 "...how to block, sew up neatly, make buttonholes, sew in zippers and linings, plus give you shortcuts and tips..."
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Finishing techniques
The most difficult part of knitting a garment is generally agreed to be the finishing. The finishing techniques class will teach you to block, sew up neatly, how to make buttonholes, sew in zippers and linings, plus give you shortcuts and tips.
31st March 2012
Saturday 11am-4pm
A one day workshop with a short break for lunch (£60*)
After a short introduction you will learn:
- What blocking is and when to use it
- How to sew in ends
- The different ways of sewing up: backstitch, mattress stitch or by crochet
- Adjusting and easing in sleeves
- Picking up stitches
- Replacing a rib with a picot hem
- Shortcuts such as: weaving in ends, sewing up in parts and knitting sleeves simultaneously
- Do short row shaping
- 3 needle cast off
- Make and space out buttonholes
- Sew in zippers, elastic waistbands and add lining
- Lightly felt your wool garment
- Shape and sew up using a sewing machine
Taught by Meghan Fernandes.
"I first started knitting over a decade ago, completing an entire sweater for myself as a first project. Not being able to stop since, it seems making clothes is in my blood: my grandparents owned a men's tailoring shop in Washington DC and my grandmother in Goa also made lovely intricate crocheted items. That's where I first learned to crochet from a family friend on a hot day with the local lizards watching!
Originally educated in English Literature, I wrote my MA thesis on knitting in women's writing, to be published shortly. My article on colour in Regency fashion will also be published shortly in a special Jane Austen-themed issue of Interweave Knits magazine. Doing research for these projects has enabled me to appreciate the history of knitting in the past and the amazing culture of knitting we have today. I believe every handmade item has a history knitted right into it." *All materials supplied. Classes are held in the shop. Maximum of 7 students per class. 100% deposit is required at registration.
Cancellation policy
Full refund of payment for a class will be given for cancellations only if the spot can be filled by another student. Please be considerate. We reserve the right to cancel a class in unusual circumstances. We try to avoid this wherever possible, but sometimes it cannot be avoided. In this situation, of course, a full refund will be given. We're sorry but loop can not be financially responsible for extreme weather conditions or any other situations that are out if it's control. |
