The nearest car park is Alfred Street AKA Wilkos car park. Other parking space around town can be found on Parkopedia https://en.parkopedia.co.uk/parking/carpark/wilko/hd1/kirklees/

The venue is a 10 min walk from Huddersfield train station, and 5 min from the bus station.

Do I need to bring my own machine?

No, knitting machines and yarns are provided.

Saturday, 17 May

Knitting with Punchcards Class

UNDER 18 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN

Learn how to create and use a punchcard with your domestic knitting machine

By CollaborARTi

Select date and time

Sat, 17 May 2025 13:00 - 15:00 GMT+1

Location

CollaborARTi Studio 35 The Piazza Centre

23 Princess Street Huddersfield HD1 2RS United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

No venue parking

This two hour session you will cover using and designing punch cards. You’ll have the opportunity to test out any punch card designs before creating your own punch card to take home.

It will be delivered by Amy Chen, a textile designer-maker and educator (www.achentextiles.com/).

Amy Chen is a textile designer-maker and educator. Her work encompasses textiles and technology in different ways, from her work in e-textiles (interactive textiles that incorporate electronics) to knitting with a hacked vintage knitting machine.

Small teaching group (Maximum 4 people per session).

This class is suitable for knitters who knit the basics of machine knit, such as the contents covered in the Beginner Machine Knitting class.

Yarns and one blank punch card will be provided. You will learn:

How to use punch cards
How to create a repeat pattern punch card
Design principles to create successful Tuck and Fairisle patterns

Location: CollaborARTi Studio 35, The Piazza Centre, Huddersfield HD1 2RS (What3Words: mutual.unions.craft)

How to find CollaborARTi Studio 35

Organised by

CollaborARTi

CollaborARTi is an art collective based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. We're an eclectic group of artists, including painters, textiles and jewellery artists. Come see our work at the CollaborARTi store in the Piazza, HD1 2RS.