Knit & Destroy exhibition opens Friday 22nd October

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Knit and Destroy Goes To The Movies

22^nd October – 28^th November 2010

Purl Gallery is delighted to present the first UK solo exhibition and the exclusive first showcase of the new collection of machine knits from Knit and Destroy.

This new collection is inspired by classic movie making and the cinematic experience, and includes beautifully crafted designs of a celluloid scarf, usherette garments, Godzillas, Hollywood and popcorn.

Alongside the machine knitted designs is a new short film by Kandy Diamond. The film is an ode to the silent movie and demonstrates the scarf making process on a knitting machine.  

All pieces are designed, machine knitted and hand finished by Diamond using 100% lambs wool yarn. 

Diamond is a professional machine knitter and has designed under the name Knit and Destroy since 2006. 

During her degree studies in Textile Design with Design Management, where she gained a 1^st class honours degree from the University of Manchester, Diamond discovered she had a passion for knitted textiles and now shares her enthusiasm and knowledge for knit as a lecturer at The University of Manchester. 

Diamond has previously exhibited her works at Inter Warmth 2009 (Falkirk) and at Pimp My Pump 2007 (UK and Europe).   

As well as creating original, handmade knits for her own collections, Diamond also makes commissioned pieces and has collaborated with designers such as Leona Baker and Gemma Shiel. 

Diamond also co-writes the popular, independent craft-zine 'Sugar Paper - 20 things to make and do'.

http://www.knitanddestroy.co.uk/

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Purl The City .. get creative, get 10% off yarn !!

Here at Purl City Yarns we like to get very creative with yarn! 

Purl The City is a project designed to celebrate not only our shop but to also celebrate the talent of our customers and to showcase all of your knitting and crochet skills.

We already have a few pieces that have been made by some very talented crafters in Manchester, which we will feature very soon, and we also invite people from around the world to contribute too! :o)

If you would like to take part in this project please click on the link below.

http://purlcityyarns.blogspot.com/p/purl-city.html

Indie Quarter feature

Many thanks to the wonderful Jenny Hudson who visited the shop on Friday to have a good preview of the shop before the doors are open to the public, to take some snaps and to ask us some questions about the yarn, the gallery and the workshops for an article she has put together on IndieQuarter.com .

We must also say a massive thanks to Jenny as she very kindly brought us some flowers for the shop to wish us all good luck for the opening.

You can read the article Here and please make sure you browse the rest of the Indie Auarter blog - it's full of fab craft ideas, articles, features, vids and much, much more.

And don't forget... WE OPEN TOMORROW!! @ 10am - be there and get discount on your lovely purchases all day :o)

Purl The City .. get creative, get 10% off yarn !!

Just a little reminder that you have the chance to get 10% of your first purchase at Purl City Yarns just by taking part in our collaborative art project 'PURL THE CITY'.

All you have to do is use your creative streak and knit or crochet a city scape feature... it can be as simple as a rectangular strip with several little knitted squares for windows, which you can sew on to your knitted rectangle :o)

For full details about taking part in the project please click here.

More gorgeous yarns!

Feast your eyes on this lot.......!!!

Lots of new deliveries have continued to arrive at the shop this week, and now we can't wait to get those shelves up and stocked full of beautiful yarns, then we can start selling it to all you eager knitters and crocheters out there. We're really looking forward to your reactions on the choices of yarns that will be on sale and very importantly, what you make with it!.... we may even have a special customer feature post on this blog each month, so we can show off our talented customer creations.

We'll be back soon with lots more stock photos, but in the meantime....

Do you have any oddments of yarn in your stash that you have no idea what to use it on? 

Then why not use them up by taking part in Purl The City,  and you can also get 10% off your first purchase at Purl City Yarns just for taking part.

For more info on how to take part in Purl The City, please click HERE!!

We've been using up our odds and ends and made a sample for you to use as a guide...


ArtYarn's Rachael Elwell made this little sample with the help and a few special volunteers at The Just So Festival back in August, where she was teaching knitting and crochet to lots of family festival goers. Thanks to everyone who helped out to make this little house which will be added to the Purl The City project !!

P.S - If you would like to leave us a comment please feel free to click on the comment tab at the bottom of this post, we'd love to hear from you.

Tills, flooring and, of course, yarn!

It has been a busy week for Purl City Yarns.

The Natural Dye Studio delivery finally turned up (delays were not due to Amanda but rather the laid back courier) and it is absolutely gorgeous.....pictures and more info to follow.

The shop now has phone lines............could give you the phone number but can't remember it! And anyhow, we've not plugged the phones in yet!

The computerised till and back office system were installed on Thursday.  Had a verrry long day on Friday, training up to use the system and I not sure how much I have retained of it all (do you know that feeling when you are working in a very warm room and you can't keep your eyes open?) but we will manage!

A massive delivery came from King Cole this week............it took ages to check it all off the invoice. So we now have a lot of stock of good quality yet decently priced merino wool in 4ply up to chunky, loads of bamboo cotton and a lot from the Comfort range. We also have stock of Riot which is King Cole's new Noro-esque yarn.

We are expecting to take delivery of our Manos/Brittany/Artesano order any day now and more orders have been placed both for UK brands and for stuff further afield. We will keep you updated.

At the shop today, there are chaps fitting flooring and stair carpets. Tomorrow, the burglar alarm is being activated.......and later this week the security grills are going on the back windows......we can't have people making off with the precious stock now can we?!

Hopefully by the end of next week we will have shelves and some of the other fixtures and fittings sorted!

PURL THE CITY

How would you like to get 10% of your first purchase, either online or in-store, at Purl City Yarns?

Purl City Yarns presents to you......

We're asking all you creative knitters and crocheters to create a woolly city!

For more details of the project  please click the following link....

PURL THE CITY PROJECT DETAILS>>>>