Skid Row Collaboration
Crafting Change is teaming up with partners Every Day Action and Feed Skid, a local community action organization that comes together every Tuesday to feed those living in the area, to help provide warm winter clothing items to unsheltered persons living on Skid Row this winter.
Crafting Change Founders Kent & Tiffany Herbert will be returning to Skid Row on December 14th and January 4th to join our partners for evenings of distributing food, hygiene kits and warm clothing items and blankets. We'd love to have your help in filling bins with items to distribute to these folks!
what are we crafting?
Item Requested | Craft Type | Quantity Requested | Quantity Still Needed |
|---|---|---|---|
Gloves/Mittens | Sew/Knit/Crochet | 25 | 25 |
Cowls/Scarves/Scoodies | Sew/Knit/Crochet | 50 | 50 |
Warm Winter Hats | Sew/Knit/Crochet | 50 | 33 |
Earwarmers | Sew/Knit/Crochet | 50 | 50 |
project must-knows
We will be collecting ANY warm winter items either sewn, knit, crocheted or manufactured/purchased. We will distribute these on December 14th and January 4th.
Items can be sent to our Post Office Box by December 5th for the December event or by December 20th for the January event. to ensure they arrive in time to be taken with us to Los Angeles for this event. If purchasing items from Amazon or another vendor, please check the shipping information at the bottom of this page for all addresses you can use! (And don't forget about our partnership with Give Back Box for $15 shipping labels!)
We are focusing on warm winter clothing we can easily make like ear warming headbands, hats, gloves/mittens and scarves/cowls. We also need Blankets. Gently used blankets in good condition are accepted and this is a great use for the Give Back Box to have cheap shipping!
We are also collecting the following hygiene items: first aid products/kits and feminine hygiene products.
Volunteers in the LA area wanting to join us for this distribution please email Tiffany@craftingchange.org
warm winter - sewn necks and ears
Tips & Tricks for Working with Fleece
Watch this if you are new to working with fleece or looking for great tips or tricks to make it easier!
Fleece Neck Gaiter (not a mask)
A cozy neck warming tube for any charity requesting a scarf or neck warming device!
Ear Warmer with Contrasting Binding
Modification of original pattern to add this cute contrasting binding and hidden back seam!
Fleece Ear Warmer
Super simple Ear Warmer, link includes a You Tube video as well as tutorial.
warm winter - sewn mittens
Project Overview Sheet & Pattern Fingerless Gloves
The project overview sheet includes tips and tricks as well as the links to the pattern for the fleece fingerless gloves!
Fleece Mittens with Lining Pattern & Video
Easy lined mittens in 3 sizes child to adult. Written Instructions and link for video tutorial.
Fleece Mitten Pattern
Tutorial (link to download FREE pattern on this page). Super easy to follow tutorial! SIngle layer adult.
Easy Fleece Mittens by Charmed by Ashley
Super easy single layer fleece mitten pattern in adult sizes
Quick Sew Video Tutorial For Fleece Fingerless Gloves
Quick Sew Video Tutorial For Fleece Fingerless Gloves
Warm Winter Zoom Room Fleece Hats & Mittens
Unedited video of Zoom Room Class with Kathy Lawrence on sewing fleece hats & mittens!
warm winter - sewn hats
Tips & Tricks for Working with Fleece
A great place to start if you are new or newer to working with fleece or just looking for expert advice on how to handle this fabric.
Warm Winter Wear Zoom Room Video
Video Recording of Zoom Room Class by Kathy Lawrence on multiple patterns!
warm winter items ~ crochet
Ear Warmers 3 Ways
Crochet Pattern by Melanie Shovelski finishes a basic ear warmer 3 ways
Super Simple Fingerless Mitts
Skills needed: US double crochet, crocheting in the round, chain, slip stich
warm winter items ~ knit
Fast & Easy Fingerless Mitts
This easy peasy pattern will yield a lovely pair of fingerless mitts in very little time.
Crafting Change Recommended & Tested Yarns
Approved Master Yarn List for all fiber arts projects
shipping guidelines
You will be shipping items to Crafting Change Headquarters in Oregon and we will be delivering to Los Angeles in December. You have several shipping options, please read carefully.
For regular USPS mail:
Crafting Change HQ
PO BOX 41631
Eugene, OR 97404
For FedEX/UPS
Crafting Change HQ
255 River Avenue, Box 41631
Eugene, OR 97404
We are partnered with Give Back Box to offer discounted shipping labels for items coming to our HQ! You can ship a box up to 50 pounds and 108" in girth to us for $15. If your box is going to cost you more than $15 to ship, please use this link to get our discounted label!
https://givebackbox.shop/products/crafting-change-shipping-label