Category: Newsletter

Monday 14th November This meeting was our annual review meeting, including presentations by members of their knitting. There was also a demonstration [by myself] of putting a frilled edge on a garment.  A pattern for a scarf with this frilled edge can be downloaded by clicking here. We also gave out instructions for making a…

Knit and Natter October is the month when we welcome guests from other clubs and places. This year proved to be the best yet, with a sell out crowd in a new and roomier venue at Dunchurch Village Hall. We had a few more traders and demonstrators than previous years, and they started arriving at…

Sewing Machine Techniques for Machine Knitters This was our last meeting at the United Reformed Church, and we had Erica Thompson as our visiting speaker. She entertained and informed us with tips and hints about using a sewing machine, then showed us how to finish knitwear on the machine. She also brought patterns, information sheets,…

August 22nd 2011 Pattern Drafting and the Application of Machine Knitting techniques This workshop was held at Crick Old School House, and it was our first event there. We were overwhelmed by the speed at which tickets sold, and this enthusiasm was matched on the day. We spent some time using software to create patterns,…

July 11th 2011 Embellishing using Gadgets This was not the official title to our meeting, but it could easily have been! The club committee, minus Pat, took over, with Brenda producing a marvellous Strawberry Tea, Lynda demonstrating wire knitting, and Fran using the aforementioned gadgets to produce bobbles, tassels and braids. Wire knitting Club member…

Display in Long Buckby Library Long Buckby Machine Knitters were invited to put on a display in the library, to be open to the public in July and August 2011. We needed to choose items which would fit into a display cabinet: this precluded adult garments, because of size, but we managed to include lots…

Guild competition We won the Sherborne Vase this year with our entry using the theme ‘A Day in the Country’, and inspired by the proximity of the Grand Union Canal to Long Buckby!   We were presented with the trophy at the Guild of Machine Knitter AGM on June 18th 2011 Below is a link…

June 13th 2011 Spinning with club member Judy Bradshaw Judy has been spinning for 20 years, and she kindly agreed to share her experience and experiences with us. She told us some amusing tales of country life, before showing us different fibres for spinning letting members touch and feel them Smooth as silk! She talked…

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…