Sunita will be teaching us to make beaded stitch markers. She will provide the materials.
If you have any small jeweler’s pliers, please bring them.
Katy Lace Knitters will meet at 11 am on Tuesday, October 4th at Luby’s. (TIME & LOCATION CHANGE!!!) The address is: 485 S. Mason Rd., Katy, TX 77450
Cynthia Long will present the Roses pattern from Grandmother’s Flower Garden by quiltercaroline. Please bring your own copy of the pattern to make corrections, it is free on Ravelry.
We hope you can stay after the meeting for lunch. Please let me know if you can attend at joshanmom@aol.com because the restaurant needs a head count.
Boro, literally, “rag” in Japanese, refers to objects that have been used, broken, and worn to tatters, then lovingly mended to last far beyond their expected life.
Antique Japanese boro textiles, much like patchwork quilts in America, eventually came to be appreciated for their artistic qualities which have much in common with contemporary art. They are now seen as a prime example of the slow fashion movement, which promotes re-use of textiles for sustainability and reduction of waste.
Our speaker, Yoshiko Wada, is a textile artist, curator, art historian, scholar professor and author. An internationally known expert on shibori, boro and other Janese arts, Yohshiko has received multiple awards for her work, including the George Hewitt Myers Award recognizing “lifetime achievements and exceptional contributions to the field of textile arts.”
For more on Yoshiko and her work visit her website: https://yoshikowada.
Yoshiko will be giving her lecture live from England via Zoom.
Katy Lace Knitters will meet at 10 am on Tuesday, September 13 at The Toasted Yolk.
Jan Clark will present the Trellis pattern from Grandmother’s Flower Garden by quiltercaroline. Please bring your own copy of the pattern to make corrections, it is free on Ravelry.
We hope you can stay after the meeting for lunch. Please let me know if you can attend at joshanmom@aol.com because the restaurant needs a head count.
We are going to focus on color!! We’ll use a fun, interactive technique to sort and select colors for projects from large lots of yarn. We’ll look at how to best choose colors for different types of knitting techniques, such as brioche, mosaic, fades, magic balls and fair isle.
If you have a colorwork item that shows great use of color (or bad!) please bring it, in addition to any regular show and share items.
Join our September program on Hands-on techniques for joining a new yarn.
Members will have an opportunity to share methods and practice techniques for joining yarn. You are encouraged to share more than one technique – for different types/weights of yarn, color work etc. Also, bring your Show and Share!!
Homework:
Bring a variety of scrap yarns and needles to practice.
Don’t put off your Christmas knitting any longer! Let’s talk about planning out our Christmas knitting with ideas for easy and quick projects. Dolores Rose will be our guide to explore options for everyone on your list: articles to wear, items for the home, and things for play and comfort. Plus, share your favorite gift items to make.
Homework:
Bring some 100% wool yarn and appropriate needles or hooks and we’ll get started on a set of felted drink coasters.