Below is the link to the next stage of the 50000 Poppies Project.
2017 and we are back at it!
The next target is 2018 - commemorating the end of World War I.
The project organisers have committed to make 50,000 lapel poppies for the RSL to sell as part of their 2018 Poppy Appeal … these will be our own “special edition”
hand crafted poppies to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the end
of World War I, and a wonderful way for all of us collectively to
contribute to the ongoing wellbeing of current and former members of
Australian and allied defence forces and their dependants.
The organisers are hoping to deliver at least 10,000 to the RSL in the first half of
the this year just to get the ball rolling … the remainder will be
delivered periodically throughout 2017 and into 2018 to allow time for
the RSL to prepare for them sale … because the plan is that they will be
packaged a little differently to the standard Poppy Appeal poppies.
Poppies for this project need to be small to medium, tight knit or crochet poppies ..
around 9 cm in diameter. Slightly larger is ok so long as they don’t
“wilt”. It would be very helpful if you could attach a pin to the back
but if that’s not possible then it’s not a major problem, but the less
post processing for the RSL the better.
If you go to the patterns page
on the blog the Chelsea patterns are perfect and Ing’s poppy pattern is
gorgeous but you can make just about any one of these poppies and it
will work … the key is the tension … the important thing is to avoid flopping.
Keep an eye on the 5000 Poppies Project blog for the latest information.
