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Mark your Calendars!
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Mark the weekend of September 12th and 13th, 2015 on your calendars because you won’t want to miss the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum’s 20th annual Fibrefest. At two locations—the Museum and the Almonte Arena—visitors will find demonstrations, vendors, and exhibits—a full two-day festival of fibre arts! Local guilds will demonstrate spinning, knitting, weaving, rug hooking, lacemaking, smocking and quilting. Vendors include spinners, weavers, and fibre artists from across the province, as well as quilt shops and alpaca farms. “That’s My Style,” vintage clothing show and sale will have a large number of vintage clothing dealers, giving patrons the opportunity to enjoy and purchase a huge variety of vintage fashions in one location.
Crochet Summer Workshops with Lynda Forgues at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum
Tunisian Entrelac Crochet~
Saturday, 4 July 2015
1:00 – 3:00 pm
$30.00
Instructor: Lynda Forgues
Know how to crochet the Tunisian Simple Stitch? Want to put it to good use? Then, why not learn the secrets of Tunisian Entrelac? Just like its knitted cousin, this entrelac technique is made of squares constructed tip to tip. That means very few yarn tails to weave in! (Yea!!!) Fill in the “triangles” around the edge to make it smooth or leave its natural zig-zag as is—your choice. Add a border. Or not. We’ll cover it all in the workshop!
Basic Tunisian Crochet skills required.
Please bring two or three colours of contrasting yarn—light colours are easiest to learn with—and appropriate-sized hook to class. (A Tunisian crochet hook is not required as there will be very few stitches to work at a time.)
Tunisian Crochet 101 ~
Saturday, 29 August 2015
1:00 – 3:00 pm
$45.00
Instructor: Lynda Forgues
Kinda like knitting with a very long crochet hook. Kinda. Tunisian Crochet (aka Afghan Crochet) is often described as a hybrid of knitting and crochet. But however you choose to describe it, it sure is fun! And relaxing. And unique.
Learn the basics of this unusual and increasingly popular technique as well as a few tips and tricks and you’ll be sure to mystify and delight the uninitiated with the beautifully distinctive results. (No doubt, you’ll enjoy them too!)
No previous crochet or knitting experience required although basic crochet would be advantageous.
All materials included in the cost.
Basic Crochet ~
Saturday, 11 & 18 July 2015
1:00 – 3:00 pm
$55.00
Instructor: Lynda Forgues
A two-week course designed for the beginner with no previous crochet experience or as a refresher for those whose hooks are a bit “rusty”. Learn all the basic stitches plus how to read a yarn label and choose an appropriate hook and yarn. Also covered will be how to start, finish, wash, and block your work. Several handouts and tips & tricks will be sprinkled throughout the journey.
No previous crochet experience required.
All materials included in the cost.
Building on the Basics ~
Saturday, 25 July & 1 August 2015
1:00 – 3:00 pm
$50.00
Instructor: Lynda Forgues
In these two sessions, learn to follow written instructions and diagrams (read a pattern), change colours, and crochet some stitch combinations and variations. Perhaps add a border or two.
Basic crochet skills required.
Please bring a light-coloured yarn and appropriate-sized hook to class.
Building Higher ~
Saturday, 8 & 15 August 2015
1:00 – 3:00 pm
$50.00
Instructor: Lynda Forgues
More stitches, more handouts, more edgings, more complicated patterns to read. Learn to crochet in the round (think hats, baskets, tablecloths, doilies, motifs, and medallions) and join motifs.
Instructor Bio ~ Lynda Forgues, also known as “The Snowflake Lady”, has been crocheting for more decades than she’d care to admit to—ever since, as a teenager, her mother passed on the skills learned in a crochet class at night school. From that point on Lynda was, as you might say, “hooked”.
For information on any of these workshops, please contact Lynda at 613.256.9381 or at lynda.forgues@gmail.com
To register for any of these workshops, please contact the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum at 613-256-3754 or info@mvtm.ca.
Tunisian Entrelac Crochet~
Saturday, 4 July 2015
1:00 – 3:00 pm
$30.00
Instructor: Lynda Forgues
Know how to crochet the Tunisian Simple Stitch? Want to put it to good use? Then, why not learn the secrets of Tunisian Entrelac? Just like its knitted cousin, this entrelac technique is made of squares constructed tip to tip. That means very few yarn tails to weave in! (Yea!!!) Fill in the “triangles” around the edge to make it smooth or leave its natural zig-zag as is—your choice. Add a border. Or not. We’ll cover it all in the workshop!
