Added three classes and an open studio to our schedule for November & December! We are excited to welcome passionate natural dyer Blaine of @prairiehoneycreative to share an afternoon of indigo dye with us on November 17th. We’ll prepare a 100% natural and organic indigo vat then explore some resist dye methods to create pattern on a large rayon shawl. A guaranteed fascinating and messy time! #naturaldye #indigo #yeg #yegworkshops
Mastered the knit and purl and ready to try out some new knitting moves? Knitter extraordinaire Raffaella is offering a two session knitting class in colour work! This workshop will introduce you to different styles of colour work like Fair Isle and geometric patterns. Try it out on some swatches in class then choose a project like fingerless mittens, coffee mug cozies or a hot water bottle cover. Sounds cozy, right?! Join us November 9th & 16th from 11-3pm! #knitting #yegknits #yegknitting #yegworkshops #knittersofinstagram #knitcolorwork #fairisleknitting #wool #knit
Finally got a full day at the loom. Weaving is the best best friend! #yegcraft #yegmakers #yegmade #madeinyeg #shoplocalyeg #weaving #krokbragd #weaversofinstagram
Open studio tonight! There’s still one loom available if you feel like some self directed weaving from 6-9pm, $30 and all materials included. Next drop in cushion weaving class is in November and there’s just one spot left :) #weaving #yegworkshops #yeg #shoplocalyeg #yegweaving
Wishing you all warmth and love this long weekend. PS: This beautiful embroidery was done by my pal @floralsandflossembroidery and I’m happy to let you know she’s almost ready to teach again after having making another adorable tiny human. Stay tuned! #yeg #yegworkshops #embroidery #madeinedmonton #shopyeg #shoplocalyeg #madeinyeg
Bringing hand woven items to the Royal Bison for the 7th year in a row! This fair means so much me. It has pushed me to think about the value of weaving, the importance of supporting local makers, all the while weaving every single day. Weaving until my back aches, my eyes dry out and my brain stops working. AND! Royal Bison is the reason this little textile school exists. All of you bisoneers asking me year after year “Do you teach classes”, is what pushed me to start this endeavour. So cheers to another Bison and thanks for the continued support, Edmonton! 💙 #royalbison #yeg #yegshoplocal
New workshop! I’m so happy to welcome my longtime dear bud Cec Caswell to teach us about displacement dyeing on October 19th. This short two hour demo style workshop will teach you how to get multiple shades from one acid dye bath. We’ll be using 100% Canadian, 100% wool yarn in 2 or 4 ply. Each student will leave with sixteen one meter lengths of wool yarn in sixteen shades from the four dye baths. Check out our stories for more photos and details! #yeg #yegworkshops #yegtextiles #wool #dye
Just sent in my vendor application for the Royal Bison! I’ll be crossing my fingers that I get accepted and either way I’m excited to share what I’ve been weaving all summer. Here are some cottolin and jute coasters woven in a rep weave. 💙➰💙#weaving #repweave #ripsmatta #handwoven #cottolin #weaversofinstagram #yegtextiles
So excited to welcome back Irene Rasetti of Calgary on October 13th! From 1-5pm we’ll explore bundle dyeing with florals and an array of household and garden items. We will begin with some sample experiments and finish with a silk scarf as your final project. Check out our stories for more info and register at www.fernsschoolofcarft.com. 🌸🌹🌼 #naturaldye #floraldye #bundledye #yeg #yegworkshops
That’s a wrap on our three week punch a cushion class! This was a really fun group, I’ll miss them :) #punchneedle #rughooking #yeg #yegpunchneedle #yegrughooking #yegworkshops #oxfordpunchneedle
Starting year four of volunteering with the senior weavers at Strathcona Place Seniors Center. I can’t count how many weaving projects I’ve set up for them! Every Wednesday we have nice chats and we’ve been through marriages, deaths and new grand babies. And always with the common thread of weaving bringing us together. I didn’t expect this post to be so emo, I just wanted to show you this nice linen project I’m working on for them and then started counting the years :) ❤️ #linen #deflecteddoubleweave #weaving #ontheloom #weaversofinstagram #yegseniors #yegvolunteer #yeg #yegweaving
A scene from our last floral bundle dye workshop with Irene Rasetti of Calgary. Join us on October 19 to experience the magic of extracting dye from flowers and an assortment household objects like rusty nails and onion skins. You’ll get to experiment on various samples and then dye your own silk scarf. Join us! #yegworkshops #floralbundledye #bundledye #cochineal #naturaldye #silk #yeg #yegtextiles
Cushion weaving class today! Here’s @amydixonart on the loom working out some stripes for her first weaving project. Feels good to be teaching again! #weaving #ontheloom #yegweaving #yegworkshops #yegtextiles #yegsmallbusiness
What I’m thinking while weaving this crackle towel: “navy on one, peach on two, teal on five, navy on one, peach on two, teal on six.” Or, more importantly, what I’m NOT thinking: “gotta send that email, check the inventory, gotta clean the studio, etc” #ontheloom #weaving #crackleweave #yegweaving #yegworkshops
Fall registration is open! Only one loom left for the open studio weaving on October 16th so don’t snooze on that one. Again, from the bottom of my wooly heart, thank you for all the support. It means a lot. #craftiscare #weaving #yegweaving #yegworkshops #yegsmallbusiness #floorloom
Registration for our fall workshops and open studio night launches tomorrow morning! We hope there’s something exciting in the mix for you. #yegtextiles #yegworkshops #dye #wool
Looking back on our summer workshops before we move into fall. Here is @heather_kiskihkoman unwrapping a sample from the indigo Shibori class while wearing her scarf from the floral bundle dyeing workshop. 💙 (Also, she told me that she used her project from @working_cloth ’s sashiko workshop when applying to practice indigenous tattooing at @earthlinetattoo , how amazing is that!!!) Whether you attended classes or just followed along, thanks for your support this season! We hope that we offer something that excites you in the fall. Schedule is now on the website. ✌🏽#yegworkshops #yegtextiles #indigo #shibori #bundledye #floralbundledye
Fall is in the air today in Edmonton... And while we’re lamenting the end of summer we’re also very excited about the fall! Harvest that garden, hike those trails and then get ready to dig out your knitting needles for @fellaella ‘s workshop on colourwork. 🧶 Details will be announced on our website this Saturday morning. #yegworkshops #yegknits #yegknitting #yegtextiles #yegtextileworkshops #yeg #yegsmallbusiness
Putting together our fall schedule and so happy that @irenerasetti is coming back to teach floral bundle dyeing again! Schedule will be on the website on Saturday morning and registration opens Tuesday morning. #yegworkshops #bundledye #naturaldye #floralbundledyeing #yegtextiles
Spotted one of our students sporting their handwoven clutch from our weave and sew workshop collaboration with @thehouseofsew ! For all those asking our fall schedule will be announced in about a week! #yegtextiles #handwoven #yegweaving #craftiscare #wovenclutch #yegworkshops