Name: Create a needlefelted landscape
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Altrincham

Experience Nature&rsquo;s Beautiful Blues in this online indigo dyeing workshop with dye expert Debbie Tomkies. Join and dye along or watch later! <hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(57, 54, 79); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(57, 54, 79);"><div style="color: rgb(57, 54, 79); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(57, 54, 79);"><div style="color: rgb(57, 54, 79); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(57, 54, 79);">In this relaxed, online workshop Debbie will be showing you how to set up a simple dye vat using sodium carbonate (soda ash) and thiourea dioxide (spectralite). This reliable, easy to use vat can be created easily at home with our Natural Indigo starter kit and some basic equipment. Debbie will be showing you how to prepare fabric for dyeing, some simple tie-dye techniques, how to dye your fabric, building up colour, finishing and a brief look at overdyeing.Course level:This event is suitable for complete beginners as well as those who want to brush up their skills or just enjoy a couple of hours indigo dyeing!What you will learn:<ul style="color: rgb(111, 114, 135); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">How to set up and maintain a simple indigo vat</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Preparing your fabric for dyeing</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The essential principles of indigo dyeing</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">What vat dyeing is and how it works</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">What can be dyed in an indigo vat</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">A brief look at overdyeing</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">A selection of simple tie-dyeing techniques on fabric</li></ul>You will need:We recommend our Natural indigo starter kit which contains all the ingredients you&rsquo;ll need as well as our accompanying full instruction bookletAlternatively, please our free downloadable guide sets out what materials and equipment you will need. Most of the equipment is easily obtainable from the local supermarket or DIY shop (Wilko and B&amp;M are our favourites in the UK!) but please make sure anything you use isn&rsquo;t used for food afterwards.Get your workshop materials &amp; goodies with a discount coupon:Newsletter subscribers receive exclusive workshop offers so to bag your offer and be the first in the queue for bookings, do sign up on our home page.Support good causes!A proportion of our online workshop fees raise funds for local organisations like Don&#39;t Walk Past group so we hope you&#39;ll share on your social media and invite friends to sign up if they would like to take part.How does the session work?Our online sessions are flexible and you can watch from anywhere! You simply need access to a pc/mac, laptop, tablet or smartphone with a camera and audio to join. The session is also recorded for ticket holders to view for 2 months after the event..You can choose to watch the session live and dye-a-long with Debbie. Alternatively, watch live with your feet up and a cuppa and have a go later. The recording will be available for 2 months after the event for you to watch at your leisure.About the classesDebbie loves to teach and has been a dyer for over 30 years so you&rsquo;ll be able to pick her brains for tips, tricks and hacks!Debbie&rsquo;s online sessions are fun and enjoyable. The pace is relaxed and there is time to dye along if you wish or watch and have a go later. You&rsquo;ll be able to ask questions live during the session and the chat box means you can also interact live with Debbie and the other students.About DebbieDebbie has been a hand-dyer for over 30 years. She has worked with yarn companies, hand-dyeing yarns for commercial collections. She also ran successful yarn and fibre dye clubs for a number of years.Debbie teaches dyeing and printing with both synthetic and natural dyes, including indigo and woad vat dyeing. She works with yarn, fabric and fibres. Debbie is the author of 5 internationally published books, Hand-Dyed Yarn Craft Projects, Complete Knitting Skills, 250 Knitting Stitches, Knitting.Learn it.Love it and How to Knit.When she&rsquo;s not dyeing, designing, knitting or crocheting, you&rsquo;ll find her in the garden, tending her dyeplants, enjoying a nice craft beer or hugging a big mug of builders&rsquo; tea. And if you&rsquo;re out and about, she can often be found in the mosh pit at a gig or enjoying some folk music!Is there anything we can help with?If you need any information about this course, please don&rsquo;t hesitate to get in touch by email or phone.</div><div style="color: rgb(57, 54, 79); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(57, 54, 79);"><img src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F265304879%2F141948123758%2F1%2Foriginal.20220412-130751?h=2000&w=720&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=131d504227a47698330cd61d608d8773" alt="" data-airgap-id="76" fr-original-style="" style="cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"></div></div></div>

Experience Nature’s Beautiful Blues in this in person indigo dyeing workshop with dye expert Debbie Tomkies.





