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ARIZONA
 
Flagstaff, AZ
  Warming Hearts in America
 
Phoenix, AZ
  Moon Mountain Sewing and Cooking Club
 
Tucson, AZ
  Flowing Wells Extension Programs Inc Summer Y.E.S.
 
Winslow, AZ
  Poliwogs of Northern Arizona
 
ARKANSAS
 
Marion, AR
  Girl Scout Troop 10024
 
CALIFORNIA
 
Anaheim, CA
  Katella High School
 
Antioch, CA
  Textile & Knitting Club
 
Arnold, CA
  Avery Middle School Needle Arts Group
 
Bakersfield, CA
  Mira Monte High School Knitting Club
 
Boulder Creek, CA
  Boulder Creek Elementary
 
Carmel, CA
  Carmel River School Knitting Afterschool
 
Citrus Heights, CA
  Building Bridges To Education After School Program
 
Clayton, CA
  Gehringer's Little Knitters At Gehringer Elementary Shool
 
Clovis, CA
  Our Lady of Perpetual Help
 
El Monte, CA
  Arroyo High School sit-n-knit Club
 
El Sobrante, CA
  Greater Richmond Interfaith Program Transitional Housing Shelter
 
Felton, CA
  St. Lawrence Academy
 
Foster City, CA
  Wornick Day School Knitting Club
 
Hathaway Pines, CA
  Michelson Elementary 2010 Knitting Club
  Michelson Elementary 2010 Crochet Club
 
Lemoore, CA
  Lemoore Middle College H.S. Knitting Class
  University Charter School Knitting Class
 
Livermore, CA
  Arroyo Seco Elementary School Crochet Camp
  Arroyo Seco Elementary School Knitting After School Program
 
Los Angeles, CA
  Canfield Elementary School los Angeles Unified School District
 
Milpitas, CA
  W. Burnett Elementary School Crochet Club
 
Murphys, CA
  Michelson 3rd Graders
  3rd Graders Hooked on Crochet
 
North Hills, CA
  North Hills Prep School
 
Oakland, CA
  Thunder Road Adolescent Treatment Center, Inc
 
Pacifica, CA
  Latinas Knitting Together!
 
Piedmont, CA
  Brownie Troop 31961
 
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
  Zion-Knitters
 
Riverside, CA
  The Grove School
 
Roseville, CA
  Heritage Oak Elementary Busy Bee Knitting Club
 
San Francisco, CA
  Sunset Elementary
  Hoover Middle School
 
San Jose, CA
  Rather-Be-Knitting
  The Jr Yarn Spinner's for Charity
  A Stitch in Time
 
San Mateo, CA
  Baywood Arts & Science Day Knitting Workshop
 
Santa Clara, CA
  Haman Knitting Club
 
Temecula, CA
  The Yarn Birds
 
Visalia, CA
  Textile Arts
 
COLORADO
 
Colorado Springs, CO
  Rockrimmon Elementary School Square Circle Club
 
Denver, CO
  Kendrick Lakes Elementary Helping Hands Club
 
Glenwood Springs, CO
  Colorado Crafters
 
Loveland, CO
  Knowledge Quest Academy After School Classes
 
CONNECTICUT
 
New Haven, CT
  Girl Scout Troop 60360 Knitting Program
  Waltersville Elem. School, Bpt, Ct Knitting Club/Mentoring Program
 
New London, CT
  Regional Multicultral Magnet School
 
Old Lyme, CT
  Center School Elementary School
 
Wallingford, CT
  Common Ground Stitching Club
 
Winsted, CT
  Highlander Helpinng Hands Chapter
 
DELAWARE
 
Bear, DE
  Porter Road Knitters
  St. Mark's Knitters
 
Hockessin, DE
  Serviam School After School Program
 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
 
Washington, DC
  Sew What After School Project
 
FLORIDA
 
Cape Coral, FL
  Diplomat Middle School Knitting Club
 
Davenport, FL
  Four Corners Yarn Buddies
 
Daytona Beach, FL
  Port Orange Teen Zone Library
 
Gulf Breeze, FL
  Alice's Angels
 
Jacksonville, FL
  Beauclerc Elementary Fiber Arts Club
 
Orlando, FL
  YMCA Orlando
 
Palm Bay, FL
  Yarn It!
 
