This week Arne & Carlos to open The Knitting & Stitching Show in London UK

Arne & Carlos
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Norwegian knitwear designers and authors Arne & Carlos will officially open the The Knitting & Stitching Show this week at Alexandra Palace, London on Wednesday 7th October at 10am. Arne and Carlos are known for their knitwear designs and books including 55 Christmas Balls to Knit: Colourful Festive Ornaments
, Knitted Dolls: and, most recently, 30 Slippers to Knit and Felt


The duo attract a huge following on Instagram and Facebook, with fun how-to videos and quirky project ideas. This October they launch the Julekuler (Christmas bauble) Pattern booklet using Patons Wool DK, as well as a range of new colours in the Arne & Carlos Regia sock collection!

The Knitting & Stitching Show is the largest craft and textiles event in the UK, offering an unrivalled creative experience. The show boasts stands from over 400 craft companies, hundreds of workshops, Stitch by Stitch demonstrations, daily Fashion Shows hosted by Coats Crafts and more than 20 Galleries showcasing the work of leading textile artists and groups from all over the world.

Galleries this year include Michala Gyetvai’s Enchanted Landscapes and Kate Jenkins’ knitted fishmongers.The fish counter with a difference! The difference being that all the fish are knitted, crocheted and sequined. Visitors will be able to buy an array of fish, prawns, cockles and mussels off the counter and have them mounted and signed as original art pieces. There will also be a wall of framed tinned sardines and other fishy inspired products available throughout the show. The show will also feature leading textile artists including Isobel Hall, Stella Harding, the Royal School of Needlework and Sophie Digard in association with Selvedge.

With over 400 exhibitors at the London event selling everything a crafter desires: from a vast array of fabric to every type of sewing machine from all the leading brands; to every type of thread and knitting yarn; plus haberdashery, patterns, kits and more.

The Knitting & Stitching Show is open for 5 days 07 October - 11 October 2015. Apart from all of the above it offers its visitors more than 200 workshops in the Learning Curve in association with Groves; with classes covering a wide variety of skills including machine sewing, hand embroidery, felt making, crochet and knitting. New for 2015, The Dressmaking Studio, in association with The McCall Pattern Company and SEW TODAY, will offer a range of classes designed to improve and enhance dressmaking skills.

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