Knitting and Dyeing Workshops, Book Signings, Conferences, and Festivals
This page was updated 12 December 2024. Additional events will be added as they are confirmed. See the Classes page for information on sponsoring and scheduling workshops taught by Margaret Radcliffe.
February 6-9, 2024 - Jimmy Beans Wool Biggest Little Getaway Home Edition.
February 26, 2025 - MAFA - MidAtlantic Fiber Association, Lazy Knitter's Guide to Pattern Stitches. One 2-hour session.
March 5 & 12, 2025 - John C. Campbell Folk School, Stripe Tricks: Nifty Tips and Design Inspiration for Knitted Stripes. Two weekly 2-hour sessions online.
March 17-20, 2025 - Deborah Robson's 2025 Spring Explore 4, Friday Harbor, Washington.
Deb describes this as, "Four days, four compare/contrast breeds." Margaret will be attending and hopes to see you there!
April 9 & 16, 2025 - John C. Campbell Folk School, I-Cord Tips & Tricks. Two weekly 2-hour sessions online.
May 7, 2025 - John C. Campbell Folk School, Edges Bordering on Perfection: An Introduction to Knitted Borders. One 2-hour session online.
May 10, 2025 - John C. Campbell Folk School, Advanced Knitted Borders: Bindings for Enclosed Edges. Two 2-hour sessions, morning and afternoon, online.
May 30-June 1, 2025 - John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, North Carolina. Traditional Cotton Spinning: The Old Way
Margaret will be attending this weekend class, to improve her cotton spinning skills and learn (again) how to spin on a great wheel.
June 26-29, 2025 - MAFA 2025 Conference, Millersville, PA
Fiber to Fabric for Knitters: How the underlying fiber informs the knitted fabric. From dependable sheep's wool to tricky rayon, every yarn is individual. Each type of fiber, from a specific breed of sheep or other fiber-bearing animal, from plants like bamboo, hemp and flax, manmade or remanufactured, brings its own distinct benefits and challenges to a knitting project. Learn to evaluate the potentials of your particular yarn and approaches that ensure success in your hand knit garments. Workshop meets 2 1/2 days, Friday through midday Sunday. Download the brochure. Registration opens February 1 for members, February 15 for non-members.
July 13-19, 2025 - Deborah Robson is teaching "A Wool Odyssey" at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina, the week before my dyeing class. Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Folk School by taking two fabulous fiber classes back to back! Margaret will be attending and hopes to see you in Brasstown!
July 20-26, 2025 - John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, North Carolina. - Intentional Dyeing for Knitters
August 31-September 6, 2025 - Schooner J&E Riggin, Maine Knitting Retreat, sailing out of Rockland, Maine. The topic for 2025 will be "If you can knit a triangle, you can knit anything!"
September 30-October 21, 2025 - Color Blending and Spinning Gradient Yarns. Four weekly 2-hour classes online.
Comprehensive color blending class, beginning from color theory and ending with yarn design for specific projects. Start with fibers dyed in primary colors and learn to blend secondary, tertiary, and neutral colors from them. Then blend gradients by combining primaries with neutral colors. We will organize all our fiber and yarn samples on record cards for future reference. Move on to design your own gradient yarn, deciding key characteristics like ply structure, marling, and scale of gradient to planned project. Blend, spin, and swatch a sample to test your design. Class will provide tips for organizing and managing a large project over multiple bobbins and will culminate in a high-level discussion of design considerations and next steps toward completing your project. Blending of samples for class will be done using hand cards. Use of a drum carder to produce blended batts for larger projects will be demonstrated. A link to registration and additional information will be provided when registration opens.
November 10-13, 2025 - Deborah Robson's Explore 4 2025 Fall Fiber Retreat, Friday Harbor, Washington. Margaret will be attending and hopes to see you there!
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