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26 – 29 November 2015 The
Knitting and Stitching Show,
Harrogate International Centre,
Yorkshire UK is the most highly
regarded textiles fair in the UK. With
over 300 companies exhibiting, it’s
one of the largest knitting exhibitions
in the UK. Whatever your passion, this
craft event is the perfect place to find
inspiration, learn new sewing skills and
shop for all your essential knitting and
sewing supplies.
28 – 30 January 2016 The Creative
Craft Show, Sandown Park Exhibition
Centre, Esher UK is where you’ll
discover new craft ideas, meet
craft enthusiasts and catch up on
all things crafty. It’s the perfect
chance to stock up on popular
stitch and creative craft supplies for
quality stitch-craft including sewing,
embroidery, knitting and patchwork
as well as beading, scrap-booking
and much more.Shows and Fairs – Australia and New Zealand
14 – 15 November 2015 Stitch! and
Pages! Show, Southport Community
Centre, Southport QLD will focus on all
things needlecraft, covering patchwork,
quilting, embroidery, wool work and
more. Exhibitors will have everything
from supplies to kits and finished
goods. The Pages! show will also run
alongside the Stitch! show, focusing on
all things paper craft.
21 November 2015 Dreamers
Market – Christmas 2015, Riverside
Theatre, Parramatta NSW will display
new and exciting stores from a range
of artisans who design and create
genuine handmade products. Come
and indulge yourself with handmade
treats and treasures.
22 November 2015 Lardner Park
Christmas Market, Lardner Park
Exhibition Centre, Warragul VIC will
host a wonderful range of stalls with
an eclectic mix of textures, materials
and surfaces making up a huge range
of distinctive products all hand made
from original designs.
22 November 2015 Christmas Craft
Fair, Museum and Art Gallery of NT,
Darwin NT is the most anticipated
market event of the year by locals and
visitors. The market will feature 50
stalls selling original handmade work
across clothing, fabric, glass, jewellery,
mosaics, candles and art. This is an
artisans market, renowned for the
range and quality of craft for sale.
10 December 2015 Hornsby Craft
Fair – Christmas Special, Hornsby RSL
Club NSW is not to be missed by craft
lovers at Christmas time! The fair will
offer an array of quality craft stalls, art,
handmade jewellery and much more.
20 December 2015 Made by Hand
@ Bungendore, War Memorial Hall,
Bungendore NSW will feature a variety
of stalls, from hand-crafted items and
art to giftware, collectables, textiles
and hand knits, candles and pottery;
there is something for everyone.
6 February 2016 Rotary
Martinborough Fair, Medici Café,
Wellington NZ will showcase
products from the gifts and
handicrafts industry to the public.
More than 25,000 visitors are
expected to visit this local event.International Craft and Knitting Shows
Books
Essential Guide to Color Knitting
Techniques by Margaret Radcliffe
presents a world of colour techniques
in a single, comprehensive reference
that you will consult every time two
or more yarn colours are in play.
Knitters of every ability level will love
the colour-combining methods and
professional secrets revealed in this
book. Complete chapters on stripes,
stitch effects, advice for succeeding
with multicolour yarns, stranded
knitting, and intarsia cover the theory
and how-to behind each method as
well as offer creative solutions for
handling tangled yarn and estimating
yarn quantities of each colour, holding
on to all those ends, and employing
stunning finishing techniques.Warm Days Cool Knits by Corrina
Ferguson features 20 designs for
year-round knitting. In this gorgeous
collection of knitted garments and
accessories, up and coming designer
Corrina has designed knitwear
pieces appropriate for each season.
Through her choice of lightweight
yarns and bold colours, Corrina has
set these pieces apart from the
crowd of everyday knitted garments
and shown them off as a versatile
knitted warm weather wardrobe.Spring Knit Stitch Show Spring Knit Stitch Show