Join celebrated Faroese artist Randi Samsonsen on a crochet journey of the hot dog, a long-beloved NYC staple! There are endless possibilities to use left-over yarns. We are going to play with different gauges, structures, shapes and sizes. Let’s have fun!! To be able to crochet back and forth as minimum is required; if you only know how to knit, Randi will challenge you to knit the hot dog instead. Materials: Please bring left-over yarn, even tiny, small balls of yarn are welcome. It will be so great to see inactive yarns come to use! If you have crochet needles, preferably size 6 or 8, but anything goes. If you have knitting needles, bring them too. Once registered, we will send you instructions on how to crochet the “bun” ahead of time to have more flexibility with creating the wiener and toppings in the class!

This program will take place in this weekend’s NORDIC TEXTILE TAKEOVER.

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ABOUT RANDI SAMSONSEN

Randi Samsonsen is an internationally renowned textile artist based in the Faroe Islands. She graduated from Designskolen Kolding 2012 with a masters in Textile Design. She was recently awarded the “Art Event of The Year” by the Danish Art Critics Association in 2024 for her collaborative textile work, THINGS MATTER, at Trapholt, Kolding.

In addition to exhibiting internationally, Randi also works as a teacher and developer of the textile department at Tilvirkisatstøði, Gla­sir, Tórshavn Collage in the Faroe Islands, teaching Design (tools/methods) and Textile Tools (knit/weave/materials etc.)

She constantly investigates the possibilities within textile, thread, form, and color within design and art.