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This is the most amazing tribute to the soldiers of WW1, 1,568 hearts (one for each day of the war) made by crafters from all over the UK are displayed together in one room. Five of our regular...
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The final workshop of the year was back to back with the previous retreat, the last group left on the Friday which gave me a day to get the house ready and do all the shopping – phew! T...
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This is a very belated blog for the October retreat – sorry girls I have been busy painting and our internet seems to be suffering a bit from the renovation work! Regular guests Diane, Sue, Ve...
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We welcomed another group of lovely ladies to the September knitting and crochet retreat and after just a couple of hours they were all firm friends. In this group we had three more Canadian visi...
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Our knitting and crochet workshop with the lovely Carol Meldrum has just come to an end. We have had a week of sunshine and stitching. We had decided to make this workshop a design your own proje...
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The last retreat of the summer has just finished, in this group we had three of our regular visitors and five new ones - including two lovely ladies who came all the way from Canada. As always af...
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June has been a busy month - the second retreat was another great week with a lovely bunch of ladies. This time it was a group who had all met at various workshops in the UK, but it was the first...
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Where does the time go to - I seem to be more than a week behind with the blog at the moment! The first retreat in June was another wonderful week - a mix of old and new guests. We started the ...
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We had a small select group for this holiday - with four returning guests. The weather was lovely for most of the week, but ended with a spectacular storm on the way back to Bordeaux. It was a l...
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It is the end of the first retreat at Knitting holidays in France - another great week apart from the weather which could have been a bit warmer. We had six lovely guests from England, Wales, O...
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On Friday we had a snowy journey to Paris for the Aguille en Fete exhibition . Thanks to the train being delayed it was a bit of a rush, but well worth the visit for some wonderful inspiration a...
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Enjoy a week of relaxation and inspiration with your knitting and crochet, visit Knitting Holidays in France to book a space now. We have four spaces available for the holiday from 19th ...
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We had the first really heavy frost of the year this morning, but it is another beautiful sunny day. Perfect for our weekly dog walk club, followed by tea and cake at Lorraine's. ...
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Jane has finished her cushion. Using a mix of knitted textures this is the completed project she was working on during the knitting and crochet workshop with Carol Meldrum. Jane's cushion A...
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We are at the end of the Festive bunting workshop and the end of the year for the workshops and retreats at Knitting holidays in France. It has been another fantastic week, with glori...
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The workshop is going well, the sun is shining and Debbie has boosted the French economy dramatically after just two shopping trips. We had a lovely afternoon in Saintes yesterday, w...
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And we are off again on the final holiday for 2017 at Knitting holidays in France Debbie arrived on Sunday full of her usual enthusiasm and energy. She has designed a fabulous kit for the works...
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Thursday was a full day workshop, everyone was frantic to try and finish their projects so it was nose to the grindstone all day.Our friend Moira appeared with a huge basket of figs, which provid...
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This is brilliant ode to Knitting holidays in France by my lovely friend Jane, who came along as a day girl to Carol's workshop last week. BERCLOUX OCTOBER 2017 Sue set the date and sev...
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Carol is back again to Knitting holidays in France for another Texture with a Twist workshop. The weather has been fantastic and we have managed to sit outside every day so far! The projects are...
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The full list of dates for the 2018 holidays is now available here . If you would like to book to come on one of the holidays please use our contact form stating the date of the holiday you ar...
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The last retreat in September went well, with some warm sunny days, lots of shopping and plenty of knitting and crochet. The guests included 4 returning visitors and 3 new ones, after half an h...
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This is Rhona's completed project - a gorgeous bag, lined with the batik fabric she bought in Saintes.
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Jane and I had a little trip out last week to the knitting and sewing show at the Parc des Expositions in Niort. Most of the stalls were for stitching rather than knitting but there were some lov...
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