Teacher - Sivia Harding

This week I will be introducing you to the teachers who will be offering classes at the Fibre Fest. We are so fortunate to have Sivia Harding designer extraordinare coming, she will be teaching for 3 days at our Fibre fest. I have always loved her designs and sold many of her patterns in the store. I have knit several. I am looking forward to meeting her and would love to take all of her classes.


She will be teaching Friday May 3  1:00 - 4:30pm
Harmonia’s Rings: Exploring Moebius and More!
Moebius knitting has had a special place in my heart ever since I learned the basic technique from Cat Bordhi several years ago. Now (with her blessing), I teach Cat’s cast on along with my particular enhancements of this simple yet endlessly fascinating form.

The Harmonia’s Rings family of patterns use Cat Bordhi’s Moebius cast on to achieve the mysterious spiral neck shape, and feature a stitch pattern that creates concentric rings reminiscent of ancient architecture. This cowl sits cape-like over the shoulders, and suits a wide range of body types. This class introduces many techniques: the Moebius cast on, shaping and texture within the Moebius structure, and the charming beaded picot bind off, among others. We discuss customizing the shape to fit any body type. A tunic and a sweater based on the cowl are shown. This class is 3 1/2 hours long.
Skills required: knitting in the round, knitting and purling, basic increasing in knit and purl.
Class cost $47.

Sat., May 4  10 am - 5 pm
Fill a Triangle with Lace
Access your inner designer in this gentle and supportive workshop. You will learn all the skills you need to design your own top-down triangle shawl, and acquire many tools that carry over into other areas of knitwear design.
In this class we examine the structure of the top-down triangle shawl and insert our choice of lace patterns to create an original design, with an eye to shaping, esthetics, and flow. Charting patterns, shaping lace in pattern, modulation from one pattern to another, and using borders and edgings are discussed. Students receive the benefit of Sivia’s years of experience in designing innovative lace shawls and exceptional beaded lace. This workshop is the perfect blend of lace design skills, inspiration and discovery. This class is 6  hours in length.
Skills required: basic lace stitches, basic increasing and decreasing, knitting and purling.
Classs cost $80.

and Sunday May 5 10 am - 1pm
Bead Whimsy!
Does bling make your heart sing? Learn how to put beautiful beads in an assortment of stitch patterns, and in the process learn an amazing amount about knitting with beads. While working a small sampler we will explore potential beading situations: how to bead cables, lace, texture, or just plain knitting. You will emerge with inspiration and tons of ideas. This class is 3 hours long.

Class Cost $40.

Supply lists for all of Sivia's classes will be available upon registration