Knit One Pass It On: Secondary School Volunteer Project

Knitting goes on tour again to Holy Family College, Heywood to pass on our expert knitting knowledge to new knitters. This is an ongoing project which will also contribute to a new knitting sculpture. The first of part of the newly formed sculpture will be installed as partg of the knitting exhibition 'Knit One, Purl One' for 'Knitty Gritty goes Large on 22nd May. Pupils work will then be added throughout the life of the exhibition.

Volunteers Wanted

Volunteer Opportunity

The 'Knit One Pass It On' project aims to teach secondary school art students the skills of knitting. Many young people have missed out on the opportunity to learn these traditional crafts so this project aims to open up this opportunity to them.

Elizabeth and members of the Knitty Gritty group have been invited to work with Holy Family RC and CE College in Heywood, to create knitted sea pieces to add to the sculpture. The art teacher Emma Dolan has selected pupils especially for the project and we will be working in small groups to make the skill sharing more accommodating for everyone.

The first workshop will take place at the school in Heywood. A coach will provide transport from Touchstones Rochdale to the school for volunteers and I will meet people at Touchstones Reception.
Refreshments will be provided at the school.

Monday 26th April 2010
Coach will collect people at Touchstones Rochdale at 1.30pm
We will return from Holy Family School to Touchstones Rochdale at 4.20pm

I hope you are able to take part in the project and look forward to seeing you in the future!

Please contact Alison Cooper at Touchstones Rochdale if you are interested in volunteering.

Thanks Alison.

Knitting News

Knitted Sculpture

Thanks to everyone who made it to the Knitty Gritty workshop with Elizabeth Smith. I'm over halfway through my seaweed strand now so should be finished soon! All the pieces of seaweed we make will be collected by Elizabeth and sewn together to create a unique knitted sculpture. The sculpture will be on display in our very exiting, forthcoming exhibition 'Knit One, Purl One: Contemporary Knitting and Crochet' which opens on May 1st 2010.

When you have finished your marine knitting please hand it in to the reception here at Touchstones. You are
welcome to leave your name with the work too.

If you have finished the first seaweed project and would like a different challenge (which does not have to be the same project as you have finished) leave a note in the bag with your contact details and we will post something new out to you!

Thanks

Alison

Knit One Pass It On

The Art Gallery at Touchstones Rochdale are recruiting volunteers to create a knitted sculpture for their forthcoming exhibition 'Knit One, Purl One'. Elizabeth Smith will be leading a number of workshops including one on Tuesday 30 March from 2pm-3.30pm. This workshop will run alongside our regularly monthly Knitty Gritty which meets at Cafe Life in Touchstones Rochdale. Why not come along and join in the fun? Wool will be provided but if you can bring along your own size 4mm or size 8 knitting needles that would be great - we look forward to seeing you.