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upcoming workshops

We’ve scheduled a small series of workshops to help you get through these last few winter months and shake off those hibernation vibes that always threaten to overtake us when the snow sets in. For me these cozy, dark days are the perfect time to work on a new hobby.

All of our classes now take place at the asil studio, just a few short blocks away from where our old shop used to be. The studio is small and space in the classes is limited, so you will need to follow the class links to the asil website to sign up and secure your spot!

PRINT AND STITCH

Thursdays January 23 and 30, 2025, 6:30pm until 8:30pm (2 x 2 hours)

$50 plus $10 materials fee

This two-week class will teach you how to print and embellish your own custom fabric. In Week 1 you will learn how to make richly coloured block prints on fabric using our collection of pre-carved blocks and design elements you can layer in different ways. In Week 2 you will add depth and detail to your piece with some simple embroidery stitches.

All materials are provided and you will leave class with a beautiful piece of embellished fabric (you may not finish your stitching during class but we will get you well on your way!). No printmaking or embroidery experience is necessary, although a basic knowledge of hand sewing will help you get started.

Ready to sign up? Click this link to go to the asil page –> asil.ca print and stitch

HAND QUILTING

Saturday, February 22, 2025 from 1 until 4pm (3 hrs)

$50 + $10 materials fee

We will explore the fundamentals of quilt making and discuss what makes a quilt a quilt. You will learn basic hand piecing, hand quilting, and hand binding and leave with the knowledge to complete your very own tiny quilt. A selection of fabrics as well as batting, needles, and thread will be provided for class work. No previous quilting experience is necessary although a basic knowledge of hand sewing will help you get started.

Ready to sign up? Click this link to go to the asil page –> asil.ca hand quilting

BUTTONHOLE BOOKBINDING

Saturday, March 1, 2025 1-3:30pm (2.5hrs)

$50.00 + $10.00 materials fee

In this easy yet elegant binding, folded sections of paper are sewn through a stiffened paper cover with a decorative beaded stitch that beautifully frames an open slot in the book’s spine, offering a glimpse of the pages within. Stitching wrapped around the head and foot of the reinforced paper spine gives the look of a thread headband at the edges of the spine. The product is a sturdy and solid book that you’ll love to use for writing or drawing.

All materials are provided. No previous bookbinding experience is necessary and you will leave the class with a completed pocket sized book.

Ready to sign up? Click this link to go to the asil page –> asil.ca buttonhole bookbinding

LEARN TO KNIT

Monday, January 20, 2025 from 7 until 8pm (1 hour)

This is a free Workshop

A pair of sticks and a length of yarn: simple tools which can create an endless combination of stitches . In this workshop we will introduce you to the knit stitch and the purl stitch as well as casting on and off. You are welcome to bring along your own needles and yarn or we will have some in the studio for you to borrow.

Although we’re offering this workshop for free, we still request that you register. Ready to join? Click this link to go to the asil page –> asil.ca learn to knit