unravel 2021 show guide & programme

unravel... a festival of yarn show guide & programme Fri 21, Sat 22 & Sun 23 May 2021 A celebration of all things yarn making, from knitting and crochet to spinning and weaving.

welcome! unravel... a festival of yarn might be happening a little later this year but we are thrilled to welcome you back to Farnham and to this year’s festival. We hope that like us, through the pandemic, you’ve been finding comfort in yarn and all things yarn making: knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving and more.

This year unravel has gone digital. For the first time we’re hosting a hybrid event that combines both in-person and online activities.You’ll find a sociallydistanced version of our excellent curated marketplace as well as workshops taking place in the building, plus more exhibitors to visit with on our virtual event platform along with talks, seated yoga, social events, and artist Q&As. Garthenor Organic have returned as the sponsor of our talks series and we are grateful for their continued support of the festival. This year we’re introducing a keynote speaker to start the festival: designer Mati Ventrillon from Fair Isle, Shetland.

However you celebrate yarn, we hope you enjoy this year’s unravel festival as much as we’ve enjoyed putting it together.

Happy stitching!

Allison, Jo & Caroline The Craft Team at Farnham Maltings

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unravel 2021 - we’re covid-secure • • •

• purchase your timed-entry ticket in advance explore our curated marketplace • around the building by following • the one-way system wear a face covering

hand sanitiser will be available throughout the building windows and doors will be open for additional ventilation socially-distanced seating is outdoors and in our café

workshop schedule Please check in at the Info Desk in the Foyer 15 minutes before your workshop. fri sat sun 9:30am – brioche basics learn to double mosaic crochet 12:30pm renée callahan -knit sandra gutierrez renée callahan fixing mistakes jane lithgow machine knitting taster

ria burns 1:30pm – british breed 4:30pm yarn tasting jane lithgow

colourwork magic renée callahan

natural yarn

dyeing with british wool

ria burns For virtual workshop listings and the full virtual programme schedule, visit farnhammaltings.swoogo.com/unravel2021.You must be registered on our virtual platform to take part. Check your email for your virtual confirmation.

join the conversation • •

takeaway service from the foyer bar additional cleaning

follow us on instagram @unravelfestival use #unravel2021 and tag us in your posts showing how you’re spending your unravel weekend

garthenor talks series Watch our talks series live online on our virtual event platform or catch up on demand after spending the day with us in-person. Be inspired listening to our talented lineup of speakers as they share their projects, stories and experiences.

Fri 21 May 10:30am – 11:30am ready set raglan with Pom Pom Quarterly 12:30pm – 1:30pm keynote address with Mati Ventrillon 2:30pm – 3:30pm texture with Erika Knight Sat 22 May 10:30am – 11:30am crazy about colour with Dan Lee Sun 23 May 1:00pm – 2:00pm the power of knitting with Loretta Napoleoni

art installation + artist q&as Each year as part of unravel we try to profile textile artists and artists who are inspired by textiles with exhibitions in the building.

This year we are delighted to introduce you to these artists rachel goodison carol milne with two online Q&A Glass Box + Online Discussion sessions where you can Riverside Café meet these artists and Carol is a glass sculptor find our more about Rachel uses painting, obsessed wtih textile their work. printing and sculpting based work in all forms, with textiles to explore but especially knitting. Both Rachel and Carol ideas such as play She combines her will join us via Zoom passionforknittingwith on our virtual event and disquiet, control and lack of control her love for cast glass platform. Log in to sculpture and is a lone your Event Hub for the and the strength and pioneer in the field of schedule and details. vulnerability of the human body and mind. knitted glass.

don’t miss... our online evening social events!

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Thu 20 May Stitch night launch party with Alyson & Vivian from the Keep Calm and Carry Yarn podcast. (8:00pm - 9:00pm) Fri 21 May Wild and Woolly’s Knit 15 present KnitTED Talks* centred around a theme of mending while looking through the lens of politics, the evnironment and conservation. (7:00pm - 8:30pm *additional fee) Sat 22 May Join craft parlour Cross & Woods from the Hague for a virtual craft night with special guests, and a game of bingo for some excellent prizes. (7:30pm - 8:30pm)

exhibitors Our exhibitors are spread out in six rooms across the whole building so take time to explore and make sure you don’t miss anything. We also have even more exhibitors online, including our special Vogue Knitting Live x unravel Cross Pond Collaboration exhibitors! Use the legend below to quickly see what exhibitors are bringing to the festival: Books /Patterns

Jewellery

Needles /Hooks

Spinning /Weaving

Gifts

Info

Notions

Yarn

great hall exhibitors

Garthenor Certified organic, climate positive yarn from high welfare sheep. garthenor.com

A Yarn Story

Coastal Colours

Emily Cross Ceramics

Specialising in hand dyed yarns and luxury fibers.

