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Mary Anne Oger - Singer 700/Studio SK280 punchcard machine with ribber MAO is a creative, self-taught machine knitter, well-known for her classic, wearable designs and her knack for adding common sense and humour to machine knitting. She is adept in textures and great finishing techniques which can be used by all knitters, any gauge, all machines. Mary Anne's original designs have been published in 'Canada's Fashion Machine', 'The Carriage Trade', 'Machine Knit America', 'Machine Knitters Source' and 'KNITWORDS'. With almost 200 seminar and workshop credits all over North America in the past 10 years, her popularity and teaching skills are undisputed. Attending the NEC at Sandown Park, Esher in London, England in January 2000 as 'Special Guest Speaker' was a major highlight of her career. Beginning publishing in November 1994, Mary Anne has set high industry standards for quality work with her books and patterns. Currently, she is the editor/publisher of 'KNITWORDS', a quarterly magazine, for all machine knitters, distributed world-wide which has just completing the 10th year of publication. Friday: 1. (2 hours) * From Fit To Finish: From measurements and deciding what size to make, swatching tips, knitting in pattern, increase and decrease methods for which technique, and putting together, on knit machine and by hand and when to do which. Blocking and steaming made easy. 2. * For the 'Crochet-impaired!' New single bed edges and trims for beginning or finishing, all done on the machine. Single bed edges and trims, to begin or to finish; stitch to stitch or added to selvedge edges. 3. * Cables and Aran style knitting: Single and double bed options. Mini, symmetric, odd, braided and supercables, planning and layout, tuck ribs, shaping, double bed shortrowing, tips for quick transfers between beds. Saturday: 1. (2 hours) * The Ribber Rules! Level - beginner to advanced, any gauge with ribber. Planning and layout of needle arrangements, increasing and decreasing methods, seaming, shortrowing secrets, set-up and quick transfers between beds, longstitch, English rib, automatic facing techniques, collars and bands. Mary Anne will also look at some Double Bed Edges and trims - double bed edges suitable for wider fabrics, tips on cast-ons; adding edge to vertical edge and lots more! 2. * Wardrobe Workshop: Got a full closet and feel like you have nothing wear, whenever? Build yourself a knit wardrobe to co-ordinate with your existing good pieces and be suitable for your lifestyle. How to choose your three basic colours and work that into your on-going plan to develop your wardrobe to cover occasions in your life. Dressing up or casual, see how easy it can be to make 3 basic pieces to start and add to it seasonally or yearly. I will be showcasing my 'knitting with a plan' with 12 mix and match garments. Topics will also include mixing fibres and textures to create different 'print' fabrics and techniques to make a wider fabric with thinner yarns. 3. * Making a Theme Sweater: Planning and design of something special for an occasion or event. Ideas, knitting motifs, lettering and style of garment. Using semi-jacquard within a single bed garment. * denotes that class is suitable for most gauges and machines Return to Classes Return to top

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