme please click here The total cost of the holiday is £575 for a shared room and £650 for a single room. The venue is the beautiful chateau St Julien l'Ars, situated just outside of Poitiers and the holiday runs from Tuesday 14th October - Tuesday 21st October 2008 £ 162.50 Increase quantity if required |
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| October 2008 - Rowan residential workshop in France 'Shades of Autumn', Balance for a single room 'Shades of Autumn' will be our fourth residential workshop in France with tutors Debbie Abrahams and Jane Crowfoot. For full details of the holiday and workshop programme please click here The total cost of the holiday is £575 for a shared room and £650 for a single room. The venue is the beautiful chateau St Julien l'Ars, situated just outside of Poitiers and the holiday runs from Tuesday 14th October - Tuesday 21st October 2008. BALANCE DUE ON OR BEFORE 5TH AUGUST 2008. £ 487.50 Increase quantity if required |
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| October 2008 - Rowan residential workshop in France 'Shades of Autumn', Balance for a shared room 'Shades of Autumn' will be our fourth residential workshop in France with tutors Debbie Abrahams and Jane Crowfoot. For full details of the holiday and workshop programme please click here The total cost of the holiday is £575 for a shared room and £650 for a single room. The venue is the beautiful chateau St Julien l'Ars, situated just outside of Poitiers and the holiday runs from Tuesday 14th October - Tuesday 21st October 2008. BALANCE DUE ON OR BEFORE 5TH AUGUST 2008. £ 431.25 Increase quantity if required |
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