Long Buckby Machine Knitters

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: February 9th 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

  • June 2025

    We are again delighted to welcome Erica Thomson, who will demonstrate embellishment using a sewing machine and/or overlocker. The newsletter is available here

  • May 2025 newsletter

    The May 12th meeting is forum-style and we have demos, PAT testing and a discussion about the club to look forward to.

  • April 2025

    Our meeting on the 14th is a discussion of cut and sew techniques, with a demonstration on cutting out with a projector.

  • Addition to March newsletter

    If you are looking for the crochet bunting pattern and could not access it via the link in the newsletter, this Ravelry link is more reliable Ravelry: Granny Bunting Triangles pattern by Lucy of Attic24

  • March 10th 2025 meeting

    An extended meeting featuring Bill King in the afternoon, preceded by taster sessions from 11 and other events. The newsletter is here

  • February 2025

    Our meeting on the 10th is forum-style with three mini presentations to choose from: Dorset button making, knitting to fit and plating. Newsletter here

  • Happy New Year

    Our first newsletter of 2025 is available here

  • December 2024

    Our meeting is on the 9th, the newsletter is here. Please bring items for our challenge/exhibition!

  • Calendar for 2025

    We are pleased to publish our calendar for next year

  • November meeting

    Our next meeting is on November 11th, and we will be looking at hand knitting patterns as a resource for machine knitting. Link to newsletter below: