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a week of knitting in public

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I knit on the train most days. I really enjoy the extra layer of rhythm that the clicking of the needles adds to the jolting of the train on the tracks. Sometimes people might comment or ask what I’m doing; mostly they have a quick look and get on with their thing. In short, I’m […]

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Hopes/dreams/fears

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@Platea are launching Project iii: hopes/dreams/fears. This time it is not a performance in the way that Co-Modify was, more of a public participatory art project. There isn’t the sustained performance aspect this time, cos we know you’re busy people! You can take part once, or many times. It’s entirely up to you. An Xiao

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from hibernation to reinvention

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I won some sock yarn in a competition a few years ago, but as I hadn’t tried socks at that point (and the mere thought of sock-knitting scared the be-jesus out of me) I decided to knit it up as a first lace project. I chose this pretty leaf pattern, which seemed easy enough and

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world wide knit in public days

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Firstly, hello readers of the new blog 🙂 WWKIP days 2009 are on the 13th and 14th June. I have taken part for the last two years and it has been great fun. The idea is that knitting, a generally solitary act is brought out into the wider sphere. I knit in public most days,

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Ingrid Babbidge

Hello there!

I’m Ingrid – textiles researcher, historian, and craft skills teacher, based in the UK.

I connect people with our textile heritage to inspire them and to create an escape from the everyday.

I’m usually the one with the knitting in my hands.

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Ingrid Babbidge

Hello there!

I’m Ingrid – textiles researcher, historian, and craft skills teacher, based in the UK.

I connect people with our textile heritage to inspire them and to create an escape from the everyday.

I’m usually the one with the knitting in my hands.

IngridBabbidge.com © Ingrid Babbidge, 2009-2023. All rights reserved.

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