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W2 writers series

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

W2 Media Centre

Mandy and I will be giving a brief reading from the Yarn Bombing book at the W2 Writers Series tomorrow night:

Date: Wednesday February 24th
Location: W2 Culture + Media House 112 West Hastings Street across from the  Woodwards Building.

Doors open at 6:30
First Reader 710ish
Hosted by Sean Cranbury & Hal Wake

Program:

Opening Remarks: Sean Cranbury

Introducing Honoured Special Guest Michael Nichol Yahgulanaas who will showcase a video/interactive discussion about his work.

From there we will go to a streamlined line-up of 5-7 minute readings from our writers including two breaks.  Like this:

Rhonda Waterfall
Weldon Hunter
kc dyer

Break

Steven Galloway
Leilah Nadir
Alex Leslie
Caroline Adderson

Break

Leanne Prain & Mandy Moore aka The Yarn Bombers
McKinley M Hellenes
Timothy Taylor
Brad Cran

Here’s a video about the series: http://realvancouverwriters.com/2010/02/19/cool-video-about-w2-real-vancouver-writers-series/

Plus, there will be prizes, a cash bar, and  great art and photography on the walls.

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Stitch and Bitch in Vancouver

Friday, October 30th, 2009

We’ll be stitchin’ up a storm at the Davie Street Book Warehouse on November 5th from 7 pm–9 pm. Come by and get us to sign a book or just hang out and knit and crochet! All tags made will be added to Jessica Glesby’s installation at the Davie Village Garden.  Hope to see you there!

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PS: This event is B.Y.O.H.A.N.Y (Bring your own hooks and needles and yarn).

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How we like to party

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Now that the Yarn Bombing book is on bookshelves across North America (and headed over to the UK and  Australia), it is time to celebrate!

The Ladies Fancywork Society, who kindly allowed us to interview them for the book and provided photographs of their beautiful crochet fancyworks, will be hosting a incognito book signing this coming Friday, September the 4th at Fancy Tiger Crafts in Denver, Colorado. If you are in the ‘hood, be sure to check it out! Mandy and I sure wish that we could be there!

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For those closer to Vancouver, Canada, Mandy and I will be having the official Yarn Bombing book launch at Three Bags Full knit shop on Main Street on September 17th, beginning at 5:30 pm. There will be yarn bombing stories, tasty snacks, and lots of mayhem! We hope that you can join us. More details to come on the launch soon.

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Pic-Knit in Surrey

Friday, August 7th, 2009

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If you happen to be in Surrey, BC this weekend – drop by the local museum and meet us! (By the way, that’s in Canada – I don’t want to confuse our readers across the pond) Mandy and I will be speaking about our book and knit and crochet graffiti at 3 pm at the Surrey Museum.

Our talk is part of a day of yarn related events. Here is the official press release of the museum:

Join a summer picnic of knitters, crafters and suppliers in the Surrey Museum.

Watch demonstrations, get tips and learn tricks to inspire your own yarn craft.

Shop for your stash at our Fibrearts Marketplace.

Visit with llamas from Fat Chance Ranch.

Tour the Museum’s Textile Studio and the Hooser Library to view our extensive collection of weaving samples and rare textile books.
Saturday, August 8
11:00am-4:00pm
Drop in, by Donation at the Surrey Museum
17710 – 56A Avenue

For information, call 604-592-6956

Entrance to Museum galleries by admission fee.

We will also be signing copies of yarn bombing – get yours fresh off the press!

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Be knotty in Abbotsford!

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

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Photo courtesy of Barb Pearson and The Reach

As I mentioned last week, Mandy and I will be in Abbotsford tomorrow taking about our book and yarn graffiti. Here is the official press release:

The Art of Knit Graffiti
With Leanne Prain & Mandy Moore
Sunday, May 31 1–3 pm $16/1 session

The Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford
32388 Veterans Way

Just what is yarn-bombing? Tea cosies on buses, park bench warmers, toques for fire hydrants? Writers Leanne Prain and Mandy Moore are not only engaged in this worldwide phenomenon, they are writing a book on the subject entitled Yarn Bombing: The Art of Knit Graffiti scheduled for released this fall by Arsenal Press. They will be presenting some excerpts from the book, Sunday May 31 at 1 pm at the Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford.

Mention knitting and a lot of people think grandma’s knitting basket and cozy afghans but the practice of “yarn bombing,” takes it to a whole other level. The process involves bedecking public space in fibred splendour, photographing your tag and posting on the internet. It’s hard not to get all warm and fuzzy when confronted by a piece of yarn art – and you don’t have to paint over it.

Prain says “There are quite a few people who do this who consider themselves craftivists. They show themselves as activists through something that is handmade” The craftivists’ manifesto, according to Moore and Prain, is “world yarn domination.” They blog about knit graffiti at her site www.yarnbombing.com. The two have interviewed yarn bombers from the Netherlands to Texas. In addition to interviews the book will contain patterns for yarn bombing.

Local artist Barb Pearson will also be on hand to show some basic knit and crochet stitches to get you started. Find out how to get involved in an upcoming community project planned by The Reach. For more information please call The Reach at 604-864-8087 or email kwahamaa@thereach.ca

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Workshop at The Reach

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

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Artist Barb Pearson. Photo courtesy of the Abbynews.com Photographer: John Van Putten.

We will be part of a workshop with artist Barb Pearson at The Reach Art Gallery in Abbotsford on May 31st from 1 to 3pm. We hope to see some of you there!

If you don’t live in British Columbia, or Canada for that matter – there are two great projects that you can contribute to this month:

PS122 Gallery in New York City is running YARN THEORY

As part of the upcoming Yarn Theory exhibit at the PS122 Galleryin New York City’s East Village, we’re inviting knitters and crocheters of all stripes to tag the big old wrought-iron fence that rings the building with knitted or crocheted “knit-fiti”.The building has been scaffolding-ed up for years, and it needs beautiful crafty people like you to pretty it up. Please join us in festooning PS122 with yarn! The fence-decorating has already begun. We hope to have a lot more done before the show opens on April 25. In order to do this, we need you to add to our project! We have supplies, generously supplied by Lion Brand Yarns. All are welcome to participate any time between now and May 17, when the show closes. If you’d like to join the fun, please contact organizer Karen Eubel, keubel at hotmail.com, or DanielYuhas, daniel.yuhas at gmail.com

And, the ever lovely women of Art Yarn (UK) have started a new project called Knitted Nature.

Artyarn invite you to take part in the Knitted Nature project, an installation work at Touchstones Rochdale Art Gallery, for UK DIY. We are now collecting knitted and crocheted leaves and flowers from around the world which will contribute to a hanging installation to be displayed in the En Plan Air exhibition from June 2009. You can use any leaf or flower pattern you desire, any colour
and texture you wish. Make sure you include your name when you send them to us as you will be credited alongside the installation.

Now there, no excuses – get thee to the hooks and needles!

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Robyn Love talk in NYC

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Knit and crochet Artist Robyn Love (of Crochet Me a Pencil (see video below), the Knitted Mile, and Spindle 7) will be speaking at the Lion Brand Store in New York City tomorrow night:

She will be giving a talk about her work, and the work of three other artists: Elaine Reichek, Janet Morton and Barb Hunt, at Lion Brand Studio (34 West 15th Street in Manhattan) this Thursday, May 7th. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and seats are first come, first served. The talk begins at 6 p.m.

If you wish to attend, RSVP at studio@lionbrandyarn.com, as space is limited

Here is Robyn in action:

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