Susan Pinner

Saturday, 19 November 2016

Sue Pinner's Tartan workshop at Black Sheep Wools Craft Barn

Wonderful to meet everyone yesterday

Stella, Barbara, Sheila, Gillian, Margaret, Sue, Joanne, Julia, and Holly had a very creative day at Sue Pinner's Tartan Workshop

November 18th 2016 at Black Sheep Wools fabulous craft barn

Thanks to Black Sheep Wools catering department for a fabulous lunch and yummy afternoon cakes.

And of course we all had a little shop too, such a wonderful space, we all decided if it wanted to continue to snow, we didn't mind being snowed in but it stopped snowing and we all had to leave...thanks for a fab day Hookers

The Tartan Workshop was a follow on workshop from the Triangle workshop on the

16th September

and Afternoon Tea with Sue Pinner a couple of weeks ago on 27th October

Hope to see you all again, some time next year

Wednesday, 16 November 2016

NATIONAL NEEDLEWORK ARCHIVE...The Old Chapel Textile Centre Newbury

2nd Carousel Workshop was wonderful so many laughs hope to go back next spring for another get together

The Old Chapel Textile Centre...

click for site link

The National Needlework Achieve

Join up and help save some wonderfulTextiles donate any interesting old textiles you might have...help with find raising become a friend or member or just visit.

A reference Library too.

The Country wife by Constance Howard 1951

being cleaned and in need of conservation so all donations to help would be welcomed

We had an easy journey down there and met a fabulous group of hookers for the second Carosuel workshop...we laughed our way through a wonderful day. Fabulous lunch and cakes too...

thanks to all for making my time with you fabulous.

The Old Chapel Textile Centre 

 link to site

is a voluntary community project dealing with all aspects of Textiles

 Go and visit them it's well worth the trip, exhibitions, Workshops, gift shop, cafe, free parking and lots to see

Main street, 

New Greenham Park, 

Newbury Berkshire, RG 19 6HW

Tel. 01635 38740 

10am - 4pm Tuesday - Thursday

10am - 4pm 1st Saturday in the Month

small entry fee

Saturday, 12 November 2016

Carousel Variations...

There are lots more variations for the Carousel patterns...so I can see the Carousel Group continuing for some time to come. Here is another variation on the part 4 Hex pattern...

using long stitch or spike stitch instead of the front post stitch

or turned into a diamond...with a sc [dc] triangle added to 2 sides

joined together in all sorts of patterns and colour ways..with so many Special colours to pick from and now with the Aran ad Chunky yarn colour growing too...fabulous choice

Friday, 11 November 2016

Pattern from my book: Granny Squares and fun combining yarns

Every now and then, to keep my books fresh, I updated one or two of the patterns for you.

CAROUSEL

The Carousel has taken so much of my time and effort lately.....the finishing edge stitch to come on November 15th and then some time to play with the secret blanket

TIME OUT

This last week I took a few days 'me time', bit of volunteering, clean the house, catch up with the washing and hooky time, revamping the pattern on page 116 of Granny Squares it's the cover blanket motif.....I've used my favourite finger wrap/sc start to the pattern and I've turned it into a hex, when you start with the magic number 12 thats extremely easy to do.

YARNS

Over the last couple of years i have been collecting together some beautiful yarns, alpaca, cotton, wool and some acrylics too, most of which i haven't had time to use.

INSPIRATION

For weeks now a fabulous picture of a Missoni Jacket and scarf creation, [I adore the colours], it has been my screen saver reminding me that soon I would have time to play...this week i took a few days and got lost in a new blanket for my lounge, dark grey being the dominate colour

the original Square on page 116 in Granny Squares, but with my favourite finger wrap/sc start

I've always loved mixing yarns together as one to make more interesting yarns, but there are so many multi thread yarns today you can often find exactly what you want in the market place..so some i mixed and some i had.

YARNS USED:

Ormo, very fine, looks so like cotton threads

100% Acrylic

Ornaghi Wonderful,

65% Acrylic, 25% new wool, 10% mohair mix

Patons Wool Bend Aran

63% Wool, 37% Acrylic

James C Brett Marble,

100% acrylic

King Cole Riot

70% Acrylic, 30% Wool

King Cole Drifter

69% Acrylic, 25% Cotton, 6% Wool

Pure Mohair

Mostly indie mohair from several show sources

Pure Alpaca

several show sources

Pure Cotton

Aldi's best lol

All mixed and blended together to create the look and shade

blending can create so many more softer/darker/lighter/subtler shades......

and my old college tutor said my colour choices was diabolical!....I can do subtle too although I struggle to leave any colour out lol

I wanted the motif to reflect the Flower Light I made years ago, with tweaks to yarn weight etc. I think the blanket pattern from my work works a treat