Weekend Courses with Great Escapes

Julie is delighted to have been invited to run knit and crochet courses by Jane Dickinson of Great Escapes, who organises weekend craft courses at beautiful country house hotels in the South of England.  Details of the courses listed below are detailed on their website here and places can be booked direct with Jane by downloading a booking form here.  All weekends are fully residential and run from 4pm on Friday to 4pm on Sunday, and the price is inclusive of two nights single en suite accommodation (no single supplements are charged), all meals, tuition and sample materials as stated.  Non-stitching partners are welcome, as well as those who would like to work on their own projects without tuition (so you can bring a stitching friend with you if you prefer) - for details please contact Great Escapes direct.  Some free time is built into the itinerary on Saturday afternoon for those wishing to explore or spend time with partners, or of course to continue working on your project in a relaxed setting!

Introduction to Knitted Lace Shawls - date to be confirmed
In this workshop you'll practice by working a doll-sized version of one of Julie's designs, using an included sample of hand-painted yarn in pure wool or alpaca, before starting work on a full-sized shawl.  You'll be given a pattern to take away with you to complete your shawl.
This course is suitable for knitters who can cast on, knit, purl and cast off, and work basic increases and decreases such as yarn over/yarn forward and knit two together.  Circular needles will be used, although straight needles can be used to start with.  A selection of Julie's hand-painted natural fibre yarns in 4-ply and laceweight will be available for you to buy for your full-size shawl, plus circular needles if required.

Introduction  to Crochet Lace Shawls - date to be confirmed
Suitable for crocheters who can confidently work the basic stitches.  If you've mastered the "granny square" and simple repeat patterns and now want something more challenging, this weekend will help you get there!
You'll try the basic techniques by working a mini, doll-sized version of one of Julie's crochet designs, using an included sample of hand-painted yarn in pure wool or alpaca, before starting work on a full-sized shawl.  You'll also get a copy of one of Julie's patterns to work on and take away with you to complete your shawl.  A selection of Julie's hand-painted natural fibre yarns in 4-ply and laceweight will be available for you to buy for your full-sized shawl.

Workshops

Julie occasionally teaches workshops at some of the shows we attend.  Most can be booked direct with the organisers of the event and links are given here for those.  Any that are available to purchase through W&L are listed in the webstore and places can be bought by adding to your shopping cart and paying in the normal way.

Julie is also available to tutor one-day or weekend workshops for knitting groups and at local yarn shops.  If you are interested in arranging a workshop, please get in touch with us via julie@watercoloursandlace.co.uk or by phone.  Rates are dependent on times, topic and travel distance.