This year evolves in a completely unexpected way. Kate (Made by Kate!) and I moved in the same city – London. How to lose the opportunity to sightsee with a crochet hook in the bag?
Last week there was the London Craft Week. I knew I wanted to see everything even before I read the program, and I was right! The events (demonstrations, workshops, exhibitions) were scattered in the city in shops and public places such as halls and churches. We visited only a very small part but we’re really excited and fully enjoyed!
My words are not good enough, I hope photos speak better…
Unmissable stop at the Contemporary Applied Arts Gallery & Shop where I discovered my passion for the winged monkeys…
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| Flying Monkey | Gavin Fry |
I understand that a broken vase is not only a broken vase…
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| Salvage | Zoe Hillyard |
I caught perspectives and observed every corner inspired by colors, textures and materials (in the first photo of the post you can see the papier mache creations of Julie Arkell)
And read cynical sentences embroidered with silk thread on linen towels edged with crocheted lace.
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| As if | Julian Walker |
The tour continues to the Soane showroom because everything is intertwined, knotted and wraps passionate me. This demonstration of the craftsman – very nice – that makes rattan furnishings I would not have missed it for the world…
… seeing the concentrated face of Kate you can understand that this didn’t impress only myself!
To those who ask: But what is the rattan ???? The always loved wikipedia can come to our rescue to start the search. The man in the photo weave furniture since 1967 and over the years has trained a good number of boys (and hopefully girls!) to continue to work paying attention to every detail.
The tour is not finished! Kate tell us another piece of our London Craft week … there is a kind woman that weaves only natural fibers inspired by woodcarvings and we struggling with the screen-printing (in this photo I’m in the middle of my serigraf-effort with the designer Gemma Kay Wagget)
This is just the beginning of our tours in London, I hope it’s funny / interesting / curious to read some pills of what happens to two crochet girl in London. This week we have made paper masks (Kate’s picture and mine on instagram) thanks to the workshop of Studio Boo and tomorrow there is I knit Fandango… all kinds of fibers, from all over the world, handmade spun, hand-dyed… hide me the credit card. See you soon!
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