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:
- JACQUARD (PATTERNS)
HOW THE JACQUARD TECHNIQUE WORKS ON A KNITTING MACHINE
PUNCHCARD PATTERNS
DISTORTING AND CREATING IRREGULAR DESIGNS
VERTICAL STRIPES AND CHECK PATTERNS
CREATING YOUR OWN PUNCHCARD DESIGN
FREEHAND LETTERS AND WORDS (NOT USING PUNCHCARD)
USING FUN YARNS (TEXTURES, STRETCH AND SHINY)
- 3D STRUCTURES (TUCKS, CABLES, HEMS & 3D STITCHES)
HOW THE TUCK TECHNIQUE WORKS ON A KNITTING MACHINE
TUCK PUNCHCARD PATTERNS
EXPERIMENTAL FREEHAND TUCK PATTERNS BY STRIPING AND HOLDING
CABLING AND RIBBING (SINGLE BED)
HOOKING UP TO CREATE HEMS (PICOT, MOCK RIB AND DRAW STRING)
HONEY COMB STRUCTURE AND PLEATS
POPCORN, LOOP AND 3D STITCHES
- WEAVING (WOVEN KNITS & FRINGING)
HOW THE WEAVING TECHNIQUE WORKS ON A KNITTING MACHINE
WEAVE PUNCHCARD PATTERNS
FREEHAND WEAVE TECHNIQUES
EXPERIMENTAL WEAVING WITH DIFFERENT YARNS AND MATERIALS
WEAVING AND STRIPING TO CREATE CHECK PATTERNS
WEAVING INTARSIA
EXOTIC FRINGING
E-WRAPPING AND TUFTING
- HOLDING (SPIKES, FRILLS, POCKETS & ORGANIC SHAPES)
HOW THE HOLDING TECHNIQUE WORKS ON A KNITTING MACHINE
KNITTING A CIRCLE AND CREATING ORGANIC SHAPES
FRILLS AND EDGES
3D SPIKES, LOOPS & BUBBLES
POCKETS AND NECKLINES
HOLDING LACE
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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