What's On In Your Area 2010
If you have any knitting events planned for 2010, however big or small, please write in and let us know
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January 2010
Exhibitions
till - 4 January: "Taking Time Exhibition" Including items from Knitting Artist Shane Waltener
Waterhall, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
This exhibition explores how contemporary crafts makers are responding to the Slow Movement
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8 January - 10 April: Art Now, Exhibition by Andy Holden
Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
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9 January - 10 February: The UK Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef
firstsite @ 4 - 6 Short Wyre Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1LN
Fusing science and mathematics with fine art and handicraft, the reef is constantly updated by an ever-expanding group of participants from around the world. The UK Reef is initiated by the Crafts Council and has been touring the country over the last year, growing as it travels. Corals have been made by a range of people, from complete beginners to experienced crotchetiers, who have been inspired by this remarkable project. The resulting UK Reef combines traditional craft techniques and experimental crochet methods as well as an imaginative selection of found and recycled materials.
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Click here for events planned in January where you can learn to crochet and make something for the Coral Reef
15 January -22 March: "Taking Time Exhibition" Including items from Knitting Artist Shane Waltener
Dovecot Studios (Innovative Craft), 10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LT
This exhibition explores how contemporary crafts makers are responding to the Slow Movement
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20 January - 26 February: Exhibition Of Work By Knitting Artist Shane Waltener
Centre For Recent Drawing, 2 Highbury Station Road, Highbury Islington, London
Shane Waltener’s exhibition at C4RD is an exploration of the practice of drawing through needlecraft and lace making. The artist uses textile weaving techniques to create a new series of works. Musical and dance notation, architectural plans, and scientific graphs and models have been used as patterns for making lace. These 2D images and resulting woven outcomes are shown together highlighting the process of reinterpretation of these coded visual languages, and a re-evaluation of the traditional craft of bobbin lace.Alongside these works, a couple of Garland pieces will be shown in the exhibition. These are interactive installations, a series started at Tate Britain in 2006, where visitors are invited to weave in space using yarn and various needlecraft techniques. The outcome of two of these works will be shown in the exhibition, while a new piece, Garland #22, will be created over the course of the exhibition by members of the public.
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Events
Saturday 16 January: Learn To Knit And Take Home A Scarf In A Day!
Fabrication, 11 Crown Court, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 7DG
Learn to knit basic stitches before creating your own scarf from scratch to take home.
Bring your own favourite yarn or chose from a selection available to buy on the day.
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Sunday 17 January: Beginner's Knitting
Yarn, 55 Chilwell Road, Beeston, Nottinghamshire. NG9 1EN Tutor: Emma King, Workshop 10am – 4pm
Learn how to cast on and off, knit and purl stitches. Ideal for those who have never picked up a pair of needles before and those who want a reminder of the basic techniques.
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Friday 29 January: Beginner’s Crochet
Made Yarn Specialist, 36, Seaview Road, Wallasey, Merseyside CH45 4L Tutor: Susan Crawford Time:10.00-4.00
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29 - 31 January: Stash Busting
The Langtons, 85 Royal Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 7AE
At this two day residential workshop Rowan design consultant Jenny Stilwell will show you how to mix differnt yarns and how small lengths of yarns can be used to add a feature or design. You will work from exclusive projects designed for the course.
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Saturday 30th January: Knitting With Texture
Threads Of Life, 67 Borough Street, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2LB Tutor: Emma King, 10.00am – 4.00pm
This workshop is linked to current trends and magazines, and demonstrates how different textures can be combined. Participants will complete a project which focuses on techniques such as cabling and lacework
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Sunday 31st January: Beginner's Knitting
Yarn, 55 Chilwell Road, Beeston, Nottinghamshire. NG9 1EN Tutor: Emma King, Workshop 10am – 4pm
Learn how to cast on and off, knit and purl stitches. Ideal for those who have never picked up a pair of needles before and those who want a reminder of the basic techniques.
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February 2010
Exhibitions
till - 10 February: The UK Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef
firstsite @ 4 - 6 Short Wyre Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1LN
Fusing science and mathematics with fine art and handicraft, the reef is constantly updated by an ever-expanding group of participants from around the world. The UK Reef is initiated by the Crafts Council and has been touring the country over the last year, growing as it travels. Corals have been made by a range of people, from complete beginners to experienced crotchetiers, who have been inspired by this remarkable project. The resulting UK Reef combines traditional craft techniques and experimental crochet methods as well as an imaginative selection of found and recycled materials.
