The Collection

– Now in its seventh year of opening to the public at its Yorkshire home

Open Days

Dates & Times for 2009:

Saturdays, 10am-4pm, April – October, as follows:

• 4 April
• 2 May
• 30 May
• 20 June
• 18 July
• 15 August
• 12 September
• 3 October

also Library sessions for members only, 9.30-10.30am and 3.30-4.30pm (workshops permitting)

Contact Liz Gillett to request a Special Open Day for pre-booked (and pre-paid) parties of 10 or more between 4 April and 3 October

Lee Mills 2009 – the eighth year of opening. A happy 'marriage' of old and new lurks behind the Green Door

What to see and do:

• The Main display for 2009: 'Ordinary hands – exraordinary work'
  
  This represents just a small selection of items from the Collection – butterfly tablecloth corners, Koala Bear teacosy, "sheepish" jumpers …
  
• Marvel at the work of the designers, especially an unusual collection of items relative to lace knitting designer Marianne Kinzel, 100 years after her birth. Her books on Modern Lace Knitting are still in print, available from KCGTL. She was also inspired by Nature and made shawls and doilies based on thistles, an English five-petalled rose, peacock feathers.
  
  Want to know more? You'll find an article about her in SlipKnot No. 120, due out in June. Join the Guild now and secure your copy! Download now: Membership Information (pdf) and Membership Application (pdf)
  
  
• See how yarns, garments and fashion have changed through the decades.
  
  
• Be intrigued by the older tools of the trade and inspired by the newest fibres.
• Shop for exciting new books
  
  
• Catch some of the 'lava flow' from the Yarn Mountain! How much can you get in a bag?
  
  
• Look what one member, FR from Lancashire, made from the Yarn Mountain
• Join the Guild on the day and receive 10% discount on purchases from KCG Trading Ltd
• Participate in 'gloves on' sessions with precious textiles – we promise you will be amazed.
• Book ahead for a group and get your visit 'fully-fashioned'
• Book a one-hour workshop to learn a new technique
• … or an 'early doors' session with the Reserve Library Collection (members only – remember you can join on the day)
• … or simply relax, knit and crochet with us and tell us your own stories

If you would like to suggest a theme for a workshop, as either a pupil or the tutor, please let us know, and we will see what we can do.

Even better, get in touch with Liz Gillett if you would like to help select and set up the displays.

Come and join us! Donations for further acquisitions are always welcome.

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How much:

Entry is *£2 for K&CG members and £2.50 for non-members – join on the day and get extra member discounts on your shopping!

* Members willing to spend at least 2 hours helping will not have to pay, but we need to know in advance so that we can draw up rotas. There are plenty of jobs going. Contact Liz Gillett (0113 266 4651 or email) if you want to get involved on this basis

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How to find us:

Unit 4, Lee Mills, Scholes, Holmfirth, HD9 1RT
Contact Tel: 07908 322248 (T-Mobile – see below) when the Mill is open • 0113 266 4651 at other times

• detailed street map (at www.streetmap.co.uk) – Lee Mills is in the square in the righthand column, second row down, on the corner of Park Side and Leas Gardens just about where the 'G' is

• aerial view (at www.multimap.com) – Lee Mills is between 'The Boot & Shoe' and 'The White Horse' in Scholes.

• get there by road from: East & North • East & South • West (North & South), but please note: do not rely exclusively on what your SatNav tells you or you may end up in a nearby street called 'White Leas Gardens'

• Mobile: We now have a T-Mobile phone at the mill. It will be switched on at Open Days (and working days) for people to contact us if they get lost, as it's no use them ringing Liz's phone in Leeds when she's in Scholes. The number is 07908 322248

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Guild Library Working Days

The Knitting & Crochet Guild’s Collection and Library is open to the public only during the warmer months. Winter is the time for housekeeping and preservation. The Guild is taking the opportunity this winter to drive forward new initiatives in cataloguing; in particular we are working towards Accredited Museum Status for our nationally important Collection – but more help is needed.

If you would like to help but think you live too far away, think again. Overnight accommodation can be arranged, or you can be met off the train at Leeds or Wakefield. Work will be going on nearly every Saturday this winter, other days can be arranged. Could you be one of the group?

Contact Liz at 0113 266 4651 between 9am and 5pm (Call Minder service normally on)

The Guild Collection is 'On Show' here

Please note: It is essential to find out beforehand which days we're working and confirm with Liz Gillett (0113 266 4651 or email), if you're planning to be there. If we're in what was the office and is now the Library, we keep the outside doors firmly locked, so please be prepared to make yourself heard. We have now arranged for a battery powered, wireless bellpush to be hung on the door when we are locked inside, so arrivals can easily attract our attention – it rings both in the main area and the former office. We also now have a mobile phone at the mill – 07908 322248 – which will be switched on during working days (and Open Days) for people to contact us if they get lost

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