If da Vinci knit: part V
This is the fifth installment of a seven part blog on knitting groups.
Knitting circles
"Knitting circle" is a term coined to describe any knitting group that is not a guild. Membership is free or not necessary. Socializing not educating is the focus. The environment in which participants meet is created and maintained by the facilitator. 'The facilitator...ensures each contribution is accessible to the whole...; helps the group's natural energy [flow]...and creates' a safe space for participates. http://www.co-intelligence.org/I-comparison RR-CC-DR.html
Knitting circles:
Stitch 'n Bitch
is a knitting book, written by Debbie Stoller, that has spawned many face-to-face and web-based knitting groups. Her goal is to 'raise knitting's visibility and value in the culture.' Log on to: http://www.stitchnbitch.org/snb_groups.htm to find a group in your area. Or ask your local yarn shop.
The Revolutionary Knitting Circle
"Social activism through the click of knitting needles." Whether it is by what they knit: 'peace' armbands, 'peace knits' banners, a 'social safety net' afghan, and a black banner. Or by where they knit: global knit-ins. Or by where their knitting is displaced: an exhibition at the Crafts Council Gallery in London. This group is working to transform the world one stitch at a time. Their three goals are to: promote community independence, break down social divisions, and change how activism is done. Grant Neufeld organized the first goup in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 2000. Since then groups have spread around the world. For more information log on to: http://knitting.activist.ca
Meet up Group
'Meet, mingle and trade yarns with local knitters!' http://knitting.meetup.com
There are 104 meet up groups worldwide.
'Message Boards [discussion groups and the ilk] are discussion areas organized around specific topics. Messages posted on message boards remain available for you to read and respond to at your convenience. You do not have to miss any of the conversation.' aol.com/help_files/Canada_help9/communicating_online/Participating-in-chat?what_is_a-Message_Boards.htm
Knitting message boards are many and varied. Here are but a few.
Knitty
Knitty is a knitting ezine (web-based magazine) with a fun modern favour. Log on to its message board: http://knittyboard.com/viewtopic.php?t=2135
DIY's Knitting Message Board
DIY is the 'do-it-yourself' television network. Log on to their message board:
http://boards.diynetwork.com/I/OpenTopic?a=frm&s=8271906766&f=4911916776
TKGA (The Knitting Guild Association)
Log on to their message board: www.tkga.com/messageboard.html
I refer you to part IV of this blog for more information regarding this knitting group.
Worldwide Knitting Message board:
http://knitting.meetup.com/493/boards/view/viewthread?thread=1111498
Knitter's Review
'is a weekly online magazine for fibre enthusiasts.'
http://www.knittersreview.com/aboutus.asp
Log on to their message board: http://www.knittersreview.com/forum
Tomorrow: Starting your own circle or confessions of a founder.
Knitting circles
"Knitting circle" is a term coined to describe any knitting group that is not a guild. Membership is free or not necessary. Socializing not educating is the focus. The environment in which participants meet is created and maintained by the facilitator. 'The facilitator...ensures each contribution is accessible to the whole...; helps the group's natural energy [flow]...and creates' a safe space for participates. http://www.co-intelligence.org/I-comparison RR-CC-DR.html
Knitting circles:
Stitch 'n Bitch
is a knitting book, written by Debbie Stoller, that has spawned many face-to-face and web-based knitting groups. Her goal is to 'raise knitting's visibility and value in the culture.' Log on to: http://www.stitchnbitch.org/snb_groups.htm to find a group in your area. Or ask your local yarn shop.
The Revolutionary Knitting Circle
"Social activism through the click of knitting needles." Whether it is by what they knit: 'peace' armbands, 'peace knits' banners, a 'social safety net' afghan, and a black banner. Or by where they knit: global knit-ins. Or by where their knitting is displaced: an exhibition at the Crafts Council Gallery in London. This group is working to transform the world one stitch at a time. Their three goals are to: promote community independence, break down social divisions, and change how activism is done. Grant Neufeld organized the first goup in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 2000. Since then groups have spread around the world. For more information log on to: http://knitting.activist.ca
Meet up Group
'Meet, mingle and trade yarns with local knitters!' http://knitting.meetup.com
There are 104 meet up groups worldwide.
'Message Boards [discussion groups and the ilk] are discussion areas organized around specific topics. Messages posted on message boards remain available for you to read and respond to at your convenience. You do not have to miss any of the conversation.' aol.com/help_files/Canada_help9/communicating_online/Participating-in-chat?what_is_a-Message_Boards.htm
Knitting message boards are many and varied. Here are but a few.
Knitty
Knitty is a knitting ezine (web-based magazine) with a fun modern favour. Log on to its message board: http://knittyboard.com/viewtopic.php?t=2135
DIY's Knitting Message Board
DIY is the 'do-it-yourself' television network. Log on to their message board:
http://boards.diynetwork.com/I/OpenTopic?a=frm&s=8271906766&f=4911916776
TKGA (The Knitting Guild Association)
Log on to their message board: www.tkga.com/messageboard.html
I refer you to part IV of this blog for more information regarding this knitting group.
Worldwide Knitting Message board:
http://knitting.meetup.com/493/boards/view/viewthread?thread=1111498
Knitter's Review
'is a weekly online magazine for fibre enthusiasts.'
http://www.knittersreview.com/aboutus.asp
Log on to their message board: http://www.knittersreview.com/forum
Tomorrow: Starting your own circle or confessions of a founder.
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