Click here for more information
till - 26 February: Exhibition Of Work By Knitting Artist Shane Waltener
Centre For Recent Drawing, 2 Highbury Station Road, Highbury Islington, London
Shane Waltener’s exhibition at C4RD is an exploration of the practice of drawing through needlecraft and lace making. The artist uses textile weaving techniques to create a new series of works. Musical and dance notation, architectural plans, and scientific graphs and models have been used as patterns for making lace. These 2D images and resulting woven outcomes are shown together highlighting the process of reinterpretation of these coded visual languages, and a re-evaluation of the traditional craft of bobbin lace.Alongside these works, a couple of Garland pieces will be shown in the exhibition. These are interactive installations, a series started at Tate Britain in 2006, where visitors are invited to weave in space using yarn and various needlecraft techniques. The outcome of two of these works will be shown in the exhibition, while a new piece, Garland #22, will be created over the course of the exhibition by members of the public.
Click here for more information
till -22 March: "Taking Time Exhibition" Including items from Knitting Artist Shane Waltener
Dovecot Studios (Innovative Craft), 10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LT
This exhibition explores how contemporary crafts makers are responding to the Slow Movement
Click here for more information
till - 10 April: Art Now, Exhibition by Andy Holden
Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
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Events
5-7 February 2010, ICHF Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts
Brighton Centre
Click here for details of the show and how to book tickets
Click here for details of how to become a volunteer on our Knit 1 - Pass It On stand
Sunday 7th February: Intermediate crochet
Yarn, 55 Chilwell Road, Beeston, Nottinghamshire. NG9 1EN Tutor: Erica Pask, Workshop 10am – 4pm
Following patterns is one thing that can be most daunting when learning to master crochet techniques. This day will give plenty of tips to make the understanding of crochet patterns easier. This is a project based day covering reading patterns, different methods of shaping and a few decorative touches. To attend this day knowledge of the basic stitches and confidence in holding the hook and yarn are essential.
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Monday 8 February: Art In The Park, Creative Crochet
Reddish Vale Country Park, Visitor Centre, Mill Lane, Reddish, SK5 7HE
These sessions will guide participants through basic stitches through to developing scuptural, natural forms - such as leaves, flowers and mushrooms. Participants will be invited to exhibit their work at the Arc Community Gallery in late April, as part of the Poet-Tree project.
Click here for more details and to book a place
Monday 8 February: Lace Texture - Knitting In The Round
The Little Wool Shop, 18 Queen Street, Southwell, Nottinghamshire. NG25 0AA Tutor: Debbie Abrahams, Workshop 10.00am-4.00pm
This course is suitable for knitters who can already knit and follow a basic knitting pattern. Working on a small bag project using Rowan Wool Cotton, you will be shown the following techniques: how to cast on in the round, how to knit in the round, how to knit cables and bobbles, how to knit lace stitches
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Saturday 13 February: Felting
The Hut, The Irthing Centre, Union Lane, Brampton, Cumbria CA8 1BX Tutor: Jan Hicks, experienced
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Saturday 13 February: Reading a Knitting Pattern
Maple Centre, Oak Drive, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 7HN Tutor: Pauline Hornsby
Working through written patterns to understand the abbreviations and instructions, and how different yarn producers and designers write their patterns differently. Followed by how to read charts for colour knitting, cables, bobbles, lace and beads. There will be an opportunity to discuss patterns that are causing you problems
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Saturday 13 February: Learn To Knit
Threads Of Life, 67 Borough Street, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2LB Tutor: Erica Pask, 10.00am – 4.00pm
All the basic skills will be taught including how to hold the needles, different methods of casting on and the basic stitches knit and purl. Understanding different yarns and their tensions, choosing suitable projects and reading simple patterns will all be covered. This is a great opportunity to learn a skill that can give huge amounts of pleasure and satisfaction. Learning to create something with beautiful materials is a delight.
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Saturday 20 February: Cuffs
Fobbles, Gubbergill, Holmrook, Cumbria, CA19 1YQ
Cuffs or gloves, socks, hat bands etc. Keep the chilly parts warm. Easy to knit/crochet projects and use your own imagination to design your own.
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Sunday 21 February: Intarsia And Beading
Yarn, 55 Chilwell Road, Beeston, Nottinghamshire. NG9 1EN Tutor: Debbie Abrahams, Workshop 10.00am – 4.00pm
Working on a small bag project using Rowan yarns, you will be shown the following techniques: how to read a knitted chart, how to keep the tension even and the knitting flat, how to join in new colours, how to avoid holes between colour changes, how to knit in beads using the slip stitch technique.
