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All City and Guilds courses have been renumbered and renamed. For more information please contact:
Customer Enquiry Unit, City & Guilds, 1 Giltspur Street, London EC1A 9DD
Tel: 020 7294 2800; Fax: 020 7294 2405
web: http://www.city-and-guilds.co.uk
email: enquiry@city-and-guilds.co.uk

Avon
Bedfordshire

Cheshire; Cleveland
East Sussex
Gloucestershire
Herefordshire
Lancashire; Leicestershire; London
Nottinghamshire
Rutland
Shrophire; South Glamorgan; Staffordshire
West Midlands; West Yorkshire; Wiltshire

Also look at Study Days and Masterclasses run by the Knitting & Crochet Guild.

Correspondence Courses: See Metropolitan and Bradford College entry.

Location   Details
Postal  

We are updating our list of postal courses, and will publish only those we have checked.

   
   

City & Guilds 7922, 7933 by distance learning.
Contact Fiona Morris: fi.morris@ntlworld.com
www.distanceknitting.com

   
    Various courses, inc correspondence, please phone for brochure. Sells machines and accessories as well.
Metropolitan, The Pinfold Centre, Poole, Nantwich, CW5 6AL
01270 628414
www.metropolitanmachineknitting.co.uk
email: metromachineknit@btconnect.com
Avon  
Bristol  

University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol.
Machine Knitting (Beginners and Advanced) 21 Sept for 10 weeks Tues 6.30 - 8.30 For further information, please see: www.uwe.ac.uk/sca
Tel: 0117 328 4810

Bedfordshire  

Bedford

 

Rayleigh Machine Knitting, Rayleigh House, Bedford.
Classes every Wednesday 9.30-12.00 term time, mainly on Brother machines.
Tel: 01234 244970. Tutor Barbara Laird.

Cheshire  
Nantwich  

Metropolitan Knitting Centre, Poole
Tel 01270 628414 www.metropolitanmachineknitting.co.uk
Correspondence Courses: Contact Metropolitan for details, and for other machine knitting courses available.
Many scheduled courses, including:
Sep 6-10 Knitters Dream Week Tutors (at time of going to press) Susan Guagliumi from America Iris Bishop, Bill King, Anne Smith, Carl Boyd and Norman Whitfield
Sep 20-24 Hands On Workshop Tutor: Susan Guagliumi
Oct 25-29 Passap Week: Tutor Carol Hocknell
Nov 22-26 Hands on Week: Tutor Carl Boyd
Contact Metropolitan for more details and for their correspondence courses.

   
Wallasey, Merseyside  

Made Yarn Specialist, 36 Seaview Road Wallasey, Merseyside CH45 4LA
Beginners Courses in Machine Knitting by arrangement
Tel: 0151 6380304
e-mail: sales@madewirral.co.uk
Website: www.madewirral.co.uk

   
Warrington  

Warrington Machine Knitting Classes, Bold Street Methodist Church, Bold Street, meets second and fourth Tuesday every month 7.30 - 9.30. Mixed ability. Demo every session. Tutor Joyce Monks, tel: 01925 658161.

Cleveland  
Hartlepool  

Owton Manor Community Centre, Teeside. Machine, hand knitting and crochet class held every Wednesday 10am-12 noon. Tutor: Ann Lindridge
email: alindridge@hotmail.com

Gloucestershire  
Bishops Cleeve  

Machine knitting classes at the Community Centre, machines provided.
Monday 7-9pm, Friday 9.30-11am. Break from July to September.
Contact the tutor Rita Jones on 01242 674818.

     
Lydney  

Undy Yarns. Classes and workshops.
Unit 10 The Garden Studio, Taurus Crafts, Lydney Old Park, Lydney, Gloucestershire GL15 6BU
Interesting workshops scheduled, plus regular machine knitting lessons. Contact direct for more details.
Tel: 01633 881183 Fax: 01633 881183
Web: www.undyarns.co.uk
Email: info@undyarns.co.uk

Herefordshire  
Hereford  

Lugwardine Court, Lugwardine
Keep & Share Workshops
September 25-26 2010: Machine Knitting for Beginners
October 23-24 2010: Knit your own Gladys Cardi
Contact direct for other courses.
Tel: 01432 851162 or email courses@keepandshare.co.uk.
See www.keepandshare.co.uk

Lancashire  
Blackburn   R&T Machines, 267 Accrington Road, Blackburn.
Machine knitting classes every other Weds at 7pm. Contact Beverley Wogden Tel: 01254 52063.
     
Preston  

Alston Hall, Alston Lane, Longridge, Preston PR3 3BP
Mon 8 - Fri 12 November Single bed Jap. Machine stitch patterns (BYO) Tutor: Fiona Morris.
tel: 01772 784661 www.alstonhall.com email: alston.hall@ed.lancscc.gov.uk
Many needlecraft courses, new brochure out January 2010.

