Warm the City: Make Hats for Those in Need

Help out your community by making simple hats to donate to people in need! The weather’s turning cold, and people are bundling up, but not everyone has hats and gloves to keep them warm. Fortunately, the New Haven Free Public Library has set up their mitten tree to get winter accessories to anyone who needs them. Let’s help warm our community by making hats and other winter accessories to donate to the mitten tree!
Learn more about NHFPL’s mitten tree HERE.
�What to Expect
This meetup will combine a casual gathering with instruction on a simple project. We’ll have sewing machines, fleece, and instruction for making simple hats that take only 10 minutes to make. You can work on those hats, or any other project of your choice. After the meetup is over, we encourage you to bring your items the Ives branch of the library (about 2 blocks away) and hang your completed accessories on the mitten tree.
What to Bring
Projects and Materials: While tools and materials for fleece hats will be provided, you’re welcome to bring along your own tools and materials for other projects, including knitting needles, crochet hooks, yarn, and additional fabric.
Sewing machines will be available, but you’re welcome to bring your own.
Who Should Join
Anyone who wants to give back to the community by making winter accessories. Sewers, knitters, and crocheters are all welcome to work on similar projects.
Important Details
Format: Instructions for one simple project will be provided, but participants are welcome to work on self guided projects
Please note that anyone using a sewing machine in MakeHaven must be badged to use one. Hand sewing supplies will be available for anyone who is not badged.
Cost: Free and open to the public.
RSVP: Please sign up so we can prepare the space for the group and have enough supplies for everyone!
Instructor: Rose Simpson
You must click below and REGISTER to attend at:
https://www.makehaven.org/civicrm/event/info?id=1029&reset=1
Scroll to the bottom of the page and complete the information under Register (gray box) and hit submit. You will receive an acknowledgement by email. Questions? Email [email protected]