We are a group of people making crafts for local charities to sell at their fairs or give as presents as per their discretion. These are mainly needlecraft and junk journals/treasure books/altered book art or similar items which are currently popular. We are always looking for he following items:
Needlecrafts:
- embroidery threads, esp. metallic threads for embellishments
- small beads + charms used in embroidery
- wool
- felt (reasonably big pieces)
Papercrafts:
- novels (text only books) that are properly bound (i.e. sewn into the spine, not glued)
- any vintage papers (photos, old letters/receipts/ledgers etc)
- old magazines/books
- foreign language papers/magazines/books (any language/alphabet)
- old dictionaries/translation dictionaries (any language/alphabet)
- sheet music (preferably old)
- books with non-photographic illustrations (e.g. botanical drawings etc)
- magazines with vintage or contemplative photos (Evergreen, Simple Things, Landscape, Countryside etc - some art or photography magazines also have suitable imagery)
- craft glue
- twine/waxed thread
- beads/old jewellery (can be broken)
If you have any other similar things or spare craft materials in search of a new home, please feel free to check with me if they could be useful.
I can pick up in Chertsey.

For charity crafts: various specific craft/paper items (Chertsey KT16)