Basic Tunisian Crochet skills required.
Please bring two or three colours of contrasting yarn—light colours are easiest to learn with—and appropriate-sized hook to class. (A Tunisian crochet hook is not required as there will be very few stitches to work at a time.)
Tunisian Crochet 101 ~
Saturday, 29 August 2015
1:00 – 3:00 pm
$45.00
Instructor: Lynda Forgues
Kinda like knitting with a very long crochet hook. Kinda. Tunisian Crochet (aka Afghan Crochet) is often described as a hybrid of knitting and crochet. But however you choose to describe it, it sure is fun! And relaxing. And unique.
Learn the basics of this unusual and increasingly popular technique as well as a few tips and tricks and you’ll be sure to mystify and delight the uninitiated with the beautifully distinctive results. (No doubt, you’ll enjoy them too!)
No previous crochet or knitting experience required although basic crochet would be advantageous.
All materials included in the cost.
Basic Crochet ~
Saturday, 11 & 18 July 2015
1:00 – 3:00 pm
$55.00
Instructor: Lynda Forgues
A two-week course designed for the beginner with no previous crochet experience or as a refresher for those whose hooks are a bit “rusty”. Learn all the basic stitches plus how to read a yarn label and choose an appropriate hook and yarn. Also covered will be how to start, finish, wash, and block your work. Several handouts and tips & tricks will be sprinkled throughout the journey.
No previous crochet experience required.
All materials included in the cost.
Building on the Basics ~
Saturday, 25 July & 1 August 2015
1:00 – 3:00 pm
$50.00
Instructor: Lynda Forgues
In these two sessions, learn to follow written instructions and diagrams (read a pattern), change colours, and crochet some stitch combinations and variations. Perhaps add a border or two.
Basic crochet skills required.
Please bring a light-coloured yarn and appropriate-sized hook to class.
Building Higher ~
Saturday, 8 & 15 August 2015
1:00 – 3:00 pm
$50.00
Instructor: Lynda Forgues
More stitches, more handouts, more edgings, more complicated patterns to read. Learn to crochet in the round (think hats, baskets, tablecloths, doilies, motifs, and medallions) and join motifs.
Instructor Bio ~ Lynda Forgues, also known as “The Snowflake Lady”, has been crocheting for more decades than she’d care to admit to—ever since, as a teenager, her mother passed on the skills learned in a crochet class at night school. From that point on Lynda was, as you might say, “hooked”.
For information on any of these workshops, please contact Lynda at 613.256.9381 or at lynda.forgues@gmail.com
To register for any of these workshops, please contact the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum at 613-256-3754 or info@mvtm.ca.
Easy Breezy Broomstick Lace Beach Bag Workshop at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum
Easy Breezy Broomstick Lace Beach Bag
Tote your sunscreen, shades, and favourite paperback in style with this easy, breezy broomstick lace beach bag! (Try saying that 10 times, fast!!!)
Made of satiny-soft and oh-so-shimmery pima cotton, you may be tempted to keep it by your side all summer long to show it off (and to stroke it!). And, in case you’re curious … Yes, you do use a broomstick—or reasonable facsimile thereof—to make it.
Never made broomstick lace? Not to worry. All you need is rudimentary crochet skills (chain, single crochet, slip stitch) and you’ll catch on in no time.
Please bring approximately 220 yards of the yarn of your choice, a small amount of yarn in a contrasting colour for the drawstring/strap, and a crochet hook 1-1.5 sizes larger than you’d normally use for your choice of yarn. I’ll bring the broomstick!
(Sample is worked using 1 skein of Cascade Ultra Pima Cotton yarn and a 5.50 mm hook.)
Not interested in a beach bag? Use it for lunch. Or buy extra yarn and make a summer scarf instead. It’s up to you!
Registration: Please call the Museum at 613.256.3754 or email info@mvtm.ca by 17 June to register.
Questions? Lynda would be happy to help. Call her at 613.256.9381 or email her at lynda.forgues@gmail.com.
Saturday, 20 June 2015
1:00 – 3:00 pm
$35.00
Instructor: Lynda Forgues
Instructor Bio ~ Lynda Forgues, also known as “The Snowflake Lady”, has been crocheting for more decades than she’d care to admit to—ever since, as a teenager, her mother passed on the skills learned in a crochet class at night school. From that point on Lynda was, as you might say, “hooked”.
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