Learning to knit using bicycle spokes!
Birmingham based textile artist and Windrush descendant Sara Fowles has collected five stories of heritage, knitting and textiles in Birmingham’s Black community.
In the second episode Sara talks to Selina Cheshire.
Selina grew up in rural Zimbabwe and came to Birmingham in 2002. Her mother was a teacher and loved sewing so from childhood she developed an interest in fashion, fabrics and textile skills. She and her friends taught each other to knit using grass and bicycle spokes! Later knitting became part of her therapy, healing and recovery when she was going through cancer treatment.
A podcast series by Sara Fowles about Black women knitters as part of 'YARNING’ projects by Trevor Pitt.
This podcast series marks Windrush Day which, in 2023, celebrates 75 years since the ship’s arrival in the UK.
This series was commissioned by Craftspace, a charity creating opportunities to see, make and be curious about exceptional contemporary craft. We are based in Birmingham UK and work collaboratively regionally, nationally and internationally.
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Transcript available on the Craftspace website.