In this relaxed, workshop Debbie will be showing you how to set up a simple dye vat using sodium carbonate (soda ash) and thiourea dioxide (spectralite). This reliable, easy to use vat can be created easily at home with our Natural Indigo starter kit and some basic equipment. Debbie will be showing you how to prepare fabric for dyeing, some simple tie-dye techniques, how to dye your fabric, building up colour, finishing and a brief look at overdyeing.
Course level:
This event is suitable for complete beginners as well as those who want to brush up their skills or just enjoy a couple of hours indigo dyeing!
What you will learn:
How to set up and maintain a simple indigo vat
Preparing your fabric for dyeing
The essential principles of indigo dyeing
What vat dyeing is and how it works
What can be dyed in an indigo vat
A brief look at overdyeing
A selection of simple tie-dyeing techniques on fabric
You will need:
We provide all the materials and equipment you will need so just bring yourself!
Get your workshop materials & goodies with a discount coupon:
Newsletter subscribers receive exclusive workshop offers so to bag your offer and be the first in the queue for bookings, do sign up on our home page.
About the classes
Debbie loves to teach and has been a dyer for over 30 years so you’ll be able to pick her brains for tips, tricks and hacks! Debbie’s sessions are fun and enjoyable. The pace is relaxed and classes are small so there's lots of time for individual attention, questions and experimentation. 
About Debbie
Debbie has been a hand-dyer for over 30 years. She has worked with yarn companies, hand-dyeing yarns for commercial collections. She also ran successful yarn and fibre dye clubs for a number of years.Debbie teaches dyeing and printing with both synthetic and natural dyes, including indigo and woad vat dyeing. She works with yarn, fabric and fibres. Debbie is the author of 6 internationally published books, Hand-Dyed Yarn Craft Projects, Complete Knitting Skills, 250 Knitting Stitches, Knitting.Learn it.Love it, How to Knit and Cable Knitting Stitch Dictionary. 
When she’s not dyeing, designing, knitting or crocheting, you’ll find her in the garden, tending her dyeplants, enjoying a nice craft beer or hugging a big mug of builders’ tea. And if you’re out and about, she can often be found in the mosh pit at a gig or enjoying some folk music!
Is there anything we can help with?
If you need any information about this course, please don’t hesitate to get in touch by email or phone.




DT Craft & Design

Indigo Dyeing & Shibori

Experience Nature’s Beautiful Blues in this fascinating workshop with dye expert Debbie Tomkies. Learn to set up a simple indigo vat, try fun tie dye & shibori in a relaxing, fun environment!

