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Ep 21- Georgina speaks to Charlotte English Chief Crafter at Funky Makers
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Charlotte @funkymakers is a multi-crafter and has crafted since she was knee-high. She comes from an Irish family of crafters who taught her to knit and crochet. Charlotte recently coordinated the family to create a heritage blanket as a wedding gift for her cousin. It was made up of '70 squares of Irish Aran knitting and crochet contributed by members of our family’ and she even managed to include some squares from a cardigan that had been knitted by her grandmother. This was a huge achievement and one she feels especially proud of. She wanted them to feel ‘wrapped in the love and support of a large Irish family’.
Charlotte launched @funkymakers after she was asked to run after school crafts clubs where she teaches children knitting, crochet and many other crafts. Sadly, since the pandemic, Funkymakers hasn’t been back into schools. The impact of this on young children is something Charlotte is acutely aware of, ‘when you look at the benefits of crafting… for young children fine motor skills, dexterity, problem-solving… the whole ideas that crafting generates they’ve lost all of that’.
The benefits of crafting are also clear for adults, not only to help with mental health but also to highlight how we can upcycle and recycle clothing to help do our bit to reduce climate change. Charlotte recently attended #stitchitdontditchit Street Stitching organised by Suzi from @twistedtwee in Bromley Town Centre. Looking after the planet is top of Charlotte’s agenda and you can even find instructions on how to make crochet make-up remover pads on her Instagram page. This interview was recorded on Monday 5th July at 2 pm BST.
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