February 05, 2010
Lo-Fi DIY Manchester This Feb
♥♥♥ February Lo-fi DIY ♥♥♥
Making things happen!
Love is in the air on Tuesday 2nd February, 6-8pm at An Outlet (Dale ST) MCR (UK)
This month join us to;
♥ make forever lasting flowers for loved ones, special friends or simply for your good self!
♥make personalised placemats and coasters for a valentine’s meal to remember
(See separate attachment for details of ingredients and recipes for the above activities)
♥♥♥
If you have something you’re already in the middle of or made recently bring it along for show and tell please? If you’re completely new to crafting or don’t have anything to bring along, don’t worry we’ve got plenty to help get you started. Crafting novices welcome!
March Lo-fi brings an introduction to crazy knitting and for this you must be able to cast on/off. Don’t know how? February Lo Fi is the time to start. Bring along some needles and wool.
An Outlet will as usual be rustling up a tasty snacklet for us to enjoy.
To let us know you’re coming email nico@opheliabutton.co.uk
(Acceptance of your invitation helps with numbers for food if you plan on eating?)
Lo-fi DIY is brought to you in association with Manchester Craft Mafia
January 27, 2010
Schalalala!
An exhibition curated by Clara Åhlvik and Otto von Busch for the
Jönköping county museum in Sweden, until March 21st 2010.
Rüdiger Schlömer's Schalalala is a a fan scarf remix project. Using the Remix-Interface software, football team fans can mix and match elements of existing scarves to create individualized knitted fanscarvess. Et voilà! The humble fan scarf becomes a social media in itself. Schlömer created a special edition of fan scarf letter archive especially for the workshops at the exhibition, using the typographies of popular local teams.
For more info please visit: www.jkpglm.se/english/see&do/craftwerk
#PLATEAKNIT by Ingrid Murnane
@PLATEA TO PERFORM #PLATEAKNIT JAN 25-29
Social Media Collective to Crowdsource Knitting as Part of New Residency
Social media collective @Platea will be performing #plateaknit, a commentary on and exploration of the commodification of social media.
From January 25 through 29, a number of performers will be crowdsourcing their knitting creations via Twitter #plateaknit. The performance is part of a new residency project by @Platea called @Platea Project Space, designed to encourage new projects initiated by its members.
There are two types of participants in #plateaknit: instructors and makers. @Platea will ask the instructors to use the hashtag #plateaknit when they give the makers abbreviated knitting instructions in a tweet. These will be picked up by the makers and incorporated into the piece they are knitting. Although we will be making use of knitting abbreviations, makers can use whatever media they like to interpret and perform.
@Platea is a collective of individuals interested in the power of public art carried out in the digital megacity of social media. Their projects have been featured with the Brooklyn Museum, PBS-affiliated Art21, Hyperallergic.com and a number of art publications. The collective was founded by artist An Xiao, a photographer and digital media artist exploring issues in contemporary social media. Its steering committee is comprised of members in two continents, including UK based artist, writer and designer Ingrid Murnane and New Jersey textile artist Joanie San Chirico.
Magic Loop by InnyNaney on Flickr
January 16, 2010
mixing beats, making stuff...
Spins & Needles present ..
WINTERLUDE 2010: THE URBAN COZY PROJECT, FEB 2010
Across the water there is an exciting project happening by the people of Spins & Needles, Canada's premier creative night out that mixes hip do-it-yourself projects with funky music across various bars, galleries and spaces around the country.
This winter Spins & Needles are making a new project which includes workshops, DJ nights and a large scale arts and crafts instillation .. this is where you can become involved.
Spins & Needles are collecting pieces of knitting, crochet and other textile creations from around the world to be installed on lamp posts, benches and other elements across two Winterlude sites in Canada.
For more details on how to take part and where to send your creations please visit:
www.spinsandneedles.com/winterlude2010.htm
January 15, 2010
Unity Panda..
Unitypanda is an ambitious and fun project for people to come together to knit pandas. The Unitypanda project is being tested out with the people of Coventry 16-20 January 2010 at the Coventry Artspace shop at Unit 22, City Arcade. Members of the public of all ages are invited to come along and knit a small part of a panda, be they experts, ex-knitters or pure beginners....Local people can take a break from their shopping in the winter cold by dropping into the Unitypanda shop in Coventry town centre. Anyone interested in a spot of knitting can cast on around the large pandaknitting table and enjoy a hot cup of tea with some friendly company. The aim of Unitypanda is simply for people to have fun making pandas together.
For the four days of this initial Unitypanda trial run pandaknitters are sought to test out the knitting pattern. Advice from experienced knitters or helpful comments from novices are invaluable for perfecting the adorable little Unitypandas. Through trial and error the pandamaking system will be fine tuned until the pandas start to multiply like hot cakes.In April 2010 Unitypanda sees its official launch at the Coventry Artspace shop and at venues nationwide. It is hoped that scores of knitters pooling their time and effort will create a hundred Unitypandas or more. All the knitted pandas will go on tour in an art exhibition in autumn/winter 2010-2011.
As the saying goes, many hands make light work. Every panda stitch is helpful and everyone can knit as much or as little as they like. As the needles start clicking hind legs and paws will start taking shape and a good time will be had by all. It’s anyone’s guess how many pandas will appear when a lot of people each make a tiny effort, and that’s part of the fun.
