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Workshops and Classes for Spring 2020 –
Workshops and classes for Spring 2020 are now open for bookings. In addition to some lovely Guild bookings, I’ll be teaching at Black Sheep Wools in Culcheth and at my studio space at Open Studios Altrincham, which is a lovely art studio in the centre of Altrincham, Cheshire. Easily accessible by Metrolink, train and bus, […]
Knit social – new knitting & crochet gro
My new knit social group starts in January at Altrincham Open Studios. Join us for a cuppa and a chat and bring your knitting or crochet! This is a hosted group rather than a formal class but I’ll be on hand to help with knitting problems, pattern questions and technique advice. I’ll have needles, crochet […]
Thursday Textiles Group
It’s been a busy start to the year with not much blogging time! So what has been happening? Well, lots of teaching, an exciting video project, planning new workshops and testing and developing new products. I’m loving the Thursday Textiles Group – working with a group regularly is a great way to develop new ideas […]
Advanced Hand-dyeing Workshop – Black Sh
It was lovely to welcome students from my introduction to hand-dyeing workshop back to Black Sheep Wools for a day of advanced hand-dyeing! This one day course builds on the skills learned on the introductory course and we explore new ideas and techniques. One of the main aims is to encourage students to create colour […]
Yarn Shop Day!
I had a great time at Black Sheep Wools, demonstrating yarn dyeing as part of Yarn Shop Day. It was a pleasure to join crochet queen Emma Varnam, super-sock knitter and blogger Christine (aka Winwick Mum) and Rowan’s Melanie Boocock. The shop was filled with enthusiastic knitters, crocheters and crafters and it was a pleasure […]
Thank you Spring Into Wool!
This month we were delighted to start our show season with a new (to us) yarn show, Spring Into Wool. Held at The Grammar School at Leeds, it was a lovely weekend. A good selection of traders, well-organised and a good venue, too. There were also demonstrations and workshops to introduce visitors to the Guilds […]
Intermediate Knitting Class – Bookings n
If you’ve mastered the essentials and are ready to move onto the next level with your knitting, this is the class for you! Over the course of 3 weeks you’ll learn: Reading and following patterns and charts Getting your tension right (and why it matters) Knitting in the round on circular needles and double-points (including […]