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Latest News*New* Items for sale via website 11 January 2010 We now have some t-shirts and postcards for sale on our website. Go to our FOR SALE page. New shops 06 December 2009 We now have shops on Spreadshirt and Shirtcity for those in the UK and Europe. Both these shops are based in Europe so the postage will be cheaper than in the Cafe Press shops, which are based in the US. However, they both also have a smaller range of products than Cafe Press and are generally more expensive. Auction waiting til after Christmas 06 December 2009 We had hoped to be able to get the pieces on eBay before Christmas but that's now not going to be possible. Look out for news of the auction in the New Year. First evening group 24 November 2009 At our first evening group, held in the Rag Tag n Textile workshop in Broadford Industrial Estate on Tuesdays from 6.30 - 9 pm, Alison, Fiona and Nan made a start on sorting out the pieces for the auction. There are many pieces ready for sale but there are also many smaller pieces sewn together for lengths for the bridge which would be better suited sewn into patchwork blankets or even more exciting pieces, like evening shrugs or bags, cushion covers and handbags! A few of the pieces need repaired after the battering from the wind but, thankfully, none is badly damaged. On Tuesday evenings we'll be concentrating on getting these pieces ready for the eBay auction, so if you'd like to come along and help, all are welcome! First Luib na Lùban knitting group 19 November 2009 We held our first knitting group today in the Broadford Hotel lounge, sitting on comfy sofas, chatting and drinking tea and coffee. It was a very relaxing afternoon, a real change of pace from Stitches on the Bridge! Everyone is welcome, just come along on Thursday afternoons between 1 pm and 4 pm. Aberdeen scarf found by Police! 31 October 2009 The Loch Court Knitting Group's Aberdeen scarf was found today by Kyle Police, near a shed very close to the Police Station. It was first seen last night, so we have no idea how long it has been there. It's wet and soggy but seemingly otherwise in ok condition. The Police are going to dry it off for us(!) and we should get it back on Monday, once it's been photographed and catalogued! Aberdeen scarf stolen! 31 October 2009 I'm a wee bitty late in reporting this here but the Aberdeen scarf, knitted by the Loch Court Knitting Group, was stolen from the bridge on Sunday night / Monday morning.
You can see the cut cable ties lying on the ground. It caught the imagination of the news reporters: The Press & Journal Article no1 Publicity 27 October 2009 Under the Stitches success! 25 October 2009 What a great day we had at Kyleakin Village Hall on Saturday! The place was positively TEAMING with people from 2 pm onwards - many many more than we expected. Lots of people stayed to knit and crochet. The stars of the day were Bob and Nell McIntyre from Paisley who were a big hit with their Tunisian crochet and finger knitting. The knitting and crochet were so popular that they continued right up to the end of the evening. We even had to persuade the knitters to come into the hall to listen to the band! Some of us showed that you can knit AND dance at the same time! Between us all we knitted ENORMOUS lengths of giant links for the bridge. Ross McKerlich heroically volunteered to put the links up on the bridge on Sunday for us. Sunday is a day off before all the pieces come down on Monday afternoon. All the pieces are on the bridge 23 October 2009 We were blessed with lovely clear and dry weather (it's now raining as I type!) and putting the pieces on the bridge was a joy with all that fresh air, the views and the craic! It looks AMAZING!! In spite of one lane on the bridge being closed and traffic lights in place, we had loads of encouragement from passing traffic. And volunteers Fiona Stewart and her husband Mark, all the way from Massachusetts! There'll be coverage on both BBC and STV news programmes tonight. I'm off to capture them so I can put them up here! Alison TV and radio interviews on 23rd 22 October 2009 Listen for us on Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland around 8 am and the Fred McAuley show around 10.30 am. BBC Scotland TV will be filming on the bridge tomorrow (23rd) too. Wonder if we'll get any sleep tonight! STV News filming 21 October 2009 STV news filmed us in Broadford today. They'll also be filming on Friday morning while we put the pieces on the bridge. It should be broadcast at 1.45 pm and 6 pm on Friday 23 October. Lots of publicity 15 October 2009 We've had a lot of publicity this week - so much that we haven't been able to keep track of it! We've been informed of the following mentions (though none of the team managed to catch any of them): BBC News Highlands and Islands STV BBC Radio Scotland BBC Reporting Scotland The West Highland Free Press have also published an article. There's certainly a feeling of things approaching a climax!
BBC Alba interview 07 October 2009 We were filmed and interviewed in Broadford yesterday (Tuesday 6 October). We should be included in the BBC Alba programme An La (news) tonight at 8 pm. Hope you can watch! Jana blogs 04 September 2009 Jana Komankova from the Czech Republic knits for and blogs about Stitches. NHS Highland knitters in the news again 04 September 2009 NHS Highland and the BBC get in on the act 02 September 2009 NHS workers knit to stay healthy Thanks to Fiona Clarke, Senior Health Promotion Specialist, with NHS Highland, for this! She's also been interviewed by BBC Radio Scotland about it. Stitches at the Caledon concert 29 August 2009 Also in Dornie Hall, at the Caledon concert, Alison was presented with two scarves and two rectangles, knitted by one of the band members' wife and their neighbour. Auchtertyre Primary School Stitch Club starts up again 24 August 2009 Fiona's Stitch Club at Auchtertyre Primary School starts up again.
