Innocent Smoothies looking for Knitters

The Big Knit is nearly over, but there's still a few more hats to be made. A few Irish celebrities were asked to design hats for the Big Knit, and these will then be auctioned off for charity. If you would be interested in knitting one of these Celebrity Smoothie hats, please email them ASAP, to be assigned your celebrity design. You can email them at bigknitireland@innocentdrinks.ie.

If you want more info on the the celebrity hats, check out here, this is what they did in the UK last year.

New Maps

We recently came across a great map which has been created by Liz Plummer. Liz is a Textile Artist that lives in Wales, and she has created a map of Textile Museums from around the world. What a great resource, you can find the map here or in our Textile Map section. She also had a link up to a map of Textile Museums in France created by the Association of French Patchwork, so we have added that to our map listings as well.

Liz has kindly put a link to the Woolly Way Map, which is still a bit under-dressed, so please help us fill in the gaps! We, however, will not link up to any shop, museum, or person without their knowledge, so if there is something in your area, you can either email us the details and we will contact them, or why not be our ambassador and ask on out behalf. It means the map building is slow, but we like to think we are being polite...

Thank You

A big thanks to everyone who has contributed and read The Woolly Way so far. The next week or so will be quiet here, as we are preparing for the Knitting and Stitching Show, at the RDS in Dublin, next week, (more info on that here). As it is THE textile show in Ireland, we plan on targeting all the Irish stands present, and letting them know we are at their service. So, hopefully after the Show you will see a huge amount of new info being posted. As well as new listings for shops and workshops, we are also putting together two new sections, Heritage and Organic. These will consist of articles, interviews, and links to whats happening around the country in these areas. If you work in these areas, or simply have an interest, why not get involved. Chat in the forum, or simply email us woollyway[AT]gmail[DOT]com

Felting Workshops Update

Nicola has just confirmed the actual dates for Mehmet's Irish workshops. (Check out Workshop and Classes for more info on this workshop). They are Friday 16th - Sunday 18th January and Tuesday 20th - Thursday 22nd January inclusive. She would urge anyone interested in attending or wanting additional information to contact her asap on 087-2789740 or clasheen@gmail.com. Already many of the spaces have been booked and the workshops will have a maximum of 10 participants each.

www.clasheen.wordpress.com

Community Textile Forum

We are trying to create a community where beginners can mingle with advanced, weavers with knitters, where you can source textile materials to textile art.

To help create a sense of community, we have just created
The Woolly Way Community Textile Forum!

Please use it to your advantage, ask questions, post thoughts and ideas. Stuck for a project, or what to do with a group of kids? Why not see if we can help you with it.

Christmas Craft Fair

Christmas Fair
Fel’s Point Hotel,
Tralee
Kerry

Sun 7th Dec08

Organised by Georgina Maher, Arty Bits,
57 Rath Oraigh,
Tralee,
Co. Kerry
066 7192474 / 087 6211752
artybits@eircom.net

Stitchlily will be at the Craft Fair, selling knitted and crocheted hats, bags and bits!

Irish Knitting Website

There is already an Irish Knitting website, out there, so rather than double up, we decided to link up. If you are looking for info on knitting shops and groups, take a look at www.olannban.net.

(we will be covering all kinds of Yarn and Threads: from knitting to weaving yarns, from sewing to embroidery threads)

Latest Reader Stats

The Woolly Way has been up and running for nearly its 1st month. Thanks to everyone who has gotten in touch with us, feeding us info on textile happenings from around the country, and also to our Readers! When starting the blog, we were trying to think of our readers, how many and what sort we would have. We wanted to put a visible statistics counter up on the blog, but were a little bit afraid. How could we promote the blog as a Textile Community when we could have a low counter reading ....2 readers.... So, we went with sitemeter, as its quite a discreet counter. But to our surprise, over the past month, we have had a great response and actually have some International readers!

Here are our readers stats to date:

Ireland 65% USA 12% UK 12% Holland 3%
Australia 2% Singapore 1% Germany 1% Unknown 4%

What a nice surprise! So, we are no longer a bit scared to publicly show our readers statistics, we are going to display them proudly! We have now added the stat counter ClustrMaps, it means our counter starts at the zero again, but it will be nice to see whos reading our little blog...

Recycled Gas Station

Check out this website, for an interesting take on reclaiming...

