Simply Knitting’s
GUIDE TO JULY 2023
9 July FROME SHOWGROUND FLEA MARKET AND CRAFT FAIR
West Woodlands Showground Pavilion, Bunns Lane, Frome, Somerset BA11 5ES
A fun day out in the country where you can browse 70 indoor and outdoor stalls crammed with antique, vintage and retro items, as well as artisans, makers and crafters galore. Free parking on the site.
9am-3pm, entry £1. www.ukcraftfairs.com/craftevents/23750/frome-showground-flea-market-and-craft-fair
13 July NATURAL DYEING TASTER WORKSHOP
FelinFach Dye Studio, Pembrokeshire
If you’ve ever wanted to try Natural Dyeing, this half-day taster session will take you through the basic stages of hand-dyeing with botanical dyes using protein fibres (animal fibres) such as wool, alpaca, yak and silk. 9.30am-1pm, £75. More details from www.felinfach.com/products/craft-courses-half-day-taster-courses
22 July SOCK KNITTING COURSE
Venetia’s Yarn Shop, 6 Norwich Street, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 9AE With four sessions over a five-week period (other dates are 5, 12 and 19 August), you will learn to knit a sock on double-pointed needles, starting from the top down, as well as the techniques for cuffs, legs, heels and toes!
The course costs £40 which includes 10% discount on sock wool and needles. www.venetiasyarnshop.com/2022/12/09/sock-knittingcourses-2023/. For more details contact venetiasyarnshop@outlook.com
29-30 July SUMMER WOOL FESTIVAL
Redborne School, Flitwick Road, Ampthill, Bedfordshire MK45 2NU This is an exciting new festival for all lovers of woolly crafts, including spinning, knitting, weaving, crochet, feltmaking and dyeing. There’s a full programme of workshops as well of plenty of stalls and tempting street food vans!
Open from 10am to 4pm, free parking. Advance tickets £8, £10 on the door and under-16s free. www.summerwoolfestival.co.uk
TBC in July YARNINGHAM FESTIVAL Uffculme Centre, 52 Queensbridge Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8QY The only black-led yarn festival in the UK, running since 2016. With a marketplace, designer showcase, demos, fun and games and much more! Details to be confirmed. Sign up for news at www.yarningham.co.uk
The events above are still planned to go ahead as SK goes to print.