Samples Worth Writing About: Landgate Jacket and Factotum Bag
Creating samples to inspire the various crafters and would-be crafters who visit us is one of the best parts of having a brick and mortar. We stock so many different patterns and we truly believe there is something for everyone to create. And something aspirational on the shelves, too. Like Merchant and Mills Landgate Jacket. This popover is made in Merchant and Mills Dry Oilskin and is not for the faint of heart. While not fitted, it does require a decent understanding of construction and the center front 1/4 zip gives even the most confident hobby stitcher pause. But we...
March 2023 - We Care Wednesday
The vision for Neighborhood Birth Center (NBC) is rooted in the belief that people should have access to a full range of pregnancy care and birthing options. They believe that birth is a sacred process, and when the pregnant person is centered, the experience has the power to transform and heal individuals, families, and communities. NBC's mission is to offer comprehensive midwifery care throughout pregnancy, labor, birth, and the postpartum period in a safe and comfortable community-based setting. Families who are seeking a safe alternative to hospitals, can birth here, supported by midwives, doulas, and family. Centered on a midwifery...
February 2023 - We Care Wednesday
Like many members of the Asian/Asian-American Pacific Islander community, we are reeling from the violence and murders that occurred around the Lunar New Year. In an effort to hold the community close, we have chosen an organization that prioritizes coalition building and mutual aid. Red Canary Song is a grassroots collective of Asian & Migrant Sex Workers and allies, organizing transnationally and based in Flushing, NYC. They began organizing in a fight for justice and police accountability, after the death of flushing massage worker, Yang song, who was killed during a police raid in December 2017. With over 9000 workplaces...
Meet Willow - Craft Associate
Willow is one of the many high school students we've had the honor of employing over the past decade. Willow attends CRLS and juggles extra curricular activities while also working part-time at gather here. Willow is an avid crocheter who loves to make things for her friends and family. When did you start making things? I’ve been making things since I can remember. I’ve always found joy in creating using what I find around me, a love I think may have emerged from my constant watching of home renovation reality tv shows with my mom when I was younger. What's...
January 2023 - We Care Wednesday
We are so excited to be continuing this initiative in 2023! Last year we donated over $15,000 to various nonprofits and mutual aid organizations thanks to your generosity. Whenever you make a purchase on Wednesday (in the store or online) we donate 5% of the day's profits to that month's recipient. In the last couple of years we have been working with Aeolidia on our email marketing and they encouraged us to incentivize less engaged customers by offering some reward. Most businesses do a discount code, we chose to donate 5% of the sale to the We Care Wednesday fund,...