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Texere Troon Aran Wool Felted Bag & Purse Knitting Pattern 004

£1.50

Here is a knitting pattern for a felted bag and purse using Texere Troon Tweed aran. The yarn is used double for the bag meaning you'll have it knitted up in no time and the little purse only uses one ball - so great, quick gifts. The transformation of the non-felted bag when you take it out of the washing machine is brilliant and the rigidity of the bag means it doesn't even need lining! All the shades of Troon are marled or tweedy, so even if you don't want stripes you could achieve a lovely textured effect with very little effort.
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China Blue 1237 - Destiny

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C4 Linen - Cerise Marble

£6.12

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Serenity Super Chunky by Wendy - 1708 Teal

£3.52

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In Action DVD - Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn

£19.99

In this 2-hour DVD, Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn share their thoughts and experiences of creating sketches through to beautiful textiles. Known around the world for their textile art and creative workshops, Jan and Jean demonstrate a variety of techniques including: fabric paints, dyes, embellishing, knitting, foiling, soluble film, hand and machine stitching. Educational and Inspiring,
IN ACTION is suitable for the beginner and professional textile artist interested in embroidery, quilting arts, surface design and fabric art. A perfect accompaniment to the "Stitchscapes" book as many of the pieces Jan and Jean work on are illustrated in the book. It's great to see how they have been created and see and hear the authors design processes and techniques in "real life".
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Amica Thistle Ring - Candyfloss

£5.65

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Extreme Knitting & Crochet by Rachel John

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Extreme Knitting Needles by Rachel John
Extreme knitting is a stimulating and accelerated method of hand knitting using big tools to knit many strands of yarns simultaneously (up to 300 is possible, but we think up to 100 should be about right!) This creates extraordinary and often luxurious, contemporary and traditional home furnishings - rugs, throws, bath mats, curtains....whatever! What's brilliant is that the pieces can be made in hours, rather than weeks and months, and it's a great way to use up your stash - especially if you've got lots of fine yarns. Mixing so many strands together gives the opportunity to blend many colours and types of fibre in a creative and painterly way. The resulting fabric is deeply comfortable, hardwearing and totally luxurious - creating heirloom quality textiles. See "Big Stitch Knitting" for ideas and we will be posting our own pattern onto the website soon.

Extreme Crochet Hooks by Rachel John
Extreme crocheting is a stimulating and accelerated method of crochet using big tools to work many strands of yarns simultaneously (up to 300 is possible, but we think up to 100 should be about right!) This creates extraordinary and often luxurious, contemporary and traditional home furnishings - rugs, throws, bath mats, curtains....whatever! What's brilliant is that the pieces can be made in hours, rather than weeks and months, and it's a great way to use up your stash - especially if you've got lots of fine yarns. Mixing so many strands together gives the opportunity to blend many colours and types of fibre in a creative and painterly way. The resulting fabric is deeply comfortable, hardwearing and totally luxurious - creating heirloom quality textiles. Unfortunately the book we have called "Big Stitch Knitting" doesn't have any crochet patterns, but will give you ideas to get started and we will be posting our own pattern onto the website soon.

Big Stitch Knitting by Becca Smith
To accompany the fabulous Extreme Knitting tools by Rachel John we have this great book by Becca Smith. In the opening paragraph of her book she says, "The inspiration for this book began when I first saw the ginormous needles created by Rachel John in the UK," so it's a great starting point for some extreme knitting projects. If you know how to knit and purl, have a yarn stash or leftovers from previous projects, and want fresh ideas for wearables or home decor that work up fast, then this is the book for you. Becca Smith will introduce you to knitting with enormous needles and multiple fibres as she presents 27 projects ranging from gorgeous, richly textured garments to stylish fashion and home accessories. Becca not only creates thick, dense rugs and throws, but light and lacier shrugs and tops that really give you some great ideas for what you can create with your stash!
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