We are staying with the same venue, the Bridge End Outdoor Centre. There is the possibility of staying overnight at the Centre - stay overnight on Friday for a class on Saturday - ask for details.
Shetland Ooie Weekend
Fri 19th, Sat 20th and Sun 21st MAY 2017
Bridge End Outdoor Centre, Burra
Classes:
Friday 6.00pm - 7.00pm,
Saturday & Sunday 9.30am - 4.30pm
Class costs:
£55 per day, includes lunch
Saturdays dye class - £15 extra for materials
Friday night mini classes - small donation please.
For further information and bookings:
Phone: Elizabeth on 01950 460551
email: shetlandhandspun@btinternet.com
FRIDAY NIGHT 19th May
Book a place in one of our 3 mini classes from 6 - 7pm,
or come join us for an 'In About da Night' from 7 - 9pm.
Bring your sock and join us for some makin an yakin.
No charge, small donation welcome.
FIRST STEPS IN CROCHET with Hazel Tindall 6 - 7pm
Learn how to make basic crochet stitches which will get you started on many crochet projects. Bring a crochet hook – 3.5 mm OR 4.00 mm, double knitting wool in two colours.
Optional: Scissors, blunt needle, camera (your phone), notebook and pen.
BANNOCK MAKING CLASS with Anne Eunson 6 - 7pm
Shetland Bannocks are the best - you have to agree! Anne makes bannocks that are just perfect. Come learn her secrets to make those perfect bannocks. Ingredients provided, but maybe bring a peenie (apron).
AN INSIGHT INTO NATURAL DYEING with Elizabeth Johnston 6 - 7pm
Come see the dye pots being set up for the dye class on Saturday. See the dye stuffs and the preparations needed before dyeing.
SATURDAY 20th May
SWATCH FAIR ISLE WITH A PURPOSE
with Hazel Tindall
Make small sample pieces which can become brooches, or joined up to create a unique usable knitted piece, - scarf, place mats, cushion covers, bed runner, etc. Lots of experimenting with colour in this class, just what you need to grasp colour use in Fair Isle.
Level - able to knit in the round with 2 colours.
Materials required: 3.25 or 3.5mm needles
- 4 short double pointed.
Yarn for sample pieces
- 4 dark colours, 4 light colours
Blunt needle, scissors.
Homework: using 3.25 or 3.50mm needles,
cast on 108 stitches. Keep stitches on needle.
KNIT a MINI SHETLAND HAP
with Anne Eunson
In this class you will start to knit your own 1' square Shetland Lace hap (shawl). You will be shown the traditional way of how the pieces are knitted and then grafted together. Once armed with these skills, you will then be able to knit any size of hap you desire in the future.
No experience needed other than you need to be able to knit
Shetland Lace yarn will be provided.
Please bring 3mm x 2 dpn.
NATURAL DYEING
with Elizabeth Johnston
Discover the beauty of natural dye where each colour
compliments the next. With our natural coloured fleece; flowers, plant roots,
wood, bugs; and centuries old recipes - see the quantity and variety of colours
and shades achievable.
Learn the mordanting and dye processes.
Come on Friday
night if you can, but it is not essential.
Bring an apron and a box or poly bags for your fleece.
There is an extra charge of £15 for this class for materials, and you will go home with a quantity of dyed fleece.
SUNDAY 21st May
FAIR ISLE
KNITTING – DESIGN YOUR OWN JUMPER
with Hazel Tindall
Learn the steps needed to plan your own
jumper. Start a mini
jumper to understand the construction and see how the patterns fit into the
garment design. Hazel will have Allovers for you to examine to give you ideas
for designing your own.
Bring: Three or four 3.25mm double pointed needles
(or a circular needle), jumper weight yarn in 8 colours – 4 light and 4 dark
(small amounts), ruler, squared paper, notebook, pencil, eraser. Optional: Scissors,
blunt needle, camera (your phone), calculator.
Homework: Cast
on 80 stitches, work 4 rows of rib (your choice) either in the round or back
and forth. Join to work in the round: *K5, m1, repeat from * to end. 96
stitches spread over 2 or 3 needles.
IMPROVE YOUR KNITTING & FINISHING SKILLS
with Anne Eunson
In this class we will look at ways to improve the speed of your knitting needles - getting them into 5th gear!
As with any job, it is ALL about the finish. So, we will also be experimenting with different grafting techniques to enable you to get as near a perfect finish as possible.
Techniques covered. Grafting together stocking stitch, garter stitch, different ways to join side seams and how to graft a holey row.
Please bring two pieces of garter stitch, in a slightly looser tension than normal and still on needles 20sts x 40 rows. (Whatever weight of wool yarn you prefer).
Wool yarn and dpn's to suit.
Contrast coloured yarn of same thickness.
Grafting needles.
Knitting Belt.
Patience and a sense of humour.
Spinning, carding & combing
with
Elizabeth Johnston
Look
at the qualities in Shetland fleece, try a variety of preparations with different qualities - different
ways to comb, hand and drum carding, - or not, as well as exploring methods of
manipulating tops. Then test spin. Finish with different plying methods for - 2-ply, 3-ply 5-ply - and wash to see the results.
A class for any spinner.Bring whatever in the following list that you have:
spinning wheel, at least 3 bobbins, carders, combs, reel, sweerie box, noste pinne.
Bring any fibre that you use and/or want to experiment with.
There will be extra wheels for you to use or try, drum carders, hand cards, kems, combs and brushes, reels, sweerie boxes to use.
Shetland fleece will be supplied.
