Spring Programme 2017

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Spring Programme
2017
Don’t miss our latest
Rowan fashion show with Martin Storey
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SPRING NEWSLETTER 2017
Dear Friends
Address: 26 Fore Street
While writing this newsletter in November, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AD
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for the winter and that Christmas is dry,
sunny and cold, a perfect time to enjoy
our beautiful winter knits.

SPIN A YARN FASHION SHOW –
21 FEBRUARY
First exciting news is that Martin Storey is
to host another Fashion Show for Spin A
Yarn at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen on
Tuesday, 21 February 2017. This will start
as usual at 6.00pm with a welcome drink,
followed by a full evening meal and fashion
show. In addition to Rowan samples Martin
will be bringing along samples from three
of his recent books, More Fairisle Knits,
Scandinavian Knits and Afghan Knits.
WORKSHOPS
We are very excited about our Spring/
Summer schedule as we have lots of new
workshops for you.
These include Brioche Knitting and Celtic
Cables with Claire Crompton and Orenburg
and Shetland shawl workshops with Anniken
while Alison Crowther Smith is teaching us
how to make the most of Kidsilk Haze and
similar yarns. We also have two Design a Sweater
workshops with both Claire and Anniken –
We’ve noticed that lots of our Scandinavian one a simple classic sweater and the other
customers knit in the round and then cut a top-down sweater. Crochet enthusiasts
the knitting to make a cardigan. Anniken have not been neglected either, as Diane
is demonstrating this slightly scary (but is hosting a special Amigurumi workshop
exciting!) technique. and Claire is showing us how to Design a
Crochet Shawl.
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Also by request there is another Natural
Dyeing Workshop at Mill Farm.
We’re most excited that wonderful textile
artist Sue Lewis has agreed to teach a Wet
Felted Landscapes workshop for the first
time ever! This is a two part course.
On the first day you will learn how to
wet-felt a landscape (see right) and during
the second day you learn the finishing
techniques to create contours and detail with
a sewing machine.
ANNUAL SALE STARTS TUESDAY,
10 JANUARY 2017
“LETS KNIT” YARN SHOP
Spin A Yarn’s famous January Sale starts on
AWARDS were presented again and
Tuesday, 10 January 2017. As is traditional,
we achieved second in the South West of
all yarns and accessories currently in the
England, only beaten by a Bristol shop again.
shop will be discounted by 10%. Loyalty
We are determined to be the top shop next
Card Holders will be rewarded by 20% off all
time! Thank you all for voting for us. Look
yarns and accessories in stock. This is the
out for the 2017 voting – opening
perfect time to buy those beautiful
in July-vote at www.letsknit.co.uk/
luxury yarns that you
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have been coveting for
the past few months!
SPIN A YARN PATTERNS
One of our customers (and short-term
OPENING HOURS
employee) Heather Firby recently
OVER CHRISTMAS
graduated from Chelsea Art College
We are open up to and
and we are delighted that she has
including Christmas Eve
designed for us a simple sweater
but are then shut until
called Trendlebere and new cardigan
Tuesday, 3 January 2017.
which will be available soon.
We reopen that day at

10.00am. This is usually a
LOVE YOUR YARN SHOP DAY
very busy day for workshop bookings. Don’t
This fun day and informative day will be
forget to telephone quickly if you find there
happening again in May. Other special
is a workshop that you want to do. Lots of
celebrations and flash sales will be held
them fill up very fast.
during this season.
Best wishes from
So don’t miss out, please let us have a
Joyce, Ali, Patsy, Esther, Jane, Diane, Gill,
contact email for you.
Terri & Lizzie xxxxxxxxx
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SPRING WORKSHOPS 2017
CLAIRE CROMPTON WORKSHOPS SELL OUT VERY FAST!
Don’t forget to ring as soon as you
WORKSHOPS
get your new schedule! Participants
of workshops receive a voucher
Claire Crompton is an international cross
entitling them to 10% or 15% discount
stitch & knitwear designer and author of on all yarns and accessories. These
numerous books, the most famous of discount vouchers can be used on the
which is “The Knitters Bible” workshop day and during the month
after the workshop. We have all the
PROFESSIONAL FINISHING yarn and needles in stock that you
need for your workshops!
TECHNIQUES
It is often the finishing details that make the
difference to a garment, and this workshop DESIGN A KNITTED SWEATER
will show you techniques to make sure
Design your own sweater based
your garment has a professional finish. You
will learn how easy it is to sew up all your on a basic pattern that we will NEW!
customise for you.
unfinished projects using mattress stitch.
