Machine Knitters Guild of San Diego
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Zoom only demonstration – September 7, 2024
About Kandy Diamond
Role
Kandy is a member of the Fashion Knitwear team within the Fashion, Knitwear and Textile Design department. She is joint module leader for the first year of the BA (Hons) Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles course and teaches across the BA knitwear and textiles programmes.
Career overview
After studying for a BSc in textile design and specialising in knitwear, Kandy launched her label, ‘Knit and Destroy’ (www.kandydiamond.com), in 2006. She has sold her knitted accessories and homewares nationally and internationally. Crafting products that blur the lines between product and art, Kandy has made a natural progression to making non-wearable art pieces as well as products, with work that aims to challenge cultural preconceptions by offering an alternative representation of knitting; creating pieces that are at odds with the embedded stereotype. Kandy is also very active within the resurging DIY contemporary craft movement, delivering workshops and publishing craft zines.
Kandy’s designs have been featured in books including State of Craft by Victoria Woodcock and Craftedermy by Tracy Benton and Ziggy Hanaor. In 2013 Kandy released ‘Knit and Destroy…gets handy!’, a book containing 20 hand-knit patterns of Kandy’s designs.
Kandy Diamond has 9 years’ experience in lecturing and over 10 years’ experience as a knitted textile designer/maker, with expertise in knitted textiles giving her an in depth understanding of machine knitting across domestic and industrial equipment. Kandy has lectured in knitted textiles in both FE and HE across a range of programmes, giving a broad scope to her lecturing experience.
SAN DIEGO YARN CRAWL – 2024
Dear local members:
We are participating again by doing demonstrations at
Emy’s Yarns
261 Broadway,
Chula Vista, CA 91910
September 26-28:
Thursday -Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
We would like to staff Knitting Machine Demos on Thursday, Friday , and Saturday from either 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Please join us by taking a shift — it’s easy and fun. Bring a project to knit or make a charity pattern, demonstrate how to knit, and hand out flyers. If we all do one shift we still have plenty of time to shop at all the awesome local yarn shops during the crawl.
We need two people people for each three-hour shift. Please contact nathinen@mkgsd.com to let her know what shift you would like and what your first and second choice preference is.
Thank you.
Philanthropy Projects for this Month
- Please knit lots of hats.
- We need hats for premies, and chemo hats, and hats for veterans.
- Knit lots of socks.
- Don’t forget lap blankets and shawls and twiddle muffs.
- Knit hand puppets and wheelchair covers.
Check out our Philanthropy Patterns and our Free Patterns.
Barbie just made connections for more places to donate and anything you make is welcome and will find a home.
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About the Guild
The Machine Knitters Guild of San Diego (MKGSD) is an independent non-profit service organization founded in 1984. More . . .
September 7, 2024
Zoom Only
Board Meeting, 9:30 a.m.
Guild Meeting, 10:15 a.m.
Demo by Kandy Diamond, 11:00 a.m.
Machine Knitting Presentation
October 5 and 6, 2024 Workshop
Zoom Only
Board Meeting, 8:00 a.m.
Guild Meeting, 9:00 a.m.
Holiday Workshop by Mary Matz
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
Follow-up: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (PDT)
(times for both days)
Workshop Page will be available soon.
November 2, 2024
Zoom Only
Board Meeting, 8:00 a.m.
Guild Meeting, 9:00 a.m.
Demo by Diana Sullivan, 10:00 a.m.
Quick Gifts
December 2, 2024
Zoom/In-Person
Board Meeting, 9:00 a.m.
Guild Meeting, 9:30 a.m.
In-Person Holiday Party Potluck
Location: See Map
Machine Repair
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Local Repair Shop for Knitting Machines
Serving San Diego and surrounding areas.
Clean, repair, and parts for Brother, Studio, and Toyota
CELL/TEXT: 858-357-5666
susan@makelively.com
www.makelively.com
www.etsy.com
Steven Schumacher
Knitting Machine Care & Repair/Sell on Consignment/Fix It Yourself -Consulting Services via Zoom(Video)
- Specializing in cleaning and care for Passap E-6000 machines, Brother machines and more!
- $35/hour repair rate (1-hour minimum)
- Consignment Selling fee 55% of Sales Price plus half of shipping fees
- Local Pickup will be in Northern Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia ($50 fee)
- All Shipped repairs should be insured for the Full Value of your Machine
Mailing address:
2573 Wildwood Circle
Amissville, VA 20106
CELL/TEXT: 858-414-2991
stevenjschumacher@yahoo.com