Nancy Marchant

Nancy Marchant, a.k.a. the Queen Mother of Brioche, was born in the US but the Netherlands has been her home for more than 40 years. Her first published pattern was in 1974. She’s seen knitting styles and techniques change over the years and has built up quite a collection of knitwear designs. Nancy has studied the nuances of the brioche stitch and developed new and exciting stitch patterns and techniques for achieving beautiful brioche and tuck stitch results. She is the author of Knitting Brioche, Knitting Fresh Brioche, Leafy Brioche, Tuck Stitches, Knitting Brioche Lace, and Brioche Knitting. She’s recently started developing woven patterns in knitting.

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Nancy Marchant er en amerikansk strikkedesigner og forfatter, som er anerkjent for sitt arbeid innenfor strikketeknikken «brioche». Hun har utgitt flere bøker om brioche-strikk, inkludert «Knitting Brioche: The Essential Guide to the Brioche Stitch» og «Brioche Knitting: Exploring Color & Texture».

Marchant er en av de mest innflytelsesrike designerne innenfor brioche-strikk og har utviklet mange avanserte teknikker og mønstre innenfor denne strikketeknikken. Hun holder også workshops og foredrag over hele verden, der hun underviser i brioche-strikk og deler sin kunnskap og erfaring med andre strikkere.

Arrangementer av Nancy Marchant

fredag 20.okt

  • Tuck Stitches

    • Kurs/workshop
    SAMSPILL One of the most common stitches worked on a machine is the tuck stitch and the most common tuck stitch is the brioche stitch. Try your hand at learning how to tuck stitch and creating sophisticated textures u-sving color arrangements and multiple tucks. Max 12 deltakere på dette kurset Pris: 325 kroner Billetter kan…

lørdag 21.okt

  • Kursrom: Stemning Description: In this workshop you will learn about different weaving patterns and reinterpret them into knitted stitch patterns. The instructions will involve stranded and intarsia knitting techniques, color arrangements, chart reading, and how to design a project using the information learned. Materials student must bring: at least 4 colors DK weight plain wool…
  • Scenen Nancy will present some of her knitting story, her design, and her work on Brioche and tuck stitches. Are you ready to get to know her a bit better? Sikre deg plass? Kr 50,- + gebyr til Hoopla Plassreservasjon her fra 20.4 https://stavangerstrikkefestival.hoopla.no/sales/event/3299637872 Det er ikke plass til 600 personer ved scenen, så under…

søndag 22.okt

  • Kursrom: Stemning Interested in a new lace technique? Brioche Lace is new, yet to be explored. Learn to apply brioche knitting to normally knitted lace stitch patterns to create reversible lace with different colors on each side. Lots of samples will be on display and discussed. Materials student must bring: 2 colors smooth worsted or…