Hand dyed luxury knitting yarns and fibres.

ayarnstory.co.uk

coastal-colours.co.uk emxceramics.etsy.com

The Grey Sheep Co.

The Knitting Gift Shop

Wheelthrown yarn bowls and other tools by a fibre artist.

The Sewcial Circle

Fine quality hand Original knitting kits, Creative fibre craft dyed yarns from their gifts, accessories and kits to inspire your own farm. notions. next project. thegreysheep.co.uk

theknittinggiftshop.co.uk thesewcialcircle.com

TillyFlop Designs

Tribe Yarns

Triskelion Yarn

Where yarn and London yarn shop Hand dyed British graphics meet: cards, specialising in the wool and luxury yarn. tea towels and more. scrummiestyarnsand notions. tillyflopdesigns.etsy.com tribeyarns.com triskelion-yarn.com

Weku Yarn

Wool Decanted

Yarntelier

Hand dyed yarns inspired by a Ghanian heritage.

New producers of Yorkshire spun small bath, traceable cashmere yarns and British wool. handknittingpatterns.

wekuyarn.etsy.com

wooldecanted.co.uk yarntelier.com

undercroft exhibitors

Telling Yarns Artisan hand dyed yarns known for their double dye technique. tellingyarns.com

UK Alpaca The UK’s largest maker of British alpaca yarns. ukalpaca.com

cellar bar exhibitors

Cocoon & Me Contemporary craft kits, Bobbiny yarn and accessories. cocoonandme.com

InterKnit Café Specialising in 4ply and fair trade yarns.

Moon Beads Large hole beads, perfect for knitting and crochet.

interknitcafe.etsy.com moon-beads.com

Uppingham Yarns

tannery exhibitors

Debonnaire

Farm Crafts

Exquisite yarns, Art yarns and locks patterns and from our Angora accessories for goats and sheep. knitters. debonnaireyarns.com instagram.com/farmcrafts

Namolio

The Lonely Knitter

Handmade linen accessories and supplies.

Yarn and balm from themosteasterlypoint in England.

namolio.com

craftersbalm.co.uk

Botanical Yarn

Unusual yarn and fiber in many types and colours.

Hand dyed British yarn inspired by all things botanical.

wools.co.uk

botanicalyarn.com

Fruitful Fusion A delightful yarn experience inspired bynature,wanderlust and more. fruitfulfusion.co.uk

HotButter Yarns

The Knitting Shed

45 glorious hand dyed colours and knitting kits.

Hand dyed yarns, patterns, kits and quirky accessories.

tindle studio exhibitors

jakibogg.artweb.com theknittingshed.com

Rauwerk Ethical and ecofriendly yarn sourced from an organic farm in Bavaria. rauwerk-wolle.de

TJ Frog Celebrating the heritage craft of Dorset buttons. tjfrog.co.uk

RiverKnits

Salina Jane Art

Hand dyed British Quirky, fun illustrated yarns for adventures cards and prints in the making. about knitting and crafting. riverknits.uk salinajaneart.com

barley room exhibitors

An Caitin Beag

LilliputWight Coastal inspired project bowls and beachcombed buttons. lilliputwight.co.uk

Skein Queen Artisan hand dyed yarn from Royal Berkshire. skeinqueenyarns.co.uk

Arnall Culliford Knitwear

Knit a cat on it!

Become a more confidentknitterwith their books and kits.

caitinbeag.com

acknitwear.co.uk

Caroline Barnes Ceramics

Handmade porcelain buttons, cards, brooches and needlekeepers. cbceramics.etsy.com

Cat & Sparrow Hand dyed fibres and yarns, spindles, needles and hooks.

Hide & Hammer

Ida’s House

Leather project bags and notions made specifically for makers.

A cornucopia of bears, Bilum and beautiful baubles for knitters. catandsparrow.co.uk hideandhammer.co.uk idashouse.co.uk

virtual marketplace

The Urban Purl

The Wool Kitchen

Intricately blended Hand dyed yarns so compellingcoloursto youenjoyeverystitch. inspireyourcreativity.

online + vogue knitting live exhibitors

theurbanpurl.etsy.com thewoolkitchen.com

Clinton Hill Cashmere

Cowgirlblues

Luxurious, cashmere Hand dyed merino and mohair yarns yarn spun in an exclusive Italian mill. from South Africa. clintonhillcashmere.com cowgirlblues.co.za

Caithness Yarns Premium, unique yarns from happy, healthy sheep. caithnessyarns.com

