THE WOOLLY BIKE TRAIL - 2014 - Sheffield Cathedral
THE WOOLLY BIKE TRAIL - 2014
CASSANDRA KILBRIDE
Industrial Heritage – Inspired by Yorkshire’s great stone wool mills, this bike embodies the famous appearance of Yorkshire stone, replicated with wool.
On Display ;Sheffield Cathedral
Makers:
Alison Crossley ~ Anita Lamb ~ Barbara Harper ~ Cath Harris ~ Deborah Twigger ~ Denise Skelton ~ Jean Winn ~ Jean Starr ~ Jean Murray ~ Jill Sayles ~ Karen Keeling ~ Keely Smith ~ Kim Searle ~ Lavanya Mellachervu ~ Leda Prest ~ Margaret Mellor ~ Margaret Tuck ~ Mary Copley ~ Melissa Wong ~ Pam Brocklesby ~ Patricia Fuller ~ Ronalda Johnstone ~ Stephanie Basten ~ Susie Ingham
WHERE CAN I SEE THE BIKES DISPLAYED?? - All ten bikes will go on show to the general public from 3pm on the 3rd of July at Sheffield Cathedral, catch them there until the 3rd of August when they will return back to the communities in which they were created!
ABOUT - Cassandra Kilbride is a prolific yarn-stormer. Her crocheted street art makes cheeky visual statements that offer a new reading of the towns and cities we travel through and the monuments and street furniture we pass by. For the Grand Depart, Cassandra is creating ten woolly bikes for a year-long trail connecting ten towns with the many knitters, crocheters and yarn-stormers that have taken part.
Drawing inspiration from iconic Yorkshire themes including the landscape of the Dales, Yorkshire’s textile mills, literary heroines and heroes, and the iconic flat cap, each bike gets a woolly makeover using local yarn. Most of the yarn is the produce of Yorkshire sheep, but one special batch comes from a collection of reclaimed saris. The transformed knitted vehicles will go on display in Sheffield this July, before they take up individual positions along the trail route.
Workshops took place between January and June at festivals and venues across the region and were open to anyone with a basic ability of crocheting.
festival.yorkshire.com/events/the-woolly-bike-trail
www.yorkshireswoollybikes.co.uk/TheBikes
THE WOOLLY BIKE TRAIL - 2014 - Sheffield Cathedral
THE WOOLLY BIKE TRAIL - 2014
CASSANDRA KILBRIDE
Industrial Heritage – Inspired by Yorkshire’s great stone wool mills, this bike embodies the famous appearance of Yorkshire stone, replicated with wool.
On Display ;Sheffield Cathedral
Makers:
Alison Crossley ~ Anita Lamb ~ Barbara Harper ~ Cath Harris ~ Deborah Twigger ~ Denise Skelton ~ Jean Winn ~ Jean Starr ~ Jean Murray ~ Jill Sayles ~ Karen Keeling ~ Keely Smith ~ Kim Searle ~ Lavanya Mellachervu ~ Leda Prest ~ Margaret Mellor ~ Margaret Tuck ~ Mary Copley ~ Melissa Wong ~ Pam Brocklesby ~ Patricia Fuller ~ Ronalda Johnstone ~ Stephanie Basten ~ Susie Ingham
WHERE CAN I SEE THE BIKES DISPLAYED?? - All ten bikes will go on show to the general public from 3pm on the 3rd of July at Sheffield Cathedral, catch them there until the 3rd of August when they will return back to the communities in which they were created!
ABOUT - Cassandra Kilbride is a prolific yarn-stormer. Her crocheted street art makes cheeky visual statements that offer a new reading of the towns and cities we travel through and the monuments and street furniture we pass by. For the Grand Depart, Cassandra is creating ten woolly bikes for a year-long trail connecting ten towns with the many knitters, crocheters and yarn-stormers that have taken part.
Drawing inspiration from iconic Yorkshire themes including the landscape of the Dales, Yorkshire’s textile mills, literary heroines and heroes, and the iconic flat cap, each bike gets a woolly makeover using local yarn. Most of the yarn is the produce of Yorkshire sheep, but one special batch comes from a collection of reclaimed saris. The transformed knitted vehicles will go on display in Sheffield this July, before they take up individual positions along the trail route.
Workshops took place between January and June at festivals and venues across the region and were open to anyone with a basic ability of crocheting.
festival.yorkshire.com/events/the-woolly-bike-trail
www.yorkshireswoollybikes.co.uk/TheBikes