Category Archives: Reviews

Local Yarn Shops: Cumbria Embroidery

I visited Cumbria Embroidery at the beginning of November, and am finally able to get this post out to you! John and I went to Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, North England for a Halloween party at Friend Dan’s house. I had been … Continue reading

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Local Yarn Shops: Liberty

Today I’d like to talk about Liberty London, which I visited with Melanie a couple of weeks ago! I’m supposed to have been recording the podcast today, but the microphone has had issues (as in, it’s gone AWOL) and I will … Continue reading

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[Giveaway] Great London Yarn Crawl Bags! CLOSED

Today I get to talk about the Great London Yarn Crawl Project Bags! These were given to us when we arrived at our meeting places, and were crammed full of goodies. I’ve got two of the project bags (unfortunately, empty) … Continue reading

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Local Yarn Shops: Loop

My local yarn shop, Loop was the third yarn shop on Team Romney’s route and I think we were lucky to find any yarn left! There was a confluence of three groups as we arrived – what a collection of … Continue reading

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Local Yarn Shops: Sharp Works

Sharp Works was the second of the yarn shops I visited on the Great London Yarn Crawl 2014, and with a lovely mother-daughter duo running the shop, we enjoyed ourselves immensely. Located just opposite the Herne Hill train station, the … Continue reading

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Local Yarn Shops: Stitch Up

As promised in my post on Monday, Stitch Up is the first of the yarn shops Team Romney visited on the Great London Yarn Crawl 2014. Located in Wimbledon, the shop is a one minute walk away from Wimbledon Park tube … Continue reading

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Great London Yarn Crawl 2014

I spent Saturday tripping along with a load of amazing people on the Great London Yarn Crawl, visiting yarn shops (and buying too much yarn), travelling across London south and north and having a great time at the Pompom Quarterly after party … Continue reading

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Local Yarn Shops: Sew In of Buxton

I visited “Sew In” this weekend, a sewing and knitting shop in Buxton, which had a lovely yarn section in it. I ended up drooling over all the gorgeous yarns that they stock, and buying a few bits for some … Continue reading

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Plutonium Muffins in Cape Town

I’m actually writing this from Durban, where I have just arrived after four days in Cape Town. The trip to South Africa is for work – I am attending two travel shows, and have very little time in between for … Continue reading

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Knitting and Stitching Show with the UKHKA

This weekend, I volunteered at the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show in Olympia, London, with the UK Hand Knitting Association. The UKHKA has a motto which became the mantra for the weekend: Dedicated to passing on yarn craft skills. I … Continue reading

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