The Nottingham Bead and Craft Show 2010!

On Saturday 20th November we organised the very first Nottingham Bead and Craft Show, and it was a resounding success! It was lovely to both see our regular supporters and meet so many new lovely customers, including people from Swansea, Dublin and Finland!



We had local artists including HanMade Beads, Nettynot, Tattered Rose and Stitches and Stars!



We also had a fantastic selection of traders, artists and shops providing a wide range of tempting items!

Knit Nottingham had a great selection of yarn and also taught the Basic Crochet workshop!




Guzzi Sue spinning with knit nottingham.




Nostalgia Beads who have the best range of Bead-weaving kits and are so friendly to talk to.




The Knitting Academyhad beautiful, exclusive yarns, including a delightful sparkly purple that Hana brought!




Buffy's Beads brought a beautiful selection of Semi-precious beads and clearly enjoyed themselves!



There was also a Swarvoski showcase including designs from our very own Helen and Rachel!



We also had delicious cupcakes from Alison's Bakery, but alas, these sold so quickly that we couldn't get a photo of the stall! However, we did catch Ana and Phoebe enjoying their cupcakes! (Hana treated all members of The Bead Shop staff to a cupcake!)



The day was so successful that we have already started planning the show for next year! Saturday 19th November 2011 is the date to put in your diary, and as we plan to make it bigger and better than last year, it might be wise to start saving now!
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National Knitting Week!

Exciting times as it's National Knitting Week! Here's a message from Knit in Notts!

Yes! It’s that time of year again National Knitting Week, what better time to get those knitting needles back out & get the winter knits started!

Everyone is welcome to pop along & join us, it really doesn’t matter if you are a complete novice, an expert or never knitted before (there’ll be some one on hand to get you started)!

Yesterday saw the start of the week with a tasty roast dinner at The Orange Tree, however there are plenty more events planned for the rest of the week!

Tuesday 12th Oct we will be in our usual spot of Lee Rosy’s for knitting, tea & of course cake from 5.30pm!

Wednesday 13th Oct we’re off to Fade & the hard to find Cafe on Mansfield road from 6pm. We’ll be making the little hats you see on Innocent smoothie bottles in aid of Age Concern – don’t worry if you don’t have needles or yarn to hand, we’ll be bringing plenty along with us.

We’ll be ending the week on Friday 15th Oct in The Lincolnshire Poacher with a pub knit and games courtesy of Knit Nottingham (Nottingham’s new knitting shop, on Mansfield road).

So what are you waiting for!
xx