knitlandscapes

Workshop Details = We will start by studying a photograph, determine how to dissect it into sections. We will knit free form pieces following pattern graphs, and discuss how to layer (appliqué) them onto the knitted canvas in order to create 3 Dimensional knitted landscapes. We will learn how to use needle felting, crochet, embroidery and various techniques to create shadowing and details for our knitted masterpieces.
Attendence: 2 to15

Attendees Must bring:
*a variety of knitting needles from size 3 up to 10 ½,
*Bring several different colors of pale desert browns, some darker brown and greens in medium weight wool yarns, as well as medium weight white yarn.
*a large tapestry needle, (around size 16) for sewing land forms together

Materials Fee (to be paid directly to the instructor): $30.00
This fee covers: Instructor provided knitted canvas that serve as the canvas for landscapes. The fee will also include a photograph, and multiple graphs for a idealized landscape of an aspen grove. The use of felting foam and felting needles and a sample bag of fiber in greens for needle felting

Special Arrangements: If you would like to save 20.00 and knit your own canvas, please contact the teacher for instructions

Instructor Bio: I learned to knit as a child, but I was never happy just following printed patterns. When my children were in 4H, we raised sheep and goats as a family project, taking them from breeding to birth, and then to the dinner table. In a logical progression, we also learned how to shear the fleeces, pick, wash, card and spin the fiber into yarn. The kids are now gone, but my husband and I still raise a small flock of colored angora goats. If you know anything about goats, you know they own the place, but they let us live there.

My job as a nurse midwife takes me 90 miles from home, giving me lots of time to fill with spinning and knitting. I have found that spinning and knitting are wonderful ways for me to relax, and I find that creating something from beginning to end is very fulfilling.

In this class we will discover how to use fiber to re create 3-Dimensional landscapes of the southwest.

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