Knitters will follow an original pattern from 1946 which commemorates the arrival of the giant panda “Miss Unity Panda” to London Zoo. The lovable 10” knitted creature is made up of 24 parts, some being larger and more complex than others. Pandaknitters choose which part of the panda they have the time and skills to knit. Panda parts range from an ‘ear’, a quick and easy knit, to an ‘upper half fore leg’ which suits the more experienced knitter.
Would be participants don’t even need to knit to join in the panda fun. Help is required to cut rags for stuffing, sew the pandas up and embroider eyes and noses. People are more than welcome to simply share their memories of knitting around the pandaknitting table. Perhaps someone even remembers Miss Unity Panda arriving at London Zoo 66 years ago! In keeping with the 1940’s theme, music from the wartime era will enliven the proceedings. Parents are welcome and a selection of panda books and toys are available for children.
All the Unitypandas created with the help of Coventry residents will be on show in a touring exhibition from September 2010 to January 2011 ‘Material Actions’ organised by Textile Forum South West. Unitypanda is devised by West Midlands based artist, Jonnet Middleton and funded by Coventry Artspace and Longhouse. For more information call the Pandaline on 07974 694 584.
January 11, 2010
spinhandspun
Artyarn would like to point you to a new blog by yarn artist Kristin Boehm.
Spinhandspun Designs is a great resource for all things yarn related from artists reviews and exhibition details through to a directory of opportunities.
Spinhandspun: The Blog…"What began as personal record of my exploits with the medium of fiber has now morphed into an information database for fiber artists and fans of the craft. Subscribers have access to artist reviews, media updates, opportunities, calls for entries, book reviews, tutorials, and inspirational resources aggregated into one source via the Spinhandspun blog."
January 04, 2010
ipod cases by Magda Sayeg
If you are looking for something a little bit special to jazz up your ipod, try out these brand new ipod cases designed by Magda Sayeg from Knitta Please.
They can be purchased from Uncommon, an online store selling customised phone and ipod covers.
Direct Link to Magda's designs: http://www.getuncommon.com/artist/108/
December 23, 2009
December 21, 2009
December 17, 2009
WI Books Limited 1979
Fleece; quality of different parts.
Improvised drop spindle; potato and skewer.
Two types of spinning wheel.
Dyeing at home.
Vegetable dyed hanks over weaving frame.
December 14, 2009
>>Yarn Forward<<
An incredible sixty strips have been added to the Yarn Forward project at Manchester Craft and Design Centre with contributions from as far afield as Atlanta and Little Rock, Arkansas!
Magic Mushrooms by Delia from Didsbury.
December 09, 2009
Spot the wooly veg...
We have some exiting event info for you in our neighboring city Sheffield where artists Bob Levene is the Artist in Residence at GROW Sheffield.
If you are free on 12th December between 1-4pm go and check out The Imagined Winter Trail were you will see amongst lot of other very cool things, a trail of knitted vegetables.
Grow Sheffields Artist in Residence, Bob Levene has worked in collaboration with some of the local residents & growers to create interventions, installations and diplays or to simply open their gardens to the public for one afternoon only. For more information on the residency go toGrow A-I-R and for more information about the event click on The Work.
The Imagined Winter Garden Trail is a chance to see the gardens and growing spaces of Sharrow in a new light, it will play with and awaken you to the unused or neglected spaces in our neighbourhood, sharing the visions, achievements and memories of some of Sharrows Growers.
Oh the note of wooly veg, crochet artist, and good friend of Artyarn, THAT ROGER! has been busy at work over the past few months making his very own selection of crocheted vegetables,,, you can check out more of him crochet hand work here..
All images by That Roger
December 04, 2009
New year, New programme of courses @ The Ministry of Craft
The new program of craft courses for 2010 is now available from The Ministry Of Craft. All courses are now on sale - so if getting creative is one of your New Year’s resolutions, then there are plenty of courses for you to choose from!
Artyarn's Rachael Elwell brings you three knitting and crochet courses in 2010 starting from February through until the end of March.
Knit 123...
Back by popular demand is Knit 123 - a great introduction course for those of you who want to learn a host of different knitting techniques. If getting things done quickly is your style, try Learn to Knit and walk away at the end of the session with a funky chunky purse.
Learn To Crochet...
Crochet is fast catching up to knitting in popularity and couldn’t be simpler, so come along and learn the basics on our beginners crochet course - Learn to crochet and finish the course creating a beautiful flower brooch.
Learn To Knit A Tea Cosy...
If you’re moving up the knitting ladder we’ve designed a follow on course for confident beginners and intermediates - Learn to knit a tea cosy - incorporates clever ways of making the most of basic knitting stitches.
November 30, 2009
November 27, 2009
Subversive Yarn...
We'd like to remind you of our social networking site for all artists using yarn as their primary medium. Share your pictures and texts on the Subversive Yarn network with over 150 like minded artists.
You can also post your projects here, share exhibition info, add your links and list your knitting groups in the various directories on the forum.
Connect with like minded creatives and get some inspiration for your projects in the community..
November 22, 2009
www.artyarn.org
Please visit the Artyarn website, we have given the site a bit of a facelift and will soon be adding more links and activities in the new year.
If you would like to be linked from our website please e-mail us at artyarn@hotmail.com with your links.
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