BOO! A(nother) Ghost! New type of project! - Paper Clay!
To continue our spooky decoration fun. tonight we are making paper clay ghosts as seen in this quick tutorial~ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4J75Eh2WpY8 you will need:
Air dry clay, something to use as a mold (she uses spice jars and a ping pong ball. I’m going to use whatever I find laying around in my crafty wonderland) battery operated tea lights, and something to decorate your ghosts when they are dry, unless you want to leave them plain, which is totally okay too. You will also need something with which to poke out their eyes and mouth!
5 pm to 6 pm Pacific
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Spooky ATCs!
Lets paper craft! Grab your spooky ephemera and we can make ATCs and collages together!
5 pm to 6pm pacific
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Dio de los Muertos - flowers!
Lets make flowers to celebrate the Day of the Dead
Traditionally, marigolds are used to decorate for this holiday, but these can be difficult to obtain and keep long term. For my Offrenda, I like to make my flowers out of tissue paper or yarn. I’ll show tou how to do both!
You will need orange and yellow yarn and/or tissue paper, and green pipe cleaners (chenille stems) and scissors for this craft!
5pm to 6pm pacific
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WIP - Pause to catch up!
Whew! that was a lot of crafting for Halloween. Let’s take a moment to take a breath and complete some incomplete projects!
5 pm to 6 pm Pacific
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Spinning Class!
Have you ever wanted to learn to spin yarn? I’ll be teaching beginning spinning on Sept 13 from 10 am to 4 pm at AGSEM! Details here: https://www.agsem.org/fiber-arts-classes
If spinning isn’t your jam, there are lots of other fiber classes to take on this date or take a look at the OTHER classes they have going at the museum!
The Spooky Knitting Continues, pumpkin
Ah, pumpkins. both cute and delicious. I just discovered Amanda Berry’s veggie collection and I am fascinated! I haven’t decided which pumpkin pattern I will leverage, but this one is knit either flat or in the round!
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pumpkin-2-3 or https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fall-pumpkin-decorations
Also, it’s adorable.
5 pm to 6 pm pacific. can’t wait to see you there!
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Let the Spooky knitting begin!!
I begin celebrating the spooky season on September 1 externally, though I will confess I am a spooky lady all year round. Join me as we kick off the spooky crafting season with GHOSTS!
I like to knit Gus and Augustus in glow in the dark yarn because, glow in the dark yarn, but you can make them in whatever you like. Just don’t cut up Delia’s designer sheets.
The pattern is here https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gus--augustus-ghosts You will need to be able to knit in the round, and if you don’t know how, I’ll gladly help you!
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5 pm to 6 pm Pacific
WIP - Lets craft together!
I’m still cleaning up my Work in Progress Shelf, so lets craft and chat together! I currently have a hat, a shawl, and a few kittens that need help moving on to “completed”!
5:00 to 6:00 pm Pacific at twitch.com/geeceesworkshop
Can’t wait to see you there!
Beginners Knitting Lesson 2
Seed Stitch
Knitting classes continue!
You will need needles, (I recommend size 7 or 8. They can be borrowed, picked up at a thrift store, or at your favorite craft outlet. get shorter needles if you can) worsted weight yarn. Acrylic is fine! Choose something in your budget that doesn’t give you the icks to touch. You will know.
We will learn - ribbing, what it is, how to do it, and why you want to, seed stitch, and moss stitch
You will continue on your sample scarf!
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Beginners Knitting Lesson 1
Garter and Stockinette Stitch
Knitting classes are starting again!
You will need needles, (I recommend size 7 or 8. They can be borrowed, picked up at a thrift store, or at your favorite craft outlet. get shorter needles if you can) worsted weight yarn. Acrylic is fine! Choose something in your budget that doesn’t give you the icks to touch. You will know.
We will learn - Cast on (using the long tail method) Knit, and Purl. We will discuss stitch patterns Garter and Stockinette
When we are done, you will have started a sample scarf that we will build upon in subsequent lessons!
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Let's Organize! Embroidery Floss
Gina organizes her messy floss box to make it easier to use
LIVE! House Hippo continues!
Gina continues to sew her house hippo!
All times are “Pacific” time zone
Sew along! House Hippo
House hippo sew along! I don’t have a photo. they are very very elusive. also, I don’t feel like digging through my photos to find the last one I made.
LIVE! Beginners Knitting Continues!
Pick up your needles and join us again for the second in the series of beginning knitting!
We will review long tail cast on and the knit stitch, and troubleshoot what you might be doing wrong. It’s okay if you are not getting the results you want, this is a new skill for you!
Introducing… Purl! Don’t worry, it’s just like knitting, but backwards. I’ll show you. We’ll talk about it, and then we will practice.
LIVE! Beginner's knitting
We are beginning with a simple cast-on, discussion of the knit stitch and getting started. There will be plenty of troubleshooting and discussion on Continental vs English style knitting.
Materials needed:
Knitting needles. Recommend borrowing or picking up a pair at a resale shop. For a beginner, I would say nothing smaller than a US Size 5 and nothing bigger than a US size 9. Shorter needles will be more comfortable to hold.
YAARN! I recommend “worsted weight” or 4 weight as a good medium weight starter yarn. It can be picked up just about anywhere, including resale shops or the dollar store. I do not suggest cotton for a first time knitter, wool is fine, acrylic knits up nicely. (warning, some people don’t like the squeak of acrylic yarn on plastic needles)
Vista Fiber Fiesta!
Sponsored by the Palomar Spinners and Weavers Guild, the Vista Fiber Fiesta is San Diego County’s premier fiber event and GeeCee’s Workshop will be there! come see what we have been making, and think about whether you need a new-to-you spinning wheel. Meet the Artists in Residence and enjoy all the fiber arts fun as you wander the grounds at AGSEM.
Soft Launch!
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.