caithnesscraftcollective
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Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
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Scotch Tweed is a small family textiles firm based in the Scottish Borders. Run by Angela with a huge amount of technical and know how support from her Dad, Gerald - they have a wealth of experience in the weaving and textile trade - over 57 years to be exact!!
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The website is currently undergoing a bit of a refurb and update so not all the products are showing at the moment - if in doubt get in touch!
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Blether
The Taste of Words, whats your favourite flavour? The soft and round words or the sharp and bitter?
Wots e Craic
Tour de Fleece starts 1 July
Book Review
Magical Shetland Lace Shawls to Knit by Elizabeth Lovick
Coming Up
Perth - 10 September 2017
Cheshire Marthall Village Hall 1 October 2017
Loch Ness Knit Fest - 13-15 October 2017
Loch Ness Knit Fest charity drive this year -
The Queen Mother’s Clothing Guild (founded in 1882) do a remarkable amount for causes across the UK. Charities local to us that have benefitted from the Guild include Women’s Aid, Raigmore Hospital, Highland Hospice, Horseback UK and CHAS Children’s Hospice.
So what do they do?
The Queen Mother’s Clothing Guild collect knitted items (as well as bed linen, anoraks and other items) from generous crafters like you and distribute them across all their charity partners after packing and sorting in the autumn. Incredibly, they manage to gather around 20,000+ items annually for those in need.
And how can you help?
We’ll that’s just the thing. Without people like you, who love to knit, the charity wouldn’t achieve such great things that genuinely aid so many across the country. So we challenge you to get those knitting needles in action and help us add to the collection of crafted wonders.
The items that they’re most in need of are…
hats, gloves, scarves and socks for men, women and children
Premature baby clothing
Baby clothing
Pram or cot blankets
Knee rugs
Bed blankets
So if you’re an avid knitter and able to help, we’d love to hear from you. Or if you’re a beginner, a simple knitted square or two will do and we can transform these into beautiful blankets.
This Knit-A-Long is about the participation and sharing of finished objects. A few prizes will be awarded to people that post in the associated threads in our Ravelry Group ‘Loch Ness Knit Fest Chat’. Exact details will be confirmed but we will award prizes for:
Most helpful and congenial
Most prolific crafter
Best team effort
Most Highlander – themed
Random prize draw
To show just how marvellous you are, we would like to display your finished objects at the festival and present them to the Guild so please send them to:
Loch Ness Knit Fest Ltd. 8 High Street Invergorden Scotland IV18 OET
Me Me Meeee Section
Dragonflies Rising by Helen Stewart
Newale Cardigan by Cecily Glowik Macdonald
Paving Mitts by Ellen M Silva
Croft Hoose by Ella Gordon
Mystery Knit along by Kirsten Kapur
Shoppy Section
www.etsy.com/shop/caithnesscraft
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Louise Hunt on Ravelry CaithnessCraft on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest
www.caithnesscraftcollective.podbean.com
Sunday Jun 04, 2017
Sunday Jun 04, 2017
Sandy calls all Snails Bob.
Listen to this episodes Blether to find out why its better not to be a snail. Look beyond the algorithm.
Wots e Craic
Kirsten Kapur's Mystery Shawl - Sign up - Through the Loops group on Ravelry as it starts on 15 June
Amanda B Collins has a new ebook of patterns out called Shifting Horizons and at only £10 it is a steal.
MeadowYarns have a wonderful new yarn range out with brilliant names http://www.meadowyarn.co.uk/
Retreat
Full run down on the retreat. Also an announcement.
UnKal
Now finished and announcement of winners - now, go do something with them projects. I've picked mine back up.
Coming Up
Perth Festival of Yarn 10 September
Cheshire 1 October
Loch Ness - 13 - 15 October
Me Me Me
Brioche Hat by Wendy Easton
Puffin by Sue Stratford
Ripple Hat by Linda Johnson
Fireflies Rising by Helen Stewart
Zastruga by Maddie Harvey
Drams
12 year old Single Malt Old Pulteney with our special guests Ellen and Lisa
Shoppy Section
www.etsy.com/shop/caithnesscraft
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Louise Hunt on Ravelry, Caithness Craft Collective Group on Ravelry, CaithnessCraft on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest
www.caithnesscraftcollective.podbean.com