Margaret Low

If you are near to Warwick University, do sign up and drop in between 10.00 and 15.00 to explore TurtleStitch.
@turtlestitch.bsky.social

International Women's Day: Feminist movement or gender-washing… In this article, Professor Laura J. Spence and Dr Lauren McCarthy discuss what is really needed for organisations to make a commitment to gender equality.

#IWD2026 🧵

The #GiveToGain '.com' site is run by a private limited company with no apparent links to the UNWomen's campaign or feminist movement

They unilaterally decide a theme. It's different to the UNWomen's campaign

They seem to profit from the merch they sell

www.kcl.ac.uk/internationa...

International Women's Day | United Nations The purpose of the day is to uphold women’s achievements, recognize challenges, and focus greater attention on women’s rights and gender equality to mobilize all people to do their part.

With #InternationalWomensDay coming up, please be aware the UN theme is Rights Justice Action (not Give to Gain).

UN: www.un.org/en/observanc...

This Guardian article explains the issue: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Do share this information. Thank you.

#IWD2026 #RightsJusticeAction

Four people smile through the void in a large cardboard frame they hold. The frame has green owl icons in the corners, and the words #cesicon and #tmcesi

Having fun with trés-retro selfie frame at the weekend, the #Turtlestitch folk of Ireland say goodbye to Limerick Ireland after a good conference on Sat & TeachMeet Fri night

l to r - Helen O' Kelly, @rmillwood @jhegarty and me.

We ♥️ @turtlestitch 🐢

#tmCESI #CESIcon #TeachMeet20

A TurtleStitch pattern that is made of up zigzag stitches all coming from a central point to create a half circle pattern.

TurtleStitch Discovery Day @ Warwick
🗓 19 March, 10:00 - 15:00 (drop in)

Explore TurtleStitch, where coding meets digital embroidery! A drop-in day for teachers, across Computing, Maths, Art & Design, and cross‑curricular projects.
Register: www.warwick.ac.uk/turtlestitch
#WMGOutreach #TurtleStitch

A red finger puppet, it has an owls ears, googly eyes and a shiny gem nose, it has arms coming out the sides of its body and has a tail. Its being held by a child.

I loved the energy in the Create‑a‑Critter workshop at #FosdemJunior #fosdem Children explored @turtlestitch.bsky.social coding and decorated a colourful range of imaginative critters (with a little help from their parents). @fosdem.org

My #TurtleStitch resources: www.warwick.ac.uk/turtlestitch

A dozen adult humans smile at the camera as they stand beside a banner which reads FOSDEM Junior. Two women in the front hold a sampler of various designs.

A great picture of the turtlestitch.org team during the #FosdemJunior at #fosdem in Brussels over the weekend - clockwise from back left you see Hans, Joel, Rob, Pauline, *Peter & Bart our Dev Room hosts*, John, Glenn, Andrea, Richard and Mags (missing Bice) […]

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Margaret standing in at the front of a classroom, beside a display screen, showing the title "Lets Code Trees Workshop"

A pattern stitched onto fabric, its like a square, made up of angular lines jutting out at both sides of the square.

A stitched pattern, it is circular pattern with 'branches' going round the outside and side of the circle.

We had a creative time making trees and tree patterns in @turtlestitch.bsky.social at #Fosdem

There are two more workshops for young people tomorrow at #fosdemjunior - creating critters and flowers and stars.

All my #turtlestitch resources are here: www.warwick.ac.uk/turtlestitch

Jens Moenig running a workshop at fosdem, he is standing to the side of a display in a classroom, where the screen shows snap with the text "Hi I'm Jens"

Enjoying @jmoenig.bsky.social musical workshop at #Fosdem #Fosdemjunior using Snap!

@fosdem junior has started 🥳

Because it can get very hot in the workshop rooms during @fosdem.org Junior, I made a little MIT App Inventor app that is receiving data from a databot sending the CO2 level, temperature and humidity every 10 seconds. I used @microblocks.bsky.social to program the databot.

Yeah, 20 new 8-bit pixel emojis have been added to CoCube using @microblocks.bsky.social, and the display scale can be set!😎😘😆🤩🤯🥶🥵
I believe that with these anthropomorphic emojis, children can have more willingness to express and create!
#CoCube #MicroBlocks #Emoji #8bit #pixelart #STEM #Scratch

The bookmarks are beautiful.I am looking forward to catching up!

Eight designs of bookmarks embroidered on felt using Turtlestitch.

Bookmarks embroidered using @turtlestitch.bsky.social are all ready to go to @fosdem.org . Looking forward to meeting the people behind and supporting these beautiful creative software environments @jmoenig.bsky.social @microblocks.bsky.social @petermathijssen.bsky.social @4pip.bsky.social

Getting ready for the @microblocks.bsky.social workshops during @fosdem.org.

