Birmingham Branch

Hand knitting, Crochet.

Guild Branch.

The Fusion Centre, 334-339 Bradford St, Birmingham B5 6ES

Description

At meetings we do show and tell and various workshops. We also have a newsletter. Venue accessible for wheelchairs. Payable public parking is available nearby.

Cost: £5 per person per meeting.

Meeting dates

Third Saturday of the month. 10am – 2pm.

2025 dates

  • November visit by two physiotherapists to discuss looking after our bodies whilst crafting
  • No meeting in December

2026 dates

  • January 17th- Lindy Zubairy will teach us about Tunisian crochet.
  • February 14th – skill sharing between Branch members.
  • March 21st – Steve Foreman will return to run a workshop on how to adapt patterns to individual’s size and shape.
  • April 18th – A talk from Ashleigh-Ellan Kavanagh – bring whatever you are working on so that you can work and listen. This talk has been postponed to the October meeting.
  • May 16th – Kelly Ferguson will show the Branch how to make Oxford buttons.
  • June 20th – To be Decided.
  • July 18th and August 21st – the Branch will decide on these meetings nearer the time as the college is shut. It’s likely to be a gathering in a coffee shop. In 2025 they went to the Exchange in central Birmingham. It’s a lovely venue and they were not the only craft group there.
  • September 19th – To Be Decided.
  • October 17th (changed) – Basic lace knitting.
  • November 21st – Emma Vining will be discussing pattern design. Specifics will be decided nearer the time.

Find out more

Coordinator: Sharon

Email: birm.branch.kcg@gmail.com, shazmo@blueyonder.co.uk