Julia occasionally teaches workshops on her techniques and designs—lively, hands-on sessions designed to inspire and spark creativity. More than just learning new skills, participants are encouraged to make the techniques their own, experiment freely, and enjoy the process. She teaches at yarn shops and fiber festivals in German, Dutch, and English.
For inquiries contact juliawilkensdesigns@gmail.com
WORKSHOPS 2026
STARTEN MET KNITWEAR DESIGN - VRIJDAG 6 FEBRUARI 09:30 TOT 12:30 UUR BREIDAGEN BREDA (DUTCH)
SELVEDGE WORKSHOP - VRIJDAG 6 FEBRUARI 13:30 TOT 16:30 BREIDAGEN BREDA (DUTCH)
MASTERCLASS CIRCULAR YOKE SWEATERS - SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER 10:00 TO 13:00 KNITFEST ZURICH (ENG)
MASTERCLASS TAILORED SHOULDERS - SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 14:00 TO 17:00 KNITFEST ZURICH (ENG)
Sweater Intensives
During this workshop, three classic methods of seamless sweater construction are covered: raglan (including saddle shoulders), circular yoke, and the current trend tailored shoulders (as applied in the Cocoknits method). We will analyse how each construction is technically built. The knowledge gained enables participants to purposefully adapt existing patterns and also provides a foundation for designing their own knitting patterns.
This class can also be booked as a masterclass focusing on one design technique only such as circular yokes, raglan and tailored shoulders.
This workshop is intended for experienced knitters and beginner designers who wish to deepen their skills in seamlessly knitted sweaters or gain more confidence in designing their own sweaters.
From Gauge to Garment - Calculating Patterns
Our knitted jumpers, hats, mittens and socks are made up of stitches and rows. In this workshop, we look at how to measure a swatch accurately and how these measurements form the basis for calculating yarn usage, different sizes and design details. We learn how to calculate stitch and row counts for different sizes based on a knitted swatch.
This workshop is intended for experienced knitters and beginner designers who wish to deepen their skills in seamlessly knitted sweaters.