Monday, February 20, 2012

POP UP SALE!!


A long awaited SALE is coming to Melbourne next weekend. For those loving customers who have been waiting for this, it runs for 2 days only, on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd of March; MAKE SURE YOU DON'T MISS THIS ONE; as you know this only happens every 3 - 4 years, and its priced to clear; so up to 75% off. Because my collections are only made by hand to order for retailers, there's never any 'leftover' stock from a season. However on the odd occasion there's one or two extra styles made from each collection, and there's the samples, and the one-offs that don't make it to the sample rack. This is a treat indeed, as there are some pieces here that I am heartbroken to part with. But I need to make some space to create MORE!!
The Sale is a Pop-Up Event, 3 Glasshouse Road, Collingwood. I look forward to seeing you there.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

The Handknitters Yarn Guide

Received a press copy of my first authored book The Handknitters Yarn Guide published through Rotovision.





It's an extensive reference book on knitting yarns, and will be available between March and May 2012, but can be pre-ordered through Amazon.
In Australia, through Murdoch Books & New Zealand Allen & Unwin.
Its also available through other distributors.
In the UK through Search Press, and the USA St Martins Press.

The book is 200 pages filled with information about 180 knitting yarns covering all the specs and character of each type of fibre, and fibre blends. The yarns were knitted, studied and documented covering stitch definition, draping, pilling, resilience, durability, colour retention, feel, breathability, moisture resistance, wicking, fire retardancy and sustainability. The pros and cons are listed and there's quick tips on usage and care.

Each yarn is separated into weights of super-fine, fine, medium, bulky, and super-bulky, and categorized into ply weights. There's useful tables of recommended needle sizes and how much yarn you would need to make a jumper of different sizes. In the back of the book there's more useful information of calculating yarn substitutes for when you want to try other yarns than suggested in a knitting pattern. A glossary covers and breaks down all the technical yarn terms such as guage, wraps per inch, yarn spins, and how to read yarn labels.

If you need to know more about knitting yarns, how to choose them and what their best suited for this book is extremely useful. It covers wool, mohair, angora, cashmere, camel, alpaca, silk, cotton, linen, rayon, bamboo, soya, hemp, ramie, tencel, nylon, polyester, acrylic, boucle, chenille, ribbon, eyelash, flamme, ladder, vicuna, qiviut, yak, bison, possum, corn, milk, nettle, kenaf and seacell.











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