Jims scarf

Jim Giles is an 84-year-old artist and knitter, working and living in the bustling and historic Ancoats area of Manchester.

Jim has worked with his hands all of his life, starting out as a photographic artist before he returned to the easel as a mature, 60-year-old art student in neighbouring Liverpool.

Jim also recently graduated from The University of Salford with an MA in Contemporary Fine Art, which coincided with the idea for his community scarf project.

Jim is a regular knitter at the Mustard Tree charity centre opposite his home and you can often find him knitting his way around the city centre, from Piccadilly Gardens to St Ann's Square.

His infectious love of knitting has already seen him featured by the Manchester Evening News, Manchester Art Gallery and the BBC.

Keep scrolling to discover the whole story behind Jim's grand plan to create Manchester's longest scarf in his latest community-driven art installation.

Please visit his site here if you would like to learn more.

Published: 26-Sep-2013: (2076)