Tag: classes

SoCK Mtg – New Year, New Technique!

Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center 8440 Greenhouse Rd, Cypress, TX, United States

It's a new year (okay, a month in, but close enough), so it's time to learn a new technique. SoCK will be starting it's annual New Year! New Technique! Crafty class. This time we're learning how to make lace shawls. We'll be watching the "My First Lace Shawl" Crafty class. You do not need to […]

Houston Fiber Fest 2017

Richard E. Berry Center 8877 Barker Cypress Rd, Cypress, TX, United States

There’s more to Houston Fiber Fest than just classes and shopping; there’s also the fun of meeting new friends! The Meet-Up Table in the atrium (look for the balloons!) is the place to be. There will be knit- and crochet-alongs, stitch marker swaps, demos, and lots of opportunities for you to talk with other Houston area fiber enthusiasts […]

KNOT Mtg – Dyeing Demo

Mohair & More 231 Gibbs Street, New Waverly, TX, United States

Knitters North of Town (KNOT) will not be meeting at our regular time or place in July!  Instead we will be meeting at 10:30am at Mohair &More (231 Gibbs Street,  New Waverly, Texas 77358) for a dying Demonstration with Louise and Bill Lane.  Yarn and fiber will be available for purchase as your canvas for dying and the […]

SoCK Mtg – Knitting Origins

Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center 8440 Greenhouse Rd, Cypress, TX, United States

Have you ever wondered about the origins of knitting?  Stopped to think, who came up with the idea of taking two sticks and some string and making a sock?  Just how old is knitting?  What were the first knitted items?  Wonder no more.  Come learn about the beginnings of knitting through the medieval period.  Learn […]

CHIX Mtg – Joining Yarn

Tracy Gee Community Center 3599 Westcenter Dr, Houston, TX, United States

Cindi Thiel will demonstrate different ways of joining yarns.

CHIX Mtg – Matching Cast-Ons & Bind-Offs

Tracy Gee Community Center 3599 Westcenter Dr, Houston, TX, United States

Sue Werner will do a program on matching cast ons and bind offs.Click Here to find the handout from this program.  

KNOW Mtg – Lace Knitting Tips and Tricks

Spring Creek Barbeque 21000 Katy Fwy, Katy, TX, United States

This month, KNOW Member and lace knitter extraordinaire Janet Lauland will present a program for us called, "Lace Knitting Tips and Tricks."  Topics to be covered include choosing appropriate yarn and needles, lifelines, working with charts, and more. This particular program was written by our lace designer-in-residence and CHIX member Rose Williams, so you won't […]