North Norfolk Branch on BBC Radio Norfolk
Our North Norfolk Branch will be visited by BBC radio during the morning of 14th January 2025, and will be trying to teach Edd (the presenter) how to knit. That could be interesting!
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We are looking for a Company Secretary
Updated: 28 October 2024 Unforeseen circumstances mean that we are looking for a Company Secretary. Our Company Secretary is a volunteer role, and the office holder must be a member…
2024 Annual General Meeting
The 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Knitting & Crochet Guild was held at 11am on 7 September 2024 at High Leigh Conference Centre, Lord Street, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8SG.
Photo credit: Freddie Robins
New Year, New Inspiration!
By Desiree Jeans If you’re looking for new inspiration, different designers to follow, and up-and-coming dyers to support, then maybe a creative social media challenge is what you need to…
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Visit the Collection – Open and Drop-in Days in 2024
Our Collections Team will again be running Open Days and Drop-in Days in 2024.
Photo: Angharad Thomas
A World of Design at Your Fingertips by Angharad Thomas
This is an online talk on 11th February (6pm - 7pm UK time) by Dr Angharad Thomas, a volunteer at the Guild's Collection. It will cover her book "A Knitters Guide to Gloves" and give information about the Knitting & Crochet Guild of the UK, and our Collections.
Photo by Jess Bailey on Unsplash.
How to buy a gift membership of the Guild
How to buy a gift membership of the Knitting & Crochet Guild for someone else. You can buy gift membership whether or not you are a member yourself.
Image credit: Heritage Crafts and photographer Stefan Jakubowski
Heritage Crafts Volunteer of the Year award winner!
Congratulations to Tricia Basham who is a joint winner in this year’s Heritage Crafts/Marsh Volunteer of the Year award! This award marks Tricia’s outstanding contribution to the Knitting & Crochet…
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Barbara Smith to teach on V&A course
Barbara Smith, our publications curator for the Collection, will be lecturing as part of the V&A Knitting of the British Isles: A Hands-On History course on 21st February 2024. Barbara…
Photo: Jeanette Sloan
Birthday honour for knitting campaigner
Huge congratulations to Jeanette Sloan, knitwear designer and founder of BIPOC in Fiber, who has been named in King Charles’ first birthday honours list. Jeanette has been awarded the British Empire Medal in recognition of her career as a knitwear designer and her efforts to make the fibre space more inclusive, diverse and welcoming for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour.
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