Knitting projects

wendydiamond20
Nov 7, 2021
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Updated: Nov 8, 2021

Recently I have been introduced to a group of crafters. They meet together from time to time and share their respective passions: gardening, sewing, knitting, crotchet ……Most ladies are affiliated to U3A ( University of the Third Age) and various local church groups.

I was interested to learn that that one of the ladies was involved in knitting for the maternity unit at the Gwent Hospital and she had brought along some samples of her work - tiny ( and not so tiny) bonnets and an ‘all in one‘ baby jumper, knitted in a single piece to fit over a Baby Gro. She also introduced members of the group to ‘Angel Wings’ - these are knitted 'pockets' offered to families of stillborn babies.

The following day I received a parcel on my doorstep from Carol, the lady who hosted the group. She is an extremely talented lady with the most amazing flair for all things greenfingered and arty. In addition to her art work, she plays the organ and is a player in the Salvation Army band .

In addition to produce from her garden my parcel included a pattern for the aforementioned knitting projects. So I decided to have a go.

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Realising a Dream..

This is me. Setting out on my journey as a hobbyist potter.

Pottery was an ‘add on’ O level course when I was at school, only offered in the sixth form. In to studying Music and RE to A level, I embarked on pottery ‘O’ level as a bit of light relief. I loved it although I was never particularly good at it. I made a few pots, mainly handbuilding using slabbing and coiling but didn’t really learn much.

What I wanted to do more than anything was throw on the wheel – the school did have a wheel but no one was allowed near it unless they knew what they were doing… an interesting approach to the process of acquiring skill methinks. I do have one of my very first pots – rather crude really, but its mine, with my initials ‘scrauped’ on the base. Over the intervening years, of which there were many, I watched the art of throwing from a distance, always hoping that one day it would happen.

We had bought our little cottage in Halifax in 2009. Six years later the adjoining house became available so we set about creating a home by combining the two halves. The ‘under-dwelling’, a feature of a number of houses in that area of West Yorkshire was a real gem; we converted into a pottery studio for me and there began my journey. I enrolled on a course in Springhead. Oldham and my amazingly talented pottery teacher, Sue Devine gave me one-to-one tuition in throwing. I bought a pottery wheel and was given a small kiln. My journey had begun – 40 years later!

Twelve month ago, my partner and I moved to Newport in South Wales. I am most fortunate have a pottery studio here. Why Andante Ceramics? Well, I work slowly, I go with the flow, I create no deadlines for my self. My world of clay is completely self-asbsorbing and tomorrow, if I am fortunate to have one, is another day.

My media pages give a flavour of what I do and my blog documents my thoughts as I journey through the wonderful world of pottery and ceramics. I wont sell any of my work but I delight in making pieces specifically for friends; I love the challenge that creating bespoke pieces bring. If you would like me to make something special do please ask.

Wendy Diamond

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