Stirling Knit 'n' Natter - March 2025

Getting ready to move off Meetup!

Moving off Meetup

For the past 6 and a half years, the Stirling Knit 'n' Natter group has been organised on Meetup.com and is how almost all of our members have found us. However, over that time, Meetup has become more expensive and its focus has been shifting more and more from making friends to making money.

As a result, I've decided that we will be moving away from Meetup when our current subscription ends in April. I've started the process of setting up new homes for us, so please check out the details below and make sure that you've liked / joined / followed us wherever suits you to make sure that we don't lose touch!

Friars Wynd reminder: at some point, the back door to the hotel from the car park will be locked all day (instead of just at night) but the manager will share the code with me so that we can continue to still use it. I'll share the code when I get it (and when it changes periodically) but, if you have any problems getting in, you can phone the number on the sign by the back door, let them know that you're there for the knitting group and they'll give you the code.

Happy crafting!

Susan

Moving away from Meetup - our new homes

[For more details about why we're moving and how I've picked our new homes, check out last month's newsletter.]

If you have any feedback on these changes or other alternatives that I could consider, you can reply to this email, email me at susan@yellowgingerdesigns.co.uk or we can talk about it at a meetup.

Some key points about our move

• We'll keep meeting on Monday evenings (UK time) and alternate in-person and online events.
• This newsletter will continue in something close to its current form so you'll always be able to find out what we're up to from it.
• Our in-person meetups will be free from April.
• There will still be a charge for our online meetups to cover the cost of our Zoom subscription - more details to come on this.

New location #1 - Ravelry

I've set up a "Stirling Knit 'n' Natter" Ravelry group. If you're a Ravelry user, please do join, it's a little lonely over there at the moment!

Future events will be listed on the group overview page, and you're welcome to chat in our forum. You can also share projects and stash items with the group so that we can see what everyone is up to.

New location #2 - Facebook

I've set up a "Stirling Knit 'n' Natter" Facebook page. Please follow / like / share / comment / review as you see fit!

I won't be using Facebook's "events" functionality but will post regularly with our meetup dates for the upcoming month and any other news.

Still to come

From late March, I will start listing our events on Eventbrite and What's On Stirling. Later this month, I will also share details of the new "subscription" options for our online meetups.

Other dates for your diary

Events in bold are those that we will definitely be attending as a group and I'll add links to the relevant Meetup events when they're live. 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.

• 1 November 2024 - 6 April 2025: The Dundee Tapestry, Dundee.
• 22 March 2025: Scottish Wool Producers Showcase, Perth.
• 4-5 April 2025: Woolly Good Gathering, Edinburgh. RSVP on Meetup​
• 30-31 May 2025: Tangled Galashiels, Galashiels.
• 30-31 August 2025: Scottish Yarn Festival, Perth. RSVP on Meetup.
• 17-19 October 2025: Glasgow School of Yarn, Glasgow. RSVP on Meetup.

Our March meetups

Remember to RSVP on Meetup!

• 10, 24 March: Zoom
• 17, 31 March: Friars Wynd, Stirling

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