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KNITTING IN SCHOOLS

The UK Hand Knitting Association in partnership with The Crafts Council launched an initiative to encourage knitting back into the classroom in 2010. Now, with the support of the WI, the aim is to have a knitting craft club in every school.

To let us know about your Craft Club, just click on the 'contact us' link in the menu above.


Latest News From Craft Club


New Volunteer Training Dates

The Victoria & Albert Museum, London - Friday 18th May 2012 (Evening)
Denman College, Oxfordshire - Thursday 14th June 2012
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich - Monday 9th July 2012

Click here for more details


Special Request For Volunteers

Volunteers are currently needed to help with an Olympic Project in the Chelmsford area of Essex (up until July 2012)

Click here to contact organiser for further information


Craft Club Family Event

New Event:

The next screening of the Craft Club film will be at Norwich Cinema City on Saturday 8 September.

Click here to book a place


Craft Club’s knitted cinema event have now premiered their specially commissioned short animated film that explores the wild and wonderful world of knitting. Those who came along were inspired and have a go at finger knitting with the help of skilled crafters.

Read write-ups of the March 2012 events below:

Craft Club's first cinema event in Stratford, London, Simply Knitting, The Knitter


Volunteers

Craft Club are always looking for new volunteers to help teach knitting in schools and community groups

Click here if you would like to know more


Click to read about new Yarn Craft Clubs

Click here to network with other teachers who are already teaching knitting in schools or are hoping to soon

Click here for links to free easy patterns ideal for children and ideas on how to source materials

Click here to read about knitting in schools news


Contact us if you have any questions about knitting in schools or have information about your experiences to share with other teachers by clicking on the 'contact us' link in the menu above.

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