Palm Harbor, FL
  THINK
 
Saint Petersburg, FL
  Shorecrest Yarn Bunch Shorecrest Preparatory School
 
Tampa, FL
  Memorial Middle
 
GEORGIA
 
Atlanta, GA
  Boys and Girls Club
 
ILLINOIS
 
Burbank, IL
  Reavis High School Fiber Arts Club
 
Carbondale, IL
  Carbondale Public Library Knit-Nik Kids
 
Chicago, IL
  Kids Needlework Factory
 
Elmhurst, IL
  Fourth Grade Crochet Club
  Jackson Elementary 5th Grade Crochet Club
 
Evanston, IL
  Girl Scout Troop 40020
 
Ewing, IL
  Norma's Knitters
 
Peotone, IL
  Enrichment Gifted Program
  Memorial Junior High Knitters & Crocheters
 
Rankin, IL
  Church Youth Group
 
West Chicago, IL
  West Chicago Middle School Knitting Group
 
INDIANA
 
Austin, IN
  Edge After School Program
 
Bedford, IN
  Bedford Middle School Knitting Project
 
Churubusco, IN
  Whispering Meadows Elementary School
 
Fishers, IN
  FCE Knitters
  Libby Thomas Fishers High School Sit-n-Knit
 
Kokomo, IN
  Friendship Home Lifeskills Group
  Boulevard School Mini Knitters
 
Lowell, IN
  Lake Prairie Elementary
 
Oakland City, IN
  Helping Hands Knitting Program
 
Petersburg, IN
  Pike County Public Library
 
Richmond, IN
  Crestdale Elementary Needlearts
 
South Bend, IN
  Lasalle Intermediate Academy
 
IOWA
 
Shellsburg, IA
  Shellsburg Elementary ELP
 
KANSAS
 
Ellsworth, KS
  Kids Crocheting Together
  Kids Crocheting Together Too
 
KENTUCKY
 
Cadiz, KY
  Jumpin'July(Janice Mason Art Museum)
 
Fisherville, KY
  Bullitt Co-op Crochet Class
 
Glasgow, KY
  Temple Hill Afterschool Child Care
 
Hebron, KY
  Northern Kentucky Teen MOPS
 
La Grange, KY
  Cornerstone Family Church (CFC)
 
Lexington, KY
  William Wells Brown Community Center
 
Louisville, KY
  Afterschool Learn To Knit
  Kenwood Elelmentary Crocheters
  Girl Scout Troop Crochet Class
 
Middlesboro, KY
  Yarnies Middlesboro Middle School
 
Pineville, KY
  Bell County High Needle Crafters
 
Shepherdsville, KY
  Cedar Grove Baptist Church Crochet Group
 
Somerset, KY
  Pulaski County High School Fashion & Interior Designs
 
Stamping Ground, KY
  Georgetown Home School Group
 
Walton, KY
  Strong Oaks KnitWits
 
LOUISIANA
 
Mandeville, LA
  Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic School
 
MAINE
 
Westbrook, ME
  Canal School - Knitting
  Canal School - Crochet
 
MARYLAND
 
Annapolis, MD
  Knitting Club@Georgetown East Elementary
  West Annapolis Elementary Knitting Club
 
Baltimore, MD
  A Good Yarn Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
 
Germantown, MD
  Bullfrogs Knitting
 
Glen Burnie, MD
  Southgate Knitting Tigers - Wednesday Southgate Elementary School
 
