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.
Guild news items
Our Collections Team will again be running Open Days and Drop-in Days in 2024.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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.
Convention 2024 will be held from 6 to 8 September 2024, with the Annual General Meeting on 7 September.
This member-only event is now fully booked. We maintain a waiting list in case someone who has booked tells us they will not be able to attend – if you book now you will be added to that list.
Yarn journal is a bi-annual publication with a large and varied list of contributors. Members can claim £5 discount.
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: .
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!