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Friday 26 February: Knitted Felted Bags
Texere Yarns Ltd, College Mill, Barkerend Road, Bradford, BD1 4AU Tutor: Irene Sharman Time: 10.00am-4.00pm
Ideal for beginners of knitting and felting. Irene will guide you in casting on and casting off, basic skills and then show you how to turn your piece into a felted bag.
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Saturday 27 February: Big Knitting With Knitting Artist Ruth Lee
The Hut, The Irthing Centre, Union Lane, Brampton, Cumbria CA8 1BX Time: 10.00am-3.00pm
An experimental knitting workshop for adventurous knitters who enjoy working with alternative and recycled materials. With Ruth Lee, an established fibre artist, textile designer, tutor and writer.
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27-28 February: UnRavel
Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey. GU9 7QR
Following the great success of our first unravel in 2009, Farnham Maltings is delighted to announce a two-day event will be taking place in 2010. 'unravel' is a chance to see, hear, share and wonder at all things woollen. There will be an opportunity to hear a range of talks, see demonstrations, take part in workshops, purchase yarn and buttons and even visit a knitting surgery to find solutions to your knitting quandaries. Everyone’s invited to enter their favourite piece into ‘Best In Show’ sponsored by Selvedge magazine.
Saturday 27 February: Make a 3D Felted Bag
Sunday 28 February: Broomstick Crochet
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Exhibitions
till -22 March: "Taking Time Exhibition" Including items from Knitting Artist Shane Waltener
Dovecot Studios (Innovative Craft), 10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LT
This exhibition explores how contemporary crafts makers are responding to the Slow Movement
Click here for more information
till - 10 April: Art Now, Exhibition by Andy Holden
Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
Click here for more information
Events
4-7 March, ICHF Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts,
SECC Glasgow
Click here for details of the show and how to book tickets
Click here for details of how to become a volunteer on our Knit 1 - Pass It On stand
Sunday 7 March: Next Steps in Knitting
Yarn, 55 Chilwell Road, Beeston, Nottinghamshire. NG9 1EN Tutor: Emma King, Workshop 10am – 4pm
How to read a pattern, create basic shaping and work buttonholes, introducing a second colour and simple edgings and bead work. All the techniques needed to begin knitting from a pattern or an excellent refresher for those returning to knitting again!
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Monday 8 March: Art In The Park, Creative Crochet
Reddish Vale Country Park, Visitor Centre, Mill Lane, Reddish, SK5 7HE
These sessions will guide participants through basic stitches through to developing scuptural, natural forms - such as leaves, flowers and mushrooms. Participants will be invited to exhibit their work at the Arc Community Gallery in late April, as part of the Poet-Tree project.
Click here for more details and to book a place
Friday 12 March: Knitted Textures
Spin a Yarn, 26 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9AD. Tutor Sarah Thornett Workshop: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Have you found yourself in a knitted rut where you are picking out projects that always use the same yarns or the same techniques and want to break out and learn something different. On this day we will look at 2 main yarn fibres and explore what they add to your knitted project. We will be adding depth & texture to your work with stitch patterns such as cables showing how impressive stitch patterns can be created simply.
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Sunday 14 March: Tackling Fairisle
Yarn, 55 Chilwell Road, Beeston, Nottinghamshire. NG9 1EN Tutor: Debbie Abrahams, Workshop 10am – 4pm
Working on a small bag using Rowan Handknit Cotton, you will be shown the following techniques: how to read from a fair isle chart, how to strand yarns across the wrong side of the work, how to keep the tension even and the knitting flat, how to weave in yarns on the wrong side of the work .
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Wednesday 17 March: Beginner’s Crochet
Made Yarn Specialists, 36 Seaview Road, Wallasey, Merseyside, CH45 4LA Tutor: Susan Crawford. Time:10.00am to 16.00 pm
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18 - 21 March: Creative Exhibitions Stitch and Craft Show, London
National Hall, Olympia, London
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Click here for details of how to become a volunteer on our Knit 1 - Pass It On stand
Friday 19 March: Professional Finishing Techniques
Spin a Yarn, 26 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9AD. Tutor Claire Crompton Workshop: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Topics include: How to sew in ends neatly, blocking and pressing pieces, shaping that makes sewing up easier to do, picking up stitches evenly for a neckband or button band, making neat buttonholes, sewing on borders, and setting in sleeves.
