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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.

Bill King   We had a packed house for a fantastic session with Bill King, who brought us an array of his sample designs, a wealth of knowledge and some insight into his introduction to textile design and inspirations.   Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”;…

Patterns This meeting was one of the few, where we didn’t have a knitting machine in play! Instead we had a presentation and discussion around the theme, working on projects from inspiration to completion. Lynda showed how she conceived and made two garments from scratch, one on the machine and the other hand knit: all…

January 2018 Patterns Our first meeting of 2018 was a packed one: we had the annual competition/exhibition, with lots of entries, and a discussion about the club’s future in the light of the possible demise of the Guild. We also discussed problems with access to patterns, but the consensus was that it was more of…

  Plating with Sue Booth   Sue gave us a great demonstration of plating on the single bed, and also with the ribber. She showed us various techniques, including: double sided stocking stitch; plated tuck; using the plating feeder as a way of changing colour and thickness, as in shadow pleating; and making various surface…

Buttons This meeting was primarily an exhibition of hand made buttons, made by members. We started, however, by discussing next year’s calendar, then bespoke patterns offered by Lynda, before moving on to some video material of button making. More information about button making is available here on the website. Members were also treated to some…

August 2017 Buttonholes and closures This was a meeting focusing on how to make buttonholes and how to avoid them! We looked at simple and not so simple methods on the knitting machine, as well as making ties and bands with icords, and making a shawlpin with wire on the machine. Instructions for the shawlpin…