28 August 2007
The build up to the UK's National Knitting Week 2007 has begun!
The dates for this exciting event in the knitting calendar are 13 - 21 October 2007, kicking off with the Knitting & Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace, London.
National Knitting Week is a chance to celebrate the world of knit and purl and yarn crafts in general. Why not teach a friend to knit or stage a charity knit-in?
Embrace the world of needles and wool! Spread the word - the countdown is on!
You can find lots more info on the National Knitting Week web site, courtesy of Knitting Institute in assocation with Knitting magazine.
9 November 2006
QuiltArtLugano 2007
1-2-3 June 2007 - 1st Quilt Festival, Lugano, Switzerland
An exciting new artistic and cultural event takes place in the beautiful Ticino
town of Lugano in June 2007. Organised by a group of women who are active in textile art, the Festival will include:
- events to promote and develop contemporary and traditional textile art
- exhibitions of Swiss and foreign artists in several locations within Lugano
and Montagnola
- annual meeting of the Swiss Patchwork Association
- workshops and courses
- an international competition, and competitions for schoolchildren and for local artists.
- charity sales of Fabric Art cards
- trade stalls selling textile art materials
Deadline for entry in the international competition is 31 December 2006
QuiltArtLugano web site
