A Moment In Yarn

A Moment in Yarn sees craft artist Sayraphim Lothian work directly, one on one with a participant, to translate a warm, happy memory they have into a tactile object they can treasure. Working with the medium of the simple granny square, Lothian interprets a memory or a story from an individual’s past via colour and pattern. Once the Moment is finished, it is given to the participant to take away, a highly personalised and meaningful work for each individual.A Moment In Yarn starts out with a request: “Tell me a happy memory”. Once the memory is shared, Lothian carefully selects different types of yarn based on their colour, texture and thickness. Over the course of around 15 minutes, she then crochets a granny square that paraphrases the story via colour and shape. Once finished, the Moment is freely given to the owner of the memory to keep, that they might have their happy memory in a soft, tangible form to cherish.

A Moment In Yarn is an artist, a small suitcase of wool, a crochet hook and a participant willing to share a memory they hold dear. It can be presented nearly anywhere, a café, a foyer, a tent or table, on a picnic blanket or in a gallery. Requirements are simply somewhere dry and a place for artist and participant to sit.