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The Gainsborough Silk Weaving Company has an illustrious past and fascinating present, as Charlotte Reather discovers

■ Pattern sheet x 1 (Tracing required) ■ Instruction sheet ■ Fabric: 115cm width fabric x 1.8m or 140cm width fabric x 1.5m for all sizes ■ Matching thread ■ Use a 1.5cm seam allowance, unless otherwi

ALWAYS MEASURE YOURSELF BEFORE you choose a pattern size to cut out. The sizes do vary greatly from pattern to pattern, so it’s always best to measure yourself accurately and then refer to the pattern

■ 1-2m of 140cm wide needlecord, corduroy, velvet or denim ■ 1 x 40cm invisible zipper ■ 2m bias binding ■ Tape measure, straight ruler and curved ruler ■ Fabric marking tools ■ Matching thread ■ Basi

(worked over 16 sts) Row 1 (RS): (K1, P2) 5 times, K1. Row 2: (P1, K2) 5 times, P1. Row 3: (K1, P2) twice, CF1, (P2, K1) twice. Row 4 and every WS row: (P1, K2) 5 times, P1. Row 5: (K1, P2) 5 times, K

CABLE DECREASE When casting off the 6-st cable in the centre of Chart D on Back and Front, work as follows: K1, (K2tog) twice, K1. This decreases the 6-st cable to 4 sts and stops it flaring. SADDLE S