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"Introducing our January 2025 Start Boost Members – Jordan and Jake"

A warm welcome to our January 2025 start Boost members – Jordan and Jake!

Desk Membership Winner – Jordan Hau

Workshop Membership Winner – Jake Thorne

Jake says “I’ll keep a diary of my activities and host it on a website (I’m afraid I don’t have social media.)

I’m looking forward to finally puzzling out Kath, the Passap Duomatic, and making my first hat (I have my double-eyed bodkins at the ready.) I’ll produce a ‘first steps’ zine for machine knitting with her (that I’d planned to make before I had to pause my membership) and generally try to make things easier for people that want to use the machine and her Brother sibling.

I’ll use the time to investigate some of the tools in the space that I haven’t used before, especially the pen plotter for exploring algorithmic patterns and image processing.

I hope to also put together a simple Z80 homebrew computer. Adrian pointed out to me that there are some Z80 processors tucked away that should be fun to use. I hope to find a way for this to contribute to the textiles room, or else to my misadventures.

I’m very keen to start a “pattern club” or similar at DoES, so there’s that to look forward to, as well!”

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"Introducing our October 2024 Start Boost Members – Sahra and Sam"

A warm welcome to our October 2024 start Boost members – Sahra and Sam!

Desk Membership Winner – Sahra Ibrahim

Sahra says she’s excited by this opportunity. She has lots of experience in the garment industry and is planning to make fun and interchangeable kaftans. She doesn’t have an Instagram or website yet but they will be coming soon. 

Workshop Membership Winner – Sam Kinselley

Sam says “I’ve been coming to DoES since 2021 and it’s been an amazing journey so far, I’ve met a lot of interesting people and really enjoy coming in.

I’m looking forward to using the membership to explore working with new materials. I’ve mainly focused on laser cutting and engraving acrylic in the past. I’d love to invest some more time in using some other machinery available, notably the embroidery machine and 3D printer. “

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"Welcoming our July 2024 Start Boost Members – Mark and Claire!"

We’d like to welcome our new July 2024 start Boost members, Mark and Claire!

Workshop Membership Winner – Mark Cutler

Mark is a graphic artist and illustrator and you can find his facebook business page here.

Desk Membership Winner – Claire Berry

Claire is the founder of Fem de la Femme comedy (@femdelafemme_comedy on Instagram, website www.femdelafemme.com).

She says “I’m chuffed to bits to have won office space with DoEs, it will help me so much to keep on track with all with the inevitable admin, I’m way too distracted at home, so I’m looking forward to being a lot more productive and focused. I run a little CIC called Fem de la Femme in which I run comedy events, projects and workshops for women. Recently Its been starting to really gather momentum, which is fabulous so the timing of Joining DoEs is perfect I’m also looking forward to meeting other like mind folks running their own businesses and making their own little mark on the world”

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"DoES Liverpool Does Threads – Sunday 28th April 2024"

We’re taking over Tate Liverpool + RIBA North at Mann Island next Sunday 28th April from 13:00 to 16:00 for an afternoon of creative activities bringing together traditional textile techniques with modern, digital ways of making.

We’ll be bringing along examples of fibre arts tools that we’ve made using our 3D printers and laser cutters, including weaving looms and sashiko stencils, as well as some of our favourite digital tools such as our CNC embroidery machine and pen plotters. We’ll also be displaying a selection of simple wearable electronic circuits by artist Laura Pullig.

Throughout the afternoon there will be the chance to join artist-led drop in textile crafts. Here’s a quick run through of what to expect:

Liz Taylor – Sashiko and visible mending techniques

Liz will be delivering a sashiko hand sewing workshop using Japanese patterns for stitching to create attractive patterns that can be used for visible mending. She’ll be using laser cut and 3D printed templates.There will also be demonstrations of the embroidery machine, making patterns and patches.