The basic pattern is a set-in
Topics include: How to sew up various
sleeve sweater with long sleeves and
styles of garment, mattress stitch, blocking
round neck, worked in stocking stitch and
and pressing pieces, shaping to make
DK yarn. You will learn how to adjust the
sewing up easier, picking up stitches,
pattern to your measurements and how to
buttonholes and more.
change the neck shape, add waist shaping
You will need: make four identical samples and turn the sweater into a cardigan. We
of stocking stitch to measure 10cm x 10cm will also explore how to add a lace or cable
(4in x 4in), using a light coloured, smooth panel to the sweater and how to work it in a
aran or chunky yarn. stitch pattern or Fair Isle pattern.
If you usually work the edge stitches Topics include: using basic maths to
differently (slipping or knitting on every row), write a pattern, estimating yarn quantities,
please work them the same as the rest of working out pattern repeats.
the row. Don’t press or steam any of the
You will need: bring a sweater that is a
samples and don’t sew in the yarn ends.
good fit (you will base your measurements
Bring plenty of your yarn for knitting and on this), pens/pencils and a calculator. Also
sewing up. Bring along an unfinished project any design ideas for neck styles or stitches
for help and advice. you would like to use.
Dates: Friday, 3 February 2017 Date: Friday 17th February 2017
Time: 10.00 – 4.00pm Time: 10.00 – 4.00pm
Price: £49.00 Price: £49.00
(includes home-cooked food and tea-time treats) (includes home-cooked food and tea-time treats)
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SPRING WORKSHOPS 2017
BRIOCHE KNITTING
NEW!
One of the most popular
current techniques with
designers using it to great
effect, brioche knitting creates a thick,
reversible ribbed fabric, ideal for cosy
garments and accessories. You will begin
with a sample of the basic one-colour stitch
and explore how increases and decreases
can be decorative as well as functional.
Progress onto two-colour brioche for which
you will use double-pointed or circular
needles. Add more colours or use a colour
change yarn for shading effects. Learn
MODULAR OR PATCHWORK
the best cast on and off methods, how to
count stitches and rows, read a pattern and KNITTING (from squares to shells)
interpret abbreviations. Using the samples,
you can begin a scarf or cowl, or a more This workshop is suitable for beginners,
advanced slouchy beret or pull-on hat. as well as knitters who have tried modular
knitting before.
Topics include: basic brioche, increasing,
decreasing, fixing mistakes and dropped Modular knitting (aka mitred squares or
stitches. domino knitting) is a great patchwork
technique, and easy to learn. Shapes are
You will need: yarns for working samples joined together as you knit so no seams
(DK ot thicker) in at least two colours, to sew and stunning colour effects can
needles to match plus circular or double be created. You will progress from a basic
pointed needles for two-colour brioche. square to shells, strips, triangles, hexagons
and more. Experiment with colour, join the
You can also bring along any brioche
shapes together to construct accessories
pattern to try.
and garments.
Date: Friday, 3 March 2017 Topics include: knitting the shapes, joining
techniques, designing with modular knitting.
Time: 10.00 – 4.00pm
You will need: plenty of yarn in different
Price: £49.00
thicknesses with suitable needles. You can
(includes home-cooked food and tea-time treats) also bring along any modular pattern that
you would like to try.
Date: Friday 17 March 2017
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Price: £49.00
(includes home-cooked food and tea-time treats)
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SPRING WORKSHOPS 2017
DESIGN A CROCHET
SHAWL NEW!
The original freeform crochet,
Irish crochet is a collection of motifs joined
with a background of chain and picot mesh.
We will explore flowers, leaves, sprigs,
stems and combine them into a shawl or
scarf. You can work in thin lace or 4ply yarn
to create a soft romantic effect or go big
and use bolder yarns for a modern update.
Use one colour or several; ideal for using
up stash yarns. During the workshop you
will crochet samples, exploring different
CELTIC CABLES
combinations of motifs and colours so you
NEW!
can continue your shawl at home. This is a workshop for anyone
Topics include: motifs, background who enjoys working cables and
connecting stitches, arranging the motifs wants to add a new twist to traditional
into a shawl or scarf. methods. Closed-ring cables use special
increases and decreases to bring the cable
You will need: stash yarns for sampling, or ribs together to form a ring. Cables can be
to start a project bring a minimum of 1000 worked to create intricate Celtic knots and
metres of yarn or buy what you need on interesting spirals too. In the workshop, you
the day, plus hooks to match the yarn (the will work samples to create the basic closed
metreage and hook size will be on the ball ring and then go on to work different cables,
band). individual Celtic knots and spirals. You will
use the samples to design a panel to knit
into an aran-weight sweater pattern (I will
Date: Friday 7th April 2017 supply this) or add to a throw, bag, scarf or
Time: 10.00 – 4.00pm other accessories.
Price: £49.00 Topics include: reading cable charts,
closed ring increases and decreases,
(includes home-cooked food and tea-time treats) combining several cables into a panel,
adapting the sweater pattern.
