Kavelfrans Class at the Weavers Guild of Minnesota

The fall catalog of classes at the Weavers Guild of Minnesota is out, including my short class on Swedish kavelfrans.

Swedish Kavelfrans – Minnesota Style with Robbie LaFleur

Inspired by historical mitten trim, contemporary Swedish knitters, weavers, and embroiderers love to add kavelfrans—fuzzy, wooly worms to grace mitten cuffs, pillows, bags, or other handwoven or commercial items. In this three-hour class you will learn a two-pronged fork method to wind the base fringes, securing them by hand or sewing machine. After sewing down layers of the prepared loops, we’ll learn to steam and clip to make the irresistible thick edging. Students can bring a pair of hand-knit or purchased mittens or gloves to embellish (the instructor will have a limited number of gloves to purchase), or add kavelfrans to a Swedish-inspired wool pincushion (materials can be purchased from the instructor). With discussion of the best materials to use, and many examples of items made with kavelfrans, the class is a combination of design inspiration and technique. Richly-illustrated instruction booklets and kavelfrans forks will be available for purchase.

Sunday, October 14: 1:00pm – 4:00pm | REGISTER

Level: Beginning – no experience necessary!
Tuition: $36 WGM Member / $45 Non-member

It is listed in the category More Fiber Techniques.

For more kavelfrans inspiration, see this post:  BORING GLOVES IN A DRAWER: FROM UNIMAGINATIVE TO EMBELLISHED. Related posts can be found by typing kavelfrans in the search box on my blog, or on Instagram or the Web.