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• BOOK EXCERPTS •
Here are the Table of Contents and a few entries from
“Resources For The Creative Traveller:
Weavers, Spinners, Dyers, Feltmakers”.
• Introduction
• Guilds & Associations
• Places To Visit: Includes Mills, Museums, Historical Sites, Craft Centres, Galleries
• Fairs & Events
• Shops and Other Fibre Sources
• Workshops & Courses
• Websites
From the “Fairs & Events” chapter:
- Chelsea Craft Fair (Now renamed “Origins” and moved to new London location)
Chelsea Town Hall, King’s Rd, London, England SW3
This is the annual showcase of the finest quality, and some of the most exciting crafts in Great Britain. If you can only attend one fair, make it this one! It is sponsored by
The Crafts Council. The dates for 2004 are Oct. 12-17 & 19-24, with different craftmakers at each 6-day showing. Go to The Crafts Council website, or contact the
Council for further information about Chelsea. This show is always scheduled in October.
- Knitting & Stitching Shows
Creative Exhibitions Ltd. 34 Lewisham Park, London, England SE13 6QZ
Phone: 011-44-181-690-8888 Fax: 011-44-171-306-6611
Show dates for 2004: Oct. 7-10, Alexandra Palace, London; Nov. 4-7, Royal Dublin
Society, Dublin, Ireland; Nov. 25-28, International Centre, Harrogate, England
These shows appeal to all manner of needlework interests including feltmaking,
knitting, quilting, weaving, & embroidery. There is a full schedule of special classes and workshops, special quilt and other exhibits each year. There is an extensive
vendors market, selling threads, yarns, buttons, embellishments, etc., making this a great place to purchase supplies and find out about sources. The International
Feltmakers Association, and many other guilds, have stands at this show.
From the “Places to Visit” chapter:
- Museum of Welsh Life St. Fagan’s
St. Fagan’s, Cardiff, Wales CF5 6XB
Phone: 011-44-1222-573500 Fax: 011-44-1222-573490
Open: Oct. 1 - June 30, 10-5 daily; July 30 - Sept 30, 10-6 daily (open Bank holiday Mondays) Admission: Easter-Oct £5.25 adults/£3.00 child Family pass: £13.50
This 100-acre, open-air museum located within the grounds of St. Fagan’s Castle, has a collection of 30 reconstructed buildings brought from all over the country and
reconstructed on the site. They are arranged to show how the Welsh lived over the last 500 years, and there are rare Welsh animal breeds being raised there.
Craftspeople are working in many buildings, and there are year-round events including Crafts Days that feature special opportunities to learn skills and techniques from them.
- Kilkenny Design Centre
Castleyard, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Phone: 011-353-56-22118 Fax: 011-353-56-65905
Open 7 days except: Jan-March, closed Sundays & Bank Holidays
This is a huge emporium with an excellent selection of modern and traditional Irish
crafts. The Irish Crafts Council is located here, and there are artists in residence working in the surrounding courtyard of workshops, in the converted stables of
Kilkenny Castle. The Design Centre is one of Ireland’s most celebrated shops, located in one of Ireland’s most interesting historic towns.
From the “Shops & Other Fibre Sources” chapter:
- The Handweavers Studio & Gallery, Ltd.
29 Haroldstone Rd. London, England E17 7AN
Phone: 011-44-181-521-2281
Open: Tues-Sat. 10-5; Closed Sun. & Mon.
This is a wonderful London Shop that carries a large selection of yarns, fleeces,
fibres, dyes, equipment, spinning wheels, tapestry kits, etc. There is a large book selection, and they offer weekend workshops.
- Bobbins Woolcrafts & Antiques
Wesley Hall, Church St., Whitby, North Yorkshire, England Y022 4DE
Phone: 011-44-1947-600585 Email: bobbins@globalnet.co.uk
Open: 7 days a week year round 10-5:00
Bobbins has a huge selection of yarns including Colinette’s handpainted yarns, Rowan yarns, 5-ply Guernsey wool, and arans-kits, tools, patterns, etc.
- Shilasdair - The Skye Yarn Company
Eva Lambert, Carnash, Waternish, Isle-of-Skye, Scotland IV 55 8GL
Phone: 011-44-1470-592-297 Open: Daily 10-6 from Easter-end of Oct. Other times by appointment.
Eva has a studio on her croft (farm), where she creates beautiful yarns from the
fleece of her own, and other local, flocks. Her dyes are all natural and continuously changing, using locally collected dye plants, indigo, and other ancient dyes. You are
invited to see their sheep, visit the dyehouse, and browse their shop for yarns and lovely garments of Eva’s own design. There are knitting kits available for some of
the designs. Eva does mail order of yarns, kits, and finished garments.
These are just a few of the entries in this 48-page book that covers England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and N. Ireland. If you would like to order your own copy of
“Resources For The Creative Traveller”go to
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