17710-56A Avenue, Surrey, B.C.
604-592-6956.
www.surrey.ca/heritage
Sea Grass Woven Basket – Using natural or dyed, fine or thick sea grass, weave a basket shaped as though it’s moving under water or by the tide, either upright or rolling in every direction. Supply fee $16. Must pre-register at 604-592-6956.
Saturday, July 9 10:00am-5:00pm 1 session $50.40 (16+yrs)
Kid’s Fibre Arts Workshop – Dye fleece brilliant colours with Kool Aid, card and spin wool and weave on a real loom. Boys and girls have fun learning how textiles were made in the old days. Must pre-register at 604-592-6956.
Saturday, July 16 11:00am–3:00pm 1 session $25 (8-12yrs)
Kids Can Knit – Spend three fun afternoons at the museum learning to knit. After completing a sample you will make a small bag with your new skills! Must pre-register at 604-592-6956.
Tue, July 19-Thu, July 21 10:30am-12:30pm 3 sessions $37.50 (8-12yrs)
Summer Spinning Workshop–Level 1 – Spend relaxing and fun afternoons learning to spin wool on traditional spinning wheels. Take home your unique skeins of yarn for your knitting, crocheting or weaving projects. Supply fee $10. Must pre-register at 604-592-6956.
Tue, July 19-Thu, July 21 2:00pm-4:00pm 3 sessions $36 (16+yrs)
Parent and Preschooler Fibre Arts – Enjoy hands-on fun for you and your little one and build manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination as you try weaving on a real loom, spool knitting and felting. Must pre-register at 604-592-6956.
Saturday, July 23 1:30pm–3:00pm 1 session $9.50 (3-6yrs)
Easy Lace Knitting – Everyone can knit lace! Learn to knit lace in any weight of yarn, and how to unravel the mystery of charts for easy or intricate patterns. Must pre-register at 604-592-6956.
1 session $30 (16yrs+) Saturday, August 6 11:00am-3:00pm
Pic-Knit – Bring a knitting project and join a summer gathering of knitters, crafters and suppliers at the Museum Plaza. Watch the experts in action, get tips and learn tricks to inspire your own heritage yarn craft. Visit with llamas and try crafts for kids.
Saturday, August 6 11:00am-4:00pm All ages, by donation
Introduction to Nature Dyeing – Find out what nature provides to dye beautiful natural colours of yarn. Learn how to extract dyes from plants, mordant yarn, and make a dye bath to create eco-friendly and unique skeins of yarn for your projects. Supply fee $8. Must pre-register at 604-592-6956.
2 sessions $30 (16+yrs) Wednesday, August 10-Thursday, August 11 2:00pm-4:30pm
Summer Spinning Workshop–Level 2 – Spend three afternoons honing your spinning skills. You will learn how to fine-tune your fibre preparation and work on your worsted and woollen spinning skills. Supply fee $15. Must pre-register at 604-592-6956.
3 sessions $43 (16+yrs) Tuesday, August 16-Thursday, August 18 2:00pm–4:00pm
