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knitting and crochet
 Centre for Creative Industries
based: Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK
website: creativeindustriesshetland.org.uk/textiles.../shetland-textiles.../
Journeys in Textiles Tour, a four day tour of textiles and scenery offering a unique insight into the textiles heritage and skills of Shetland. Covering knitwear, lace knitting and spinning, weaving and visiting textile collections.
| textile tours | lace | knitting | weaving | Scotland |
 John C. Campbell Folk School
based: North Carolina, USA
website: www.folkschool.org
Short vacations and courses teaching a diverse range of time honoured
crafts, music and dance in a beautiful location in the mountains
of Western North Carolina. Offering year-round week and weekend
residential courses.
| dancing | basket making
| felt making/felt work | storytelling | weaving | knitting |
quilting | printmaking | calligraphy | wood crafts | metal crafts
| musical instrument making | music playing courses | USA |
Lace Holidays
based: Svydnia, Bulgaria
website: laceholidays.co.uk
Residential knitting and lace making courses, suitable for groups, couples or single people; in the mountains of Bulgaria. Learn to make bobbin lace in traditional or modern (coloured) thread. All equipment, apart from a lace pillow, is provided. Knitting courses are also available.
| lace | knitting | Bulgaria |
Audlem Mill
based: Cheshire, UK
website: www.audlemmill.co.uk
Needlework and craft courses including cross stitch, lace making, knitting, crochet and weaving – materials, fabrics and threads provided.
| needlepoint/cross stitch | lace | knitting/crochet | weaving | England |
Crumpets Farm
based: Dorset, UK
website: www.crumpetsfarm.com
Various craft workshops at Crumpets Farm, from beadwork to living willow furniture.
| soft
furnishing | dressmaking/tailoring | beadwork | knitting/crochet | UK |
Knitweave
based: Cornwall,
UK
website: www.knitweave.co.uk
Workshops and summer schools covering fabric
construction techniques including knitting, weaving and feltmaking.
| felt making/felt work | knitting/crochet | weaving
| UK |
Metropolitan
Machine Knitting
based: Cheshire,
UK
website: www.metropolitanmachineknitting.co.uk
A range of courses and workshops for machine
knitters.
| knitting/crochet | UK |
Mile High Lace Knitting
based: Colorado, USA
website: milehighlaceknitting.com
Five day lace knitting conference in Colorado, with guest speakers, classes and vendor market.
| knitting/crochet | lace | USA |
Workshop-Get-A-Ways
based: Arizona, USA
website: www.beadventure.net
International beadmaking and beadwork holiday courses; also other crafts such as knitting, fiber arts, wirework, glass fusing etc.
| beadwork | knitting/crochet | textile tours
| Ireland | UK | India |
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