Glammamamma

Workshop

I’ll be teaching a Beginner’s Crochet workshop. Here are the details for those who wish to take part.

Monday 28th May 2012. 10am - 4pm, @ Yarnia. 18 Nuxley Rd, Belvedere, Kent, DA17 5JF.
01322 440 611. www.yarnia.co.uk or email yarnia@hotmail.co.uk

You will have the Twilleys Beginner’s Crochet book to work from, and a crochet hook and some yarn will be given to learners, to take home at the end.

By the time you leave, you will be able to do: a slip stitch, double crochet, half trebles and trebles. Ideally, after lunch, you will start to crochet a granny square.

When you’re done, Yarnia have a great selection of yarns, fabrics & notions to drool over & buy.

Hope you can make it.

Glammamamma ;)

Hope you can make it

Saturday Spinning Pt 1

I had the privelidge of attending a spinning workshop last Saturday. With my own drop sindle, sum merino wool yarn roving & a packed of chocolate covered Rich T biscuits, Anne, Sue & I, drove to Yarnia, as yarn & craft store, in Belvedere, Kent.

6 of us sat around the craft table at Yarnia, & eyeing up the lovely yarns, drinking green tea with jasmine, I was ready to listen to our ‘leader’ who rode in on the coolest motorbike eva!

Julian’s wife is the knitter in the family, and Julian is the spinner of the two.
I’d not met Julian in real life, but he’d made me a pegloom, which has a pine base & beech wood pegs - glorious! He’s also making me a double-ended, extreme crochet hook!

We were given a brief history of weaving, and then, we got on with it.

Firstly, he pulled from his ‘stash’ some fleece

It was slightly coarse to the tough, but digging my fingers in it, I could feel the natural lanolin. At least our hands would be lovely & soft - it’s a natural moisturiser!

Julian expertly showed us how to comb fleece. Boy, it’s time consuming, but very worth it! It felt like soft candy floss, when Julian rolled it from the the brushes.

The next thing was a nice part of the day. On the craft table were storage bags, made from beautfiful curtain fabric, which house sum fleece & a handmade drop sindle for a us, which was included in our workshop fee!

Although, I liked the bags we were given,

I swapped with my friend, who’s bag was brighter!

After spinning the handmade spindles, like spinning tops on the table, it was our turn to start spinning.

This is my friend, Anne, who got the hang of it. She’s the queen of crafting. she’s got a spinning wheel in the hallway of her house!

More comin soon, but need 2 get ready 2 meet the Funky Fibres Craft Group 2 nite!

Glammamamma ;)

(Source: yarnia.co.uk)

YARNIA. LYS - Local Yarn Shop. Pt6

The final part, which focuses on Yarnia’s charity project, & eBay shop.

For more information, contact Yarnia: 01322 440 611  Website: www.yarnia.co.uk  Email:  yarnia@hotmail.co.uk

*PROJECT LINUS 

Project Linus originated in America, December 1995 when Karen Loucks saw a newspaper article showing how much a comfort blanket had helped a child cancer victim and decided to organise blankets for her local children’s cancer unit and started spreading the word. Since that time over 3,000,000 blankets and quilts have been delivered worldwide. (www.projectlinus.org)

Project Linus started in the UK in March 2000 as a result of a quilter’s desire to help children in need. It has now spread to cover most of the UK. To date they have delivered over 116,000 quilts and blankets. They always try to get the blankets delivered to children who are local to the makers (http://www.projectlinusuk.org.uk/ ).

Sirdar’s Salsa! on top shelf.  Bamboo yarn on lower shelf.

More colours of Sirdar’s Salsa! yarn

Keeping an eye on u!

*eBay….we are there too!

Following our plans for world yarns and fabrics domination, we have now started to sell our goods on eBay, which is good news for those of you that cannot visit the shop.

Their Seller name is yarnia_uk, and you can shop in their dedicated store. We are adding items on there amost daily, and a good deal can now be had by all!

Yarnia do not have a mail order site, but they are happy to post items to customers.

Wow!  This blog is in 6 parts!  That’s my bigggest blog ever, plus i’ve still got more pictures on my phone!  However, it’s been worthwhile, as Yarnia is a great store, with a great range, thanks to Nicci & Trish.

Take some time to go there, & tell them I sent you.  Let me know how you get on.

So, until the nexdt time.  Keep crafting.  Keep creating.

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

Peace & Love                                                                                              
Glammamamma ;)x

*Source: www.yarnia.co.uk