In response to the beautiful work of Anni Albers, and to run alongside the exhibitions, Anni Albers: Design Pioneer and Hubert Dalwood: Landscape into Sculpture, we are celebrating the marvelous are of all things textiles!
We are holding a Knit, Stitch and Crochet Club from 12th May-16th June, 2011, every Thursday evening, 6pm-7pm.
We want people to come along and bring their sewing, knitting or crochet projects and have a cup of tea and natter whilst getting creative. We’ll provide the tea, you bring the cakes to enjoy (or share!)
We also want people to come and share their skills, and pick up new skills, so….please reply to this blog, to ask if there’s anything you want to learn (to do with knitting, sewing or crochet). similarly, please post if there is a skill you have that you are willing to share!
See you there!
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42 Comments
I'd love to learn to crochet, can anyone teach me?
Pauline Davies at 4:17pm on Fri 25th Mar 2011
Me too! I've knitted for years - but cannot get to grips with crocheting.. would love to learn
Annie at 5:07pm on Mon 28th Mar 2011
Don't worry ladies, I'm searching a crocheter out to come along and teach you all!!
in the mean time if any one can and wants to come along and show everyone else... let us know!
thanks
emma o'brien at 11:52am on Tue 29th Mar 2011
Don't worry ladies, I'm searching a crocheter out to come along and teach you all!!
in the mean time if any one can and wants to come along and show everyone else... let us know!
thanks
emma o'brien at 2:06pm on Tue 29th Mar 2011
how exciting. would love to learn to crochet and knit.
Hanna Cha at 3:56pm on Tue 29th Mar 2011
Hi guys, I'll come along and do a crochet demo. It is very very simple! Anyone feeling brave (or impatient!), have a look on youtube- there are some brilliant tutorial videos. See you all there! Lisa
Lisa at 6:23pm on Tue 29th Mar 2011
Thanks Lisa!
emma o'brien at 6:28pm on Tue 29th Mar 2011
Knitting, crochet, sewing, embroidery, tatting, macrame - almost anything you can do in needlework. Happy to pass on skills but can't make every date.
Maggie Eggar at 1:30pm on Wed 30th Mar 2011
Thats brill thanks Maggie. whenever you can make it is great!
emma o'brien at 10:07am on Thu 31st Mar 2011
Would be nice if it was a little later, as hubby's don't get home in time for some of us. Just a thought.
Holly Kindness at 6:46pm on Thu 31st Mar 2011
I'm sorry Holly, we thought 6 was a good time for people to come straight from work, or before their tea, maybe you can ask him to hurry home on a thursday!
Emma O'Brien at 1:29pm on Fri 1st Apr 2011
If you decide to repeat this in the future, please let me know as I would love to come but can't do Thursdays.
Thanks
C
Christine Tait at 5:01pm on Tue 5th Apr 2011
What a lovely idea. I have knitted lots of items in the past but now I do scrapbooking and card making.
However I would love to learn to crochet flowers for my scrapbook pages.
Pat sullivan at 9:28am on Wed 6th Apr 2011
I'm happy to help anyone who wants to learn to crochet - bring a large hook and some thick wool to start!
Sue Beech at 12:31pm on Wed 6th Apr 2011
Christine, we are going to see how it goes, but will quite possibly be carrying it on after the exhibition and will look at other days.
Pat, come along and learn!
Sue, Thanks thats super news! we have a few teachers now, but i have a feeling we'll need you all, with the great response we've been getting!
I'm very excited!!
Emma O'Brien at 10:29am on Thu 7th Apr 2011
I'm happy to help anyone to crochet just bring wool and hook don't bring dark wool as you might struggle to see what work you have done.
Myra Breslin at 8:27pm on Wed 20th Apr 2011
I would like to learn to crochet - but I would love to learn tat.
Joan Donovan at 11:59am on Thu 21st Apr 2011
Hi all,
I have recently started dressmaking and could do with a few technical tips as i am completely self taught.
Would love to learn to crochet, have always wanted to master it!
Looking forward to this! :)
Libby at 12:17pm on Thu 21st Apr 2011
I all, Thanks for all commenting on the blog, there's only a couple of weeks left until the Knit Club begins, so it's all very exciting!
The wall in gallery 1 has been buit so we have our own area to knit/crochet and natter in! I have a feeling we may be spilling out into the foyer though!
Libby, I am a textile artist, and make a lot of my own clothes, hopefully I will be able to help you.
Emma O'Brien at 11:46am on Thu 28th Apr 2011
Ooooh, excited to hear that this might be a regular thing after the exhibition ends :-)
Nicola at 4:54pm on Tue 3rd May 2011
I sew and knit - am happy to give help to anyone who needs it (although I am totally self taught). Will try and make it to a couple of the sessions at least. Would definitely be interested in doing this on a more regular basis.
Anne at 7:32pm on Tue 3rd May 2011
This just the thing for me! I knit and do cross-stitching and will be happy to pass on any skills. Would love to participate in a group like this on a regular basis.
