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Crafty Pint: Papercuts with Eileen White

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Beth

Handmade in Tooting is a collective of local creatives and designer-makers living and working in the Tooting area, SW London. They run monthly Crafty Pint workshops at Tooting Tram and Social; I went to Eileen White’s Papercut Workshop. We began … Continue reading →

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Mixed Media with Jo Dixon

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Beth

This week I returned to West Dean to study mixed media with artist Jo Dixon. There’s no set definition of mixed media, other than it can incorporate a wide range of methods; this made it a truly freeing and experimental … Continue reading →

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1960s Anchor Cotton

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Beth

I had a fab birthday, but one of the most unique presents was a box of cotton from my mum. It had originally belonged to my grandmother, she’d written the date she bought it on the back – 27th January … Continue reading →

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Yarn Bombing – making the concrete jungle fluffier

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Beth

What is yarnboming? Guerrilla knitting or ‘yarnstorming’ in the UK is when knitting or crocheting pops up somewhere unexpected. Knit the City is the London authority on yarnstorming: Recent escapades include a giant orange crochet squid loose in the Natural History … Continue reading →

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