The rumor is true--I am teaching wearable art classes at STITCHES Events for the first time in over 10 years. The inspiration was my Painted Lace Skirt which was featured at the TNNA Fashion Show and also will be shown in Knitter's and Knit N Style Magazines this summer. This is a new handpaint technique in which you knit the pieces of a garment and then paint them before assembly.Most often with handpainted garments, you knit directly from handpainted yarn.
One of my classes is called Painted Tam--this is a wearable art beret that you knit and then paint with me in a 6 hour session at Stitches. I did paint one over the weekend and also finished writing the pattern. If you want a head start, the pattern, yarn and dyes can be found at Indiedyer.com. The Tam takes one hank of undyed Supersock Select available for $9.00 at IndieDyer. If you want just the pattern, it's available at the Supersockstore.com.If you are interested in taking a class at my studio, email [email protected]. I am thinking of teaching a hands on wearable art class this spring to a limited number of students. I'll be away the rest of the week in Arizona to watch my youngest daughter Barrel Girl compete in a rodeo. Happy Knitting!