Edlavitch DCJCC Handmade for the Homeless

Our next meeting is Sunday August 4th - register and find more details here! https://www.edcjcc.org/calendar/handmade-for-the-homeless!

Handmade for the Homeless - April 2024 - EDCJCC Support the EDCJCC by becoming a Community Member and enjoy access to complimentary and exclusive programs while helping to enrich our vibrant community.

Our next meeting is THIS Sunday July 14th - register and find more details here! https://www.edcjcc.org/calendar/handmade-for-the-homeless!

Handmade for the Homeless - April 2024 - EDCJCC Support the EDCJCC by becoming a Community Member and enjoy access to complimentary and exclusive programs while helping to enrich our vibrant community.

Thanks to the 19 crafters who joined us today! Our icebreaker (thanks to Shana for the suggestion) was to pose with your yarn or project the way people (usually men) pose with fish on social media/dating apps 😂 these are our members who agreed to have their pictures/poses shared and they are fantastic. See you next on June 9th!

Speaking of Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, you can enjoy reading about the Sheep to Shawl Competition thanks to a gift article from our member Debbie R!

Shear will: Wool goes from sheep to shawl at a beloved Maryland festival At the 51st annual Maryland Sheep and Wool festival, six teams have three hours to shear a sheep, spin the wool it into yarn, then weave those threads into a showstopping shawl.

3/4 of your leadership team made it to Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival (see pics)! Come hear all about it at our next meeting Sunday May 19th - register and find more details here! https://www.edcjcc.org/calendar/handmade-for-the-homeless

Our April meeting was awesome, and our next meeting is Sunday May 19th - register and find more details here! https://www.edcjcc.org/calendar/handmade-for-the-homeless

We’re also heading off to Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival on Sunday May 5th - check your email for info on car caravans! (Not on our email list? Contact [email protected] for more information)

Handmade for the Homeless - April 2024 - EDCJCC Support the EDCJCC by becoming a Community Member and enjoy access to complimentary and exclusive programs while helping to enrich our vibrant community.

We had 24 crafters show up for our March meeting! You can find information on all of our upcoming meetings here: https://www.edcjcc.org/calendar/handmade-for-the-homeless. Next up, Sunday April 7th! Will we see you there?

Handmade for the Homeless - April 2024 - EDCJCC Support the EDCJCC by becoming a Community Member and enjoy access to complimentary and exclusive programs while helping to enrich our vibrant community.

Friends! Sonya Weisburd created an amazing new position at the Edlavitch DCJCC working with teens - know anyone who might be interested in this job? Have them apply! Assistant Director, Youth Action Institute:

Work With Us - EDCJCC Support the EDCJCC by becoming a Community Member and enjoy access to complimentary and exclusive programs while helping to enrich our vibrant community.

Reminder that you can find information on all of our upcoming meetings here: https://www.edcjcc.org/calendar/handmade-for-the-homeless. Next up, Sunday March 3rd! Will we see you there?

Handmade for the Homeless - April 2024 - EDCJCC Support the EDCJCC by becoming a Community Member and enjoy access to complimentary and exclusive programs while helping to enrich our vibrant community.

What are you knitting or crocheting this winter? You can find information on all of our upcoming meetings here: https://www.edcjcc.org/calendar/handmade-for-the-homeless. Next up, Sunday February 4th!

Handmade for the Homeless - February 2024 - EDCJCC Support the EDCJCC by becoming a Community Member and enjoy access to complimentary and exclusive programs while helping to enrich our vibrant community.

True for crochet too, of course

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/opinion/knitting-healing.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JE0.bsQ2.rpcF772GTd9C&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare (gifted so folks can read it!)

Opinion | Knitting Helps Us Embrace Life’s Messy Imperfections (Gift Article) Crafters across Britain speak to how knitting can help us heal, even at our most broken.

So grateful every day to all our crafters who choose to gift their items to our partner organizations, but especially today for Volunteer EDCJCC D25, our biggest volunteer event of the year! We know the emotional investment that can come with each item:

The Emotional Gamble of a Hand-Knitted Gift Knitting scarves, sweaters and other presents can take a lot of time, money and energy. But there can also be a deeper cost: hurt feelings.

The Big Count is one of our favorite days of the entire year, when we sort and count all of the items our crafters have made all year long - this year a total of more than 1800 items! Please enjoy some photos of the fun we had ❤️

Want to help wrap items and participate in D25? https://www.edcjcc.org/programs/d25-day-of-service

We have our Handmade meetings set for early 2024! https://www.edcjcc.org/programs/handmade-for-the-homeless/

Join us THIS Sunday December 3rd for The Big Count, 9am-12:30 pm! This will be the deadline to return your items for 2023. As in past years, we ask that if you are dropping off finished items you do so by 10:30 am that day at the very latest so we have enough time to sort and count all of the beautiful items you create. You can find the registration link on our Handmade webpage via the EDCJCC website: https://www.edcjcc.org/programs/handmade-for-the-homeless/.

A reminder to please make sure your donated items are ready to be gifted (stray ends woven in, soft against the skin, clean and smelling fresh), and in dignity condition. The majority of the gifts the EDCJCC needs are adult items, but kids' items are welcome as well. For adult items, like hats and scarves, please ensure they fit (try on your hats, and make sure scarves wrap around your neck at least once). If you find your scarf is too short, you can add more length, sew the ends together to make a cowl, or connect two similar-colored ones to make a longer one! Please reach out if you have any questions.

Handmade for the Homeless - EDCJCC Support the EDCJCC by becoming a Community Member and enjoy access to complimentary and exclusive programs while helping to enrich our vibrant community.

