{"title":"Events","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoin us throughout the year when we have select events from book signings, pop-up trunk shows or \u003ca title=\"workshops and classes at Loop London\" href=\"https:\/\/loop-knitting-uk.myshopify.com\/pages\/classes\"\u003eworkshops and classes\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe've just added an evening of stitching together, knit, and crocheted squares to make much-needed blankets for Ukraine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have a changing roster of classes with talented designers and teachers all year, so keep checking back here to see what's happening at Loop!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also view all of our current classes on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/loop-knitting-uk.myshopify.com\/pages\/classes\" title=\"Classes at Loop London\"\u003e\"Classes\"\u003c\/a\u003e page. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDon't forget to sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of our homepage so you don't miss out on new events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImage by - Duygu Turgut Gökpinar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"knitting-sos","title":"Knitting SOS","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWe have new dates for our free SOS  for Winter-Spring 2026 are:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSundays 10:30-noon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJuly 12th\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAugust 16th\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeptember 27th \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e* No need to book\u003c\/strong\u003e, just turn up between the hours of 10:30 - noon on the scheduled dates and we'll try to help as best we can.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe knitting help desk is designed for one-on-one aid to help you get unstuck, learn a new stitch you might come upon in your knitting pattern, solve a problem, get some advice, or offer support while learning something new. If you need help with anything more complex, such as brioche, complex cabling, fisherman's rib, Baltic braids, and other extended techniques, please email us a few days beforehand so Rhona\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail-il\"\u003e, your guiding hand,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e can be prepared to help. If you get stuck, the knitting help desk is here for you! Please bear in mind that this is not 'Knitting lessons', but help for you with smaller problems or new things you might need a bit of help with while knitting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Loop Knitting","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43319542251728,"sku":"MKN5740H","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/9350\/9840\/products\/SosknittingatLoopLondon.jpg?v=1655997216"},{"product_id":"celia-pym-sock-salon-event","title":"Celia Pym Sock Mending Free Event","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThis event has taken place but you can see all of Celia's ongoing classes and books in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/loopknitting.com\/collections\/embroidery-and-textile-classes\"\u003eClass \u003c\/a\u003esection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eTo celebrate Pym's new book \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/loopknitting.com\/collections\/new-in\/products\/socks-imaginative-mending\"\u003eSOCKS Imaginative Mending\u003c\/a\u003e, please join us for socks darning and book signing!  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSOCKS is a\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003en illustrated account of teaching a whole primary school how to darn a sock.\u003c\/span\u003e It describes the project, why it happened, how it was planned and the impact it had. Perhaps most importantly it celebrates the socks and stitches themselves with photographs of every mended sock that was made.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eCelia will be in store signing your books and we will have a sock mending salon on our middle floor. Bring your own socks to mend or there will also be socks and yarns available to practice on. This is not a taught session but there will be instructions and materials and people to help you with your darning - and an opportunity to sit and stitch together. Mend those favourite socks!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWhen: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eJanuary 31st , 4:30 -6:30pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWhere:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eLoop Shop on Camden Passage \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCelia Pym is an artist based in London who explores damage and repair in textiles –\u003cbr\u003efrom small moth holes to larger accidents with fire. Her interest concerns the\u003cbr\u003eevidence of damage, and how repair draws attention to the places where garments\u003cbr\u003eand cloth wear down and grow thin. More recently she’s been thinking about how\u003cbr\u003eother people acquire and use the skills and confidence to mend and repair clothing.\u003cbr\u003eHer tools are scissors, yarn and a sharp needle: ‘My kit is lightweight and portable. I\u003cbr\u003ecan travel to you. Nothing is beyond repair. And almost everything can be sorted – or\u003cbr\u003einvented – with needle and thread.’\u003cbr\u003eCelia is an associate lecturer in textiles at the Royal College of Art. 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Their illustrations are full of warmth, whimsy, and heartfelt storytelling — a joyful moment to witness as the work unfolds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1141\" data-start=\"980\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eYou can explore all of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/loopknitting.com\/collections\/aitor-saraiba\"\u003eAitor\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/loopknitting.com\/collections\/mimstermade\"\u003eTomomi’s\u003c\/a\u003e beautiful kits, books, and classes in their dedicated sections on the website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1141\" data-start=\"980\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1697\" data-start=\"1143\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1166\" data-start=\"1143\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-end=\"1722\" data-start=\"1699\"\u003eAbout Tomomi Mimura\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1725\" data-start=\"1722\"\u003eTomomi Mimura is a Japanese artist and illustrator known for her delicate, expressive drawings and poetic visual language. 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