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Stitch some history with the Colours of Huron
They are done! My very first knitting kit is all put together and ready to be delivered! The Huron Wrister Kit, inspired by history & featuring the ‘Colours of Huron’, will be able at FACTS in Blyth on Friday for the FACTS Forest Exhibit Opening! And, the Huron County Museum will have a small number available for sale on Saturday. It’s so exciting to be able to work with FACTS and Steele Wool Farm on this creative fibre collaboration and to have the encouragement of the Huron County Museum. Planning the Huron Wrister Kit The origin and inspiration for the Huron Wrister lays with the historic textiles in the collection of the…
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Bakers Dozen Bonus deal from Stitches with a Twist
Stitches With a Twist in Blyth, a yarn store with so much more, is offering a great deal on yarn: the Bakers Dozen Bonus. Buy 12 balls of yarn and get the 13th free! Stop by and pick up your Bonus card today! Stitches With a Twist is located at 404 Queen St. Blyth, Ontario. Call (519) 523-9449 or email info@stitcheswithatwist.ca for more info.
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Lace Museum offering online workshop in Halas Lace
The Lace Museum is offering an online workshop in Halas Lace starting September 24. For more information and registration: https://www.thelacemuseum.org/workshops.html Halas lace was first made in 1902 in Kiskunhalas, Hungary. Halas is a needlelace worked with fine thread, and the pattern motifs outlined with thick thread, instead of buttonholed as in other needlelace. It has an Art Nouveau look. The darning stitch is worked in the solid design areas to give the effect of finely woven cloth and there are over 60 types of filling stitches. The Lace Museum is also offering online workshops in Turkish Needle Lace (Igne Oya), Bedfordshire Bobbin Lace, Exploring Grounds with GroundForge and more! Learn more…
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Stitching inspiration this week: Yarnspirations
Looking for stitching inspiration this week? Check out Yarnspirations! This great online resource by Spinrite Yarns offers up a whole lot of yarn & stitching ideas to spur your needlework creativity. And their community page provides how-to videos, pattern suggestions, and profiles of their Stitch Ambassadors. Have a look here: https://www.yarnspirations.com/ca-en/community/stitch-ambassadors
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