Sophie Conlon
FOR the second year in a row the Twisted Threads held a Worldwide Knit in Public Day event to help bring more interest to the craft.
Celebrated around the globe on June 10, the Twisted Threads began hosting the event to encourage more people to pick up a needle and thread.
Coordinator Julianne Woodruff said the event, held at the Mount Gambier Library, was a success, with plenty of people showing an interest in the activity.
“There’s quite a few Twisted Threads members, but there’s a lot of other people too,” she said.
“There’s some just learning to knit and some crocheters that have crossed over to the dark side, they’re now using two sticks, not just one.”
Ms Woodruff said she enjoyed sharing her passion, and days like Worldwide Knit in Public Day gave her the perfect avenue to do that.
“It’s just a really nice social thing to do,” she said.
“It’s good to show that it’s not just grannies in a rocking chair sitting in a corner, it’s relaxing, creative, social, and it’s for everyone from four-year-olds to 94-year-olds.”
During the event there was all stages of knitting on display, with Twisted Threads member Amalia Morandin demonstrating how to spin wool before you can knit something.
“We’re seeing the whole process today, some people are frogging, which is pulling the stitches out if you haven’t done them quite right and then re-knitting them,” Ms Woodruff said.
Ms Woodruff encouraged anyone who was interested about learning more about knitting, or other textile crafts, to come along to one of the Twisted Threads weekly catch ups.
“We practise the three C’s – creativity, conversation and coffee – not necessarily in that order,” she said.
“Anyone is welcome to Twisted Threads in any textile, you can bring your own project, you can come and learn something…. just come and socialise with like minded fibre freaks.”
The Twisted Threads meet at the Mount Gambier Library every Wednesday from 9am to 12pm.
