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BBC - GCSE Bitesize: Textiles
Textiles<p>World Wide Web (2007) by Shane Waltener. © Shane Waltener<p>Textiles are made by weaving, knitting, knotting or pressing yarns together to make a fabric.<p><b>Weaving</b> means interlacing different materials to create a surface.• <b><br>Knitting</b> consists of loops, called stitches. As each row progresses, a new …
SewingYarn bombing brings some woolly colour to statues including Queen Victoria
The fun is all part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival<p>It would even bring a smile to the face of the famously “not amused” Queen Victoria – …
ScotlandCan You Take Knitting Needles on Plane?
Knitters who travel on airplanes often wonder if their knitting needles will be confiscated if they try to take them through security. While the …
KnittingWe Can't Get Over These Arm-Knitted Blankets
These oversize blankets are the perfect snuggling accessory. Discover why we love them, plus how to make one yourself.<p>There's something about a …
Socktoberfest: 4 Ways to Cast-on Toe-Up Socks
Maybe you like to use every yard of sock yarn. Perhaps you want to try on your socks as you go. Or it could be that Kitchener stitch gives you hives. …
CraftingWool Week day 1: Crochet a clutch bag
Hook yourself the ultimate accessory with Laura Strutt’s tactile textured bag.Team <i>Mollie</i> are always up for expanding their crochet repertoire – …
SewingOur most common piece of advice – do a tension square
Our yarn doctors are at the Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace in London this week, along with our fabulous volunteer knitting and …
KnittingNew West business knits community together
Two sisters have stitched together a special bond through a love of knitting and want to share their passion with others.<p>Sarah Caton and Susan Waller …
New WestminsterA Magical Charity Makes Disney Princess Wigs For Kids With Cancer
They're SO good.<p>In case you need proof of some good in the world, look no further than Alaska:There, two women oversee The Magic Yarn Project, a nonprofit that creates yarn wigs for children diagnosed with cancer. Since the project — which recently celebrated its second anniversary — was launched …
Walt Disney CompanyAdvice for ladies in India - Untold lives blog
In 1847 a book called <i>Real Life in India</i> by ‘An Old Resident’ offered advice to British ladies going to live in India. This covered clothing, …
IndiaThese South African Grandmothers Chose Boxing Over Knitting
Around the world, retirement is often considered a time to slow down. Stereotypically, retirees take up low-key activities like golfing, knitting, …
TravelKnitting group is a warm way to connect with Montreal's homeless
Gilles Chiasson knows all too well what it’s like to live on the streets of Montreal, fighting off frigid temperatures and feelings of social …
Canadian NewsKnitting together the traditional and innovative is where heritage really counts
Never mind the smell of meat sizzling on the braai – or even the curio shop version of the different cultures in our country which pop up in the …
KnittingEat.Sleep.Knit Handpainted Yarns
This craft-a-long starts on October 1st, 2017 and runs through December 25th. Choose any pattern you've had in your Ravelry queue or favorites for …
RavelryTop 10 Pins for Fall Knitting Inspiration
Fall is on the way! You might not be feeling the change in the air yet, but I know your needles are already itching to start those cozy warm fall …
CraftingUttarakhand: Knitting identity, just one loop at a time
The way in which we think of ourselves has everything to do with how our world sees us and how we see ourselves successfully acknowledged by the …
KnittingStaff Stories: Learning to Knit with Friends
We’ve got some more staff stories for you about learning to knit. Last time, we presented some tales that described learning from family. This time …
CraftingWhen I realized who my late mother was knitting this sweater for, I had to finish it
Grief is complicated, forgiveness more so.<p>Over the decades, I managed to bury, ruin, or toss away all the sweaters my mother ever knit for me. This …
OpinionRavelings: Behind Every Good Knitter
Inside every knitter there’s a tightly coordinated team of talented professionals, poised to bring her next project to completion.<p>The materials …
CraftingFive Reasons Every Child Should Learn How To Knit
Who taught you how to knit?<p>Almost everyone I know has that one person who taught them how to knit or crochet or cross-stitch when they were young. It …
ParentingLorna's Laces Shepherd Sport Yarn - '17 September
Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sport - '15 September - Serenity Regularly $14.00<i>On Sale $9.80<br>(30% off!)</i>50+ available Add to Cart<p>Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sport …
ShoppingThe Handmade Life: Seven Ways to Knit a Leaf
From delicate fern leaves to the emblem of autumn—the maple leaf—leaf motifs abound in knitting. They can be found in almost every conceivable type …
CraftingFacebook ties JavaScript code together with Yarn
Facebook, known for telling tales about about users it doesn't have, has spun another sort of yarn.<p>The ad gavage network on Thursday released Yarn …
JavaScriptNike unveils Advanced Apparel Exploration clothing designed by data
Nike has combined computational design with its innovative knitting technology to create a capsule collection of menswear pieces, which it believes …
KnittingBerroco Quechua Imbiana Lace Cowl Knitting Pattern PDF 389
If you love lace, this is a must-knit project! Imbiana is a cowl knitting pattern. It's worked in the round and features a gorgeous allover lace …
KnittingAnnouncing Yarn 1.0
Today, we are excited to announce the 1.0 release of the Yarn JavaScript package manager, a major step for the project. In the 11 months since its …
How To Knit A Swatch
<i>In our How To Swatch Series, we’re going over why it’s important to swatch your knitting, how to make the perfect gauge swatch, and advanced</i> …
SwatchIt’s OK to not use Yarn
When I first read about Yarn, many moons ago, I thought <i>hey, that’s neat.</i> But I knew it wasn’t something I needed — like smart watches, or …
JavaScriptHate Purling? With This Technique, You Don’t Have To!
What if we told you that you never had to purl again for stockinette stitch?
KnittingBlock by Block: Knitting Entrelac
Knitting entrelac will produce a fabric with a woven appearance—tiers of tilting blocks appear to run over and under each other. But the fabric is …
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