The goal of the International Fiber Collaborative is to provide an opportunity for people who enjoy working with fiber arts, whether professional artists, hobbyists or students, to come together from all over the world to express their concern about the worlds extreme dependency on oil.

This year's project is called the World Reclamation Art Project (W.R.A.P.). Participants have crocheted, knitted, stitched, patched, or collaged 3 foot square fiber panels that expresses each participants concern about this topic. Simply by designing and creating these panels and participating in this project they are, in the larger picture, expressing their concern about this important subject to the rest of the world. All the panels have been sewn together to completely cover an abandoned gas station in central New York State.

Classifieds Ads

We have created a Community Textile Forum, where you can place your classified ads.
Before placing your ad, please read the following:

• We are leaving the forum open so people can access it easily.For your own sake, please do not display any personal, inappropriate, or copyright material
  
• We are all for self-promotion, links to personal blogs and websites, posting photos of your work, etc, these are great, but no touting for business, if you please.
  
• Finally, please use the Forum. It is a great way of communicating, networking, and sharing ideas.
  

Hickeys Fabrics

At Hickeys Fabrics there's a wide range of dress, craft and bridal fabrics as well as curtain and upholstery fabrics. Each store also sells an extensive selection of trimmings, needles, pins, linings, buttons, zips, ribbon, felt, glitter, beads, motifs, patterns. wundeweb, vilenes, cotton and embroidery threads, scissors and body forms!

Hickeys Fabrics, 5 Henry Street, Dublin
01 8730714

Opening Hours
Mon - Wed 9.00am - 6.00pm
Thu 9.00am - 8.00pm
Fri - Sat 9.00am - 6.00pm
Sun 12.00pm - 6.00pm

Hickeys Fabrics, Corbettcourt Shopping Mall, Galway
091 565025

Opening Hours
Mon - Thu 9.00am - 6.00pm
Fri 9.00am - 8.00pm
Sat 9.30am - 6.00pm
Sun Closed

Hickeys Fabrics, Cruises Street, Limerick
061 418682

Opening Hours
Mon - Fri 9.00am - 5.30pm
Sat 9.30am - 5.30pm
Sun Closed

Hickeys Fabrics, The Savoy Centre, Patrick Street, Cork
021 4277005

Opening Hours
Mon - Fri 9.00am - 5.30pm
Sat 9.30am - 5.30pm
Sun 2.00am - 6.00pm

These stores also stock a wide choice of wools with key brands including Tivoli, Sirdar, Rowan, Wendy and lots more.

Visit us on www.hickeysfabrics.ie

Threads of Green Fabrics

Threads of Green Fabrics is a retail and online store on the edge of Kilkenny City. They supply 1,000s of fabrics ex stock, trims, rhinestones, remnants, haberdashery and knitting wools. Discounts are available for volume orders. 1,000's of additional bridal fabrics available to order.

Threads of Green Fabrics
Purcellsinch Business Park
Dublin Road
Kilkenny
Ireland

Tel: +353 56 7762514
Fax: +353 56 7752790
Email: info@threadsofgreen.ie

www.threadsofgreenfabrics.com

Open 9.30am – 6.00pm Monday – Friday.

If you cannot make it during these hours, we are happy to meet you by arrangement on evenings or Saturdays.

Spontaneous Knotting of an Agitated String

The IG Nobel Prize honours achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think. The prizes are intended to celebrate the unusual, honour the imaginative -- and spur people's interest in science, medicine, and technology. This years PHYSICS PRIZE went to Dorian Raymer of the Ocean Observatories Initiative at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA, and Douglas Smith of the University of California, San Diego, USA, for proving mathematically that heaps of string or hair or almost anything else will inevitably tangle themselves up in knots.

Spontaneous knotting of an agitated string
It is well known that a jostled string tends to become knotted; yet the factors governing the “spontaneous” formation of various knots are unclear. We performed experiments in which a string was tumbled inside a box and found that complex knots often form within seconds. We used

Another article on something similar is The Tangled Web of Self-Tying Knots

Mathematician Leopold Kronecker stated “God created the integers, all else is the work of man,” alluding to the fact that the natural numbers most likely arose from physical counting, as in one's fingers or goats in the pasture. Topology, however, is arguably a different creature altogether and may have had its own independent origins from the physical world in the ubiquitous knot—something that cannot be undone without using the free ends because the individual strands cannot move through each other

Felt and Embellishing Workshops with Textile Artist Sheila Smith

'Felted Textures' Nuno Felt 25th April 2009
Combining wool with fabric to create innovative textures. Using these methods the resulting fabrics are suitable for both decorative and functional uses.

