Establishing a crafting workroom in Wellington

Crafty Volunteers Wellington has been gifted the use of a venue in Central Wellington to establish a crafting workroom. Here we will be running weekly crafting days, where people can knit and crochet with other crafters. This provides crafters with a sense of community and a sense of purpose.

We are also commencing our waste textile repurposing programme, where we convert donations of commercial textile that would have otherwise gone to landfill, in to items that our charity partners provide to their vulnerable clients.

Over the last 5 years we have operated on a near cashless basis, by becoming adept at getting new or used items either for free or heavily discounted - but some things simply need to be bought new.

We require funding to cover the cost of equipment like dressmaking scissors, cutting boards and roller cutters, plus shelving and storage bins, as well as an initial supply of consumables like elastic, velcro and branded labels.

Your support is greatly appreciated and will help us continue to provide many thousands of items to our charity partners each year.