Dear Readers
There’s a good feeling in the air this month, as more clubs go back to meeting in person and one in particular is hosting an exhibition of their work. Elaine Cater told me about the flurry of activity at the West London Knitters: Machine, Hand & Other Textile Crafts. The dates are from 10th June until 8th July and members will be showing off the knitting, crochet and felting they’ve done over the past couple of years. If you live or travel in that part of London, do visit the Open Ealing Art Centre at Unit 14 Dickens Yard, Ealing, London W5 2TD. Elaine will happily pass on details if you email her at info@elainecater.com and all other club details are on Page 58.
Now we’re in British Summer Time, Leicestershire Machine Knitters have restarted their evening meetings and we’ve added Knitting Stitches in Stevenage to our Clubs Directory. The Bath branch of the KCG is holding a Regional Day in June and the KCG Convention will be held from 16th to 18th September. We’ve had news that a scaled-back Shetland Wool Week will be going ahead in person this year, with the intention of delivering it, in full, for 2023. One disappointment for many is that there will be no Woolfest 2022. For the past two years, there have been online events, but the organisers have decided there will not be a Woolfest 2022, either live or online. Much has changed at the Livestock Centre near Cockermouth, so the organisers think the time has come to re-invent, re-design and re-imagine the format. I guess that’s what we’ve all had to do these past two years.
It’s been good to catch up with Pam Wigglesworth, as she’s taken over the Metropolitan Correspondence Courses previously run by Carol Hocknell. The arrangements were made two years ago, but it’s only now we’re all starting to find some sort of ‘new normal’. The good news is that Pam has updated everything, as well as adding more pictures and content and she now offers six courses.
1) Single bed work on every gauge of all Japanese machines.
2) The ribber attachment for every gauge of all Japanese machines.
3) Passap and Pfaff Duo and E6000 machines.
4) All Silver Reed and Knitmaster electronic machines.
5) All Brother electronic machines.
6) DesignaKnit 8 and 9.
The courses have been widely acclaimed by new and experienced knitters alike. They’re available for knitters all over the world and there’s no pressure, with two years to complete a course. Pam will send you full details of all the courses if you email her at pamwigg1489@gmail.com
Let’s now look forward to Sally-Ann’s ‘flaming June’ and knit happy.
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