Breaking the pattern with Ýr Jóhannsdóttir - Ýrúrarí

Teacher: Ýr Jóhannsdóttir - Ýrúrarí

Language: English
(Class also in Icelandic here.)

Students learn various fun textile techniques to make more use of their old knitted clothing and change them in creative and personal ways. The workshop starts with a talk on previous work of knit designer Ýrúrarí and gives an insight into how she approaches her upcycled sweater pieces. Students bring an old knitted clothing to work with and modify, going out of the workshop with knitted sketches and an idea of how to work further with the garment or other clothing waiting in the closet at home. The techniques thought in the workshop should reach both beginners and more advanced knitters but students can adopt the techniques to their own experience and style.

You will learn to use old knitted material like clothes and use their loops and form as base for creative and practical changes using knitting and other techniques.


  • Time: Saturday 9:00-12:00, 25 April 2020

  • Class length: 3 hours

  • Number of participants: 15

  • Place: Near Iðnó in downtown Reykjavík. Participants will get an email with details in time before class starts.

  • Skill Level: The workshop suits well both beginners and more advanced students. 

  • Homework Before Class: Find a sweater, scarf, beanie or something knitted you’re interested in working with and changing. The item can have some visual mishaps like holes or stains.

  • Supplies to bring: a sweater, scarf, beanie or something knitted (see above). Sock needles size 3-5 or a knitting set if you own, scissors and needle. There will be various kinds of yarn scraps to use but students are welcome to bring their own yarn if they wish to use it with the knitted item they bring.

  • Materials Fee: No.

  • Price: 14.900 ISK

 
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Ýr Jóhannsdóttir -

Ýrúrarí

Ýr Jóhannsdóttir has worked with knit and the sweater-form under the name Ýrúrarí since 2012. In 2017 she graduated from Glasgow school of Art with a BA in textile design and is now working on her Master degree in art education at the Iceland University of the Arts. Ýr’s knit projects have catched attention both in Iceland and internationally for their originality, humour and practicality. See what Ýr is up to on www.instagram.com/yrurari yrurari.com

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