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Online courses? any ideas?
Just wondering if any of you have used online courses for quilting,
sewing, knitting? Just found Craftsy.com, anyone used them before? I need to learn something new or at least get motivated. Haven't quilted for so long although have done some knitting. I am just in a hole at the moment, need to learn something. I haven't been working this winter and although it was only a few hours a week, I had to prepare my classes (English language at primary level) and now my brain just seems to be on overdrive and I need to use up this excess energy! I keep coming up with new things to worry about and I know that if I was studying it would help. I did study with the Open University (UK) for years, but the new pricing scheme makes it too expensive to finish my degree So any ideas on courses online for any of the crafty subjects would be well appreciated. Thanks Janner France |
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Online courses? any ideas?
Never tried anything like that. But don't you have some kind of adult
education program in your neighborhood? they usually have classes in things you might not have tried. I did lacemaking once. It never will be my favorite obsession, but it was fascinating to learn.And for something like that, a hands-on teacher is really useful. Roberta in D On Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:49:06 +0200, Janner wrote: Just wondering if any of you have used online courses for quilting, sewing, knitting? Just found Craftsy.com, anyone used them before? I need to learn something new or at least get motivated. Haven't quilted for so long although have done some knitting. I am just in a hole at the moment, need to learn something. I haven't been working this winter and although it was only a few hours a week, I had to prepare my classes (English language at primary level) and now my brain just seems to be on overdrive and I need to use up this excess energy! I keep coming up with new things to worry about and I know that if I was studying it would help. I did study with the Open University (UK) for years, but the new pricing scheme makes it too expensive to finish my degree So any ideas on courses online for any of the crafty subjects would be well appreciated. Thanks Janner France |
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On 03/04/13 13:36, Roberta wrote:
Never tried anything like that. But don't you have some kind of adult education program in your neighborhood? they usually have classes in things you might not have tried. I did lacemaking once. It never will be my favorite obsession, but it was fascinating to learn.And for something like that, a hands-on teacher is really useful. Roberta in D On Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:49:06 +0200, Janner wrote: Just wondering if any of you have used online courses for quilting, sewing, knitting? Just found Craftsy.com, anyone used them before? I need to learn something new or at least get motivated. Haven't quilted for so long although have done some knitting. I am just in a hole at the moment, need to learn something. I haven't been working this winter and although it was only a few hours a week, I had to prepare my classes (English language at primary level) and now my brain just seems to be on overdrive and I need to use up this excess energy! I keep coming up with new things to worry about and I know that if I was studying it would help. I did study with the Open University (UK) for years, but the new pricing scheme makes it too expensive to finish my degree So any ideas on courses online for any of the crafty subjects would be well appreciated. Thanks Janner France Oh I wish, but this is rural France and all I can find are dancing classes and they start at 6pm and DH isn't home until later. Also, I have 2 left feet Janner France |
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On 03/04/13 14:57, Sandy Foster wrote:
In article , Janner wrote: Just wondering if any of you have used online courses for quilting, sewing, knitting? Just found Craftsy.com, anyone used them before? I need to learn something new or at least get motivated. Haven't quilted for so long although have done some knitting. I am just in a hole at the moment, need to learn something. I haven't been working this winter and although it was only a few hours a week, I had to prepare my classes (English language at primary level) and now my brain just seems to be on overdrive and I need to use up this excess energy! I keep coming up with new things to worry about and I know that if I was studying it would help. I did study with the Open University (UK) for years, but the new pricing scheme makes it too expensive to finish my degree So any ideas on courses online for any of the crafty subjects would be well appreciated. Thanks Janner France I've taken a few Craftsy classes and found most of them to be very worthwhile. I've learned to knit lace (and love it!) and am also watching some machine quilting lessons that I'll apply at some point. Watch for sales; some of the classes go on sale fairly frequently. If you do happen to register for a class that just isn't what you wanted for some reason, the staff are very good about transferring you to another class of your choice or refunding your money; I've only done that once, but it was painless. OK, I'll keep an eye out for sales and may try a couple of the free tutorials. Thanks Janner France |
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You said you are in a very rural area. Is there any place with a bulletin board -----post office, general store of any kind------where you could write up a notice offering to exchange sewing lessons or English lessons for learning another craft, or something else? You could meet at your house or at a local gathering place for the first couple of lessons so you could get to know each other. Even meeting in the local school parking lot might work! Barbara in central Florida |
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Online courses? any ideas?
