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  • Arch

    Arch

    Arch A ‘crescent’ shaped shawl, but with a square edge, so that it can be worn bandanna style, or as a traditional shawl. Read more

  • Butterfly

    Butterfly

    Butterfly A small shawl which can be worn as shown, or the other way round, with the square part on the back, which will then stay put quite nicely. Read more

  • August 2014

    August 2014

    August Our first event in August was a dyeing workshop in Lynda’s garden. Although we were a select group of three, we managed to dye a large quantity of yarn, both vegetable fibre [cotton] and animal fibre [wool and cashmere]. This is some of Kathy’s dyeing: And then we had our monthly meeting, the topic Read more

  • Ali

    Ali

    Ali A jumper with a decorative v neck, with a wide range of sizes, knit in Yeoman Panama. Read more

  • Crescent

    Crescent

    A shawl knitted in two halves, joined on the machine, click picture for pattern   Read more

  • July 2014

    July 14th 2014 Beryl Jarvis on Lace Although the holiday season is upon us and the attendance was low, Beryl certainly did not disappoint. Her definition of lace being any fabric which has intentional holes in it, she set upon showing us: Holding position lace Tuck lace Transfer lace And combinations of different techniques   Read more