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Every effort is made to ensure these listings are correct, but you are strongly advised to book in advance and check dates, times and venues before attending

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Marion Postlethwaite
by email

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If you're organising a knitting or crochet event (including Guild Group / Branch meetings), do send details for inclusion on the UK Hand Knitting Association website to Geraldine by email
What's On!

Regional Branches and Groups


Bedfordshire/Hertfordshire
– meetings on last Saturday of the month, 2-4pm in the Nutmeg Needlecrafts Craft Studio, Leighton Buzzard.
Contact: Judith Morley • Tel 01525 379571
Co-ordinator: Jane Barton • Tel 01525 852024 • email

Birmingham (Warwickshire & West Midlands) Group
– meeting on Saturdays every two months or so, 11-12.30 in the Edwardian Tea Rooms at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery • We sit at a corner table to have a cup of coffee and knit/crochet, chat and show off our latest work – also exchange yarns and patterns, and give help if required. Non-members are welcome. If you can't make our meetings, the Birmingham Stitch & Bitch group meet in the Tea Rooms every Saturday 11-1.00
Contact: Sarah Cage • Tel 0121 433 3486 • email

Buckinghamshire Branch
– meetings usually on 4th Tuesday of the month, 2-4pm, in Iver
Contact: Paula Fenwick • 07850 603508 • email

Derbyshire Branch
– meets 3rd Thursdays of the month, 10am - noon, at The Friends' Meeting House, St Helen's Street, Derby • £1 (£2 with speaker/demo)
Contact: Mary Hawkins • email

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East London Crochet Group
Contact: Barbara Mann • Tel: 020 8599 3130

East Yorkshire Branch
– meetings at Ellerker village hall, 2-4pm on 3rd Thursday of the month • anyone welcome, tea and coffee available
Contact: Margaret Brooker • phone: 01482 424704 • email

Leeds & Bradford Branch
– meetings at Headingley St Columba’s United Reformed Church, Headingley Lane, Leeds LS6 2DH, 7.30pm-9.30pm, £3 per session including light refreshments, on:

The second meeting is for Knit 'n' Natter and Crochet 'n' Chatter group. Bring along your current project, or something you're having problems with, or something you've finished and want to show everyone.
– New members are always welcome: we’re not experts, just enthusiasts!
Download current programme for 2009 here

Lincolnshire
– Do you live in Lincolnshire? If so Fiona Baker would love to hear from you as she's planning to set up a Guild BGroup • email

London Branch
– Venue: Union Chapel Project, Compton Avenue, London N1 (near Highbury & Islington station)
– Bring a packed lunch and a mug; tea and coffee will be provided.
Contact: Eleanor Slingsby on 0783 573 2752 or Michelle Ryan nezumi@nezumiworld.com

North Leicestershire Branch
– meets 2nd Monday of the month, 11am-2pm • For venue, contact co-ordinator or Bea Poulter on 01509 569808

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Penzance Group
– All meetings are from 2pm on the third Monday of the month (except December is the second Monday). As from 16th February we will be meeting at Trevelyan House, Chapel Street, Penzance. This is where we met for the first four years or so of our existence and we are delighted to be able to return there. (We no longer meet at Fountain Court, nor at Iriss' Singer Sewing Centre.) • Contact: Susan Hoyle • email • View/Download 2009 Programme flyer (pdf)

Pinner Branch
– meets 3rd Tuesday of the month, 2.30-4.30pm, at Café Nero, Love Lane, Pinner, Middlesex

Reading Branch
– Reading Museum, Blagrave Street, 1.45-3.45 from January 2008. The museum is in the Town Hall Building opposite the rear of M&S. Meetings are not always in the same room, but styaff will direct attendees to the correct room. Visitors always welcome. If you don't attend regularly, check the programme for supplies. Always bring needles, hooks and yarn, which should be smooth and light coloured unless stated otherwise.
Contact: Sheila Ryle, 44 Webster Close, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 4NW • Tel: 01628 628096 • Email

Sheffield Area Branch
– 2-4pm at Central United Reformed Church, Chapel Walk, Sheffield • 07850 551739

