Our workshops
Held in the Kweektuin greenhouse, Haarlem
Learn something new with your hands. Our workshops run on Sundays in the greenhouse, taught by Irene in small groups. Whether you've never held a needle or you're ready to level up, there's a seat at the table. From your first stitch to advanced shaping techniques. Small groups, sustainable materials, all levels welcome.
No needles, no hooks, just your fingers and some thread.
Medieval Fingerloop Weaving
Fingerloop weaving is a medieval technique that's older than knitting itself, and it's ridiculously satisfying once you get the rhythm. You'll learn three different braid types and leave with finished
bracelets plus extra thread to make more at home. Great for families and anyone who wants to try something completely different.
- Date: Sunday 17th of May or Sunday 14 of June 13:00
- Duration: 2 hours
- Level: No experience
needed. Ages 14 and up. - Group size: 4 to 8 people
- Price: €20 per person (all materials included)
- What's included: Thread in multiple colours, plus extra to take home.
All You Need to Know
Colorwork
Ready to add a second colour? This is where knitting gets exciting. You'll earn stranded colourwork from the ground up: holding two yarns, managing tension, catching floats, understanding
colour dominance, and reading a colourwork chart.
Two hours, two colours, and a whole new skill in your hands.
- Date: Sunday 24 May, 13:00
- Duration: 2 hours
- Level: Adventurous beginner and up. You should be comfortable with knit and purl.
- Group size: 3 to 8 people
- Price: €40 per person (all materials included)
- What's included: Yarn, needles, and an online reference guide. You keep everything you make.
Never knitted before? Perfect.
Knitting Basics Masterclass
In three hours you'll go from zero to actually making something. Cast on, knit, purl, cast off, read a pattern, and fix the mistakes you'll definitely make. You'll leave with your first swatch, leftover yarn to keep practising, and an bonline reference guide so you don't have to memorise a thing.
- Date: Sunday 31 May, 13:00
- Duration: 3 hours
- Level: Complete beginner.
No experience needed. - Group size: 4 to 6 people
- Price: €60 per person (all materials included)
- What's included: Yarn, needles, and an online reference guide to take home.
All You Need to Know
How to Shape Garments
You can knit a scarf. You can knit a rectangle. But how do you turn flat fabric into something that actually fits a human body? This workshop is for knitters who are ready to move beyond flat pieces.
German short rows, increases and decreases, buttonholes, picked up
stitches, i-cord edges. Two hours of the techniques that separate a swatch from
a sweater.
- Date: Sunday 28 June, 13:00
- Duration: 2 hours
- Level: Intermediate. You should be comfortable knitting and purling.
- Group size: 3 to 8 people
- Price: €40 per person
- What to bring: Your own yarn and needles (DK or Aran weight recommended). An online reference guide is included.
Meet Irene
Irene (they/them) is a fibre artist, biologist, and the person most likely to convince you that medieval weaving techniques belong in your life. Originally from Spain, they've taught knitting and crochet classes in South Korea and ran a weekly Fibre Arts group
in Seoul for seven months before landing in the Netherlands. Whether you're picking up needles for the first time or finally tackling colourwork, they have the patience, the skill, and the enthusiasm to get you there. Find them on Instagram at @thefiberfawn.