'Explore - Experiment - Embellish' 26th April 2009
Exploring the potential of needle punching embellisher machines

Clasheen
Ballybrack
Borris
Co Carlow

To reserve your space
Tel: Nicola 087-2789740
Email clasheen@gmail.com
www.clasheen.wordpress.com


April 2009 sees the welcome return to Ireland of amazing textile artist Sheila Smith. She joins us here in the South East for 2 great workshops, both taking place within 10 mins drive from Clasheen, Co. Carlow and 5 mins drive from Kiltealy, Co. Wexford. Both workshops cost E100 per day, this includes all materials, an excellent simple lunch and ongoing tea and coffee. Accomodation and self catering is available locally in all different price ranges. NB For the workshop on 26th April you need to bring your own embellisher, but if you wish to participate in the workshop and don't have your own machine it may be possible to arrange the hire of one. I would need to know this asap. Places are already filling up so please either phone Nicola on 087-2789740 or email asap to reserve your spot. A non refundable deposit of E50 is required with the booking and the balance is payable during March 2009.

www.clasheen.wordpress.com

Felting Workshops with Turkish master Feltmaker Mehmet Giric

3 Day Workshop € 240 plus materials
15th-17th January 2008
Clasheen, Ballybrack, Borris, Co. Carlow.


To reserve your space
Tel: Nicola 087-2789740
Email clasheen@gmail.com
www.clasheen.wordpress.com

MEHMET GIRGIC a Turkish master feltmaker, will be joining us for several workshops between 15th and 27th January 2009. Each 3 day workshop will cost E240 plus materials, approx. cost of all materials necessary is E70 - E100, this depends on each actual rug made. Tea, coffee and an excellent simple lunch will be provided each day. Participants will have an amazing experience to work with a very generous tutor and learn the Osman technique of felting a rug. Mehmet is an inspiring tutor and unstinting in his knowledge and at the end of the 3 days everyone will have a beautiful rug of their own to take home with them. Because of the technique used it is not necessary to be an experienced feltmaker to participate in this course and I would urge all of you males out there to take note. Traditionally and to this present day many men were involved in the rug making business, this is your big opportunity to join in the fun and unleash your creative talent! Dates and venues will be confirmed on www.clasheen.wordpress.com . Contact Nicola 087-2789740 or email clasheen@gmail.com to reserve your space.

TWI Office & Showrooms

SUPPLIERS OF FABRICS INC CRAFT /TRIMMINGS/ACCESSORIES
The nerve centre of a unique supply service for the Textile Manufacturing Trade, with over 5,000 products available from stock.

SALES OFFICE AND SHOWROOMS
24 Mountjoy Square East,
Dublin 1

Tel: +353 1 8553777
Fax:+353 1 855 0049
Email: twi@indigo.ie

WHOLESALE - TRADE - RETAIL - MAIL ORDER
Fabric Select
181 Parnell Street
Dublin 1
Ireland

Tel: +353 1 878 6161

Place your order by phone/fax/e-mail before 5 pm and we will dispatch the same day. Please request overnight delivery should you require your order by the following day.

Visit www.fabricsireland.com

Fibre Art and Maths?!?!

The Joint Mathematics Meetings is on from January 5-9 2009 in Washington DC, USA. They are held for the purpose of advancing mathematical achievement, encouraging research, and to provide the communication necessary to progress in the field. These meetings serve to preserve, supplement, and utilize the results of the research of mathematicians the world over. Keeping abreast of the progress in mathematics results in the furtherance of the interest of mathematical scholarship and research.

What’s this got to do with Textiles?

This year there is a Special Session on Mathematics and Mathematics Education in Fibre Arts being organized by Sarah-Marie Belcastro (Co-Director, Hamshire College Summer Studies in mathematics and Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Smith College) and Carolyn Yackel. (Mathematics Instructor, Mercer University).