South Devon
– Meetings 10am to 4pm, subs are £2; please bring a packed lunch

Surrey Branch
– Meetings on the 4th Wednesday of the month (except December) at Victoria Hall, Ash Hill Road, Ash, Near Aldershot, GU12 5DA, 10.30am to 3pm. Charge £2 (also covers rent), tea/coffee provided, bring own lunch. We are a friendly group, current members ages 30 - 90 all abilities. Visitors welcome. Bring needles/yarn and current project. Tuition available with occasional group workshops.
Contact: Janine Rees • 01252 852038 • email

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Tilton-on-the-Hill Branch
– meets last Wednesday of the month, 12.30pm for 1-4pm (unless otherwise indicated) at The Village Hall, Tilton on the Hill, Leicestershire. Bring packed lunch

Tyne & Wear Branch
www.communigate.co.uk/ne/knitandcrochet

Wiltshire Branch
– 'Knit and Nibble' meetings in Chiseldon, near Swindon • Please note change: from June meetings are on weekday evenings – dates set month on month, so please telephone/email to check when the next meeting will be and, as before, ring/email beforehand for directions to venue • Please bring some knitting or crochet; drinks available. £2.50 per session • Non-members welcome and any level of expertise. If you are new to the crafts please bring medium-sized needles and plain wool, if you can, and we will help you learn – we're a friendly group of knitters and crocheters who are happy to share knowledge and enjoy discovering new aspects of their crafts
Contact: Anthea Winterburn • Tel: 01793 740325 • Email

Do you live in the North Cotswolds area?
There seems to be a large gap with no knitting/crochet group for South Warwickshire, North Oxfordshire or North-east Gloucerstershire. If you would like to be invloved setting up a local group, please contact Ann Bartlett, Shipston-on-Stour by email

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Other Groups and Activities

• Aylesford Knitting Group: meets Tuesdays (during term time) from 6pm to 7.30pm at The Studio, Aylesford Commuinty Centre, Forstal Road, Aylesford, Kent ME20 7AU. Everyone welcome. Please feel free to drop in any Tuesday. We like to have a chat and a good laugh whilst getting on with our knitting. If you can't knit I will teach you, but if you can, come and share with us your projects and I will help you improve your techniques. Refreshments available. Ample free parking on site • Charge is currently £5 per week to cover the cost of the room rental, but I hope to reduce this as the size of the group grows • Group Organiser/Tutor: Sue Ricketts 01622 792710 or email

• Bethnal Green Knitting Club: meets every other Monday in The Gallery Café, 21 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, E2 9PL, from 5pm until the café closes at 8pm, with the option of continuing in a local pub afterwards. All ages and abilities welcome. If you’d like to learn to knit, there will be more experienced knitters on hand to teach you the basics. Our group is a good mixture between complete beginners and knitting masters! If you are a complete beginner, bring some needles and some yarn and we’ll help you get started. We’ll also bring some books and some simple patterns that you might like to try. The café serves delicious tea, coffee and homemade cakes, and is child friendly too • Contact: Siobhan 07828 647420 or emailwww.stmargaretshouse.org.uk

• Brent Adult & Community Education Services (BACES), Carlton Centre, Carlton Vale, London NW6 5RTA: Various courses in Crochet, Knitting, Felting Dyeing, Embroidery and Beaded Jewellery • Tel: 020 7644 9460 • www.nezumiworld.com nezumi@nezumiworld.com

• Buckden, Cambridgeshire: Knitting UK are planning to hold courses and are asking for course suggestions • They may be contacted on 01480 819397 or info@knittinguk.com

• Cast-Off Knitting Club: meetings www.castoff.info/meetings.asp

• Cast-On! Knitting Group: meet the last Wednesday of every month, 7-9.30pm, at The Horse and Jockey, Faringdon Road, Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire. We're an informal and friendly knitting (and crochet) group. All are welcome. Bring along a current project, start a new one or ask us to show you how! • Contact: Ruth Chester – 07980 439 587 or caston@thelittleknittingcompany.co.uk • More info: www.thelittleknittingcompany.co.uk

