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The committee has chosen the recipients for the March 2020 mini-grants. This month there's three! @stkarlay is the recipient of the Fiber Artist mini-grant and she'll be receiving yarn to make one of @jessssiemae 's sweater patterns. @heatheredhandmades is a recipient of the small business mini-grant and will be receiving eco-friendly yarn to dye. @smithstudiodesigns will be receiving a drawing tablet to help streamline the process of creating fiber arts related cards and prints. Congratulations to all! #promisedfibers #promisetogiveback #fiberartistsofinstagram #minigrants [Image ID: Blue text on a white background reads March 2020 Recipients with a promised fibers logo in the bottom right corner]

Meet the other half of the committee! (1) Lisa - @lisa_raspberrycrochet - is delighted to be given the opportunity to form part of the inaugural Promised Fibres Mini Grant Committee. Lisa began crafting in 2010 and her first love will always be crochet. She is the founder of The Craft Bank on Ravelry which provides yarn and patterns to those who require additional support. Lisa also works for a retailer in their sustainability department. (2) It's me! - @meeshaknits . I'm excited to work with these three ladies awarding mini-grants. A little about me: I'm an educator, a doctoral student, and I've been knitting for 5 years! I hope you enjoyed meeting us! Do you have any questions for us? #promisedfibers #promisetogiveback #fiberartistsofinstagram #nonprofit #minigrants [Image ID: Slide one is large pin flowers laying on a cream background with pink text in the corner that reads meet the committee! Slide two is a picture of Lisa - a white woman with glasses wearing a crochet top. Slide three is a picture of Meesha - a black woman with glasses wearing a pink sweater.]

Meet 1/2 of the Mini-Grant Committee! If you recall, mini-grants were restructured in order to comply with state guidelines so that now recipients are chosen by committee. Today, you'll be introduced to two members of the committee! (1) Ashley - @willamaejenkins - is from Maryland but has been a Texas resident for over a decade. She learned to knit in the fifth grade but only recently rekindled her love for all things knitting. She hopes to write her own pattern one day! (2) Jen - @jencrutch - lives in central Pennsylvania where she keeps busy with cross stitch, crochet, knitting, quilting, and most recently needlepoint. She's excited to help @promised.fibers fulfill its mission of inclusivity in the fiber arts! Please give them a warm welcome and stay tuned for the introduction of the other half of the committee! #promisedfibers #minigrants #promisetogiveback #fiberartistsofinstagram [Image ID: Slide 1 is and image a large pink flowers laying on a white background with pink text in the corner that reads meet the committee! Slide two is a picture of Ashley-a black woman with natural hair and glasses looking into the camera. Slide three is a picture of Jen-a white woman with glasses and short hair looking into the camera.]

Repost from @hyggecanyon • Look, yarn! Ha—got your attention! (This combo would make an epic pair of No Surprises socks....) • The first Hygge Canyon KAL starts immediately and lasts through June! • Knit any of my patterns and use the hashtag #hyggecanyonspringKAL. I’ll draw a winner for a yarny prize from the hashtag at the end of March, April, May and June. Basically, all of spring! This will be IG only. Test knitting doesn’t count. 😘 • Pick up any of my patterns or collections at any Pay What You Can price point from 3/15-3/31 and 20% of your purchase will go to @trevorproject and 20% to @promised.fibers. • #hyggecanyon #hyggecanyonknits #hyggecanyoninaction #operationsjw #knitalong [Image ID: 2 skeins of yarn and a lit candle on a white background]

March 2020 mini-grant applications are open for both fiber artist and small business! Also, stay tuned for a special mini-grant coming soon! Please remember that the applications will reflect the changes mentioned in the most recent blog post. Link in bio. #promisetogiveback #promisedfibers #nonprofit #minigrants [Image Description: brown text in all caps reads March 2020 mini-grant applications are open! The text is above an image of sewing supplies]

As I hinted at earlier this week, there are some changes being made to how mini-grants are done so that Promised Fibers is operating within state regulations. Those changes are detailed on the blog (link in bio). It also means that we now need a committee! Details about the committee and how to apply are in the same blog post! #promisedfibers #promisetogiveback [Image Description: gray text on a white background reads changes for 2020 and beyond]