Events other than workshops
WAWS at Home Show details Waltham Abbey Wool Show at Home takes on Sunday 17 January 2021 and I’m taking part as an exhibitor. The show opens at 9 am on your computer, tablet or mobile. 9:00–12:00 – Zoom Exhibitor Marketplace – entry £2.00 9:00–17:30 – Exhibitor Facebook Lives 13:00–14:00 – Zoom Designer Q&A – entry […]
European yarn festivals This blog post is the annual update to my calendar of European yarn festivals (excluding the UK {England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland}). There are so many nowadays that a single blog post would be too long to be practical. If you want to know about yarn festivals in the UK then […]
UK yarn and fibre festivals This blog post is the annual update to my calendar of yarn and fibre festivals in the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). I have included dates and venues as well as links to websites. There are so many yarn festivals nowadays that a single blog post would be […]
Leicester’s Insta Yarn Show I’m taking part in Leicester’s Insta Yarn Show. This will take place live on Instagram from 9:30 BST on Saturday 15 August. Follow us on @leciestersinstayarnshow to find out about our pattern and yarn launches. There are seven of us taking part: we are a group of designers, dyers, and yarn vendors […]
Let’s plan a great day out My up-to-date list of UK yarn and fibre festivals can be found here. A day out to see inspirational textiles and squish beautiful yarn is good for your well-being. I know I always return, exhausted, but brimming with inspiration and wanting to create things immediately. So, make yourself a hot drink in your […]
Visiting Sirdar Yarns In February I was told that I was one of the winners of the Designer category of Knit Now Magazine’s Knitter of the Year competition. Last week we (the winners) and the Knit Now team visited Sirdar Yarns in Wakefield. Although the buildings that house Sirdar Yarns are relatively new, the company […]
I’m exhibiting at the Lady Bay Arts Festival About the Lady Bay Arts Festival Lady Bay is a lovely area just south of Nottingham city centre between the banks of the River Trent to the north and the Grantham canal to the south. The Lady Bay Arts Festival is held in every third weekend in May. […]
