Classes - Sivia Harding Knit Design

New class listings for 2008!

Here is a list of the new class offerings at Three Bags Full:

Beginning Lace Knitting - the Gothic Leaf Stole or Scarf with beads
Beginning Sock Knitting
Cables and Corrugations - a Cat Bordhi Riverbed Sock
Intermediate Lace Knitting - the Diamond Fantasy Shawl or Scarf with beads
Mobius Knitting
Drop-In Lace Class (ongoing, every second Sunday evening 7-9 pm)

Please contact Francesca at Three Bags Full for registration and details - email info@threebagsfull.ca or phone 604-874-9665. Classes (except for Drop-in Lace Class) are on Monday or Tuesday evenings from 7-9 pm.

New class offerings at Urban Yarns:

River Rock Scarf
Beaded Felted Wallet
Drop-in Lace Class (every other Wednesday evening 7-9 pm)

Please contact Urban Yarns for registration and details, phone 604-288-1122.

Sivia also teaches workshops. Between 2004 and 2006, successful workshops on Knitting with Beads and Knitted Jewelry were held for the West Coast Knitters’ Guild in Vancouver B.C. at their annual Fall Workshop Session, and for the Victoria Knitters’ Guild.

Please contact Sivia for availability if you are interested in having her teach a class or workshop for your group.

Please read the article below by Joy E. Fox of the Victoria Knitters’ Guild about the workshop given on September 17, 2004, for members of the guild. This article was previously published in The West Coast Knitting Scene Newsletter.

KNITTED JEWELRY

Have you ever wanted to knit your jewelry? Well, now you can! On November 17th, 2004, the Victoria Knitters' Guild were very fortunate to have Sivia Harding, a Vancouver up and coming Designer, with us for a morning. She taught us how to make a beaded necklace with a little frill. Sivia has designed many lovely pieces of jewelry, and one particularly stunning piece is a dragon fly necklace. I had no idea that such elegant pieces could be achieved. It takes a little perseverance, especially if you have not worked with beads before.

Sivia uses two methods of beading, the first method is to thread the beads on to the yarn before starting your knitting. The second method is to add in each bead with a tiny crochet hook and dental floss, as you go along.

Sivia asked us all to come prepared with Opal yarn and some 3.75 mm double points. We also had a very tiny crochet hook, size .05 or .06 to pick up the beads before pulling the yarn through the bead. Sivia brought tiny bottles of beads and each participant picked a color to match her yarn.

We had a full class of ladies, all so busy making a necklace. Sivia gave us a full day session in a couple of hours. We didn't finish the necklace in class, but I did finish mine at home. I made one red necklace and one green one. On the green one I experimented with various sized beads and got quite a different look. Now I have never taken to beading in any form, being a type A personality, I find this just too picky and time consuming, and in the past have opted for a quicker method, i.e. bigger beads, which work, but don't look quite so elegant as the tiny beads.

This time I wanted elegant, so persevered and that evening I finished a lovely red necklace, which I wore out to supper, coupled with a beaded scarf that Sivia had made for me (I hosted her while she was in Victoria). Now I have made one, I reckon I can do this again, so will be trying some more necklaces in different colors. I purchased some gold and silver yarn and we will see what I can produce with that.

It was a great morning with Sivia. Why not check out her site and take a look at her patterns. They are exquisite. I know we will be seeing a lot of this young, unassuming lady in the near future, she has a wonderful talent and we are lucky that she shares her unique designs with us. Your group might like to have her teach.