• Crochet Club, Leeds: meets 1st Thursday every month, 6.30-9.pm, at Fabrication – home of crafty things, 11 Crown Court Leeds LS2 7DG. There seems to be lots of knitting clubs around these days but what about those of us who want to crochet? Well, we have the answer. Come along to Crochet Club and bring your projects, wool, cake, gossip and tea. If you knit, macramé, lace make etc you are also welcome • Cost £6 inc refreshments and cake – you will need to pre-book so we have an idea of numbers • Contact: 0113 243 9140 • More info (and booking form) www.fabric-ation.co.uk

• Crochet Courses: at South Nottingham College • 20 week starting 23/09/09 from 18.30 to 21.30 • 15 week starting 02/09/09 from 14.00 to 18.00 • 10 week starting 24/09/09 from 18.00 to 20.00 • Tel: 0115 914 6464

• Day schools to improve your hand knitting skills in St Ives, Cambridgeshire • Tel: 01480 795717 • www.aclearning.org.uk

• Debbie Abrahams Workshops
www.da-handknits.demon.co.uk

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• FECK (Friday Evening City Knitters): meets every Friday evening from 5pm in Manchester at Caffè Nero on Market Street (next to Primark). All knitters and crocheters welcome! • Contact:

• Get Knitted: hold many workshops in Brislington, Bristol • www.getknitted.com

• Guild of Machine Knitters: course listing at www.guild-mach-knit.org.uk/courses.htm

• Heike Gittins Courses and Workshops: Heike is a Guild member and Rowan Design Consultant • www.voirrey.com ( Tel: 0151 3423514) •
www.celticove.com (Tel: 01244 389310)

• Interknit Café (Farnham, Surrey) runs workshops • www.interknitcafe.uk.com

• Keep & Share: learn machine and hand knitting in a relaxed and creative environment with award-winning knitwear label 'Keep & Share', Lugwardine, Hereford • All one-day courses are £60, weekend courses £140 • More info at www.creativebreaks.co.uk • To book or enquire, contact Amy 01432 851162 or courses@keepandshare.co.uk

• Knit a Square Circle – meets every Tuesday, 10-11am, at Ace Centre (next to Border Ice Rink), Kelso, in the Scottish Borders. Our primary aim is to knit 8" squares for child aids victims in South Africa to be made into blankets. Just bring along some DK Wool and some 4mm needles. But we can supply these if needed. All knitters and crocheters welcome whatever your ability. If you are unable to make the weekly meeting you are still more than welcome to still knit for us • Cost £1 • Contact: www.knitasquare.com
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• Knit Design Online – City & Guilds Hand Knit Textiles distance learning courses with Loraine McClean • www.knitdesignonline.com email

• Krazy Knitters of North Norfolk: meet every Monday morning, 9.30-11.30am, at The Lawns Hotel, Station Road, Holt, Norfolk. Parking is available behind the hotel • We meet in the comfortable hotel lounge and all levels of knitters are welcome. Advice and guidance is available if required, as well as pattern swaps, and group visits to knitting shows etc. We have breakfast at the hotel every couple of months and also afternoon tea on the coast four times a year. Our ages range from 40s to 80s. All knitters are very welcome.There is no charge for attending and refreshments are available at a nominal charge. We hope to welcome you soon • Contacts: Pam on 01263 825912 or email • Nadia on 01263 862018

• Missenden Abbey: Knitting and crochet courses • Tel: 01296 383582 •

• Needles and Hooks: a group run by Rowan Yarns Design Consultant, Heike Gittins • meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month at Nelson's Cafe in Ruthin • Contact Heike by email or phone 07876508344

• Nottingham: Knitting and crochets summer schools, 2 day courses • The Textile Workshop, 678, Mansfield Road, Sherwood, Nottingham • Tel: 0115 9603337 •
www.thetextileworkshop.co.uk

• Park Lane College Knitting & Crochet Courses
More info: c.lelliott@parklanecoll.ac.ukwww.arca.uk.net/missendenabbey

• Courses in Scotland:

• Rowan Weekend Workshops: cost £75 for two days' tuition, refreshments and buffet lunch • Call 01484 681881 or visit www.knitrowan.com

