Hannah Casey is wearing turn-up jeans and a brightly-coloured cardigan. Not particularly dragon-like, but by the end of August she hopes to have her very own treasure trove. Casey, however, isn’t looking for gold and diamonds (send those to CultureNorthernIreland) but for sentiment. Remember when you were a child and you had a box full
August Craft Month is alive with the sounds of KNITSONIK. What is KNITSONIK? KNITSONIK has several different aspects. In one sense it is about exploring the world of sounds around knitting, but it is also about creating custom-designed garments for field-recordists, like myself. It’s about presenting knitting as a technical endeavour, alongside the technologies, and the
The 2011 August Craft Month, the annual celebration of all things arts and crafts, is at a blogosphere near you. Under the theme of ‘Craft Chat’ the organisers, Craft NI, are encouraging makers and audience members to talk – online and off – about craft and what it means to them. ‘One of the things
