When Good Patterns Go Bad: Avoiding and Fixing Knitting Mistakes Tangled up in a knitting problem? From dropped stitches to difficult pattern instructions to twisted stitches and more, learn a protocol to follow when you’re stuck on a project. Monday, December 2, 2019 - 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Needle Felting for the Holidays: Elves and Ornaments Add some handcrafted accents to the season by making a sprightly "elf-on-a-shelf" and an ornament of your own design as you explore the basics of sculpting, embellishing, and painting with a felting needle. Sunday, December 8, 2019 - 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Quilting for Beginners: A Small Handmade Quilt Learn the basics of hand-stitched quilt-making—including piecing, applique, and finishing techniques—as you work on a small-scale piece that can be used as a doll quilt or a wall hanging. Saturday, January 25 and February 1, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Knitting Circle Expand your knitting skills and your creativity as you work with the instructor on a project, technique of special interest that intrigues you. Sunday, January 26 to March 8, 2020 – 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (no class Feb. 16)
Knitting for Beginners Learn the fundamentals of knitting, including casting on, basic knit and purl stitches, increasing, decreasing, and binding off. Students learn by practice, and may start a knitting project during class. Monday, January 27 to March 9, 2020 – 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (no class Feb. 17)
Tapestry Weaving Develop skills in a range of weaving techniques as you design and create a one-of-a kind miniature tapestry on a small-frame loom. Monday, January 27 to March 23, 2020 – 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (no class Feb. 17)
Palestinian Waste-Canvas Technique In the spirit of centuries-old embroidery traditions, learn to cross-stitch a traditional Palestinian design motif on an organic-cotton drawstring pouch. Sunday, February 2, 2020 - 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Hand Embroidery for Today Add the touch of your own hands to clothing as you apply basic hand-embroidery stitches to create modern designs to enhance knits, felted wools, and ready-made garments, including infant onesies. Saturday, February 8, 2020 - 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Indigo and Shibori Japan and India have a long history of using brilliant blue indigo dye to apply dramatic patterns to fabric. Learn to work with this timeless natural color as you create one-of-a-kind silk scarves using the classic Japanese shibori resist-dyeing technique. Friday, February 28, 2020 - 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Palestinian Embroidery 101: Birds of Palestine on Aida Cloth Learn the basic Palestinian cross-stitch to create a traditional bird motif on 11-count aida cloth, a project that provides insights into an artistic language created, used, and taught by women to women across the generations. Saturday, February 29, 2020 - 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Mandala Wall Hanging Eastern sacred design meets Western textile techniques as students create a quilted mandala wall hanging based on the kolam tradition of Southern India. Saturday, March 7 and 14, 2020 – 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
