Experimental Crochet: Over, Under, and Through with Cathy Van Hear

Experimental Crochet: Over, Under, and Through with Cathy Van Hear

Explore the medium of crochet with Cathy Van Hear

By Phoenix Art Space

Date and time

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 10:00 - 15:00 GMT+1

Location

Phoenix Art Space

10-14 Waterloo Place Brighton BN2 9NB United Kingdom

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About this event

  • 5 hours

Experimental Crochet: Over, Under, and Through will provide a space to explore the medium of crochet with a playful and artistic approach, outside of the realm of a traditional craft project. We will create innovative and unique pieces by experimenting with:

  • Creating our stitches around, over, and under various materials
  • Applying edgings on leather and other textiles
  • Weaving into our crochet
  • Cover solid objects, such as rings, sticks, and dowels with our stitches

This is an open session where a selection of materials and ideas will be provided for you to explore and take in your own direction. This workshop is suitable for those with an understanding of chain, double, and treble stitches, and a basic understanding of working in both rows and rounds.

A range of materials will be provided to experiment with, but you are welcome to bring your own yarns or materials should you want to work with something specific.

Please bring a notebook and pen if you would like to make notes.


Costs: £60

Days: 1 Saturday

Dates: 1 June

Times: 10:00 - 15:00

Location: Red Room

Maximum: 8


Cathy Van Hear is a textile artist and crochet specialist based in Brighton. She has 7 years of experience teaching workshops, courses, and classes at venues such as Make Town, Morley College, and the Southbank Centre as well as in collaboration with Brainchild Festival and Bestival.

In her classes, she balances technical skill development and the joy of creating to build both technical and creative confidence in her students. Her studio practice focuses on crochet, but also includes stitch, natural dyeing, quilting, and surface manipulation. Using these traditional craft techniques, she delves into the tapestry of human experience, unravelling threads of identity, belonging, and self-discovery.

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Phoenix Art Space's courses provide a mix of high quality workshops aimed at practicing, and aspiring artists and art lovers. They are suitable for anyone (including beginners unless otherwise stated) who wants to learn new skills from professional artists and would like to meet likeminded people in a supportive and creative environment. We normally provide all the basic materials unless stated in the course descriptions. You need to sign up in advance as some popular courses fill up very quickly.

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Refunds require 2 weeks notice prior to the start of the course and will involve the deduction of our costs such as transaction fees or bank charges. If less than less than 2 weeks notice is given prior to the course start date we regret that refunds or transfers to other courses are NOT possible. 

Courses are aimed at over 18s.

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Phoenix Arts Association Ltd is a charitable (not-for-profit) arts organisation based in central Brighton.

Phoenix Art Space10–14 Waterloo PlaceBrighton BN2 9NBEast SussexUK

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