The Home of Hand- and Machine-Knitting and Crochet
– Education, Innovation, Preservation
Guild member Anne Makepeace from Gosforth has been chosen to go on the empty Fourth Plinth in London's Trafalgar Square as part of sculptor Anthony Gormley's 'One and Other' project. Anne says, "If you are in London on Sunday 26th July I would love it if you could come and support me, shout hello, and knit around the plinth in Trafalgar Square and help prove that Knitting and Crochet is fun, friendly and not at all old fashioned!" Anne is also appealing for people to knit or crochet flowers for her to take on to the plinth, which … more here
Celebrate the Poetry Society's centenary, by helping to create the world's first giant knitted poem. Knitters everywhere are invited to knit a poem one letter at a time. The final poem, in all its knitted glory will be revealed at the end of the centenary year
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What is knitting/crochet really?
The Skye's the limit! "Stitches on the Bridge"
Model Village
Food for Thought
Coat for a Boat
Cor Blimey Crochet video – rockpool candy style
Hyperbolic Crochet and the Coral Reef Project
Below: "SOFT OPTIONS – The Knitting Kaleidoscope" (What is knitting really?)
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About the Guild
Welcome to the Knitting & Crochet Guild
We were formed to promote and encourage the crafts of hand-knitting, machine-knitting and crochet.
Background and Activities
The Knitting & Crochet Guild is a registered national educational charity supported by subscriptions and donations and administered by volunteers. It was established in 1978 to preserve and nurture the skills of knitting and crochet and to conserve what is a major part of our cultural and craft heritage.
Now entering its 32nd year, the Guild has accumulated an important and rapidly-growing Collection of garments, samples, domestic knitting machines, yarns, tools and ephemera related to knitting and crochet over the last 200 years, as well as setting up a well-stocked Library of books, periodicals and patterns.
The Guild has also been successful in mounting exhibitions and running courses and workshops as part of an expanding education programme. It has been active in producing commercial publications, establishing a book and Pattern Search Service and HelpLine, publishing a substantial quarterly journal (SlipKnot), setting up regional groups, providing displays and clinics at national yarn fairs, selling Heritage Kits and much more.
Aims and Objectives
The Guild aims to promote the crafts of knitting and crochet by raising public awareness of these traditional skills and drawing attention to their usefulness, versatility and beauty. There is also a need to promote a feeling of fellowship amongst those still practising these crafts, including ethnic groups with their own knitting and crocheting traditions, and to encourage people to share their common heritage.
The Next Step
The next step in the expansion of Guild activities is a major one. A Museum / Education Centre needs to be established in large safe and secure premises to allow the now large Collection and Library to be used to their full potential.