Yarningham in pictures

Here are a few photographs from Yarningham.  All images by Katja Ogrin

Yarningham Exhibitors – There’s More Than Just Yarn

In our final feature on our Yarningham exhibitors, today we look at everything BUT the yarn.

First up we have scissors and cases from Beyond Measure

Next, hand made project bags from Owl About Yarn.

Stitch Solihull will have the new mini interchangeable needles from Hiya Hiya

And finally beautiful shawl pins from Textile Garden

So with only a couple of days to go until the Yarningham marketplace opens (eek!) we hope that we’ve given you a flavour of what will be on offer.

You can find out about all of our Yarningham exhibitors here.

Tickets for Yarningham are £5 in advance or £7 on the door.

Yarningham Exhibitors – Luxury

Today we are featuring some more of our Yarningham exhibitors.

Our third category is Luxury.

First up is Fig Tree Yarns, a Jersey based shop that stocks yarns from the USA and UK.

The Fibre Company, Road to China, 65% Baby Alpaca, 15% Silk, 10% Camel, 10% Cashmere, 50g, 63m

Whimzy, Sokkusu O Max, Colours of the Universe, 100% superwash merino, 150g 495m

And finally we’ll be selling sumptuous Dye for Yarn on the Stitches and Hos stand.

Dye For Yarn, Mulberry Silk, 100% silk, 100g, 750m

Colours from l-r Periwinkle on its way to Paradise, Peacock Butterfly Taking a Dirt Nap, Spilled Raspberry Smoothie, Dolphin in my Whirlpool, Ground Sapphire, Poisoned by Love and Splitted Lime

You can find out more about all of our Yarningham exhibitors here.

Tickets for Yarningham are £5 in advance (more on the door) and can be bought here.

Pre Yarningham Hootenanny

Hey everyone. Just a reminder of our pre Yarningham get together. It is being held on the 15th July at 19.30 at the British Oak pub – which coincidentally is a 2 minute walk from the Yarningham venue! We will be sitting and knitting and getting to know people so come along and meet us all!

Yarningham Raffle Star Prizes

I am extremely excited to announce the star prizes for our Yarningham raffle.

Our first star prize is a bundle of 2 skeins

L-R Dye For Yarn, Mulberry Silk in Dolphin in my Whirlpool colour way 100% silk, 750m

Canon Hand Dyes, William Merino Gradient in Selfridges colour way, 75% merino, 25% nylon 460 yds.

There are only 12 cakes of the Canon Hand Dyes Selfridges colour way in existence and there won’t be any more.

 

Our second star prize is 2 alpaca fleeces from Animal Encounters.  Cookies and Cream have donated their fleeces so that one lucky person will be able to spin, weave or dye 100% alpaca fleece into something truly unique.

To be in with a chance of winning the star prizes or any of the other raffle prizes you’ll need to buy a raffle ticket at Yarningham.  Raffle tickets cost £1 each or £4 for 5.  Winners will be drawn on Monday 18 July.

Canon Hand Dyes – Yarningham Exclusive

We are very excited to share with you some very special yarn.

Stitches and Hos commissioned Amy of Canon Hand Dyes to produce 3 exclusive colourways based on images of Birmingham exclusively for Yarningham.

So drum roll please

Selfridges, William Merino Gradient, 75% merino 25% nylon, 460yds

Top – Brick by Brick, Lewis MCN Sock, 80% merino 10% cashmere 10% nylon, 395yds

Botttom – Parks and Gardens, Lewis MCN Sock, 80% merino 10%cashmere 10% nylon, 395yds

We are over the moon with the amazing job Amy has done at recreating our pictures in yarn.  It’s going to be difficult to part with.

Canon Hand Dyes exclusive colourways will be available on the Stitches and Hos stall in the Yarningham marketplace.

For more information and to book tickets visit the Yarningham website here.

Yarningham brochures

Our Yarningham brochures have arrived.

A big thanks to Ben Javens for designing the layout.  Another big thanks to Kirsten McTeer who has donated a sock pattern called ‘Bournville Socks’.  The pattern is named after Bournville, an area of Birmingham, famous worldwide as the home of Cadbury’s.  In fact the Cadbury factory is just behind our Yarningham venue.

Don’t forget to pick a brochure up when you attend Yarningham.

For more information about Yarningham or to buy advance tickets visit our website.

One week left…

Image: Knitting Clock, Siren Elise Wilhelmsen 

…to book onto our Yarningham workshops.

We have a small programme of workshops as part of Yarningham. 

Steeking for Beginners – Ann Kingstone

Sock Knitting – Kirsten McTeer

Amigurumi Crochet – Venetia Headlam

Drop Spindle – Katie Weston

Places must be booked in advance and booking ends on Saturday 9 July. 

Your workshop space also gets you entry into Yarningham marketplace on the day of your class. 

To find out more about each workshop and to book a space visit our website here.