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.
Accommodation.
If you are staying at hostel s/s BORE, use campaign code KNOT for reduced price.
Bookings: s/s BORE
Howard Kanare
will present canvas drawn-thread work, how to strip the canvas and tie fancy fringes.
Rigging Restoration of the Suomen Joutsen:
Tradition and Details
Join us at the rigging loft for a talk by Mikko Snellman, rope maker and President of the International Guild of Knot Tyers (IGKT).
Program
Friday 18 Sep (Members)
• Registration from 10am
• Ditty-bag workshop, 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)
• Venue is open from 10.00
• Setup for exhibition tables
• Preparations for workshops
• Preparations and training for the ropemaking demonstration “From hemp plant to rope”
• Visit to the rigging loft where work on the main mast of the ship Suomen Joutsen is in progress.
• Mikko Snellman will give a talk at the loft on the rigging restoration details.
• Talks at the loft
• Lunch at the museum restaurant Göran
• Knot Tyers Dinner at restaurant Göran
Sunday 20 Sep (Public)
• Sunday is also the day for yearly festival “Turku Day” so we are expecting good amount of visitors.
• 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 for public
• “From Hemp Plant to Rope” rope making demonstration out in front of the museum
• Six knot challenge - local Scouts
• “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.
• Day ends with raffle at 16.00
Register
Registrations are done through our external form: Registration form
Vendors & Exhibitors
Interested in a stand or giving a lecture? 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.
The closest (and cheapest) place is on museum ship s/s Bore which serves today as hostel and is moored just beside the venue.
Use campaign code KNOT for reduced price
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