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Manchester Antique & Vintage Textile Fair – 28 April 2024

The Armitage Centre The Armitage Centre, Mosely Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, United Kingdom

Established since 1992, the Manchester Antique and Vintage Textile Fair is the essential event for all passionate collectors and creative individuals with a discerning eye.Visit the Knitting & Crochet Guild stand to find out more about our Guild.

£8

Black Joy! Up Close and Personal – 4 May – 25 August 2024

Hastings Museum and Art Gallery John's Place, Bohemia Road, Kent, United Kingdom

This thought-provoking exhibition highlights over 40 talented black artists from the South East. The contemporary artworks exhibited include painting, sign-writing, fashion, textiles, sculpture, collage, photography, and video, inviting you to explore the beauty and complexity of Black Joy.There is also a vibrant accompanying programme of performances, workshops, talks and tours.Black Joy! Up Close and Personal is […]

Free

Bath Branch present Rachael Prest talking on technical editing of patterns – 11 May 2024

Salvation Army Citadel, Bath Green Park Road, Bath, United Kingdom

Bath Branch is  delighted to be hosting Rachael, a professional technical editor who also runs her own yarn and fibre business.Have you ever wondered how patterns are made and edited? All will be revealed, as Rachael gives us a behind-the-scenes insight into what happens before a pattern is published.In the second part of her talk, […]

£10

Bill King at our Mapperly Branch – 13 May 2024

Killisick Community Centre Killisick Road, Armold, Nottinglam, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Bill King (knitwear designer – but for commercial knitwear, and a machine-knitting specialist) is coming to our branch on 13 May. The talk is from 7pm to 9pm, and we meet at Killisick Community Centre, Killisick Rd, Arnold, Nottingham NG5 8BY. Cost is £5 for visitors to the club, and that includes tea/coffee and biscuits.If […]

£5

Buxton Wool Gathering – 18-19 May 2024

Buxton Pavilion Gardens St John's Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Buxton Wool Gathering is a wool festival dedicated to the best of fibre and yarn, held in the gateway to the Peak District.Whether you’re into spinning, felting, weaving, knitting, or crochet, there’s something for you. All in a stunning location with some of the friendliest, craftiest people around.

£8

Tangled Galashiels Fibre Festival – 31 May – 1 June 2024

Friends, Samira Hill of Eildon Hills Designs and Naomi Hodgson, have come together in efforts to celebrate the incredible dyers, spinners and crafters of the Scottish Borders and beyond!A truly community led event, the two-day festival offers an affordable platform for local and independent fibre artists to showcase their products, engage with their supporters and […]

The Great British Fibre Festival – 1-2 June 2024

Coldharbour Mill Coldharbour Mill, Uffculme, Cullompton, Devon, United Kingdom

The Great British Fibre Festival, which will take place in June 2024 is a farm to fashion show.As the Fibre Quest venture divides and multiplies you will see The Great British Fibre Festival  at Coldharbour Mill at Uffculme in Devon at a new time of year, next year will be June 1st & 2nd. This […]

Threads Textile Festival Market – 7-9 June 2024

Sunny Bank Mills 83-85 Town St, Farsley, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Sunny Bank Mills' annual Textile Festival, 'Threads' is back for it's second instalment - celebrating textiles through a series of talks, workshops and more! Threads will take place across the site of Sunny Bank Mills over the weekend of 7th-9th June 2024. Alongside the market in the 1912 Mill with 50+ textile stalls, we will […]

£4

World Wide Knit in Public Day – 8 June 2024

World Wide Knit in Public (WWKIP) Day is a celebration of our crafts, and a chance to share our enthusiasm for knitting and crochet with the public.Events involving members of the GuildMembers have told us that they will be taking part in the following events.

Leeds Central – WorldWide Knit in Public – 8 June 2024

SCRAP Creative Reuse Arts Project The Spinning Mill, Sunny Bank Mills, off Farsley Town Street, Leeds, United Kingdom

Bring along your current WiP and join our Central Leeds Branch in the new cafe area at Scrap Reuse. The event will be advertised by Scrap so we may have people dropping in to ask for help. As the Threads Festival is running at the weekend, they are expecting to be busy.

Free