Category Archives: Eventi

Pitti Filati: day one

Day one at Pitti Filati: guess which yarn is back in the handknitting collection? The clue is in the name!  

Lolo Wang’s capsule collection at Pitti Filati

Curious about Pitti Filati and Lanecardate Handknitting? Lolo Wang, a NABA student who shortly will receive her master degree and undoubtedly a rising star in the creative textile world, will present at Pitti Filati her first capsule collection, completely realized with Lanecardate yarns. Her collection is funny and playful: she turned each of our yarns […]

Lane Cardate Handknitting wishes you a merry Christmas!

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Lane Cardate Handknitting and the editors of the blog wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. This first year of our activity as a blog has been exciting and filled with patterns and ideas to use our yarns, now we take a few days off for celebrating the season with our families […]

Pitti Filati: Lanecardate is back

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Christmas is coming and you’re planning your new year’s resolutions, but we planned them months in advance and now we are already busy with our next appearance at Pitti Filati! From January 28 to 30, we will be at the international exhibition for “yarn professionals”. It’s not our first time and the planning runs smoothly, […]

Christmas tree knitted decorations

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Christmas tree decoration in Italy traditionally starts on December 8, so why not decorate the tree with some knitted balls? Norwegian designers Arne and Carlos created a series of lovely knitted Christmas tree decorations that can be knitted with two yarn colors with the stranded technique. This knitting technique can be worked with a wide […]

Tokyo Filati Workshop, a job well done

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Thanks to the Prato Chamber of Commerce we have been amongst the guests at the Tokyo Filati Workshop which took place at Bunka Incubation (Bunka Fashion College) in October. It was a precious occasion to update the Japanese professionals on the developements of the Italian yarn industry. During the two-day workshop 24 yarn producers (including […]

A Lanecardate event at WoolCrossing in Turin

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WoolCrossing in Turin is one of the most innovative and interesting yarn shops in Italy. it’s also a seller for our yarns since last fall and the Momento Nordico cardigan was designed by Emma Fassio to celebrate the occasion. Now, WoolCrossing celebrates the restocking of our yarns (and our unique felted fabric), Emma Fassio and […]

Pitti Filati, 75th edition: the pics

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For yet another season Pitti filati turned out a great experience. Our stall has received an astounding number of visits and we haven’t had a minute of time to look around, literally. Thank-you to all of those who took time to spend a few minutes with us, to all of those who enquired about our […]

Lanecardate @ Pitti Filati: with Moda Futuribile and Feel The Yarn

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            Here we are, at the 75th edition of Pitti Filati. Pitti Filati is one of the most important events for the textiles and fashion industry. We will be very busy and very happy to have the chance to be there doing the job we love! If you are visiting […]

Pitti Filati, 75th edition

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On July 2-4, 2014 (and for the 75th time) Pitti filati, the main event for the yarn industry returns, concentrating on the winter yarn collections for the year 2015-2016. For three consecutive days Fortezza Da Basso in Florece will host the stands of all of the main Italian yarn producers, with a strong accent on […]