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Posts tagged Knitting

Covid-19 Update: Finding Community and Comfort in Craft

Covid-19 Update: Finding Community and Comfort in Craft

KnittingRia Burns3 April 2020Covid-19, Natural Dye, Knitting, Yarn Dyeing, Workshop, LearningComment

My new Local Wool yarn is finally here!

My new Local Wool yarn is finally here!

Wool, KnittingRia Burns11 May 2019Fernhill Farm, Yarn, Knitting, Machine Knitting, Slow Fashion, Supply Chain, MaterialsComment

Sustainable Knitwear Talk at Unravel Festival

Sustainable Knitwear Talk at Unravel Festival

ResearchRia Burns26 February 2019British Wool, Machine Knitting, Natural Dye, Sustainability, Knitting, Talk, Unravel FestivalComment

Natural Dyeing with Fresh Walnuts

Natural Dyeing with Fresh Walnuts

Natural Dyeing, AR7007Ria Burns1 August 2018Knitting, Natural Dye, Slow Fashion, Sustainability, Experiment Comments

Industrial Knitting with British Wool Yarn

Industrial Knitting with British Wool Yarn

AR7007, Knitting, ResearchRia Burns19 July 2018Knitting, Fine Gauge Knitting, British Wool, DubiedComment

Yarn Twisting with Naturally Dyed Yarns

Yarn Twisting with Naturally Dyed Yarns

AR7007, KnittingRia Burns22 June 2018Yarn, Knitting, Slow Fashion, Sustainable Fashion, Natural Dye Comments

Colour Matrix

Colour Matrix

Knitting, AR7007Ria Burns19 June 2018Knitting, AYAB, All Yarns Are Beautiful, Experiment, ColourComment

Self-Critiquing...

Self-Critiquing...

Knitting, AR7007Ria Burns14 June 2018Knitting, Machine Knitting, Natural Dye, Ideas, Design DevelopmentComment

Double Jacquard with AYAB

Double Jacquard with AYAB

TD7014, KnittingRia Burns23 May 2018Knitting, AYAB, All Yarns Are Beautiful, Machine Knitting, Experiment, Design DevelopmentComment

Modular Hand Knitting

Modular Hand Knitting

Natural Dyeing, TD7014Ria Burns11 April 2018Natural Dye, KnittingComment

Third Time Lucky Knitting a Sweater to Size...

Third Time Lucky Knitting a Sweater to Size...

Knitting, TD7014Ria Burns9 April 2018Knitting, Natural Dye, British Wool, Slow Fashion, Sustainable Fashion, Design Development, All Yarns Are Beautiful, AYABComment

Collage to Stitch using AYAB and Photoshop

Collage to Stitch using AYAB and Photoshop

Knitting, TD7014Ria Burns3 March 2018AYAB, Arduino, All Yarns Are Beautiful, Knitting, Experiment, Textiles, British Wool, Brutalism, IslayComment

Unravel - A Festival of Knitting

Unravel - A Festival of Knitting

Research, Knitting, TD7014Ria Burns21 February 2018Knitting, Yarn, Trade Fair, Textile Industry, Textiles, Sustainability, British Wool, Wool, Natural Dye Comment

Spin Expo

Spin Expo

ResearchRia Burns11 February 2018Trade Fair, Knitting, Yarn, Trends, Innovation, Knitting IndustryComment

Knitting Machine Hacking with AYAB

Knitting Machine Hacking with AYAB

KnittingRia Burns1 February 2018Knitting, Experiment, AYAB, Arduino, All Yarns Are Beautiful, Sustainable Fashion, Slow Fashion, Textiles, Design Development Comment

Soft Engineering exhibition

Soft Engineering exhibition

ResearchRia Burns29 January 2018Gallery Visit, Knitting, Weaving, Texture, Structure, Textile ArtComment

Indigo Workshop

Indigo Workshop

ResearchRia Burns1 December 2017Research Methodologies, Workshop, Slow Fashion, Knitting, Indigo, Colour, Sustainability, Experiment, TextilesComment

Bundle Dyeing Knitted Fabric

Bundle Dyeing Knitted Fabric

Ria Burns29 October 2017Research Methodologies, Bundle Dyeing, Natural Dye, KnittingComment

Solar Dyeing - Super Slow Fashion!

Solar Dyeing - Super Slow Fashion!

ResearchRia Burns20 October 2017Natural Dye, Solar Dyeing, Research Methodologies, Experiment, Calendula, Knitting, Sustainability, Slow FashionComment