December 2016
Knit night: December
Our casual monthly gathering for knitting and fibre arts. Show off projects, get help, or just drink tea and chat while knitting! All are welcome. Tea and snacks will be provided.
Find out more »Screenprinted tea towels (2 week class)
In this class you will learn the basics of how to create a silkscreen for printing your own tea towels. The first week will focus on creating your design, and you will learn how to make silk screen positives. In the second week you will expose a screen and print your towels with your own one-colour design.
This class runs for two weeks on Monday evenings, December 5 and 12, from 7-9:30pm.
Find out more »Block printed t-shirts
In this class, students will create richly coloured prints on t-shirts using linoleum, woodblocks, rollers, and letterpress blocks. We will cover some of the challenges of printing on fabric versus paper, and use pre-cut blocks and other print matrices to experiment with printing both by hand and in a printing press. You will go home with a beautifully printed shirt!
Find out more »January 2017
Knit night: January
Our casual monthly gathering for knitting and fibre arts. Show off projects, get help, or just drink tea and chat while knitting! All are welcome. Tea and snacks will be provided.
Find out more »June 2017
Block printed fabric
In this class, students will create richly coloured prints on fabric using linoleum, woodblocks, rollers, and letterpress blocks. We will cover some of the challenges of printing on fabric versus paper, and use pre-cut blocks and other print matrices to experiment with printing on fabrics both by hand and in a printing press. You will go home with at least one beautifully printed .5 metre piece of fabric to enjoy as is or to use in future projects.
All materials are included. Students will be able to choose from a selection of fabrics that we have on hand in the studio (some plain colours, and some from printed yardage).
Find out more »September 2017
Block printed fabric
In this class, students will create richly coloured prints on fabric using linoleum, woodblocks, rollers, and letterpress blocks. We will cover some of the challenges of printing on fabric versus paper, and use pre-cut blocks and other print matrices to experiment with printing on fabrics both by hand and in a printing press. You will go home with at least one beautifully printed .5 metre piece of fabric to enjoy as is or to use in future projects.
All materials are included. Students will be able to choose from a selection of fabrics that we have on hand in the studio (some plain colours, and some from printed yardage).
Find out more »Screenprinted t-shirts
In this class you will learn the basics of how to create a silkscreen for printing your own design on t-shirts. The first week will focus on creating your design, and you will learn how to make a silk screen positive and expose it onto a screen using photo sensitive emulsion. In the second week you will print your shirts with your own one-colour design. This class runs for two weeks on Monday evenings, September 11 and 18, from 6:30…
Find out more »April 2018
Advanced block print on fabric (two week class)
In this class, students will design and carve their own lino block and learn how to print it on fabric in a repeating tile pattern. Week one will focus on design and block carving, and in week two you will print your fabric. You will go home with a two metre piece of fabric to enjoy as is or to use in future projects. This class runs for two weeks on Wednesday evenings, April 18 and 25, from 7 to…
Find out more »June 2018
Knit night: June
It's our monthly gathering to share knitting and other fibre arts fun! Work on a project, get help, hang out, drink tea! Everyone is welcome.
Find out more »Block printing on fabric
In this class, students will create richly coloured prints on fabric using linoleum, woodblocks, rollers, and letterpress blocks. We will cover some of the challenges of printing on fabric versus paper, and use pre-cut blocks and other print matrices to experiment with printing on fabrics both by hand and in a printing press. You will go home with at least one beautifully printed .5 metre piece of fabric to enjoy as is or to use in future projects.
All materials are included. Students will be able to choose from a selection of fabrics that we have on hand in the studio (some plain colours, and some from printed yardage).
Find out more »