Local maker Liz, from Sew Taylor Made Designs, uses Japanese fabrics to handcraft bags and accessories. She was creative from an early age, sewing and creating art. After moving from Australia, Liz was influenced by sewing techniques from around the world whilst teaching and travelling. She developed a love of sewing with Japanese fabrics after being introduced to them by a friend. Many of the patterns on the Japanese fabrics Liz uses were traditionally stitched by hand using a technique called sashiko. Sashiko embroidery creates decorative patterns with a running stitch. She enjoys it as a mindful method of stitching (that’s also highly addictive) It can be used for decorative purposes or for mending, which was its original purpose.Liz became involved in DOES as an interest in laser cutting developed, making stamps and other items for her business. This evolved to using other equipment, such as the embroidery and sewing machines, and becoming involved in the community.

Instagram/Facebook: @sewtaylormadedesigns

Karen A Scott – Making flowers using yarn, recycled fabrics and 3D printed peg looms

Karen will demonstrate how to make t-shirt yarn and various ways of using peg looms to create cords, tubes and flowers.

Karen is a multi-skilled, master maker, who uses minimal tech and has a love of hand tools. As her
dexterity declines, she finds new, innovative ways of doing her work sometimes creating tools and
integrating tech. She adapts traditional processes & techniques such as embroidery, crochet and
chainmaille working with plastics and ring pulls.
Discarded plastics and cardboard, reclaimed wire, preloved textiles and yarns are worked with to
create wearable art, sculptures, costumes, puppets and sets for performance and festivals.
Karen is extremely precious with her waste material, understanding that collecting, processing and
crafting takes time, skill and effort and hopes to spark creativity and encourage others to use
discarded materials.
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Tamasine Seibold – Free form weaving – Creative expression through weaving

Tamasine will be inviting participants to explore colour and texture through yarn and various looms. To weave with freedom, to your rhythm – there are no rules.

Instagram @tamasine_seibold

Mike Gorman – Demonstration of rug hooking on a large rug project

Mike will deliver a workshop on rug hooking of initial letter squares, as well as demonstrating 3D printing of frames and repair parts

As a maker and organiser at DoES Liverpool, Mike gets involved in many different
projects, as well as passing on his knowledge to other members and visitors who visit DoES
Liverpool. His main interests are in technologies such as electronics, CNC, Laser Cutting, 3D
printing and Electronic Music, but he also has a passion for rug making, currently mostly Rug
Hooking, and organises a monthly Repair Cafe at DoES Liverpool as part of his interest in repair
and re-cycling. Instagram @gorman662

Zarino Zappia – Paper Dolls

Zarino has designed a set of paper dolls and costumes, which he’ll be “drawing”, on-demand, with
one of DoES Liverpool’s pen plotters. Kids (and big kids) can cut out and colour in their own copies,
to take home.

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Demonstrating some of the technology ‘Does liverpool’ has to offer the creative community .

Neil Morrin

Demonstrating how easy it is to make a fishing net using 3d printed netting needles

More details on the Tate Liverpool website, including accessibility and how to get there

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"Welcoming our April 2024 Start Boost Members – Conor and Snoof!"

We’d like to welcome our new April 2024 start Boost members, Conor McDonald and Snoof Kattekop.

Workshop Membership Winner – Conor McDonald

Conor is our new workshop member and says “I’m 38, originally from Ireland but have lived in Liverpool for over 20 years now. I’m an Electrician by background, but have recently got in to 3D Printing at home. I hope to use my workshop time to hone my skills in 3D printing as well as branching out and learning how to use new kit. I’m really looking forward to using the CNC routers and laser cutters, and seeing how I can combine them with 3D printed items. “

Desk Membership Winner – Snoof Kattekop

Guessing that most of you will already know Snoof, our new desk member, already a DoES Liverpool organiser and active member of the community. She says that she’s planning “to make a little bit of everything, as chaotically as possible, but as always for me the community is the most important part :)”.

You can find out more about Boost membership here – keep an eye on our socials for your chance to apply for our July 2024 start membership.