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Saturday 20th March: Professional Finishing workshop
Threads Of Life, 67 Borough Street, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2LB Tutor: Emma King, 10.00am – 4.00pm
This workshop will provide you with all the necessary skills needed to give your hand- knitted projects a professional finish. Techniques covered will include picking up stitches for necks and button bands, short row shaping, grafting and mattress stitch. You will be required to knit and bring with you some small stocking stitch samples which will enable you to get the most out of your day.
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Tuesday 23 March: Easy Lace Knitting
Spin a Yarn, 26 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9AD. Tutor Anniken Allis Workshop: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Lace knitting is extremely popular at the moment and is used in shawls, garments, socks and accessories. This workshop will teach you how to read charts, work the stitches and decreases required for lace knitting, add beads using a crochet hook and how to work shaping within a lace pattern. We’ll practice working several swatches from various lace charts.
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25-28 March, ICHF Hobbycrafts,
NEC Birmingham
Click here for details of the show and how to book tickets
Click here for details of how to become a volunteer on our Knit 1 - Pass It On stand
Friday 26 March: Backwards Knitting
Spin a Yarn, 26 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9AD. Tutor Freddie Patmore Workshop: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Eliminate the dreaded wrong-side row with this workshop featuring an unusual technique that leaves you able to knit an entire garment without turning your work at all. Speedy stocking stitch, here we come! Ideal for the purl-despising confident knitter, practice your new skill throughout the day by testing your new skill out on short-row shaping and a stained glass window style entrelac project.
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27-28 March: MAKE, DO AND KNIT, Knitting And Making Fair
Liverpool Blue Coat School, Church Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 9EE
March 2010 sees the launch of an exciting event in the knitting and craft calendar Make, Do and Knit, which is to be held in the beautiful surroundings of the historic Grade II listed Bluecoat School in the charming and lively suburb of Wavertree in Liverpool. This exciting two day, knitting and making fair, will have a vintage feel, echoing drapers of yesteryear where one could buy everything one needed from under one roof. Within the school's main hall, featuring magnificent arched windows, carefully selected retailers offering a wide selection of high quality knitting, spinning, dressmaking and haberdashery supplies.
Fashion shows will run throughout the two days in the historic, circular stone chapel with its glass domed ceiling. The chapel also offers visitors the chance to 'knit in the round' and relax in this awe inspiring setting, and have the opportunity to view the Poetry Society's knitted poem. Additional attractions will include book signings and textile art exhibitions. The event is organised by Susan Crawford, editor of knitonthenet and co-author of A Stitch in Time, and Helen Chatterton, a designer/maker and knitting tutor.
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April 2010
Exhibitions
till - 10 April: Art Now, Exhibition by Andy Holden
Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
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Events
Saturday 10 April: Professional Finishing Techniques
The Cornwall Yarn Shop, 1 Madford Lane, Launceston Cornwall PL159EB Tutor: Claire Crompton, Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Topics include: How to sew in ends neatly, blocking and pressing pieces, shaping that makes sewing up easier to do, picking up stitches evenly for a neckband or button band, making neat buttonholes, sewing on borders, and setting in sleeves.
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Saturday 10 April: Knitting With Four Or More Needles And With Circular Needles
Maple Centre, Oak Drive, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 7HN Tutor: Pauline Hornsby
Casting on with and using four or more double pointed needles and a circular needle for knitting in the round to form a tube or a flat piece of knitted fabric. Also the magic loop method and using two circular needles for knitting in the round, if time permits. Plus a few tricks for using double pointed needles and circulars
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Sunday 11 April: Cabling And Beading
Yarn, 55 Chilwell Road, Beeston, Nottinghamshire. NG9 1EN Tutor: Debbie Abrahams, Workshop 10am – 4pm
Working on a mini cushion or bag project using Rowan Wool Cotton, you will be shown the following techniques: how to read cable and bead instructions from a chart, how to get beads easily onto your yarn, how to knit with beads using the slip-stitch technique, how to knit cables
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Monday 12 April: Art In The Park, Creative Crochet
Reddish Vale Country Park, Visitor Centre, Mill Lane, Reddish, SK5 7HE
These sessions will guide participants through basic stitches through to developing scuptural, natural forms - such as leaves, flowers and mushrooms. Participants will be invited to exhibit their work at the Arc Community Gallery in late April, as part of the Poet-Tree project.
Click here for more details and to book a place
Monday 12 April: Knitting With Beads And Sequins
The Little Wool Shop, 18 Queen Street, Southwell, Nottinghamshire. NG25 0AA Tutor: Emma King, Workshop 10.00am-4.00pm
Knitting with beads and sequins is a simple way to add a decorative element to your knitted projects. This fun workshop will show you how to use this technique to create a variety of different effects, from the use of a single bead or sequin to clusters of beads and sequins, whilst creating a glittering decorative lavender cushion.
