Let’s plan a great day out If you read this blog regularly you will know that I love to use British yarn. It’s not that I think British yarn is better than yarn from elsewhere, but I think it’s important to support locally produced products and producers. Here in the UK, we are lucky to […]
Let’s plan a great day out Up-to-date details of UK yarn and fibre festivals are now here. A day out to see inspirational textiles and squish beautiful yarn is good for sense of 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 […]
Next Weekend is The Big Textile Show 2016 This month is flying by. As well as teaching and working on commissions, I’m busy preparing for The Big Textile Show 2016. This year instead of teaching I shall have an exhibition of my work and a stall selling my patterns and kits, as well as taking […]
Fibre, Yarn and Fibre Festivals: the Next Six Months Up-to-date details of UK yarn and fibre festivals are now here. This week, I’m taking a break from the series of blog posts about degree shows. This is so, I can update the details about yarn, fabric and fibre festivals for the rest of this year. There’s so […]
Fabric, Fibre and Yarn at The Big Textile Show In my last post I told you about the Mini car yarn bomb at The Big Textile Show. Today I’m going to write about some of the exhibitions, workshops and stalls at the show. Inspiration! As usual there was a lot of fabulous work on display from local and […]
Let’s Yarn Bomb a Mini Car! This weekend was the third Big Textile Show. There were exhibitions, workshops and stalls selling fabric, fibre and yarn goodies. And there was a Mini Classic parked in the café area. The plan was to yarn bomb the car. Whose Crazy Idea Was This? Jenny organises The Big Textile Show. She […]
Inspirational Days Out Up-to-date details of UK yarn and fibre festivals are now here. Here are fibre, yarn and fabric festival dates for July to December 2015. I have included their dates, locations and links to websites. July Art in Action 16-19 July 2015 Waterperry House, Waterperry, Oxford, OX33 1JZ Art in Action website. Read about my […]
