Members use their craft skills to support local organisations and projects.
Local Projects
We knitted chicks and animals for the local Duloch Baby and Toddler group for their Easter Parties.
Making syringe driver bags for the local hospice
Blankets and knee rugs for care of the elderly wards at Queen Margaret Hospital.
Twiddlemuffs for people with dementia donated to a local care home
Purple Hippos for Dementia Friends
Some of the 300 hippos we have knitted
We knitted purple hippos for use with Dementia Friends Training in Fife schools. The children in P6 and P7 who complete the training are given a hippo along with their pin and certificate. Over 300 hippos have been given to the Dementia Friends Training Coordinator for Fife.
Helping refugees in Samos
We donated sewing machines and knitted items to React, a local charity which supports refugees on the island of Samos in Greece.
Sewing machines and materials donated to React
Facemasks for the pandemic
During the coronavirus pandemic we made facemasks. Some were sold to raise funds for the Fife Law Centre. Others have been given to Frontline Fife and also Fife Young Carers. Facemask extenders were knitted and given to several local care homes.
Woodmill School
Woodmill School Special Needs Unit were given cushions and blankets to use during their relaxation sessions.