The doors of our lab will be open to welcome anyone who wants to get to know us, enter our world, discover how our skeins are made, touch them in person, visit the landscape that inspires us... and meet the goats...
We have planned this event above all to get to know each other, meet up, spend some time together and share a little beauty and joy among knitting needles and fluffy skeins.
We would like this meeting to be relaxed and unhurried, so that we have time to chat, exchange ideas and patterns, hold the skeins in our hands and let ourselves be inspired... and then observe the colours and nature, smell the air in the pastures with the goats, drink tea and eat cake.
We will tell you about our work, starting with the materials and yarns. Everything will be ready to welcome you, and there will also be a special treat for this event:
To make room for all this, the day will be divided into morning and afternoon sessions, and you will need to book for one of the two sessions. Here are the details:
When?
Saturday December 13
Morning group : from 10 to 13
Afternoon group: from 14,30 to 17,30
Where?
At 'Azienda Agricola Le Moire in Merana (AL)
What are we going to do?
We will begin by welcoming the group to our workshop, and once we are warmed up and ready, we will go and meet the cashmere goats in their nearby pastures.
We will return to warm up with tea/coffee and cake in the workshop, where we will talk about and show what Lanivendole means to us, and, while knitting, we will have time to chat about fibres, yarns, ideas, projects and dreams.
The workshop will be full of skeins, there will be some accessories and patterns to try out, and we will be there to advise, explain and put threads together to knit new dreamy projects.
How much does it cost?
** The booking fee is €10.00 per person, which will be deducted from purchases made in the workshop, but it is necessary for us in order to understand how many people will be arriving and to organise the welcome at best.
Accompanying persons are welcome, but for the same reason, it is necessary to book for them as well.
Children are welcome without booking!
** As there are several dogs and cats working and napping on the farm, which will be supervised for safety reasons, we ask you to leave your furry friends at home.
** Please highlight any allergies/intolerances or dietary requirements in the order notes so that we can make the necessary arrangements.
**We ask that you make a small effort to be punctual in order to make the experience as enjoyable as possible for everyone.
Small requests:
To make room for people on the waiting list, please notify us as soon as possible if you are unable to attend.
Cancellations are only accepted by email, and your registration will be converted into a voucher to use in the online shop.
We reserve the right to cancel the event if circumstances beyond our control arise. In this case, a full refund will of course be issued.
We recommend that all yarn is washed by hand. This ensures it’ll be beautiful for as long as possible and will wear well. When you’ve finished your project, dunk it in a sink of lukewarm water – with a no rinse wool wash if that takes your fancy, leave it to saturate for a while, then roll it up in a towel to squeeze out excess water and pin out flat to dry.
As with all textiles and all yarn, sometimes colour can come out. It can be caused by a difference in the water ph used to wash the item, detergents, or an over-saturation of dye that hasn’t quite finished rinsing out.
All of our hand dyed yarn is rinsed by hand in the sink, and each batch is soaked, then individual skeins are rinsed to make sure no colour bleeds. This isn’t foolproof though, and occasionally skeins in darker colours can bleed a little. In case it happens simply put your yarn or finished item in a pan (that you won’t use for food), add water and a generous glug or vinegar or citric acid, and then slowly bring up to heat. It should be simmering but not boiling. Then turn the heat off, put a lid on the pan, and leave it – ideally overnight. You should find that the water is now clear, and all that remains is to rinse your yarn. If the water isn’t quite clear, rinse it anyway – much like with hair dye, there can be excess dye which needs to run off.
