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Heart of England 2018

The information and patterns kindly donated by Jill Brownjohn and Hazel Green can be found here: Knitweave Bag by Hazel Green Triangular Shawl by Hazel Green Slip Stitch Edging [and three needle bind off] by Jill Brownjohn Read more

26th Aug 2018
August 2018

Colour and Design Our August meeting was less well attended than usual, lots of people being away, but we had a good discussion of colour schemes, how to machine knit with colour and dyeing and painting garments. Our newsletter is available here Read more

15th Aug 2018
July 2018

We had a lovely, albeit very hot, open meeting, sharing our crafting interests outside machine knitting. Crafts included were: Hand knitting Weaving Spinning Crochet Jewellery Screen printing Card making For more, and better photos, visit our Facebook page here Newsletter available here Read more

11th Jul 2018
June 2018

Using the Sewing Machine for Machine Knitters Erica Thomson was back for a demonstration of her sewing machine expertise, as well as lots of other interesting ideas. She showed us a little of her ply split braiding, her Kumihimo wire braiding and lots more. The sewing machine techniques were inspirational to those whose sewing machines… Read more

12th Jun 2018
May 2018

Lace Technology This meeting was about how lace is formed, and its different formations. We looked at hand manipulation, the Brother lace carriage, the Knitmaster/Silver lace carriage, tuck lace and punch lace. It is obviously a popular choice since the Guild of Machine Knitters featured it in their current newsletter too! Our newsletter can be… Read more

18th May 2018
April 2018

Necklines This meeting covered a range of necklines and treatments, described in our newsletter [download here]. Pat also demonstrated knitting a round neckline using holding position. And then there was a yarn sale! Lots of people went home with huge bags, some with huge boxes. Read more

11th Apr 2018