Knitting and Stitching Show

I attended the Knitting and Stitching show last sunday. It was easy to see why this show was voted number one by Let's Knit magazine. There were so many vendors and exhibits, I wish I had gone more than one day. But my wallet was probably well enough without it. I picked up some really fun supplies:

some Art yarn from Colinette in "Rio"


an adorable Clothkit skirt


cute fabric from buttoncompany


adorable owls from euro-japan links


an sheep embroidery kit from rowandean

I also took two classes. The first was a foundation piecing class, doing a landscape. I've foundation pieced before on a machine, but mainly for quilts. We learned some great techniques for making the work more textured as a decorative piece. It was taught by Sally Holman. It was so much fun, I finished it when I came home that evening.



I also took a class in goldwork, taught by the Royal School of Needlework. It is one of my dreams to one day earn an RSN certificate, so it was a real treat. The coursework was a bit ambitious for the 1 hour allotted for the class. But our teacher was not shy of giving us as much information and encouragement as possible. It took me about 6 hours of homework to finish, and is far from perfect. But I am quite proud of the result.