Tag Archives: textile art

Crochet Improvers Workshop

Take your next steps in crochet and learn how to read basic patterns, improve your technique and start a project that you can take home with you. Chat with fellow crafters in a relaxed and fun workshop. All hooks and yarns are provided. All you need to bring is yourself and a basic knowledge ofContinue reading “Crochet Improvers Workshop”

Crochet Soft Toy Workshop

Crochet your own Amigurumi Pig New workshop for Midtown Makers: Crochet Soft Toys, using the Japanese style ‘amigurumi’. This workshop is suitable for beginners as well as experienced crocheters. Join me on Saturday 18th May, from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Tickets are £25, which includes all tools and materials you’ll need to make your own cuteContinue reading “Crochet Soft Toy Workshop”

Beginners Crochet Workshops at Midtown Makers

Happy New Year! I wanted to let you know about my workshops for 2024. I have beginners crochet, next steps and part 3 of the Mindful Blanket Beginners Course that started in January. Thank you to everyone who has attended my workshops in Midtown Makers, so far you have all been lovely, and all doneContinue reading “Beginners Crochet Workshops at Midtown Makers”

Our Wee Makers and Cabinet of Curious Crafts

My products are now available through Our Wee Makers, a web shop with a carefully curated selection of products handcrafted by artists and makers from Northern Ireland. “Each of our makers has been carefully chosen for their creative talent, excellent designs and individual style. If you’re looking for a gift from Northern Ireland, want to shareContinue reading “Our Wee Makers and Cabinet of Curious Crafts”

New crochet makes

My sister has just had a baby girl, meaning I have another niece. So of course I had to make her some crochet gifts. I made a ‘kitten rattle’ following the pattern by Inna Chybinova, on Instagram as @inna_chi_hm . I also made a pair of ‘tiger booties’, which I designed myself. My niece isContinue reading “New crochet makes”

Art in Liverpool: Re-View Textiles ‘Hospitality Reviewed’

From the Archives: Liverpool Independents Biennial 2012 ‘Hospitality Reviewed’ project and exhibition. Re-view Textiles is a group of artists who work with a variety of textiles and in diverse disciplines. meeting regularly to work together on exhibitions and events around Merseyside. The latest project is an exhibition at Liverpool’s Baltic Creative, based on the themeContinue reading “Art in Liverpool: Re-View Textiles ‘Hospitality Reviewed’”

Art in Liverpool: Re-View Textiles Bed-In

Liverpool re-views its dreams for peace with textiles  From the Archives: Post originally written by Amanda Jones for Beat City Images Blog in 2010 Beat City Images (Amanda Jones and Emma Gilmour) teamed up with Re-View Textiles last week for an interactive performance artwork at the Bluecoat Bed-In. There was a lot of fabrics, chats,Continue reading “Art in Liverpool: Re-View Textiles Bed-In”