A blinking marvellous craft and electronics one day extravaganza!

In the first of our "Making/Doing" Geek Girls Allowed sessions, we'd like to invite you to a day of technology, crafting and creativity. We'll be using LEDs, fabrics, imagination and new skills to create cool stuff to amaze and inspire. Never knitted a stitch or soldered a wire before? Not a problem - we'll have a range of activities, loads of support and a friendly expert or two to help us out.

There will a choice of projects ranging from very crafty to very electronic - and something in between. We'll make sure there's a mix to meet a variety of skills and interests. What's more, we'll provide all the equipment you need to create your very own electronic craft masterpiece, lunch, and lots of sustaining tea and biscuits to aid inspiration.

As we will need equipment and materials to produce our blinking marvellous fancy fripperies, we are asking for £10 to cover costs - there's a donation box if you want to pitch a few extra pennies into the pot too.

So, if you are feeling inspired and ready to go, sign up!

p.s. Legal disclaimer alert: We will be using power tools, so we'll need to get you to sign a waiver when you arrive so everyone knows what's what and agrees to safe behaviours. Do come prepared to sign, or we can't let you near the fun stuff.

Newcomers are always welcome. Please spread the word to friends, colleagues, students. You can find out more and get involved with the Geek Girls Allowed online community here.

The GIST Lab is a community collaboration space operated by The GIST Foundation in partnership with the Showroom Workstation.  Find directions here.