Live Office Hours // November 2018
Answering your questions about composition for photography, lighting, camera care, and also how to sew and finish handwoven fabric.
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founder + creative director of SweetGeorgia // designer + dreamer // wife + mama // dyer, knitter, spinner, weaver, quilter // been writing about colour and craft since 2004 // see what I am making @felicialowong and @sweetgeorgia.
Crafternoon Live // November 16, 2018
In this Crafternoon session, we talked about seasonal colour, finding and modifying light sources for photograph, and I did a little weaving on my big mohair blanket project!
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Live Office Hours // October 2018
Talking about dyeing colour triangles, fluorescent dyes, dye lot numbers, and also thoughts about content for next year.
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Winding a Warp
In this tiny tutorial, I demonstrate winding a 3-yard warp on a warping board to use in a handwoven blanket. If you have any questions about winding a warp on a warping board, feel free to ask here in the forums »
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Crafternoon Live // October 12, 2018
During this Crafternoon, I wound a couple balls of mohair yarn and wound a 3-yard warp for a blanket on a warping board.
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Creating Complex Colourways // October 1, 2018 at Knit City 2018
This the lecture portion of the dyeing workshop that I hosted at the SweetGeorgia Studios for Knit City 2018 on October 1, 2018.
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Mosaic Knitting
In this tiny tutorial, I demonstrate how to use the mosaic knitting technique. It’s a colourful technique that is likely easier than you think!
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Live Office Hours // September 2018
Using a spin cycle of a washing machine to remove excess water, finding the most efficient way to wind mini-skeins, and dyeing very light colours on spinning fibre.
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Twisting a Skein
In this tiny tutorial, I demonstrate how I twist a skein of yarn from a loose hank into a twisted skein format.
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Crafternoon Live // September 14, 2018
During this Crafternoon, we did a spindle spinning demonstration showing drafting, plying, and how to wind onto the spindle shaft. We also started spinning a handpainted colourway using the fractal spinning colour technique.
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Live Office Hours // August 2018
This content is only available to Monthly and Annual Members of the School of SweetGeorgia or students who purchased “Dyeing Intentional Colour” or “Dyeing Complex Colour”.
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Spinning Equipment Suppliers
Here are a few links to various suppliers that are mentioned in the Spinning From Scratch course
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Spinning Fibre Suppliers
Here are a few suppliers in the US, Canada, and UK that provide beautiful dyed spinning fibres to get you started.
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Undyed Yarn & Fibre Suppliers
Here are some suppliers and sources of undyed yarns and spinning fibres
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Reference Books for Dyers
These are a few of my favourite reference books over the years, and a great place to start building a dyer’s library!
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Twist Gauge
Measuring the angle of twist in your yarn is a wonderful way to ensure consistency in your handspun yarns. Download our twist gauge here to measure the twist in your singles and plied yarns.
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Tools for Measuring Wraps per Inch (WPI)
A couple downloadable tools to measure your “wraps per inch (WPI)” while spinning and plying your handspun yarns.
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Spinning from the Fold
Learn how to “spin from the fold” with a long draw as a way to manage short, slippery, and downy spinning fibre blends.
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Crafternoon Live // July 20 2018
This content is only available to current All-Access Members of the School of SweetGeorgia.
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15% off SweetGeorgia
Use our members-only coupon code to get a discount off your yarns and spinning fibres at SweetGeorgia Yarns
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Dye Studio Equipment & Tools
Here are the sources for some of the studio dyeing equipment that we use for our dyeing courses
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Dyes for Wool, Silk, & Protein Fibres
In our dyeing courses, we use a combination of WashFast Acid and Lanaset dyes which can be purchased from the suppliers listed below.
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KYOK Increase (k1, yo, k1 into the same stitch)
Discover how to knit a ruffle by rapidly increasing the number of stitches on the needle using a double increase.
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Live Office Hours // April 2018
This content is only available to Monthly and Annual Members of the School of SweetGeorgia or students who purchased “Dyeing Intentional Colour” or “Dyeing Complex Colour”.
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Live Office Hours // February 2018
This content is only available to Monthly and Annual Members of the School of SweetGeorgia or students who purchased “Dyeing Intentional Colour” or “Dyeing Complex Colour”.
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Live Office Hours // January 2018
This content is only available to Monthly and Annual Members of the School of SweetGeorgia or students who purchased “Dyeing Intentional Colour” or “Dyeing Complex Colour”.
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Live Office Hours // November 2017
This content is only available to Monthly and Annual Members of the School of SweetGeorgia or students who purchased “Dyeing Intentional Colour” or “Dyeing Complex Colour”.
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Live Office Hours // October 2017
This content is only available to Monthly and Annual Members of the School of SweetGeorgia or students who purchased “Dyeing Intentional Colour” or “Dyeing Complex Colour”.
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