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Welcome to the Bath Knitting & Crochet Guild newsletter...
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Hello! We hope your Christmas makes are coming along nicely, whether they're a gift to give or to keep for yourself.
Thank you to everyone who came along to the first session of the Bristol branch - it was a great morning and we might even need a bigger venue!
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This newsletter has a couple of important messages about finding a new coordinator for the Bath branch (we'd love it to continue and hope you do too) and reserving your place at our December session (see you there!).
Image courtesy of Fashion Museum Bath
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December meeting
Our last session of the year will be at the Salvation Army Citadel in Bath and we'll have a delightful trunk show from the Guild Collection! The objects being selected for us by the Collection team volunteers are all on a Christmas or winter theme.
Members and non-members welcome.
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Date: Saturday 10 December
Time: 10am-midday
Venue: Salvation Army Citadel, Green Park Road, Bath BA1 1XE
Price: As detailed below. Please bring cash on the day.
- Member with 10-session-pass - £2
- Member pay-as-you-go - £4.50
To help us manage numbers, please reserve your place on Eventbrite.
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Could you be our new Branch Coordinator?
If you enjoy the activities of the Bath branch and would like to give something back to the branch and perhaps the wider Knitting & Crochet Guild, please do consider becoming the new Branch Coordinator.
After almost eight years running the Bath branch, Desiree has decided to step down at the end of the year as the Branch Coordinator. Could you be the one to pick up the reins and run the Bath branch from 2023?
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We have a wonderful team assisting the Branch Coordinator, with Anna, Armelle and Clare helping out with planning and other tasks to ensure the sessions run smoothly. However, we do need someone to oversee it all and ensure nothing falls between the cracks.
We've put together a role description here, although this can be tweaked and tailored to how you want to run the branch. If you have any questions or would like to find out more, please email BathKCG@gmail.com by 31 January.
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Knitting & Crochet Guild news...
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Website
The Knitting & Crochet Guild has updated its website. The new website has been designed to fit in with the new branding and is still a work in progress.
You'll notice pages have been moved and the way members login has changed. Members of the Guild were sent an email on 22 November with more detailed information.
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Please note that links you have saved might not work now, and you should visit the new website and update your saved links for pages you visit regularly.
If you are having issues logging in or accessing pages on the website from Friday 25 November onwards, please contact IT@kcguild.org.uk.
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Cheshire woman knits 1,000 poppies for Remembrance Day
Marjorie Rigby has knitted more than 1,000 poppies to create a unique waterfall display for Remembrance Day. The creation took ten months to complete and it is now on show in Great Barrow. Find out more >>
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I’ve found extraordinary joy in knitting
"Knitting, a hobby many people probably think of as old-fashioned, can be youthful, therapeutic, political, even subversive. It can be anything you want it to be..." writes Maeve Higgins. Find out more about her journey to being a knitter, and the communities, internet searches and conversations along the way.
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Ground to Garment podcast
Katie Allen of Loopy Ewes has recently launched her podcast, Ground to Garment. The podcast will focus on conversations that reconnect fashion and farming, exploring a healthy, regenerative model for our clothing, from the soil up.
Listen on Spotify or Apple >>
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Brit knits: the UK labels making chic, planet-friendly pullovers
As we know... warm, cosy knitwear is key to any happy winter, but rather than turn to the high street for poorly made, rarely warm pieces, or expensive foreign brands there are options crafted by independent crafters on home soil.
Read more >>
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Glasgow University Knits Pattern Book Launch
The origins of this book of knitting patterns inspired by the built environment of the University of Glasgow lies in research carried out by the 'Fleece to Fashion' team of historians in the School of Humanities into the economies and cultures of hand knitting in Scotland from the eighteenth century to the present - www.fleecetofashion.gla.ac.uk.
The pattern book is the result of a collaboration between historians, the University Archives and a talented band of independent Scottish knitwear designers. Their designs are inspired by old and new elements of the university buildings, from the ‘gothic’ tower and cloisters to the modern perpendicularity of the University Library.
The book was compiled by Lynn Abrams, Christelle Le Riguer and Marina Moskowitz and features designs for garments and accessories modelled by the staff and students.
Date: Friday 9 December
Time: 5-6pm
Venue: Online - book your free ticket here
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Bristol pop-up branch
The next session of the Bristol pop-up branch will be held on Tuesday 13 December, 10am-midday, upstairs at the Boston Tea Party on Whiteladies Road.
If you'd like to receive the details, please email BathKCG@gmail.com and let us know.
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Date: Tuesday 13 December
Time: 10am-midday
Venue: St Johns Court, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2QY
Price: Free to attend
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Magdalena Abakanowicz: Every Tangle of Thread and Rope
In the 1960s and 70s, the Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz created radical sculptures from woven fibre. They were soft not hard; ambiguous and organic; towering works that hung from the ceiling and pioneered a new form of installation. They became known as the Abakans.
This exhibition presents a rare opportunity to explore this extraordinary body of work. Many of the most significant Abakans will be brought together in a forest-like display at Tate Modern, London.
Until 21 May 2023. Read a review >> or Find out more and book tickets >>
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A Visible THREAD
Bath-based seam textile collective present A Visible THREAD, an exhibition which explores the visibility and invisibility of thread at ACEarts, Somerton from 26 November until 24 December 2022.
Through their unique perspectives and a diverse range of textile disciplines, eight seam artists have created new works to stimulate thought, connection and conversation.
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You are also invited to meet the artists at ACEarts on Saturday 26 November, 11am-1pm, for the opening event. Free to attend. Find out more >>
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Feedback
If you have any feedback on the Bath Knitting & Crochet Guild, items you'd like to see included in the newsletter or topics for our events, please get in touch by email. We'd love to hear from you!
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