These two women recently compiled and edited the book: Making Mathematics with Needlework: Ten Papers and Ten Projects". This book successfully connects the worlds of mathematics and the fiber arts. Each chapter covers a different mathematical paper and corresponding needlework project and includes mathematical explanations, needlework instructions, educational material, and specific projects to demonstrate the principles discussed.

They have arranged a series of talks on a variety of textile and mathematical links, along with a juried exhibition of Mathematical Fibre Arts, where you can see the maths at work.

There are now numerous websites and blogs dedicated to the fusion of Science and Fibre arts, and as the Woolly Way expands its search of interesting textile happenings from around the world, we will be posting articles and links, If you cant wait, and are excited about these developments as we are, then email us and we will give you any information we have gathered to date.

More information on the Joint Mathematics Meetings can be hound here

http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2110_intro.html

More info on the Session can be found here

http://www.toroidalsnark.net/mkss2.html

Here is a breakdown of their schedule:

Carolyn Yackel (Mercer University): Temari Math and Geometry on the Sphere.

Mary Shepherd (Southwest Missouri State): Visualizing Groups and Subgroups in Counted Cross Stitch.

Diane Herrmann (University of Chicago): Diaper Pattern in Needlepoint.

Irena Swanson (Reed College): Semiregular tessellations

Mathematical Fiber Arts Exhibit (juried)

Ted Ashton (USG Applied Math Researcher): Don’t Blow a Gasket!

Daina Taimina (Cornell University): Exploring two-dimensional manifolds with crochet hook.

Joshua Holden (Rose-Hulman IT): Braids, Cables, and Cells: An intersection of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Fiber Arts.

sarah-marie belcastro (HCSSiM and Sarah Lawrence College): Braid words in generalized helix stripe patterns

Amy Szczepanski (University of Tennessee, Knoxville): Calculating Patterns for Knitted Surfaces.

Connaught Textile Crafters

Connaught Textile Crafters meet in the Museum of Country Life, Turlough, Co. Mayo

29 March – lace making by Bettina and Lesley

31 May – needle felting

26 July – spindle spinning by Bettina

27 September – carding wool

29 November – peg loom weaving

from 11am – 4pm.

Come down to the education room and meet our group, watch how wool is carded and spun. Everyone is welcome to attend meetings. First time observers can attend free, if you attend again either pay one-off attendance fee of €5 or the annual fee of €20. If you intend to spend the day with the group bring your knitting, crochet etc.

Christmas Craft Fairs

Christmas Craft Fair Co. Mayo
Linenhall Arts Centre
Linenhall st.
Castlebar,
Co. Mayo

Sat 13th December

Suzie Sullivan from Derryaun Crafts, will be at the Fair with her new collection of jewellery using her own hand made glass beads, felt ware, greetings cards and much more!

At a glance Diary Dates 2008
(For more detail on each item, check out the Individual Categories)

August
Workshop
24th Sun Basic Jewellery Making – Derryaun Crafts, Westport, Co. Mayo.


September
Workshop
4th: Felted Jewellery - Derryaun Crafts, Westport, Co. Mayo

Workshop
12th: Needle felted figures - Derryaun Crafts, Westport, Co. Mayo

Meeting/Workshop
27: Carding wool - Connaught Textile Crafters, Museum of Country Life, Turlough, Co. Mayo

October
Exhibition
1st -30th: Cuttings - An Exhibition of Textiles from the Cork Textiles Network, Bishopstown Library, Cork

Workshop
4th and 5th: 2 Day Batik Workshop - Derryaun Crafts, Westport, Co. Mayo

Workshop
10th: Basic Jewellery Making - Derryaun Crafts, Westport, Co. Mayo

Workshop
12th From 12noon to 4pm 'Big Knit in the Park’, People’s Park, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Workshop
23rd and 24th Oct: Basket weaving with Joe - Derryaun Crafts, Westport, Co. Mayo

Exhibition/Fair
30th - 2nd Nov: Knitting and Stitching Show, RDS, Dublin

November
Workshop
14th: Traditional Wet Felting - Derryaun Crafts, Westport, Co. Mayo

Meeting/Workshop
29th: Peg loom weaving - Connaught Textile Crafters, Museum of Country Life, Turlough, Co. Mayo

Exhibition
22st -19th Dec: A Visual Medley - An Exhibition of Textiles from the Cork Textiles Network, Cork School of Music, Union Quay, Cork

