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Your crochet
COMMUNITY
2nd April
Learn to Crochet,
Purl and Jane, Skipton
Anybody wanting to learn to crochet
can pop along to Purl and Jane and
learn the basics in this supportive
workshop. Tickets are £60 and this
included gorgeous yarn, hook, pattern
refreshments and a home-cooked lunch!
http://www.purlandjane.co.uk18th-19th April
Spring into Wool Fest,
The Grammar School, Leeds
This positively jam-packed festival of yarn
has an exhibitor list that will make any yarn
lover hot under the collar. Weekend tickets
start at £8.50 with concessions available.
http://www.springintowool.co.uk23rd April
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Tunsian Crochet Workshop,
Black Sheep Wools, Warrington
If you have ever wanted to learn Tunisian
Crochet this is the workshop for you.
Lead by Lynne Rowe, and from 9.30am-
12.30pm, you will be taught Tunisian
crochet stitches and techniques all only
for £29.95 including refreshments, all the
yarn needed for the class and a discount
to use in store.
http://www.blacksheepwools.comDon’t f rget!FIBRE FEST
With over 50 vendors including Allium
Threads and Down Sheepy Lane, alongside
tempting food stalls, Cornwall is the
place to be for an exciting and inclusive
festival from 9th – 10th May. The festival is
organised by Lucy from Purl A Row based
in Lostwithiel and will feature quiet opening
times, quiet areas and all stands are easily
accessible for all. Cornish Fibre Festival will
take place at the illustrious Royal Cornwall
Showground in Wadebridge Cornwall and
tickets are available from £10, but entrance
is free to carers and under 16s.
http://www.cornishfi brefestival.comWORLD AUSTISM AWARENESS WEEK
30th March – 5th April marks World Autism Awareness Week and to help raise awareness
The National Austism Society is encouraging kind crocheters to help bring to light the daily
struggles autistic children face. The Trummies are six colourful characters with vibrant
personalities and they display characteristics that autistic children can have. The idea and
original Trummies cushions were created by Kelly Barrett from Swansea, a supporter of
the National Autism Society, to start a conversation about autism and to help improve
understanding. To get involved, visit http://www.autism.org.uk/get-involvedWONDERFUL
COLLECTIVE
CREATIVITY
Developed to
promote the
market for Welsh
wool and natural
fi bres, Wonderwool is at the Royal
Welsh Showground, Builth Wells over
the weekend of 25th –26th April. Now
in its 15th year, it has grown in scale
and popularity alongside the surge in
interest in knitting, crochet, felting and
textile crafts and won ‘best event in
Mid Wales’ in the inaugural Mid Wales
Tourism Awards. This year it also features
two stunning and unique exhibitions – a
collection of knitted and crocheted maps
and a zany, hand crafted interpretation of
Alice in Wonderwool!
http://www.wonderwoolwales.co.uk