Our programming committee, headed by Lindsey Ligett, is excited to announce that the following speakers will give presentations to the Guild this year. This year’s theme is Colour in Knitting
- November 9, 2010 Sandi Wiseheart of Knitting Daily. Sandi Wiseheart is the founding editor of Knitting Daily and edited the blog from 2007 to July, 2009. She is now the author of the popular Knitting Daily blog, What’s on Sandi’s Needles. Prior to her position at Knitting Daily, Sandi was the managing editor of Interweave Knits. She is a passionate knitter, spinner, crocheter, beader, and weaver. She is also a celebrated designer and her work has been published in Interweave Knits, Interweave Crochet, Beadwork, and Stringing magazines. A Colorado native, Wiseheart now lives in the Greater Toronto Area in Canada with her husband; their three-legged dog, Buddy; and three very vocal, very sweet cats.
- December 14, 2010 Sally Melville will be speaking on “Why we Knit” as well as signing copies of her new book, “Warm Knits, Cool Gifts.”
In the past, the Kitchener-Waterloo Knitters’ Guild has been proud to have presented, among others, the following guest speakers.
- Kate Atherley spoke about “Now, Where Was I?”, reading our knitting, finding and fixing mistakes.
- Laura Chau discussed issues of designing shaped knitting and the kinds of effects that are made by different pattern choices.
- Fiona Ellis spoke about the process of creating the designs in her new book, Inspired Cable Knits: 20 Creative Designs for Making Sweaters and Accessories, and displayed the sample garments.
- Anne Featonby gave a slide show and talk on the subject of Fair Isle knitting myths and truths. She also demonstrated steeking a Fair Isle sweater knit in the round.
- Gayle Bunn gave a slide presentation of her design work and showcased sample garments and accessories from her new crochet book, Total Crochet Fashions.
- Maureen Mason-Jamieson gave a detailed explanation of modular knitting and presented a showcase of garments and accessories created using modular techniques.
- Julia Bryant presented a showcase of unique and colourful garments and accessories created using Tunisian crochet techniques.
- Julie Schilthuis, of the Needle Emporium, gave a preview of trends in fibres and knitwear for the coming seasons.