Ritva at 9:32am on Wed 4th May 2011
I would love to come. I can knit, crochet, cross stitch and I have another lovely craft involving stitching call Temari. Not sure if I will be there next week as I will be recovering from laser eye surgery, but you never know. Maybe the week after.
Susan Tatlock at 9:13am on Thu 5th May 2011
My colleagues, Roberta, Penny and I are currently knitting the Royal Wedding - miniature models of the main characters complete with their wedding outfits, all in knit with a little crochet and sewing. We would love to include them on the wall.
Suzanne England at 9:26am on Thu 5th May 2011
Thank you all for contributing! We are all so excited about the knit club! Suzanne, that's brill! please do bring them along, they would make an excellent display, and of course, you can have them back afterwards!
Emma O'Brien at 6:18pm on Fri 6th May 2011
Im so exited, I've been looking for something like this for a looooong time, I'm self taught in crochet been doing it for 2 years now and Im hooked if you'll excuse the pun, I've been trying to knit but am struggling quite a lot, apparently it's easier to knitters to learn to crochet than the other way round :)
Kashmir Glendinning at 5:09pm on Mon 9th May 2011
Im so exited, I've been looking for something like this for a looooong time, I'm self taught in crochet been doing it for 2 years now and Im hooked if you'll excuse the pun, I've been trying to knit but am struggling quite a lot, apparently it's easier to knitters to learn to crochet than the other way round :)
Kashmir Glendinning at 5:13pm on Mon 9th May 2011
Im so exited, I've been looking for something like this for a looooong time, I'm self taught in crochet been doing it for 2 years now and Im hooked if you'll excuse the pun, I've been trying to knit but am struggling quite a lot, apparently it's easier to knitters to learn to crochet than the other way round :)
Kashmir Glendinning at 5:14pm on Mon 9th May 2011
I can now crochet! OK so it's very very slow but it looks pretty good and if I can learn to move my fingers a bit faster to keep the tension right, I think I might be able to make something. Lovely to hear the stories of the fantastic crocheted dresses that people made in the 60s and 70s and to see examples of parents' and grandparents' work. See you next Thursday.
Sarah at 10:06am on Fri 13th May 2011
I have really enjoyed the Knit Stitch and Crochet club and the fantastic workshops. Can anyone remind me when the club starts up again? Thanks
Pippa at 5:13pm on Thu 30th Jun 2011
I would be really interested in joining if there are more dates for the end of this year or next? thanks!
Louise at 1:35pm on Thu 21st Jul 2011
HI All, Knit club finishes this thursday (28th July) until september 1st we will be meeting in the Rise (the old cd shop just inside the main doors to the Arts Centre, until term starts in October and we get the Gallery back, then we will back to normal, in the Mead, Knitting away!
Thanks for all of your support and hopefully I will see you on Thursday! Emma
Emma O'Brien at 10:05am on Tue 26th Jul 2011
Hi All, This sounds great! Please tell me more. I'm a very novice knitter who'd love to do something like this. Thanks.
Ruth at 12:47pm on Mon 5th Sep 2011
Hi Ruth,
Just come along to the empty shop where Rise used to be at 6pm on Thursday and I'm sure you will find someone to give you some knitting tips. Everyone is very friendly and you would be more than welcome!
Best wishes,
Jan
Marketing Dept
Jan McQuillan at 11:07am on Tue 6th Sep 2011
Hi,
Is the club on on Thursday this week? And is it in the Mead Gallery?
Cheers
Jenny at 12:09am on Wed 12th Oct 2011
Hi Jenny,
Yes, it's on and it is in the Mead Gallery. See you there!
Thanks,
Jan
Marketing Dept
Jan McQuillan at 9:55am on Wed 12th Oct 2011
Hi
Is this group still running & when is the next meeting
Thanks
Sharon at 7:22pm on Mon 7th Nov 2011
HI Sharon. Yes it still runs from 6-7pm in the Mead Gallery.
Hope to see you there!
Emma O'Brien
Assistant House Manager.
Emma at 11:27am on Tue 8th Nov 2011
Hi, are these sessions still running as I would love to learn to crochet?
julie
Julie at 3:37pm on Sat 7th Jan 2012
Hi Julie, yes the knit club runs on a thursday evevning from 6pm, during this exhibition, though it will take place in the empty shop that used to be Rise, in the Arts Centre Foyer.
We start this term from next thursday (19th Jan)
See you then!
Emma
Assistant House Manager
Emma O'Brien at 10:06am on Tue 10th Jan 2012
Hi, Can people come along to Cross Stitch? And is the time from 6-7pm?
Thanks.
Catherine Thomson at 8:06pm on Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Hi Catherine, yes of course. The club runs from 6-7pm every Thursday. This Thursday it will be held in Rise again, located to the left of the main entrance to the Arts Centre. It will then move to the Mead Gallery the following week.
Thanks
Liz
Liz at 2:02pm on Mon 23rd Apr 2012