| The season to look, learn and cast on! |
| Signatur Handknits Newsletter No 34, August 2012 |
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 END of Year SALE
Canberra Fri 31st to Sun 2nd Sept Come and Play with wool!
At the Canberra Timber and Working with Wood Show. 9am to 5pm
Sydney Studio Open Days
Friday 7th & Sat 8th September
10am to 4pm |
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| Designer/Makers Studio teaches at timber show |
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 Canberra's Timber and Working with Wood show is fittingly on the Fathers Day weekend! But it's not all about the dads, as 'Designer Makers Studio' running for the first time within the show will bring new sights, sounds and learning for the whole family!
Designer Makers Studio will join The Timber & Working with Wood show in Canberra for the first time. From Friday Aug 31st to Sunday 2nd Sept 9 am to 5pm. The Designers Makers Studio brings a great his/hers element to the show's hands on demonstrations and will include pottery, leather work and weaving, box making with dove tail joints, upholserty, as well as Timber demonstrations with Lathe turning and and displays of finished turned wood and furniture pieces!
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| Signatur Handknits' Canberra SALE and classes |
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 In addition to a great range of 'sale' garments available for purchase I will be teaching knitting techniques during one hour classes to help you get the basics of Intarsia colourwork, Mitres and short row shaping.
Entry to the Timber show is $15, which gives you a $15 credit from Signatur Handknits against any purchase over $100 at the show.
Each knitting Class is $10 - please email to book your seat!
Intarsia: Fri 1pm & Sat 3pm
Mitres: Fri 3pm; Sat 10am; Sun 1pm
Short row shaping: Sat 1pm
N.B. Students to bring a pair of needles & yarn in two colours
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| Demonstrations, displays and sales from Australia's finest artisans |
| Below is just a small sample of the products and classes that comprise the Designer/Makers Studio talent on show, demonstrating and instructing during the Timber Show. |
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| Dove-tailed box from Col Hosie, who will be demonstrating dove-tailing and finger-jointing for box construction. Leather Plaiting by Owen Hartshorn. Poly Clay by Carol Heath, as well as Fused Glass work. |
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 I should call this the 'Working with Wool' show! Or Susan Skilling could call it the 'Working with Clay' show!
Dianne and Adrian Padgham will inspire and educate you to bring that old chair on the verandah back to its formal glory! Fans of Kaffe Fasset will remember a chair in one of his books upholstered in needlepoint!
In the 'Designer Makers Studio' demonstrations Susan Skilling will be throwing on her wheel. Carol Heath will demonstrate the many possibilities of Poly Clay jewellery - the same product I use for button making.
As a family event on the weekend under 14's get free entry when accompanied by an adult.
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| Take tea while watching Susan Skilling working on her Potters' wheel. Take a lesson in 'short row shaping' from Jane at Signatur Handknits. |
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| Pluck a fresh water Pearl from John Hablechek. Splash glaze on hand-thrown tea set from Susan Skilling or applied decorative work on the Dragon Fly teapot. |
| I, and my fellow Designers, look forward to seeing you in Canberra..... |
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| Mitres for everyone - sawn or knitted... |
 Left shows just what a knitted mitre or miter looks like - whilst for the boys they will be honing wood mitres at the Timber show.
My Mitre class will be held every day, where you'll unearth the techqnique that makes the stunning Coco Vee Capelet from my book Swing Swagger Drape!
Theo Haralampou will be lathe-turning on the hour, with Come, try and learn' sessions throughout the day. Check out the raw slabs of Timber from Spotted Gum, Australian Red Cedar, River Red Gum to Jarrah, Rose Wood and many more. Wet the wood and you bring out the true depth of colour - just stunning. You walk through this section to enter the exhibition building. |
| Of course there are also finished works from bowls and platters to rustic and polished desks, tables and cabinets. |
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| Glass and metal necklace. Spinning demonstrations from Kir Supiers along with felting and weaving. Hand plaited stock whips. Felting with poly clay clasp. |
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| A tall order well met: Jean's Harlequin Swagger |
  Jean Dickson in the UK, sent these brilliant images of the Harlequin Swagger from my book - Swing, Swagger, Drape.
