BRAIDED TRADITIONS: COMMON THREADS FILM
BGKC PRESENTS: Braided Traditions Common Threads Film by Oyato Agency
LONDON CRAFT WEEK 14th -18th MAY: BGKC HOST WORKSHOPS IN COLLABORATION WITH STRATFORD CROSS, UAL & V&A
Black Girl Knit Club – Hosted workshops for participants to create a collaborative knit piece or tote bag while starting or expanding or your knitting skills, learning a variety of different stitches and experimenting with yarn textures.
BRAIDED TRADITIONS: KNITWEAR DESIGNER - MIA RODNEY
Introducing Knitwear Designer Mia Rodney “Combing Through” by Mia Rodney - @allbitsknit - I encourage the viewer to interact with my yarn bombing through touch and feeling. The focus is on hair in its natural curly state, with nods to straightening hair. I explore these intricate curl patterns in my knits, with large hand knitted panels – crafted using relaxing repetitive movements – just like in hair braiding.
BRAIDED TRADITIONS: KNITWEAR DESIGNER - SHEREE ROBINSON
Introducing Knitwear Designer Sheree Robinson - "Braids For My Girls" by Sheree Robinson - @Shereerarobinson -My yarn bombing features depictions of the dialogue, phrases, symbols, and pictures that make up our familiar hair language; it’s a love letter of joy to the hair of my daughter and sister. The work uses the knitting techniques of Braiding, Faire Isle, Colour Work and Beaded Knitting
BRAIDED TRADITIONS: KNITWEAR DESIGNER - PEJU OBASA
Introducing Knitwear Designer Peju Obasa - “Breanna” by Peju Obasa - @pejuobasa, - A yarn bombing homage to Breanna, my first Barbie doll. With Breanna, my fascination with braiding found its playground!
BRAIDED TRADITIONS: ARTIST - FATIMA DUKE-PRATT
Introducing Multidisciplary Artist Fatima Duke-Pratt “Country Plant” by Fatima Duke-Pratt - @unduku_luku - My yarn bombing is an exploration of the colourful traditional hairstyles and hair accessories I wore in my childhood. In Krio, the most widely spoken language in Sierra Leone, ‘country plant’ describes a type of cornrow/braid that I have featured in my work.
BRAIDED TRADITIONS: KNITWEAR DESIGNER - FADZAYI SANGO
Intorducing Knitwear designer Fadzayi Sango “Gara ndiruke” (sit and let me braid) by Fadzayi Sango -My yarn bombing is inspired by the transformative joy of being able to explore fluctuating identity through my hair after my mother and nanny taught me. I wore many masks