Classes

Over 60's Club

15/06/10 17:51

Today I was invited to be the guest speaker at the Over 60’s Club at the Salvation Army. It was a bit nerve wrecking to walk into to a room full of wiser elders, and to be confronted with a microphone at a head table to do my thing. What could I tell these ladies about knitting that they didn’t already know?! I discarded a formal approach to run around each table in my own way to show all the ladies (and two gentlemen) how to cut a plastic bag to recycle it as Plarn (plastic yarn), as an alternative material for crocheting. For those who couldn’t hold a hook, we did some finger crochet and had a bit of fun!
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Markfield Park

05/06/10 00:22

Last week I ran a workshop of Colourful Collage for TreeHouse’s Parent Participation Project. On a beaming hot day, we set up camp in the middle of Markfield Park, surrounded by flower beds with a backdrop of some stunning graffiti, a skate park and an adventure playground designed by the children who use the day centre at Markfield. Some awesome colours to inspire me too!
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Spring Cuttings

16/04/10 22:03

I run an adult knitting session in Tottenham. I have one very anxious regular, who comes along each week with no interest for knitting or crochet just as yet, but who wants my creative help to gain the confidence to make collages and 2d work. Having recently found out she’s really into gardens, this is what we are working on at the moment...
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Crafty Little Entrepreneur

25/03/10 22:56

Jennifer is one of the girls who comes along to my after school knitting group. I think she’s about 8/9 years old ( I’ll have to check when I see her next week). Anyway today she told me that she is going to start up a business were she knits things and then people buy them. I said that this was a sweet idea, then she quickly pointed out to me that this wasn’t just an idea, that she had already made £5 selling the scarf she had only just learnt to knit a few weeks back!!
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(This is the one Jennifer was working on today).

Summer Craft Club

12/08/09 19:44

Over the summer I have a few extra sessions at Coombes Croft Library.
Here’s what we created today...
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A day at the RCA

02/05/09 09:24

This is probably as close as I will get to being at the Royal College of Art! I went along for a day put on by the Crafts Council and ReachOutRCA, for Teachers / Craft Makers working with children,“Revival: Exploring Contemporary Ceramics, Jewellery and Textiles” It was so very inspiring to see the students work, and encouraged me again that this really is my area, and through looking around the studios, their standard of work is attainable for me , and yet at the same time, i don’t necessarily have to do an MA there and spend huge amounts of money to achieve my creativity, then again wouldn’t it be great... IMGP2190

classes to continue

17/01/09 14:51

If you want to learn the basics of how to knit and crochet, you can find me at Hornsey and Coombes Croft Libraries every week!
(From newsletter of February Events at Haringey Libraries) Knitting: The Knitter Natter Club
Great news, the knitting and crochet classes will continue for another 6 weeks.
So, grab your needles and join in!
Starting dates & venues:
Knitting & Crochet- Coombes Croft Library every Thursday 3.30 to 5pm
Crochet - Hornsey Library every Saturday 11 to 12.30pm
Knitting - Muswell Hill Library every Saturday 2 to 3.30pm
All children must be accompanied by adults.
Bring your own needles and yarn or these will be available to buy on the day.

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Teaching knit and crochet!!

16/11/08 21:04

OK, don’t laugh - I didn’t design the flyer OR come up with the name,
but i will be running two of these groups for the next six weeks!!
If you want to join in please contact to book a place.
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