Archive for July, 2012

Call for Knitters to Help Create an Exciting Knitted Project for Preston Guild

 

 

This project is suitable for knitters of all levels of ability, even if you are a beginner knitter, learn a few new techniques through taking part in this this project and improve your knitting skills.

ArtYarn have been creating knitted and crocheted installations since 2008 in both outdoor and gallery settings. ArtYarn encourage participation from local and international knitters and crocheters so if you feel you would like to share this project with our networks please feel free to do so.

ArtYarn have been teaching knitting and crochet to people of all levels of ability since 2009 and will be running a ‘How to Crochet’ and ‘Improve you corchet skills’ at the 2012 Preston Guild. More information on how you can take part in this workshop will become available very soon.

Please visit the ArtYarn website and blog for further informaiton on all commisisons, workshops and participatory projects, and add ArtYarn on Twitter:

www.artyarn.org
www.artyarn.blogspot.com
Twitter: @artyarn

2012
07/11
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June’s ‘Texturise’ Session

June’s session was hosted by Manchester Art Gallery and saw our intrepid knitters battle through storm showers to get there. Rachael Gwilliam from Art Yarn lead the session and inspired us to get our knitting knobbly, bobbley, lumpy and bumpy as we practiced our texturising techniques.

Art Yarn’s Rachel lead the session.

We were inspired by the wonderful pieces in the gallery’s collection and by the world around us as we were surrounded by the huge glass walls in the Museum’s central atrium. I wonder if the lovely lady who celebrated her birthday by bringing in treats chose these particular biscuits to inspire us to texturise?!

Bobbley Biscuits!

The Birthday Girl!

A highlight of the session was the wonderful surprise that we got when Nazma, one of our regular knitters, presented Wendy Gallagher, the Arts for Health Co-ordinator from Whitworth Art Gallery, with this beautiful blanket that she had made for the patients that she works with. Many thanks Nazma for all your time and kindness!

Nazma’s Wonderful Gift For The Hospital

The next session will take place at the Gallery of Costume on the 28th of July. Hope to see you there!

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2012
07/01
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