by Alanna on December 1, 2011
It’s back!
Ignite Craft 2
January 13, 2012.
Awesome, fast paced, inspiring and a ton of fun, it’s a celebration of the crafty goodness that abounds in the Boston area.
Sixteen creators speak for 5 minutes as 20 slides automatically change, illustrating their story. Last year’s participants came with their passions and shared wonderful stories. (Check out these videos on our YouTube channel). We can hardly wait for this year’s edition. What might be this year’s topics?
Want to share your crafty story? Submit a proposal here. All talks will be recorded and posted on the web after the event.
Come join the Boston area crafting community for on Friday, January 13th, from 6:30pm to 9:30pm (Doors open at 6:30 and presentations begin at 7:00pm.
32 Vassar Street, room 32-123 Cambridge, MA
Updated: Our speakers for Ignite Craft Boston!
Gui Cavalcanti of Artisan’s Asylum
Lucy Lee of Mind’s Eye Yarns
Christina Inge
Maria Molteni of Molteni Net Works (submissions open til January 31)
Lucinda Campbell of Sew Wrong
Virginia Johnson of Gather Here
Dean Stiglitz of Golden Rule Honey
Samantha Shih of 9Tailors
Jodi Colella
Mike Burke
Guido Stein
The event is free; however, due to limited space at the venue you must RSVP on this page. What a great way to fire up a winter night!
Help spread the word about Ignite Craft by distributing thisflyer. Or a half page flyer about the night and Fiber Camp CC flyer 0112.
by Alanna on September 30, 2011
Get ready for the seas of change: Friday, November 11, 7 pm
32 Vassar Street, room 32-141
From our own net of Guild members, we welcome Alasdair Post-Quinn as he debuts his fabulous first book, ”Extreme Double-Knitting: New Adventures in Reversible Colorwork.” If you’ve seen him working at Guild meetings, you know that his travels have punch!
Double-knitting is a technique for knitting fabric with no apparent wrong side — and with the potential for unique colorwork possibilities. It has similarities to slip-stitch knitting and brioche knitting, but is in fact a much more flexible technique than either one.
Alasdair is still discovering new aspects of double-knitting and documenting as-yet-undocumented techniques. He’ll take you on a tour of his brain, showing you how he progressed from the most basic two-color reversible techniques to the “extreme” double-knitting he specializes in now. He’ll talk about his creative process and his journey to published author-hood. And of course, he’ll be selling and signing his books afterward!
We’ll begin our meeting shortly after 7pm with guild announcements, our first “destash” raffle and show and tell before Alasdair lets loose. We’ll also host a bake sale after the meeting, with proceeds going to the FiberCamp organizational costs.
This meeting is free for members and open to guests for a $5 donation. Click
here for more information about joining the Guild this year.
Help spread the word by printing out
flyers leaving them at your favorite LYS or hang out. See you onNovember 11.
