East Grinstead Spinners

Our group was again very busy working on items for The Queen Mother's Clothing Guild, which is long established and supports many different charities who apply to it for various items.   In 2022 we produced a total of 139 items: 12 Blankets 30 Hats 15 scarves 8 pairs of gloves 5 pairs of socks 13 child jumpers 24 child cardigans 2 baby sets 28 neonatal items 1 quilt 1 twiddle muff

Madeline co-ordinated our donations to QMCG again for 2021 and we are busy working towards our 2022 contribution. Our total in 2021 was an amazing 265 items! Which comprised:- 54 hats ranging in size from neonatal to adult and 23 scarves 39 assorted blankets 4 pairs of bed socks, 3 pairs of gloves and 67 girls dresses 6 patchwork quilts 30 child's and baby cardigans, 19 child's jumpers and 1 adult jumper 2 pairs babies bootees 16 Octopus (requested by neonatal units) 1 twiddle muff These are some of the last items to be collected in and from Dorothy this hat and sleeveless jumper   From Wendy this baby layette   and blanket of Granny squares   Carla bought a bag of mixed yarns from the charity shop and made these lap blankets  and this bag contains just some of the many blankets Pat has crocheted  

Each year our group selects a charity to support. This year it is The Queen Mother's Clothing Guild , a charity that we have supported for a few years for their charity knitting. As you will see below, our members are already busy with needles and hooks. Madeline knitted this scarf using all the small skeins of wool she dyed at our last dying day, and plain white. It's all alpaca, one row colour, one row white, knitted in moss stitch lengthways. The aquamarine colour was just copper mordanted yarn that never got as far as the dye pot. This will certainly keep someone warm. Madeline sends woollen items where it does not matter if they shrink or felt, i.e., hats and scarves, as they end up being warmer! The QMCG is one of the oldest charities, providing for those in need since 1882. Each year the QMCG receives requests from charities all over the UK for items to enable them to continue their work. The charities include, homeless shelters, outreach units, refuges for women, hospic