Ottawa-Area Workshops -
See the Home Page for upcoming workshops
Contact Admin to connect with people in your area who have held a workshop and are willing to offer tutor sessions.
Past Workshops:
This may help you to find people in your area who already know how to make the mats.
Aylmer - Sat Jan 4, 2014 9am-11am 164 Rue Principale at Aylmer United Church (across from Tim Hortons). Park at St Mark's Church or Canadian Tire. This year there will be a special guest demonstrating how to turn pillowcases into dresses for African children. here
Barrhaven - Fri Jan 6 2012, 7-9pm at 3058 Jockvale Road in Barrhaven Fellowship Christian Reformed Church. Workshop to teach cutting and crocheting. Everyone of all ages welcome.
Arnprior - Tues November 15 at 7:30pm at St. John Chrysostom Parish Hall, 295 Albert St, Arnprior - are there any experienced crocheters available to help teach?
Chelsea - Fri Nov 18 9:30-11:30am at 48 chemin de la Riviére, Chelsea from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Kemptville - Wed Nov 2 at 7:30pm Harvest Dinner & Milk Bag Presentation 2455 County 18, Clothier St. For tickets & information call Cora Beking 613-258-5396
Ottawa West - Bells Corners - Sat Oct 29 ECO Fair with all-day MilkBag Workshop! There will be lots of displays and workshops and movies and tips for living more Environmentally Friendly. 3955 Richmond Rd at Bells Corners United Church.
Chelsea - Wed Oct 5 at 7pm at Chelsea United Church
Ottawa South - Sat Sept 10 9:30am - Riverside @ Walkley 3191 Riverside Drive in Riverside United Church. Everyone welcome. Looking for a couple more volunteers to help teach crocheting to beginners.
Ottawa West Carlingwood - Wed July 27 at 9:30am-noon at Woodroffe United Church, 207 Woodroffe Ave (near Carlingwood Mall)
Barrhaven - Mon June 20, 7-9pm 3058 Jockvale Road at Barrhaven Fellowship Christian Reformed Church. Workshop includes presentation, Q&A, demonstration and hands-on cutting and crocheting. Everyone welcome.
Riverside & Walkley - Sat June 4, 9:30-11am at 3191 Riverside Drive, Riverside United Church. Workshop includes hands-on cutting and crocheting. Need more crocheters. There is no discrimination - men are welcomed as enthusiastically as women.
Orleans - Saturday May 28 10am at 480 Charlemange Blvd, Bilberry Creek Baptist Church http://www.bilberry.org/
South Dundas Williamsburg - Tues May 17 at 7pm - St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Williamsburg, 12367 County Rd 18
Central Park Retirement Residence - Fri May 13 Central park drive
Centertown - Tues May 10 at 1pm - 355 Cooper St (at Lisgar) Dominion Chalmers United Church http://www.dc-church.org/
Orleans - Tue May 10 at 7pm at the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 6255 Cumorah Drive. Informal gathering. Everyone welcome to join this Orleans Group - meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
Kanata - Apr 27 Trinity Presbyterian Church
Alta Vista - Thur Apr 14 at 11am - 2203 Alta Vista Drive, joint gathering of Rideau Park United Church & Ottawa Mennonite Church & St Giles - everyone welcome http://www.rideaupark.ca/
Carling & Maitland - Sat April 9 6-8pm - Ottawa Church of God 1820 Carling Ave (between Maitland and Broadview)
Craig Henry - Sunday March 27 1-4pm - Milk Bag Cutting Bee
- everyone welcome. Beit Tikvah Synagogue at 15 Chartwell Ave
Pinecrest & Richmond - Sat Mar 26 1-3pm - St Stephen's Anglican Church, 930 Watson Ave, 613-828-2472
Experimental Farm - NRCan Thur Mar 10 - noon workshop for employees on Green Team
Greenbank/HuntClub - Tuesday March 8 7pm at Woodvale Pentecostal Church
Orleans - Tuesday February 8 7pm at6255 Cumorah Drive in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (near Orleans Blvd & Innes Rd)
Smiths Falls - Tuesday February 15 9:30am at Modern Thymes on Russell Street, hosted by the Rideau Women's Institute
Stittsville - Monday Jan 24, 7pm Stittsville United Church 6255 Fernbank Rd http://home.istar.ca/~suchurch/
Orleans - Monday January 24 10am at 1111 Orleans Blvd in Orleans United Church (south of Jeanne D'Arc Blvd and north of Queensway)
Riverside & Walkley - Sat January 15, 9:30am 3191 Riverside Drive (near Walkley) Riverside United Church 613-733-7629
Lanark - Sat January 15, at 2pm at Foy Hall on Princess St in Lanark
Gloucester - Tues January 18, 9:30-11:30am Gloucester Senior Centre, 2020 Ogilvie Rd, Earl Armstrong Arena, call 613-749-1974 to register
Vanier - Thur January 13, 1-2:30pm at 329 Olmstead - Eastview Baptist Church
Hillel Jewish Academy
Alta Vista- Tues January 11, 8:00pm at 2203 Alta Vista Drive in Rideau Park United Church
Tue January 11, noon - Broadview Public School (Crochet)
Sun Jan 9, 3-4:30pm Congregation Beit Tikvah, 15 Chartwell Ave, Craig Henry.
Sat January 8, 2011 9:30am - 11:30am in Aylmer United Church 164 Rue Principale, Gatineau
Tues Dec 7 Broadview Public School
Tues Dec 7 First Place Public School
Sat Dec 4 9:30am - 11:30am 3955 Richmond Rd, Bells Corners United Church
Thur Dec 2 1-2pm 3191 Riverside Dr, Riverside United Church
Wed Dec 1 Lincoln Heights
Mon Nov 29 noon - 2pm 440 Albert St at Bay Room W 025
Sat Nov 27 2:30-4:30pm 3955 Richmond Rd, Bells Corners United Church
Tue Nov 17 Montessori School at Kitchissippi Church
Sat Nov 13, 2010, 9:30-11:30am at 3955 Richmond Rd, Ottawa (Bells Corners United Church)
Sun June 13, 2010, 7-9pm 3955 Richmond Rd, Bells Corners United Church
return to Homepage