Previewing the new issue of Laine Magazine
There’s one week to go until Laine Issue 12 is published and the lovely people at Laine Publishing are giving us a sneak peak today on Ravelry.
Publications
Nothing but Blue Skies for Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Light
It’s no secret that Blue Sky Fibers Woolstock is one of our favourite yarns, and soon we’ll need to make more room on the shelf as when sister yarn Woolstok Light launches next month.
Piece of Cake: Madelinetosh collaboration with Norah Gaughan and Alabama Chanin is a recipe for delight
The Madelinetosh has teamed up with the Alabama Chanin School of Making to bring out a very special kit and we’re so excited to have it in the shop.
What to knit from the new issue of Amirisu
The latest issue of Amirisu has arrived! This biannual knitting magazine from Japan is always a highly anticipated arrival, and the spring/summer 2021 theme of “layers” provides much to get lost in.
Packing a punch with a new punch needle workshop, yarn and giveaway!
Hello Iroiro! The newest little balls of yarn from Daruma in Japan, iroiro means variety, many ways or different kinds in Japanese. You can use these little balls in all sorts of ways, and we are pretty excited about all the crafting possibilities!
Resilient Stitch:Wellbeing and Connection in Textile Art
Resilient Stitch : Wellbeing and Connection in Textile Art
Claire Wellesley-Smith is an artist, a teacher , a writer and researcher based in West Yorkshire. We have loved Claire’s work for a long time, and we have had some wonderful workshops taught by her at Loop. Her first book Slow Stitch is a beautiful book about the pleasures to be had from slowing down and valuing quality over quantity.
Hilja Mitts designed by Aleks Byrd. ©Aleks Byrd
New workshops at Loop and a beautiful new kit!
You may have heard we are re-opening our shop on the 1st of May, this coming Saturday! We are super excited to welcome you back and have been very busy getting ready for your arrival. We have some more detailed information for you about shopping with us in person at the end of this post. In the meantime, we thought we’d share a little round-up of some lovely new things at Loop to keep us inspired and creating through the next few months and beyond.
Life in the Long Grass- New Linen Merino Singles for spring and summer
Spring has well and truly sprung in London, and we are turning our thoughts to soft and joyous colour and lighter weight fabrics to knit.
Stunning new shawl kits from “52 Weeks of Shawls”
Exciting news today! We are launching several gorgeous new kits for some of the shawl designs in 52 Weeks of Shawls, the latest book from Laine Publishing. Each kit will come with all the yarn you’ll need to knit your shawl, beautifully wrapped and with a Loop cotton project bag. And we’ve even given you a 10% discount on the total cost of the yarn.
Textile treasures and a new shawl kit
There has been a little whirlwind of activity at Loop recently. To start with, a gorgeous troupe of exquisitely hand stitched and embroidered horses and lavender sachet ladies have made their way from distant shores – all the way from Australia- to our little shop in London.