KWA Reclaim These Streets
We're making small textile/craft works of art that highlight the harassment and threats of violence that women face everyday.
Mini Makers BPL: Activity 3, Coil Pots
This week’s activity… ⭐️Coil pots using air-dry clay⭐️ Important points: Grown-ups: This activity will need your full supervision. The clay is safe and non-toxic but do try and keep it out of tiny people’s mouths and wash your hands after use. Also small pieces could be a c
Get Knotted! Beginners Macramé for Voluntary Arts Week
Macramé (making textiles using knotting techniques) has made a huge comeback, so we’re hosting a drop-in beginners sessions in Charabanc this Voluntary Arts Week.Anyone can come and have a go at making plant hangers. The workshop is FREE and includes all materials and plants. You ca
Yarnbomb Trail: Goodness, gracious great balls of wool!
We’ve had a great response to our yarnbombing workshops and we’re nearly ready to go with the trail. Special mentions go out to the staff and students of Blackpool Sixth Form College who help a super knit-in on 19 July. As well as out hardcore knittaz from our group and pom-pom makers
Handmade on the High Street
Pop-up Fashion Market A chance to shop for locally made fashion and accessories at a Town Centre location on: Saturday 8th December (10am-6pm) and Sunday 9th December (10am-6pm). Money raised from Handmade on the Highstreet will go to local community arts organisations Aunty Social and NWBaseline, s
Aunty at Me&FYC: New pop-up shop in Blackpool
Do come and visit Blackpool’s newest pop-up shop, Me&FYC. It’s an exclusive fashion boutique selling clothing, accesories and gifts for men and women. All of the products are handmade or up-cycled, made with love by talented local designers – either made in or inspired by Bla
Aunty, Aunty, where are you?
Here I am! Here I am! How do you do? It’s been a while since the last post, but we have been ever so busy with planning activities for this month and beyond. Over the Bank Holiday weekend, we painted a gazillion faces and helped nippers make lots of pretty bracelets and necklaces at YOMO
Free Art Fridays part 2
Aunty has been ninja-ing around Blackpool town centre again leaving little crafty prizes for one and all. This time we have badges, jewellery and a cuddly chicken called Clive along with a card and a little note. We hope that the lucky finders will get in touch and let us know that the pieces have
Free Art Fridays: Aunty Spreads the crafty love!
Aunty has just been on a free art drop in Blackpool town centre. Arty Farty Fridays, started by local screen print artist Robin Ross and inspired by the capers of street artist My Dog Sighs involves placing art on the street for members of the public to find and take home. For more on the [&hell