Upcoming Workshops

Dynamic Duo: Two Heddles, Two Cloths

MAFA Conference June 26 - 29 2025

Millersville, PA

Local ongoing knitting groups, for community and knitting support are active now. One in NYC near Union Square and one in South Orange, NJ. Cost to attend is $10, which covers attendance and basic help. If you need more in depth help with a project there is a modest additional fee. If you are interested in joining please reach out via the contact form for dates and details.

Workshops

Workshops are available on the following topics:

Knitting:

  • Fair Isle

  • Intarsia

  • Brioche

  • Mosaic

  • Cables

  • Lace

  • Sweaters

    Weaving:

  • Rigid Heddle Intro

  • Rigid Heddle, Using Two Heddles

  • Inkle (Band Weaving)

Private Lessons

Private lessons are available in person in downtown NYC, South Orange/Maplewood NJ or via Zoom.

Rate is $50 per hour billed in 30 minute increments of $25.

Minimum lesson length is 30 minutes.

Lessons can be open ended depending on my availability to extend.

Lesson Topics Include:

Basic Skills

  • Cast On

  • Knit

  • Purl

  • Bind Off

  • Standard Increases & Decreases

Fancy Skills

  • Provisional Cast-on

  • Tubular Cast-on

  • Tubular Bind-off

  • Kitchener Stitch (Grafting)

  • Deciphering Inscrutable Instructions

  • Fixing Knitting Errors

Textured Stitches & Patterns

  • Cables,

  • Lace,

  • Bobbles,

  • Nupps

Colorwork

  • Intarsia,

  • Stranded / Fair Isle,

  • Slip Stitch / Mosaic

Brioche

  • Basic Brioche Stitch

  • Two Color Brioche

  • Brioche In The Round

  • Brioche Increases & Decreases

  • Reading Brioche Charts

Rigid Heddle Weaving

  • Basic Loom Setup and Weaving

  • Using Pickup Sticks

  • Color and Texture Patterns

  • Band Weaving on the Rigid Heddle Loom

Inkle Weaving

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