Knit With Me
Stranded Colourwork - Beyond 2 Colours with Florence Spurling
Welcome to our Stranded Colourwork class where we learn to use more that 2 strands at a time.
"Ready to take your stranded colour-work to the next level? In this class, I will guide you past the basics and explore techniques for incorporating more than two colours into your projects including the duplicate stitch method" - Florence Spurling.
Ready to take your stranded colourwork to the next level? In this class, Florence will guide you past the basics and explore techniques for incorporating more than two colours into your projects. You'll learn how to manage three colours at once while working in the round, creating more complex and vibrant designs.She will also cover the handy duplicate stitch method, a fantastic way to add extra pops of colour without the hassle of managing more yarn.
Pre-requisites
Attendees are recommended to have some experience of beginner level basic stranded colour-work.
What to bring with you on the day
- 3 colours of fingering weight yarn and circular needles suitable for working small circumferences in the round (40cm or smaller). Size 3.5mm needles, but you may like to bring one smaller and one larger size to experiment.
- Tapestry needle
Important information - PLEASE READ
Please leave a phone number when booking so we can get in touch about the workshop if needed.
The workshop takes place upstairs in the store which is accessed via a spiral staircase. Toilets are available and are accessed by another spiral staircase.
We need a minimum number of bookings for this class to go ahead, If we do not meet the minimum 4 days before the workshop you will be offered a new date or a refund.
Finally, if you are no longer able to attend the workshop please let us know as soon as possible as a refund can only be offered if we are able to re-fill your spot.
About Florence
Florence Spurling is a textile designer who specializes in knitted, crocheted and embellished fabrications. Originally from Oxfordshire, England, she trained in London where she received a Masters in Textile Design from The Royal College of Art. Florence is passionate about creating unique, tactile and desirable fabrics that display her love of detail and craftsmanship. She creates designs for the contemporary hand knitter that mix colour, texture and pattern in distinctive ways. When not designing under her own name, Florence works on fashion knitwear development for clients such as Anthropologie, Chloe, Marc Jacobs and Michael Kors. Florence is the author of Designing Knitted Textiles: Machine Knitting for Fashion, Laurence King Publishing.
