The organizations we are promoting assist Immigrants and their safety, medical, education, housing and legal needs. The descriptions below do not fully encompass what each organization does, so please feel free to hit the links and find the organization you are interested in. If your employer offers donation-matching, consider this option! If you donate with a check or money order, you may not receive your Proof of Donation in time to get the PDF link.
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
Accepts Paypal / Credit Card / Bank / Venmo
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) cares for people affected by conflict, disease outbreaks, natural and human-made disasters, and exclusion from health care in more than 75 countries.
Accepts Paypal / Credit Card - donations are processed through chuffed.org
A Global Initiative Led by Two Palestinian Female Doctors to Offer Immediate Relief and Sustainable Support to the People of Gaza. Physicians are working on the ground in Gaza, providing medical care, diapers, infant formula, menstrual care, medication distribution, etc.
https://www.aclu.org/issues/immigrants-rights
Accepts Credit Card / Bank
The ACLU is a leader in strategic litigation, advocacy, and organizing needed to take on ICE and Border Patrol abuses and violations, and also helps to pave a path to citizenship for thousands, and uphold all our civil liberties.
https://www.borderangels.org/
Accepts Venmo / Credit Card
Border Angels provides humanitarian programs to support migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers at the San Diego / Tijuana border, including leaving water and care packages in migration routes, caravans to safe shelters, The Familias Reunidas Bond Program that assists reuniting detained migrants in ICE facilities with their families. They also help with funeral services for the untimely deaths of migrants.
https://ciwa-online.com/
Accepts Credit Card only
CIWA offers programs and services that use a holistic approach to support clients in the areas of settlement and integration, literacy and language training, employment support and bridging programs, family violence, parenting, individual counselling, in-home support, civic engagement, health, housing, and community development. All clients have access to childcare and first language support during group sessions and individual appointments.
This collection of bookmark patterns is presented as sections you'd find at your library or book store, including: Classic Literature, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, History, Hobby, Horror, Mystery, Mythology, Romance, Science, and Science Fiction. Upon receiving your proof of donation to our email (SpellboundStitchesCollab@gmail.com), we will provide you with a Google Drive link and a Look Book, also with links to download your files. Many designers have provided Pattern Keeper-friendly files as well. There are no physical rewards and the files will only be available through December 1, 2025. All links will be disabled on this date, so be sure to download your files before then. We will not be able to furnish the files after this date, but the designers may sell their contribution in their shops.
Designers Included
Spellbound Stitches is an evolving collaborative project focused on introducing new designs to support local needlework shops and charity campaigns to bring awareness to pertinent causes. Find out more about previous Spellbound Stitches collaborations here.
If you stitch a bookmark from this collection, we would love to see! Be sure to tag the designer and use the hashtag #SpellboundStitches!
Spellbound Stitches Volume 5 - The Bookmark Book is run by amazing volunteers. Amanda Elliott of Haunted Frames, Kaya of bogdragoncrafts, Jen Nelson of The Stitch Crypt, and Amanda DeLong of BAD Stitch. Email distribution team: Manda of Infinity Bear Designs, Kat of Sprouting Lupine, and Kate of Two Little Kits. The Spellbound Stitches logo was designed by Elle Noonan of StitchSprout. Thank you to this amazing group of designers who have contributed time and talents to make this collaboration possible!