Calling all those who love to knit, crochet, sew, embroider, weave , spin and all other textile crafters. On Saturday October 26th, from 1-4 at The St. Boniface Centre Sustainable Crediton and Significant Seams will host the first Crediton Eco-Crafternoon.

At the heart of this will be bring and take tables so we can declutter and offer to others all those bits of wool and fabric we have hanging around. Maybe you have a half finished project you know you'll never complete that someone else might enjoy. If you have any tools, needles, crochet hooks, embroidery hoops, haberdashery etc you don't want you can pass them on. Significant Seams will have a stall with loads of patterns and books and your contributions to this would be most welcome. We just ask those who take to reuse to offer a donation. Reuse is always more sustainable than recycling.

As well there will be workshops and stalls around the themes of sustainable textile crafting including tote bag making. There will be a space to just bring your work and sit with others, maybe give or get advice and share ideas.

The Repair Cafe will decamp from the Elephant on the Green and be joining us hopefully with someone who can sharpen scissors.

Of course there will also be coffee, teas and cake to sustain us.

If you have anything you want to donate to the bring and take you can also drop it off at the Sustainabubble on the Square on Saturday October 19th from 10-1.

If you want volunteer to help on the day during the event or to set-up, or take down, that would be wonderful. Donations of cakes are also welcome. Contact us at info@sustainablecrediton.org.uk

So put October 26th in your diary. We can have a great Crafternoon enjoying our crafts, making new friends and contacts, maybe being inspired to try something new and learning how to make our crafting more sustainable.

Christina Dymond