Tag: Needle Crafters

Needle Crafters on summer break

  Diana Oleson Most of the Needle Crafters have left for the hot summer months and 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 what…

Needle Crafters news

  Diana Oleson The needle crafter members are a mix of counted cross stitching, needle pointers, knitters, crochet and loom knitters; we enjoy seeing the different projects our members are working on, to visit and make new friends. We have joined for the love of needle crafting and ended up a family. We welcome anyone…

Needle Crafters – The history of crochet

Diana Oleson “The exact origins of crochet are unclear as the skill was originally word of mouth. At the end of the 18th century, tambour evolved into what the French called “crochet in the air” when the background fabric was discarded and the stitch worked on its own. Crochet began turning up in Europe in…

Needle Crafters continue their recycling creations

Jeannine with start of mat

Diana Oleson Welcome to our newest members Jeannine, Bonnie and Jeanne; we are so glad to have you in our needle craft group. Jeannine is crocheting matts for the homeless, using clean, recycled plastic bags. It takes 500 to 700 bags to make one matt, so keep those bags coming. Drop them off in the…