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Friday 16 April: Understanding A Knitting Pattern
Spin a Yarn, 26 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9AD. Tutor Claire Crompton Workshop: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Knitting patterns give a lot of information but they often assume that you know a lot too, which can be daunting for the novice knitter. In this workshop you will knit a small shaped bag, taking you step-by-step through the knitting pattern and de-coding the jargon and abbreviations. Take home a pattern for an adult stocking stitch sweater as your next project.
Other topics include: Knitting and measuring a tension square, how to choose the correct size to fit you and find the instructions on a multi-size pattern, an explanation of common abbreviations and phrases, and simple shaping techniques to use when the pattern doesn't tell you how.
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Saturday 17 April: KNIT Expo - Devon
Exeter Phoenix Arts and Media Centre, Exeter, Devon
KNIT expo brings to life the creative art forms of knitted textiles (including film, text and sound) - using knitting as inspiration.
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Tuesday 20 April: Basic Sock Knitting
Spin a Yarn, 26 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9AD. Tutor Anniken Allis Workshop: 10.00am -1.00pm
Socks are incredibly popular and there is something magic about turning your first heel. Discover how to knit a sock from the top down, knitting in the round on double-pointed needles, how to knit a heel flap, turn the heel and work a toe. We’ll be knitting a mini-sock in this workshop to practice all the techniques involved in making a sock. You will be given an adult size sock pattern to take home. WARNING – socks are very addictive.
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Friday 23 April: Luxury Little Knits
Spin a Yarn, 26 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9AD. Tutor Alison Crowther Smith Workshop: 10.00am - 4.00pm
These workshops introduces knitters to the unique and beautiful speciality yarns such as Rowan kidsilk haze and Alchemy haiku. It will cover all the skills needed to be able to knit most effectively with these luxury ysarns including the most suitable cast-on methods, knitting with beads and sequins, simple lace stitches, picking-up-and-knitting for frills and decorative cast-offs.
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24 - 25 April : Wonderwool Wales
Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys, Wales
Wonderwool Wales is the premier Wool & Natural Fibre Festival in Wales and now in its 5th year. It is a must for all knitters, crocheters, felters, textile artists, weavers, spinners and dyers etc. There are over 150 exhibitors with yarns, fibres, equipment, books, finished products. An exhibition of items made from recycled materials by the Guilds of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, plus a preview of the Filtti exhibition that will be going to Ludlow later in the year. (Filtti are the Finnish Felting Associatio). There will be a programme of Woolschools running throughout the weekend with tutors covering different aspects of knitting, crochet, felting, beading. Wonderwool will again feature the popular Sheepwalk, where Exhibitors can show off their wonderful creations.
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23 - 25 April : ICHF Creative Stitches & Hobbycraft
Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool.
Come and see 'The Knitted Garden'
Click here for details of the show and how to book tickets
Click here for details of how to become a volunteer on our Knit 1 - Pass It On stand
Sunday 25 April: Professional Finishing
Yarn, 55 Chilwell Road, Beeston, Nottinghamshire. NG9 1EN Tutor: Erika Pask, Workshop 10am – 4pm
Learn all the necessary skills to give your hand knitted projects a professional finish, including picking up stitches, short row shaping, grafting and mattress stitch.
Click here for more details and to book a place
Tuesday 27 April: Basic Sock Knitting
Spin a Yarn, 26 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9AD. Tutor Anniken Allis Workshop: 10.00am - 1.00pm
Socks are incredibly popular and there is something magic about turning your first heel. Discover how to knit a sock from the top down, knitting in the round on double-pointed needles, how to knit a heel flap, turn the heel and work a toe. We’ll be knitting a mini-sock in this workshop to practice all the techniques involved in making a sock. You will be given an adult size sock pattern to take home. WARNING – socks are very addictive.
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May 2010
Exhibitions
Events
14 - 17 May: Designing and Knitting Your Own Fashion
Les Soeurs Anglaises in South West France Tutor: Claire Montgomerie
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Wednesday 14 May: Lace Knitting
The Cornwall Yarn Shop, 1 Madford Lane, Launceston Cornwall PL159EB Tutor: Anniken Allis, Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Lace knitting is gorgeous and extremely popular Used in shawls, garments, socks and accessories. This workshop will teach you how to read charts, work the stitches and decreases required for lace knitting, add beads using a crochet hook and how to work shaping within a lace pattern. We’ll practice working several swatches from various lace charts.
