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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

 

   

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City & Guilds 7922, 7933 by distance learning.
Contact Fiona Morris: fi.morris@ntlworld.com
www.distanceknitting.com
    Frequent courses including correspondence courses - apply direct. Contact: www.metropolitanmachineknitting.co.uk
Metropolitan, The Pinfold Centre, Poole, Nantwich, CW5 6AL
Tel: 01270 628414
Avon Bristol

University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol.
Knitted Garment Construction (Beginners and advanced) 10 week evening course Tuesday 17th Jan-20th Mar 2012 6.30-8.30
Contact: dorothy.brandwood@uwe.ac.uk
Tel: 0117 328 4810
www.uwe.ac.uk

Bedfordshire    
  Bedford Rayleigh Machine Knitting, Rayleigh House, Bedford.
This course is no longer running, but a waiting list is being compiled. Tel: 01234 244970.
  Putnoe Putnoe Heights Church
Machine Knitting Self Help Group
9.00am-1.00pm fortnightly from 11 Jan 2012
Contact: Sheila Day
email: sheiladay646@btinternet.com
Tel: 01234 771328
Cheshire    
  Nantwich

Metropolitan Knitting Centre, Poole
All courses 10 - 4.00
27th-28th March 2012 Overlocking Tutor: Erica Thomson
29th-30th March 2012 DesignaKnit 8 for Beginnerss or Refreshers. Tutor: Carol Hocknell
Thursday 19th April 2012 Ribbon work with a Difference. Tutor: Daphne Ashby
25th-26th April 2012 Working with Ribbers Tutor: Bill King
21st-23rd May 2012 Passap Hands On. Tutor: Carol Hocknell
Contact www.metropolitanmachineknitting.co.uk
Tel 01270 628414

  Wallasey, Merseyside Made Yarn Specialist, 36 Seaview Road Wallasey, Merseyside CH45 4LA
Knitting Club monthly - phone for details.
Tel: 0151 6380304
e-mail: madewirral@madewirral.o2.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
Cumbria    
  Cockermouth Higham Hall College, Cockermouth
Two Textile courses in February and two in March. Ring for details
Tutor: Ruth Lee Tel: 017687 76276
email: admin@highamhall.com
www.highamhall.com
Gloucestershire    
  Bishops Cleeve Machine knitting classes at the Community Centre, machines provided.
Monday 7-9pm, Friday 9.30-11am.
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
Sat-Sun 1-2 Oct for Beginners and Refreshers Basics and more.
28/29 January 2012 Calculate Your Own Patterns
18/19 February 2012 Machine Knitting for Beginners
18/19 February 2012 Advanced Machine Knitting: Punchcards
Tel: 01432 851162. Details: 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
Machine Knitting 13th-17th May 2012
Tutor: Fiona Morris. Contact direct for full details.
Tel: 01772 784661
Email: alston.hall@ed.lancscc.gov.uk
Leicestershire    
  Melton Mowbray 90 Asfordby Road, Melton Mowbray LE13 0HR
Machine Knitting
3rd Friday (most months) 10.00-12.30.
Tutor: Beryl Jarvis Tel: 01664 850418.
Bring your own machine or use Beryl's Brother punchcard machines.
  Uppingham Uppingham Summer School
34 Stockerston Road, Uppingham, LE15 9UD
Tel 01572 820800
Further details available from www.uppinghamsummerschool.co.uk
London    
  SE10 Greenwich Community College
Greenwich Park Centre, London SE10
Machine Knitting Beginners and Advanced
Monday-Wednesday 26th-28th March 2012
Contact direct for details.
Tel: 0208 488 4800
Details: www.gcc.ac.uk
  SE1

Morley College
61 Westminster Bridge Rd, SE1.
Experimental Machine Knitting Workshops for all levels of machine knitters.
13 Jan - 30 March 2012
20 Apr - 29 June 2012
Fri: 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.
14th Jan-11th Feb 2012 Saturdays for five weeks
Machine Knitting - Basics plus - be creative - explore ideas from 2-D and 3-D sculptures. All abilities.

Tutor: Bernie Yates
Details: www.csm.arts.ac.uk
Tel: 020 75147015.

  W1 University of the Arts, London College of Fashion, 20 John Princes Street, London, W1G 0BJ
Lime Grove campus
Machine Knitting - beginners
Mon 16th Jan - 12th March 2012 (9 weeks) 6.30 - 9.00
Full Details: www.fashion.arts.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7514 7566
Norfolk    
  Norwich St Lawrence Textile Centre St Benedicts Street, Norwich NR2 4PG Regrettably, this has had to close.
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.
Glamorgan    
  Cardiff

Cardiff Council Adult Education Programme National OCN.
The local authority course has closed but is run privately in term time.
Tues: 9.30 - 11.30 Tutor: Jean North Tel: 029 20791804

Staffordshire    
  Chasetown Chase Knitters, Erasmus Darwin Academy, Pool Road, Chasetown, Burntwood, WS7 3QW
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: 10.30-12.30pm and 1-3.00pm. Tutor: Lidia Higson. Tel: 01827 63992.
Sussex    
  Brighton Knit-1 Ltd - Specialist Courses in Machine Knitting
93 Islingword Road, Brighton, BN2 9SJ. Tel: 01273 620070
Mon-Fri 12-16 December 10 - 5.00 Make a Garment on industrial V bed Machine (Dubied type machines).
Specialist Courses in Machine Knitting throughout the year. Contact direct for details. See Website for details.
Email: richard@knit-1.com
www.knit-1.com
  Lewes The Mohair Centre. Machine knitting courses. Contact Fiona Morris on 01329 313929 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.
Contact direct for current courses
Tutor: Christine Birch.
Tel: 01902 558164.
Email: enquiries@aes.wolverhampton.gov.uk
Wiltshire    
  Devizes Urchfont Manor
Weekend Courses for 2012:
Machine Knitting 13th-15th April and 14th-16th September
Details: bookings and fees - Tel: 01380 840495.
www.urchfontmanor.co.uk
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

 

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