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Comfirmed shows for 2011
February 2011
Unravel Farnham maltings Surrey
...a festival of knitting unravel will once again take place at Farnham Maltings on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 February 2011.
Unravel enables everyone to indulge for 2 days in all things woollen!
Activities will include a marketplace, talks, demonstrations, workshops and a knitting surgery amongst others.
We are delighted to have commissioned Knitted Textile Awards 2010 Winner, Deryn Relph, to create magnificent knitted lampshades to adorn the Maltings' foyer, along with knitted pillars by Claire Vine and selected private collections.
Farnham Maltings Bridge Square Farnham Surrey GU9 7QR t: 01252 71800
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www.farnhammaltings.com
March 2011
The Stitch and Craft Show 2011 Olympia 2, Olympia London 17th - 20th March 2011
The Stitch and Craft Show 2011 looks set to be the biggest and best craft show this Spring. As well as hosting a fantastic programme of workshops and demonstrations, we’ve got hundreds of exhibitors preparing to showcase their brand new crafting supplies.
In addition to our returning friends, we are thrilled to welcome some brand new exhibitors to the show this year. You’ll have the opportunity to stock up on supplies for Summer/ Autumn 2011 and preview all the upcoming trends.
Olympia 2, Olympia London (map)
17th - 20th March 2011
10am - 5.30pm (closes 5pm Sunday)
April 2011
Wonderwool April 9th. & 10th. 2011
Royal Welsh Showground Llanelwedd Builth Wells Powys LD2 3SY
Wonderwool Wales is the premier Wool & Natural Fibre Festival in Wales.
It was set up in 2006 in order to promote wool and natural fibre production and its use in Wales.
Show site Here
June 2011
WOOLFEST
Woolfest is a celebration of natural fibres, especially all aspects of wool, wool products and wool crafts. It has been organised by members of The Wool Clipcooperative since 2005 and attracts over 4000 visitors and wool enthusiasts each year, as well as over 140 stallholders, farmers and crafts people.
Woolfest 2011 is on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 June at Mitchell's Lakeland Livestock Centre near Cockermouth, Cumbria.
The Cockermouth event is the only one organised by The Wool Clip - we have no connection with any other Woolfests springing up - this is the original and the best!
A GRAND DAY OUT
There is something for everyone at Woolfest, from fleece animals and rare breeds, through fleece, tops, craft equipment and materials, to finished clothing, accessories and unique hand-crafted woollen goods. Stallholders are available to talk to visitors about their animals and their work and many will be demonstrating their skills
This picture was taken when I walked the Great Wall for Breast Cancer
Hello there my name is Beverley Beattie and live with my husband Tom in Nottingham England.I have been knitting for over 40 years (that sounds scary as I still think I’m about 19yrs old!!) My mums godmother Auntie Mo and my grandmother taught me to knit and crochet when I was still at junior school and I made my pocket money crocheting ponchos when they were all the rage the first time around. I made toys and sold them to boost my pocket money. Patricia Roberts was my hero and my first sweater was a long one with bobbles knitted all over it and as it took me so long to make it, I could never part with it, so it is stashed up in the loft
I knitted baby clothes for all the family and friends as their offspring arrived. I adored the Phildar and Pinguin patterns, that is when my pattern collection started. I couldn’t resist them and they are still great today as they seem timeless classic patterns. I made mohair cardigans and sweaters for family members as I couldn’t wear them myself. My wool and yarn collection started (now obsession) I couldn’t resist the odd balls of textures and colours of fancy yarns and sale yarns just had to be bought to add to my stash. Colinette yarns a firm favourite.
Whilst doing a rug course a few years ago I had to knit fabric as part of the ten required samples and then the knitting bug caught me again and the needles haven’t stopped since. Knitting and felting then became the thing that kept me occupied and having experimented with wools from all over the world (thanks to the internet) I found a great pure wool that felted like a dream and then my knitted and felted handbag collection started. I have been knitting handbags now for two years and my addiction continues.
I started buying more and more wool as other people asked me to get them some too and then began my new business Knitting4fun. My husband has learnt to build my website with the help of a friend, and here we are today knitting like crazy and a house that is so full of wool that there really is no spare room anywhere. We are now importing some wonderful yarns from around the world.
Now many others have joined the knitted handbag addiction and it’s really great to see what everyone is doing.
I have met some wonderful new friends through knitting and look forward to making lots more!!
Living Threads Exhibition East Midlands Textile Group
April 2007
Not only do I have a love for Wool and Yarn, I am also very pasionate about other crafts. At the recent Living Threads Exhibition which is held bi-annual, I exhibited my Pantomine Doll creations.
As usual I left everything to the last minute and only finished the Dame (right) at 3.00am on the morning of the show.
 Not only do I have a love for Wool and Yarn, I am also very passionate about other crafts. At the recent Living Threads Exhibition which is held bi-annual, I exhibited my Pantomine Doll creations.
As usual I left everything to the last minute and only finished the Dame (right) at 3.00am on the morning of the show. 2007-05-18 |
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