Click here to request more details and to book a place
Saturday 15 May: How To Bead In Knitting And Crochet
Fobbles, Gubbergill, Holmrook, Cumbria, CA19 1YQ
Learn all the techniques to be able to add beads to garments and accessories.
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Saturday 15 May: Scotland's Knitting Only Show (10.00am - 4.00pm)
Nelson Stand, Perth Racecourse, Scone Palace Park, Perth PH2 8BB
During the fun packed day there will be a fashion show, lectures and demonstrations.
Organised by the Scottish Machine Knitting Association, there
will lots for hand knitters too. There will be a competition during the Show for an Original Hand or Machine Knitted Wall Hanging which can include small amounts of other crafts.
A free shuttle bus will run from Stance 6 at Leonard Street Bus Station, Perth.
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Sunday 16 May: Socks That Rock
Yarn, 55 Chilwell Road, Beeston, Nottinghamshire. NG9 1EN Tutor: Debbie Abrahams Workshop 10am – 4pm
Learn how to knit socks on 4 needles, the following techniques will be covered: how to cast on using 4 needles, knit on the round, turn a heel and shape the toe.
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Friday 21 May: Knitted Flowers And Jewellery
Spin a Yarn, 26 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9AD. Tutor Claire Crompton Workshop: 10.00am - 4.00pm
This is a great way to use up some of your yarn stash. In the workshop you will knit one of several different flowers. In the second half of the workshop, knit a necklace of knitted beads or flowers. Topics include: How to make different flowers and leaves, and make into corsages, developing the basic necklace.
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Monday 24 May: Professional Finishing 1
The Little Wool Shop, 18 Queen Street, Southwell, Nottinghamshire. NG25 0AA Tutor: Debbie Abrahams, Workshop 10.00am-4.00pm
This workshop is suitable for knitters who have knitted and finished garments before, but want to improve their skills.
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Tuesday 25 May: Toe Up Socks On Circular Needles
Spin a Yarn, 26 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9AD. Tutor Anniken Allis Workshop: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Working socks from the toe up is fun and it’s easier to make sure you use all your available Yarn without wasting any. This workshop will teach you how to work a closed cast on, knit the toe, increase for the gusset, turn the heel and work the heel flap, and how to do a stretchy cast off. In addition you’ll learn how to knit socks on circular needles using magic loop method or two circular needles. You can practice knitting two socks at a time
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June 2010
Exhibitions
Events
Wednesday 2 June: Knitting With Wire
Spin a Yarn, 26 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9AD. Tutor Pat Cooper Workshop: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Pat is a talented Textile Artist who has many unique pieces of work displayed in local Galleries in the West Country. Pat will teach the basics so that you can get used toknitting with wire. You will be working with very fine wire that is suitable for knitting. By adding beads and fine knitting yarns it is possible to get very interesting textures making 3D pieces suitable for bracelets, necklaces and brooches.
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Friday 4 June: Professional Finishing Techniques
Spin a Yarn, 26 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9AD. Tutor Claire Crompton Workshop: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Topics include: How to sew in ends neatly, blocking and pressing pieces, shaping that makes sewing up easier to do, picking up stitches evenly for a neckband or button band, making neat buttonholes, sewing on borders, and setting in sleeves.
Click here for more details and to book a place
Saturday 5 June: Let's Make Socks
Maple Centre, Oak Drive, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 7HN Tutor: Pauline Hornsby
Drawing on the skills learned in the April class, guidance through the process of making a pair of socks in the round. To avoid confusion only one heel design will be used but a future class will examine different types of heels, and the sock will be in the traditional style from the cuff to the toe. For the nervous, making a pair of socks on two needles will also be an option. Tension swatches for the yarn to be used for the socks need to be made prior to the class.
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Monday 7 June: Bags To Knit
The Little Wool Shop, 18 Queen Street, Southwell, Nottinghamshire. NG25 0AA Tutor: Emma King Workshop 10.00am-4.00pm
Knitted bags are great fun to make and provide the perfect opportunity to experiment with yarns and colours. Come along and knit your own bag whilst trying out different techniques such as knitting with texture, colour, beads and sequins. Fun knitted flowers, frills and cords will also be shown.
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Tuesday 8 June: Basic Sock Knitting
The Cornwall Yarn Shop, 1 Madford Lane, Launceston Cornwall PL159EB Tutor: Anniken Allis, Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Socks Rock!. Discover how to knit a sock from the top down, knitting in the round on double-pointed needles, how to knit a heel flap, turn the heel and work a toe. We’ll be knitting a mini-sock in this workshop to practice all the techniques involved in making a sock. You will be given an adult size sock pattern to take home.