Lonaconing, MD
  Evangeline Webber Our Knitting Group
  Our Crochet Group I
 
Lutherville, MD
  Cockeysville, Rec. Center Crocheters
 
Mount Airy, MD
  Mount Airy Elementary School Needle Arts Mentoring Program
  Troop 81398 Knitters
 
Pasadena, MD
  Severn River Middle Knitting Club
 
Potomac, MD
  Beginning Needlepoint
 
Severna Park, MD
  Folger McKinsey Knitting Club
 
MASSACHUSETTS
 
Erving, MA
  21st Century
 
Everett, MA
  Needlework Club
 
Montague, MA
  Warm the Children Project
 
Quincy, MA
  Introduction To Knitting
 
MICHIGAN
 
Beverly Hills, MI
  Berkshire Middle School Needle Arts Group
 
Cedar Springs, MI
  Summer Camp - Wolverine Worlwide
  Summer Reading Program - Cedar Springs Public Library
 
Fair Haven, MI
  Knitting Knewbies
 
Gaylord, MI
  Friendship Church CRC
 
Gladstone, MI
  North Menominee Kids Zone Needlers
 
Imlay City, MI
  Imlay City Middle School
 
Lansing, MI
  The Crochet Club
 
Marquette, MI
  Knifty Knitters
 
Petersburg, MI
  Petersburg Needle Arts Mentoring Program
 
Rochester Hills, MI
  HOHOH Crocheters
 
Romeo, MI
  Busy Hands 1
 
Royal Oak, MI
  Einstein Elementary School
 
Sanford, MI
  Meridian High School Life Skills Class
 
West Bloomfield, MI
  Purls of Success
 
Zeeland, MI
  Fishers of Men Ministries
 
MINNESOTA
 
Excelsior, MN
  Excelsior Elementary
 
Freeport, MN
  Avon School- Knitting for Kids
  Albany School-Knitting for Kids
 
Golden Valley, MN
  Shirley Hills Primary Junior Knit Wits
 
Minneapolis, MN
  Lake Harriet Lower School
  Kenwood Elementary School Grade 5
  Hiawatha Community School
 
Sebeka, MN
  Sebeka Elementary Needle Arts Program
 
MISSOURI
 
Columbia, MO
  Kidcrest 345 Knitting
  Kidcrest 345 Crochet
 
Jacksonville, MO
  Neighborly Community 4-H
 
Marshfield, MO
  Knitting Sisters Church of Nazarene
 
Saint Louis, MO
  Tesson Heights Sr. Liv. Community
 
St Louis, MO
  Knit Wits-Vital Breath Academy
 
MONTANA
 
Bozeman, MT
  Hawthorne Knitting Club
 
Chinook, MT
  Hays Recreation Center
 
Columbia Falls, MT
  Glacier Gateway School
 
Frazer, MT
  Hands in Motion c/o Frazer School
 
Great Falls, MT
  Meadow Lark Elementary School
 
Helena, MT
  CHS Knitters (Capital High School)
 
Plains, MT
  Plains Elementary School
 
NEW HAMPSHIRE
 
Canaan, NH
  Indian River School Fifth Grade Indoor Recess
 
NEW JERSEY
 
Clifton, NJ
  Clifton Afternoon Knitting
 
Edison, NJ
  McGinnis Knitters
  Edison NJ Knitters Group
  WSCA Crochets
 
Maplewood, NJ
  Seth Boyden Elementary School Seth Boyden Knitting
 
Paterson, NJ
  YMCA Of Paterson
 
Perth Amboy, NJ
  Samuel E. Shull School
 
Waldwick, NJ
  Village School for Children
 
NEW YORK
 
Binghamton, NY
  Happy Hands
 
Bronx, NY
  PS 112 Knitting Club - PS112 Bronxwood School
  Grace West Farms Youth Crafter Club
  Woodycrest Center After School Program @P.S. 126X
  St Brendan School
  Sagirah's K.U.T.I.E.S New Genesis Christian Fellowship
  KIPP Academy
  Madison Square Boys & Girls Columbus Club House-Teen Center
 
Brooklyn, NY
  Home Program/Arts Center Program
  James Madison High School
 
Castleton On Hudson, NY
  Castleton Elementary School Knit Wits
 
Holmes, NY
  Jackie's Stitchers
 
Huguenot, NY
  NY YMCA Camp Day Camp
 
Huntington, NY
  Crochet Club
 
Jamestown, NY
  Boys & Girls Club of Jamestown
 
Kingston, NY
  Chambers School Knits!
 