Lochalsh Arts Fair 21 August 2009 Stitches was included in the Lochalsh Arts Fair at Dornie Hall, where we displayed 4 of our more picturesque pieces. We provided tea and coffees on 4 days to help raise funds for Stitches. Alison also knitted with her giant needles for a couple of days.
Giant needles 20 August 2009 Fiona's husband, Jamie, has made some huge needles for Alison. They are 7 cm in diameter and made out of blackboard rollers. Alison is hoping to knit a long piece for the causeway out of strips of old sheets. Stitches at Pitodrie and in the P&J 15 August 2009
Summer lull 10 August 2009 We've had a distinct summer lull, with folk on holiday, so have nothing to report. More news due soon though, so watch this space! Czech magazine features Stitches 24 June 2009 Jana Komankova, a freelance journalist in the Czech Republic, contacted us for information about Stitches and it was featured in Reflex magazine. You can download a pdf of the article here. Czech magazine features Stitches 24 June 2009 Jana Komankova, a freelance journalist in the Czech Republic, contacted us for information about Stitches and it was featured in Reflex magazine. You can download a pdf of the article here. World Wide Knit in Public Day 13 June 2009 We held a World Wide Knit in Public Day at Kyleakin Village Hall. Not a huge amount of people came (8 altogether, not including Fiona and Alison!) but they all stayed for hours and knitted with us. One older lady, who had given up on knitting due to failing eyesight, came back for needles and yarn! We sat outside in the unexpected sunshine with the bridge itself in view. Let's Knit magazine features Stitches again 12 June 2009 Let's Knit magazine Issue 20 arrives. We're featured (page 53) in an article called Freestyling, about pushing knitting and crochet to the max! UK Ravelry Day 06 June 2009 Fiona, Ali and Peta staffed a stall at the UK Ravelry Day in Coventry. There was a huge amount of interest in Stitches - we ran out of fliers within a couple of hours - and we made some great friends, especially Jo, the organiser, who so generously put us up, and her team and family. We even got to hobnob with the celebrities! What a great day it was, we all had a ball! Auchtertyre Primary School Stitch Club 01 June 2009 Fiona starts an after-school Stitch Club at Auchtertyre Primary School and has several members interested in knitting a panel. Kyle Youth Cafe nights 31 May 2009 Fiona leads some Stitches nights at the Youth Cafe in Kyle of Lochalsh and enthuses a group of local boys! Especially when she shows them the giant needles she bought from Rachel John at UK Ravelry Day! Scotland TranServ try out the panels on the bridge 26 May 2009 Fiona (and son Alistair) met with a Scotland TranServ engineer, Colin Macleod, to try out some panels on the bridge and to make sure they're safe. It was a suitably windy day and perfect for a trial. Fiona has been negotiating with Transport Scotland and we have their full support. The trial was a great success, Colin was very friendly and helpful and ScotlandTranServ are behind us all the way - it's their contribution to Highland Homecoming! (Check their link and see what beautiful ediface is featured on the homepage!) Cafe Press shops open 19 May 2009 Let's Knit magazine interview 13 May 2009 Alison does a telephone interview with Let's Knit magazine. We're looking forward to seeing it in print! Balmacara Country Day 09 May 2009 Alison and Peta staff a Stitches stall at the Balmacara Country Day, near Kyle of Lochalsh. Lots of interest and lots of new contacts made. Alison recognises Alan Beck of Caledon who suggests handing over his wife's(?) piece of knitting at their next concert in Dornie Hall on 29th August! The first pieces arrive 24 April 2009 Fiona picks up our first 3 pieces of knitting from the PO Box (see the Participants pages for details)! We're all so excited to get our first pieces! A big thank you to Lesley, Brigitte and Cedric! Craftzine.com blogs about Stitches 17 April 2009 Craftzine.com blogs about Stitches Stitch and Bitch London newsletter features Stitches 13 April 2009 Alison hears from Stitch and Bitch London, who let us know we were featured in their newsletter on 13th April. Noreen Crone-Findlay blogs about Stitches 31 March 2009 Noreen Crone-Findlay blogs about Stitches Stitches is invited to UK Ravelry Day 29 March 2009 Jo Watson has offered us a stall at the UK Ravelry Day in Coventry on 6 June! We're chuffed to bits and really looking forward to it. We hope to meet up with some of you there! Simply Knitting magazine features Stitches 23 March 2009 We're featured in Simply Knitting magazine Issue 53! There we are on page 7! Broadford Primary School visits Stitches 17 March 2009 At the Tuesday knitting group at Rag Tag 'n' Textile in Broadford, Peta and Alison had a visit from p5-6 pupils from Broadford Primary School- Ailish, Charlotte, Niamh and Saoirse and teacher Anne MacKenzie. Two of their fellow pupils, who couldn't be there that day, have done a lot of research into Stitches after seeing it mentioned on the BBC Highlands and Islands News website. They're planning to put together a factsheet that can be distributed to the whole school so they can knit a contribution to Stitches! We hope they'll visit us again sometime soon.We agreed to devise a pattern for a rectangle, to help them on their way. Knitting for Charity website profiles Stitches 15 March 2009 Alison heard from Knitting for Charity, who want to profile Stitches on their website: www.knittingforcharity.org Let's Knit magazine features Stitches 13 March 2009 We hear that we've been featured in Let's Knit magazine! |
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A group of ladies from Loch Court in Aberdeen have been working with Margaret Stewart, Community Arts Officer with Aberdeen Council, to create an Aberdeen Football Club scarf - all of 14 feet long! They have been featured in the regional newspaper, the 