Cross & Woods Curators of an eclectic collection of ‘everything yarn related’. crossandwoods.com

Easyknits Luxury hand dyed yarns in vibrant and vivid colours. easyknits.co.uk

Ewe-nited States of Fiber

Hand dyed and blended yarns and fibers. ewe-nitedstatesoffiber.com

Jems Luxe Fibers Hand dyed yarns inspired by Greek mythology. jemsluxefibers.com

Lanivendole Hand dyed, unique yarns with an artisanal soul from rare breeds. lanivendole.com

Flying Fibers

Garthenor

Rare breed yarns and Certified organic, fibers from the United climate positive yarn from high welfare States. sheep. garthenor.com flyingfibers.com

John Arbon Textiles

Kettle Yarn Co.

Unique, quality yarns Luxurious, ethical and fibre tops from British fibres. their own North Devon mill. jarbon.com kettleyarnco.co.uk

Made & Worn Create your own made to measure knitting patterns.

Marina Skua

Irish Artisan Yarn

Hand dyed yarn inspired by Irish landscapes. irish-artisan-yarn.com

Knit School from TLYC

Anonlinemembership site for knitters. knitschool.co.uk

My Two Ladies Knitting

Locally sourced yarn, Luxury fiber arts tools for easier, ergonomic hand dyed in the knitting with less pain South West. and stress. mytwoladiesknitting.com madeandworn.co.uk marinaskua.com

Pom Pom Quarterly

Quarterly knitting magazine and pattern books for creative types. pompommag.com

The Slow Yarn Spinner

Qing Fibre Specialisinginunique colour combinations and spectacular speckles. qingfibre.com

Third Vault Yarns

The Threshing Barn

Looms, wheels, dye, fibres, yarn, and creative inspiration.

Project bags and accessories designed with makers in mind.

threshingbarn.com

sewyarnilicious.bigcartel.com

Wing & A Prayer Farm

Making sustainable Hand dyed yarns Breed-specific fiber spinning possible in inspired by science frombelovedflocksof the most surprising of fiction and fantasy. sheep. places. theslowyarnspinner.co.uk thirdvaultyarns.com wingandaprayerfarm.com

Woolly Originals

Machine knit project bags for projects and tools. woollyoriginals.com

Sew Yarnilicious

Woollenflower Natural dye studio with minimallyprocessed local yarns. woollenflower.com

a – z exhibitor listing B = Barley Room GH = Great Hall CB = Cellar Bar T = Tannery A Yarn Story An Caitin Beag Arnall-Culliford Knitwear Botanical Yarn Caithness Yarns Caroline Barnes Ceramics Cat & Sparrow Clinton Hill Cashmere Coastal Colours Cocoon & Me Cowgirlblues Cross & Woods Debonnaire Easyknits Emily Cross Ceramics Ewe-nited States of Fiber Farm Crafts Flying Fibers Fruitful Fusion Garthenor Organic Hide & Hammer HotButter Yarns Ida’s House InterKnit Café Irish Artisan Yarn Jems Luxe Fibers John Arbon Textiles Kettle Yarn Co. Knit School from TLYC Lanivendole LilliputWight Made & Worn Marina Skua Moon Beads My Two Ladies Knitting Namolio Pom Pom Quarterly Qing Fiber Rauwerk Riverknits

TS = Tindle Studio U = Undercroft

GH B B T V B B V GH CB V V CB V GH V CB V T GH / V B T B CB V V V V V V TS V V CB V CB V V TS TS

V = Virtual

Salina Jane Art Sew Yarnilicious Telling Yarns The Grey Sheep Co. The Knitting Gift Shop The Knitting Shed The Lonely Knitter The Sewcial Circle The Slow Yarn Spinner The Threshing Barn The Urban Purl The Wool Kitchen Third Vault Yarns TillyFlop Designs TJ Frog Tribe Yarns Triskelion Yarns UK Alpaca Uppingham Yarns Weku Yarn Wing & A Prayer Farm Wool Decanted Woollenflower Woolly Originals Yarnelier

TS V U GH GH T CB GH V V B B V GH TS GH GH GH CB GH V GH V V GH

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tannery

tindle studio

courtyard kiln

south west kiln

cloakroom

floorplans

riverside café

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undercroft

great hall

great hall stage

foyer bar

welcome desk

foyer

maltings stores

box office

lift

entrance

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ground floor

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cellar bar barside

cellar bar

... a festival of textiles

12 & Sun 14 13 June 2020 2021 · 10am–5pm 9am – 4pm (4pm Sun) Sat 13 Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7QR farnhammaltings.com craft.farnhammaltings.com

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