Links

USEFUL LINKS

for more information about fibre art, mohair production or farming Angora goats:

TEXTILES & FIBRE ART:

Lumina has a great range of workshops on offer for crafty types of all persuasions. They also supply a range of Lara Downs yarns & felting supplies.

Kraft Kolour dyes for wool, mohair, silk etc

TAFTA - Fibre Art magazine

Touch Yarns

Our retail outlet "Precious Purl" has a lovely range of yarns from Touch Yarns in New Zealand.

Victorian Feltmakers

'Yarn' & Felt magazines

See the article "The hairy eyeball" in Yarn Issue No.8 for some kind comments from Damien Young. Thanks so much Damien. Loved your article.

Yarn magazine No 12 Dec 08 features a lovely Camisole in Lara Downs 4 ply Merino yarn (shade Pat's Pink - see opposite, worn by the designer Patrizia.) Refer Page 38 for the pattern. To order yarn for this Cami, just send us an email.

Yarn Magazine No 13 (March 2009) features two different patterns using Lara Downs Cashmere/Silk and Merino slubby 8 ply on pps 24-28.

Artisan Books

A fabulous book shop at 159 Gertrude St Fitzroy, with something to interest every fibre artist, knitter, felter, etc etc. We recommend combining a visit to Artisan Books when you visit our shop "Precious Purl" 397 Brunswick St, Fitzroy.

PATTERN SOURCES - on line. There are some terrific sources of knitting and crochet patterns available for purchase on line. Here's some that look good to us.

http://twistcollective.com/

Congratulations to our own Jennie Pakula who's pattern was not only accepted for publication by TC recently, but it will also grace the front cover of the latest edition. Jennie's latest pattern for Lara Downs is also due to be published in the next edition of the Australian mag "Yarn"

http://www.knitty.com/

and of course there's that fabulous knitting community called Ravelry that every knitter should be part of. Go to http://www.ravelry.com/ We encourage you to post your experiences with Lara Downs yarns on this site for all the world to see. Better still, send us a photo and we will publish it on our site as well.

Remember that these sites are based in the US and may require you to convert the patterns into Australian measurements.

Please let us know if you have other fav pattern sources which should be listed here - thanks. Pam