©Woolly Thoughts 2020
ACTIVITIES & WORKSHOPS
Newark International Home & Garden Show
The Showground, Newark, Nottinghamshire
Festival della Scienza
Genova, Italy
A very interesting experience, where we taught Octohats, in the Science Room of a former palace (now the Giglio Bagnari Gallery).
As we do not speak any Italian the workshop was conducted via a simultaneous translator.
A small workshop in a community centre, with a Spinners and Weavers group.
Knit, Stitch and Creative Crafts Show North West
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Birmingham MathFest
One Stop Shopping Centre, Perry Barr
Knit, Stitch and Creative Crafts Show
National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
North West MathsFest
Manchester City Football Club,
Maine Road, Manchester
We were assisted by members of the Knitting and Crochet Guild, who taught visitors to knit.
Science, craft and education workshop
Cheshire Women's Institute
Pat Ashforth supervising activities at Cheshire House
Oldham Maths Fair
The Blue Coat School, Oldham
In the past few years, we have
- run workshops making mathematical hats at the Genova Festival della Scienza
- helped MathsYear2000 bring Maths to the general public in shopping centres, football grounds and schools
- run workshops for general craft groups and more specialised yarn users groups in various parts of the world
- run Maths and knitting sessions for groups such as the Women's Institute
- taken part in BaysDay (part of the nationwide Science Week)
- been part of Lancashire's scheme to involve parents in education
- provided In-
Service training for teachers - exhibited, and talked about, afghans, and the Maths they can generate, at Mathematics conferences
- worked with groups of 'gifted and talented' children
- been involved with special events in schools of all types
- had work exhibited at the Science Museum (London) and other prestigious venues
- addressed the National Association of Mathematics Advisers
- written for, and been written about, in various publications including a feature in Times Educational Colour Supplement
- appeared on Radio 4 programme More or Less
You will find photos of some of these events below. Current, and recent events can be found on other pages:
Forthcoming Events -
Photos and Comments from recent knitting and crochet events
Also, see the work of schools and other groups:
Afghans for Schools (Mathghans)
| Introduction |
| Photos |
| Penrose Table |
| Needle Gauges |
| Tribute |
| Little Yellow Duck Project |
| Outside our house |
| Inside our house |
| New Photos 2011 |
| Dialysis photos |
| Other tributes |
| Maths & Puzzles |
| Puppets |
| Sum Wear |
| Toilet Roll Covers |
| Jewellery Dolls |
| Cushy Numbers |
| Pillows of Wisdom |
| Flexagon Cushions |
| Other Cushions |
| Spirals |
| Sweaters - Introduction |
| Hats |
| Scarves & Shawls |
| Crochet Möbius |
| Mathemagical Mittens |
| Mathematical Slippers |
| Simply Circles |
| Roman Mosaics |
| Woolly Thoughts Sweaters |
| Second Thoughts Sweaters |
| More Second Thoughts Sweaters |
| Waistcoats |
| Baby Jackets |
| Irrationals |
| Optical Illusions |
| Hyperbolic Hats |
| Octohats |
| Klein Bottle Hats |
| Mufflermatics |
| The Imitation Game |
| To Bias Or Not To Bias |
| Mostly Holes |
| Enwrapture |
| Maelstrom |
| Windmills Poncho |
| Cats |
| Dogs |
| Sheep |
| Eggsentricities |
| On a Roll |
| Snakes |
| The Sequel |
| Cushion Conglomeration Caper |
| Where to find us |
| Workshops |
| Afghans for schools |
| Group projects |
| Illusion Knitting Tutorials |
| Photos & Comments |
| Want a workshop? |
| South Tynedale |
| Tregarth |
| St Alban's |
| West Jesmond |
| St Oswald's |
| Beckermet |
| Earth School |
| Other schools |
| Cheshire WI |
| East Yorkshire WI |
| Beds Alzheimers Soc |