[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-stitched-science-at-london-science-museum":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"\u003Cfont size=\"4\">**Only one more day!**\u003C/font> Get on over to London's \u003Ca href=\"http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/events/workshops/stitched_science.aspx\">Science Museum\u003C/a> to see the amazing \u003Cb>STITCHED SCIENCE\u003C/b> exhbition, organised by my super-yarnstorming studio mate \u003Cb>Lauren O'Farrell\u003C/b> (aka \u003Ca href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/search/deadlyknitshade\">Deadlyknitshade\u003C/a> on Twitter) and her sister \u003Cb>Natali O'Farrell\u003C/b> with marvelous contributions by the fab folk at \u003Ca href=\"http://www.stitchldn.com\">Stitch London\u003C/a>. \u003Ca href=\"http://www.stitchldn.com/stitchedsci.html\">Details here!\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stitched_science_2-e91b6dca2b.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nHere's Lauren being interviewed about the exhibition. Hee hee, alien eyeball tiaras are \u003Ci>just so dang useful!\u003C/i> (Here's a \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/princess.php\">free downloadable instruction sheet\u003C/a> if you'd like to make your own... scroll down to the bottom of the page.)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stitched_science_4-7f6ac3e546.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nI \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/409840.html\">posted some photos earlier\u003C/a> of this great crocheted skull and you can just about make out here a bunch of viruses and antibiotics at war in a boxing ring... very, very cool.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stitched_science_3-81dcc8e16b.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nA stitched section of brain affected by Multiple Sclerosis (much enlarged):\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click here for lots more Stitched Science photos under the cut!-->\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stitched_science_13-6ba9d3f224.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nA beautifully embroidered radiation mask, worn by one of the Stitch London members during her treatment:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stitched_science_8-6ee6c941f3.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cox_%28physicist%29\">Professor Brian Cox\u003C/a> and a volcano:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stitched_science_9-2b61915aec.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nStitched pill box:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stitched_science_17-a38900526b.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThis lab mouse with an implanted human ear was stitched by comics' very own \u003Ca href=\"http://mycardboardlife.com\">Philippa Rice\u003C/a>!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stitched_science_10-bc1fd52935.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stitched_science_15-e013aa626f.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stitched_science_16-779377755a.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stitched_science_7-095db0e946.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nMy stitched 'Mini Me' is the over-large one with the yellow hair and no arms, next to \u003Ca href=\"http://www.mythical9th.com/author/\">Alex Milway's yeti\u003C/a>. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stitched_science_6-21310b1dbc.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stitched_science_19-5537e3b997.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nMy friend Bridget Hannigan with Plarchie the squid (who has his own \u003Ca href=\"http://plarchie.tumblr.com/\">Squid-a-rama blog\u003C/a>!)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stitched_science_12-a5ea0c097c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stitched_science_20-f1b93b8da8.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nMars just isn't complete without little Martians...\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stitched_science_18-a1c9788800.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stitched_science_1-1a5e6c2098.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nCongratulations on an amazing show!!! And this is only a little peek, there's loads more on display, so you'll have to go along to  have a look. Here Lauren and Natali combust after weeks of putting yarn before things like sleep.\\r\n \\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stitched_science_14-21e2bfd334.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nGo and see the official photos over on the \u003Ca href=\"http://pix.stitchldn.com/\">Stitch London blog\u003C/a> and the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.stitchldn.com/stitchedsci.html\">Stitched Science website\u003C/a>! And if you like making things and being generally crafty, be sure to sign up for the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.stitchldn.com/join.html\">Stitch London newsletter\u003C/a>!","2011-06-25T20:35:00.000Z","stitched-science-at-london-science-museum",[],"stitched science at london science museum",1776628720418]