I hope to meet Jean when I hold classes in the UK in October. Jean knitted this one for herself, her friend Penny Rowling is a professional photographer and Jean looks like she enjoys having her photograph taken!
Jean is 6 ft tall and had to subsquently add length to the sleeves. She has so fallen for the Mitres she is now knitting a second Harleqin for a friend! |
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Jane will be teaching Mitre knitting (as used in the Harlequin Swagger above)
Fri 3pm, Sat 10am and Sun 1pm - at Designer/Makers Studio during the Canberra Timber Show: please book for these classes so seats can be reserved!
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| 15% off 3 x SWINGCOAT designs till September 10 - come to my Studio September 7 & 8 to try it on! |
| I will be extending the 15% discount for the Diamond Cable Swingcoat to take us through until 10th September, which is over the Studio Open day weekend AND I have now also included the Fan and Cable Swing and Hamlet Swingcoat kits at the same 15% discount. |
| So dont forget Signatur's Studio Open Days, September 7 & 8, in Sydney |
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| Vogue Knitting's Pearl Issue - look for the Diamond! |
 Vogue Knitting International is celebrating 30 years with The Pearl Anniversary Issue. One of Signatur's most popular designs, the Diamond Cable swing is featured in this issue, not as the original round neck with collar as shown left, but with a Shawl collar. The Vogue garment also has the slim fitting sleeve.
SPECIAL DISCOUNT TO CELEBRATE!
To celebrate go to Ozeyarn, where we're offering 15% discount off the knitting kit for the Diamond Cable Swingcoat (overseas customers this is equal to the postal cost) You can choose from 48 colours and the kit includes matching buttons. The pattern includes 4 neckline options and two sleeve fits. |
| Get your Signatur DK Shade Card! |
| Want to see the shade card for yourself? Email me now and I'll send it, plus a yarn sample, to you. |
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Tona lita a Christmas
stocking filler
It's amazing to see your joy to start knitting
for Christmas! It's 4 months to Christmas - if you can make 2 gifts a month that's 8 hand made treasures! Of course you could drop a great big hint to family that you'd like a Signatur kit for Christmas!!!
Wave scarf with 2 balls of yarn for $25 at ozeyarn.com |
| Above left Wave Scarf in Desert Valley and Violet Eyes. Below Right is Fingers in Tonalita Sunset. |
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| Above: Tonalita Multi Bright, hat in Violet Eyes, Wave Length in Multi Bright and Pastel Sorbet. |
| Or start with Fingers to help nail your casting |
The Wave Length Scarf is created by working short rows - class is on Sat 1pm.
at Timber show Canberra.
Less experienced knitters can try the Finger Scarf (right) in Sunset - you'll never forget how to cast on and cast off when you've completed Fingers! This pattern has additional instructions for both the double moss and basket stitch scarf as well. |
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| USA & UK shows and classes Oct. 2012 |
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 I cast off to America and the UK in early October. The UK is all about a weekend of classes - venue to be confirmed - please email me if you're interested or want to find out what they're all about!
USA Stitches East Hartford CT Oct 10th - 14th
www.knittinguniverse.com
UK Knitting Classes Midlands Oct 20th - 21st
www.sigknit.com
USA Vogue Live Chicago Oct 26th - 28th
Vogue Knitting Live
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| Thanks for your comments at Southbank... |
 The Quilt Fair at Southbank was wonderful: lots and lots of my garments being worn by you! Great to see all the colour combinations - and such great knitting!
When I travel I knit in airports and it's like I have the friendly 'talk to me' flag out! Catherine in Melbourne shared her story with me, having returned from a trip to the USA where she was traveling alone for the first time.
"I wanted a beautiful handknit, and I knew people would talk to me if I was knitting. It worked and I had a wonderful holiday"
Another lady shared her traveling knitting story too.
"I knit wherever I go and people smile as they pass in airports and talk to me on trains, I have a great time on my travels' |
| Tell us what you want, what you really really want... |
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| The many faces (and nethers) of Chopper Slicer-Smith and Keeper |
| If you'd like to ask a question about anything in this newsletter - or anything all, please email Jane. Thanks for your support - Laura, Petra, Merrin and I look forward to seeing you in the knitting circle! |
