To contact the Guild:
by conventional mail, please write to:
Knitting & Crochet Guild, Unit 4, Lee Mills, Scholes, Holmfirth, HD9 1RJ
by email: info@knitting-and-crochet-guild.org.uk
Guild Contacts
(Guild officers, Committee members, leaders of special subjects/projects, etc)
External Links:
Books/Bookfinders/Publishers : Designers : Groups/Organisations : History/Tradition : Magazines : Patterns, Kits, Yarns & Supplies: Tuition: Search : Software
If you notice any broken links on these pages, please inform
webmaster@knitting-and-crochet-guild.co.uk
External Links
This contact information is provided in good faith for the benefit of members and others. The Knitting & Crochet Guild does not necessarily recommend the individuals or organisations listed here and cannot accept any responsibility for any consequences of any dealings anyone contacting them may haveBooks/Bookfinders/Publishers:
- Guild of Master Craftsmen Publications
- Lesley Jones – out-of-print books, magazines, patterns • 23 Gadesden Road, West Ewell, Surrey KT19 9LB • Tel: 020 8394 2431
- Judith Mansfield • Claremont South, Burnley Road, Todmorden OL14 5LH • Tel/Fax: 01706 816487 • email
- www.pottagepublishing.co.uk – publishers of "Crochet Unravelled"
Designers:
- Debbie Abrahams
- Pat Ashforth & Steve Plummer
- Jenny Dowde
- Sylvia Cosh :: James Walters :: Crochet
- Kaffe Fassett
- Sasha Kagan
- Kathleen Kinder
- Brandon Mably
- Prudence Mapstone
- Debbie Mather
- Jean Moss
- Lucy Neatby
Organisations:
Guild Regional Branches – Websites:
Chat Groups:
Exhibition Organisers/Museums:
- International Craft & Hobby Fair (ICHF) – also 'Creative Stitches & Crafts Alive'
- Museums Sheffield
- Nationwide Exhibitions – Stitchcraft, Knit, Stitch & Creative Crafts Show
- Ruddington Framework Knitters' Museum
- 'Stitches' Events (in the USA)
If you are passionate about stitching, knitting, quilting, crafts or any other form of textiles, come to one of the 5 annual exhibitions staged by twistedthread: 'The Knitting & Stitching Show', 'The Fesitival of Quilts', 'Stitch & Craft 2010'
Other Organisations
- Angels for Hope – if you are severely injured or chronically ill or care for someone who is, you may need an angel … or you may want to help the UK Co-ordinator of this voluntary service
- Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
- Association Textile Européene de Liaison d'Innovation d'Echange et de Recherche (site in French and English)
- Breeds Directory – Oklahoma State University
- www.castoff.info
- www.craftyarnscouncil.com
- CGOA (The Crochet Guild of America)
- Crochet Partners – a free discussion group with a full range of services for crochet lovers
- Crochet UK – The aim of this UK based group is to provide information relevant to crocheters in the UK and have fun at the same time
- Faversham Knitting Club
- The Guild of Machine Knitters
- The How To Knit Guide – Learn how to knit by following simple step-by-step illustrated knitting instructions and find knitting help for beginners
- International Free Form Crochet Guild
- www.isew.co.uk – the face of sewing in the uk; the place to visit for sewing enthusiasts
- www.knitchicks.co.uk
- www.knittingbeyondthehebrides.org – dedicated to those wanting to share information and techniques about traditional forms of knitting, such as Fair Isle, Aran and Guernsey … also different designers and other interesting techniques and types of knitting, such as intarsia and lace
- www.KnittingHistory.co.uk – The Early Knitting History Group, initiated in 1993 by the late Montse Stanley – “Loosely organised but highly motivated” – has expanded into an international multi-period study group renamed The Knitting History Forum
- www.knittingtogether.org.uk
- www.magicmongolianmittens.com – a charity knitting project for abandoned and abused children in Mongolia. Donated items will be shipped to the Lotus Children’s Centre
- NZSWWS (New Zealand Spinning, Weaving and Woolcrafts Society)
- Stitch n Bitch – join the knitting revolution
- TAFTA (The Australian Forum for Textile Art)
- The Textile Society (UK)
- UKHKA (UK Hand Knitting Association)
- Voluntary Arts Network
- www.woad.org.uk – a great deal of information on the use, history and cultivation of woad
History/Tradition:
- The Dales Knitting Tradition – Kathleen Kinder (See SlipKnot 86, Dec '99)
- www.knittinghistory.co.uk – website of the Knitting History Forum, an International Society originally founded by the late Montse Stanley in 1993
- Turkish Knitting (Çetik)
Magazines:
- Crochet Fantasy Online
- CrochetInsider – Source for News, Views, Tips and Talk
- Knit 'n' Style Online
- 'Knitting' Magazine
- Machine Knitting Monthly PO Box 1479, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 8YX • Tel: 01628 783080 • Fax: 01628 633250 • email
- Selvedge Magazine – offers the world's finest textile photography, unparalleled design and peerless writing. Directed towards an international, discerning audience, Selvedge covers fine textiles in every context: fine art, interiors, fashion, travel and shopping
Patterns, Kits, Yarns, Supplies:
- www.angelyarns.com – online knitting yarn store UK
- www.aragonyarns.co.uk – Aragon Yarns for Yarns, Needles and Knitting kits: buy yarns made with wool from our own flock of Romney Sheep, knitting needles including Peace Fleece, Lantern Moon and Brittany Birch and knitting kits and accessories
