Trends, tutorials and workshops
The latest trends for 2023, free instructions for knitting, crocheting and sewing, and workshops for retailers – the Initiative Handarbeit, as a branch association of leading suppliers to the handicrafts industry, always offers new inspiration.
The Initiative Handarbeit is the right address for everyone who is passionate about knitting, sewing, crocheting or embroidery – and for everyone who would like to learn.
The initiative is a branch association in which the leading suppliers of the needlework industry from Germany, Austria and Switzerland have joined forces. With the aim of infecting even more people with enthusiasm for needlework.
The Initiative Handarbeit is the right address for everyone who is passionate about knitting, sewing, crocheting or embroidery – and for everyone who would like to learn.
The initiative is a branch association in which the leading suppliers of the needlework industry from Germany, Austria and Switzerland have joined forces. With the aim of infecting even more people with enthusiasm for needlework.
Our goal is to infect even more people with our enthusiasm for needlework.
Every year, the initiative organizes a trend fashion show at the h+h cologen trade fair and launches participatory events such as MakeMeTakeMe or MachDeinDing2023, provides new inspiration every month with free instructions for knitting, crocheting and sewing, and provides information about the needlework range.
#MachDeinDing2024
Take part in "Mach dein Ding 2024" - the big creative competition organized by Initiative Handarbeitund. Sew a bag with an interchangeable flap that can be knitted, crocheted or sewn. Which idea will surprise the jury and win you one of the great prizes?
One pattern and almost infinite design possibilities: The designer Anna Husemann has created #machdeinding2024 designed a bag plus pendant in which you can combine different needlework techniques for the zipper-interchangeable bag flap and the pendant.
#MachDeinDing2024
Take part in "Mach dein Ding 2024" - the big creative competition organized by Initiative Handarbeitund. Sew a bag with an interchangeable flap that can be knitted, crocheted or sewn. Which idea will surprise the jury and win you one of the great prizes?
One pattern and almost infinite design possibilities: The designer Anna Husemann has created #machdeinding2024 designed a bag plus pendant in which you can combine different needlework techniques for the zipper-interchangeable bag flap and the pendant.
#MachDeinDing2023
Small, fine and the it accessory of the season:
Take part in Mach dein Ding 2023 and sew or knit yourself a trendy scarf in the big creative competition of the Initiative Handarbeit. Which idea will surprise the jury and win you one of the great prizes?
Whether as a headscarf, hairband or scarf: the designers Johanna Bischoff (@fifi_furore) using Susanne Müller (@paulastrickt) have designed a quick DIY project for #machdeinding2023 that lets you start the summer well wrapped up and individually styled.
#MachDeinDing2023
Small, fine and the it accessory of the season:
Take part in Mach dein Ding 2023 and sew or knit yourself a trendy scarf in the big creative competition of the Initiative Handarbeit. Which idea will surprise the jury and win you one of the great prizes?
Whether as a headscarf, hairband or scarf: the designers Johanna Bischoff (@fifi_furore) using Susanne Müller (@paulastrickt) have designed a quick DIY project for #machdeinding2023 that lets you start the summer well wrapped up and individually styled.
Lookbook 2024
On the occasion of the h+h cologne trade fair, the Initiative Handarbeit presented an inspiring fashion show of the member companies, all trends are summarized in a lookbook.
Lookbook 2024
On the occasion of the h+h cologne trade fair, the Initiative Handarbeit presented an inspiring fashion show of the member companies, all trends are summarized in a lookbook.
Free tutorials
Clean lines meet soft tones and casual silhouettes: The new knitwear fashion for spring 2023 invites you to feel good and relax. Classic basics can be styled in a variety of ways and are given an individual touch by small details.
Free instructions for anyone who is passionate about knitting, sewing, crocheting or embroidery - and for anyone who would like to learn.
Free tutorials
Clean lines meet soft tones and casual silhouettes: The new knitwear fashion for spring 2023 invites you to feel good and relax. Classic basics can be styled in a variety of ways and are given an individual touch by small details.
Free instructions for anyone who is passionate about knitting, sewing, crocheting or embroidery - and for anyone who would like to learn.
The handicrafts market in figures
On the occasion of h+h cologne trade fair, Initiative Handarbeit e.V. presented current market figures: Take a creative break from everyday stress and create something individual with your own hands: Handicrafts are being discovered by more and more women in Germany as a hobby that is both relaxing and meaningful. The handicraft scene has also become significantly younger. The current study Handicraft usage behavior 2024, which was compiled by GfK Nuremberg on behalf of the industry association Initiative Handarbeit, shows current changes and trends in detail.
The handicrafts market in figures
On the occasion of h+h cologne trade fair, Initiative Handarbeit e.V. presented current market figures: Take a creative break from everyday stress and create something individual with your own hands: Handicrafts are being discovered by more and more women in Germany as a hobby that is both relaxing and meaningful. The handicraft scene has also become significantly younger. The current study Handicraft usage behavior 2024, which was compiled by GfK Nuremberg on behalf of the industry association Initiative Handarbeit, shows current changes and trends in detail.
