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	New Zealand Tour - Book now Prudence announces a Freeformer’s Tour of New Zealand’s north island, beginning in Auckland on September 20, 2008. As well as freeform workshops and lots of tourist attractions, other highlights include visits to craft fairs, spinning mills, yarn stores, textile arts studios, knitting groups and sheep shows, plus tickets to the opening night of the World of Wearable Art awards in Wellington. Click here for more information.
	Contribute to the Pink Project A little while ago Elaine, a friend from the Knitters Guild in Sydney, sent me a few lovely pink ‘scrumbles’ that she had made for a project that didn’t go ahead. She was wondering what else could be done with them, and so now we have decided to use them to start off a fundraiser for breast cancer research. So please join us and contribute a scrumble or two of your own to the ‘pink project'. Click here for more information.
	Now Available New book on a group project by Prudence Mapstone and 64 members of the international free form crochet guild "coat of many scrumbles - or just stop worrying and sew the dang things together" Since the inception of the internet, like-minded souls have found it much easier to get together to share knowledge, ideas and inspiration. Artistic pursuits no longer need to be carried out in isolation, and many traditional crafts are becoming group experiences. This book tells the tale of one such collaboration, and is a celebration of personal creativity through freeform crochet. >> Available now at Threads & More or in the USA ask your local yarn store to order it in for you (from Unicorn Books in CA, who also distribute all of Prudence's books)
	2nd Edition of Freeform book widely available Freeform: Serendipitous Design Techniques for Knitting & Crochet 2nd Edition - available now Including tips on Finding the Right Yarns, Choosing Your Colours, Fabrication, Patterns and Hints for Successful Knitting & Crochet >> Visit the books page for more information Please note: If you already have the 1st edition of this book, the 2nd Edition includes the same text, however it is updated with a fresh design and beautiful new photographs.
Tips for Freeform Knitting & Crochet & other booklets translated We now have the popular Tips for Freeform PDF booklet available in three languages! Thank you to Lang Ahn Pham for the french translation, Mara Grosvald for the spanish translation and Ingerlise Lebech for the danish translations. >> Visit the translations page for more information on what is available in your language.
	Read Prudence's book - Never too many handbags A guide to creating your own original handbag using freeform knitting & crochet. Full of ideas and techniques for freeform handbag design, also showcasing a wide range of Prudence's unique designs in full colour. >> Purchase the book online from Threads & More
New virtual exhibitions online Freeform in the Landscape by Prudence - photographs of freeform knitting and crochet as part of the landscape Freeform Afoot - inspired by Prudence's freeform in the landscape, Freeform Afoot contains work by freeformers from around the world
	Prudence's book - Bullions & Beyond Tips & techniques for the crochet bullion stitch This book is no longer in print, but has been transformed into a 16 page PDF tutorial and is available for sale online >> Visit the Patterns page for more information

Speaking of bullions - my favourite yarn for teaching crochet bullions is Alchemy Reservoir
http://alchemyyarns.com/yarns.html - works like magic!

and my favourite hook for working bullions was custom-made and hand turned by Tom Diak
http://www.graftonfibers.com/crochet.htm

Prudence Mapstone will be touring Australia & New Zealand
with the Craft & Quilt Fairs during 2006.
See the workshops page for details