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Designing with Kniterate
Self-paced, always available
Presented as a series of individual classes, each session focuses on stitch design fundamentals and core knitting concepts as they relate to the Kniterate knitting machine. Each class will encourage a couple hours of independent study and exploration.
How to Cut and Sew a Sweater
Self-paced, always available
If you're a sewing enthusiast who's admired the beauty and texture of sweater knit fabrics but didn't quite know how to work with them, then my online workshop is for you. I teach the foundation techniques for working with this stretchy and sometimes challenging fabric. Garment industry methods are translated and reworked for your home sewing environment. Step by step you learn the ins and outs of working with sweater knits.
Machine Knitting with Olgalyn
Available by appointment
The private coaching sessions are appropriate for machine knitters with intermediate skills who wish to deepen their understanding of stitch pattern development and design principles. In our one-hour sessions, I will guide you to your next level of machine knitting and answer your tough questions.
All sessions will be conducted via Zoom.
Crafting Fashion
Always available
More a place of sweater knit sewing tips than a class, craftingfashion.com is the sister site of ojolly.net. It’s my blog of sewn sweater projects and techniques. Be sure to use the search field at the top of the right column (laptop/desktop view) to find the help you need.
Olgalyn Jolly, your instructor
Hello! I'm Olgalyn Jolly, a knit designer, living and working in New York City. With decades of experience in machine knitting, ranging from design work to sweater production to teaching at the college level, I'm still learning new things! My specialty is taking the complexities of machine knitting and breaking them down into readily understandable, core concepts. A solid and deep understanding of machine knitting principles will allow your creativity to soar!
Formerly a faculty member of the Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons School of Design in New York City, I've also conducted classes for School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Textile Arts Center, Vogue Knitting Live, and the Mid Atlantic Fiber Association. I serve as a Kniterate "ambassador" for the US and Canada, providing demos of the machine to prospective purchasers. Let’s make sweaters together!