Colour is one of those things that can be really intimidating for knitters and crocheters, Amanda is here to help you!
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After the pattern, colour is one of the most important parts of a project - but it can also be one of the most intimidating, especially when picking out colours for striped, fair-isle, or colour-blocked projects. Many knitters and crocheters think they're "bad" at colour, but there are some easy shortcuts you can borrow from visual artists and apply to your projects.
In this class, artist and textile designer Amanda Rataj will share some of her favourite ways to play with colour. We’ll begin by exploring your personal colour preferences through some simple creative exercises that demonstrate design principles like colour harmony, value, and saturation, and build personal palettes that you can apply to your next project.
The goal of this workshop is to be creative and have FUN - no prior colour experience, knitting or crochet experience is required.
Participants should bring a notebook to draw or make notes in, scissors for paper, and, if you’d like, a pattern you want to make. If you have preferred art materials like markers or pencil crayons, feel free to bring them along!
Date: Saturday, November 8
Time: 12 - 4 PM
Instructor: Amanda Rataj, see bio below.
Prerequisite skills: None - no prior colour experience, knitting or crochet experience is required.
Materials: Participants should bring a notebook to draw or make notes in, scissors for paper, and, if you’d like, a pattern you want to make. If you have preferred art materials like markers or pencil crayons, feel free to bring them along!
Bio: Amanda Rataj is a professional visual artist and hand weaver designing textiles and downloadable weaving patterns. She actively exhibits her textile work at galleries and museums like the Textile Museum of Canada and Craft Ontario, as well as teaching in Toronto Metropolitan University's Fashion program. Amanda also loves to knit, and recently attended Det Vilde Spinderi artist residency in Denmark where she learned to use a knitting machine.
Photo credits: Amanda Rataj
