One of the things I really need to work on is expanding out my contacts within the various communities out there…. A while ago I set up a group for stitchers in my local area, but as yet, have had little interest. Of the current 5 members, only 2 people are remotely vocal, and I’m one of them! How on earth do I attract more members? I did a similar group (but for knitting) when living in Dublin, but managed to tie that into the Stitchnbitch branding, and in less than 4 years, the membership of stitchnbitchie stands at a relatively vocal 287 – and they say knitting in Ireland is a dying art! It certainly seems that needlework in Birmingham certainly is!

I am a member of Meetup.com, but as yet have not utilised their  facilities.  This is for several reasons. 1) I object to having to pay for their services (and therefore possibly have to charge members to attend meetings), and 2) there are no more stitchers on that list than the 5 I already have on my own, FREE, yahoo group. I’ve also checked out the nearest local stitching group that has been set up, and no one seems to attend those either.   What is it with stitchers?  Do they not want to meet others with the same interest?