The Knitting and Stitching Show 2014

10.15.2014 by Elsie Pop // Leave a Comment

At the weekend I had the pleasure of trekking up to Alexandra Palace (quite wholesale nfl jerseys a feat from Surrey on a Sunday, I tell you!) for my first Knitting and Stitching Show.

Having attended both Unravel and cheap jerseys the Hobby Crafts show this year I Gunung thought I knew the drill for these big craft shows, but the Knitting and Stitching Show is a whole different ball game!

Not only did I have the pleasure of meeting del my crochet idol, Lucy from attic24 (who was very wholesale mlb jerseys polite Бран about my avid fangirl wholesale jerseys China status), but having seen some of the amazing mixed media textile art on display I came away cheap jerseys China thoroughly inspired.

I also accidentally came away with a LOT of yarn. The less said about that the better…!

Unfortunately it was so incredibly busy I don’t think I got one good photo – but I will gladly take a boatload of inspiration and a giant bag of yarn over a picture any day.

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The Knitting and Stitching Show 2014

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