Craftmas 2014
It’s halfway through November, and the Collective are finally admitting Christmas is on its way. Which, of course, means it’s the season of Christmas fairs.
This year we’ll be taking over the hall at the Telegraph Hill Centre on Saturday the 29th of November, from 12 – 6pm.
There’s set to be a lovely mix of people selling their handmade things, a chance to play some retro computer games, and you can take part in some crafty workshops – print your own wrapping paper design, make cards, or tree decorations.
Everyone is welcome – we’d love to have everyone along, making a creative Christmas with us.
So, if you like the sound of this, head up to the top of Telegraph Hill in New Cross and get crafting!
Our Halloween making day was incredibly busy – to the point where we nearly had to turn people away, and we ran out of egg boxes. Not toilet roll tubes though, we still have a small mountain of those!
The Craft Collective have been planning our next Making Day, up at the Hill Centre. We’re going to be getting together to help each other, and anyone else who comes along, make fancy dress items for Hallowe’en!
We’ve been gathering various crafty items, including a wealth of egg boxes, and will be making them into scary masks, fancy crowns, and anything else that takes our fancy. If you want to join in, come along. Everyone’s welcome, whatever your level of experience or skill.
As ever, there’ll be tea, cake, and maybe a savoury nibble or two.
Come along to the Telegraph Hill Centre, at the top of Pepys Road (right beside St Catherine’s Church), between 11 – 4 on Saturday 18th of October.
If you have any questions, do email us at THcraftcollective AT gmail DOT com.
The Craft Collective have got together to work out what we’d like to do in the coming year, and it feels like we’ll be continuing to have open making days, where anyone is welcome to drop by and get stuck in with different crafts.
Next Saturday, the 8th of February is our first date in 2014. Come to the Telegraph Hill centre and celebrate the Year of the Horse with us.
Hope to see you there!
With the Autumnal nip in the air growing, my desire to curl up with a quilt and a book is growing. Just as well there are so many CRAFTmate patches now – this quilt will be big enough for the whole collective and then some!
Clusters of patches are being pieced together, but there’s still a lot to add – and plenty of kits to make more patches, in case you want to add one.
If you want to come and quilt in company, head to the Telegraph Hill Centre on Saturday the 21st of September (tomorrow, at time of writing), and ask for a CRAFTmate kit. There’s no charge, just a request that you add the patch to our gorgeous quilt.
Other crafts going on tomorrow are felting, knitting squares for dog blankets (all blankets go to Battersea Dogs’ Home), and lino print making.
Bringing people together to share the buzz that is so often built up when sitting and creating things with others….
We’re very excited about this project which we hope will grow and grow and help bring people together to share their thoughts and feelings about doing something creative. The idea is that we get our feelings down on hexagaon patches – stitched, printed, painted, or whatever you like! – then join them up with other CRAFTmates to create a huge patchwork conversation. Then we’ll tell the world how being creative makes us feel by exhibiting the growing patchwork in lots of venues across South London, starting mid-July, and sharing images of our messages on our Facebook page.
Come to the launch on Saturday 15 June 2013, from 11am – 4pm, at the Telegraph Hill Centre. Bring your finished patch, or sit with us and stitch along – materials will be available, and all abilities are welcome.
Come along on 15 June to match up your words with everyone else. As always, there will be lovely homemade cake to buy and plenty of free tea & coffee. What better way to while away a Saturday?!!
Fabric and Paper Templates. Print full size.
The Telegraph Hill Festival is in full-swing and the Craft Collective is taking part at the Pick & Mix Craft drop-in this Saturday the 16th of March.
Discover a new craft – or several! Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or have never picked up scissors or glue in your life; All ages are welcome, and all abilities are appreciated.
Short and sweet drop-in workshops including:
– Felt-making with Mec.
– Amazing recycled paper jewellery making with Kina and Niki.
– Learn to crochet with Anna.
– Knitting blanket squares for the Battersea Dogs’ Home
We will also be offering two scheduled, two-part workshops. Candi is running “making your own party piñata” and Robin will be helping people make their own cards with lino print. (NB lino print workshop involves sharp tools, so is for over 14s only) These two-part sessions will be run between 11am and 1pm on 16 March and then continue on 23 March between 11am and 1pm, with the second session repeated between 2pm and 4pm.
All workshops offered will be at very affordable prices ranging from £2.50 – £5.00 with all materials and equipment provided (unless you’d like to bring along recyclable items).
Come along to the Telegraph Hill Centre at St Catherine’s Church, at the top of Telegraph Hill between 11 and 2. Get stuck in to some crafting, have a cup of tea and a slice of cake, and make yourself at home with the Craft Collective!
The Craft Collective is looking at developing the craft workshops we run, and we need to be led by you! Have been to our workshops, or would be interested to come along but aren’t sure that we’re offering the right things for you? Are you an experienced crafter, or just starting to dip your toes in?
Whatever your experience, your voice is valuable, and we’d love to get more people along taking part in crafting.
The survey is here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/M7HJ2V8 please add your thoughts!
The Craftivist Collective have been encouraging people to join in a project called I’m A Piece, using craft skills – sewing and embroidery – to raise awareness of a campaign to put tackling children’s hunger worldwide at the top of the G8’s agenda.
To take part, people make fabric jigsaw pieces to a set size and shape, and stitch a relevant phrase onto the piece. The piece is then sent to an MP with information about the Race Against Hunger.
There’s still time to join in – check out the Craftivist’s I’m A Piece website which has the pattern, sample letters to send with the piece, information about the campaign, lobbying information – all you need to be part of a beautiful and creative campaign. My own piece is ready for an apt phrase to be stitched on – I just have to decide what to say, and what stitch to say it in!
Telegraph Hill Craft Collective 