Date: Bronze March 7, 2020 (FULL); Silver March 8, 2020
Time: 9:30am-4:00pm with a lunch break
Location: Victoria Community Living 3861 Cedar Hill Cross Rd (same place as our Drop-Ins)
Cost: $90/session (per day) for guild members and $120/session (per day) for non-guild members
Class Size: Up to 13 people will fit comfortably in the room
Materials: You will need to bring a computer with Fiberworks loaded on it. There is a trial copy for free but you cannot save your designs or print them.(Check out the website for more information:
http://www.fiberworks-pcw.com); Small binder or writing pad to take notes.
Registration: Please fill out a Workshop Registration form c/w cheque ( https://vhwsg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/VHWSGworkshopregform.pdf )
Bring your lunch and snacks, tea and coffee will be provided
Day 1 Bronze Level: (FULL)
The focus is on the Bronze version, but it’s OK if participants have Silver
Basic editing functions
Drawing tools
Adding colours
Making your own colours
Inserting and deleting
Varying thread thickness
Selection, copy and paste
Moving ahead
Repeats
Designing in the tie-up
Liftplans
Introduction to Block Substitution
Saving and organizing your files
Printing and image capture
Day 2 Silver Level:
Advanced functions available in Silver
Shaft shuffler
Block substitution
Free form design.
Pattern lines and Networks
Interleaving
Parallel repeats
The Sketchpad
Running the Dobby Loom
Layout considerations and threading
Loom and port setup
Weaving – sequence options
Corrections and Unweave
Marking out a range
Adding, editing or removing picks mid sequence
Diagnostic tools
If the loom section is omitted, I will do a quick review of key points from Day 1.