unravel... autumn show guide & programme Fri 09 - Sat 10 September 2022 Over 50 exhibitors, talks, workshops and more
In our curated marketplace you will discover an array of independent producers and hand dyed yarns, hailing from across the UK and Europe.
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Free talks sponsored by Workshops sponsored by Proud supporter of Farnham was granted World Craft Town status in June 2020 following a successful application by Farnham Maltings and Farnham Town Council. Farnham is now the first and only World Craft Town in England. The award is in recognition of the special role that craft plays in our Joincommunity.usand celebrate this October for a whole month full of events including festivals, exhibitions, workshops, art trails, open studios and much more.
Friends and yarn lovers! We are excited to host the second installment of unravel here at Farnham Maltings, where we celebrate all things yarn making, from knitting and crochet to spinning and weaving.
Visitors will recognise leading names from the knitting fraternity and have the chance to discover new emerging hand dyers and designers.
However you celebrate yarn, we hope you enjoy this autumn’s unravel festival as much as we’ve enjoyed putting it together. We look forward to welcoming you!
As an unravel first, we are excited to host a theatre show from award-winning writer-actor Sophie Ablett as she delivers a poignantly relevant solo piece: ‘She Seeks Out Wool’. The production is a combination of spoken word and giant knitting, telling the story of the relatives lost in a Jewish family’s journey from Praszka to Liverpool.
John Arbon Textiles is kindly sponsoring all in-person workshops by providing yarn for those classes. Some workshop highlights include; Shetland Lace, Tapestry Crochet, Embroidery, Colour Mixology and Sock Knitting. Garthenor Organic are once again on board to sponsor the talk series (all talks are free to attend).
Madeleine, Jo & Caroline The Craft Team at Farnham Maltings
Please check in at the box office in the Foyer 15 minutes before your workshop. workshop schedule For virtual workshop listings and the full virtual programme, visit our website farnhammaltings.com/unravel-autumn-virtual-workshops. You must already be registered to take part. Check your email for your virtual unravel confirmation. friday saturday 10am – shetland lace 12pm Elizabeth Williamson raku Penny Eccles colour mixology Liz Baltesz an introduction to sock knitting Sophie Heathscott bookmark weaving Sophie Heathscott brioche Monica Russel raku Penny Eccles raku Penny Eccles raku Penny Eccles 2pm –11am4pm –1pm tapestry three-wayscrochet SandraWithGutierrezspecial thanks to our sponsor: follow us on instagram @unravelfestival - #unravelautumn tag us in your posts showing how you’re spending your unravel weekend
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Stairwell Be sure to check out the suspended balls of wool hanging in our stairwell.
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Glass box - entrance The production team behind ‘She Seeks Out Wool’ have created a giant knitted piece to suspend in the glass boxMadeentrance.entirely from wool kindly donated by the public, we would like to thank those involved for their generosity.
The macramé hangers are Cassandra Smith’s intuitive storage solution in her Oxford studio, but we think they make for a great display of colour!
Cassandra Smith SSOW Installation The café operates from both the foyer and riverside and there is ample seating in both areas. There is also outdoor seating available on our patio.
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Riverside Café Cassandra is a designer and hand-weaver of sustainable textiles. Her unique design aesthetic fuses inspiration from her travels and love of experimentation with natural materials and craft techniques. Her work is available to buy and is on display in the Riverside Café until Fri 16 September.
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Choose from homemade soups served with artisan sourdough, open Danish sandwiches and freshly made main dishes. Our regular selection of hot and cold drinks are available together with fresh pastries from our supplier SØDT Webakery.can cater for gluten free diets and other special dietary requirements, please speak to a server.
Fantabulosa coloured bonayarns.comyarns. Hand dyed yarns inspired by all things botanicalyarn.combotanical. Bona Yarns Botanical Yarn great exhibitorshall Our exhibitors are spread out across six rooms throughout the whole building, so take time to explore and make sure you don’t miss anything. Use the legend below to quickly see what exhibitors are bringing to the festival:Hand dyed luxury knitting yarns and coastal-colours.co.ukfibres. Coastal Colours Books / Patterns Gifts / Kits InfoJewellery Needles / Hooks Notions Spinning /Weaving Yarn exhibitors Specialises in semisolid colour ways that harmonise comedencottageyarns.well. Eden YarnsCottage Sculptures inspired by nature conservationandof the Dorset fudgeandmabel.co.ukCountryside. Fudge & Mabel Plant-based yarn dyer from Frome gingerpinkyarnsetsy.com/uk/shop/Somerset Ginger Pink Yarns Beautiful yarns and accessories for knitting and interknitcafeetsy.com/uk/shop/crochet. InterKnit Café
tellingyarns.comyarns.colourwaysgentlyLow-pooling,variegatedonBritish Telling Yarns Hand balm perfect for project bags or pockets, dyed yarn and clay stitch craftersbalm.co.ukmarkers
Pom QuarterlyPom Project bags made from gailmadebymeetsy.com/uk/shop/materials.friendlyenvironmentallylonglasting
TedKnitsUK
Kettle Yarn Co Coastal inspired buttons, stitch markers and project lilliputwight.co.ukbowls. Lilliput Wight Publishers of modern knitting patterns and thoughtful pompommag.comwriting.
Qing Fibre Ltd. Custom spun 100% British yarns,available in fingering, DK and Aran skeinqueenyarns.co.ukweights.
The Little Grey Girl Colourways are rich and saturated, inspired by adventures and travelknitter.comtravels. Travelknitter
MadeByMe Hand dyed yarn studio based in London seasonal and unique qingfibre.comcolours.
The Lonely Knitter Faux fur pom poms, hand dyed yarn and stitch thecraftybird.co.ukmarkers
The Crafty Bird Project bags, hand dyed yarns and thelittlegreygirl.comnotions.
