Saturday, 5 April 2025
10:00 am – 12 noon (will allow extra time for those who still may not get it)
Carcoar Primary School

For those young and old wanting to expand their skill set in needlecraft, crocheting is perfect for you. We will go through basic techniques that can get you started on any beginner or novice project. Starting with the granny square is a great technique not only to learn but you can always continue the granny square to make it into a granny square blanket! (Which is a staple in any crafters home). This workshop will also cover colour changes and UK vs US terminology.

Included: Yarn, Hook, printed booklet 

(crafters to bring their own needles and scissors)

Skill level: None needed!!!
Tutor: Dayna Tate
Cost: $45 pp (includes all tools and materials, plus take home kit)

Saturday, 5 April 2025
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Venue TBA

Do you love fibre crafts, yarn and all things fluffy? Spinning might just be calling to you! With just one simple tool - the spindle - and the desire to create, you can become part of this most ancient of crafts. 

In this workshop you'll learn the basics of spinning on a drop spindle, with experienced and enthusiastic spinner Francie Goudie. You'll come away with your own skein of yarn and the knowledge you need to keep exploring. This is the perfect workshop for anyone looking to learn to spin, or wanting to brush up on the basics.

NB: Bring your own spindle, or purchase a kit on the day for $30

Beginner friendly fibre will be provided.

Skill level: Beginner
Tutor: Francie Goudie
Cost: $35 pp

Saturday, 5 April 2025
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Carcoar Primary School

Would you like to learn to knit with two colours at the same time? This fun two-hour class will give you all the skills you need to knit your own Fair Isle project from the many traditional and modern patterns available. We will examine a variety of stranded colourwork examples. You will receive extensive class notes and learn how to knit with one yarn in each hand or both yarns in your preferred hand. You will learn how to organise your yarns so they never get tangled, and how to make the pattern stand out consistently from the background. You will also learn how to trap floats on the back of your work....

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Skill level: Medium
Tutor: Sue Hobbs (@spinknitsuehobbs)
Cost: $70 pp

Saturday, 5 April 2025
10:30 am – 12: 30 pm
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
NB: There are two seperate sessions of this workshop, please ensure you select the correct session when booking
The Judges Room, Carcoar Courthouse

This workshop is for people who already know how to knit but are interested in the continental style of knitting, with the yarn tensioned on the left hand’s index finger. You will learn two different ways to purl and how they can help you become a faster, more efficient knitter.

Attention will also be given to ‘reading’ the fabric as that is a valuable tool in understanding different stitch patterns.

Tutor: Vera Marcu
Cost: $80 pp

Saturday, 5 April 2025
10:30am – 4:00pm (30-min lunch break)
Carcoar Primary School

Amigurumi (Ah-mee-goo-roo-me) = cute crocheted or knitted toys!

In this class, you will learn to follow the commonly used amigurumi instructions, the general concept & construction, key crochet technique, final assembly and some great tips and tricks.

The fun is limitless as you create your own amigurumi creature.

Skill level: Not for complete beginners, you should know some basic crochet stitches and how to read patterns.
Tutor: Amanda Jackson
Cost: TBA

Saturday, 5 April 2025
10:30 am – 4:00 pm
Rosnay, 12 Belubula St

Discover the beauty of botanical dyeing in this 4.5 hour workshop.

Botanical dyeing is a technique of extracting colour from nature to create beautifully subtle or dramatic hues. Colour can be extracted from trees and plants in our own backyard such as Eucalyptus leaves and Marigold flowers. Kitchen waste such as onion skins can offer us beautiful colours too.

Understand essential dye techniques with high quality fabrics including pure wool and 100% cotton. You will gain the fundamental skills to set up and create your own natural dye projects at home! ...

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Skill level: Beginner
Tutor: Rebecca Muscat
Cost: $140 pp

Saturday, 5 April 2025
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Venue TBA

Meet Lyndy the Lovable Bunny! Luna is an adorable, crocheted rabbit, perfect for anyone looking to improve their crochet skills or create a sweet gift for a loved one. She is about 20 cm tall.

Lyndy has contrast-coloured feet and hands and lacy ears. The pattern for Lyndy focuses on basic crochet techniques such as double crochet, and simple increases and decreases, making her an excellent project for intermediate crocheters. Along with learning how to create her various parts, you’ll also gain skills in assembling and shaping amigurumi toys...

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Tutor: Hanna Smith
Cost: $45 pp

Saturday, 5 April 2025
11:30 am – 4:00 pm (30-min lunch break)
Carcoar Primary School

Would you like to extend your colourwork knitting skills and look really clever by bringing embellishment and pattern to your fabric? Slip stitch knitting is easier to work than fair isle and gives the impression that you have handled 2 colours per row. Robynn will explain mosaic, honeycomb and textured patterns and provide comprehensive notes and designs from her research to set you up for slip stitch success from the very beginning.

