Weaving
Learn to Weave
Learn to weave online with a multi-shaft loom or a rigid heddle loom. Learn to read weaving drafts and design your own handwoven projects.
Learning Paths
Find the skills you need… to make the things you want…
From learning to knit socks from your own handspun to learning how to dye yarn to becoming a weaver, we have something for you in the School. With so many courses to choose from, it can be challenging to know where to start — so we’ve hand-picked and curated these collections of courses and workshops to help you learn the skills you need.
Knitting
Learn to Knit
Learn to knit! Learn these knitting techniques: casting on, knitting garter stitch, purl stitch, binding off, and knitting ribbing. From reading the pattern and swatching, to knitting through finishing, learn how to knit your favourite projects from step by step!
Spinning
Learn to Spin
Learning to spin will give you ultimate understanding and control over so many characteristics of your yarn. From softness to size and from twist to texture, learn how we make our own yarns with our enthusiastic and encouraging spinning instructors here.
Spinning
Learn to Spin to Knit a Sweater
Learn the process of creating your first garment from your handspun yarn. Discover how to select the kind of fibre that will give you the garment you desire, how to sample your handspun yarn, how to calculate the measurements of your yarn, how to store large amounts of plies for bigger projects, and how to swatch your yarn before starting your garment.
Spinning
Learn Fibre Preparation
Learn how to use blending boards, drum carders, hand carders, and wool combs for carding and combing spinning fibre for handspinning.
Dyeing
Learn to Dye Spinning Fibre
Create your own unapologetic and unique hand-dyed yarns and colourways using acid dyes and protein-based fibres with confidence and discover new ways to add complexity and richness to your hand-dyed colourways.e
Dyeing
Learn to Dye with Natural Dyes
Learn how to use natural dyes with plant and animal based fibres, the magical world of indigo dyeing, handpaint yarns and fibres using natural dyes, along with growing your own dye garden and safe wildcrafting natural dye plants.
Dyeing
Learn to Dye with Fibre Reactive Dyes
Want to learn to dye cotton yarn? After completing this learning path, you’ll be able to create your own solid shade and handpainted yarns with Procion.
Dyeing
Learn to Dye with Acid Dyes
Want to learn to dye wool and silk yarn and fibre? Start with acid dyes which are designed for protein fibres and learn how dyes are mixed, blended, and diluted to create the hues and depths of shade that you want in your yarn. After completing this learning path, you’ll be able to create your own solid shade, tonal, handpainted, low-water immersion, and even self-striping yarns.