THESE CLASSES ARE DESIGNED FOR YOU TO LEARN A NUMBER OF MORE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL KNITTING TECHNIQUES WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO PRACTISE AND EXPERIMENT. THE INTERMEDIATE CLASS BUILDS UPON THE BASE KNOWLEDGE LEARNT IN THE BEGINNERS CLASS.
THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT INTERMEDIATE LEVEL CLASSES:
- FAIR ISLE/JACQUARD (PATTERNS)
THE BASICS OF CREATING JACQUARD PATTERNS
EXPERIMENTAL PUNCHCARD PATTERNS CREATING DISTORTIONS AND GLITCHING
VERTICAL STRIPES AND CHECK PATTERNS
ISOLATING A DESIGN TO BECOME A SINGLE EMBLEM
FREEHAND LETTERS AND WORDS (NOT USING PUNCHCARD)
- TUCKS, CABLES, HOOKING UP & POPCORN (3D KNIT STRUCTURES)
THE BASICS OF CREATING TUCK PATTERNS
EXPERIMENTAL TUCK PATTERNS BY STRIPING AND DISTORTING
CABLING AND RIBBING (SINGLE BED)
HEMS AND HOOKING UP WITHIN THE KNIT FABRIC
HONEY COMB STRUCTURE
POPCORN AND LOOP STITCH
- WOVEN KNITS (WEAVING ON A KNITTING MACHINE)
THE BASICS OF KNITTING WOVEN FABRICS
EXPERIMENTAL WEAVING WITH DIFFERENT YARNS AND MATERIALS
WEAVING AND STRIPING TO CREATE CHECK PATTERNS
EXOTIC FRINGING
I-CORDING/CREATING CHUNKY YARNS TO WEAVE WITH
3D PATTERNING
- HOLDING/SHORT ROW KNITTING
THE BASICS OF USING HOLDING/SHORT ROW KNITTING
KNITTING IN A CIRCLE AND CREATING FRILLS
3D SPIKES AND BUBBLES
LOOPS AND ORGANIC SHAPES
ARGYLE/DIAMOND PATTERNS
WITHIN EACH INDIVIDUAL CLASS YOU WILL CREATE A RANGE OF SAMPLES TO TAKE AWAY WITH YOU AND LEARN FROM.
FOR THE INTERMEDIATE CLASSES, LEARNERS NEED TO HAVE ATTENDED THE BEGINNERS CLASS OR HAVE SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE IN USING THE KNITTING MACHINE, ITS OPERATIONS AND WANT TO LEARN MORE.
THE MACHINES USED FOR THE CLASSES WILL BE BROTHER KNITTING MACHINES. ALL EQUIPMENT AND YARNS WILL BE PROVIDED, ALONG WITH TECHNICAL NOTES WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO GO WITH YOUR CLASS.
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