Lace making and crochet

I have been experimenting with crochet to see if I can achieve similar results to lace making. A few reasons for this 1) lace making is extremely time consuming 2) I want to include some crochet in my 'Pram' project.

I intend to make a blanket/quilt which is inside the pram and extending out onto the floor. At the moment I am imagining it to be a combination of patchwork and quilting, crochet, lace and maybe felt and knitting. I like the idea of it trailing off into a delicate lace thread ending in an umbilical cord like structure. So it's good to experiment with different densities of threads and techniques at this stage.

I also want to include a drawing which I started some years ago. It was a panoramic narrative, based on fairy stories (see older blog). The pram which I got off Freecycle recently is almost identical to the one which I drew in the picture. I envisage using enamel paint on the pram metal work to depict the sense of being in an overgrown forest. I also thought I would include some images from some old screen prints which I did on my MA.
Images to follow.

Swedish Wolf Club

Myself and artist Philippa Jeffery have been running this 'craft' club for about 8 weeks now. We meet every Monday evening (at around 8PM) at The Punter pub on Osney Island, Oxford.

We set it up as a place for like-minded folk to get together and eat, drink and get on with our creative projects, whatever they may be.
Swedish Wolf Club has attracted many artists, musicians, writers so far and every week there is always a new face to welcome into our pack! So far we have had the following activities going on:

Dressmaking
Feltmaking
Mask making
Basket maker
rag rugs
patchwork
crochet
knitting
mending
story telling and writing
astrology
boat design
singing
lino printing
design work
drawing and sketching
puppets

If you are in the Oxford area and would like to join us, then just pop along on a Monday evening. We reserve a big table in the corner - you can't miss us!