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.
CROSS THE LINE
Cross the Line: Creative Workshops Intersecting Art and Craft
We hosted workshops 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.
Stratford Cross is proud to host five days of creative workshops with UAL London College of Fashion, the V&A Academy and Black Girl Knit Club, celebrating imagination and wellbeing. Participants are guided through the creative practice of ‘taking a line for a walk’, from drawing to embroidery and knitting.
UAL London College of Fashion – hosted drawing workshops & V&A Academy – hosted embroidery workshops.
https://londoncraftweek.com/events/cross-the-line-creative-workshops-intersecting-art-and-craft/
Our workshop was carried out in an airstream with the backdrop of our Yarn bomb installation that was extended for this intervention at Endeavour Square.
See how the day turned out below. All images taken by @kings_art
BLACK GIRL FESTIVAL 2019 x BLACK GIRL KNIT CLUB: TAKING UP SPACE
Black Girl Knit Club was invited to host a drop-in session at Black Girl Festival in London at the London Design Centre. The theme was taking up space and we were excited to be in a community to deliver our knitting workshop during Black History Month, amongst 3000 people. Take a look at how our day was…
In collaboration with Black Girl Festival - BGKC were asked to host a 4hr drop in session during Black Girl Festival 2019 - The theme this year was Taking Up Space. Our workshop consisted of making knitted bracelets and necklaces with children and women who are from all different backgrounds and teach them a new skills. It was such pleasure to be able to host a workshop in London among our community of over 3000 attendees. Thank you to all the attendees and see you soon at our workshops - Stay tuned on our Instagram/twitter for announcements
We had an amazing time so please take a look at the pictures and enjoy! Images taken by Kings-Art