Our LAST meeting of 2023 will be Sunday December 3rd for The Big Count, 9am-12:30 pm. This will be the deadline to return your items for 2023. As in past years, we ask that if you are dropping off finished items you do so by 10:30 am that day at the very latest so we have enough time to sort and count all of the beautiful items you create. You can find the registration link on our Handmade webpage via the EDCJCC website: https://www.edcjcc.org/programs/handmade-for-the-homeless/.

A reminder to please make sure your donated items are ready to be gifted (stray ends woven in, soft against the skin, clean and smelling fresh), and in dignity condition. The majority of the gifts the EDCJCC needs are adult items, but kids' items are welcome as well. For adult items, like hats and scarves, please ensure they fit (try on your hats, and make sure scarves wrap around your neck at least once). If you find your scarf is too short, you can add more length, sew the ends together to make a cowl, or connect two similar-colored ones to make a longer one! Please reach out if you have any questions.

Handmade for the Homeless - EDCJCC Support the EDCJCC by becoming a Community Member and enjoy access to complimentary and exclusive programs while helping to enrich our vibrant community.

Reminder that our next meeting is THIS Sunday Oct 15th from 10:30a-12:30p and you can register using our NEW landing page on the EDCJCC website here: https://www.edcjcc.org/programs/handmade-for-the-homeless/.

Hoping that crafting together in the service of bringing comfort to others will help bring our members some peace during this difficult week ❤️

Handmade for the Homeless - EDCJCC Support the EDCJCC by becoming a Community Member and enjoy access to complimentary and exclusive programs while helping to enrich our vibrant community.

Some data science with crochet using Ravelry, in the Washington Post:

The yarn crafts most likely to fail by season and type What data on over a million crochet projects from crafting site Ravelry reveals about when people crochet and the projects they're most likely to abandon.

Thanks so much to everyone who joined us for our September meeting (and braved the rain to get to the EDCJCC!) Our next meeting is Sunday Oct 15th from 10:30a-12:30p and you can register using our NEW landing page on the EDCJCC website here: https://www.edcjcc.org/programs/handmade-for-the-homeless/.

Wishing for a sweet, happy and healthy new year to our members who will be observing Rosh Hashanah this weekend - L’shanah Tovah!

Reminder - our next meeting will be on Sunday September 10th! You will need to create a new account in the EDCJCC system to register. If you are having any trouble with creating the account, please reach out to [email protected] for assistance

https://edcjcc.my.site.com/s/registration —> select for Social Responsibility and you will see a registration screen like this for our event

We got a HUGE yarn donation (which co-leaders Chana and Leslie are showing off before opening) in the mail from Nevada - we appreciate it so much!

Big thanks also to our members who took yarn home today - future yarn donations are on hold until we can make more room for them.

Some things to keep in mind if you are generously giving us yarn stash:
-worsted weight or bulky yarn is the most helpful, and we unfortunately can not use novelty yarn
-please make sure your yarn is free of any pet hair and smoke
-if you are mailing yarn, please wrap it in plastic to protect it from any damage/moisture that might happen in transit!

Thanks again to everyone who has helped us grow our stash again and will do so in the future ❤️

A quick reminder that our next Handmade for the Homeless meeting will be inside THIS Sunday July 16th from 10:30am-12:30pm - please register

Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC What: Handmade for the Homeless Join us to knit and crochet in person at the EDCJCC. Bring snacks (if you want them), and your crafting supplies. We will also have our yarn stash out for you to pick up new yarn!

Our next Handmade for the Homeless meeting will be Sunday June 11th from 10:30am-12:30pm - please register: https://www.edcjcc.org/event/handmade-for-the-homeless-june-2023-2/?instance_id=81747 ! We are planning to meet on the 16th Street steps to enjoy the (hopefully) nice weather -- our backup plan in case of inclement (or unbearably hot) weather is to meet inside in the library

Handmade for the Homeless - June 2023 (2023-06-11) We are so excited to be together for the June Handmade for the Homeless! If the weather is nice, we will meet outside on the 16th Street Steps. Join fellow knitters and crocheters to make handmade goodies for a great cause! Our goal is to contribute as many warm winter items as possible to dist

Your fearless co-leaders went to the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival and even ran into some other Handmade members while we were there!

Our next meeting will be May 21 from 10:30am-12:30pm - please register: http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar?id=164483&view=Detail . We will be meeting in person (outside on the 16th Street steps weather permitting)!

And to any of our members who are heading to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival this weekend - have a great time!

Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC What: Handmade for the Homeless Join us to knit and crochet in person at the EDCJCC . Bring snacks (if you want them), and your crafting supplies. We will also have our yarn stash out for you to pick up new yarn!

Reminder: our next meeting is THIS Sunday (April 23) from 10:30am to 12:30 pm. Please register here to let us know if you’ll be joining!

Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC What: Handmade for the Homeless Join us to knit and crochet in person at the EDCJCC . Bring snacks (if you want them), and your crafting supplies. We will also have our yarn stash out for you to pick up new yarn!

More photos from yesterday thanks to our member Audrey K. So lovely to see so many new and returning faces ❤️

We had 19 knitters and crochet-ers join us today to create warm winter items and sort through some epic yarn donations we got to add to our stash - and send home with folks to work on before our next meeting on April 23rd!

Look at all this donated yarn ready to be added to the stash for our crafters! See you when we meet this weekend - Sunday March 12th from 10:30a- 12:30p - please make sure you’re registered. http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar?id=163963&view=Detail

This is just beautiful (warning: may make you cry):

They died leaving labors of love undone. Strangers complete their work. More than 1,000 volunteers across the world complete unfinished projects, like blankets and sweaters, for grieving loved ones.

We may have set a new record today - 21 crafters in person and 6 on Zoom. Thanks to everyone who showed up!