Leicestershire  
Melton Mowbray  

90 Asfordby Road, Melton Mowbray LE13 0HR Fri: 10.00-12.30 (3rd Friday most months). Tutor: Beryl Jarvis Tel: 01664 850418. Bring your own machine or use Beryl's Brother punchcard machines.

London  
SE10  

Greenwich Community College
Greenwich Park Centre, London SE10
Check direct for 1,2,3-day courses in machine knitting.
Tel: 0208 488 4800 Details: www.gcc.ac.uk

   
SE1  

Morley College
Experimental Machine Knitting Workshops for all levels of machine knitters.
3 courses each year:
17 Sept - 10 Dec 2010
14 Jan - 01 April 2011
06 May - 15 July 2011
Friday: 10am-4pm. Tutor: Jo Thompson.
Tel: 020 7450 1843. Details: www.morleycollege. ac.uk

   
WC1  

University of the Arts, London Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design, Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4AP.
Lime Grove campus: Machine Knitting:
9 weeks 27 Sept - 22 Nov Mon 18.30-21.00
5 days 16 -20 Aug 10.00 - 4.00
and 27 Sept - 11 Nov 10.00 - 4.00
4 days 13 -16 Dec 10.00 - 4.30.
Knit: fashion fabrics (incl machine knit) 29 Sept - 24 Nov Weds 18.30-21.00
Details: www.csm.arts.ac.uk Tel: 020 75147015.

     
W1  

London College of Fashion, 20 John Princes Street, London, W1G 0BJ
All courses suitable for beginners. Apply direct for details
Contact: 0207 514 7400, details www.fashion.arts.ac.uk

Nottinghamshire  
Nottingham  

Machine Knitting Courses - Knitty Gritty Unit 225 Victoria Centre Market Nottingham, NG1 3PT
email knittygritty@live.co.uk
Tel: 07772 805 431
www.knittygritty.co.uk

Shropshire  
Clun  

This class meets at The Hazelhurst Community Room in Clun, Shropshire. Mixed ability classes. Wednesdays 9.30am-3pm. Try it out before committing yourself. Contact Eileen Cashmore on 01588 640560 Visitors welcome, just ring.

South Glamorgan  
Cardiff  

Cardiff Council Adult Education Programme National OCN.
Machine Knitting classes for all levels. Tuesdays or Thursdays 9.30 - 11.30am. Term time. For further details contact tutor Jean North on 0292 079 1804.

Staffordshire  
Chasetown  

Chase Knitters, Chasetown Specialist Sports College, Pool Road, Chasetown.
Thurs: 7-9pm. Tutor: Lidia Higson. Tel: 01827 63992.

   
Tamworth  

Tamworth Knitters and Sewers meet at Wilnicote Parish Hall, Watling Street, Wilnecote Tamworth. B77 5AD Mons: 10-12.30pm and 1-3.30pm. Tutor: Lidia Higson. Tel: 01827 63992.

Sussex (East)  
Brighton  

Knit-1 Ltd - Specialist Courses in Machine Knitting - see Website for details
93 Islingword Road, Brighton, BN2 9SJ. Tel: 01273 620070
Email: richard@knit-1.com
www.knit-1.com

   
Lewes  

The Mohair Centre. Contact Fiona Morris on 01329 313929 for machine knitting courses or email fi.morris@ntlworld.com

West Midlands  
Brownhills  

Brownhills Community Association, Brownhills Activity Centre, Chester Road North, Brownhills. Weds 10-12 in term time All levels Tutor: Bonita 01543 452119

   
Wolverhampton  

Wolverhampton Adult Education Service, City Learning Quarter, Old Hall Street, Wolverhampton.
Hand knitting and crochet. Thurs: 10am-12pm
Apply direct for information.
Tutor: Christine Birch. Tel: 01902 558164. Email: enquiries@aes.wolverhampton.gov.uk

West Yorkshire  
Bradford  

Bradford College of Arts and Media.
HNC Textile Design (Woven, Knitted or Embroidered Textiles). Two year blended learning course (weekend and blocked attendance plus distance learning) course for UK and European students.
Contact 01274 438998 or email p.rowan@bradfordcollege.ac.uk
or course tutor Andrea Wilde a.wilde@bradfordcollege.ac.uk

   
Castleford  

Castleford Knit and Natter.
This group meets in Airedale Library, Airedale, Castleford every Friday 1.00-3pm for Machine Knitting. Learn something new every week! Visitors welcome - just call.
Tutor: Joan Price - tel: 01977 704040

   
Halifax  

Halifax Machine Knitting Group. Salterhebble, Halifax.
Machine knitting classes Mon 1-3pm term time.
For information contact June Walker on 01484 664781

Wiltshire  
Devizes  

Urchfont Manor www.urchfontmanor.co.uk
Friday 29 October Bead knitting (hand knitting) Tutor: Fiona Morris.
Other textile courses available.
Bookings 01380 840495 Ring for details of courses and fees.