Introduction to Indigo dyeing fabric - In person workshop with Debbie Tomkies

General Admission

From holding the needles to following a pattern, make your first projects as you learn all the essentials with knitting expert Debbie!<hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;"><div data-testid="aboutThisEvent" style="color: rgb(57, 54, 79); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(57, 54, 79);">Enjoy three sessions learning all the knitting essentials! Debbie will teach you all you need to know to get started with your first knitting projects.Sessions are on 3 consecutive Thursdays (12th, 19th and 26th March) and the course fee is the total for all 3 sessions including materials.You&#39;ll make 3 small, fun projects, each one specifically designed to allow you to practice your skills as you learn.No knitting skills are required - Debbie will be starting right at the beginning. Have some experience or returning to knitting? This course is also a great refresher.What you will learn:<ul style="color: rgb(111, 114, 135); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Casting on</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Knit</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Purl</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Increase</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Decrease</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Cast off</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Finishing and seaming</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">How to follow a knitting pattern</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tension (gauge) and why it matters</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tips and tricks for avoiding common mistakes (and how to fix them!)</li></ul>What&#39;s included:All materials are included - we provide quality materials - lovely yarn, knitting needles, comprehensive professionally illustrated photo handouts and a selection of Debbie&#39;s own, exclusive patterns. We also include tea, coffee and biccies!About your tutor:Debbie is the resident technical knitting expert with Knit Now magazine and has been a designer and knitter for over 25 years so you&#39;ll be in good hands! Debbie is the author of four knitting books: Hand-dyed Yarn Craft Projects, How to Knit (with 27 online videos), Knitting - Learn it.Love it. and 250 Knitting Stitches.What our students say:&#39;Loved this workshop. Thanks for your patience and your calm and relaxed style was great. Looking forward to trying out some of these techniques!&#39; Jo&#39;Great fun, great class size, Debbie on hand to help whenever I got stuck. Liked the pace and felt very at ease. I am so pleased at learning these techniques! Thank you!&#39; Rose xAny questions?If you need any information about this course, please don&#39;t hesitate to get in touch by email or phone.</div>

From holding the needles to following a pattern, make your first projects as you learn all the essentials with knitting expert Debbie!



Enjoy three sessions learning all the knitting essentials! Debbie will teach you all you need to know to get started with your first knitting projects.
Sessions are on 3 consecutive Thursdays and the course fee is the total for all 3 sessions including materials.
You'll make 3 small, fun projects, each one specifically designed to allow you to practice your skills as you learn.
No knitting skills are required - Debbie will be starting right at the beginning. Have some experience or returning to knitting? This course is also a great refresher.
What you will learn:
Casting on
Knit
Purl
Increase
Decrease
Cast off
Finishing and seaming
How to follow a knitting pattern
Tension (gauge) and why it matters
Tips and tricks for avoiding common mistakes (and how to fix them!)
What's included:
All materials are included - we provide quality materials - lovely yarn, knitting needles, comprehensive professionally illustrated photo handouts and a selection of Debbie's own, exclusive patterns. We also include tea, coffee and biccies!
About your tutor:
Debbie is the resident technical knitting expert with Knit Now magazine and has been a designer and knitter for over 25 years so you'll be in good hands! Debbie is the author of four knitting books: Hand-dyed Yarn Craft Projects, How to Knit (with 27 online videos), Knitting - Learn it.Love it. and 250 Knitting Stitches.
What our students say:
'Loved this workshop. Thanks for your patience and your calm and relaxed style was great. Looking forward to trying out some of these techniques!' Jo
'Great fun, great class size, Debbie on hand to help whenever I got stuck. Liked the pace and felt very at ease. I am so pleased at learning these techniques! Thank you!' Rose x
Any questions?
If you need any information about this course, please don't hesitate to get in touch by email or phone.

Knitting

Learn all the knitting essentials! Holding the needles, choosing yarns, understanding knitting terminology, casting on (& off!), knit purl & more on this 3-week course with Knit Now's expert knitter & author Debbie Tomkies. Make 3 fun projects to take home along with professional handouts & patterns.

Knitting for Beginners (3 week course)


In this fun workshop you’ll be making a beautiful felted landscape picture in your choice of colours and designs.

Debbie will be demonstrating some simple felting and embellishing techniques and showing you how to create your landscape. You can bring a photograph or picture of your favourite landscape, create a scene from your imagination or use one of Debbie’s range of pre-drawn templates. Choose your gorgeous wool fibres and threads to make your own design. Embellish with stitch, beads and threads if you wish and take home your lovely felted landscape picture at the end of the day.

Course level:
This event is suitable for complete beginners as well as those who want to brush up their skills or just enjoy a couple of hours making a lovely felted landscape!

