Blackfell Fibre, a craft startup in the English Lake District offering beautiful handspun wool and finished products, have launched a crowdfunding campaign to enable them to purchase an electric carding…
Knit for Peace March raffle
Tickets are now on sale for the the Knit for Peace March Raffle, the prize consists of: 10 x 50g Mirasol Sulka Legato 60% Wool, 20% Alpaca 20% Silk Light…
Support the Sheep Dyke volunteers
Sian Tarrant, Sheep Dyke Warden on North Ronaldsay, is looking to raise funds to support the volunteers helping to preserve the Sheep Dyke and save the Seaweed-eating Sheep on North…
Operation: Social Justice – a charity initiative for yarn dyers, designers, and more
Operation: Social Justice started with a plan from GamerCrafting Yarns to name some of their yarns “Nevertheless They Persisted” and “Trans Rights are Human Rights” and has quickly expanded into…
Save Hannah the Vannah
Louisa Sheward is attempting to raise £5000 to renovate Hannah the Vannah, her 1992 Renault Trafic Camper and convert it into a travelling workshop so that she can travel the…
Carol Feller hand-knit samples charity raffle
Carol Feller is raffling some of her hand-knit samples in aid of the Irish charity Doras. Items on offer include shawls, garments for adults and children. Tickets are €5 and…
Science, not fluff – Reading University study about knitting/crochet and wellbeing
Researchers from the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, at the University of Reading are conducting a study about knitting and crochet and wellbeing, Science, not fluff. In this…
Knit for Peace February raffle
The Knit for Peace February raffle – Special and Fabulous – is now up and running. Tickets are £5 each and the prize includes more than 2.5kg of luxury yarns:…
Charities seeking yarn crafters
There are a whole host of charities and other organisations seeking the help of crafters who knit, crochet and more besides. Many are also in need of donations of craft…
Twiddle Muffs and blankets for North Middlesex patients
North Middlesex University Hospital are hoping to have enough Twiddle Muffs to give one to every patient living with dementia one when they arrive in A&E and which they can…