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• Sale (South Manchester) Knit 'n' Natter Group • We meet at the King's Ransom pub, opposite Sale metrolink station, with easy access by tram or by bus to Sale Town Centre. Plenty of free parking to rear of pub. Members and non-members of all abilities very welcome. No charge, just turn up and look for knitters nattering! • 1st Monday of the month, 6-9pm • Contact: Debbie Tomkies • Tel 0161 973 7390 • email

• Stitch & Creative Craft Showswww.sccshows.co.uk

• Stitch & Kvetch Meet at the Roebuck, Pond Street, London NW3 at 8pm some evenings • More info

• Stitch Knit & Natter Meet every Thurdsay (apart from 28th May), 2-4pm, at The Terrace Room, Joseph Whitworth Centre, Dale Road, Darley Dale, Matlock • We are a happy, friendly group of like-minded folk who enjoy all forms of stitching, knitting, crochet and natter. The cost is £1.50 per meeting per person; refreshments are available and anyone who may be interested would be very welcome. No need to make prior contact but it may be advisable as alterations are presently ongoing at the centre and there may be a room change to be advised of • Contact: Marilyn Swannell • Tel: 01629 733246 • email

• St Xavier's Sixth Form College – Community Education, London runs Special Interest and Creative Arts 10 week evening courses in Knitting and Crochet several times a year • More info

• The Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes, North Yorkshire has an exhibition of work by Ruth Lee, who will be running some workshops • Details from Dales Countryside Museum. Tel: 01969 666210

• 'United in Knitting' (Worcester) meet on most Saturdays from 11-1pm at the Pump House Environment Centre, toward the rear of Gheluvelt Park, Waterworks Road, Barbourne. We welcome most crafters, whether they are just enthusiastic, beginners or pros • If you're interested, contact Dawn Lewis at unitedinknitting@hotmail.co.uk

• Weekly Crochet Class at Moore, Nr Warrington, Cheshire, on Thursdays, 10.30am-12.30pm. Mixed ability covering all types of crochet. Pay as you learn in a friendly village hall. Free refreshments. Tutor: Judy Jones • email

• Weekly Crochet Class and 2-day Crochet Courses, at The Textile Workshop, 678, Mansfield Road, Sherwood, Nottingham, under the aegis of South Notts College • Tutor: Margaret O’Mara. Crochet thread 2-day class 28 Jul & 4 Aug, 15-week class 14:00-18:00 starting 1 Sep and 20-week course 18:30-21:30 starting 23 Sep • Tel: 0115 9603337

• West Dean College, West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0QZ • Tel: 01243 811301 or 0844 4994408 • short.courses@westdean.org.ukwww.westdean.org.uk

• Yarn & Thread, an informal craft and social group, where we bring our own work, sometimes try something new, help and guide each other, etc, etc … , at St John Ambulance Hall, Station Road, Manningtree, Essex • first Tuesday in each month, 2-4pm • Contact by email

• Yarn Classes in Ireland with Irene Lundgaard • Contact and more info: email • Mobile: 085 769 1854 • yarnclasses.com

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2010


March

On now
-13
Hot Needles – Cool Stitch
An exhibition of knitting, felting, stitching, at The Studios, Art Van Go, 1 Stevenage Road, Knebworth, Herts SG3 6AN • Tues - Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-2pm
• More info: 01438 814 946
4-7 Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts Show
SECC, Glasgow
• More info: www.ichf.co.uk/creativestitches
5 Airedale & Wharfedale Branch
Grafting and mattress stitch, etc
6 East London Crochet Group
Double Filet Crochet workshop. Theme: England’s churches
7 Manchester Textile Fair
• More info: www.textilesociety.org.uk
12 Leeds/Bradford Branch
12-14 The Stitch & Creative Crafts Show
Malvern • Guild stand – teacher needed for beginners' lace class; if you can help, contact the Guild On Show Co-ordinator here
• More info: www.sccshows.co.uk
13 Reading Branch
What to make with leftovers. How do you use your oddments?
18 Derby Branch
Domes in knitting and crochet. From egg cosies via sock heels and tea cosies to hats.
18-21 Stitch and Craft 2010
Olympia II, London
• More info: www.twistedthread.com
20 Birmingham Branch
23 Buckinghamshire Branch
25-28 Hobbycrafts
NEC, Birmingham
• More info: www.ichf.co.uk
27-28 Make Do and Knit
Liverpool • Guild stand – helpers needed; if you can help, contact the Guild On Show Co-ordinator here
• More info: www.makedoandknit.com
26 Leeds/Bradford Branch
Knit and natter
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April

