After the great success of our first Studio Session event in May, and an impromptu beginners knitting class last weekend, our first crochet class is scheduled for the end of July. Julia Moore is a great teacher, and we've selected a
If you’ve been drooling over our yarns but cannot knit or crochet, we’ll show you how. Join us at our Watershed shop next Wednesday evening, June 24th in the V&A Waterfront, any time between 18.00 and 21.00 armed with knitting needles
Cape Town is wet and windy at this time of year, the leaves are falling everywhere, and the colours can be inspiring. This would make a beautiful variegated yarn or a lovely colour combination for an autumnal scarf or shawl.
The rain has been coming down in buckets in Cape Town this week, so it's definitely time to get the winter woollies out. If you don't have any then dust off your knitting needles (or bribe your favourite knitter in
Winter is creeping up on us here in Cape Town, temperatures are plummeting (relatively!) and our studio is getting a bit chilly. I love my (rooibos) tea hot, but the icy wind shooting through the studio to get the wool
After a flurry of activity these past few weeks, I have finally managed to get the first draft of our new knitting patterns printed and packaged and posted off to Holland where we hope they will inspire many knitters. The patterns
Results of a recent textile dyeing workshop organised by the Cape Town Fashion Council
Vincent Urbain of Urban Africa leather studio is a fellow CCDI crafter whose considerable skill and experience has been integrated into the making of our Eva knitted handbags.
Last week I facilitated a workshop at the Freeworld Design Centre as part of the Fringe On Kloof's Kidult sessions. The participants were all grownups, on the outside anyway, and everyone seemed to have a lot of fun playing with