About the event
A three day event revolving around knot-tying and ropemaking arranged by International Guild of Knot Tyers. There will be workshops, lectures, games, sales and socializing with like minded people.
Friday and Saturday for members only, join the guild HERE
Sunday open for public, scroll for details.
News
Ilze Vainovska
Lecture on her intresting discoveries and findings in Georgian church ornaments and more!
John Trevvett
Will be presenting a talk on methods of construction
of Fancy work Sennit frames.
Europa Chang Dawson
Workshop in braiding patterned cords using the traditional Japanese-style equipment, Marudai.
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Howard Kanare
will present canvas drawn-thread work, how to strip the canvas and tie fancy fringes.
Program
Friday 18 Sep (Members)
• Registration from 10am
• Ditty-bag workshop, starting at 11 am, booking required, cost for materials €20.
• Museums master rigger will give us guided tour on the 1887 barque SIGYN
• Lunch and dinner together, booking required.
Saturday 19 Sep (Members)
• Workshop with Howard Kanare in the art of Canvas Fringes, starting at 10 am. Read more
• A talk by Colin Byfleet on Circular Mats. Read More
• Mikko Snellman will give a talk at the loft on the rigging restoration details. Read More
• Ilze Vainovska will give a talk about Georgian Church Ornaments. Read More
• John Trevvett will give a talk about Sennit Frames. Read More
• Exhibitions.
• Visit to the rigging loft where work on the main mast of the ship Suomen Joutsen is in progress.
• Knot Tyers Dinner at restaurant Göran
Sunday 20 Sep (Public)
• Everyone gets the chance to make rope which they can use for making a hot pad under guidance of guild members - free of charge
• Exhibition and sales of knotwork, materials, tools
• Pop-in workshops; - Monkey fists/Splicing, - Cringle mats, -Knots for kids, -Braids and Sennits
• “From Hemp Plant to Rope” rope making demonstration out in front of the museum
• Six knot challenge
• “Rigging Restoration of Suomen Joutsen” - Talk in Finnish at the loft.
• Playful competition on “Worm Parcel and Serve” with two person teams.
• Exhibition of ropework found in the museum and collection of old rope making machines - can make rope if needed.
• Talks at the loft.
• Day ends with raffle at 16.00
Register
Registrations are done through our external form: Registration form
Contact us
If you have any question of need help with anything, please contact us through our email: Allaboutknots26@gmail.com.
Forum Marinum
The Forum Marinum Maritime Centre is a lively and versatile centre for maritime activities, comprising a National specialist museum for Maritime History, and the Finnish Navy Museum.
The maritime centre has a considerable collection of museum vessels: two tall sail ships, four naval ships and several smaller vessels, ranging from a steam harbour tugboat to a police boat.
The venue is in the maritime museum Forum Marinum, 3 km from the city center.
Easiest way to get there is either by flight to Helsinki and take a train from the airport to Turku. There is airport also in Turku but no direct international flights. Another alternative is by ferryboat from Stockholm. The terminal in Turku is just 1km from the venue.
If you are flying to the airport in Helsinki/Vantaa then you can eighter take the bus or the train to Turku. There are busses that leave directly from the airport to Turku aswell as trains but you will need to switch trains in Pasila, closer to the city center.
You can purchase both train and buss tickets eighter digitally or from the ticket machine on the station platform.
The airport is 20 km from the city center. The journey takes around 30 minutes by train or car, and approximatley 40-50 minutes by bus.
The train station is located directly beneath the terminal. There is a direct connection to both arrivals and depatures halls via elevators and escalators.
The P and I trains operate between the airport and Helsinki city center.
The bus station is located in front of the terminal at the arrival level. The busses that travel directly from the airport to Turku leave fairly often. The journey is from 2-3 hours.
The taxi station is located on the arrival levels. They are available around the clock. The contract taxi operators at Helsinki Airport- FixuTaxi, Taksi Helsinki, Menevä Taxi and Lähitaksi- Operate on these lanes. Taxi prices are displayed at the taxi station.
If you wish to travel by train from the airport you will need to take eighter I or P train to Pasila and switch trains that leave to Turku. The end station is at the harbor which is about 1km from Forum Marinum, about a 15min walk. You will get there if you walk along the river.
If you need to get to Forum Marinum from the city center, you can take a cab, you can call for example Menevä: +358080002120 or book online. You can also try calling Taxidata: +358020010041, or TURUN Taxi: +358026450005.
Or you can also take the local bus, FÖLI which takes you directly to Forum Marinum. There is a bus stop infront of the building. You can take eighter 1 or 1A. They leave from the Bus station which is near the round about which you went past coming into Turku, near the bridge you went under just before you arrived.
Traveling by aiport you can fly with: ✈️ Finnair
For comfotrable and fast travel with train: 🚝 VR
Traveling by ferry: 🚢 Viking Line, Tallink Silja
Local buss: 🚎 Föli
The closest (and cheapest) place is on museum ship s/s Bore which serves today as hostel and is moored just beside the venue.
Other options:
