The big craft shows
See amazing textile art, meet makers, participate in workshops and buy materials at one of the big craft shows this year.
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January 16, 2015
Events other than workshops
Nine independent shows in the UK where you can see textile crafts
See amazing art and textiles, meet makers, participate in workshops and buy materials at one of the many independent shows this year.
January 8, 2015
Knitwear: from Chanel to Westwood at the FTM
A review of the exhibition 'Knitwear: From Chanel to Westwood' at the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey, London.
October 8, 2014
Festival of Quilts 2014
A review of my first visit to the Festival of Quilts in 2014. See some fantastic quilts and my crafty purchases.
August 15, 2014
Art in Action: a tour of the Textiles marquee
Let me show you work by some of the contemporary textiles artists demonstrating in the Textiles marquee at Art in Action in 2014.
August 12, 2014
Art in Action 2014
In this review of Art in Action 2015, I show you some glass-blowing, calligraphy and printing, as well as dance and music.
July 21, 2014
Inspiring quilts, glorious sunshine, and a picnic at Quilts UK 2014
Every year I go to Malvern to the Quilts UK show in May. In my review, I give you a flavour of this year's exhibitions.
May 30, 2014
The Spring Knitting and Stitching Show at Olympia, London 2014
My first visit to the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show; some of the yarn & fabric stands and the classes I taught.
March 14, 2014
Christmas craft fairs
Busy, busy, busy The last few weeks have been incredibly busy here at the Being Knitterly Studio. I've done a lot of knitting, both in preparation for new workshops, new patterns and samples for kits, followed by photography, writing instructions and winding mini-balls for those kits. I have also been…
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December 31, 2013
Installation of work for the Transitions exhibition
This is only the second exhibition in which I've been involved in the installation. It is a strange process - installing artwork. We started with a plan of where each piece would go; only a few changes were made and this is to be expected because some decisions have to…
October 8, 2013