Post by maree on Feb 1, 2010 14:32:53 GMT 1
BA students at Shetland College plan to travel to London to exhibit - and hopefully, sell - some of the amazing work they have undertaken over their time at college. The students are about to graduate and it's nearly time to get out into the real world to market their wares. Hopefully the exhibition will give them access to a wider stage and help access a larger market. It's an expensive trip though - travel from Shetland will cost a lot of money and then there will be costs for the stand at the exhibition. In a bid to help raise funds for the trip, the students have come up with a novel idea to ask folk to knit flowers 'flooers' which they will then sell to help raise money. anybody fancy getting the knitting needles out for a great cause? You could exhibit your creations here to give us an idea of what you created! The knitting instructions are here below!
BA Contemporary Textiles Students take Shetland to London
Springtime Flowers for auction.
To fund exhibiting artwork by Shetland College Graduates we are raising money by requesting your help in a community knitting project ‘maakin flooers’.
Using any size of needles and any old scraps of yarn simply follow this pattern (or even try your own).
Cast on 80 stitches loosely
Knit 8 rows
Row 9 – decrease to 40 stitches (knit 2 together)
Row 10 – decrease to 20 stitches (knit 2 together)
Row 11 - decrease to 10 stitches (knit 2 together)
Cast off by running wool through the stitches with a sewing needle, and sew securely
Twist the knitting to form the ‘flooer’ and sew together
Your flowers will be included in exhibitions in Shetland and sold to help our cause.
Donate your flowers by post to
Joan Manson, Treasurer, Mangaster, Sullom
Shetland ZE2 9RE
Thank You for your support
BA Contemporary Textiles Students take Shetland to London
Springtime Flowers for auction.
To fund exhibiting artwork by Shetland College Graduates we are raising money by requesting your help in a community knitting project ‘maakin flooers’.
Using any size of needles and any old scraps of yarn simply follow this pattern (or even try your own).
Cast on 80 stitches loosely
Knit 8 rows
Row 9 – decrease to 40 stitches (knit 2 together)
Row 10 – decrease to 20 stitches (knit 2 together)
Row 11 - decrease to 10 stitches (knit 2 together)
Cast off by running wool through the stitches with a sewing needle, and sew securely
Twist the knitting to form the ‘flooer’ and sew together
Your flowers will be included in exhibitions in Shetland and sold to help our cause.
Donate your flowers by post to
Joan Manson, Treasurer, Mangaster, Sullom
Shetland ZE2 9RE
Thank You for your support