The materials for @fosdem.org Junior are ready! In 2026, Kathy and other friends from @microblocks.bsky.social will be hosting the CoCube football challenge workshop once again!

If your children are between 7 and 17 years old, make sure to bring them to join the event!

fosdem.org/2026/news/20...

A small Christmas tree sitting on a window sill. On the tree is a star, two tiny knitted ganseys and beaded pie and dna helix.

Wishing everyone a lovely Christmas break!

We made our own tree decorations during the first Covid Christmas lockdown, a crocheted star, a beaded DNA helix & pi, and tiny knitted ganseys. It’s always nice to see them again at this time of year.

#Christmas2025 #NewYear2026

Shows a sunrise taking place on Warwick Campus. The sunrise is seen through trees, and there is a path in the front of the trees. The sky has a range of colours from yellow, pink through to purple.

This morning’s sunrise on the Warwick campus was a truly beautiful and immersive experience, as the sky erupted in a riot of colours. Simply breath taking!

#Warwick60 #Sunrise
@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
@wmgwarwick.bsky.social

These lectures will be brilliant & you can watch the live recordings at @warwickuni.bsky.social, hosted by the always brilliant @philjemmett.bsky.social 🤩

Dame Maggie is an absolute icon, so these’ll be great events 👏🏼

Registration link in the post below 👇🏼

A poster showing Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock with a background showing space and stars. The text says its the Christmas Lectures from the Royal Institution, supported by CGI, and Paul Wilkinson Photography is credited.

Watch the live recording of the @rigb.org #ChristmasLectures before they are shown on BBC! Featuring Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock. @wmgwarwick.bsky.social hosts a FREE livestream 11 & 16 Dec, for ages 11+.

Register here: warwick.ac.uk/wmgoutreach/...

#Space #STEM #ScienceForAll #STEMeducation

At #InnovationLate with @raeng.org.uk in Liverpool with an embroidery machine, showing creativity in #STEM using #TurtleStitch

Video is @jmoenig.bsky.social program for a Cesaro star. @turtlestitch.bsky.social @wmgwarwick.bsky.social

Reminder: We're back on April 25th/26th 2026 at the Pendulum Hotel in Manchester, UK. Be sure to get your tickets and submit your talk for our scheduled track!
oggcamp.org/posts/tickets/
talks.oggcamp.org/oggcamp-2026/

(Filing cabinets lined up in a row at the side of the road.)

The best way for a photo to catch my attention is if it looks like data.

Fig. 1. Bar plot displaying amount of storage per filing cabinet.

Andrea and Joek standing in front of a screen giving a presentation at SnapCon. On the screen behind them is a slide entitled "Ten Years of TurtleStitch"

At #Snapcon25 Andrea and Joek share their reflections on the #TurtleStitch10 meet up in #Tilburg.

We celebrated 10 years of #creativecoding in #turtlestitch - which is built on #Snap, created by @jmoenig.bsky.social

#computing #embroidery
www.turtlestitch.org

Jens Moenig standing at the front of the conference room using a computer connected to a presentation screen, demonstrating key functionality of scratch. The display shows the Snap software screen showing Snap code.

Enjoying @jmoenig.bsky.social keynote at #Snapcon25 showing how #Snap functionality can be used in a natural way for humans. #computing #maths

Joek van Montfort standing on a stage giving a presentation at SAP HQ in Heidelberg. Behind Joek is a large screen with the message "Hey Snap!ers, Welcome to SAP"

Its been fantastic catching up with everyone at #SnapCon25 lots of interesting ideas about how to use Snap! in #education. Joek van Montfort exploring #TurtleStitch as a bridge between #maths and #computing. #Snap

Valerie Barr says what a lot of CS teachers are thinking. cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/fee...

Thanks Glenn, its an interesting article. For computing education it's about using the right tools for the job in hand, and fully understanding what that job actually is.

A collage of colourful squares with each square containing a stitched pattern. Each pattern is unique, there are some fractal patterns and circular patterns.

Really impressed by the brilliant designs created by #TMIP25 participants at our Geometry, Code and #Embroidery workshop today with @philjemmett.bsky.social

I'm running a free online introductory workshop 17th Sept 4–5pm.

Registration & resources: www.warwick.ac.uk/turtlestitch
#maths #computing

Hope everyone else is having a great time at #tmip25. One thing I love is how much of the discussion on the hashtag is about the mathematical music last night, and the mathematical art on display - proof if it were needed that creativity and mathematics go hand in hand