Christie of The Fabric Shopper is still working on her raffle to fund an after-school program for inner-city kids to learn to craft and sew. She says,

I have two main life experiences.  Teaching kindergarten for 6 years is the

Doreen of The Art Needlepoint Company sent us a heads-up that the site is doing a benefit for Heifer International. This amazing organization is headquartered in my home town, and for ten years I worked for a collaborating international … Read More ...

Christie of The Fabric Shopper invites us all to participate in a raffle to support a remarkable cause. She says it’s

a community outreach program that will provide opportunities for youth (and adults) to have a safe place to come,

Check out this heads-up about a worthy stitchy opportunity from Susan Brubaker Knapp of Blue Moon River.

Virginia Spiegel is at it again! This woman is simply unstoppable. Her “Fiberart For a Cause” has already raised more than $215,000

Barbara Bergsten of Create Needlepoint gives us the heads-up about a nonprofit needle arts mentoring program: “A project of Helping Hands Foundation, Inc. has been established to create community partnerships that promote and encourage relationships between adults and youth, fostering … Read More ...

Shari Jensen dropped us a note to let us know that the Stitchmap Yahoo Group is collecting needlework items to share stash and hope with stitchers of eastern Texas who lost their homes in recent fires. She says,

There is

In association with the Dream Rocket project, teachers are asked to engage their students in creating artwork to be displayed at the 2012 National Art Educators Association Conference in New York City March 1- 4, 2012. Promotional materials note,

The

Stitchers around the world contributed to Hearts for Christchurch, an effort to express loving and healing thoughts for those affected by last year’s devastating earthquake in New Zealand. Organizer Evie Harris posted,

Yes, those are needlework portraits of vulvas. If the image makes you uncomfortable, please keep reading anyway.

The Embroideries Campaign is not about shock value or sexuality, per se. It is about bringing an end to female genital mutilation. The … Read More ...