Mattiituck, NY
  Fun
 
New York, NY
  I.S. 111 Arts Elective: Knitting Club
  GED Plus/Vocational Foundatons, Inc Lunchtime Club
  Pelham Fritz Recreation Center
  Children's Aid Society/P.S. 50
  "47" The ASL & English Secondary School Knitting Club
  "47" ASL & English Secondary School Crochet Club
  Harlem Knitting Circle - Harlem Branch Library
 
Port Jefferson, NY
  Selden Library-Knit Kids/Sit N' Knit
 
Queens Village, NY
  Willing Workers
 
Walton, NY
  Crafty Kids
 
NORTH CAROLINA
 
Asheville, NC
  Mission Hospital Jr. Volunteer Program ATTN: Volunteer Services
 
Greensboro, NC
  Gifted Giving Program-Crochet Project
 
Mill Spring, NC
  Polk County Middle School Knitting Mini-Course
 
New Bern, NC
  Girl Scout Troop #119
 
NORTH DAKOTA
 
Valley City, ND
  Kids Crochet
 
OHIO
 
Akron, OH
  Faith & Prayer Int'l Ministries
 
Big Prairie, OH
  Lakeville Elementary School
 
Cincinnati, OH
  Academy of World Languages
 
Cleveland, OH
  Lexington-Bell Fiber Arts Club
 
Columbus, OH
  Notions Godman Guild Teen Program
 
Granville, OH
  Granville Intermediate School Granville IS Knitters
  The Bottomless Toy Chest
 
Kettering, OH
  Alexandria Montessori School
 
Shreve, OH
  Crochet for Kids
  Knitting for Kids
 
Zanesville, OH
  Northside Church of Nazarene Youth Group
  Brighton Presbyterian Needlework Group
 
OKLAHOMA
 
Newcastle, OK
  Beads Etc. Knitting Group
  Beads Etc. Crochet Group
 
Purcell, OK
  Lindsay High School The Lindsay Leopard Loopers
 
OREGON
 
Bend, OR
  Bear Creek Kids Knitting Group
 
Coos Bay, OR
  Madison After School Program
 
Forest Grove, OR
  Fern Hill Elementary School
 
Gladstone, OR
  John Wetten Elementary School
 
Nehalem, OR
  North County Recreation District
  Fire Mountain School Library
 
Newport, OR
  Sam Case Elementary
 
Portland, OR
  Belmont & Hollywood Library
 
Salem, OR
  Englewood Elementary
  Abiqua Adventures
 
Stanfield, OR
  Stanfield After School Program
 
Umatilla, OR
  McNary Heights Elementary Afterschool Program Knitting
  McNary Heights Elementary Afterschool Program Crochet
 
PENNSYLVANIA
 
Chalfont, PA
  Butler Bears Knitting Club
 
Delmont, PA
  Ravelings
 
Elizabethtown, PA
  Teen Knitting Club
 
Lansdowne, PA
  Lansdowne YMCA Before & After Care Program
 
Mansfield, PA
  Learn To Knit-European Style
 
Nazareth, PA
  Lower Nazareth Elementary School
 
Norristown, PA
  Montgomery Co Norristown Public Library Spin a Yarn
  Montgomery Co. Norristown Public Library Teen Knits
 
