GET SCHOOLED: March classes at Passionknit (March)

by rosalyn

Feb 22nd, 2010

March Classes at Passionknit
3355 Yonge St. 416-322-0688
info@passionknit.ca | passionknit.ca

For pictures of each project, please check out:
http://fibreperson.blogspot.com

Sock Knitting!
Wed. March 10th AND Wed. March 24th, 7 – 9pm

This is a two-part class where students will learn the basics of sock knitting. We will be working on four needles from the cuff down. Please know how to work on 4 needles, read a pattern, cast on/off and be available for both classes. (Pinchy)

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GET SCHOOLED: February workshops at Wise Daughters Craft Market (February 2009)

by Toronto Craft Alert

Jan 26th, 2010

February workshops at Wise Daughters Craft Market

Please drop in or phone to register as space is limited.

Location: 3079B Dundas St. W.  Phone: 416-761-1555

Absolute Beginner Knitting Workshop
Wed, Feb 17, 7:00 – 9:30
Melissa McColl will teach you to cast on, knit and purl.
$55 includes full kit to complete a cozy scarf.

Raucous Resin Workshop

Part One: Sat, Feb 6, 1:00 – 3:00
Part Two: Wed, Feb 10, 6:00 – 7:30

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Billi Jo Cox of bJo Designs will show you [...]

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CRAFTY HAPPENING: DIY/ Art of Craft @ Vancouver Museum (January 21, show runs until April 14)

by Toronto Craft Alert

Jan 20th, 2010

I know we have some readers from BC, so I thought I’d share some of these great-looking events happening at the Vancouver Museum, spotted on magpie & cake.

DIY @ MOV: A Night of Social Crafting
January 21, 2010 / 7:00 PM

Come celebrate the creativity and community of the growing DIY craft, art and design movement in Vancouver.

Generously sponsored by OPUS and Blim, there’ll be materials and workshops in a range of art and craft media from paper to yarn. Workshops (listed below) will begin at 8pm. There will also [...]

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GET SCHOOLED: Hart House Craft Week (January 25 – 29)

by Toronto Craft Alert

Jan 19th, 2010

What: Crafting Workshop series – drop in anytime between 11:30 & 1:30!
Where: Hart House Reading Room
When: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm week of Jan 25 – 29
Why attend: Join us over lunch and learn a new skill or get help trouble shooting
Cost: It’s free!  All materials are provided free of charge.  You can even take your creations home with you.
Website: http://www.harthouse.ca/craft_night

SCHEDULE:

Monday, Jan. 25: Learn to knit
Hart House is offering a beginner knitting workshop for those who want to learn the basics. This will involve learning how [...]

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Winterlude Urban Cozy Project (deadline February 1)

by Toronto Craft Alert

Dec 25th, 2009

This February 2010, Spins & Needles, in collaboration with Ottawa’s National Capital Commission, is calling on artists, crafters and the public, individuals and groups, of all ages, and all creative levels to be part of the Winterlude Urban Cozy Project. Various warm coverings, or cozies, wrapped around trees, lampposts, and other urban elements will be installed on two major festival sites. The intervention will remix warmth, cold, art, craft, music and the city, and also play with traditional images and conceptions associated with a country known around the world for [...]

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GET SCHOOLED: Upcoming classes at Passionknit (December-January)

by rosalyn

Dec 23rd, 2009

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All classes held at:
Passionknit
3355 Yonge Street
Email: info@passionknit.ca
Phone: 416-322-0688
www.passionknit.ca

DECEMBER CLASS:

jaquard crochet class

Jaquard Crochet Class
Date: Tuesday December 29, 6:30pm – 9:30pm

Jaquard Crochet Class with Special guest teacher Danielle Kassner. Danielle Kassner will be joining us to teach her amazing jacquard crochet technique. We will be working on a 2-colour cowl with a roving lining that Danielle has specially designed just for this course! We [...]

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