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I love a great party! And when it includes one or more of my passions i.e., knitting/crocheting, eating and dancing ...I'm so there. Perhaps I'm inspired by First Tuesday-Third Wednesday Knitting & Crocheting Club's first Chat & Chew that we hosted on Saturday 6/7 at the Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet. We had a great time. I'll admit it, now I've got craft parties on the brain.
Wouldn't it be fun to host a knitting/crocheting, sewing, jewelry-making ...okay let's just call it a craft party, with your specific passion as a subhead? What's that? You've been wanting to host a craft party for a while, but the idea never took root?
Say no more! We're kicking procrastination to the curb, and giving you tips to plan your very own craft party. So join us as we travel the superhighway with stops along the way for great party ideas that will get your craft on.
Don't Re-Invent the Sewing Wheel
1. Decide on Your Theme.
Center the gathering around one craft or keep it under the general craft party theme and add your specific style motif.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
For my dream craft party, I would do a Breakfast at Tiffany's theme. I'd combine my love for old romantic movies, knitting, the color Tiffany blue, the perfect little black dress, hats and handbags -- and turn it into a knitting/crocheting/sewing soiree.
Party Theme
Design Sponge blogger decided to host a winter to spring knitting party for knitters-to-be. They partied with warm bowls of chili, homemade short bread cookies, chai tea and winter whites.
Design Sponge blogger decided to host a winter to spring knitting party for knitters-to-be. They partied with warm bowls of chili, homemade short bread cookies, chai tea and winter whites.
She gave each guest instructions for a simple knitting project, yarn in winter whites, knitting needles, a tapestry needle and a DIY knitting needle case. (Needle Case Tutorial)
With the host as the instructor, guests worked on a pattern for fingerless mittens, which gave them a good start at finishing it.
2. Create Your Guest List
Invite guests who love your specific craft, and/or love crafting in a closely related niche. Keep in mind, non-crafters may get bored, so only invite non-crafting guests who would like to pick up a new hobby. Also, invite guests who are at various craft levels, and a few who love teaching for those who want to venture out of their comfort zone.
Invitations
3. Party Decor - Let Your Creativity Run Wild!
From yarn ball walls, yarn chandeliers to yarn centerpieces -- there's no limit to what you can create. Your imagination is your pilot on this craft-astic journey.
One Sheepish Girl created the cute yarn wall below. Unfortunately, I couldn't find info. on how she secured the skeins to the wall.
Knitters usually don't waste yarn, so I don't think they were glued to the wall. I'd secure the skeins with self-adhesive hooks, making sure they stay hidden.
There's nothing like a yarn centerpiece that's useful too.
Beginners will love low-cost basic needles, one or two skeins of yarn, an easy pattern, scissors and a tape measure tucked away in a small to medium hat box or decorated storage box.
(Hat Box)
Gift your veteran crafters with double pointed or circular needles, a tapestry needle, some stitch markers and a DIY needle case. Here's another DIY needle case design from Stitch This!
(Stitch This!)
5. Food - Finger Food for Easy Crafting
I was going to say keep it simple, until I saw these cute yarn ball cup cakes.
I'm also digging these granny square cookies and mini chicken cordon bleus. Yummy!
Individual chicken pot pies coupled with a chilled salad in a jar can work well in the spring, early summer and fall. We all know that pot pies are a great comfort food for the winter months. You can switch out the salad for a hot cauliflower or tortellini soup.
A Sewing Party
Do you have an old dress form collecting dust? Is there a neglected vintage sewing machine and/or retro Simplicity patterns taking up prime basement space? Why not put them to good use, incorporating them into your party decor. In the beginning of our blog, one hostess used an antique sewing machine as a serving buffet. Great Idea!
Plan for guests to make a fabric headband. Provide the fabric and materials they need and place it in a DIY sewing kit that you made and pass out as favors.
Check out the headband tutorial below.
Oda May from Moda Bakeshop made patchwork tote bags for her daughter's 10th birthday, using Momo's, Just Wing It! collection. She also made hair accessories with the leftover fabric scraps. Ingenious! This would work for big girls too.
Here's Oda May's tote bag tutorial you can use for your next sewing party.
Craft Party Ideas
Knitting & Crocheting
Sewing
Jewelry-Making
Pottery
Scrapbooking
Millinery
Handbag-Making
Quilting
First Tuesday-Third Wednesday Knitting & Crocheting Club
Tanya, YouTube has wonderful knitting tutorials that will keep you moving forward in your knitting. Good Job! Here's a photo of her, modeling her first finished knitting project, a sharp bracelet.
Audrey, thanks again for instructing her.
Our First Chat & Chew
We had a wonderful luncheon at the Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet. Everything was tasty and the conversation was equally enjoyable. For those who missed it, we will have another Chat & Chew at a different restaurant in late fall. I'll keep you posted.
Our Compassion Quilt
Don't forget to work on your 1 or 2 10x10 knitted or crocheted blocks in dark or light blue. You can use any stitch, but the weight should be 4 or 5, preferably in acrylic, but you can use wool. The deadlines are 10/7 for First Tuesday's members and 10/22 for Third Wednesday's members. They'll need to be stitched together in November and presented to a dialysis patient by early December.
Thank you so much!
Just a Reminder!
We'll continue meeting throughout the summer. Feel free to send me your summer vacation photos.
Happy Knitting & Crocheting! I look forward to seeing you at our Third Wednesday session 6/18 at Elkins Park Free Library.
Our Compassion Quilt
Don't forget to work on your 1 or 2 10x10 knitted or crocheted blocks in dark or light blue. You can use any stitch, but the weight should be 4 or 5, preferably in acrylic, but you can use wool. The deadlines are 10/7 for First Tuesday's members and 10/22 for Third Wednesday's members. They'll need to be stitched together in November and presented to a dialysis patient by early December.
Thank you so much!
Just a Reminder! We'll continue meeting throughout the summer. Feel free to send me your summer vacation photos.
Happy Knitting & Crocheting! I look forward to seeing you at our Third Wednesday session 6/18 at Elkins Park Free Library.
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