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At a time when we’re unable to come together for our live events in London, Harrogate and Dublin, we’ve been busy planning a digital event so you can join the textiles community to enjoy the magic of The Knitting & Stitching Show from the comfort of your own home.We are very excited to announce a new online celebration that will bring craft enthusiasts together for a host of activities and events – Beyond K&S! Sharpen up your skills in one of our expert led online masterclasses, stock up with exclusive discounts from your favourite suppliers at our Shopping Hub and be a part of our celebrations by entering the Beyond K&S Self Portrait Competition! There really is something for all textile lovers… FIND OUT MORE Self Portrait Competition Whilst we’re unable to greet thousands of you at our live shows, our Self Portrait Competition will bring our visitors together virtually, and we need your entries! You can create your self portrait in any textile medium and all entries will be displayed in our online gallery. They will be judged by renowned artists Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn, and the winner will receive £1000!    WANT TO TAKE PART Crafting Workshops Join like-minded crafters and take-part in a series of live sessions with your favourite tutors and brands on a variety of topics including dress-making, crochet, knitting, macrame, and much more! Whether you want to improve your skills or learn something new, we’ve got a class for every ability. Sessions coming soon.  EXPLORE WORSKSHOPS Shopping Hub Is your stash getting low? Packed with sewing essentials from your favourite independent retailers, the Beyond K&S online Shopping Hub is your go-to for all things textiles. Stock up on the very best thread, fantastic fabrics, must-have tools and more for your next project. Our shopping event launches on 6th November and will continue throughout the month. Stay tuned for more info. November Shopping Month Whether your passion lies in knitting, crochet, dressmaking, lace making, quilting or embroidery, shop direct from specialist suppliers and enjoy access to exclusive offers delivered straight to your door. Stay tuned for updates.

It is with much sadness that we will be cancelling The Knitting and Stitching Show Special Edition, due to take place at Alexandra Palace from 8th – 11th October 2020.We pride ourselves on delivering a great experience for anyone with a love of textile based crafts and although we are confident in the safety measures we have in place at the event, following the Government’s recent announcement about the ‘Rule of 6’ and the additional uncertainty this has created around the ‘green light’ for events, we believe it is better to be decisive now.  If you have booked a ticket to the 2020 Special Edition Show, you will receive a full refund on workshop and shopping village tickets. You will receive an email from SEE Tickets with more details shortly.  Beyond The Knitting & Stitiching Show In the meantime, in better news and during a time when we’re unable to come together for our live events in London, Dublin and Harrogate, we have been working behind the scenes to bring you a digital version of the Show – Beyond The Knitting & Stitching Show. Much like Beyond The Festival of Quilts, Beyond K&S will be a celebration of textiles and crafts, with live masterclasses and a series of free-to-view resources, offers from our exhibitors, competitions and much more. We’d love to hear your thoughts as we shape our digital offer and ask that you please take 5 minutes to complete this short survey. HAVE OUR SAY

The Festival of Quilts Competition is going virtual! Calling all quilters – we have some good news! This year our sister show The Festival of Quilts annual quilting competition will be going ahead… virtually!There is something for every level and style of quilting, with 12 different categories to choose from including Modern, Contemporary, Pictorial and Novice. The Entries will be judged from photographs uploaded via the entry form.To make sure your masterpiece gets the spotlight it deserves, all entries will be displayed on The Festival of Quilts website as part of a virtual gallery. Selected stand out pieces in each category will also be featured in a special one-off Festival of Quilts magazine.What’s more, winning pieces across each category will be taking pride of place amongst the Textile Galleries at The Knitting & Stitching Shows in autumn and receiving a £500 cash prize.If that’s not enough to tempt you, the Handi Quilter Best in Competition quilt will be awarded £1500!There’s never been a better time to make a quilt. The Festival of Quilts has hosted Europe’s largest quilt competition for 17 years and is usually one of the biggest show attractions of the show, with over 800 entries.Festival of Quilts can’t run the show this year but they are not going to let that get in the way!So what are you waiting for? Get quilting!Read more: https://www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk/virtual-quilt-competition/Enter the Competition: https://www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk/enter-your-quilt/

