Stirling Knit 'n' Natter - December 2025

Our new in-person meeting place and a reminder of our festive plans!

In-person update

We're now meeting regularly in Cronies Bar, in the Golden Lion Hotel on King Street. Cronies is in the front door, up the steps and turn left, sign-posted for the bar and restaurant. We don't have a booking so, if you're first there, we're just looking to grab a table or tables to fit 6-8 of us. The two tables immediately to your left as you go in the door (directly opposite the bar) are our preferred spot, if they're free.

Festive plans

Our Christmas meal has been booked for 6pm at Fletcher's on Monday 8 December, instead of our usual in-person meet-up. We do need to pre-order and pre-pay but there's still time to join us, just send me an email and I can send you the details. If you've pre-ordered but haven't given me money yet, can you please do so asap! My bank and PayPal details were in a separate email but let me know if you can't find them.

Our new WhatsApp community

A reminder that we now have a (completely optional!) Whatsapp community to help with keeping in touch. See below for more details.

Happy crafting!

Susan

Our new WhatsApp community

I appreciate that some of you don't have access to WhatsApp or don't want to use it but a significant majority of the group do, which means that it is currently the best way for me to get in touch with a large number of people quickly and easily. It won't ever be our sole method of communication but I am hoping that it will make at least some group communication much easier for me! (If you don't join the community, I will do my best to contact you directly in the event of a last-minute change of plans, assuming I have a phone number or email address for you.)

If you do want to join the community, you can do so via this link or by scanning the QR code below. You'll see an "Announcements" channel and a couple of groups within the community. Only I can post to "Announcements" so this will be where you can find important news without any chit-chat.

Any member of the community can post in the other groups. For now, I've added two: an "In person meetups" group and a "General" group. If you join the community, you can choose to join some or all or none of the groups, depending on what you want to see. My hope is that the "In person meetups" group will be helpful if there are any last minute changes to arrangements, particularly while we're trying to find a new "permanent" home. The "General" group is just what it says on the tin, a place for any general crafty chit-chat. If wanted, we can set up other groups in future for specific events or topics.

If you do choose to join, you might find the WhatsApp help pages on managing group privacy and muting group notifications helpful!

I'm happy to walk people through joining the community and the groups, if that would be helpful. It's easier in person or over Zoom but you can always email me questions or comments at susan@yellowgingerdesigns.co.uk.

Other dates for your diary

Events in bold are those that we will definitely be attending as a group and there will be more details in future newsletters. Other events are listed for information but let me know if you'd be interested in attending as a group. Similarly, email me at susan@yellowgingerdesigns.co.uk with details of other crafty events or exhibitions in central Scotland and I'll add them to the list.

• 6 December (1pm-4pm): Camphill Advent Sale, Blair Drummond.
• 9 December (4pm-7:30pm) and 10 December (10am-3pm): Jo's Vintage Cashmere Christmas Fair, Old Manse, Gartmore.
• From 26 June: Thread Memory - Embroidery from Palestine, Dundee.
• 18 July 2025 to 17 January 2026: IKEA: Magical Patterns, Edinburgh.
• 10 October 2026 to 14 February 2026: Picking up the Thread: The Past, Present and Future of Tapestry, Edinburgh.
• 21 March 2026: Scottish Wool Producers Showcase, Perth.
• 17-18 April 2026: Woolly Good Gathering, Edinburgh.
• 29-30 May 2026: Tangled, Galashiels.
• 12-13 September 2026: Scottish Yarn Festival, Perth.

Our December meetups

• 1, 15, 29 December: Zoom. (Subscribe for the Zoom link and calendar invites.)
• 8 December: Festive meal at Fletcher's.
• 22 December: Golden Lion Hotel, Stirling. (​​Download calendar invite.)

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