- www.beadcrochet.com
- www.beadwrangler.com
- www.bitstobuy.co.uk – Easy-to-knit miniature knitting patterns in 1:12 and 1:24 scale, including clothes, household items and miniature toys. Kits, needles and yarn also available
- www.buttercupminiatures.co.uk – miniature knitting and crochet patterns for dolls houses 1:12th – 1:24th (half inch) scale plus wool, needles, kits and accessories – from Tudor times to the present day
- www.cafeknit.com – online knitting yarn store, supplying a wide range of yarns and accessories
- Colinette Yarns
- The Craft Cottage – Shop and online suppliers of yarns and haberdashery and craft-related items – special discounts available
- www.creativecrochet.co.uk
- www.crochet.about.com
- Crochet Design (www.crochet.co.uk)
- www.crochettreasures.com
- www.design-u-knit.co.uk
- www.dragonyarns.co.uk
- D T Craft & Design – all you need to produce your own unique hand dyed fibres and fabrics
- www.Fibrecrafts.com – Yarns, Fibres, Knitting Books and Magazines
- www.freepatterns.com
- www.gilliangladrag.co.uk/bamboohandles.html
- Hobbycraft
- Honorwood – Icelandic, Shetland and Soay Sheep, Angora Goats • Peter & Christine Everitt, Cefn Llanfair, Llanfair Road, Llandysul, SA44 4RB • Tel & Fax: 01559 362890 • email
- www.injabulo.com – hand made hand painted ceramic buttons
- Jamieson's of Shetland
- Kaleidoscope Yarns
- Kangaroo – worldwide mail order service of yarns and kits
- KCG Trading Limited • POBox 145, Leeds LS8 2WS • Tel: 0113 266 4651 • email
- www.kempswoolshop.com – has been retailing wool, patterns and knitting yarns in the North-East of England since 1947. Specialises in hand-knitting yarns, crocheting wools and tapestries
- Knitting4fun – Quality wools and yarns.Specialists in sari silk, felting wool and fibres
- The Knitting Parlour – UK-based online store for knitters sells a variety of funky yarns and also more traditional ones, together with patterns and accessories
- www.laughinghens.com – high quality knitting products based in the UK
- Learn2Knit
- The Natural Fibre Company – spins wool in small quantities from flocks in Britain, France and Northern Europe, including Shetland, Jacob, mohair, alpaca and other rare and coloured sheep breed yarns available in DK and other weights
- P&M Woolcraft • Pindon End, Hanslope, Milton Keynes MK19 7HN • Tel: 01908 510277 • Fax: 01908 511706
- The Phildar Yarn Shop – Phildar offers the finest in knitting yarns, fashion, and knitting ideas. Browse the season's hottest selection of knitting patterns for women, children and baby layette in the online knitting magazines. Everything the knitting enthusiast needs whether learning how to knit or a seasoned pro. Purchase your knitting patterns, yarns, needles and other accessories online from the Phildar Yarn Shop
- Rainbow Valley – Enfys original crochet patterns, for sale and free
- R E Dickie Ltd (www.britishwool.com)
- Shades of Cashmere • Jane Woodward, Grove Farm, Wolvey, Hinckley LE10 3LL • Tel: 01455 220767 • email
- www.simplywool.com
- www.skeins.co.uk – wools and yarns for all ypour knitting and crochet requirements
- Smart Crochet: Crochet Patterns – More than 250 filet crochet patterns to download. Fancy crocheted women's clothing. Free patterns. Filet crochet tutorial. Crochet message board
- www.soysilk.com
- www.spincraftpatterns.com – knitting and crochet patterns for handspun and more …
- www.stitch-mart.com – patterns and yarns plus plenty of 'how-to' and other information for both knitters and crocheters
- www.SweaterBabe.com
- www.tatting.co.uk
- Tradewind Knitwear Designs
- The Wensleydale Longwool Sheepshop
- The Wool Room, Brewster, NY
- www.yarns4ewe.co.uk
- Yeoman Yarns
- Yorkshire Rose – Knitting Wool and Dollcraft by mail order • 32 Rebecca Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 2RY • Tel: 01274 732498
Tuition
- www.distanceknitting.com – offers City & Guilds hand knitting course
- Keep & Share – learn machine and hand knitting in a relaxed and creative environment with award-winning knitwear label 'Keep & Share', Lugwardine, Hereford • More course information at www.creativebreaks.co.uk • Contact Amy 01432 851162 or email
- Knit Design Online – City & Guilds Hand Knit Textiles distance learning courses with Loraine McClean • www.knitdesignonline.com • email
- www.trigonos.org – courses in weaving, dyeing, knitting and crochet with tutor Eta Ingham Lawrie in Snowdonia
- Westhope College – Westhope College, Craven Arms, Shropshire, an educational charity since 1994 and a member of ARCA, was established in 1980 and offers both residential and non-residential weekend courses as well as weekday courses in a variety of craft subjects
Search Help:
- www.celebratenorthyorkshire.org – The York and North Yorkshire Voluntary Arts Partnership website to support and promote voluntary and amateur arts activity across the region. The online resource provides a public Directory where the public can locate and identify voluntary groups and organisations in operation across our region
- www.crafting.com
- www.intute.ac.uk – Intute is a free online service providing access to the very best web resources for education and research
- UK Craft Fairs
- www.welcome-2-europe.com – Regional Directory