May 2023 Classes
Classes will state if they are IN PERSON, VIRTUAL, or HYBRID. Hybrid classes will allow for both in person or remote attendance. You will receive the Zoom link with registration for virtual and hybrid classes.
Vaccination required for in-person attendance. Masks must be worn at all times inside the classroom. Hybrid and virtual classes include a class recording.
Learn to Knit, One Dishcloth At A Time HYBRID
April 22, 29, + May 13, 10 am- 12 pm, $90
If you've never knit before or just need a refresher, this three-week class will teach you all the basics. We'll start off with a simple garter stitch dishcloth, then learn the techniques to add new colors the second week, then add textured stitches in week 3. You'll be ready to knit so many projects after this class!
Instructor: Amie Palmer
Materials:
3 colors of Worsted Weight cotton yarn like Nifty Cotton (with good contrast, no dark colors)
(Ask us to make you a kit!)
Drawing From Nature Using Ink IN PERSON
Image from Kristen Solecki
Learn fun ways to work with the versatile medium of ink! Participants will learn a variety of techniques and fundamentals of ink while also getting to experiment with tone and mark making. From there, everyone will get to make their own series of ink drawings inspired by nature! Each participant will leave with 4 drawings.
Instructor: Kristen Solecki
Materials:
1 bottle of India Ink Black
Blue Le Pen
#2 pencil or similar
OR Ask us to make you a kit
Sew Your Own: All Well Box Top IN PERSON
Image from the designer
Let's start sewing clothes! The All Well Box Top is about as simple as it gets. We'll take our measurements, cut our pattern pieces and fabric, sew seams and hems, and finish a neckline with bias binding. Students should be comfortable setting up and sewing by machine, including changing needles and bobbins. We'll sew the sleeveless top in class, but after that, you're ready for all the variations!
Instructor: River Takada
Materials:
Pattern for All Well Box Top- Full printed copies are included in the book How to Sew Clothes, available in the shop, or can be purchased as an individual PDF from the designers' website. If using the PDF, students should come to class with their pages taped together if printing at home, or have the pattern printed by a large format printer such as PDF Plotting (allow time for shipping)
1.5 to 2 yds of fabric, depending on size- prewash your fabric
Thread to match- choose a sew-all polyester thread; this isn't the time to use a vintage thread, get new thread for best results
A new 80/12 Universal needle or Microtex needle
Your sewing machine (or rent one of ours) and basic sewing supplies like fabrics scissors + snips, pins, a soft measuring tape, fabric marking pencil or chalk- we have many of these supplies on hand in the classroom if you are trying things out, but it's nice to have your own and you will want them for future projects
Work In Progress Knitting Help IN PERSON
May 12 + 19, 1-3 pm, $30
We've all got a knitting Work In Progress that could use some help! Join knitting instructor Amie Palmer most Fridays for guidance! If you've taken a class with Amie, or a knitting class at Freeman's Creative, come work on your projects with guidance and support. This is an ongoing series for students who are starting, working on, or need help completing projects. If you have any questions about the class format, or whether your project is appropriate for this class, please contact the shop.