9 Airedale & Wharfedale Branch
Speaker - Lesley Fidler. (Note - this is the second Friday). Venue to be arranged
10 London Branch
Islington Sock Workshop
10 Reading Branch
Socks from the toe up – therefore no leftovers
11 The 13th Nottingham Machine Knitting Show
Harvey Hadden Sports Centre • Tel 0115 922 3654
15-17 The Stitch & Creative Crafts Show
King's Hall, Belfast
• More info: www.sccshows.co.uk
17 Knit expo – a pioneering experiential knitting event
Exeter, Devon
More info
22-25 The Stitch & Creative Crafts Show
The Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset • Guild stand – helpers and teachers needed; if you can help, contact the Guild On Show Co-ordinator here
• More info: www.stitchandcreativecrafts.co.uk
23-25 Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts Show
Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool
• More info: www.ichf.co.uk/creativestitches
24-25 WonderWool Wales – A fesitval of Welsh Wool and Natural Fibres at The Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells • Guild stand – helpers needed; if you can help, contact the Guild On Show Co-ordinator here
• More info: Lee Price 01982 522224 • www.wonderwoolwales.co.uk
www.wyespace.co.uk
27 Buckinghamshire Branch
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May

6-9 Fibre Craft Away
– a residential luxury fibre arts retreat
• More info: www.fibrecraftaway.co.uk
7 Airedale & Wharfedale Branch
General crafts day
8 Reading Branch
A comfortable cardigan without a pattern – could incorporate leftovers.
8 Devon Branch
A Skills Sharing Day with our Patron, Sasha Kagan at a venue in Exeter as further celebrations of the Dawlish Crochet Group’s 25 year anniversary. Sasha will give slide show and then be available to look at/discuss your projects, both knitting and crochet. Light lunch included in the ticket price (pprox. £10 – reduction for early booking). 10 a.m. – 3 p.m • Full details from Mary Jefferson by email
8 Derby Branch
A Broomstick Crochet Angel.
22-23 Petworth House Textiles Fair 2010
Antique, Ethnic & Modern, Lectures, Exhibition & Art – this colourful and vibrant fair is a fantastic opportunity to view the very best textile arts on offer in the South of England. If you are interested in exhibiting with us please contact
• More info: Tel: 01798 343929
Visit: www.nationaltrust.org.uk | www.youtube.com
25 Buckinghamshire Branch
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June

4 Airedale & Wharfedale Branch
Embellishing surfaces
5 East London Crochet Group
Double Filet Crochet workshop. Theme: England’s waterways.
5-12 French Treats 2010 Knitting Workshop
– with Guild patron, Sasha Kagan, and Fiona Morris
• More info: www.levieuxmonastere.com
12 Reading Branch
Afterthought pockets or heels.
12-13 World Wide Knit in Public Weekend
WWKiP Days are really about showing the general public that knitting can be a community activity • More info and 'find a KiP' here
19-20 World Wide Knit in Public Weekend
WWKiP Days are really about showing the general public that knitting can be a community activity • More info and 'find a KiP' here
25-26 Woolfest, Cockermouth, Cumbria
• More info: www.woolfest.co.uk
29 Buckinghamshire Branch
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July

9-11 Knitting & Crochet Guild – 32nd AGM
10 Reading Branch
Socks!! Different methods of knitting in the round – 4 or 5 double pointed needles, 1 or 2 circular needles.
15 Derby Branch
Threads of Life – a talk by a local yarn shop owner
17-
Sep 25
Movement – The 2010 Lace Guild Triennial Exhibition
incorporating the John Bull Trophy Competition