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Friday 11 June: Luxury Little Knits
Spin a Yarn, 26 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9AD. Tutor Alison Crowther Smith Workshop: 10.00am - 4.00pm
These workshops introduces knitters to the unique and beautiful speciality yarns such as Rowan kidsilk haze and Alchemy haiku. It will cover all the skills needed to be able to knit most effectively with these luxury ysarns including the most suitable cast-on methods, knitting with beads and sequins, simple lace stitches, picking-up-and-knitting for frills and decorative cast-offs.
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Friday 18 June: Advanced Design For Hand Knits
Spin a Yarn, 26 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9AD. Tutor Claire Crompton Workshop: 10.00am - 4.00pm
A more advanced design workshop, introducing shaping into a garment giving a more structured fit. Armhole shaping, waist shaping, and sleeve shaping all add refinements to the basic garment shape. We will be using simple maths in this workshop. For experienced knitters or those who have attended 'Knit Your Own Design' workshop.
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19-20 June: Knit Your Own Gladys Cardi
Keep & Share,
Lugwardine Court, Lugwardine, Hereford HR1 4AE. Tutor: Amy
Twigger Holroyd
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Tuesday 22 June: Advanced Lace Knitting
Spin a Yarn, 26 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9AD. Tutor Anniken Allis Workshop: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Knitted lace shawls and garments are very popular and this workshop will teach you the techniques you need to know to knit a complicated lace shawl with edging and lace garments. You will learn how to read more difficult charts, work the various stitches and decreases needed for lace knitting add beads to your lace using the crochet hook method, work an applied border, provisional cast on and suitable cast/bind offs.
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25 - 26 June: Woolfest: - A National Show Now In It's 6th Year, Celebrating Nature's Finest Fibres
Mitchells Lakeland Livestock Centre, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0QQ
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July 2010
Exhibitions
Events
Friday 9 July: Continental Knitting
Spin a Yarn, 26 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9AD. Tutor Anniken Allis Workshop: 10.00am - 4.00pm
This workshop proved a huge hit last time around! The Continental way of knitting is faster and more efficient than most English styles. You will learn how to carry your yarn in your left hand and knit and purl continental style, as well as continental long-tail cast on and Norwegian purl
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Saturday 10 July: Hand Knitting & Crochet Workshop
Keep & Share,
Lugwardine Court, Lugwardine, Hereford HR1 4AE. Tutor: Amy
Twigger Holroyd
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29 - 31 July: Knit Nation Summer Expo
Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ
This world-class hand knitting and spinning Expo brings the best of independent designers, teachers, retailers, and distributors together in one place, enabling attendees to see and buy products, learn new skills or improve existing ones. Three days of dedicated teaching takes place over the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday and the public Marketplace takes place over Friday and Saturday.
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August 2010
Exhibitions
Events
9 - 13 August UK Knit Camp 2010
University of Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland
UK Knit Camp will be the largest gathering of its kind to have ever happened in Europe. 43 tutors will be teaching a wide range of classes covering all aspects of knitting, crochet, spinning, felting and weaving. The event is being headlined by Norah Gaughan and Jared Flood, with a very impressive line up of tutors from all over the world.
The Knit Camp will be followed by the two day Ravelry Weekend, which is being headlined by the Ravelry team. The Ravelry weekend will include lots of different events and activities, including a Knitting Walk of Fame, a huge marketplace, a Guinness World Record attempt, classes, a knitting and spinning surgery, knitalongs, fashionshows, yarnbombing, new product launches and talks.
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Saturday 14 August: Embellishments
Fobbles, Gubbergill, Holmrook, Cumbria, CA19 1YQ
Let your imagination run wild to make your own knitted/crocheted/felted embellishments to add to garments, bags, cushions etc or just use them on their own. Also have a go at needle felting.
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September 2010
Exhibitions
Events
1-4 September: In The Loop 2
Shetland Museum and Archives, Lerwick, Shetland
In response to the success of In the Loop held at Winchester School of Art in July 2008, and the continuing interest in knitting, this second interdisciplinary conference proposes an exploration of knitting from a broad range of practical and theoretical perspectives within the theme of tradition and renewal. Proposed papers that cross geographical or chronological boundaries in the following areas are of particular interest:
Knitting - traditions and their renewal in the 21st century, Knitting narratives - film, literature, music, poetry and the internet, Knitting - fashion knitwear including the industry, Knitting cultures from across the world, Knitting - artists and designers crossing boundaries
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Saturday 11 September: Colour And Illusion
Maple Centre, Oak Drive, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 7HN Tutor: Pauline Hornsby
For any craft, how different colours can affect each other. The colour wheel will be constructed and explained, shading, tones and tints, and how what you see doesn't always tell your brain exactly how reality is. Paints will be required (a cheap children’s water colour paint tray will be OK)
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23 - 26 September: ICHF Creative Stitches and Hobbycrafts Show, Exeter
Exeter Westpoint Centre
Come and see Alison Murray's 'Above and Below The Waves', a tunnel, representing under the sea, which people can walk through - and above the tunnel: waves, lighthouse, lifeboat and the beach.
