BRAIDED TRADITIONS: COMMON THREADS FILM
BGKC PRESENTS: Braided Traditions Common Threads Film by Oyato Agency
A CELEBRATION OF BLACK WOMENS HAIR THROUGH KNITTING.
East London collective Black Girl Knit Club collaborates with LendLease to Yarn Bomb The Pavilion at Stratford Cross. Entitled: ‘ Braided Traditions: Common Threads’.
Created over six weeks, Black Girl Knit Club members attended weekly workshops, exploring arm knitting techniques (no needles) to create pieces that will decorate Endeavour Square public viewing platform, steps, and railings.
Here is the film showcasing our community and interview with our founders Sicgmone & Vea. A Film by Oyato Agency
Creative and Production Agency: OYATO @oyato.agency
Director / Producer : Yemi Alade @yemioyato
2nd Cam Operator: Baran Çırakoğlu @barancirakoglu
Post Producer: Sarah Rogan
Editor: Yemi Alade @yemioyato
Assistant Editor / Colorist: Moritz Oskar Meyer @moritzoskarmeyer
Sound Mix: Hanna Lindgren
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
