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Knitting and Weaving Global Networks: Fabulous Fair Trade Natural Fibres
Date of Event:- 17, 18 and 26 - 7 November
Time of Event:- 2-5pm
Run by:- Judith Condor-Vidal, member of the Oxford Fair Trade Coalition
Place of Event:- OXFORD UNIVERSITY,BOTANIC GARDEN ROSE LANE There is an entrance fee £3 to the gardens - the event is free.
Tel No of Place:- 01865 286690
Tel No Before Event:- 01865 558114
Email for Event:- judith@tradingfordevelopment.co.uk; info@tradingfordevelopment.co.uk
Aim for Event:- 2009 is UN Natural Fibres Year
Come and celebrate!
Exhibition of Fair Trade Natural Fibres (wool, alpaca, silk, organic cotton,...) and work by producers affiliated to WFTO, World Fair Trade Organisation.
Bring your knitting needles, be inspired, send messages, patterns. Learn&share dreams!
HAVE FUN
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10% discount week
Date of Event:- 12-19 October 2009
Time of Event:- All Week
Run by:- Sandra Sell
Place of Event:- The Wool Cabin 28 High Street Clacton Essex
Tel No of Place:- 01255 428352
Tel No Before Event:-
Email for Event:- sandra_woolcabin@hotmail.com
Aim for Event:- To promote National Knitting week in our area, we are offering 10% discount to all customers who spend over £5.Please print this page to claim your discount
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KNIT for FUN @ Knitshop
Date of Event:- 12-19th October
Time of Event:- 10am-6pm
Run by:- Julieta @knitshop.co.uk
Place of Event:- Knitshop, 326 Lee High Road, Lee Green, SE13 5PJ
Tel No of Place:- 020 8463 0710
Tel No Before Event:- 020 8463 0710
Email for Event:- fairs@knitshop.co.uk
Aim for Event:- Knit and have fun! Beginners Knitting and crochet classes, Pattern help, demonstration of giant knitting needles, recycled knitting, display of vintage knitted garments and much more - Knit and have fun!
For more information, schedule, location etc please visit http//:fairs.knitshop.co.uk
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KTog3
Date of Event:- 18th October
Time of Event:- 1300hrs- 1700rs
Run by:- East Dartmoor TeaShop Knitters (Terri Bate)
Place of Event:- Ilsington Village Hall, Ilsington TQ13 website: http://www.ilsingtonvillagehall.co.uk/
Tel No of Place:- -
Tel No Before Event:- 07595736489
Email for Event:- tutley.mutley@gmail.com
Aim for Event:- This will be our third KTog: exhibition of knitted and crocheted goodies, stitch n'bitch cafe, stalls and local traders, spinning, knitting and crocheting workshops, fibrey raffle and lots of fun.
We hope to make a donation to the knitting week charity Bliss again this year.
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Stroud Charity Knitters
Date of Event:- 12-19 October
Time of Event:- Display
Run by:- Anne Drew
Place of Event:- 5a Lansdown
Tel No of Place:- 01453 764355
Tel No Before Event:- 01453 825603
Email for Event:-
Aim for Event:- David Drew MP knitted a hat for the Save the Children 'Knit One, Save One' campaign & launched it as a charity event in the constituency collecting over 10,000 hats. Since then knitters have knitted for Operation Christmas Child, Algerian Action and Macmillan Cancer Support. Celebration in window.
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Go Knit!
Date of Event:- October
Time of Event:- 9-5.30pm daily
Run by:- Seasalt
Place of Event:- Seasalt
1 Church Street
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 3DN
Tel No of Place:-
Tel No Before Event:-
Email for Event:- chloe@seasaltcornwall.co.uk
Aim for Event:- We are calling all knitters to knit us scarves for our charity window, we will then sell them with all proceeds going to support the Bumblebee Conservation Society! If you would like to help please send us a scarf or visit our website for more information: wwww.seasaltcornwall.co.uk
Thank you!
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KTOG3
Date of Event:- 18th October 2009
Time of Event:- 1300hrs - 1700hrs
Run by:- East Dartmoor Teashop Knitters
Place of Event:- Ilsington Village Hall TQ13 9RG.
Tel No of Place:-
Tel No Before Event:- 01646277570
Email for Event:- telbate@gmail.com
Aim for Event:- This will be our third KTOG - We'll have the usual exhibition of knitted goodies and yarn market (with Spin a Yarn, Alpaca UK, yarnaddict Anni + Claire Crompton). You can have a go at knitting, crochet, spinning. There will be refreshments in the s&b cafe and a raffle. Fun, charity and teaching!
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Long Buckby Machine Knitters Knit & Natter
Date of Event:- Saturday 17th october
Time of Event:- 10.30am until 4pm
Run by:- Long Buckby Machine Knitters
Place of Event:- Community Centre, Station Road, Long Buckby, Northampton, NN6 7QB
Tel No of Place:-
Tel No Before Event:- 01327 842335
Email for Event:- w.p.piper@talk21.com
Aim for Event:- For hand & machine knitters,activites include machine knitting clinic,tunisian crochet,machine knitted socks,Whizzy knitting,Uppingham yarns-hand and machine knitting yarns for sale,knitsnbits-used machine knitting items for sale.Charity knitting trauma teddies.
Entrance £5 including tea and coffee
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Sketty Library Knitting Group
Date of Event:- 16.10.2009
Time of Event:- 5 pm until 7pm
Run by:- Kathryn Tucker/ Julie Emmanuel
Place of Event:- Sketty Library
Vivian Road
Sketty
Swansea
sa2 oun
Tel No of Place:- 01792 20204
Tel No Before Event:- 01792 202024
Email for Event:- kathryn.tucker@swansea.gov.uk
Aim for Event:- Learn to knit, get help with a knitting problem or just bring along uour current project for a chat with other knitters.Our group will continue every Friday.
If you are not already a member you can also join the library and gain access to all that Swansea Libraries has to offer.
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knitone read oneand fenstanton knitters and natters
Date of Event:- 14th october
Time of Event:- 2-00pm -6-45pm
Run by:- jean ding
Place of Event:- st ives library
Tel No of Place:-
Tel No Before Event:- 01480 498221
Email for Event:- jeanding@talktalk.net
Aim for Event:- to made people aware of the knitting clubs in and around st ives.
to knit baby items for Bliss.
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Knitting for Bliss
Date of Event:- All week
Time of Event:- various times
Run by:- Lauraine
Place of Event:- at all the knitting groups I visit in the Moray Area I will be involving the ladies in knitting for Bliss which we currently do anyway
Tel No of Place:-
Tel No Before Event:- 07902936031
Email for Event:- laurainescrafts@hotmail.co.uk
Aim for Event:- Lauraine's Crafts is a mobile craft shop operating in Moray and we will be asking all the knitting groups we visit to specially knit for Bliss this week with everything being donated to the local hopsitals which we currently support anyway. Full details can be found at www.mobilecrafts.co.uk
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Disclaimer
Knitting magazine is delighted to host this list of events during and associated with National Knitting Week,
but cannot be held responsible for the events posted by individuals, groups and organisations on this site.
Before travelling to take part in an event, please contact the organiser.
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