January 2016
Sock knitting
In this class, designed for the beginning-to-intermediate knitter, you will learn all of the techniques you’ll need to knit yourself a comfortable and well-fitted pair of socks. Students should be familiar with the knit and purl stitches and some basic decreases, and we’ll show you the rest. Some experience working at small gauges is an asset, but not necessary.
This class runs for four weeks on Monday nights, January 4, 11, 18, and 25, from 7 to 9 pm.
Find out more »Lino block printing
In this class you’ll learn the basics of carving and printing a relief print from a linoleum block. You will design and carve your own block and learn how to print it by hand as well as on a press, and will leave the class with an edition of six completed prints. You will have the option to print your block in one colour, or to try selectively inking your block to make a two colour print in one press run.
This class runs Wednesday evenings for two weeks, January 5 and 12, from 6:30 to 9:30pm.
No printmaking experience is required, and all materials, including paper, are provided.
Find out more »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 »Bookbinding: Coptic
In this introductory class you will create a book using cover boards that have been prepared in advance. You will choose from a selection of cover boards culled from vintage books, and combine them with high quality bookbinding paper to make your unique journal or sketchbook. All materials, including paper, are provided, and you will leave the class with a finished book.
Find out more »Two-colour screenprints (two week class)
In this class you will learn the basics of how to create a two-colour silkscreen print on paper. We will cover: making positives or transparencies, exposing images on a screen, how to register (line up) your printing, and pulling prints.
This class runs for two weeks on Thursday evenings, January 21 and 28, from 6:30 to 9:30pm.
All materials are provided, including paper, and you will make an edition of six prints.
Find out more »February 2016
Letterpress cards
In this hands-on introductory class you will learn the basics of setting type and designing your own unique cards using wood and metal type and letterpress ornaments.
This class runs for two weeks on Wednesday evenings, February 3 and 10, from 6:30 to 9:30.
All materials are provided, and you will create a set of ten cards of your own design.
Find out more »Knit night: February
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 »Bookbinding: drum leaf
Drum leaf binding is a rigid no-sew bookbinding method in which folded sheets of heavy drawing or printmaking paper are glued back-to-back to form a satisfyingly solid little book. Think children’s board books, without the board. This binding is ideal for artist book projects, as each sheet of paper is a complete, seamless two-page spread with no stitching breaking up the page gutter.
All materials are provided, including paper.
Find out more »Paper relief monotype
In this fun 3-hour class you will create a richly layered one-of-a-kind print in full colour using cut and torn paper assembled into a printing plate. Paper relief is an easy technique for producing monoprints mixing bold solids with complex atmospheric textures. If you enjoy making papercuts, this is a way that you can use that traditional method in printmaking!
All materials, including paper, are provided, and you will leave the class with at least one beautiful finished print. Depending on how you choose to prepare your plates you may have time to finish more than one print.
Find out more »Bookbinding: Longstitch 1
In this simplest form of Longstitch binding, folded sections of pages are sewn together by linking the sections through a slotted cover sheet to create a pleasing staggered exposed sewing along the spine. Stitching wrapped around the head and foot of the paper spine gives the beaded look of a thread headband at the edge of the spine. We will finish off our books with a decorative folded paper slipcover.
All materials are provided. No previous bookbinding experience is necessary.
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