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What did you do for World Wide Knit in Public Day? I hope you found a nice group or a lovely café or some other exciting spot to gather and practice your knitting or crochet and share it with the world! Here in Bungendore, we met at the Foodlovers Market café with a group of knitters. It was a great opportunity to meet new people and share insights and ideas. We can learn so much from each other - and working with a group of people is so much fun.Thank you all very much for coming - hope to catch...

A group of knitters will gather at Food Lovers Market in Bungendore to celebrate World Wide Knit in Public Day! This is a casual event open to all - bring your knitting or crochet, have a cuppa at the cafe (they have pretty yummy cakes and other food, too!) and celebrate your craft with others. Open to all skill levels! I will be there in the afternoon after 1:30, but feel free to come in at any time. Location: Food Lovers Market, Bungendore 50 Molonglo St2621 Bungendore, New South Wales (opposite War Memorial Hall on Kings Highway)

We have all heard of slow food, but what is "slow clothing" and what does it have to do with knitting? Just as the slow food movement encourages people to think about where their food comes from, how it is grown and cooked and how what they eat impacts on their health, their community and the environment, the 'slow clothes' movement is a counter-movement against the ever increasing speed with which we consume clothing.  Over the last 20 years, the cost of clothing has come down substantially. Clothes are now a throw-away item. And the speed with which we are...