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We are a Leeds-based guerilla knitting group, open to anyone with a love of knitting. We meet every other Tuesday, 5.30pm at Wharf Chambers in Leeds (join our Facebook group for regular event invites!). Get in touch at knitabearface@hotmail.co.uk

Sunday, 6 May 2012

Knit a Benefits Cut


Last weekend, we exhibited our project Knit a Benefits Cut at the Ante Art weekend in Shipley. The project aimed to make visitors think about the hard choices facing many ordinary working poor families in this time of austerity. You can see more pictures of the project on our Flickr group.

The whole weekend was a lot of fun with stalls, socialisation and fancy coffee from Drip Collective on the Saturday, and the live 'art factory' featuring have-a-go letterpress printing and screen printing on the Sunday. Other exhibitors included Leeds' own Black Dogs collective, Lorain B, Bristow & Lloyd, Shape & Situate fanzine, and the Museum of Lies. There was a lot to see and the entire event was very well organised and thought out. We'd like to thank the organisers of Ante for all their hard work and consideration and for asking us to get involved.

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