TO BE RESCHEDULED: Knitted Flowers 101 with Nora Bellows, Renowned Fiber Artist
Participants must be comfortable knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, working in the round on double pointed needles, and have control of tension.
Forget Cambridge's, Glass Flowers and create an Exquiste Knitted Flower under the tutelage of
Renowed Fiber Artist Nora Bellows.
Brown Bag it for dinner and we'll provide soft drinks, wine, beer tea and coffee.
$45. for members and their guests/$65. for non-members.
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Class Size: This workshop is intensely hands-on. In order to give all participants the personal attention they need and deserve the limit is 18 students..
Description of the workshop: Decorate your celebratory table with knitted flowers of lasting beauty. Combine multiple flowers to embellish felted or fabric pillows with exquisite bouquets of your own creation, or decorate the top of a gift box in a way that is as beautiful as the gift itself.
In this class, students will learn to make a simple knitted flower(s) to use as embellishments for bags, gifts, garments, shoes, afghans and more. In addition, students will be encouraged to explore their own creative impulses in combining different flowers together for unique results.
The class focuses on learning the foundational techniques used in virtually every flower in Nora Bellows’s book Noni Flowers. Skills covered include how to work in the round on multiple needles in order to knit the flower all-in-one-piece. The class will conclude with how to finish the flowers, wire them, embellish them for stunning results, and then to use them as embellishments in different ways on multiple canvases.
Students’ Needed Experience: Participants must be comfortable knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, working in the round on double pointed needles, and have control of tension.
Course Duration: 3 hours of hands-on learning
Flower-Making Kit:
Total Regular Retail Kit Cost: Kit Contents:
25 yards of premium 100% Merino, USA-made feltable wool (this is enough to make 3 – 4 flowers)
Cherry Blossom patternSet of size 6 double-pointed needles
Nylon beading thread and seed bead combination for embellishment
Sewing and Darning needles
2 – 3 yards of 24 gauge brass wire
Designer Nora Bellows' beautiful and artful Noni bag and flower designs have earned her international acclaim. Now, in her first book, Nora shares 40 of her exceptional knitted and felted flowers, along with six bag, garment, and home projects perfect for floral embellishments. Inspired by nature, Nora's handmade creations capture the essence of each flower and bloom. Featuring gorgeous full-color photography and clear instruction, this visually stunning volume will be irresistible to knitters everywhere.
A former academic with an MFA in creative writing and PhD in English Literature, Nora began creating one-of-a-kind felted bags and felted flowers under the brand Noni in 2001. She began publishing her pattern line a few years later. Noni patterns are available in over 600 yarn stores domestically and internationally, and have been translated into German, Danish, and Swedish. Her work has appeared in Interweave Felt, Knitting Today, Vogue Knitting, and Simply Knitting. She teaches workshops across the country.