Diana Oleson Strips of knitted yarn were donated to the Needle Crafters and they stitched them together to create an afghan for one of our local veterans. The Needle Crafters would love to have tatters and weavers join our group. Helpful hint for June is “When sewing, knitting or crocheting an item such as a…
Diana Oleson, Needle Crafters Barbie came to Casa Grande with only a swim suit and is in dire need of a skirt and sweater for her trip in the shoebox to a child in need. Any help with this project is welcomed. If anyone needs a pattern email me at [email protected]. Thank you to everyone…
Diana Oleson The Needle Crafters are making items for various charities and for the craft fair, (all proceeds from the craft fair goes to buying supplies we need to make charity items) or our needle crafters can work on personal items. The charities that we are presently working on are Operation Christmas Child, Morning of…
Diana Oleson Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The Needle Crafters will be holding a raffle for a framed counted thread picture, signed by the artist, P. Buckley Moss, and stitched by Susan Billing, who will soon be moving to Robson Ranch. Susan won a blue ribbon for this picture…
Diana Oleson The Needle Crafters are in need of more knitters and crochet-ers to help make doll blankets 20”x20”, travel slippers, hair scrunches, headbands and ear warmers for “Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes” in October. For the “Morning of Generosity” in December, we need hats, gloves, scarves, stuffed animals, baby blankets, bibs, bonnets, slippers and crochet…
Diana Oleson The Needle Crafters have moved to where the grocery store used to be at the Creative Arts Center. We welcome loom knitters, counted cross stitchers, embroiderers, needle pointers, crewelers, knitters and crocheters. We meet every Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The Needle Crafters have charities to make items for and will…
Diana Oleson Our Needle Crafters completed many items during summer break. Jan finished a beautiful multi-colored shawl. Donna finished a “Farm Yard Friends” afghan, round placemat, waffle stitch placemat, kaleidoscope shawl and bed jacket. I am sure we will have more to share next month. We will be working with Operation Christmas Child here…
Diana Oleson Needle Crafters, get your needles ready! We will be getting together on Thursday, October 11 at a special time for this day only from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Visitors welcomed; come see what we are making. I made four more items with the yarn that Jan gave me, covered a clothes hanger, blue…
Diana Oleson Before I left for Washington, my neighbor Jan brought me a bag of small balls of yarn and challenged me to make something from them. And I may add, really good yarn. So far, I have made a pocket pal race car and two bracelets, with one in progress. I love a good…
Diana Oleson Most of the Needle Crafters have left for the hot summer months and we will be back in October, with finished items for our charities and for the November craft sale. We have freshened up our display at the Creative Arts Center, so if you get a chance come by and see…