Knit-a-long & more with the Feast

November 2, 2016November 3, 2016Leave a comment

November Feast is coming!

#handsonart

This months WN Feast will have even more on that usual – you can join in with making mosaics, knitting, taking photos and building a clay map of West Norwood as well as the full array of fantastic handmade dishes and cakes… beer, coffee and handmade goodies all around the Feast Market.

The ‘Stitchees’ have been busy… we have so many squares of knitting to go towards the (possibly giant) blanket for the raffle for the South London Refugee Association.

Actually rather excited to see how big this will get… and how warm to snuggle up to 🙂

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The Stitch got a new sewing machine from Lidl and it’s rather fab!

Carla did a test run and was impressed.

No Stitch on the 19th November as L’Arche will be having TWO Candle Making workshops as well as Christmas card making – one starts at 1pm and the next session at 3.30pm.

£5 entry fee and the cost of the candle that you make – you will be treated to cake, drinks and possibly waffles… they smell soooo gooooood!

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L’Arche are also having their play this Friday – TOM THUMB will be performed by their many talented actors and actresses at Stanley Hall!

The remaining tickets will be available on the door, but are selling out fast, so if you want to make sure you have a seat: book online!
(Just follow the link to the event below, it includes the link to the ticket website.)

https://www.facebook.com/events/1829137393984084/

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Hopefully we will see you all this Saturday for more knitting and any other projects you would like to have a go at AND at Sunday WN Feast 😀

Knitting West Norwood Together

October 12, 2016Leave a comment

Teresa & Charlotte (of FEAST) have asked if we would join in with the FEAST knitting project and, of course we said yes!

The project is for WNW to knit enough CD sized square to make a quilt which will then be raffled off to raise money for South London Refugee Association.

Charlotte has already started this at FEAST and it was huge success, especially at Tea & Talk!

We had several beginners and some who haven’t knitted in many years, as well as a few seasoned experts who knitted 10 squares to other people’s starting line!

WN Feast Blanket for Charity Project at the Stitch

Most people managed a whole square at the end of the Stitch session but a freshly baked cake was up for offer for those who did 🙂

We envisage a huge blanket!!!

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November’s FEAST is themed around ‘hands-on art’ and there will be a huge Knit Off too! So put the 6th November in your diary.

We are in the Guardian!

December 3, 2015Leave a comment

Some really cool news! We feature in an article about West Norwood in the Guardian (online). It’s a beautiful piece & I’m chuffed to bits.

Since it’s release yesterday, we’ve had 3 more new joiners too! I’m beaming from ear to ear!

Read it here: http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/dec/02/create-city-for-all-answer-west-norwood

Saturday 5th December: We will be making some Christmas inspired bits & bobs (I’ve been working on mini wooly hats for the Christmas tree decorations, courtesy of Helen’s post) to take with us to the FEAST Community Stall for the following day Sunday 6th December…. here we are… look at the concentration on our faces 🙂

preparing for the fundraising session at WN Feast - 6th December 2015

preparing for the fundraising session at WN Feast - 6th Dec 2015

Some of the handmade goodies that will be on our stall at WN Feast:

Votive holders

Lavender bags

the next time you see the Christmas Pudding and Santa Hat they will have a chocolate & bell added!

Cute decorations / keyrings made by a stitchee

some hairclips in Christmas colours but can be worn anytime – made by a stitchee

The start of some woolly wreaths!

Votive holders

Dates for your Diary!

6th December – West Norwood Feast fundraising stall for The Stitch

12th December – no Stitch session but you can go to the L’Arche Candle making Workshop – see below.

19th December – LAST STITCH for the year! We will be back on the 9th January 2016.

On Sunday 12th December: L’Arche are hosting a Candle Making Workshop, If you want to join in you need to register first via the L’Arche website & email officeadmin.london@larche.org.uk

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