Taunton Machine Knitting Club is organising three days of workshops and a lecture by Denise Musk from 1st to 3rd October 2010. The event will be held at Hatch Beauchamp Village Hall - 10.00 am to 4.00 pm on Friday and Sunday and from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm on Saturday. The programme for Friday includes a Slip Stitch 'hands-on' workshop. On Saturday it's a Mixed Media Lecture and on Sunday there will be a Mixed Media 'hands-on' workshop. Participants need to bring their own knitting and sewing machines. Details of local bed and breakfast accommodation can be provided. The cost of the workshops is £25 per person and the lecture is £14 per person. This may reduce if a sufficient number of people attend. For more details, contact Taunton MKC on 01460-78295 or e-mail

The Slip Stitch 'hands-on' workshop investigates slip stitch, especially petal slip stitch and other related highly textured fabrics. Participants must bring their own knitting machine, table and accessories.

For the Mixed Media 'hands-on' workshop, Denise Musk says that this will be challenging for anyone not familiar with using their sewing machine in combination with machine knitted fabric. However, it does stimulate individuals to try out new techniques. It's essential that a sewing machine is in full working order and that the operator knows how to thread and use it, as there will not be time for Denise to set up machines which the user does not understand. Participants must bring their sewing machine, threads, accessories and so on. Village hall tables will be available.

During the Mixed Media lecture, Denise will show garments made over the last few years using many combinations of machine knitting, crochet, machine embroidery, fabric painting, embellishment and other relevant textile crafts. Denise also invites knitters to raise any topical related subject for general discussion. This is not a 'hands-on' workshop, but is sure to be of great interest. For more information about Mixed Media, see page 7 of the August 2006 Guild of Machine Knitters' Newsletter and pages 13, 20 to 23 of the August 2009 Newsletter.