What you will learn:
How to set up your space, what equipment and materials you will use and how to prepare your fibre for felting
The essential principles of wet-felting – what types of felting methods there are, what fibres you can felt and how the fibres are used.
How to create a 2D piece of felt, working with colours, layering and pattern.
Adding embellishments.
Finishing your landscape with stitching and other techniques

You will need:
Nothing! Debbie will provide a wide range of coloured fibres, threads and embellishments. All the equipment and materials are also included so just bring yourself!

About the classes
Debbie loves to teach and has been a felter for over 20 years so you'll be able to pick her brains for tips, tricks and hacks! Debbie's sessions are fun and enjoyable. The pace is relaxed and there is plenty of time to ask questions and chat.

About Debbie
Debbie has been a textile artist for over 30 years. Debbie teaches wet and needle-felting, nuno felting and mixed media textiles. Debbie is the author of 5 internationally published books, Hand-Dyed Yarn Craft Projects, Complete Knitting Skills, 250 Knitting Stitches, Knitting.Learn it.Love it and How to Knit.

When she's not felting, dyeing, designing, knitting or crocheting, you'll find her in the garden, tending her dyeplants, enjoying a nice craft beer or hugging a big mug of builders' tea. And if you're out and about, she can often be found in the mosh pit at a gig or enjoying some folk music!

Is there anything we can help with?
If you need any information about this course, please don't hesitate to get in touch by email or phone.

Felted Pictures

Felt-Making

Needle Felting

Join Debbie Tomkies for this relaxed, fun workshop in Altrincham. You’ll be making a beautiful needle felted landscape picture in your choice of colours and designs. Suitable for all levels. 

Create a needlefelted landscape

Tunisian (or Afghan) crochet is considered a mixture of knitting and crochet, although you don't need any experience of either to learn this craft.&nbsp; This workshop is suitable for complete beginners who have never knitted or crocheted before, or for anyone who currently knits or crochets, and would like to diversify their skill set.&nbsp;
This workshop teaches you how to Tunisian crochet in rows.&nbsp;
Learning outcomes&nbsp;
By the end of this workshop, you will:&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * Grasp the basic terminology, including the forward pass &amp; return pass&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * Know what specialised equipment is needed&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * Understand how your hook size, tension, and yarn weight affects the outcome of your finished piece&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * Be able to cast a foundation chain and complete the first-row forward pass (using the simple stitch)&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * Successfully complete the return pass, and continue in rows using the simple stitch&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * (Skill permitting) Complete or observe the method of the Tunisian knit stitch&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * Learn how to cast (bind) off and finish your piece&nbsp;

Tunisian (or Afghan) crochet is considered a mixture of knitting and crochet, although you don't need any experience of either to learn this craft. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners who have never knitted or crocheted before, or for anyone who currently knits or crochets, and would like to diversify their skill set. 
This workshop teaches you how to Tunisian crochet in rows. 
Learning outcomes 
By the end of this workshop, you will: 
 * Grasp the basic terminology, including the forward pass & return pass 
 * Know what specialised equipment is needed 
 * Understand how your hook size, tension, and yarn weight affects the outcome of your finished piece 
 * Be able to cast a foundation chain and complete the first-row forward pass (using the simple stitch) 
 * Successfully complete the return pass, and continue in rows using the simple stitch 
 * (Skill permitting) Complete or observe the method of the Tunisian knit stitch  
 * Learn how to cast (bind) off and finish your piece 

Oh So Pretty And Clever

Tunisian Crochet

Crochet

For complete beginners, or any yarn crafter who would like to diversify their skill set.  You do not need any prior knowledge of crochet or knitting to learn this wonderful craft.

3 Courses in Manchester

Introduction to Indigo dyeing fabric - In person workshop with Debbie Tomkies

By DT Craft & Design

Knitting for Beginners (3 week course)

By DT Craft & Design

Create a needlefelted landscape

By DT Craft & Design

Online Options

Learn to Tunisian crochet LIVE online - Beginner's

By Oh So Pretty And Clever

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