For The Love of Scrubs – Our NHS Needs You he team at The Knitting & Stitching Show is proud to support the amazing initiative For the Love of Scrubs in their mission to help supply our frontline workers the crucial PPE needed to keep us safe. Members of our team and much of the K&S community are already busy sewing scrubs, bags, hats and hairbands to deliver to NHS workers as they face shortages in supply.It would be great to get even more of our stitching community on board to help this amazing campaign. Follow their social media and you’ll find out what is needed and where, along with some great patterns.  NHS Rainbow Stitch Pattern By Sarah Rakestraw Show your support for our wonderful NHS with this lovely rainbow stitch project created by one of our Knitting & Stitching Show tutors Sarah Rakestraw from Golden Hinde Embroidery.For full instructions on how to make this beautiful piece, as well as a sketched template click the links below:Download InstructionsDownload TemplatePurchase Kit Super Quick Scrubs Bag By Wendy Gardiner Wendy has created this super quick and easy Scrubs Bag guide which you can create from an old pillowcase. The best part is you only need a pillowcase, some ribbon or piping cord and a safety pin. Let’s do our bit to help out! Download Instructions Download Pattern Download Pattern

Contemporary Hand Embroidery, Cow Parsley Motif By Fi Oberon BUY THIS WORKSHOP ALL WORKSHOPS Contemporary Hand Embroidery, Cow Parsley Motif By Fi Oberon BUY THIS WORKSHOP ALL WORKSHOPS About Fi Oberon will use demonstrations, diagrams and conversation to teach you how and when to use stem, back stitch and French knots following a cow parsley design.She will cover how to choose suitable fabric for embroidery, the benefits and drawbacks of different types and discuss some methods of transferring designs onto fabric.Suitable for all abilities. Materials you will need: Materials can be purchased from suppliers of the Beyond K&S Shopping Hub, available here: www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com/shopping-hubBookers will receive full joining instructions and a session materials list. Plus, there will also be details of patterns, advance preparation guides and links of where kits can be purchased if these are applicable to your session.   You will need: 26cm square linen with motif drawn in centreExtra fabric to practice stitches6 strand embroidery cotton/floss in colour of your choice Embroidery needle.A 20cm hoop if desired, not compulsory 26cm square linen with motif drawn in centreExtra fabric to practice stitches6 strand embroidery cotton/floss in colour of your choiceEmbroidery needle.A 20cm hoop if desired, not compulsory Alternatively, a kit priced £11.45 including P&P is available in the UK which includes Fi’s design, hand-printed onto linen/cotton blend fabric with extra fabric for you to test your stitching plus DMC six-stranded thread in two shades of green and white and an embroidery needle.To purchase from the tutor, visit: www.fioberon.com Access to the session This session has already taken place. If you booked this session you will receive a recording of the to watch again or you can purchase it today on-demand. The On-Demand recordings will be available to view until 11:59 pm GMT on 28 May 2021. BUY THIS WORKSHOP ALL WORKSHOPS About the Tutor: Fi Oberon Fi Oberon has 30 years’ experience as a designer-maker, artist and tutor. She has developed and led courses on a diverse range of crafts and teaches internationally.Fi’s most recent work focuses on the use of textiles to explore folk stories and creation myths. She is well known as the author of ‘The Natural World of Needle Felting’ published by Jacqui Small. Tutor contacts Website: www.FiOberon.com ** The Knitting and Stitching Show are not responsible for the kits visitors purchase from the tutors including the price, availability or delivery. Stock may be limited. Please liaise with the tutors for details and please note restrictions may apply.

