AUGUST 2008 WORKSHOP PROGRAM I-CORD BRACELET with Patricia Cantos Saturday 2 August: 2pm Come along to see a FREE DEMONSTRATION on the I-cord knitting technique. This lovely bracelet was knitted in under half an hour with $10 worth of yarn and two double pointed bamboo needles. Skill Level: Beginner Cost: FREE DEMONSTRATION               FINGER CROCHET with Rachelle King Tuesday 19 August 6 - 8pm Saturday 30 August 2 - pm Crochet a scarf with your bare hands - no hook - in less than 2 hours. Skill Level: Beginner Cost: $35 (Plus materials at 20% off)               FELTED JEWELLERY with Maria Setti Saturday 23 August 2 - 4pm Thursday 14 August 6:30 - 8pm Create a hand-felted bracelet or necklace and learn the basics of needle felting. Skill Level: Beginner Cost: $40 (Includes wool top)               FLOWER DESIGN with Patricia Cantos and Maria Setti Saturday 9 August: 2 - 4pm Tuesday 26 August: 6 - 8pm Step by step knitted or crocheted flower design. Skill Level: Intermediate Cost: $35 (Includes yarn) BYO hooks or needles.               ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS KNITTING with David Pearce Monday 11 August: 6 - 8pm Learn to knit. Cast on, knit, purl and cast off. Skill Level: Beginner Cost: $35 (incldues yarn and needles)               BEGINNERS CROCHET with Maria Setti Tuesday 12 August: 6 - 8pm Learn the basic chain, double crochet and treble crochet stitches and make your first granny square. Skill Level: Beginner Cost: $35 (incldues yarn and hook)               WIRE JEWELLERY DESIGN with Maria Setti and Patricia Cantos Thursday 21 August: 6 - 8pm Learn to work with wire to knit or crochet beautiful jewellery and then mix in some interesting fibres and beads. Skill Level: Intermediate Cost: $40 (includes wire)               NB: Workshops will only proceed if a minimum number of people pre-book and pay. We will contact you in advance if we need to cancel a workshop. We accept credit card phone bookings. Workshops will be held in the shop with tea, coffee, milo and biscuits provided. All workshop participants are entitled to 10% off purchases made on the day of their workshop. OUR WORKSHOP TUTORS RACHELLE KING Rachelle is an Australian knitewear designer with over 40 experience having designed original knitwear for magazines, yarn companies and private clients all over the world. Rachelle started creating with Marta's Yarns in the mid-90s and several pieces on her pattern website, studioknits.com, feature our yarns. She is a good friend and a fabulous creative collaborator. MARIA SETTI Maria is one of our favorite textile artists. She has a knack for mixing interesting fibres with self-taught techniques to create unique pieces of jewellery, handbags and much more. Her felted pieces are wonderful examples of how to take textiles to another level. She loves mixing the old with the new and sharing her knowledge. She also works in the shop. DAVID PEARCE David is regularly stopped in the street by people wanting to get a closer look at one of his stunning cable design coats. His wonderful knitwear designs won him a place in the RMIT Textile Design course, which he is currently completing. He is meticulous with his work and a never ending source of new techniques and design ideas. please subscribe to our newsletter to be kept up-to-date on our future workshops.