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Knittaz With Attitude: 4 July 2022
Join us for some casual social stitchery. April will be an *open session* so please feel free to bring your own crafty projects or just have a play with some of our kit.
Photo Gallery: The Halloween Crafternoon Tea Party
On Saturday 30 October we hosted artist Morgan Dowdall for some magical inclusive ceramics workshops at Blackpool Central Library. The relaxed Halloween gathering was hosted by Harry Clayton-Wright and attendees created striking ceramic collages inspired by the theme of magic. This event was part of
KWA November session
Book your spot now for the next Knittaz With Attitude sesh, which will take place on Monday 1 November 2021 at the Upside Down on Edward St. Join us for a relaxed session at Upside Down. This month we’ll make mini wall hangings. We’ll explore a number of embroidery and tapestry techniq
Make! Craft! Live!
Make! Craft! Live! is a season of nationwide exhibitions, learning events, fairs, and digital activities that celebrates the value of craft to empower, enrich and connect our society.
Knittaz With Attitude: 11 October 2021
Come along for some friendly stitching. This October we're catching up on a very eventful past couple of months.
Loving live-streamed life drawing
As you might already know, we hosted a live-streamed life drawing session for The Big Draw with performance artist Harry Clayton-Wright. On the night, we welcomed 20 artists to the session and to cut a long story story short, we had an absolute blast! It was funny, camp, laid-back… Just a lovely e
Mini Makers BPL: Activity 1, Paper Windmills
This week our friends at South Beach Beacons have designed a paper windmill-making activity for us Here’s a pic of what you’ll get in your pack: You’ll also get some printed step-by-step instructions, you can download them here too. Here’s the video tuto
Mini Makers
Children’s Art & Craft time in Blackpool! Check out our new project with Mint & Mamma and Betterstart Blackpool for children aged 0-4 years.We’re delivering art and craft packs to your doorstep alongside online tutorials: We’ve created a series of craft kits to deli
Big Pier Day 2019
Come and celebrate Blackpool’s piers at this fun-filled family event. 11am – 4pm Saturday 13th July 2019 There will be plenty of seaside entertainment, fun creative activities for all the family, fascinating information and exhibitions about our wonderful piers and the Blackpool Coast &#
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
Strictly Bollywood Diwali 2012…
The 9 Week Bollywood Dance Class Course that Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde has been waiting for is finally here. After the astounding success of Strictly Bollywood Summer 2010 due to popular request and demand Blackpool now brings you… Strictly Bollywood Diwali 2012 Classes start on Wednesday
Inspector Norse: Treading the boards with KWA
The all-new Swedish crime thriller Inspector Norse from the Lip Service Theatre Company is coming to Blackpool’s Grand Theatre on 15th October 2012. It promises to be a night of nerve-jangling suspense, laughter…and a partially knitted set that hopefully you can contribute to! Knittaz
KWA: HQ Hook Up
It’s nearly time for our mid-month get together at Aunty Social HQ, The Old Rock Factory. Monday 20th August 2012, 18:30-21:30 at Aunty Social HQ, The Old Rock Factory Rear 40 Talbot Rd, Blackpool, FY11LF Bring your own work or join in with our next yarn bombing project (this time it’s inte
LLP Inclusion Conference: Aunty’s trip to Birmingham
On the 19th and 20th June, we took a trip to the LLP (Lifelong Learning Programme) Inclusion conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. As a result of our Youth in Action project Pop Goes The Workshop, we had been invited to exhibit by the YIA coordinators at the British Coun