LEARNAWAY .|.
January Thursday 15th to Sunday 8th/Monday 19th .|.
EVENT: Private Party
Host:
TBC
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Workshop to be decided...
GETAWAY .|.
January Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th/Sunday 26th .|.
EVENT: Bring Your Own Projects
Host:
Belinda Harris-Reid and Brenda Watson
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No specific workshop, bring your own projects to work on + a new design in your goodie bag; knit, eat, chat, knit and crochet some more.
LEARNAWAY .|.
February Monday 2nd to Thursday 5th/Friday 6th .|.
EVENT: TBC
Host TBC
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LEARNAWAY .|.
February Thursday 12th to Sunday 15th/Monday 16th .|.
EVENT: Along Avec Anna - small wintery accessory (TBC)
Host for one day workshop:
Anna Dervout
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Ethical Yarns & Timeless Knitting Patterns; Since 2017, our mission is to help knitting play a creative, calming, confidence-building and all round positive role in people’s lives by placing accessibility and sustainability at the forefront of everything we do. Our natural fibre bases are entirely cruelty free and certified and we took care to work with spinning mills that respects animals, humans and their surroundings, thus reflecting our own values as a company.
Authentic, accessible, sustainable and creative, our approach is both human and educational. It is based on step by step, detailed patterns and accessible to as many people as possible.
We create ethical yarn, unique patterns, and custom accessories to provide beginners and experts alike with all their crafting needs.
More info on the project coming soon....an example of what's possible below: Snow Drop Hat
LEARNAWAY .|.
February Thursday 26th to March Sunday 1st/Monday 2nd .|.
EVENT: TBC
Host TBC
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LEARNAWAY .|.
March Monday 9th to Thursday 12th/Friday 13th .|.
EVENT: TBC
Host TBC
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GETAWAY .|.
March Thursday 26th to Sunday 29th/Monday 30th .|.
EVENT: Bring Your Own Projects
Hosts for weekend:
Belinda Harris-Reid and
Brenda M. Watson
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No specific workshop, bring your own projects to work on + a new design in your goodie bag; knit, eat, chat, knit and crochet some more.
LEARNAWAY .|.
May Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th/Monday 18th .|.
EVENT: Knitting with Beads
Host for weekend:
Anniken Allis
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More info coming soon - working on one of Anniken's beautiful knitted shawls (of course with beads!), learning the various techniques of adding beads to knitting to give your garment sparkle and that extra va va voom glamour.
LEARNAWAY .|.
June Thursday 4th to Sunday 7th/Monday 8th or June Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th/Monday 15th.|.
EVENT: Reserving - TBC - Contemporary Craft Festival + Silversmithing (creating a shawlpin)
Host: Silversmith Helen Burrows
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More info coming soon - due to not knowing exact dates of the CCF for 2026 we are reserving June 2th to 7th and June 11th to 14th - we will update as soon as we know. However, as of 12.10.24 this event is fully booked.
LEARNAWAY - TKH goes on Tour .|.
June Thursday 18th to Tuesday 23rd.|.
EVENT: Peak District adventure
Hosts: from left to right; Maria Heron, Jo Ellis and Belinda Harris-Reid
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More info. still to come: Luxury hotel, Goodie bag project, yummy food, workshop time, adventuring to The Foundry (yarn shop) - Max 17 places
LEARNAWAY .|.
June Thursday 25th to Sunday/Monday 28th/29th .|.
EVENT: Hand-dyeing (Friday) and Tunisian Crochet (Saturday)- 2 day workshop
Hosts: Hand-dyeing - Sue Bamford (TBC) and Tunisian Crochet - Belinda Harris-Reid and Brenda Watson
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For intermediate crocheters - an interesting technique to learn the technique;
a two colour Tunisian crochet cowl. All materials for the workshop will be provided in your goodie bag; learn the technique and then move on to
a Spiral Cushion Cover with frill knitted in chunky yarn.
For the cowl you’ll be able to use your hand-dyed yarn. We will dry it over-night (in our 32 degree or more boiler room) ready for you to cast-on your cowl on Saturday
If you want to make the
cushion it takes 6 x chunky yarn (70m/100g) + 1 x chunky yarn (possibly contrast) - you can buy yarn to make this from Belinda's undyed yarn collection or you can bring your own. Sample crocheted for the main body of the cushion Puff (undyed superwash merino)and for the added frill Loopy Mohair (boucle kid mohair).
LEARNAWAY .|.
July Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th/Monday 6th .|.
EVENT: Felted Jacket - worked on a Bond Knitting Machine
Host: Belinda Harris-Reid
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We have 7 x Bond knitting machines - Belinda will guide you through the process of working strips of fabric (stocking st) on these easy peasy knitting machines. From these make a coat, by sewing them together - and then... ooo, putting it in the washing machine to felt. What an adventure.
LEARNAWAY .|.
August Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th/Monday 10th .|.
EVENT: Jeanette Sloan work on one of her designs
Host for two day workshop:
Jeanette Sloan
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Colour is very important to me and my design process often begins with a search for an intriguing stitch that will inspire creative juices to flow or a decorative detail that will add a stylish, contemporary edge. I’ve worked as a freelance textile designer and tutor teaching both machine and hand knitting and as 'an accessories obsessive' have written 4 books on hand knitting. I’ve been very lucky to work with some of the best hand knitting brands in the UK and my designs have featured in several UK knitting magazines including Knitting Magazine where I am a regular contributor responsible for the ‘Ask Jeanette’ letters page, Yarn Reviews and A-Z of Techniques.
Jeanette is championing diversity and representation. She is actively bringing these vital and essential conversations to our attention.
She writes: […] there are those who will say that conversations like this are unnecessary and that bringing race or skin colour into knitting and craft is being divisive or perhaps even ‘political correctness gone mad’. To those people I would ask them to imagine not seeing themselves represented on the pages of the magazines and publications they read and thinking how that would make them feel. Unwelcome? Invisible? In some way ‘less than’?….
We are thrilled to be welcoming Jeanette to TKH.