Our workshop tutors...
...offer a diverse and high-quality program for you.
They are all knitting (or spinning) experts who enjoy sharing their skills.
Alex Byrd...
...is a knitwear designer, author and teacher with roots in Estonia, Canada and the USA. Aleks' passion is creating modern patterns with a connection to traditions. She creates unique, wearable designs using little-known traditional knitting techniques that are fun for beginners and experienced knitters alike. She publishes her designs online and in international publications such as The Knitter and Laine Magazine. Her latest book, "Traditions Revisited - Modern Estonian Knits", combines her designs and teaching as an introduction to Estonian knitting, both traditional and traditionally inspired.
Aleks lived in Munich for several years and also speaks German.
Anna Huseman...
...is a textile and knitting designer from Hamburg. Her work is all about the interaction of color, shape and material - always looking for a modern, abstract interpretation of the traditional craft of knitting. Her greatest source of inspiration is nature: here she not only finds ideas for motifs and compositions, but also special color nuances and structures.She shares her love of colorful patterns and environmentally friendly textiles in knitting instructions, in collaborations with international knitting magazines and in numerous workshops.Her first book INTARSIA KNITS will be published in October 2024, which, in addition to many tips and tricks, contains twelve projects based on the intarsia technique in all its variations. Anna shows insights into her work on Instagram via @anna_husemann.
Bärbel Salet...
...has been knitting since she was 12 years old and has always been fascinated by knitting with lots of colours and harmonious colour gradients. Since 2012 she has been giving regular workshops on how to plan and knit large, artistically patterned triangular shawls.
Her first book, ARTISTIC SHAWLS, was published by Stiebner Verlag on October 20, 2022. In addition to an extensive technical section that will also help beginners overcome their fear of such a large knitting project, another aspect was important to her: she designed shawls that are suitable for beginners and created others that offer a challenge to experienced knitters. In addition, she shows in the many photos that the shawls can be worn by all generations and ages and also look wonderful in muted tones.
(www.verstricktekunst.de)
Charlotte Stone...
...is the founder and designer behind the Stone Knits label. Her specialty is socks with fun color designs, which she knits using the stranded knitting technique.Charlotte Stone has been knitting since she was a child and has been designing herself since 2017. She is known for her masterful design and her special expertise in creating colorful, intricate and whimsicle sock designs. Her work has been published internationally in Laine and Wool It magazines. Charlotte loves to pass on her knowledge of sock knitting in courses across Europe. Charlotte's first book, "Charming Colorwork Socks", was published in 2022 and contains 25 new knitting patterns for socks. The book is an international knitting bestseller and has so far been translated into German, Korean and French. Her second book will be published in December 2024. Charlotte is originally from London (UK), but has lived for many years with her family and her very demanding cat Ivy in the hills above Zurich in Switzerland. She always has a pair of socks to knit on hand! If you want to follow her knitting adventures (and her cat!), check out @stoneknits on Instagram.
Florence Spurling...
...is a textile designer specialising in knitted, crocheted and embroidered fabrics. Originally from Oxfordshire, England, she was educated in London where she gained a Masters in Textile Design from the Royal College of Art. Florence has a passion for creating unique, tactile and desirable fabrics that showcase her attention to detail and craftsmanship. She creates designs for the modern hand knitter that combine colour, texture and pattern in distinctive ways. When not designing under her own name, Florence works to develop fashionable knitwear for clients such as Anthropologie, Chloe, Marc Jacobs and Michael Kors. Florence is the author of the book "Designing Knitted Textiles: Machine Knitting for Fashion", Laurence King Publishing, 2021.
Linda Marveng...
...is a knitwear designer from Norway.
She loves creating feminine, well-fitting knitwear designs with cable or lace patterns. She has worked as a design consultant for the UK yarn brand Rowan and has developed and held knitting workshops for the famous yarn shop Loop London.
Her first Norwegian knitting design book was published in 2012. She currently designs her own knitting designs, works as a tech editor for other designers, proofreads knitting books and magazines and gives knitting courses worldwide.
Marina Storm
The Greek knitwear designer Marina has lived with her family in Mainz for many years. She designs knitwear creations that are a mix of tradition and modernity. Marina's designs are made with great attention to design, thoroughly tested, carefully technically edited and size inclusive. She publishes her designs in international knitwear magazines, works for wool companies or publishes online.
When Marina is not knitting, she shares her expertise in workshops. She specializes in Greek and Portuguese style knitting. Marina's passion for introducing other enthusiasts to the intricacies of these techniques knows no bounds, and she teaches nationally and internationally.
Meret Buetzberger...
...knitwear designer from Switzerland and better known as butzeria.ch, embarked on her creative journey two decades ago. What started as a recovery hobby after a car accident quickly became a passion - knitting. Today, she develops unique designs that range from rebellious punk collections to garments inspired by Swiss heritage.
She places great importance on clarity and attention to detail in her knitting instructions, which is why her designs are carefully technically edited and tested. This ensures that even novice knitters can bring her knitwear designs to life.
One of Meret's great knitting loves is double knitting, also known as DoubleFace. This special technique makes it possible to create a knitted piece with two "front" sides in one go and, unlike fair isle, there are no floats to see.
She is passionate about teaching this technique both nationally and internationally.
Soraya Garcia...
...is a textile and knitwear designer who now lives in Amsterdam. She designs for international yarn brands such as Myak, La Bien Aimee and West Wool.
After 5 years at the helm of the first independent Spanish-language knitting and crochet magazine, with 8 issues published and more than 20,000 copies sold, she decided to focus entirely on her career as a knitting designer and teacher. She teaches online and at many international festivals such as Barcelona Knits, Swiss Yarn Festival or Vogue Knitting virtual. She also publishes her knitting designs in magazines such as Laine or on online portals such as Ravelry and Patreon.
Theresia Lew...
...is also known online as “the PassioKnit Spinner” and has been addicted to spinning for almost 20 years. She shares her passion with other spinning enthusiasts via YouTube, Patreon and in-person courses. She has been running a small studio in her hometown for two years now.
In addition to spinning, she also does all kinds of other handicrafts such as sewing, quilting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and crocheting. But spinning is and remains her absolute passion, which she likes to share with others.