Luxurious yarns are carefully sourced to ensure animal kettleyarnco.co.ukwelfare.
Skein Queen Hand dyed luxury yarns, inspired by tedknitsuk.co.uknature.
New MohairForest
An Caitin Beag Intricate handmade buttons for your UKButtonedUpetsy.com/uk/shop/creations.
Natural and unique reclaimed materials for all types of textiles from UK textiles racheljohn.co.ukmills.
Knitting yarns in natural riverside_knitting_woolinstagram.com/fibres. KnittingRiversideWools
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Curated Yarn Co.
Hand-dyed mohair yarns, mostly spun from the fleeces of our angora newforestmohair.co.ukgoats.
Rachel ExtremeJohnTextiles
Fine hand dyed yarns spun on the farm from their very own wool thegreysheep.co.ukflocks.
ButtonedUp Offer a range of tonal and variegated colour CuratedYarnCoetsy.com/uk/shop/ways.
Hand dyed yarns and knitting notions from the Kent yarn.comfolkestoneharbourcoast. HarbourFolkestoneCo.
Vibrant hand dyed and producedsustainablyyarns from the tyddynbryn.comsmallholding.
A catty-porium for kitty-loving caitinbeag.comknitters.
Hand dyed luxurious yarn for knitting, crochet and rosiesmoments.co.ukweaving. Rosies Moments
Tyddyn Bryn LongwoolWensleydaleLtdThe SheepGreyCo. Beautiful wool.co.ukwensleydalelonginproducedwoolentirelyYorkshire.
Purlescenceexhibitorsundercroft
Suzie Jules Raised a flock rawwoolcompany.co.ukdyedproduce,Wendsleydalesoftonaturalun-fibres. Raw CompanyWool Design and make punch needle and embroidery kits. themoderncrafter.co.uk
The CrafterModern Beautiful hand dyed yarns, thefibrefox.co.uknotions.projecthandmadebagsand
Hand dyed yarn inspired by art history and pigmentandply.comsketchbooks. Pigment & Ply
Luxury British Alpaca knitting and crochet ukalpaca.comyarns. UK Alpaca Ltd Beautiful yarns, inspiring ideas and Chiaogoo purlescence.co.ukneedles.
A collaboration stitchbirdie.comdyedpoucheshand-embroideredofandnaturallyyarn. Stitchbirdie Designer and curator of unique yarn kits, including suziejulesetsy.com/shop/Bargello.
The Fibre Fox
Yarn yarnwhisperer.co.ukfoodinspiredcolourwaysbynature,andtheuniverse.
Yarn Whisperer Luxury canvas and leather goods handmade for hideandhammer.co.ukmakers.
Hide & Hammerexhibitorstannery
Knit + Living
Nellie & Eve Tote & project bags, zipper pouches and purses. Handmade in softaccentsuk.comBirmingham.
Fabulous yarn from far flung idashouse.co.ukplaces.
A hub for crochet lovers with online courses, workshops and unique themercerie.co.ukpatterns.
The ShedKnitting
Ehical yarn, unique patterns, and custom accessories for all alongavecanna.comabilities.
The Mercerie Indulgent fibres made to create, wear and walcotyarns.comlove. Walcot Yarns
Colours inspired by the landscape and seasons of a Welsh nellieandeve.commountain.
Creators of fine British knitting wooldecanted.co.ukyarns.
Ida’s House Luxurious knitting notions, bags and knitandliving.co.ukstitchmarkers.handmade
The Urban Purl Gorgeous hand dyed yarns, patterns for inspiration and unique theknittingshed.comaccessories.
Soft Accents UK Individual small looms and kits which, British wool, needle and tabbyandtweed.co.ukinstructions
Along Avec Anna Ltdexhibitorsroombarley
Tabby and Tweed Intricately blended colours - inspired by the theurbanpurletsy.com/shop/city.
Wool Decanted
YARNSULIKE south west kiln cellar tindle(barside)barstudio
Recycled, breathable, vegan and antibacterial Yarnsulikefolksy.com/shops/yarns.
A family run designer and producer of ethical and Certified Organic yarns. In 2003 they became the first company in the world to produce fully certified organic wool yarns. garthenor.com Garthenor Organic Specialising in traditional British-made yarns and fibre tops. Made from breed specific sheep fibre and high grade, ethical silk and alpaca. Everything is designed, blended and spun using vintage machinery at their mill in the heart of North Devon. jarbon.com John Arbon Textiles
Spoken word and large-scale live-knitting tell the story of the relatives lost in a Jewish family’s journey from Praszka to Liverpool. Award-winning writer-actor Sophie Ablett delivers this poignantly relevant solo piece: in this year of unravelling and recovery, how do we mend gaps in the fabric? Tickets are available at the Box Office.
‘She Seeks Out Wool’ Theatre Production
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Discover and celebrate leading makers and designers at this contemporary craft showcase. Sat 15 – Sun 16 October 2022 festival of crafts Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7QR farnhammaltings.com @farnhammaltings Tickets: £5 (under 18s free) festival of crafts Discover and celebrate leading makers and designers at this contemporary craft showcase. Sat 15 - Sun 16 October 2022
Full of festive cheer, shop from over 140 independent small businesses. christmas fair Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7QR Wed 23 – Thu 24 November 2022 farnhammaltings.com @farnhammaltings christmas fair Full of festive cheer, shop from over 140 independent small businesses. Wed 23 - Thu 24 November 2022 Tickets: £2 (under 18s free)
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garthenor.com 26,000 trees planted so far 110,000kg of CO₂ offset 100% certified organic Certified organic, climate positive yarn Find us in the South West Kiln with special guest Making Stories Magazine
