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Nancy Bush found her way to traditional knitting techniques and uses of ethnic patterns via a degree in Art History and post-graduate studies in color design and weaving in San Francisco and Sweden. She has published many articles and designs in Knitter’s, Interweave Knits, Vogue Knitting, and Threads. She has been the knitting contributor to PieceWork Magazine and is currently a member of the editorial advisory panel. She teaches workshops in the United States and abroad. She owns The Wooly West, a mail order yarn business in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is the author of Folk Socks (1994), Folk Knitting in Estonia (1999), Knitting on the Road: Socks for the Traveling Knitter (2001), Knitting Vintage Socks (2005) and Knitted Lace of Estonia: Techniques, Patterns, and Traditions (2008), all published by Interweave Press.
Classes with Nancy
Image © Interweave Press, 2008 An Overture to Estonian Lace
Deepen your knowledge of lace knitting in Estonia with Nancy. Learn about traditional lace-knitting techniques, such as:
Nancy will talk about Estonian, heirloom-quality lace patterns: scarves and shawls in square, rectangular, and triangular shapes; some with added edgings, some without. You will make a mini sampler in the class. When: Tuesday 9.30 - 5.00 Level: Intermediate to advanced knitters Class Skills: Confident knitter with some prior lace knitting experience. Must be able to read charts. Cost: £80 Class Length: 6 hours Please bring with you: Needles suited to lace knitting (with sharp tips and approx 3 - 4mm in size), notepad and pen Minimum number of students: 12 Maximum number of students: 25
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Nordic Colour: an Inlay technique from EstoniaClass description to follow When: Wednesday, 9.30 - 12.30 Level: Intermediate to advanced knitters Class Skills: Confident knitters with some prior experience of colour work. Must be able to read charts. Cost: £40 Class Length: 3 hours Minimum number of students: 12 Maximum number of students: 25
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Vintage Socks—Old Tricks for New Socks Vintage SocksThis workshop will begin with a discussion of the patterns that were written for sock and stocking knitting in the 19th century, drawing extensively from the Weldon’s Practical Needlework journals. We will look at styles that were popular and how they translate into modern times. We will also discuss the patterns, how they were written, and how best to translate them into 21st century knitting language. Students will make a sampler in this class, using techniques adapted from Nancy’s book, Knitting Vintage Socks (Interweave Press. 2005), including a very interesting heel and toe shaping not commonly used today. When: Thursday, 9.30 - 5.00 Level: Intermediate to advanced knitters Class Skills: Students should be familiar with using double point needles for this class and have made at least one sock. Cost: £80 Class Length: 6 hours Minimum number of students: 12 Maximum number of students: 25
Estonian Travelling Stitches Class description to follow When: Friday, 9.30 - 12.30 Level: Intermediate to advanced knitters Class Skills: Cost: £40 Class Length: 3 hours Minimum number of students: 12 Maximum number of students: 25 |
