knit the ... chair?

Free, In Person

Sunday 26th June 2022 12:00pm - 3:00pm

God's House Tower, Town Quay Road, Southampton, SO14 2NY

Join us on Sunday 26th June for a session of knitting, talking, and covering objects in the knitted material, as knit the walls returns to GHT for a special knitting workshop as part of our first anniversary celebrations.

Drawing on Virginia Woolf’s ‘A Room of One’s Own’ and Charlotte Perkins Gliman’s ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’, together, we will construct a knitted room for the upcoming exhibition in November, manifesting the domestic and the everyday.

If you have an item that is a vessel of your own stories – something that we could cover and then include in the exhibition, please bring it with you. perhaps a book, a utensil, a mug, a stool, a cuddly toy, a pan, a plant pot, a bag, a purse, a piece of clothing … it could be anything that holds your personal history.

knit the … chair? is on Sunday 26th June 12pm – 3pm in the cafe extension area.

The session is free to attend and you can turn up on the day or throughout the session. All knitting materials are provided and the session is open to all abilities, from beginners to experienced knitters. Why not come along and find out more about ‘knit the walls’, a long term community knitting project that considers how the medieval walls of Southampton hold long forgotten stories.

Bring your friends, bring your family, bring your tales! Find out more and RSVP on Facebook here