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May 9th 2011 Sue Booth returned for a demonstration of patchwork techniques on the knitting machine. As usual, she brought a selection of her designs and lots of patterns for us to use. She showed us how to connect panels of knitting, to create the asymmetrical stripes seen above; and then she went on to… Read more

Monday 11th April Liz Holness, Chairman of the Guild of Machine Knitters was our special guest, and she didn’t disappoint. First we had tea, and were treated to a première view of Liz’s photos of recent exhibitions, where the Guild were represented: at the NEC, Nottingham and Shepton Mallett Members watching picture show Then Brenda gave us… Read more

March 2011 This month has been a busy one for the committee:  first, we went to Lichfield to the Three Spires club with our Button workshop [March 2nd], then our regular club meeting fell on the 14th, with a presentation of aspects of pattern making by myself.  In between, five of our number were busy… Read more

Making Buttons Monday 14th February 2011 – Our 9th anniversary! We started with a presentation of our buttons display via PowerPoint – the actual samples were laid out on a table. Then we split into three practical workshops: Dorset Buttons – unfortunately no pictures due to a technical error! Yorkshire Buttons and Fimo buttons  … Read more

January 29th 2011 As a follow up to the Knit and Natter day in October, a group met at Crick Village Hall to practise some of Bill’s techniques. Apart from a few snags with the tables, the day went well, with us all having a go at two variations with tuck stitch, and a bit… Read more