Emma Bradbury

I will be taking part in Unravel at Farnham Maltings on the 27th and 28th February 2010. On show will be my current RCA work. I will also have knitted items for sale and be giving a talk on Sunday 28th February 12.30pm – 1pm. I shall be talking about my internship with UNESCO and the Snow Leopard Conservancy which took me to the Himalayas. I collaborated with villagers working with traditional design, patterns and natural yarns to develop design ideas for hand knitted products which would benefit villagers living along the tourist trekking routes. I shall talk about the impact knitted craft has upon small and remote communities and take you through my journey in pictures and words.

Also on show Unravel 2010 there will be (word taken from the unravel website):

A variety of stands, giving everyone a chance to see, hear, share and wonder at all things woollen. Activities will include a marketplace, talks, demonstrations, workshops, exhibitions and a knitting surgery.

There will be opportunities for both experienced knitters and beginners to take part in the interaction room, with demonstrations and handy hints and tips by experts from the best of the South East’s societies, including the West Surrey Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers, the Surrey Knitting & Crochet Group and the Guild of Machine knitters.

Also check out my mates Skein Queen and Alabamawhirly who will be selling yarns and knit kits in the marketplace and my knitty college chums in the student graduate gallery.

Please do come over and say hi. I’ll be there on Sunday.

In January I am taking part in the RCA ‘Work in Progress Show’.

14th-22nd January 2010: Student Work in Progress Show
(Private View, Wed 13th January 6-9pm, invitation only)

Open 11am-6pm daily (including the weekend)

Open Days (Photograph by Marta Casellas)

Work by students from the departments of Fashion Menswear, Fashion Womenswear, Fashion Footwear, Millinery and Accessories, Constructed Textiles, Printed Textiles, Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork & Jewellery and Photography.

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I was a runner up in a stencil design competition for Crown. Today was their press evening where our stencils were displayed for the first time. I had a lovely morning painting my stencil onto canvas and returned this evening for a bit of a party. I enjoyed taking part in this project and thank you to Crown and Helen at the Stencil Library.

All designs by RCA students will be available here soon.

My new autumn/winter 2009/10 collection now available here.

I am going to be selling my knitted accessories at We Make London on December 5th 2009 with OUTCAST.

Come and find us at:

Chelsea Town Hall,
Kings Road, London, SW3 5EE

Nearest station: Sloane Square

Click here for my We Make designer blurb.

Click here for Outcasts designer blurb

This weekend (11th and 12th September 2009) I will be knitting with the Outcasts at I Knit’s big weekender.

You can find us in the knit lounge. We’re going to be knitting hats for Innocent’s ‘The BIG knit’ campaign so come and join us for a natter and knit a hat.

I’m back from my travels in Ladakh India. We had amazing time in remote villages knitting in the sunshine with the locals. We developed a range of knitted protoypes which included hand knitted yaks, snowleopards, Ibex and sheep and taught the villagers how to knit them so that they can sell them along the tourist trekking routes.

Our trip was an amazing experience – awesome landscapes, friendly people, outragously dangerous roads, wonderful food and delightful weather. I took a ton of photographs and I’m sure this trip will have an impact upon my design work. Watch this space.

This Seasons Issue of the Rowan Magazine

My continous wrap scarf is in this months issue of the Rowan Magazine. Thank you Rowan.

This Summer I am going to India on an internship with UNESCO – (United Nations Educational, Scientific Organisation) and the Snow Leopard Conservancy Trust.

I will be based in Leh in the Himalayas and will trek with the Snow Leopard Trust to nearby villages in Ladakh. The purpose of my trip is to collaborate with Ladakhi villagers to develop design ideas for hand knitted products with a contemporary appeal. Working with traditional designs, patterns and natural yarns, our role will be to help improve the quality of the knitted handicrafts which will benefit villagers living along the tourist trekking routes.

To learn more about the Snow Leopard Trust visit www.snowleopard.org

Watch this space for updates!

I am taking part in the ‘Whiteknights Studio Trail’ again this year with my friends Trudie Middleton and Dan Dunne. We are venue 7. Please email me if you’d like me to send you a map or pick up studio trail flyers in Reading libraries or visit the trails website – Studio Trail