spin off stuff | spins & needles DIY blog » public space http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff The handmade home of Spins & Needles. For restless DIY creative types. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:33:05 +0000 en hourly 1 Camouflage and the City http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/04/06/camouflage-and-the-city/ http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/04/06/camouflage-and-the-city/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:38:10 +0000 melanie http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/?p=1520 Surfing the net for inspiration, I came across a few past urban camouflage interventions that play with the idea of concealment using various techniques and materials including photography and paint, found objects in commercial spaces and designed tarp.

Two artists use photography to blend themselves in with the environment. [...]

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]]> http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/04/06/camouflage-and-the-city/feed/ 0 Knit Graffiti as Advertising in Montreal http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/03/21/knit-graffiti-as-advertising-in-montreal/ http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/03/21/knit-graffiti-as-advertising-in-montreal/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:48:35 +0000 melanie http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/?p=1493 Soirée réconfortante du Lait

I last posted about the arrival of spring, but according to the Weather Network, we’ll be getting some flurries late next week (ouch – I just took the [...]

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Winterlude 2010 has arrived! It’s been busy behind the scenes, so we’ll be giving you little photo montages of what happened pre-festival in the next few posts and then [...]

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]]> http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/07/tagging-the-cozies/feed/ 2 The Urban Cozy Project at Winterlude 2010 Press Conference http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/01/27/the-urban-cozy-project-at-winterlude-2010-press-conference/ http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/01/27/the-urban-cozy-project-at-winterlude-2010-press-conference/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:41:58 +0000 melanie http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/?p=1241 Winterlude Press Conference with Cozy

The Winterlude 2010 press conference took place last Tuesday at noon at one of the festival sites, Confederation Park. One of the highlights of this year’s festival [...]

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]]> http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/01/27/the-urban-cozy-project-at-winterlude-2010-press-conference/feed/ 1 Knitting, Gritting and the Fourth Plinth in London http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2009/07/23/knitting-gritting-and-the-fourth-plinth-in-london/ http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2009/07/23/knitting-gritting-and-the-fourth-plinth-in-london/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:49:21 +0000 melanie http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/?p=723

Performances at Traflagar Square near the Fourth Plinth. In celebration of Antony Gormley’s One & Other Project (via Deadly Knitshade’s Flickr stream)

In line with last Thursday’s royal theme, I thought I’d share some upcoming, really innovative knit-related events happenings in [...]

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]]> http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2009/07/23/knitting-gritting-and-the-fourth-plinth-in-london/feed/ 1 Tango Tutorial at London’s Spitalfields Market http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2009/05/29/tango-tutorial-at-londons-spitalfields-market/ http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2009/05/29/tango-tutorial-at-londons-spitalfields-market/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 16:04:04 +0000 melanie http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/?p=568

Oh how I miss Spitalfields Market! It’s always buzzing with things to do from – having lived right beside it last year, there was never a shortage of activities ranging from visiting food and jewelery stalls, checking out animals at [...]

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