December
Fairs
7th: Christmas Craft Fair, Fells Point Hotel, Tralee, Co. Kerry
13th: The Craft Fair, Linenhall, Linenhall st. Castlebar, Co. Mayo
20th-21st: Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny

At a glance Diary Dates 2009

February
Workshop
6th and 7th: Print making for adults - Derryaun Crafts, Westport, Co. Mayo

Knit-a-Long Charity Sale in aid of Drogheda Rescue Centre
21st: 10am - 5pm at Barlow House, Narrow West Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth

March
Workshop
7th and 8th: Precious Metal Clay - Derryaun Crafts, Westport, Co. Mayo

Conference/Workshop
7th: Cork Textile Conference 2009 'Transforming Textiles' - Coláiste Stiofán Naofa, Tramore Road, Cork

April
Workshop
25th: 'Felted Textures' Nuno Felt - Clasheen, Ballybrack, Borris, Co Carlow

Workshop
26th: 'Explore - Experiment - Embellish' Clasheen, Ballybrack, Borris, Co Carlow

Workshop
15th-17th: Felting with Mehmet Girgic a Turkish master feltmaker. Clasheen, Ballybrack, Borris, Co. Carlow

June
Event
13th: World Wide Knit in Public Day. We will have more details of various events around the country nearer the date.

October
Event
29th - 1st Nov: Knitting and Stitching show, RDS, Dublin

Derryaun Crafts

Derryaun Crafts is a small rural business, set in beautiful scenic Co. Mayo. Suzie Sullivan is the proprietor and she specialises in running courses covering many aspects of fibre art, including dyeing, felt making, jewellery making, wirework and silk paper making. Suzie also sources and stocks all the relevant materials and equipment to compliment each course. She also makes and sells beautiful handmade gifts including jewellery using her own unique handmade glass beads which she sells from her studio, local shops and craft fairs.

















We stock a large range of craft equipment, materials and handmade gifts. A mail order catalogue can be found on our website or phone for a copy.

Any questions, please phone Suzie Sullivan 098 21888
email: suzie@derryauncrafts.com

www.derryauncrafts.com

WORKSHOP CALENDAR SUMMER/AUTUMN 2008

Sun 24th Aug. Basic Jewellery Making – learn all about beads, findings, wire and basic bead stringing. Learn how to make wire wrapped loops for dangles, earrings and connectors. You will make a pretty necklace and a pair of earrings, which will give you the confidence to have a go at home. No experience needed. NB. If you prefer to use sterling silver clasps and ear wires for your pieces, there will be an extra charge on the day. Cost €65.00

Thurs 4th Sept. Felted Jewellery -Combined wire, fibre and bead workshop. This is an exciting workshop that covers three techniques; making felt beads using a felting needle and washing machine; making wire connector ‘beads’ using a ‘twist and curl’ tool; the art of stitching beads onto the felt beads. There is a lot of attention to detail in this course, and will require some experience in needlework. €65.00

Fri 12th Sept. Needle felted figures – 3D needle felting, learn how to use a felting needle to sculpt wool, create wonderful little fairy folk, this craft has endless possibilities for a creative mind. This craft involves using a very sharp needle and is not suitable for children under 12 years. No experience is needed. Cost €60.00

Sat and Sun 4th and 5th Oct. 2 Day Batik Workshop with the talented Bernie Dignam. This is a detailed workshop that covers basic colour theory, transferring designs onto fabric, developing an understanding of the batik process and learning some batik techniques using a variety of tools. The craft of batik is at least 2000 years old but it was the Javanese that developed into an art form. Batik is a method of decorating fabric using wax resist. When dye is applied to waxed areas the dye resists those areas and is picked up by the unwaxed areas of fabric. This technique offers endless opportunities to create designs and images on fabric. Having understood the process the student will then go on to produce a simple stamp printed batik using the traditional ‘tjap’ along with a hand painted batik using ‘tjanting’ and brush. These pieces can then be finished at home by framing or creating a wall hanging. Cost €150.00

Fri 10th Oct. Basic Jewellery Making – learn all about beads, findings, wire and basic bead stringing. Learn how to make wire wrapped loops for dangles, earrings and connectors. You will make a pretty necklace and a pair of earrings, which will give you the confidence to have a go at home. No experience needed. NB. If you prefer to use sterling silver clasps and ear wires for your pieces, there will be an extra charge on the day. Cost €65.00