In need of a crafting challenge? Look no further! We invite you to be a part of the first-ever Beyond K&S Self Portrait Competition, proudly sponsored by PFAFF.Start a new project or showcase an existing piece; express yourself and let your creative juices flow! Reveal a side of yourself that’s usually hidden, explore an alter ego or go abstract – anything goes as long as it’s creative, original, and you!Create your self-portrait in any textile medium from thread painting and embroidery to weaving and screen printing.All entries will be displayed in our online gallery and the winner will receive £1000! WANT TO TAKE PART November Shopping Month Packed with sewing essentials from your favourite retailers, the Beyond K&S Shopping Hub is a one-stop-shop for all things textiles. Whether your passion lies in lace making, quilting, knitting, crochet, dressmaking, or embroidery, shop direct from specialist suppliers and enjoy access to exclusive discounts delivered straight to your door.Stock up on luxury hand-wound silk from Mulberry Silks, gorgeous vintage fabric from Til the sun goes down, supersoft yarn from UK Alpaca Yarns Ltd and more!Looking for a new craft project or a gift for someone who loves making? Treat yourself to a tapestry kit from Tina Francis Tapestry or a cross stitch kit from Doodlecraft Design. Our shopping event launches on 6th November and will continue throughout the month. Stay tuned for more info! Crafting Workshops Learn from the best in a series of live workshops with your favourite tutors and brands on a variety of topics including knitting, macrame, dress-making, crochet, quilting and much more!Whether you want to improve your skills or learn something new, we’ve got a class for every ability. Sessions coming very soon! EXPLORE WORKSHOPS

Straight Stitches to Inspire With Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn, Double Trouble Access the on demand recording & Q&A session - £25 On Demand Workshop & Interview Available to watch until 11:59pm GMT 28th May 2021. Sponsored by: Purchase the on-demand workshop with Jan & Jean and get free access to the Q&A that took place in January. This exclusive on-demand session is available from today! For just £25, you will receive access to a special workshop presented by Jan Beaney and Jean LittleJohn and access to an on demand session of an exclusive Q&A with the duo that took place on the 13th January 2021.  buy now About Straight Stitches to Inspire Jan and Jean will inspire the student to Look, Experiment, Design and Stitch.  Trees are a timeless, inspirational source of texture, colour and pattern and are accessible to all. Jan and Jean have devised a special workshop for the Knitting & Stitching Show. They have each developed an idea and design based on the tree theme. They will talk about processes and materials, threads and fabrics throughout the session. Their individual works will be shown through all the stages from design to completion using bonded applique and hand stitching. Straight stitch, but not as you may know it, will be explored and exploited. It will end with a gallery of their work incorporating these techniques. As usual, their classes will be informative and they will share their enjoyment of stitch. Materials you will need: Many of the materials required for this class can be found at Art Van Go.Visit our Shopping Hub to access their website https://www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com/beyond-shopping-hub/art-van-go/Bookers will receive full joining instructions and a session materials list.  You will need: Easy to stitch into background fabricVariety of threads and knitting wools (not textured). Thick to thin.A close-up image of a treeRange of Chenille needles. Frame (optional)Small scraps of fabric that tone with your threadsA small piece of bondawebChoose colours to reflect or exaggerate your chosen image. Advance preparation Look up tree references, as for example those painted by the Impressionists/Klimt/Mondrian/Munch etc. Access to the session The on demand recording of the workshop and Q&A will be sent to bookers at point of purchase and access information will be provided as part of your Box Office confirmation email. This recording is available to watch again on demand until 11:59pm GMT on 28th May 2021. Buy on demand WORKSHOP & q&a About the Tutors: Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn Jan and Jean are internationally known textile artists, authors and lecturers. They have exhibited and sold their textiles around the world. They have always encouraged their students to understand their processes but to develop an individual style. They share a passion for stitch in its many forms which they combine with mixed media as an approach to their personal work.They are the creative force behind their company, Double Trouble Enterprises and they sell through this outlet the many books and DVDs that they have written and produced.They can be seen at www.doubletrouble-ent.com.