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Circular Knitting
Learning
In this course you will learn how to knit a slouch beanie.
Circular Knitting, or knitting in a round form, is a form of knitting that creates a seamless tube. ‘Work in the Round’ is begun by casting on stiches as for flat knitting but then joining the ends of the row stiches to form a circle.
You May Achieve
You Will Need To Bring Along
Instructor – Claire Duffy
Skill Level – Beginner
When It Is Happening
Dates: TBA, 2024 [2 Sessions]
Time: TBA
Fee: $TBA Concession: $TBA – 50 cent fee will apply if you book online
Stitch, Don’t Ditch
Learning
Use slow stitching and visible mending to bring damaged and worn clothes back to life, rather than throwing them away and buying new. Apply a sustainability lens to your wardrobe.
Repair that jumper with a few stitches on the elbow, or those jeans using a patch, or those socks be worn again if only for the hole in the toe.
Visible mending lets your turn a tragic tear or worn patch into a decorative feature to keep well-loved clothes in good condition for a bit longer.
In the first session you will learn basic hand sewing techniques – how to repair a garment. In the second session you will learn darning and visible mending techniques.
You May Achieve
On the completion of the sessions, you will have the knowledge to do basic hand stitching and patching techniques. You will also gain exposure in how to darn knitted garments.
Instructor – Claire Duffy
Skill Level – Beginner
When It Is Happening
Dates: TBA, 2024 [2 Sessions]
Time: TBA
Fee: $60 Concession: $30 – 50 cent fee will apply if you book online
Claire Duffy – Bio
Claire Duffy has been a sewist for many decades and has experience as a cutter and production manager with the Maggie Shepherd designer label. Her recent experience is custom garment making as well as knitting, sashiko and visible mending techniques. She is inspired by nature and loves the idea of living sustainably. She brings these ideas to her practice and hopes to share her knowledge of sustainable clothing.
She is also a lifetime knitter with experience knitting everything from tiny toys to massive blankets, simple beanies to complicated Fair Isle jumpers, scarves to intricate socks. Claire knits challenging patterns from international designers and uses yarn from local indie dyers for her projects.