I have a review of an exhibition curated by Liz Cooper, What do I need to do to make it ok? 
in Selvedge this month featuring the intriguing work of Celia Pym.
There is a blog post for Selvedge here.
Also for Selvedge, a short piece about the fishy work of Kate Jenkins’ Stitchmonger project
Kate Jenkins, Stitchmongers
Kate’s Plaice
Felix Ford aka Knitsonik proud author of a new book
Interweave Knits’ Fall Issue is all about Blighty and the Best of British. I have a short piece at the back appropriately named Ravelings. As part of the research I went to meet the lovely Felix Ford who has written a great book about colour stranding and where to get your inspiration, the Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook. After reading it I rushed out to get a new sketchbook with squared paper and sharpened my coloured pencils.
Felix is also a sound artist and makes many field-recordings, something I hadn’t really considered before. My article is about the sound of knitting and how our environment can affect what and how we knit in subtle ways. Jobina Tinnemann’s composition Killing Time uses knitting as a way to recreate the sound of the landscape in Pembrokeshire where she lives. I was lucky enough to be part of one performance in Cardiff last year. All these things make our aural landscape more present and relevant.
Image above: Killing Time on Pwll Deri, Pembrokeshire. Photo: Philip Clarke
Killing Time performed in the Norwegian Church, Cardiff: Photo Bryony Stokes
These are exactly what the name implies: lace for necks. All are made with Irish crochet techniques from natural materials. Last year I had fun using only natural colours, but I’ve got a bit over-excited by the combinations this time round – they look great worn in sets.
It was lovely to hear Rachael Matthews and Jane Garvey talking in Gripping Yarns on the radio again this week.
This is me looking very young 10 years ago talking about Knit 2 Together on Radio 4’s Today Programme. I went on with Shane Waltener to talk about the exhibition.
I was also invited to go on Claudia Winkleman’s Radio 2 Arts programme with Kaffe Fassett. In the 3 minutes between tracks I tried to teach Claudia to knit. I wonder if she ever kept it up?
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You can count knit-relevant content on the radio on one hand. There is definitely room for a regular knitting broadcast on the radio, something to listen to as we knit. There are plenty of gardening programmes. How about Knitter’s Question Time?
The Future Starts Here: Rudi Gernreich and André Courèges 1960
The Novelty Factor: 1970s pop art influences
I haven’t seen the wellbeing of craft expressed quite so succinctly as by Leslie Astor in this lovely bag. People gave me a wide berth all day.
Before they come and drag me away here are just a few images from the new exhibition at the Fashion and Textiles Museum, Knitwear in Fashion: Chanel to Westwood.
Although it couldn’t possibly serve as a chronology of knitwear it is a great edited version through the lens of the collection of Mark and Cleo Butterfield at C20 Vintage Fashion with the eye of curator Dennis Nothdruft and designer Bethan Ojari from the Fashion and Textile Museum. I recommend a visit. There is series of events that go alongside the exhbition including a talk at the Knitting & Stitching Show.
Knitwear: Chanel to Westwood is on at The Fashion and Textile Museum 19 Sept 2014 – 18 Jan 2015. Tuesday to Saturday 11–6pm; Thursday until 8pm; Sunday until 5pm.
Leslie Astor for Talented Bags from the FTM shop
This sophisticated top is more like crazy paving when you look closely. The holes are filled with embroidery.