This Friday, 12 September 2025, is International Crochet Day. It is a chance to celebrate a timeless craft that brings calm, creativity and community to people all over the world.
The Benefits of Crocheting
Crocheting is so much more than a hobby. Research and lived experience show that it offers:
Stress relief and mindfulness,…
From Cutting Plastic to Crocheting Change
As World Environment Day approaches on 5 June, Re.Bag.Re.Use is proud to spotlight the power of turning waste into worth. This creative community initiative, based in Hout Bay, brings together 21 women: 15 crocheters and six cutters who repurpose discarded plastic bags into beautiful, multifunctional items.
Since launching just…
Empowering Craftswomen to Put Bread on the Table by Repurposing Empty Bread Bags
Blue Ribbon is excited to announce its sponsorship of Re.Bag.Re.Use, a dynamic community project that transforms empty bread bags into beautifully crocheted, multifunctional items. What began in Hout Bay, Cape Town, has now expanded to Gauteng and Mpumalanga. With Blue Ribbon's support…
As part of its exciting 1 000 000 meals by December campaign, DHL is proud to support the selfless work of Mother Soup, a Woodstock based food distribution organisation that produces and provides up to 8000 litres of nutritious soup daily which is distributed, together with Blue Ribbon bread, to communities in need.
“Food security is a…