WELCOME TO MY WORLD OF CROCHET
MOVE WITH THE TIMES WITH CROCHET DESIGN - I Am!
Although Morecambe, England, is the home base of this amazing distance learning course, you can get some 'hands-on" with the founder Pauline Turner in other places.
See me at 28th/29th April 2012 at Wonderwool Wales. This is always an inspiring and exciting exhibition with many things for you and the whole family to do, as well as see. See me on stand to buy my books, answer your questions or to find out what is being planned for the future.
Alternatively, attend the special weekend of crochet at Westhope Craft College, Craven Arms, Shropshire. This course is for both freeform crochet and as a Diploma refresher. Anyone can attend, although places are limited. Book directly with the college. See www.westhope.org.uk
Morecambe – the home of the International Diploma in Crochet.
Go to the Crochet Events and Links page to see when you can attend an event held by Pauline Turner. A single day workshop can be combined with a mini-holiday in the beautiful countryside of Morecambe and Lancaster, just south of the Lake District.
Attend a one day workshop on what you next need to understand and master in crochet. These workshops are limited to small numbers, to allow for personalised tuition. Book early. Turn to Crochet Events for the dates.
LEARN AT HOME
Crochet is constantly changing and Crochet Design is constantly changing too! Crochet is both high fashion, popular with celebrities as well as becoming an art form of incredible versatility and all consuming fascination.
I started the learning based, Crochet Design, in 1983 and via my own innovative ideas, created a distance learning course which became the International Diploma in Crochet. The aim was to provide a comprehensive learning experience with a very real ability to obtain maximum satisfaction from this captivating hobby; or, even to enable you to take things a stage further and embark on a Crochet related career! The opportunities to satisfy creative crochet related desires are immense and limited only by your own talent and imagination.
Alternatively take a journey with “The Highway Code of Crochet” which is being produced, right now. "The Highway Code of Crochet" - a series of DVDs covering many aspects of crochet both functional and creative. These professionally produced DVDs are definitely value for money as they contain an enormous amount of information. The close-up shots of Pauline’s hands taken during filming are as close as if they are your own, making it possible for learning to be quick, fun and fulfilling. Pauline’s accompanying comments are clear, inspirational and liberating.
‘Tunisian Crochet’ - the first in the series, takes you through and beyond the basics, covering colour, texture, working in the round, professional finishes, plus inspiring suggestions of working Tunisian crochet to make fascinating creations.
‘Looping’ - the second in the series, is a double DVD, one on broomstick and one on hairpin. Each contains the basics as well as showing many ways to use these two ‘looping’ techniques in an adventurous and exciting way. After the basics have been mastered, how to combine broomstick with other forms of crochet in a professional way is contained on one DVD, whilst the other shows how to work hairpin crochet with many variations, including different central spines, joins, edgings etc.
The third in the series is ‘Aran-style’ – an attractive way of making crochet simulate the patterns produced by knitters. The use of raised trebles to incorporate heavy texture with the illusion of cabling, is just one of the techniques shown in the DVD. In 1993 Pauline Turner invited us into her workshop to explore the various but easy ways of producing heavy texture in a crochet fabric. By popular demand this 45 minute lesson for both right and left handed crochet workers has been copied from video to DVD by the Full Picture from the original film taken by Paul Langley Welch and edited by Martin Rigby.
For a full list of what is available by Pauline Turner, go to ‘Purchase Items’
It is my hope that you will allow me to introduce you to the fascinations of crochet design or that, as an existing convert, you might be encouraged to further your current interest and talent in order to gain a qualification.