Wool on Wheels – South Wales
No discounts offered to members.
Location: This shop is mobile around Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan.
Telephone: 0774 638 011
Online: Wool on Wheels Facebook group
Email: woolonwheels17@outlook.com.
AN014 – Across the Needlebed – October 2023
Christmas is coming, Recycling old credit cards, The Sybil Kenton donation
Photo: K&CG Collection
Barbara Smith to teach on V&A course
Barbara Smith, our publications curator for the Collection, will be lecturing as part of the V&A Knitting of the British Isles: A Hands-On History course on 21st February 2024. Barbara…
Photo: Jeanette Sloan
Birthday honour for knitting campaigner
Huge congratulations to Jeanette Sloan, knitwear designer and founder of BIPOC in Fiber, who has been named in King Charles’ first birthday honours list. Jeanette has been awarded the British Empire Medal in recognition of her career as a knitwear designer and her efforts to make the fibre space more inclusive, diverse and welcoming for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour.
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Edinburgh City Branch
Hand knitting, Crochet, other yarn crafts.
Guild Branch
Edinburgh (location varies) and online.
Photo: Kelly Ferguson
Corner to corner crochet
Corner to corner crochet or c2c as its commonly known is a fairly new crochet technique and is based on various slanting diamond or brick patterns. The workshop covers the basics of c2c crochet including increase rows, decrease rows and colour changing. Skill level: Beginner/intermediate
Saturday opening at the Knitting & Crochet Guild Collection
To allow more of you to visit regularly, the Collection team are now opening the doors to Britannia Mill on the first Saturday of the month in 2023.
Photo: Alison Ellen
Stitches for shaping knitting
Different stitches in knitting produce different textures and patterns, but also affect the way the fabric pulls up, pulls in, makes it thicker or thinner, and therefore can be a great design tool for shaping your designs from within the structure. Explore how you can use this in your knitting. Skill level: all. Tutor: Alison Ellen
Photo: Margaret O'Mara
My interpretation of the Divine Hat (C)
Learn how to crochet Margaret O'Mara's Divine hat. Skill level: Beginner/intermediate. Tutor: Margaret O'Mara
Photo: Margaret O'Mara
Stained Glass Window (C)
Learn how to crochet this beautiful stained glass window (lattice) effect. Skill level: Intermediate. Tutor: Margaret O'Mara
