Betty Virago
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Beautiful handmade items made by Yorkshire folk
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I've been dipping into the book 'Craftivism' recently, it's by Betsy Greer, but has contributions from many other crafters and artists. One contributor, Inga Hamilton, begins by explaining her love of craft, but continues to tell a story of working with her husband on an exhibition called Elementals Birds. She describes it more as a social experiment, coming from a negative feeling experienced whilst at another exhibition. [ 580 more words. ] https://bettyvirago.wordpress.com/2016/01/13/john4
The Church – An unusual placement
I was sitting in church doing my knitting this morning (I can knit and worship, can't I?) and pondering my intern year, which has been the focus of my attention for some time now. What if the church hired a textile intern? My Uni friend Sarah, once pondered a similar idea, what if architects had a textile intern and I think the savvy ones do. [ 660 more words. ] https://bettyvirago.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/the-church-an-unusual-placement/
When I grow up…
D'you remember when you were a kid, being asked what you wanted to be when you were older? I wanted to be a Salvation Army officer. Failing that, any job that paid me to travel the world. I didn't get to do my first choice and although I'm writing this on the night coach to London I didn't really travel the world either. [ 828 more words. ] https://bettyvirago.wordpress.com/2016/01/09/when-i-grow-up
The Joy of invention
This morning I decided I'd go to the cinema to watch the new Star Wars film, but when I was looking for film times I found something rather interesting. A film called Joy. Now you might not find that interesting at all, but then again, you might be one of those people with a name like Sarah or Rachel, who has lost the wonder of things with your name on them. [ 472 more words. ] https://bettyvirago.wordpress.com/?p=777
The Joy of invention
This morning I decided I'd go to the cinema to watch the new Star Wars film, but when I was looking for film times I found something rather interesting. A film called Joy. Now you might not find that interesting at all, but then again, you might be one of those people with a name like Sarah or Rachel, who has lost the wonder of things with your name on them. [ 472 more words. ] https://bettyvirago.wordpress.com/?p=777
Share the Love
For sometime now I've been playing with the idea of leaving handmade toys for strangers to find. It all started when I was on the bus, actually not one bus journey, but several journeys watching kids get on with nothing to do except sit still. Wouldn't it be magical if I could hand each child I saw a hand made doll or toy? [ 1176 more words. ] https://bettyvirago.wordpress.com/2016/01/05/share-the-love/
Dolly time Dolls
I keep seeing these adorable little knitted dolls on Ravelry and decided to buy a pattern to try. I bought the Little Belle pattern. The patterns are created by Wendy Phillips who published on Ravelry as Dollytime. I love the sweet, friendly natured faces and colourful outfits. Wendy has patterns in several sizes and I'm already looking at another pattern to get. [ 185 more words. ] https://bettyvirago.wordpress.com/2016/01/05/dolly-time-dolls/
A little Word of Mouth
When the 5p plastic bag charge came in force in November I was in two minds. It could cut down on waste but being the unorganised shopper that I am, I rarely remember to bring a bag (actually I now keep 2 bags in my rucksack but forget they are there) and I could imagine my groceries going sky high with several 5p bags adding up. [ 958 more words. ] https://bettyvirago.wordpress.com/2016/01/03/a-little-word-of-mouth/
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