Welcome to our Duplicate Stitch workshop with Justine Lee. In this class you will learn how to use the duplicate stitch to adorn your knits and even learn how to transfer an image onto a duplicate stitch chart to follow. The options are endless! Justine will cover the following during the in workshop with a small tea/offee break half way through. - understanding which yarn / thread is best to use for this type of stitch. - making a graph pattern of your design, initial or image - use of colours to get different shading effects - best placements and sizing - demonstrations followed by practical sewing. What to bring with you: Please knit up some swatches to bring along with you to practice on in class. You will also receive a free copy of Justine's easy hand warmers pattern if you want to knit this before the lesson and use them for the duplicate stitch workshop. Whichever you prefer. Although Justine will bring yarn and thread with her for you to use if you have some that you would really like to use in the class please bring them with you. About Justine Lee After three decades designing for Britain’s biggest fashion houses, Justine Lee’s career took a radical turn following a startling realisation about the environmental cost of the global garment industry. Moving away from the high-speed world of fast fashion, she embarked on a Master’s in Textile Design and a journey across the British Isles to rediscover the value of our native fleeces. Through her research, Justine identified a "luxury wools" within Britain’s 62 heritage sheep breeds—fibres often discarded or undervalued despite their extraordinary beauty and durability.