Thurs and Fri 23rd and 24th Oct. Basket weaving with Joe Hogan - In this workshop participants will have the opportunity to make either 2 small round baskets or 1 medium size round basket. The aim of the course is to give as thorough an introduction as possible to making a basket, from making the base to finishing the border, in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. There will also be information about growing a small willow bed and some planting cuttings will be provided for each person. Cost €160.00. Joe Hogan has been making baskets at Loch na Fooey since 1978 and in that time has earned a reputation for making strong, durable baskets of the highest quality. The colours in these award winning baskets are those of the natural willows which are grown at Loch na Fooey. www.Joehoganbaskets.com

Fri 14th Nov. Traditional Wet Felting – hollow seamless forms. Make a small purse of a vessel. Learn all about wool fibre and how to make a hollow form using a plastic resist. This technique will give knowledge to create any hollow form such as hats, vessels, slippers, purses, bags etc. We will also explore how to use surface colour and texture using inclusions such as hand dyed silk fibre, raw fleece etc. Cost €65.00

Fri and Sat 6th and 7th Feb 2009. Print making for adults. Marianne Heemskerk is a Mayo based visual artist with extensive experience in the practice and teaching of printmaking. She has exhibited widely in Ireland and her work is in a number of public and private collections. Marianne will be working with the techniques of drypoint and carborundum on aluminium plates. Participants will be working from their own designs and experimenting with print techniques and colour. No previous experience required. Cost €150.00

Sat and Sun 7th and 8th March 2009. Precious Metal Clay, learn how to make charms, earrings and pendants from PMC with Maura Dickinson. Cost, details and images to follow


The cost of each course includes materials & light refreshments, please bring a packed lunch, and a note book will be useful. All courses run from 10am to 4.30pm. A 50% deposit is required with bookings. Deposits are non-refundable but your booking can be transferred with 7 days notice. Please pay by credit card or send a P.O. or a cheque made payable to Derryaun Crafts with your booking, to Derryaun Crafts, Sheefry House, Drummin, Nr. Westport, Co Mayo.

Tailor-made workshops can be arranged for your own particular interests, minimum of two people is needed. Please phone for details.

I have a new collection of framed textile art that can be seen in my studio and Sea, Sky,shore Gallery, James St, Westport. The theme is ‘mountain’ and the medium is hand dyed wool felt and silk paper. Please contact me for further details.

Cork Textiles Network

The Cork Textiles Network, established in 1998, offers support to all who have an interest in textiles. Their aims are to promote exchange with other Textile Networks and Artists in Ireland and across Europe.

• Skills are shared between members

• CTN organises and promotes leading edge workshops and classes in Cork

• Members can take part in annual exhibitions

• Membership is not restricted to the Cork area. New members are always welcome.Successes include many exhibitions showcased in galleries throughout Cork city.

• CTN is supported by the Crafts Council of Ireland

If you simply have an interest in Textiles or you are a practicioner you are welcome to join Cork Textiles Network. Membership is not restricted to the Cork area. For details on membership or other queries contact info@corktextiles.com

www.corktextiles.com


CTN will be at the 2008 Knitting and Stitching Show

Cuttings - An Exhibition of Textiles

Bishopstown Library, Cork
Wed Oct 1st - Thur 30th Oct

Open: Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm

A diverse range of textiles on show from members of the Cork Textiles Network.

For more info check out www.corktextiles.com

Knitting and Stitching Show

RDS Dublin
Oct 30th - Nov 2nd 2008
Open 10am to 5.30pm (closes 5pm Sunday)


The Knitting and Stitching Show is the the definitive and best exhibition for lovers of textiles in Ireland. As the name suggests, it covers knitting and stitching but also felt-making, shibori dyeing, jewellery-making, card-making, mixed media... the list goes on!

Hundreds of exhibitors selling specialist supplies that you can't find in the shops, galleries from leading artists and groups, plus hundreds of workshops to introduce you to lots of new subjects!

For more information visit their website: www.twistedthread.com

Volunteering
The UK Hand Knitting Association are having a Relax and Knit stand, where you can, well, relax and knit. They are currently looking for volunteers to help demonstrate and teach at the stand. If you would be interested email us and we will forward you on the application forms