MIXED MEDIA CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

The Yellowknife Guild of Arts and Crafts offers a diverse range of classes and workshops in various mixed media disciplines.  Our core programs include weaving, knitting, felting, stained glass and silversmithing.  Classes and workshops in other disciplines, ranging from woodburning to soapmaking, are offered as permitted by interest and availability of instructors.

All mixed media classes and workshops are held in the mixed media studio on the second floor of the Guild building at 113 Kam Lake Road, Yellowknife, NT.




Registration for Winter 2025 fibre and mixed media classes and workshops is ongoing.  Classes/workshops available during this session include weaving, felting, basketry, rug hooking, silversmithing, stained glass, paper making, sock darning, and maybe more!

Please refer to the information below for important details including eligible membership levels, prerequisites and other requirements for registration.  Unless indicated otherwise in the class/workshop description, all classes/workshops are open to adults only.

Refunds arising from registration errors or failure to meet prerequisites are subject to  a $25 administration fee.

CLASS/WORKSHOP REGISTRATION

Membership in the Yellowknife Guild of Arts and Crafts is required for participation in all classes and workshops.  To ensure that our programs are as accessible as possible, we offer several different membership levels.  Registration details for each program indicate the level of membership required and any necessary prerequisites.

Classes and workshops offered during fall, winter/spring sessions.  Registration is conducted online and spaces are in high demand.  We recommend that members and prospective students subscribe to our newsletter and check our website regularly to learn about upcoming classes and workshops.

Registration and materials fees for classes and workshops are non-refundable except in very limited circumstances.  Membership fees must be paid in advance of registration and are non-refundable even if a particular class or workshop is unavailable.  Acknowledgement of our refund policy is a condition of registration.  Registrations cannot be transferred between students or between classes or workshops.

Refer to our Info Sheet - Class/Workshop Registration for more information and tips for successful registration.


WINTER 2025 MIXED MEDIA CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Registration is Ongoing
Spaces are Available in Various Classes and Workshops
See Below for Class and Workshop Details!

    • February 22, 2025
    • February 23, 2025
    • 2 sessions
    • 4
    Register

    Make your own beautiful soaps! Students will learn about the different types of soap making (we will make cold process) and advantages and disadvantages of each.  The class will teach students how to safely make their own soap and how to use different combinations of essential oils, water, beer, milk and other additions to make their own all-natural soaps!  The possibilities are endless!

    Instructor:  Eva Walker

    Prerequisites:  No prior experience necessary.  Age 16 or older.  Adult full membership.

    Cost:  $117 (includes materials)

    Registration Opens:  January 14, 2025 @ 7:00 pm
    Registration Closes:  February 20, 2025

    • March 15, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    • 6
    Register

    You can do a lot of simple clothing repairs with a few basic tools and skills: sew on a button, restore a hem, fix a seam. You’ll be amazed at what you can repair with just these basics!

    We start at square one: threading a needle and securing the end through knotting or whipstitching. You’ll sew a few seams to learn running stitch, back stitch, and hemming stitch. You’ll learn how to hold your fabric and best ways to cut with scissors. We’ll practice until hand sewing starts to become “muscle memory” and even enjoyable. We will also sew on three types of buttons and a snap fastener.

    We will also look at whether and how clothes you’ve brought can be mended with these simple skills and you might start on some repairs. We’ll see how running stitches can turn mending into art through simple sashiko stitching. We’ll talk about why mending is good for the planet and how mending is creative.

    We will supply some basic tools for you. If you bring any supplies you’ve assembled, we can talk about those, too – having the right tools organized properly really does make hand sewing easier!

    Instructor:  Hermina (Minnie) Joldersma

    Prerequisites:  No prior experience necessary.  Age 16 or older.  Adult full or casual membership.

    Cost (Full Members):  $55 (includes materials)
    Cost (Casual Members):  $65 (includes materials) 

    Registration Opens:  January 14, 2025 at 7:00 pm
    Registration Closes:  March 8, 2025

    • March 16, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • 0
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    Feeling stressed?  Come out for some relaxation and stab some wool into a beautiful 3D object. In this class, you will learn how to needle felt and take home an adorable sitting fox.

    Needle felting is a textiles craft technique that can be used to create 3D objects.  It involves a special felting needle being used to stab and agitate wool fibers, so they join and bond together.

