Meg Crowther, Independent Knitwear Designer

Thursday, 18th July 2013

Our Guest Speaker for this evening was Meg Crowther who gave a very interesting talk and slideshow on 'Finishing Touches for Hand Knitting'.

Meg spoke about different stitch shapes, joining methods for seams, hems and edges, applied trims including i-cord , how different stitches affect the finished fabric, blocking and tensions; how mood and air temperature when handknitting can affect tension and that different colours of the same yarn can sometimes give different tension results.

Meg's designs can be seen on Ravelry http://www.ravelry.com/designers/meg-crowther

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Members' Meeting, Thursday 4 July 2013

Club members were treated to a huge selection of yarns as well as knitting books, patterns and magazines from the sales table.

Highlights from the meeting -

• The topic of Liz Holness's talk/demo on 17th October, will be changed from Cut & Sew to Machine Maintenance. This will help get our machines ready for the winter knitting season.

• Knit-in Week-end will be on Saturday/Sunday 5th/6th October. Cost approx. £18 for 2 days, £10 for 1 day (dependent on numbers).

• Summer Get-together, Thursday 15^th August (7 for 7.30pm) We’re now collecting names. Cost £5.

• Starting in September, there will be a monthly competition during each of our Members' meetings.

There will be 3 classes for your entries (beginners, advanced/experienced, other crafts)

Entries to be placed on the table anonymously.

During the evening all members will *vote for their favourite item in each class.

Each club member to take 3 tiddlywinks (1 for each class)
During the tea break, the winners will be announced.

Our Show & tell items