Materials to bring:
•  Three (small) balls of 5 or 8 ply yarn in a solid colour
•  Straight 3.5 or 4mm knitting needles to match fibre (Robynn uses DPNs for samples.)
•  Scissors, notebook and pen

Tutor: Amanda Wilson
Cost: $75 pp

Saturday, 5 April 2025
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Carcoar Primary School

Would you like to extend your colourwork knitting skills and look really clever by bringing embellishment and pattern to your fabric? Slip stitch knitting is easier to work than fair isle and gives the impression that you have handled 2 colours per row. Robynn will explain mosaic, honeycomb and textured patterns and provide comprehensive notes and designs from her research to set you up for slip stitch success from the very beginning.

Materials to bring:
•  Three (small) balls of 5 or 8 ply yarn in a solid colour
•  Straight 3.5 or 4mm knitting needles to match fibre (Robynn uses DPNs for samples.)
•  Scissors, notebook and pen

Tutor: Robynn El Ross
Cost: $75 pp

Saturday, 5 April 2025
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Carcoar Primary School

Would you like to learn how to create beautiful two-colour brioche knitting? This class will teach you how, starting with the basics - brioche knit and brioche purl - and then moving on to learn the four-part dance that creates this fabulous two colour, double sided fabric. We can then experiment with increases, decreases, and repairing a dropped stitch if desired. The class notes include detailed instructions, step-by-step photos, and video references for you to continue to learn after the class...

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Skill level: Medium - Basic knitting skills – knit, purl, slip stitches and yarn overs
Tutor: Sue Hobbs
Cost: $70 pp

Saturday, 5 April 2025
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Carcoar Primary School

Ready to create your very own stylish tote bag? Join us for a fun and engaging 2-hour crochet class designed especially for beginners! In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to craft a chic tote bag from start to finish using only simple stitches like double crochet and chain.

Here’s what you can look forward to:

Step-by-Step Guidance: We’ll walk you through every step, including working in the round, increasing your stitches, and finishing techniques.

Perfect Handles: Learn the tricks to making sure your tote bag handles are placed just right for both style and comfort...

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Tutor: Hanna Smith
Cost: $40 pp

Saturday, 5 April 2025
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
School of Arts Hall – Stage

This class is a chance to connect with other crocheters and work on a classic project that uses a few interesting stitches and looks stunning, in the colours of your choice.

You will purchase the Sunburst Blanket kit from Natural Yarn Company which comes with the pattern, hook and all the yarn. Kits are available in a choice of colourways including the one pictured.

Skill level: Those familiar with basic crochet
Tutor: Kathryn Duffy
Cost: Workshop free – prior to attending, you will need to purchase the kit from Natural Yarn Company, which is $340 – More details coming soon

TBA
Carcoar Primary School

A more advanced intro into making your own little teddy bear. This workshop teaches the fundamentals in working in rounds and with multiple pieces. Plus who doesn’t want to learn to make your very own cute bear?

Final product will be the little teddy bear with a scarf to keep him warm!

Skill level: Intermediate
Tutor: Dayna Tate
Cost: $90 pp

Sunday, 6 April 2026
10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Judges Room, Carcoar Courthouse

If you love knitting stranded colourwork (fair isle) and want to move beyond hats, cowls and circular yoke jumpers, here is your chance to learn how to steek your knitting – to cut it open along special panels which you add while you knit. You will learn how to stabilise the panel and cut it open, and how to pick up stitches to knit front bands or sleeves.

Upon registration you will receive a two-page handout with instructions on how to knit your own sample piece with two steeking panels for us to work in class. All the other materials needed for the class are also noted. The pre-work is essential for this class.

By the end of the class, you will have a variety of new skills which will enable you to tackle any colourwork project with confidence.

Skill level: Experienced
Tutor: Sue Hobbs
Cost: $70 pp

Sunday, 6 April 2025
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Carcoar Primary School

This Cast On, Bind Off workshop centres around the modern choices available to start and end your garment professionally so it is ‘fit for purpose’. Robynn will tell you of some disasters along her knitting journey and how a little knowledge and effort put her knitting on a higher level to gain personal satisfaction and competition ribbons.

Resources and equipment will be discussed, samples displayed, handouts distributed and students will execute a few cast on and bind off techniques together with the tutor for guidance. 

Materials to bring:
•  Two balls 8 ply of different colours (1 light and 1 darker)
•  Straight 4mm knitting needles (Robynn uses DPNs for samples.)
•  Scissors, notebook and pen

Skill level: Basic CO, knit, purl and BO require
Tutor: Robynn El Ross
Cost: $75 pp

Sunday, 6 April 2025
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Stable, Royal Hotel Carcoar

In this session you will create some individual buttons from polymer clay. Specifically, you will learn to:
•  Condition polymer clay
•  Mix colours
•  Create designs
•  Cut clay

All tools and materials will be supplied, and the buttons will be baked for you on the day.

You will need to bring: Hand wipes

Skill level: Beginner
Tutor: Carol Dobson
Cost: $85 pp

Sunday, 6 April 2025
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Venue TBA

Turkish Spindles - cross-armed bottom-whorl spindles with a removable shaft - are an ancient tool that is uniquely suited to modern spinning. Convenient, portable and quite frankly adorable, there's so much to love about the Turkish Spindle. And with the right tips and techniques, it can become a truly productive tool.