Walsall Museum, Lichfield Street, Walsall WS1 1TR, Tuesday-Friday 10-15.00, Saturdays 10-16.00, Closed Sundays, Mondays, Bank Holidays and associated statutory days
• More info: www.whatsonwalsall.co.uk • Phone 01922 653116 • museum@walsall.gov.uk
29-31 Knit Nation Summer Expo
Learn, Shop, Knit, Spin at Imperial College, London
• More info: www.knitnation.co.uk
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August

9-13 Uppingham Summer School
will again include machine knitting with tutor Beryl Jarvis in their wide range of interesting subjects. Different topics will be covered each day so why not come for just one or two days or a whole week. With Uppingham Yarns just down the road why not take the opportunity to stock up at the same time
• More info: Uppingham Summer School, 34 Stockerston Road, Uppingham, LE15 9UD • Tel 01572 820800 • www.uppinghamsummerschool.co.uk
9-13 UK Knit Camp 2010
will be a fantastic week of learning, creating and much frivolity taking place at the stunning University of Stirling, Scotland.  We are gathering some of the world’s most amazing tutors and  organising many extra-curricular activities for you to enjoy.  Come and take part in a truly unique event in a truly unique location, and create!
• More info: www.britishyarn.org.uk
14 UK Ravelry Day 2010
at Coventry Central Hall • A marketplace full of yarn and yarncraft-related products, Guinness World Record attempt, Classes (with most Knit Camp tutors and others too), Lots of sheep and a few alpacas too, Talks, Luminary Panel, Fashion Shows, Demonstrations, Knitting, Crochet and Spinning Surgery, Launch of new products, Ravelry Party (Saturday evening) at the Students’ Union
• More info: www.britishyarn.org.uk
14 Reading Branch
Bands for cardigans and jackets, knit or crochet
19 Derby Branch
A Lincoln Longwool Love Affair
19-22 East London Crochet Group
Residential Crochet weekend at All Saints Pastoral Centre, London Colney near St Albans • Theme: In an English Country Garden
27-30 Chilterns Craft Show
Stonor Park, Henley-on-Thames
• More info: www.ichf.co.uk
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September

1-4 In the Loop Two: A four-day International Conference – Knitting: origins and evolution hosted by Shetland Museums and Archives, Lerwick, Shetland
Deadline for abstracts: 1 February 2010Download details
3 Airedale & Wharfedale Branch
Ideas on a Fireworks theme. (Show any resulting works in November)
9-11 The Stitch & Creative Crafts Show
Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh
• More info: www.sccshows.co.uk
11 Reading Branch
Cast offs, or Casts off?? Firm, stretchy, plain or fancy.
16 Derby Branch
A knitting demonstration by Emma King
23-26 Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts Show
Westpoint Centre, Exeter
• More info: www.ichf.co.uk/creativestitches
25 A Stitch in Time
10am-4pm, at the Ancient High House, Greengate Street, Stafford, ST16 2JA • Displays and demonstration from experts in embroidery, crochet, knitting and sewing. Exhibition of 17th century embroidery. Felt making workshop and children's French Knitting workshop. Free admission. Supported by the Borough Broderers
• More info: heritage@staffordbc.gov.uk Tel: 01785 619131
26 Textile Society London Fair
at Kensington Town Hall, W8
• More info: www.textilesociety.org.uk
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October

1 Airedale & Wharfedale Branch
Speaker: Helen Jordan
7-10 The Knitting & Stitching Show
Alexandra Palace, London
• More info: www.twistedthread.com
16 Reading Branch
Spirals and curliques. Knit or crochet.
Note: this is the 3rd Saturday
21 Derby Branch
AGM and special Show and Tell
28-31 The Knitting & Stitching Show
RDS, Dublin
• More info: www.twistedthread.com
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November

5 Airedale & Wharfedale Branch
AGM
13 Reading Branch
Traditional knitting and crochet. Colour, texture and patterns.
21 Derby Branch
Crochet and bead workshop with Pauline Fitzpatrick
25-28 The Knitting & Stitching Show
Harrogate International Centre
• More info: www.twistedthread.com
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December

3 Airedale & Wharfedale Branch
‘Jacobs Join’
4 East London Crochet Group
Double Filet Crochet workshop. Theme: London life
11 Reading Branch
What did we make this year? Show and Share and nibbles
16 Derby Branch
Annual fuddle
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