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Oversize me !: knit me. La broche/bandeau feuilles L’écharpe liane Les mitaines zèbre & léopard La broche fleurs Je vous présente les 4 Kit CFT x WARMI imaginés sur le thème de la jungle et en accord avec l’esprit du travail de la créatrice Warmi inédits et faciles à réaliser ils contiennent tout le nécessaire pour que vous tricotiez vous-même le modèle que vous avez choisi !

Oversize me !: knit me

De la laine Baby Alapaga venue directement de Colombie, des aiguilles à tricoter en bambou, une aiguille pour les coutures, le modèle complet de réalisation avec des explications simples et complètes et suivant les modèles, des attaches de broches. Les kits du CFT X Warmi sont vendus à la Galerie Voskel à l’occasion du Jungles Arty Pop Up Shop jusqu’au 3 octobre 2011 et sur le site du CFT par simple email.

La fibre contestataire. Tricot engagé : des étudiants qui s’opposent à une hausse des frais de scolarité se mobilisent autour d’initiatives artistiques C’est une actualité immanquable au Québec en ce moment – le mouvement étudiant fait de plus en plus de bruit et s’étend au reste de la population, exprimant un ras-le-bol généralisé du gouvernement libéral actuellement au pouvoir dans la Belle Province.

La fibre contestataire

A la manifestation qui a rassemblé 200 000 personnes le 22 mars à Montréal, certaines affiches revendiquaient un “Printemps Érable”. “On file un mauvais coton” Les manifestations se multiplient et une grande partie des étudiants sont pour le moment en grève. Maille à Part. Whodunnknit: Kooky Little Knits, Pix and Words. Liens. Guerrilla de ganchillo: la nueva forma de arte urbano. Unidas por la lana. Yarn Bombing / Guerrilla Crochet – A Collection. More info.

Yarn Bombing / Guerrilla Crochet – A Collection

More info. More info. More Yarn Bombing and Guerrilla Crochet: 1) B-Arbeiten 2) Agata Olek 3) Yarnbombing 4) Stickkontakt Leave a reply Related posts 12 beloved Street Art Photos - May 2013 Urban Art Biennial (BAU) - In Cochabamba, Bolivia By Alice for Urban Contest 2012 - In Rome, Italy. Le pool knithacker. Yarnbombing The Oakland Museum of California – Day 1 « Streetcolor's Blog. ” I’m done ” said Brenda.

Yarnbombing The Oakland Museum of California – Day 1 « Streetcolor's Blog

I looked over and there was the first bannister finished . We were yarnbombing out on Oak street in front of The Oakland Museum of California . There were 4 skinny 15 ft long metal bannisters to yarnbomb and we were now up one . I had been waiting a long time to see how the knitting would look. There it was – and it looked sparkling , thrilling ! When I first had the idea to yarnbomb The OMG the idea was extremely exciting in my mind .

Then after the joy of the idea and the romance of bragging came the 2 months of full time spinning and knitting . Fortunately I love knitting and spinning . I think with art it’s best to first find something you adore doing . So there I was -getting up every morning and spinning and plying on my spinning wheel all day . Lots of my friends were knitting with me with great generosity . So the day came -today - it was time to start the installation . KNIT KNIT REBELS - Rebels home. The woolly-walk-along. Des fils en ville / Urban yarn bombing. Quelques jolis exemples trouvés sur le site KnitHacker.

Des fils en ville / Urban yarn bombing

Some really beautiful examples I found on KnitHacker. KnitHacker. Knit the City: your friendly neighbourhood graffiti knitters. Graffiti Knitting Explained. Graffiti knitting: the art of the sneaky stitch.

Graffiti Knitting Explained

I knit, I venture into the city, I yarnstorm, I take far too many photos, I run away giggling. I have been a graffiti knitter (also known as yarnstorming or yarnbombing) since 2007, but took it up in earnest in 2009 after a terrifying incident involving the London Underground, a mechanical ‘Tube Sanitiser’ and several courageous Tube Mice. I escaped with my life, my yarn and eerie knitting powers. On that day in the dingy underbelly of London Deadly Knitshade was born. So I graffiti knit. Knit the City's Phone Box Cosy - my first major attempt at cosying something iconic What is graffiti knitting?

What’s the point? Isn’t it a bit of a waste of yarn? If you really want to get picky then you could well ask the questioner why on earth they would ever do anything fun, creative or unusual when they could be doing something helpful and practical. We all have to live but how we live is up to us. Are there different kinds of graffiti knitting?