This week at the SOS, we’re happy to share our latest course addition – Modern Punch Needle taught by local fibre artist, Sahm Jalbert! Read more at today’s update, along with the latest from our Natural Dyeing Study Group and a link to post your fibre arts questions for Felicia’s June Live Office Hours!
At the now available Module Two: Long Wools of the Spinning Sheep Breeds course, join instructor Rachel Smith in an exploration of long wools with different fibre preparations, from dyed and undyed, just combed and commercial top. Rachel talks about the beauty of the lustre, strength, and the combing of these wools, which would make an incredible lace yarn to work with, either for weaving or for a lacy shawl with big open yarn overs. In this week’s update, we also share a reminder about the upcoming Natural Dyeing Study Group plus next week’s Live Office Hours session.
In this week’s update we’re sharing details about the fun new Wet Felting workshop taught by Charlotte Lee and information about our upcoming summer Natural Dyeing Study Group!
Perfect Fit is here! Taught by Tabetha Hedrick, these fabulous knitting videos help teach everything you need to know to understand and adjust measurements for the perfect sweater fit every time! We also share a reminder of our latest SOS course releases at today’s member update!
The range of colours that can be produced with natural dyes has a cohesiveness and harmony that roots us to our environment. Join us today as we share information about the newest course release, Natural Dyeing Basics, taught by local artist and instructor, Caitlin ffrench! In this week’s update, we also share information about new Spinning Sheep Breeds Kits now available for order!
In this week’s update, we’re excited to share a new, extensive spinning course with you – Spinning Sheep Breeds, taught by Rachel Smith! This course explores various sheep breeds available to spinners, and in the course Rachel talks about what classifies them within each category, reflections about the yarns we can create with these various wools and the uses for these yarns. This week we also want to share an updated discount code for SOS members shopping at the SweetGeorgia shop.
Our latest SOS course, Knitting with Hand-Dyed Colour taught by Felicia Lo Wong, is now available to all SOS Members! In this course, Felicia teaches how to develop a functional working understanding of colour so you can more confidently choose colours and colour combinations for your crafts. Today’s update also includes information about our new Spinning Mix-In sets available at the SweetGeorgia site, for fun colour play while working through our latest Blending Boards workshop with Debbie Held!
We’re super excited to share with you the latest course addition to the School, Blending Boards: From Rolags to Roving, taught be Debbie Held! The blending board can be your go-to fibre prep tool above all others, and a few inexpensive additions can take this simple tool to the next level. Also included in this week’s update is the new Tapestry Troubleshooting article, written by tapestry instructor Janna Maria Vallee!
Taught by Felicia Lo Wong, the latest episode of the Handwoven Colour series: Houndstooth Scarves, further explores colour in weaving using the classic and timeless pattern of houndstooth. We’re also happy to share the latest Tapestry article written by Janna Maria Vallee, helping to explain further information about Tapestry Looms.
If you’ve always wanted to learn how to knit cables but have hesitated to do so, then we have a new course for you! Introducing Cables 101 new knitting course by Tabetha Hedrick plus updates at Leah Learns Design!
The final lessons of our new Techniques in Tapestry weaving course are now available at the School! Taught by Janna Maria Vallee, this tapestry weaving course expands on techniques earlier taught in our beginner course. In these final two lessons, learn about weft interlocking and blocking.
The final module of Spinning Up a Level is now here, and we hope you’ve been enjoying this time spent with us, practicing at your wheel or spindle. In the sixth module, Project Planning, spinning instructor Katrina Stewart talks about project planning and how we can intentionally spin for the project we want to end up with.
