At John Ruskin College, Selsdon Park Road, South Croydon, Surrey CR2 8JJ on July 18th 2009

We’ve everything well in hand for this year’s Croydon show in July. It’s a great day out for machine knitters and this year’s date is Saturday 18th July 2009. The doors are open from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm at John Ruskin College in Selsdon Park Road, Selsdon and the exhibition will include the usual mix of patterns, demonstrations, yarns, books and knitting machines. It will be nice to see old friends again and you’ll find MKM at the show entrance from the car park at the back of the building.

You can buy tickets here.

DESIGNERS
You’ll find most of our top designers at Machine Knitting LIVE! This year at Croydon we welcome leading names including Iris Bishop, Carl Boyd, Ann Brown, Sue Castro, Elaine Cater, Clair Crowston, Beryl Jarvis, Fiona Morris, Erica Thomson and Jane Woodward.

EXHIBITORS
As we go to press, here’s our exhibitors’ list:
Arnold Bennett with masses of buttons
Iris Bishop with her new collection and books
Ann Brown with her lovely Posh Frocks
Bunglebee Yarns with King Cole and Yeoman
Sue Castro with new patterns and ideas
Elaine Cater with designer patterns and new books
Clair Crowston with her new pattern collection
Forsell Yarns with Undy Yarns
Guild of Machine Knitters – join today!
Hague linkers, winders and twisters
Heathercraft pre-owned machines and accessories
Beryl Jarvis with Info Sheets and Mock ‘V’ on DVD
Machine Knitting Monthly
Nina Miklin with luxury yarns and new patterns
Fiona Morris with patterns and yarn
Riverside Spinning with yarns plus home comforts
Silkwood Angoras with yarn and the angora rabbits
Silver Reed new machines and accessories at Undy Yarns and Heathercraft
Shades of Cashmere luxury yarn
Erica Thomson with her innovative patterns
Thread Yarn & Fabric with fine yarns for machines
Undy Yarns bring their shop to the show
Uppingham Yarns with a wide range of popular yarns

John Scotton and Hilary will help me and bring Hague linkers, twisters and accessories. New this year will be Claire Watson at Thread Yarn & Fabric with a selection of finer yarns including lovely Tussah Silk plus Tessa from Silkwood Angoras with hand-dyed angora yarns. We featured Les and Tess in Spotlight in April 2008, Issue 123.

FASHION SHOW
As last year, Beryl Dowell and members of her knitting club will present the fashion show in the lovely air-conditioned suite. We hold the fashion show in the middle of the day and entrance is free. We include lots of club garments specially made for the show, so there’s something new to see this year.

MACHINES & ACCESSORIES
There will be new and pre-owned fully guaranteed knitting machines with a wide range of accessories at very affordable prices. If you’d like to find out more about buying and using a machine and be given free advice from long-established and highly reputable companies, the experts will be on hand from Heathercraft and Undy Yarns.

PARKING
Parking again is right outside the back door of the college. The main bus route is on the road outside the school.

REFRESHMENTS
The college caterers will provide drinks and refreshments at very reasonable prices. We use the college dining room with lots of seating.

TALKS
There will be two free talks in the air-conditioned suite, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, to be given by two of our eminent exhibitors.

YARNS
You’ll find lots to tempt you from Bunglebee Yarns (including King Cole and Yeoman), Nina Miklin, Riverside, Silkwood Angoras, Shades of Cashmere, Thread Yarn & Fabric, Undy and Uppingham plus Bennett Wools with the popular button selection. So, you’ve no excuse – you should have used up all the dreary, dull cones on charity knitting or given them away by now. It’s looking good, so please try and join us on the day.