Once again Machine Knitting Monthly invites you to join us at Bournemouth School for Girls, Castle Gate Close, Castle Lane West, Bournemouth BH8 9UJ on Saturday 6th March 2010 from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.

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The school is on the A3060, Castle Lane West. Once you reach Castlepoint Shopping Centre on the right, continue straight. East Way is first left and Castle Gate Close is second left. Everything is on one level so disabled access is easy. Organised by machine knitters for machine knitters, Machine Knitting LIVE! really is a friendly event that welcomes everyone. This year we’ve some new exhibitors, so please make every effort to support the show.

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ACCESSORIES
Metropolitan will have a room bulging with all the extras you need and do visit the Hague stand for spare parts plus PDB Electric Yarn Winders and the 125g Yarn Twister, as well as a super range of machine knitting accessories. A linker is a necessity for serious machine knitters and Hague Manual and Electric Linkers are second to none.

ADMISSION
Pay on the door if you wish and entrance is £6 for everyone or save £1 by sending for an advance ticket. Children are admitted free as long as they are supervised throughout.

DESIGNERS
You’ll find most of our top designers at Machine Knitting LIVE! We look forward to welcoming Ann Brown with her Posh Frocks, Elaine Cater and Nina Miklin. In addition, we’ll also have talks and demonstrations throughout the day. Newcomers this year will be Anne Baker, whose Karabee designs have been so popular in the magazine and Erica Thomson. Erica’s amazing knitting with wire is very popular, as are her books and expert knowledge of overlockers. Carl Boyd and Fiona Morris make a welcome return. One sad note is that Hilary Belton may not be able to come this year with Busy Bee patterns. Her mother, Barbara is frail and it’s difficult for Hilary to get away.

EXHIBITORS
As we go to press, we hope to welcome the following exhibitors:
Anne Baker with Karabee designs
Ann Brown and her Posh Frocks
Arnold Bennett (The Button Man)
Bunglebee Yarns with King Cole & Yeoman
Elaine Cater designer patterns and books
Clair Crowston and her designer patterns
DesignaKnit with Metropolitan
Forsell Yarns with Undy Yarns
Guild of Machine Knitters
B Hague & Co with linkers and PDB twisters
Heathercraft pre-owned machines and accessories
Beryl Jarvis
Machine Knitting Monthly
Metropolitan huge selection of machines, books, accessories and yarns including Metro Crêpe
Nina Miklin with luxury yarns and patterns
Fiona Morris with designer patterns and yarn
Silver Reed machines and accessories at Heathercraft, Metropolitan and Undy Yarncrafts
Erica Thomson with wire knitting and overlocking
Undy Yarncrafts bring their shop to the show, including lots of novel ideas
Uppingham Yarns with a wide range of yarns

FASHION SHOW
We hold a club fashion show in the middle of the day and entrance is free. The compere is Beryl Dowell and she brings members of the Rayleigh Club as our models with lots of new club garments.

FIRST AID
In case of difficulty, members of the Talbot Division branch of St John Ambulance will be on hand. They also organise the Left Luggage point and your donations to their fund-raising efforts are always much appreciated.

MACHINES
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, Metropolitan and Undy Yarns.

REFRESHMENTS
The school’s caterers will provide drinks and refreshments at very reasonable prices. We use the school dining room, so there’s lots of seating available.

TRANSPORT
Parking again is right outside the door in the school’s playground and we reserve spaces for disabled travellers just by the entrance. Coaches and mini-buses usually drop knitters to leave the driver free to look around Bournemouth. The main bus route is on the road right outside the school.

YARNS
You’ll find lots to tempt you from Bunglebee Yarns (including King Cole and Yeoman), Metropolitan (including Metro Fine French Crêpe), Nina Miklin, Riverside, Undy Yarncrafts (including Forsell) and Uppingham. So you’ve no excuse; you should have used up all the dreary, dull cones on charity knitting or given them away by now! Please make every effort to join us this year because the craft really needs your support if it is to survive.

Anne