Open Source Embroidery Links

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Podcasts This is a great radio programme about the development of the Stich n Bitch network through the internet, and the relationship between crafts and programming. Lisa Williams says knitting is 'reverse engineering of clothing', and describes the construction of garments from a single piece of string, she says: 'Knitting gives me a lot of respect for my ancestors as hackers, Knitting is source code - you look at a knitting pattern - that's the code for a sweater. As we industrialise, more and more of the world we experience comes in a black box. We know how to use things but we don't know how they work. I've been de-black boxing my wardrobe.' Open Source Radio on PRI July 28 2005 Knitting Stitch n Bitch Podcasts for Knitters http://www.cast-on.com/ Guille, Jackie (2007) 'Success is a Journey... not a Destination' Wednesday 14th March Inaugaral Lecture.' Northumbria University. Artists websites Ulrika Erdes embroidered graffiti Ulrike Erdes. Emma Ferguson www.emmaferguson.co.uk. Lace fences and public embroidery by Demakersvan www.demakersvan.com. Kate Pemberton www.katepemberton.com Laura Splan www.laurasplan.com Jen Southern Running Stitch. 'Stitching Together' invites text message-users to share text messages and transform them into tangible and physical text messages made out of thread and fabric. http://www.misplay.se/ Crochet Coral Reef The Institute For Figuring is crocheting a coral reef: a woolly celebration of the intersection of higher geometry and feminine handicraft, and a testimony to the disappearing wonders of the marine world. theiff.org/reef Software Open Source Software for Cross Stitch kxstitch.sourceforge.net McSherry (2006). Anonymity Preserved for Online Embroidery Fans. Electronic Frontier Foundation, September 14th 2006. Available at: www.eff.org/press/archives/2006/09/14 Embroidery Day & Buckle (1900) Art in Needlework Blogs GlittyKnittyKitty The Sporadic Packrat purlpower.blogspot.com Lifehacker Open Source Gift Guide Exhibitions Gender Stitchery, Carlton College Art Gallery. Interviews about Open Source Embroidery Jess Laccetti interviews Ele Carpenter Furtherfield. Ele Carpenter interviewed by Emma Hallberg BBC Wear. Knitting and Quilting in Sheffield The Patchwork Garden Shop Stocksbridge Knit and Chatter Further Reading Minahan, Stella Julie Wolfram Cox (2007) 'Stitch'nBitch: Cyberfeminism, a Third Place and the New Materiality.' In: Journal of Material Culture , Vol. 12, (No. 1, 5-21) DOI: 10.1177/1359183507074559. http://mcu.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/12/1/5 Schleiner, Anne-Marie (2003) 'Curation fluidities and oppositions among curators, filter feeders, and future artists.' Intelligent Agent, 3 (1). www.intelligentagent.com/archive/Vol3_No1_curation_schleiner.html Digital Divide Network Ele Carpenter's website