We are thrilled to introduce our first ever summer fiber camp for kids. We’ve had such fun with our afterschool knitting and sewing clubs that we wanted to expand our offerings into summer. We’ve had a blast creating a fun and inspiring slate of morning camps for most July and August weeks (we even have…read more
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We will take this moment to celebrate our younger crafters. We have been hosting afterschool knitting, sewing, and embroidery clubs on Thursday and Friday afternoons for two years now. We love it. We have so very much enjoyed having them in our shop! They are crafty, they are fun, they have boundless energy and enthusiasm…and…read more
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Sunday’s Dolls for Zambia workshop was so inspiring! Many, many thanks to Ruth Litchfield of Communities without Borders for being with us. Ruth is committed, enthusiastic, patient, creative and inspiring. Ruth brought dolls she had made, patterns, hints, and stories that motivated and moved us. The children in the orphanages she works with have absolutely…read more
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This Sunday (5/19) Jo Anne Steeves will be hosting our Dolls for Zambia workshop from 2-4pm. Come by and meet the founder of the group, Ruth Litchfield, and hear more about this wonderful organization. If you have dolls to drop off, bring them with you, if you want to learn how to make them, bring…read more
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Thanks to a committed team of volunteers and a community outpouring of donated red and pink squares (and rectangles!), we realized our vision of creating a communally crafted Marriage Equality banner for the Wake Up the Earth festival 2013. We worked on it throughout the month of April and pieced it together during this past…read more
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THE PLAN: JP Knit & Stitch, in collaboration with the local crafting community has, for the last three years, created a yarn/fiber installation during the rite of spring known as Spontaneous Celebrations’ Wake Up the Earth festival here in JP. This year we were inspired by the Human Rights Campaign’s red + pink Marriage Equality…read more
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Make squares! For Marriage Equality! We are thrilled to announce that for this year’s Wake Up the Earth festival (Saturday, May 4th) we will be creating a communally crafted Marriage Equality banner. Please join us in this effort! There are lots of ways to be involved. Read all about it right HERE.
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We are back in our shop, happily helping our community into new crafting projects. After a very surreal few days, it feels good to be back in the world of people who like to make things. Lots of people are out on the streets on this lovely spring Saturday. We feel very grateful. Below, some…read more
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The city of Boston has asked that all residents stay indoors this morning due to the events unfolding. We will not be open at our regularly scheduled time today, Friday, 4/19. Stay safe! – JP Knit & Stitch
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Who would be crazy enough to knit mittens and socks this time of year? When we are all begging for SPRING to arrive?* Well, we are and hope you are too! Please join us in supporting the work of afghans for Afghans (see www.afghansforafghans.org) whose current campaign is collecting warm, wool mittens and socks for the…read more
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