Nominated earlier this year for the Best UK Knitting Show/Event 2017/18 in the prestigious British Knitting and Crochet Awards, Perth Festival of Yarn returns to its home, the Dewars Centre, Perth, on September 8-9, for its third annual celebration.

This year Perth Festival of Yarn has expanded to a two day celebration, however, its purpose remains the same; bringing boutique independent businesses, sheep-farmers and those that practice the fibre arts together to celebrate the best in textile artistry through a large marketplace, with classes and lectures to inspire.

Festival director, Eva Christie, and her team are excited to be welcoming festival-goers from 17 different countries this year to an abundant yarn and fibre marketplace boasting almost 80 vendors from across the UK as well as from France, Germany, Spain and Greece.

Classes will be led by internationally respected tutors including Karie Westermann and Janice Anderson, and the 2018 keynote lecture will be delivered by Fiona Wemyss, of The Wemyss School of Needlework, which dates back to the 17th century.  Event sponsors, The Knitter Magazine, will be in The Knitter Podcast Lounge where festival-goers can meet their favourite textile crafting bloggers and podcasters throughout the weekend.

Advance tickets are available from www.perthfestivalofyarn.uk until 8pm on Tuesday, September 4. Day entry tickets will be available on the door priced at £12.00 (accompanied under-16s) free.

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