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Our monthly selection from the best bit of around the web. 

Selkie, imogen di sapia, weaving, textile artist, around the web, yarn
Left and right; ©imogen di sapia. Central photo by grace gelder (all photo credit rights reserved)

This week textile artist Imogen Di Sapia has announced she will be exhibiting at ONCA Gallery from the 17th to the 24th of March 2018. Alongside the showcasing of Imogen’s pieces, THE SELKIE: Weaving & the Wild Feminine will also includes a series of talks and workshops held during the exhibition week. On this occasion we’ll be hosting a pop-up event organised in collaboration with Imogen and Louise from South Downs Yarn.  Keep your ears open, we’ll keep you posted with some extra info soon!

Today meet the world fastest knitter! Shetland-born Hazel Tindall maintains the title of World Champion after breaking her own record with no less than 262 stitches knitted in 3 minutes. 

Brooklyn tweed, summer of lace, lace, kal, around the web
From left to right; © brooklyn tweed,  mllemichl, natalieservant.

The Summer of Lace KAL by Brooklyn Tweed has just ended. Use the hashtag #btlacekal2017 to see all the beautiful projects posted on Instagram. a A series of useful articles about lace knitting has also published on their blog. These include several Q&As and a tutorial about blocking.
Tessa perlow, fibre artist, textile artist, embroidery, around the web
©tessa perlow

I’ve got such a soft spot for embroidery, I couldn’t resist to feature the work of fibre artist Tessa Perlow

Allan Brown presents Nettles for Textiles and gives a very interesting and detailed tutorial for how to forage stinging nettles and how to process them at home and spin them into a use able yarn for weaving or knitting. Watch the process here, we suggest making a cuppa and immersing yourself into the beautifully shot video! 

Until Next Time… Happy Knitting!

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