Knitstanbul has expanded thanks to word-of-mouth. Our priority is providing a steady stream of work and income for our knitters, and our project is very hand-to-mouth. If you know of a business that might like to stock our work (online stores, bricks-and-mortar shops including museum gift shops) or if we can take on a knitting commission of another sort please let us know. We recently made thousands of multicoloured doilies for British artist Zak Ove, whose work (made up of the doilies) now hangs in the new Facebook HQ in London….

Equally, we are always looking to contact public or private grant-givers who might like to support us.

Finally, we always need mentoring or advice from people more experienced than us in the world of marketing, start-up enterprises, fund-raising and knitwear design. If that’s you, please get in touch

Are you involved with, or do you know any Syrian refugees in your home town? Could you help us spread the word, and get them knitting and selling her work? Perhaps you belong to a knitting group that could welcome her in? We find that knitting is a real ice-breaker! We can help with marketing, finding customers, packaging and with design.

Here’s how to get started:

1. Ask your new Syrian friend if she can knit. If there is a language barrier, we can send you info in Arabic that you can show her

2. Can you show your friend where to buy wool locally, or do you have access to a source of free wool (for example, friends who have drawers full of wool since that day they decided to become knitters and then never did anything about it?)

3. Show her our website and pick a design to start with. We suggest something simple, in a small size. We can provide design guidance and support via Whatsapp.