Workshops

Workshop to be held at St Paul’s United Church, 48 Broadway St W., Paris, ON N3L 2S5 

Silk is a wonderful fibre that can be added to almost any preparation to increase softness and shine to the spun yarn. In this workshop we explore different silk preparations and how to spin them. In the workshop we will tackle spinning a silk blend combed top, a roving that has silk added to it and pure Tussah silk. We will also create our own silk blend with carders or combs and experiment with different types of preparation. Each student would receive an ounce of pure dyed tussah silk, an ounce of a dyed silk blend and an ounce of roving with silk added to it.

Level: Novice

Workshop fee $80 please go to the SHOP tab to register.

Kit fee $20; different blends of silk, 1 ounce of pure tussah silk, silk and wool blend, roving with silk added. Also extra wool to practice blending with – payable to instructor at the beginning of the workshop.

You will need to bring; a spinning wheel with the smallest ratios whorl or flyer. Combs and carders. Nitty knotty.

Workshop to be held at the Paris Fairgrounds 139 Silver Street, Paris, ON

In this 3 hour workshop you will needle felt a field of daisies on an industrial felt clutch bag. It measures 8” x 12” and has a zippered closure. It has a tab to hold a wrist handle. No experience necessary. Everything is included in the kit for this one of a kind clutch bag.

Level: Beginner

Workshop fee $65 please go to the SHOP tab to register.  

Kit fee $40 which includes 8”x 12” industrial felt clutch with zipper and wrist handle, foam, fibre, instructions, needle and pattern, payable to instructor at the beginning of the workshop.

You will need to bring a small pair of scissors.

Workshop to be held at St Paul’s United Church, 48 Broadway St W., Paris, ON N3L 2S5

Participants will learn the technique of dry felting to create a painting from wool. Participants will begin to understand perspective and use a colour wheel. Participants will use various material, locks, yarn etc., to enhance their picture. Participants will learn Kelly’s needle felting technique to create two dimensional paintings.

Level: Beginner

Workshop fee $65 please go to the SHOP tab to register

Kit fee $20 includes a wool canvas, three types of needles, wool, yarn, canvas board which is payable at the beginning of the workshop.

You will need to bring 2 dog brushes (Dollarama), any yarn, ribbon, wool, thread that you may have at home to embellish your painting, scissors.

Workshop to be held at the Paris Fairgrounds 139 Silver Street, Paris, ON

Come learn the easiest form of paper marbling! Experiment with techniques on multiple sheets of paper, then select your favourite to cover a small booklet. These booklets make great gifts! The remaining papers can be used as mat backgrounds for photos, cards, or collage paper

Level Beginner

Workshop fee $25 please go to SHOP tab to register

Kit fee $10 which includes the use of all marbling supplies, a large selection of papers, plus 2 small booklets for them to cover. Kit fee payable to instructor at the beginning of the workshop.

Workshop to be held at the Paris Fairgrounds 139 Silver Street, Paris, ON

In this workshop participants will see and handle many types of distaffs, learn how to dress the different types with wool, and learn how to manage the loaded distaff when spinning. Modern spinners are accustomed to using their hands to manage their fibre supply, draft their fibre, and regulate the twist when spinning.  Using a distaff when spinning delegates the task of managing the fibre, and regulate the twist when spinning.  Using a distaff when spinning delegates the task of managing the fibre supply to the distaff, resulting in longer makes between joins, tidier fibre supplies, and more attention available for drafting and spinning.  We'll dispell the myth that distaffs are only used for flax.  We'll break distaffs away from the confines of spindle spinning.  We'll explore how different fibre preparations, from cloud to batt to roving, can be paired with the appropriate distaff. Finally, we'll talk about how using a distaff can improve the ergonomics of spinning.

Workshop fee $45 to register go to the SHOP tab

There is no kit fee.

You will need to bring a spinning device (wheel or spindle) to this workshop if you wish to practice using the various distaffs.  This workshop does not teach participants how to spin - you must already have the ability to spin (either with a spindle or wheel) before taking this workshop.  Dressing a distaff with flax will not be addressed in this workshop.

Workshop to be held at the Paris Fairgrounds 139 Silver Street, Paris, ON

Come learn how to crochet around a stone, bead, or any other item that can be encircled in crochet stitches. You will learn how to select objects and use the chain and double crochet stitches to create your piece. We will then discuss how the piece can be made into a pendant to create unique pieces of wearable art.

Level Beginner

Workshop fee $25 please go to SHOP tab to register

Kit fee $8 each student will receive a kit containing an object to be encircled, appropriate thread to do so, an appropriate size crochet hook, and detailed written instructions. Kit fee payable to instructor at the beginning of the workshop.