https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/ MijnWebwinkel RSS 2.0 Feed v1.0 https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/ We like to have direct contact with you, apart from all social media. If you want to be kept up to date with all the news about De Amsterdamse Steek, sign up for our newsletter here. Of course we will be careful with your data and it will not be distributed, but only used for sending the newsletter. Follow us: Instagram | Facebook https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4841958/shop/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4841958/shop/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4440579/classes/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4440579/classes/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-7111493/the-summer-knitting-weeks/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-7111493/the-summer-knitting-weeks/ Hand and machine knitting For anyone who would like an inspiring week of knitting. Experienced or non-experienced knitters are welcome. You do not need much previous knowledge; if you can knit by hand (setting up and edging, knit right and reverse) this week is perfect for you. No knowledge of dyeing and machine knitting is necessary, as we will teach you some basic techniques. But if you can already do that, that's included and you can quickly move on. ---------- HAND DYEING and MACHINE KNITTING A unique combination in one summer knitting week of yarn dyeing and its application in knitted fabrics. Participants will learn the basics of dyeing and machine knitting. Then they move on to more specialized dyeing and knitting techniques. During the knitting week, you will constantly switch between dye baths and knitting machines so that you can see the results of your own dyed yarns directly in various knitting stitches. The possibilities of dyeing yarns and its immediate effect in knitting through the knitting machine are enormous. It is a quick way of working. Students will go home full of inspiration and new ideas with a knitted sample book of dyeing techniques. When and Where Monday 12 to Friday 16 August 2023 In the studio of STRIKKS in Maastricht.Sign up here. ---------- COLOR and TEXTURE We take you on a voyage of discovery through the city of Maastricht, to places you don't know yet but which make this historic city so colorful. We promise you an energetic week full of creativity, new techniques, insights and ideas! During the excursions we will show you the colors and textures of the city. We teach you to look in a different way. We translate what you see into knitting stitches, textures and colors. You go home with a whole pile of knitted samples. This can then form the basis for further ideas that you can develop at home, for example, or incorporate into a knitted garment. When and Where Monday 19 to Friday 23 August 2024 In the studio of STRIKKS in Maastricht.Sign up here. https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4841961/books/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4841961/books/ Note: Because we are a small company, packages are shipped once a week on Tuesdays. Delivery time may be longer if other work for De Amsterdamse Steek takes more time. Apologies for any inconvenience. https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-5290303/patterns-created-by-zijmaakthet/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-5290303/patterns-created-by-zijmaakthet/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-5312419/postcards-with-estonian-knitting-patterns/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-5312419/postcards-with-estonian-knitting-patterns/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4841965/dying-essentials/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4841965/dying-essentials/ Note: Because we are a small company, packages are shipped once a week on Tuesdays. Delivery time may be longer if other work for De Amsterdamse Steek takes more time. Apologies for any inconvenience. https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-5234153/acid-dye-loose-dye/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-5234153/acid-dye-loose-dye/ Fourteen grams of acid dye from De Amsterdamse Steek in a wide variety of colors. Acid dyes are dyes suitable for dyeing protein fibers, such as wool and silk. The dyes are selected for De Amsterdamse Steek on responsible production and color intensity. We use several types of acid dyes and occasionally mix our own color combination. Acid dyes are so-called low-inpact dyes. Heat and an acid environment (light household acids such as vinegar or citric acid) create a final connection between color molecule and protein structure. https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-6753971/acid-dye-sets/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-6753971/acid-dye-sets/ The sets consist of twelve times 10 grams of acid dye. With 1 gram of acid dye you can dye 100 grams of undyed wool at a raft ratio of 1 percent (this results in medium strength color in most cases). Acid dyes are dyes suitable for dyeing protein fibers, such as wool and silk. The dyes are selected for De Amsterdamse Steek on responsible production and color intensity. We use several types of acid dyes and occasionally mix our own color combination. Acid dyes are so-called low-inpact dyes. Heat and an acid environment (light household acids such as vinegar or citric acid) create a final bond of color molecule and protein structure. https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-6753962/additives-for-dyers/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-6753962/additives-for-dyers/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-6902939/natural-dyes/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-6902939/natural-dyes/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4841970/yarn/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4841970/yarn/ Note: Because we are a small company, packages are shipped once a week on Tuesdays. Delivery time may be longer if other work for De Amsterdamse Steek takes more time. Apologies for any inconvenience. https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4966242/hand-dyed-color-palettes-by-loret-karman/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4966242/hand-dyed-color-palettes-by-loret-karman/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4966239/yarn-from-estonia/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4966239/yarn-from-estonia/ Yarn imported directly from Estonia by De Amsterdamse Steek. 