Jesmond Methodist Church

St George's Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle, NE2 2DL

Jes Craft

Join us on Wednesdays, 10-12noon in Jes Space, above Cafe 1901,

St George's Terrace

Social justice @ JMC

We have a commitment to social justice related events and activities. At JMC we believe it is vitally important, both for our own development, and for that of the wider community, to practice what we believe on a practical level – after all, actions speak louder than words.

For information on specific Social Justice activities, click here.

For a number of years, a small but dedicated group have been knitting jumpers and blankets (and crocheting, too) for children in Africa. Following the 2011 Jesmond Community Festival, we have formed a crafting group in JMC, JesCraft, to build on the Knit4Africa Project.  See the Photo Gallery below for some pictures of our workshops.

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We want to produce crafts because we have a heart for social justice and compassion.
Our little cottage industry includes the following handicrafts:Knitting and crocheting projectsMaking bags, baby shoes, dolls clothes, etcEmbroidery projectsCross stitchPrayer shawlsand others ….

We meet on Wednesdays 10am-12noon.

The venue is Jes Space, on the upper floor of Jesmond Methodist Church, above Café 1901. Sometimes we meet in the Cafe itself.

Come and join in to learn new skills, to teach others, to share expertise or merely to have a go! We meet on a regular basis, but also continue to work on our projects at home.

If you have any odd balls of wool that you don't want, please let us have them. We can use them in our blankets and jumpers for Knit4Africa. Any weight is fine.

Bring your knitting needles, crochet hooks or embroidery needles and share your skills, have a chat and make things for good causes.

For the novice or expert, male or female, young and not so young – all are welcome!

Margaret Graham and Katie Hawkins
Email: margaret@jesmondmethodistchurch.org.uk; katie@jesmondmethodistchurch.org.uk

Photographs of JesCraft Handicraft Workshops and sessions

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