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Janner wrote: Just wondering if any of you have used online courses for quilting, sewing, knitting? Just found Craftsy.com, anyone used them before? I need to learn something new or at least get motivated. Haven't quilted for so long although have done some knitting. I am just in a hole at the moment, need to learn something. I haven't been working this winter and although it was only a few hours a week, I had to prepare my classes (English language at primary level) and now my brain just seems to be on overdrive and I need to use up this excess energy! I keep coming up with new things to worry about and I know that if I was studying it would help. I did study with the Open University (UK) for years, but the new pricing scheme makes it too expensive to finish my degree So any ideas on courses online for any of the crafty subjects would be well appreciated. Thanks Janner France I've done several Craftsy classes and enjoyed them. They do offer free classes so why not try them out first and see if you like the format? There's a block of the month with Laura Nownes (awesome teacher, sweet lady and co-author of Quilts, Quilts, Quilts! book) a bag making class and a backing class. For the rest of you wondering... http://www.craftsy.com/classes Scroll to the bottom of the page for the free listings. I used to take classes from Quilt University also. I took some very good ones and some that were quite disappointing. Not different from the real world at all - sometimes you get a good teacher and other times... http://www.quiltuniversity.com Also the Missouri Star Quilt Company has lots and lots of quick video tutorials on-line. Some show hot to use a product and others are little projects. http://quiltingtutorials.com marcella |
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On 03/04/13 15:55, Bobbie Sews More wrote:
You said you are in a very rural area. Is there any place with a bulletin board -----post office, general store of any kind------where you could write up a notice offering to exchange sewing lessons or English lessons for learning another craft, or something else? You could meet at your house or at a local gathering place for the first couple of lessons so you could get to know each other. Even meeting in the local school parking lot might work! Barbara in central Florida OH, now you've given me something to think about....... Janner France |
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On 03/04/13 16:30, Marcella Peek wrote:
In article , Janner wrote: Just wondering if any of you have used online courses for quilting, sewing, knitting? Just found Craftsy.com, anyone used them before? I need to learn something new or at least get motivated. Haven't quilted for so long although have done some knitting. I am just in a hole at the moment, need to learn something. I haven't been working this winter and although it was only a few hours a week, I had to prepare my classes (English language at primary level) and now my brain just seems to be on overdrive and I need to use up this excess energy! I keep coming up with new things to worry about and I know that if I was studying it would help. I did study with the Open University (UK) for years, but the new pricing scheme makes it too expensive to finish my degree So any ideas on courses online for any of the crafty subjects would be well appreciated. Thanks Janner France I've done several Craftsy classes and enjoyed them. They do offer free classes so why not try them out first and see if you like the format? There's a block of the month with Laura Nownes (awesome teacher, sweet lady and co-author of Quilts, Quilts, Quilts! book) a bag making class and a backing class. For the rest of you wondering... http://www.craftsy.com/classes Scroll to the bottom of the page for the free listings. I used to take classes from Quilt University also. I took some very good ones and some that were quite disappointing. Not different from the real world at all - sometimes you get a good teacher and other times... http://www.quiltuniversity.com Also the Missouri Star Quilt Company has lots and lots of quick video tutorials on-line. Some show hot to use a product and others are little projects. http://quiltingtutorials.com marcella Oh there are others, thanks Janner France |
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Online courses? any ideas?
What about investing in EQ7 and really learning to use it properly. I
have a book on applique design and one on block design and one day I am going to sit down and really learn it properly. I have been saying that since I first got EQ! At the moment I just 'wing' it!! There are various on-line courses for it too, some free. Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk http://picasaweb.google.com/SallySeaside On 03/04/2013 11:49, Janner wrote: Just wondering if any of you have used online courses for quilting, sewing, knitting? Just found Craftsy.com, anyone used them before? I need to learn something new or at least get motivated. Haven't quilted for so long although have done some knitting. I am just in a hole at the moment, need to learn something. I haven't been working this winter and although it was only a few hours a week, I had to prepare my classes (English language at primary level) and now my brain just seems to be on overdrive and I need to use up this excess energy! I keep coming up with new things to worry about and I know that if I was studying it would help. I did study with the Open University (UK) for years, but the new pricing scheme makes it too expensive to finish my degree So any ideas on courses online for any of the crafty subjects would be well appreciated. Thanks Janner France |
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Online courses? any ideas?
The Craftsy courses are good, but of course, some instructors are better
than others. There are a number of quilting classes. Carol Doak has just come out with a paper piecing class on Craftsy, and Leah Day has some great free-motion fillers in her classes. I'm anxious to try some knitting and crocheting classes. The good thing about these is that they are always available and you can look at them as often as you wish. The instructors answer questions that are left in the comments section. Carole D |
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