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April 2015
April 2015 Bill King A Case for Knitting Bill brought not one, but several, cases full of his swatches to share with us. As these are the ones which have been rejected by his buyers, we were left wondering what the others are like, since every one of us was full of admiration for the…
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March 2015
March 2015 Beryl Jarvis Ribber work Beryl gave us an informative demonstration of ribber techniques, and left most of us wanting to get to grips with the ribber immediately. Even the more experienced knitters were surprised to learn about some of the ‘bits’ that come with the ribber.
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February 2015
February 9th 2015 Combining Yarns part 2 This meeting started as usual with members arriving, paying their entrance fee, getting a cup of tea or coffee, reading the newsletter, and, this time, renewing their membership of the Guild of Machine Knitters. Then, after a few notices, we were off with a visual reminder of how…
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Brick
Brick A long line, open front cardigan in multicolour tuck stitch. Standard gauge, 7 sizes.
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January2015
January 12th 2015 Combining Yarns This meeting focused on methods of using combinations of knitting yarn. First we looked at ways of plying yarns, from using spinning equipment, then using yarn twisters and stacking cones using a Twisting Yarn stack. We looked at various video clips, from these sources: Plying on a spinning wheel Using…
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Collared
Collared- A tuck stitch cowl knitted on the mid gauge LK150, on a chunky tension, so could be knitted on a chunky machine
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Calendar 2015
Calendar 2015
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December 2014
December 2014 As another year draws to a close, we held our annual exhibition of members’ work, with sales provided by Wendy Piper, and a demonstration of knitweave, which members were also able to practise. The knitweave was demonstrated on the Brother and the Knitmaster machines: Brenda and Jill demonstrating [to each other] Brother…
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Baby Blankets
Norfolk Baby Blanket Knitted on Standard Gauge Norfolk Passap Baby Blanket Knitted on a Passap
Long Buckby Machine Knitters
Long Buckby Machine Knitters is a club primarily for sharing ideas and expertise about machine knitting, although we also indulge in other textile crafts.
We welcome anyone who wishes to share with us, and anyone who would like to visit from other clubs.
We are also happy to visit other clubs, and share our expertise.
Please visit or get in touch!
Meetings are held at Long Buckby Community Centre each month from 2 – 4 pm on the second Monday of each month
Information about the venue can be found on the Contact page
Next meeting: September 14th 2026
Meeting costs: (annual membership £5, from July £3)
Meetings without outside speaker: £5 non members, £3 members
With outside speaker: £7 non members, £5 members
Long Buckby Machine Knitters 