In this workshop, experienced spindle-spinner Francie will teach you her approach to spinning on Turkish Spindles. With an emphasis on ergonomics and productivity, you will learn how spinning on a Turkish Spindle can become an enjoyable, peaceful and even meditative experience! ....

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Skill level: Some experience with spinning. If you've never spun before, please first attend the Learn to Spin on a Spindle workshop on Saturday
Tutor: Francie Goudie
Cost: $65 pp

Sunday, 6 April 2025
10:30 am – 3:00 pm (30-min lunch break)
Rosnay, 12 Belubula St (rear)

Discover the time-honoured craft of textile weaving in this 4.5 hour workshop. Learn to weave on a Rigid Heddle loom to create your own beautiful wool blend scarf in just 4 hours! All materials and loan loom provided.

You will gain the required skills and confidence to continue on your weaving journey as well as take home your beautiful unique woven neck warmer to enjoy.

Should you wish, you will have the opportunity to order your own Ashford weaving loom at a special price.

You will also receive via email a beginner weaving resource booklet so that you can continue your eco dyeing projects at home.

Skill level: Beginner
Tutor: Rebecca Muscat
Cost: $135 pp

Sunday, 6 April 2025
10:30 am – 3:00 pm (30-min lunch break)
Judges Room, Carcoar Courthouse

A beautifully simple introduction to crocheting – this simple pattern teaches the great fundamentals in understanding stitches in crocheting.

The pattern is open, meaning you’ll be able to make this blanket in any size, even for a King-sized bed!

Skill level: Beginner
Tutor: Dayna Tate
Cost: $85 pp

Sunday, 6 April 2025
10:30 am – 12 noon
Venue TBA

Discover how crochet can complement your knitting projects with practical techniques that every knitter should know.

Class Highlights:

Neckline Solutions: Learn how to use crochet to ease a gaping neckline and stabilise necks and shoulders seams for a polished finish

Edging Techniques: Master simple crochet edgings as an alternative to ribbing to prevent edges from rolling or stretching out of shape. We will look at how these edges can be used to lengthen hems and sleeves or add width to the fronts of a cardigan.

Perfect Buttons: Struggling to find the perfect button for your knitting? ...

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Tutor: Hanna Smith
Cost: $40 pp

Sunday, 6 April 2025
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Stable at Royal Hotel Carcoar

In this session you will undertake the process of creating an individualised hat using merino wool, soap and water. The process will include laying out layers of merino wool around a resist (template), adding embellishments of wool, prefelt, silk and paper to create an individual design. Manipulating the wool to create a 3 dimensional hat

Materials to bring:
•  2 old bath/beach towels
•  Small bucket
•  Cake of soap
•  Male foam head or hat block
•  Sewing pins

Experience level: Beginner
Tutor: Carol Dobson
Cost: $115 pp

Sunday, 6 April 2025
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Carcoar Primary School

Do you need to stash bust with a purpose? Have you bought that gorgeous skein without a plan to use it? Fill a basket with a few favourite skeins in the same ply and Robynn will lead you on a design journey using your choice of fibre, CO and BO, pattern, colour selection, size and technique. Be prepared to sketch your ideas, stretch your skills, talk about gauge, ply, tension, colour matching and design variables, while incorporating design ideas from Robynn-El’s original cowls as inspiration. Plan to have your unique cowl designed and underway by the end of the session, with detailed ideas for your next one.

Materials to bring:
•  Skeins of 4, 5 or 8 ply fibre you would like to use eg. tonal matches, fade sets, matching solid and semi-solid colours that look and feel good around your neck...

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Tutor: Robynn El Ross
Cost: $75 pp

Sunday, 6 April 2025
1:30 am – 3:30 pm
Venue TBA

As spinners, we have so many options when it comes to colour - all of the beautiful bright fibre available to us! But it's easy to get overwhelmed, and it can be challenging to keep on track as we move from fibre to yarn to eventual project. 

This workshop will provide you with knowledge and skills to navigate the colour journey - starting with developing an understanding the colour possibilities in fibre - then planning the yarn you want to spin, with or without a project in mind - and finally exploring the techniques that allow you to spin that yarn, including chain plying, fractal spinning, gradient spinning, variegate spinning, matching plies and more...

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Skill level: Some experience with spinning. If you've never spun before, please first attend the Learn to Spin on a Spindle workshop on Saturday
Tutor: Francie Goudie
Cost: $65 pp

Sunday, 6 April 2025
30-minute classes throughout the day
Verandah of Carcoar Primary School

Get a feel for spinning with a wheel. Try the ancient craft of spinning using fleece and spin your first yarn. Wheels and fleece provided. Just bring yourself.

30-minute classes are held throughout the day, so please choose your timeslot on the booking page.

Tutor: Rachael Honeyman
Cost: $30 pp