CH 209: EYF Planning and Embroidery Explorations

Edinburgh Yarn Festival is getting closer and closer, and I'm getting more and more excited. On this week's show I chat about a few (okay, more than a few) vendors I'm really looking forward to visiting. You really need a plan to make the most of the EYF Marketplace! We're also on a little bit of an embroidery kick here at Curious Handmade Headquarters, with our embroidery workshop last weekend, a special guest teacher at the upcoming Curious Handmade Country House Retreat, and one of my 18 for 2018 projects! Show Sponsors: Alongside an eclectic yarn range, which includes Hazel Knits, Icelandic Lopi & CoopKnits, we stock a carefully chosen selection of needles and notions. We’ve also recently launched ‘hand dyed by meadowyarn’, our very own in-house, hand-dyed yarn range. Working in our tiny dye studio, nestled in the Suffolk countryside, we are able to indulge our love of colour, producing complex tonal, kettle-dyed shades across a range of weights and bases. With regular updates our collections evolve and grow, inspired by the landscape and people around us. AYS is a wool boutique specializing in hand dyed yarns and luxury fibres from around the world. You’ll always find a well curated collection of yarns and colors on the shelves and a friendly knowledgeable staff on hand. Some of our favorite brands include Hedgehog Fibres, SweetGeorgia Yarn, Julie Asselin, Shibui Knits and The Fibre Co. You can find A Yarn Story on Walcot Street in Bath or online at www.ayarnstory.co.uk Announcements Membership to The Handmade Sock Society is open! The Curious Handmade Country House Retreat Mini Market Melmerby, Cumbria, Tuesday 13 March 4:30pm to 6pm Show Links Little Skein In The Big Wool The Knot Hole Tree Shawl Fragment Socks Laine Magazine Laine Issue 4 patterns on Ravelry Voolenvine Yarn Edinburgh Yarn Festival Exhibitors La Bien Aimée A Yarn Story Blacker Yarns Blacker Breeds Jacob Eden Cottage Yarns The Fibre Co. Daughter of a Shepherd Kettle Yarn Co.  Woolenflower The Wool Kitchen Travelknitter The Walk Collection Tilly Flop Designs Pink Hazel Bags Beyond Measure Jill Draper Makes Stuff Rauwerk Hey Mama Wolf Moel View La Fée Fil Garthenor Mandy Pattulo Brynn & Co. Embroidery Kits and gorgeous little scissors Startup Library - Hand Embroidery by Kat McTee