Crafternoons

Crafternoons

Chat & Crafternoons take place on the third Thursday every month (except May 2025 when it’s the second Thursday), between 2 and 4pm at Loweswater Village Hall (if the weather is nice in the summer, we may sit outside). All are welcome – bring your own project, or just come for the chat, tea and cake. It doesn’t matter if you’re an expert or a beginner at what you’re doing – you might even find help and/or inspiration at hand. Suggested (but voluntary) donation is £3.

Dates for 2025 are:

Thursday 20 March
Thursday 17 April
Thursday 8 May
Thursday 19 June
Thursday 17 July
Thursday 21 August
Thursday 18 September
Thursday 16 October
Thursday 20 November
Thursday 18 December

Here are some words written after our February 2025 get together by Barbara Thomson:

Wool and Root Workings

Seven or eight ladies gathered at Loweswater hall for an afternoon of crafting. We all brought extra clothing as a precaution but the heating was on and fuelled with tea and cake everybody’s needles were clicking. It is always fascinating to see what others are making. Jumpers with difficult stitches, a crotchet throw in pastel octagons, a turquoise Kingfisher embroidery, a cross-stitch Valentine’s Day card, red welly socks for darning in bright yellow. All that creativity, concentration and gentle conversation built a sort of room within the room, a citadel of strength and positivity, apart and yet connected to the world outside. I took my peg-loom and started a wall hanging/rug for a friend’s 70th Birthday in Herdwick fleece. I’m not sure I’ve left enough time to finish it but at least it got off to a good start.