mcknitty’s blog Vox 2009-12-10T17:56:05Z mcknitty http://mcknitty.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00e398b567cc0001/ My City & Guilds Hand Knit info spot In The Loop conference September 2010 tag:vox.com,2009-12-06:asset-6a00e398b567cc00010123ddc64b4c860b 2009-12-06T14:22:25Z 2009-12-10T17:56:05Z mcknitty http://mcknitty.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom "In the Loop 2 is being planned and jointly organised with the Shetland Museum & Archives and will take place in Shetland 1st - 4th September 2010. We are hoping to capture the atmosphere and creativity of In the Loop 1 in this new location and h...

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]]> Penny's pattern tag:vox.com,2009-09-29:asset-6a00e398b567cc00010123ddcf9d99860d 2009-09-29T11:53:18Z 2009-10-02T15:36:26Z mcknitty http://mcknitty.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Student Penny has a gansey pattern and article in Yarn Forward (issue 18), it's in the shops now - rush out & buy it! Well done Penny! I really enjoyed the article too, it's well written & very interesting. I think you can be confident that they...

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]]> Vauxhall City Farm spinners & dyers tag:vox.com,2009-09-13:asset-6a00e398b567cc00010123ddb67433860c 2009-09-13T18:36:14Z 2009-09-13T21:56:28Z mcknitty http://mcknitty.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Vauxhall farm Vf handspun yarns Vf yarns 2 Vf handspun Vf handspun yarns Vf handspun & dyed hanks Vf dyestuffs Vf madder Vf stand 2

I met this lovely group of ladies just before I left. They run spinning & dyeing classes, and use fibre from the farm sheep (and llamas I think) and natural dyestuffs grown on the farm. This is a brilliant charity project and I hope to get over...

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]]> My I Knit weekender favourite suppliers tag:vox.com,2009-09-13:asset-6a00e398b567cc00010123ddca1f82860d 2009-09-13T17:26:12Z 2009-09-18T11:56:02Z mcknitty http://mcknitty.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Handspun stand Fibre factory tencel detail Fibre Factory handspun Roving for knitted felting Fibre factory handspun and dyed yarns 2 JPG Fibre factory handspun and dyed yarns Short wooden needles Stand with teacosies

The Fibre Factory, lovely yarns handspun and dyed by Julie Draper. The (green) tencel was so gorgeous. She was really nice & just loves spinning & dyeing. Her prices were reasonable for such a work intensive product. The Tencel handspun was pa...

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]]> Indigo dyeing tag:vox.com,2009-07-17:asset-6a00e398b567cc0001011016760b9a860c 2009-07-17T16:22:42Z 2009-07-26T11:11:02Z mcknitty http://mcknitty.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Yarn winding Tied fabric Removing from dyebath Just removed from dyebath Before oxidation Colour change 2 Colour change Colour changing Turned blue Cling film resist binding Fabrics Silk 2 Silk Cotton Indigo hanks Wool Unbound hanks Indigo fabric & hanks

Had a great time indigo dyeing at Sandra's on Thursday. It's so exciting to watch the unpromising greeny-yellow colour turn magically to a glorious blue as it hits the air & oxygen floods in. If you want to have a go Fibrecrafts sell kits. R...

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]]> Alix spinning on the 'Gormley plinth' in Trafalgar Square tag:vox.com,2009-07-13:asset-6a00e398b567cc0001011017ee305f860e 2009-07-13T08:08:36Z 2009-07-13T08:20:05Z mcknitty http://mcknitty.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom From 10pm - 11pm GMT Alix will be spinning, high up on the plinth in Trafalgar Square. Below is a link to watch this live and another tells you why she wanted to do it. For those of you who haven’t heard about it, it is a work of public perform...

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]]> Sue on Coriandr tag:vox.com,2009-06-24:asset-6a00e398b567cc0001011016a0bea9860d 2009-06-24T08:52:32Z 2009-06-24T10:51:17Z mcknitty http://mcknitty.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom "We got to be featured seller for this week on Coriandr, the British equivalent of Etsy - front page and everything...!" Well done Sue & Emily! See it here http://blog.coriandr.com/2009/06/22/featured-seller-%E2%80%93-22062009/

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]]> Garbled advert in Slip Knot tag:vox.com,2009-06-20:asset-6a00e398b567cc0001011017ded144860e 2009-06-20T19:06:37Z 2009-06-23T21:47:03Z mcknitty http://mcknitty.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Thank you to those of you who brought to my attention that the current edition of Slip Knot magazine (the Knit & Crochet Guild) has a large advertisment for my courses containing many typos and spelling mistakes.... I had cancelled my advertismen...

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]]> Paper making tag:vox.com,2009-04-07:asset-6a00e398b567cc0001011017b8634e860e 2009-04-07T19:21:31Z 2009-04-10T12:06:37Z mcknitty http://mcknitty.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Materials for impressing paper Paper 1 Embedded string Paper & lace Paper 2 Embossed paper & original surface Paper 3 String embossed paper String embossed paper reverse Gary paper Gary paper 2 Gary paper 3 Gary paper 4 Gary paper 5

I thought I'd show you a few of the paper samples I made on Saturday. I didn't want to just make sheets of plain paper (can buy those!) but some embossed sheets exploring the ideas of random textured marks in sand that I can put in my sand marks ...

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]]> On the beach tag:vox.com,2009-04-07:asset-6a00e398b567cc0001011015f7f8d1860b 2009-04-07T09:58:36Z 2009-04-10T15:13:37Z mcknitty http://mcknitty.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Beach with tracks Beach stripes Sand prints 2 Sand print 3 Sand prints Sand print 6 Sand print 5 Sand stripes Sand stripes 2 Sand tyre track Sand stripes 4 Sand stripes 3 Sand prints 6 Sand track stripes Tonal stripes NG pic Sea stripes Planks Stacked painted planks Plank ends

Decided it was such a lovely morning that I must go for a beach walk before sitting at the computer all day. So pleased I did, the earth movers (lots of work building groynes this winter) were putting the sand back where it belongs and the tracks...

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