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The Wool Monty – 8-9 June 2024
Magna, Templeborough Magna, Magna Way, Templeborough, South Yorkshire, United KingdomThe organisers describe this show in the following way.The Wool Monty is a different kind of yarn show:ACCESSIBLE. INCLUSIVE. WELCOMING.We’re passionate about hosting a yarn show with a difference, that everyone can attend and enjoy. We cannot wait to see you there!OUR ACCESSIBILITY COMMITMENTOUR INCLUSIVITY COMMITMENTWe’re committed to making the show as representative of the […]
Threads Textile Festival 2024 – 9 June 2024
Sunny Bank Mills 83-85 Town St, Farsley, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, United KingdomSunny Bank Mills’ annual Textile Festival, Threads is back for it’s second instalment – celebrating textiles through a series of talks, workshops and more!
Cumbrian Wool Gathering – 22-23 June 2024
J36 Rural Auction Centre Crooklands, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, United KingdomThis is a wool festival dedicated to the best of fibre, knitting, and crochet, on the edge of the Lake District.Whether you’re into spinning, felting, weaving, or good old knitting, there’s something for you. All in a stunning location with some of the friendliest, craftiest people around.Come and visit the Knitting & Crochet Guild's stand […]
Wool @ J13 – 29-30 June 2024
The Heritage Wolseley Bridge The Heritage, Bellamour Lane, Wolseley Bridge, Staffordshire, United KingdomA celebration of all things woolly, just 25 mins from J13 of the M6 or a stone's throw from the A51.
K&CG Oxford Branch Regional Day – 29 June 2024
St Anne's College Woodstock Road, Oxford, United KingdomThe Oxford Regional Day is back in 2024 featuring keynote speakers Lindy Zubairy on her crochet life and Emma Vining with Diana Bird (Chilton Grounds Farm) talking about an exciting yarn and pattern collaboration.
Spectrum Yarns Sale – 13 July 2024
Spa Mill New Street, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, United KingdomSpectrum Yarns Ltd is a family run worsted spinning textile mill in Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire. They manufacture yarn for many end uses and also manufacture for their own knitwear brands Glenbrae and Slaith and have a hand knitting brand, Stylecraft.This Mill Sale offers many yarn bargains.There will be a special half-hour from 9.30am to 10am […]
Yarningham – 13-14 July 2024
Uffculme Centre, Birmingham The Uffculme Centre, Queensbridge Road, Moseley, Birmingham, United KingdomYarningham, proudly different since 2016.As the only Black led yarn festival in the UK we are unique.
seam collective: A Visible Thread – 20 July – 31 August 2024
Thelma Hulbert Gallery Elmfield House, Dowell Street, Honiton, Devon, United Kingdom15 artists from the contemporary textile collective, seam, explore the visibility and invisibility of thread. The culmination of this touring exhibition.Visitors will be able to see how the exhibition and individual work has developed, as some of the artists have taken the opportunity to respond, research and develop more work around the theme of A Visible THREAD […]
Summer Wool Festival – 27-28 July 2024
Redborne Upper School Flitwick Road, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, United KingdomA very warm welcome to Summer Wool Festival - an exciting festival of yarn, fibre, accessories, patterns, kits and a whole lot more.
Spirit of Shetland Knitting Holiday – 31 Jul – 5 Aug 2024
Discover the breathtaking Shetland Islands, whose past is interwoven with a rich history of wool, textiles and inimitable Fair Isle technique. On this 6-day holiday draw knitting inspiration from the coastlines and powerful landscapes, whose diverse colour pallet provides the perfect backdrop to your creative pastime. Learn how the world-famous Shetland wool is farmed, woven […]
The Festival of Quilts – 1-4 August 2024
NEC NEC, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomThe Festival of Quilts was launched in 2003 in partnership with The Quilters’ Guild as a hub for people from all over the world to come together and share their passion for quilting.20 years on and it’s now the biggest quilting show in Europe, featuring workshops, talks, one of the world’s largest quilt competitions, a […]
Bath Branch – Project Clinic – 10 August 2024
Cafe at St Michael's Without, Bath Broad Street, Bath, United KingdomLike July, we’ll use this session as a chance to recap on what we’ve been learning.Bring your problem project or a technique you’re struggling with, to see if someone else can help you solve it.Price: £5 (pay on the day in cash only, and please try to bring correct cash)