You will need: aran weight yarns in a light
colour for working the samples, needles to
match, cable needle
Date: Friday 28th April 2017
Time: 10.00 – 4.00pm
Price: £49.00
(includes home-cooked food and tea-time treats)
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INTERVIEW MARTIN STOREY
What’s your earliest interior, vintage fairs but I
memory of knitting? would say that my greatest
knitting inspiration was
My earliest knitting memory
Patricia Roberts. Her
would be at my village
patterns really taught me the
infant school, making
intricacies of making texture
[badly knitted!] garter stitch
and colour. It was purely
scarves and dishcloths!
based on a Patricia Roberts
However, I just loved the
design I knitted in the early
whole process though
1980’s, that I gained a place
little did I know then that I
at Art School.
would make a career out of
knitting! If you could design a
pattern for a famous
How would you define the
person (alive or not!) who
Martin Storey style?
would that be? my cable coat design from
Hard to define one’s style Magazine 60 - Umbra in
A difficult one to answer.
but I would say a little Hemp Tweed.
So many famous people
bit of fashion mixed with
to choose from! At this What are you knitting
interesting cable and
moment in time, I would currently?
colourwork textures. I
say that I’d happily design
studied for a degree in for my favourite male actor I’m currently knitting
fashion so my work tends Mark Rylance and favourite swatches for a brochure in a
to nod in that direction. I’m actress Claire Foye. They new Rowan yarn - a tweed-
less about the technical were both absolutely look yarn with cashmere.
knit and more about a sublime in the BBC drama, It knits up beautifully. All
really good wearable Wolf Hall. will be revealed in July
shape in a fabulous stitch 2017…….!
or colourwork design. If you weren’t a designer,
Something with real impact. what would you be? What’s your knitting
nightmare?
What are your favourite As a child, I always wanted
knitting tools and to be a dancer - particularly Raglan sleeves! I still
gadgets? ballet - but didn’t have the struggle with the maths, but
courage to pursue a dance somehow or other I manage
My most favourite knitting career. However, I’m very, to make them work.
tools are my set of 25 cm
very happy to have gone What’s your favourite
Knitpro, Symphonie Wood
down the knitting route Rowan yarn?
Single Pointed Needles -
not Circular! Perfect for What’s your favourite ever Currently it would be the
knitting swatches on the go. pattern? Hemp Tweed. It works
Who (or what) is your Again another very difficult so brilliantly in cable
greatest inspiration? question to answer! I and colourwork and is a
usually say one of my latest pleasure to knit with. Its
I tend to find inspiration designs and that would be colour range is also very
from many sources, fashion, beautiful.
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SPRING WORKSHOPS 2017
DESIGN A MARKET
BAG USING MAGIC NEW!
BALL YARN
Make your own multi-coloured, multi-
textured ball of yarn and use it to knit a
spacious market bag. We will work the bag
in linen stitch, which makes a non-stretchy
fabric and merges together the colours and
textures of the yarn. The bag is worked on a
circular needle but has the option of straight
needles if you’re not confident with circular.
The magic ball yarn is also a great way to
use up oddments of yarn, no matter how
short, and can also be used for any type of
SWEATER REFASHIONING Fair Isle, intarsia or modular knitting, leaving
the yarn to make the colour decisions for
A workshop for anyone who has knitted a you. During the workshop, you will make
garment that doesn’t quite fit; maybe it’s up a small magic ball and work a sample of
too loose or too tight, too short or sleeves linen stitch. You will then begin the bag to
too long. Bring along those garments that continue it at home.
you love but aren’t quite right. Learn how to
Topics include: combining colours, shading
make them fit, by altering the length, adding
colours from dark to light, combining
waist shaping, changing the neckline,
different thicknesses of yarn together, linen
adding sleeves, shortening sleeves, adding
stitch, adapting the market bag pattern in
ribs, removing ribs etc. Also, you learn how
size or handle length.
to alter a pattern so you knit exactly what
you want. Learn how to extend the life of a You will need: many stash yarns, bringing
garment by refashioning it; change it from a every colour you have or choosing a palette
sweater to a cardigan, add embellishments, (for examples, shades of a single colour
borders and more. in several thicknesses and textures, or
hot bright colours, or natural colours etc),
Topics include: lengthening, shortening,
a range of knitting needles (straight and
adding or reducing width, altering the neck,
circular) to suit the yarns. If you struggle
fixing mistakes
with finding yarns, I have plenty!
You will need: existing garment(s) to alter,
a pattern to alter. Bring yarn needles and
Date: Friday 23rd June 2017
scissors.
Time 10.00 – 4.00pm
Date: Friday 12 May 2017 Price: £49.00
Time: 10.00 – 4.00pm (includes home-cooked food and tea-time treats)
Price: £49.00
(includes home-cooked food and tea-time treats)
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