Philadelphia, PA
  Washington School-Knitting After School
  Houston School Emerging Scholars Knitting
  Ebenezer Maxwell Museum Needle Arts
  Knitting Club Wagner Middle School
  Charles Santore Library
  Science Leadership Academy The Knitting Club
 
Swarthmore, PA
  TCDN Summer Club
 
Tyrone, PA
  Sinking Valley 4 H Club
 
Wallingford, PA
  Crossroads
  Nether Providence After School Club
 
Walnutport, PA
  Fashion Patrol Girl Scout Fibers Workshop
 
SOUTH CAROLINA
 
Johns Island, SC
  Our Lady of Mercy Outreach
 
SOUTH DAKOTA
 
Hot Springs, SD
  Hot Springs Elementary School 2nd Grade
 
TENNESSEE
 
Nashville, TN
  Preemie Evergreen
 
Ooltewah, TN
  The Center for Homeschool Excellence Basic Crochet and Knit Class
 
TEXAS
 
Arlington, TX
  Morton Crochets
  Speer Elementary Crochet Club
 
Katy, TX
  Exley Elementary School Knitting Kids
 
Midland, TX
  Girl Scout Juliettes of Midland, TX
  Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest Troop 287
 
UTAH
 
Lehi, UT
  Renaissance Academy CTE Classes
 
Springville, UT
  Activity Days
 
VIRGINIA
 
Coeburn, VA
  Newborns in Need
 
Culpeper, VA
  Purling for a Purpose
 
Palmyra, VA
  Loudoun Sampler Guild
 
Strasburg, VA
  Fiber Arts Club
 
Triangle, VA
  Graham Park Middle School
 
Vienna, VA
  Green Hedges School- Ext Day
 
WASHINGTON
 
Colfax, WA
  Creative Endeavors
 
Des Moines, WA
  Parkside ES After School Knitting Club
  Parkside Crochet
 
Lacey, WA
  Thurston County Master Textile Quilting Advisors
 
Montesano, WA
  Elma Elementary School
 
Olympia, WA
  Thurston County Master Textile Quilting Volunteers
  Thurston Co. - MTQ 4H Afterschool
 
Renton, WA
  Somerset Elementary Room 107
 
Silverdale, WA
  New Frontiers Secondary School
 
Snoqualmie, WA
  Miss Acton's Otter Knitters
 
Vancouver, WA
  Thomas Jefferson Middle School
 
WEST VIRGINIA
 
Huttonsville, WV
  Valley Vista Camp
 
Martinsburg, WV
  Board of Child Care Crafts Program
 
WISCONSIN
 
Altoona, WI
  Altoona Middle School Knitting Club
 
Delavan, WI
  The Frugal Crafters
 
Milwaukee, WI
  Milwaukee German Immersion School Roots and Shoots
 
Neenah, WI
  Neenah High School-Clothing and TextilesClasses
 
Racine, WI
  Girl Guides of Malahide- CGI
 
Seymour, WI
  Knitting for Peace
 
WYOMING
 
Rock Springs, WY
  Boys & Girls Clubs of America


The "Guide" The "Guide"   To get started you'll need the Needle Arts Mentoring Program Leadership Guide. The Guide is a complete instruction manual for creating and maintaining your own Needle Arts Mentoring Program.

The complete guide is conveniently available online in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
Download the PDF Guide text (645K)

Excerpts from the "Guide" include: |Table of Contents |Acknowledgements |Forward |History |Benefits |Getting Started |Steps to Success |Logistics |Conclusion| |Warm Up America| |Appendix|


Many thanks to our generous sponsors:
 
The National NeedleArts Association
 
Bryson Distributing
 
Caron International
 
Clover Needlecraft, Inc.
 
Interweave Press
 
Lantern Moon LLC
 
Lion Brand Yarn Company
 
My Handwork Studio
 
Patons/Spinrite
 
Plymouth Yarn Co.
 
Skacel Collection, Inc.
 
Stitch N' Pitch
 
Westing Bridge, LLC
 
Westminster Fibers, Inc.


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