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The purpose of Cape Breton WeaveNet is to promote communication between weavers all over the island, to organize activities and educational opportunities, and to pass on fibre related information of interest to the group.
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SPRING WORKSHOPS 2025
Making Dorset Buttons: Embellish your weaving, knitting or your favorite craft
Instructor: Judy Lincoln
Date and Time: April 26, 2025 from 1pm until 3pm
Location: Scotsville School of Craft
Cost: $65
Deadline to Register: April 12, 2025
Materials included
A Dorset Button is a style of button which originated in the county of Dorset, England.
Dorset buttons can be used wherever you might use a button, also as a visual interest on a garment or in jewellery. They are made with natural thread such as linen, silk or cotton on a ring which can be metal, wood or plastic.
About Judy: Judy likes handmade crafts of all kinds. Her interest in Dorset Button started by watching historical period drama movies and wondering about the buttons. Knitting, weaving, dyeing and spinning have been her interests for many years. It all started when they raised Angora goats for their fleece. They had the goats for 28 years, the goats provided the mohair which was sent to woollen mills to be transformed into yarn. They were delightful animals. Kind, gentle and great mothers to their kids. She misses them!!!
To register: Send an email to [email protected]
Instructor: Judy Lincoln
Date and Time: April 26, 2025 from 1pm until 3pm
Location: Scotsville School of Craft
Cost: $65
Deadline to Register: April 12, 2025
Materials included
A Dorset Button is a style of button which originated in the county of Dorset, England.
Dorset buttons can be used wherever you might use a button, also as a visual interest on a garment or in jewellery. They are made with natural thread such as linen, silk or cotton on a ring which can be metal, wood or plastic.
About Judy: Judy likes handmade crafts of all kinds. Her interest in Dorset Button started by watching historical period drama movies and wondering about the buttons. Knitting, weaving, dyeing and spinning have been her interests for many years. It all started when they raised Angora goats for their fleece. They had the goats for 28 years, the goats provided the mohair which was sent to woollen mills to be transformed into yarn. They were delightful animals. Kind, gentle and great mothers to their kids. She misses them!!!
To register: Send an email to [email protected]
Making a Scarf into a Bag
Instructor: Kate D’Ettore
Date and Time: May 3, 2025 from 10am - 1pm
Location: Cape Breton Centre for Design
Cost: $65
Deadline to Register: April 19, 2025
In this workshop Kate will guide you through turning a long strip of cloth (i.e. a scarf) into a bag without any cutting of the fabric needed.
Bring a scarf you would like to turn into a bag or a strip of fabric. The longer and wider the scarf or strip of fabric the bigger the bag. This workshop requires a sewing machine. There are one or two available but bringing a portable sewing machine would be ideal.
About Kate: Kate is a local fibre artist in her spare time, she is a long time collector of hobbies.
To register: Send an email to [email protected]
Dye Your Own Wool Warp
Instructor: Kari Fell
Date and Time: June 14, 2025 from 1 - 4pm
Location: Sydney
Cost: $65
Maximum number of students: 8
Deadline to Register: June 1, 2025
Material Fees: to be determined
Join us for this outdoor class in which you’ll paint a pre-wound wool warp with acid dyes. The superwash wool warp can then be used for weaving a scarf. The class includes some colour theory instruction as you develop a colour palette. Examples of finished items using various dyeing and weaving techniques will be shown and explained.
Material fees include one 3 yard superwash wool warp (in your choice of 2/6 or 2/14 weight). Additional warps may be purchased and dyed during the class.
About Kari: Kari Fell attended the Alberta College of Art as a textiles major, with weaving as the focus.
To register: Send an email to [email protected]
Instructor: Kari Fell
Date and Time: June 14, 2025 from 1 - 4pm
Location: Sydney
Cost: $65
Maximum number of students: 8
Deadline to Register: June 1, 2025
Material Fees: to be determined
Join us for this outdoor class in which you’ll paint a pre-wound wool warp with acid dyes. The superwash wool warp can then be used for weaving a scarf. The class includes some colour theory instruction as you develop a colour palette. Examples of finished items using various dyeing and weaving techniques will be shown and explained.
Material fees include one 3 yard superwash wool warp (in your choice of 2/6 or 2/14 weight). Additional warps may be purchased and dyed during the class.
About Kari: Kari Fell attended the Alberta College of Art as a textiles major, with weaving as the focus.
To register: Send an email to [email protected]
