We had a great day at the Knitting and Stitching Show, once we’d successfully navigated past the queue of people that definitely didn’t fit the crafting demographic! They were there for Walker Stalker which I believe is a convention for fans of the Walking Dead.
Here’s a few snapshots of our day.
Lauren Guthrie BBC Sewing Bee finalist 2013
We watched Lauren Guthrie give a very good demo of working with knit fabrics. We perused the many many stands and finally made our considered purchases.
I’m hoping to have a go at making a top out of knit fabric, so I bought a set from Guthrie and Ghani which includes ball point needles and twin needles and some helpful info for working with knits. Lauren recommended the Sewaholic Renfrew top pattern as a starting point and helped me choose some fabric. I went for the Art Gallery Tomahawke striped cotton jersey.
I also bought thread to match the jersey and some more black thread for my current project along with some new dressmaking scissors. My old pair has been used for a lot of different purposes over the years and are less than sharp these days so a new pair was definitely called for.
Tilly also featured in the 2013 BBC Sewing Bee
My friend bought the Tilly and the Buttons book as well as her Cleo dress pattern and some other bits and bobs.
It was a great day out!
Jack of all Crafts 