Last weekend my friend Zoe and I hosted a Festival Crafternoon. Last year we tried knitting and friendship bracelets, then at Christmas we made decorations which was a great success. This summer we decided on the festival theme and decided to make headdresses. We had a huge selection of flowers, feathers and yarn for pompom but…
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The Flower Appreciation Society!!
Last week I was very lucky to win a competition on Instagram by the very generous people Mooi en Leif and the blogger Jenna from Le Need. I won a workshop with The Flower Appreciation Society for me and my friend Zoe and it was so much fun! I’ve never made a floral headband before so…
Sincerely Louise !!
My faux taxidermy deer is finally on the wall !!! I got the kit from the Knitting and Stitching Show in October and knitted the kit over the Christmas holiday but have only recently had time to finish the deer and sew him up and now he is finally up on the wall! I love…
Wool Ride 2014
So yesterday I went to see the Wool Ride in Potters Field, London and had the best time. There were lots of people dressed up in knitwear and lots of interesting outfits including cycle helmets dressed up as sheep! Lyle and Scott had a mini golf course where you could win a pair of socks…
Featured Designer: Eliza Joan
I was very lucky this week to be able to talk to Rebecca who owns Eliza Joan. Eliza Joan sells amazing crocheted necklaces that are unique and add an extra touch to any outfit. I’ve already got my order in ! Please check out Eliza Joan at http://www.elizajoan.co.uk How did you get started? I studied…
Emerging knitwear talent
Graduate fashion shows are happening this week and there has been a lot of emerging talent coming through. And the knitwear is looking amazing ! The graduates have created fun filled collections that are full of colour and texture and are great to look out. Here are a few of my favourite collections so far….
Knits on the high street
While in London I checked out the stores to see what kind of knitwear was in. I was happy to see that there was a lot of interesting pieces about even though the High Summer stock was in. Topshop did some really nice textures on their knits while other shops such as Mango went down…
Kaffe Fassett exhibition
On my trip to London I visited the Fashion and Textile museum to see the Kaffe Fassett exhibition. The place was full of all of his colourful knits and embroidery. It was amazing to see his work up close and he really uses colour in the best way. Everything was so well done and its…
Lost in Knit 