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October 2010
7 - 10 October: Creative Exhibitions Knitting & Stitching Show, London
Alexandra Palace, London
Visit the UK Hand Knitting Association's Knit1 - Pass It On stand and The Knitted Textile Awards
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Monday 18 October: Socks That Rock
The Little Wool Shop, 18 Queen Street, Southwell, Nottinghamshire. NG25 0AA Tutor: Debbie Abrahams, Workshop 10.00am-4.00pm
This course is suitable for knitters who can already knit and follow a basic knitting pattern. Working on a basic pair of socks in DK weight yarn you will be shown the following techniques: how to cast on using 4 needles, how to knit in the round, how to turn a heel, how to shape the toe.
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21 - 24 October: The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair
Spinningfields, off Deansgate, Manchester
The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair provides a unique shopping experience where original contemporary craft can be purchased and commissioned directly from the UK’s leading designer-makers. Visitors can spend the day in a relaxed yet stimulating atmosphere, chat to the makers and find out the story behind each unique piece.
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Saturday 23 October: Knit And Crochet Christmas
Fobbles, Gubbergill, Holmrook, Cumbria, CA19 1YQ
Brilliant ideas for presents but be prepared as you may decide that you want to keep them yourself. Loads of ideas for that ideal Christmas gift from baubles to scarves/bags etc etc.
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23-24 October: Knit Your Own Gladys Cardi
Keep & Share,
Lugwardine Court, Lugwardine, Hereford HR1 4AE. Tutor: Amy
Twigger Holroyd
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28 - 31 October: Creative Exhibitions Knitting & Stitching Show
RDS, Dublin
Show includes Knit1 - Pass It On only
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November 2010
Saturday 6 November: Stitch-Hacking Workshop
Keep & Share,
Lugwardine Court, Lugwardine, Hereford HR1 4AE. Tutor: Amy
Twigger Holroyd
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Saturday 13 November: Decorative Techniques
Maple Centre, Oak Drive, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 7HN Tutor: Pauline Hornsby
Some straightforward techniques for jazzing up a simple garment for a special occasion. Swiss darning (also known as duplicate stitch or cover stitch) which mimics colour knitting, adding beads and sequins by either stitching on or knitting in, and adding decorative edgings. Stocking stitch swatches need to be made prior to the class.
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Monday 22 November: Tackling Intarsia And Fairisle
The Little Wool Shop, 18 Queen Street, Southwell, Nottinghamshire. NG25 0AA Tutor: Debbie Abrahams, Workshop 10.00am-4.00pm
This course is suitable for knitters who can already knit and follow a basic knitting pattern. Working on a small bag project using Rowan Glace Cotton, you will be shown the following techniques: how to read a knitted chart, how to strand yarns across the wrong side of the work (fair isle), how to keep the tension even and the knitting flat, how to weave in yarns on the wrong side of the work (fair isle), how to join in new colours (intarsia), how to avoid holes between colour changes (intarsia), how to knit in beads using the slip stitch technique.
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25 - 28 November : Creative Exhibitions Knitting & Stitching Show, Harrogate
Harrogate Interntional Centre Show
Visit the UK Hand Knitting Association's Knit1 - Pass It On stand and The Knitted Textile Awards
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December 2010
Saturday 4 December: Hand Knitting & Crochet Workshop
Keep & Share,
Lugwardine Court, Lugwardine, Hereford HR1 4AE. Tutor: Amy
Twigger Holroyd
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Saturday 4 December: Joint Handknitting and Patchwork and Quilting Christmas Workshop
Maple Centre, Oak Drive, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 7HN Tutor: Pauline Hornsby
Some straightforward techniques for jazzing up a simple garment for a special occasion. Swiss darning (also known as duplicate stitch or cover stitch) which mimics colour knitting, adding beads and sequins by either stitching on or knitting in, and adding decorative edgings. Stocking stitch swatches need to be made prior to the class.
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