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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.
News items
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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…
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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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Saturday opening at the Knitting & Crochet Guild Collection
To allow more of you to visit regularly, the Collection team are now opening the doors to Britannia Mill on the first Saturday of the month in 2023.
2024 Convention
Our venue for 2024 was High Leigh Conference Centre, Lord Street, Hoddeston, Hertfordshire EN11 8SG.
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Yarn Journal – £5 discount
Yarn journal is a bi-annual publication with a large and varied list of contributors. Members can claim £5 discount.
2023 Convention
Our 2023 Convention was held 8-10 September 2023 at The Hayes Conference Centre, Alfreton. See the Programme on the Programme page. News item published: .
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Patron Jane Crowfoot’s design at the Oscars after-party!
We are delighted that Justin Bieber chose to wear a crochet blanket at the Oscar awards after-party - and even more pleased that he chose one (Persian Tiles) designed by our patron Jane Crowfoot. Congratulations to Jane for reaching such starry heights. Wear your hand-crafted items with pride - they are the new designer-chic!
We are looking for a new Secretary
We are urgently looking for an organised and efficient administrator to join the Board of the
Knitting & Crochet Guild as our Secretary, keeping the Board accountable and overseeing all
company secretarial tasks. Our Secretary must be a member of the Guild.