100% wool, 2 ply, not superwash treated, 100 grams/350 meters. The yarn feels a little rough unwashed. When washed in lukewarm/warm water with a little wool detergent, the wool "opens up" and feels much softer. Instructions indicate that the wool can be knit on needles 2.5 to 3 mm, but from 1.25 tm nld 4 mm are within the range with which you get nice knitwork. The wool is wound on large 100-gram balls. https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4966240/linen-from-lithuania/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4966240/linen-from-lithuania/ Traveling through the Baltic countries in the summer of 2019, Loret Karman discovered the vibrant production of linen in Lithuania in particular. The oldest linen spinning mill still operating in Europe is in Lithuania and has been in operation since 1929. The old farming, harvesting and spinning methods are kept alive, and with so many years of experience you can perhaps imagine what fantastic quality yarns this produces. Ragfine and very regularly spun thread with a luster as if it were silk. About 400 people currently work at this spinning mill. Each skein consists of 100 grams/600 meters of 100% linen, held together with a single knot. So be careful when winding. If you wash the linen in the washing machine it still gives off some color. You can reduce this release of color by adding a dash of vinegar to the wash the first time you wash the linen. https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4986931/undyed-yarn/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4986931/undyed-yarn/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-5254518/fractal-from-estonia/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-5254518/fractal-from-estonia/ Fractal is a yarn produced in Estonia. It is spun by the spinning mill in long run color gradient. This costly production process is carried out by a number of special spinning mills. The fiber is dyed before spinning and fed into the spinning machine by sorters in order. Thesame process is used for Noro yarns from Japan, among others. 400 meters on 100 grams, 100% wool https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-5254929/color-palettes/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-5254929/color-palettes/ A box of 16 x 80m of 100% wool. The yarn is partly industrial, partly hand dyed. 1280m, enough for a very large scarf. Suitable for all kinds of color work. https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4841976/knitting-needles-notions/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4841976/knitting-needles-notions/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4841978/patterns-pdfs/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-4841978/patterns-pdfs/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-6771023/about-me/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-6771023/about-me/ My name is Loret Karman and I am in charge of knitting academy De Amsterdamse Steek. That I refer to the school as an academy shows my ambition: hand knitting and dyeing on an academic level. Studying, researching, comparing, describing and naming those on whose shoulders we stand is important to me. I come from a family tradition where creating was a valued competence and I learned to knit when we moved to the Netherlands. At that time I was 10 years old and already fond of my hand-working aunts. In the 1970s I was trained in craftsmanship by Nel Rol, Fenny Nijman, Wooz Lutz and Miep Spee. Since then I have continued to study and develop in both textile dyeing and hand knitting. I had my own studio all the years between my education and starting De Amsterdamse Steek, sometimes making small productions in collaboration with others. My social career went through a different track until my 50th birthday. I worked with youth, policy and innovation, with the safety of Amsterdam's inner city and with the restructuring of adult education. However, the love for textiles and making never disappeared and actually only became stronger and stronger. In the 1990s I had children and I earned much more with the work I did than I ever could with my love of craft and art. Our three children came from a lesbian relationship, and so there was a task. It proved impossible for the second mother to establish a (legal) relationship with her children. We picked up the gauntlet and, together with a couple of friends, filed a lawsuit against the State of the Netherlands. This lawsuit went all the way to the Supreme Court and resulted in a political lobby that eventually led to a change in the law. At the same time as enabling adoption by gay couples, gay marriage also became legally possible. It is the greatest achievement we have ever achieved. Why am I writing this in my profile? To illustrate why I think it is important to run a school where everyone feels welcome and respected. Where there are rules to make everything workable, but space to seek the freedom you need to develop within the school. For me, the colors of the culture, people and nature of Papua (where I was born) and of the Antilles (where I grew up) are among my first memories. That the relationship between the Netherlands and Papua and the Antilles is one where exploitation has caused a lot of pain is something I was confronted with from an early age onwards. That being a white girl with highly educated parents gave me some substantial privileges, is something I realize every day. Right now I am involved, by both designers and museums, in researching and implementing projects that involve dyeing small amounts and knitting one-off pieces. I am head of knitting academy De Amsterdamse Steek, which teaches knitting and dyeing at all levels. Transferring subject knowledge and motivating students to rise above themselves in their work is as important to me as continuing to develop my own skills in this field. All teaching materials and parcels are created and put together each week by my incredibly important team of "draaimeisjes" ("turn girls"). Seva Maartense and Nicoline Lint meet every Tuesday, over lots of cups of tea, to spin balls of yarn together and do all the routine chores behind De Amsterdamse Steek. Rita Huijink is my knitting buddy with whom I started De Amsterdamse Steek. Rita retired after several years because her other work demanded her attention. She set up the wonderful program 'historical knitting'. There are still questions about the program regularly, but it is not currently part of De Amsterdamse Steek. Rita came up with the name of our school. De Amsterdamse Steek resides in a building surrounded by architecture of De Amsterdamse School. Our logo was designed in a font and color scheme that was popular in the heyday of this style. Do you have a question, comment and/or point of improvement for De Amsterdamse Steek? Please contact us via the contact form. We are very grateful for all your input, as it allows us to grow. Earlier Projects: https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-6771020/contact/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-6771020/contact/ Through this contact form you can get in touch with De Amsterdamse Steek. We are very grateful for all your input, because it allows us to grow. Please keep in mind that we are a small company (really small), so it may take a little while to get a response. https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-6902960/newsletter/ https://www.deamsterdamsesteek.eu/en_GB/c-6902960/newsletter/