    Instructor:  Andrea Korpel

    Prerequisites:  No prior experience necessary.  Age 16 or older.  Youth aged 12 to 15 with registration of parent/guardian and approval of instructor (see note below).  Current membership at eligible level.

    Cost (Full Members):  $60 (includes materials)
    Cost (Casual Members):  $70 (includes materials)
    Cost (Child Members):  $60 (includes materials)

    Registration Opens:  January 14, 2025 @ 7:00 pm
    Registration Closes:  March 9, 2025

    Note re Youth Participation:  Youth aged 12 to 15 may be permitted to participate in this workshop provided that their parent or guardian has registered for and participates in the workshop.  Email the Guild at ykguildwebsite@gmail.com to arrange for youth registration.

    • March 22, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 1
    Register

    If you are a true Yellowknifer, chances are you own and value some great socks.  And wearing those socks, especially wool ones, inevitably makes them develop holes.  Cheer up – you can darn them and even add some extra character in the process!

    In this workshop, you will develop the skills needed to darn socks.  You will learn which needles and yarn work best, how to shape the darn so the sock stays comfortable, where to start the darning, what tools are useful, and how to fill that hole with a woven darn that will give your socks new life.

    This workshop includes sock darning tools and materials... everything you need to darn your own socks, except the socks!

    Instructor:  Hermina (Minnie) Joldersma

    Prerequisites:  No prior experience necessary.  Age 16 or older.  Adult full or casual membership.

    Cost (Full Members):  $51 (includes materials)
    Cost (Casual Members):  $61 (includes materials) 

    Registration Opens:  January 14, 2025 at 7:00 pm
    Registration Closes:  March 15, 2025

    • April 01, 2025
    • May 20, 2025
    • 8 sessions
    • 4
    Register

    MANDATORY PREREQUISITE APPLIES



    This class is designed for participants who have completed an introductory stained glass class and would like to add a new twist by learning how to make 3-dimensional projects.

    Participants will learn how to create a floral wreath and a simple box called a Barry Cavie box.

    Instructor:  Francine Dennis

    Prerequisites: Completion of Stained Glass - Beginner class at Yellowknife Guild of Arts and Crafts or similar experience with approval of instructor.  Age 16 or older.  Adult full membership.

    Cost:  $290 (includes materials)

    Registration Opens:  January 14, 2025 @ 7:00 pm
    Registration Closes:  March 30, 2025

    • April 05, 2025
    • April 06, 2025
    • 2 sessions
    • 4
    Register

    A tisket, a tasket, you will be making a beautiful egg basket!  This basket features a sturdy handle and "pockets" that are perfect for gathering eggs or whatever you choose to harvest.  Take note all you backyard chicken farmers!

    We will be using a rib-style construction with flat reed to create the basket.  Each participant will walk away with a 26 cm x 26 cm basket.

    InstructorRosanna Strong 

    Prerequisites:  No prior experience necessary.  Age 16 or older.  Adult full membership.

    Cost:  $234 (includes materials)

    Registration Opens:  January 14, 2025 at 7:00 pm
    Registration Closes:  March 29, 2025

    • April 26, 2025
    • April 27, 2025
    • 2 sessions
    • 7
    Register

    This willow basket is designed for your bicycle or to be used as a market basket. Its dimensions will be 9 inches high x 10 inches wide x 15 inches long.  We will use local willow (provided by the instructor) for this project.

    The oval base is an easy base to work with.  Weaves will include twining, 3-rod wale and French randing.  A 4-2 border will be used.

    Participants will have the following options for handles:
    1.  a rigid willow built-in handle (traditional market basket);
    2.  a swing webbing handle (cross body basket); or
    3. velcro straps to attach to handlebars (bicycle basket).

    Instructor:  Cathie Harper

    Prerequisites:  No prior experience necessary.  Age 16 or older.  Adult full membership.

    Cost:  $317 (includes materials and use of tools)

    Registration Opens:  January 14, 2025 at 7:00 pm
    Registration Closes:  April 20, 2025

    Registration fee includes materials and use of special equipment. If possible, participants should bring anvil clippers, locking knifes and old towels.


Yellowknife Guild of Arts and Crafts
113 Kam Lake Road, Yellowknife, NT  X1A 0G3
867-920-4573
yellowknifeguild@gmail.com

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