This project has arisen from two main starting points. One is from my own love of crafting and desire to continue these important skills by passing them on. I believe that a sustainable way of living is only possible if you have a good working knowledge of making the items you need to live, ie clothes and that people with low incomes can still have ‘luxury’ items- handmade gifts, household items, decoration etc using recycled and reclaimed materials to produce items superior to similar cheap mass produced products.
The second starting point was from parents at the sure start centre requesting crafting skills as one of their activity sessions. Many, mainly women, have a desire to learn/relearn the lost crafts of their mothers and to pass these skills down to their children.
I aim to promote the values of ‘Make do and mend!’
Sure start are going to provide the needles/crochet hooks, but please bring along whatever yarn or fabric you would like to use.
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