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14/01/2017 @ 10:30 am – 1:30 pm – This exciting, fun make and take session is an introduction to hand-dyeing for beginners. Debbie will guide you through the basics of hand-dyeing yarn with procion mx synthetic dyes. You will dye a lovely skein of yarn in your own choice of colours. A free knit or crochet pattern from Debbie’s design collection is also […]
27/01/2017 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – PLEASE NOTE: NO CLASS THIS WEEK BUT BACK TO BUSINESS AS USUAL NEXT WEEK – THANKS! 🙂 Our friendly weekly textile arts class is about experimenting and designing with textiles. Working with different threads, fabrics, dyes, materials and techniques, Debbie will support you to build up an understanding of how you can interpret textures, surfaces and […]
04/02/2017 @ 10:30 am – 4:30 pm – Join Debbie Tomkies on her fun, friendly beginner’s crochet workshop at the Yarn Barn, Milnrow. From holding the hook to making your first ‘granny square’ you’ll soon be hooking with confidence! Learn to crochet with confidence in a small, friendly group at Judith’s lovely, well-stocked yarn emporium. Cost: £35 Included: All the yarns you will […]
11/02/2017 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – This exciting, fun one day workshop is an ideal introduction to hand-dyeing for beginners. Debbie will guide you through the basics of hand-dyeing yarn with procion mx synthetic dyes. During this full day dyeing experience you will begin with colour sampling, colour blending and mixing; how to work with the dyes using a range of […]
24/02/2017 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – PLEASE NOTE THAT IT’S HALF TERM SO NO CLASS THIS WEEK – SEE YOU ON 3 MARCH! Our friendly weekly textile arts class is about experimenting and designing with textiles. Working with different threads, fabrics, dyes, materials and techniques, Debbie will support you to build up an understanding of how you can interpret textures, surfaces and […]
04/03/2017 @ 10:30 am – 4:30 pm – Made your first ‘granny square’ but not sure where to go next? Join crochet expert Debbie Tomkies on her fun, friendly Intermediate Crochet workshop at the Yarn Barn, Milnrow. Debbie will be taking you on from the basics with new stitches, crocheting tubes and spirals, increasing, decreasing and shaping. You’ll start crocheting a beanie-style hat […]
18/03/2017 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Join dye expert Debbie Tomkies for an amazing day dyeing fabric with natural indigo and woad. If you’ve never tried indigo dyeing before you’ll be fascinated by this magical process! During the day you’ll try your hand at dyeing fabric in our indigo vat, learn about resist, tie-dye (shibori) and overdyeing. You will create a […]
20/05/2017 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – This exciting, fun session is an excellent introduction to hand-dyeing for beginners. Dye expert Debbie Tomkies will be teaching a range of exciting techniques including yarn painting, semi-solid dyeing, immersion and rainbow dyeing. You will dye a lovely 100g skein of yarn in your own choice of colours. A knit or crochet pattern from Debbie’s […]
02/06/2017 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – This exciting, fun session is an excellent introduction to natural dyeing for beginners. If you’ve ever fancied natural dyeing but have been put off by thoughts of grinding up barks, bugs and fungi, this is the course for you! Simple to use and extremely versatile, natural dye extracts are fully intermixable powders and pastes which […]
23/06/2017 – 24/06/2017 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm – Join us Woolfest 2017 for 2 days of fibre-filled fun – shopping, exhibitions of work, meet the Guilds, product and skills demonstrations, good food, animals and more! We’ll be on our usual stall, C63-64 and are looking forward to meeting all our customers and friends. Find out more about what’s on and how to buy […]
