P488ORACLE 488 Mon 3 Feb C4 1701:01  1/4        by Joy Gammon  NEW SEASON'S YARNS At the STITCHES '86 trade show, the story for yarn colours coming across for Summer is that pastels are still in with occasional splashes of brights. Cottons are still there , but mohair based fashion yarns are also coming to tempt us. Look out for Robin Intrigue, a brushed fashion mixed yarn with 12% Mohair and also for Robin Mysterie, a brushed 40% mohair fashion in stronger colours. They can be used together and look great. more > Home File Index 480 What's New 481 Win a food blender with MARVEL AND LOSALT * 184

P488ORACLE 488 Mon 3 Feb C4 1713:17  2/4        by Joy Gammon  STITCHES '86 Top fashion houses tell us tight body- huging garments are coming back. There was no sign of them at STITCHES (thankfully). Jumpers were still nice and generous in sizes and all Spinners are continuing to bring out lots of new patterns for quick knits using big needles. The general mood for the whole season is do what YOU like and have fun. more follows Home File Index 480 What's New 481 Crosse & Blackwell Recipes 195

P488ORACLE 488 Mon 3 Feb C4 1713:13  3/4        by Betty Foster  HOME DRESSMAKING.... I am always regarded as a controversial home dressmaker because I do so many of the home sewing jobs a different way round to the conventional dress pattern instructions. PUT THE ZIP in first, whilst the fabric is flat and not in a difficult finished state. MAKE WAISTBANDS AND CUFFS FIRST, making sure that they are the correct size. Even put the buttons and buttonholes in them ready for attachment to the garment. more follows Home File Index 480 What's New 481

P488ORACLE 488 Mon 3 Feb C4 1712:54  1/4        by Joy Gammon  NEW SEASON'S YARNS Increasing the number of stitches on the needle in knitting is essential when creating certain pattern piece shapes, and useful for things like sizing, shaping, frills and trims. The simplest increase is just to work twice into the same stitch, once into the front, then once into the back. This leaves a bump or loop on the right side. To increase invisibly, (sometimes called fully fashioned increase or make 1) pick up the loop between the two needles and work into the back of it. > Home File Index 480 What's New 481 Marvel-ous Competition *** 184