What, you may ask, is Extreme Knitting? Apparently, it’s using gigantic (fence post size) wooden needles and hundreds and hundreds of yarn skeins. Other than creating an art piece, and a very large one at that, there seems to be no other practical use at this time. The leader of this new movement is Rachel John of England, who runs an organization called Extreme Textiles. The following video shows a record breaking knitting feat performed at the Unravel festival in 2006. It runs about 6 minutes. I wonder how much the final product weighs…..
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I just started knitting a couple years ago. That video is Amazing! Congrats on completing 1000 strands of yarn knitted together! So awesome to watch!
I wish I had all that fiber.
I wish I had all that yarn too…such pretty colours! It’s interesting to see textile artists push the boundaries.
That’s amazing. I’d love to see the finished project!!
That is so totally awesome!!! I wander if they really used the FO as a mattres? Maybe for Sleep Overs?!?!?! LOL!!!
Unbelievable! They must work out to be able to that. I looks like you would need a lot of upper body strength!
That looks like it hurts to do! The yarn looked so pretty when it was pulled up to the balcony, and the sun was hitting it just the right way.
fabulous…what we need, break out of this mold, shear the edges, open people’s minds
Awsome peice of work is it hanging somewere?
what a fantastic idea would love to seen it over here in NZ congrats to the artists brilliant use of colors and texture.