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WOOL WEEK - MillaMia at John Lewis
As avid supporters of all things woolly we were delighted to be given the chance to take part in Wool Week this year in conjunction with John Lewis, Oxford Street. This exciting week, running 14th-20th...
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WOOL WEEK
My goodness - what a week it's been! I can confidently say that this week has seen me add two things to my 'never-thought-I'd-do-that!' list - teaching a knitting class, and knitting in an Oxford...
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SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE WINTER WRAP-UP - what's hot!
Threads & More in BrisbaneThe Southern Hemisphere winter has been a mild one and our Northern Hemisphere friends will probably not like hearing of our days in the region of 20+ degrees Celsius …...
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MILLAMIA IN CANADA - with Nordic Yarns
We count ourselves very fortunate to have found some incredible distributors to spread the Millamia love across the rest of the world. Working with Nordic Yarn Imports has introduced our yarn and...
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INTERVIEW - Michele Wang
Michele WangIt is always exciting to see another designers vision for our yarn. To find out what it is about a colour or texture that speaks to them and evolves into a beautifully finessed item that...
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WOOLEN WARMTH . . .
Uno CowlAs an uncharacteristically for the UK warm October fades to a colder November my heart sinks as a new battle with my 5 year old looms. Freddie is the type of child who hates layers with a...
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OUT AND ABOUT - The Knit Club, Caterham
Louise outside her lovely shop - The Knit ClubI might have mentioned this before, but us MillaMia girls love to get out and about among the knitting community and chat to our fabulous customers. We...
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EVENTS - Harrogate Knitting and Stitching Show
Katarina and Helena have a deep fondness for the Knitting and Stitching Show in Harrogate, even though for us southerners it is a long drive up North with a car packed to the brim with yarn, books,...
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CHRISTMAS GIFT KNITTING
I confess that I probably start thinking about my Christmas knitting around August, which may seem crazily early in the year to even contemplate picking up your needles for gift knitting - does it...
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POM POM MAGAZINE Christmas Party
Laura 'Purl Princess' Parkinson and Meghan FernadesAt the very same time that Max and her Knitting Group were enjoying their Christmas Swap Party, my husband Andy and I were making our way to...
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MILLAMIA CHRISTMAS LUNCH AND PRESENTS!
It hardly seems possible that I'm writing about our Christmas lunch, as I can so clearly remember going to Maze last year with a heavily pregnant Katarina and new team members Maja and Yumiko. Of...
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2013 UK - WHAT A YEAR!
Both personally and professionally, 2013 was a momentous year for me. The course of the year unfolded in a series of life affirming and highly significant events including having my third child,...
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2013 - WHAT AN INTERNATIONAL YEAR!
I realised when reflecting on 2013 in my previous blog post that I only really recapped all the wonderful stuff that had happened in the UK in that year. Despite our worlds feeling more international...
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INTRODUCING TANYA LESKINEN - new MillaMia intern
The MillaMia team is thrilled to welcome another incredibly talented intern to assist Helena with exciting new designs for 2014. Tanya graduated from Kingston University in 2013 with a degree in...
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A GARMENT TO WEAR
I am all too often a knitter who falls in love with a garment pattern, dedicates many, many hours of patient work on knitting the garment and then . . . just never wears it. In view of this, I have...
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LOANI PRIOR . . . talks tea cosies
The Queen of the Tea Cosies herself, Loani Prior has been kind enough to talk to MillaMia about her love of knitting, inspiration behind her incredible tea cosies and life in a never ending tea party!...
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STOCKIST PROFILE - Spins and Needles
I know that I always say we are incredibly lucky to have such amazing yarn shops stocking MillaMia, and that the people who own and run them are some of the nicest people around - but it's true! So, at...
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KNITTING for an April baby
Ok, I admit that I'll use almost any excuse to knit for babies. I hear that a friend of a friend is having a baby and feel an urgent need to get out my needles and scour the books for something...
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TRAVEL KNITTING
There is no such thing as a wasted moment when you're a knitter! Annoying delays at airports, time spent waiting for appointments, train and coach journeys and even those few minutes in the car waiting...
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A HANDMADE WEDDING
Not so many years ago, 'handmade' weddings were the norm. The cake would be made by a relative, the flowers by a friend of a friend - the food, photography, car and dress all taken care of locally and...
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