Eskimimi Knits » bumblebee conservation trust http://eskimimiknits.com Knitting patterns, projects, pictures, tutorials plus news and views from the world of yarn and needles. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:41:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Save the bees and get your needles buzzing! http://eskimimiknits.com/2009/09/save-the-bees-and-get-your-needles-buzzing/ http://eskimimiknits.com/2009/09/save-the-bees-and-get-your-needles-buzzing/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:40:00 +0000 eskimimi http://eskimimiknits.com/?p=657 is a wonderful fund-raising drive backed by the Cornwall-based clothing company ‘Seasalt’.  This year Seasalt is asking for volunteers to snatch up their needles and hooks to make a handmade scarf to raise money in support of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust.  Extremely important to our local ecosystems, bumblebee populations in the UK are in dramatic decline, and the hard work of the folks at the BCT is in need of some financial support.

Seasalt is helping out by taking donations of handmade scarves from craft folks which they will sell in their store, all proceeds going towards the BCT.  Last year a similar fund-raising effort by Seasalt saw 605 scarves donated, raising  £2898 for The Cinnamon Trust, all thanks to generous, wonderful, gorgeous knitters.  So, how can you get involved?  Well, you’ll have to be a busy bee as the first lot of scarves goes on sale on the 1st of October.  The scarves will be displayed in the windows of Seasalt throughout October, each with a large tag displaying the knitter’s name and, if the knitter has one, a website address.  If you think that you can spare the time to make a scarf for this wonderful cause, details of where to send your scarf donations are below. The Seasalt blog can be found here for those looking for further information.


Please send donations of scarves to:

Kathryn Wild
Seasalt
1 Church Street
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 3DN



If you have any questions feel free to send an email to chloe@seasaltcornwall.co.uk or call 01326 312478 (ext 1007)

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