22 June,2026 11:24 AM IST | Mumbai | Devashish Kamble
(From left) Thane’s Atrangi Katta, Indonesia’s Picnic Poet’s Society, and Australia’s My Crafternoons have joined the global crafting collective. PICS COURTESY/VEDANTI SHINDE, @flairenciel, @mycrafternoons
Wherever you choose to holiday these days, finding a gym (or a pub, if that's up your alley) is only a few taps away. But what if, instead of another workout or happy hour, you wanted to join a local creative club? That question sparked the World's Largest Craft Club (WLCC), a growing global movement that has brought together more than 30 craft clubs across continents (see box, What is WLCC?).
Closer home, Thane's sustainably-first creative club Atrangi Katta will join the club's first simultaneous crafting weekend with two online sessions. Founders Vedanti Shinde and Renuka Patil tell us the sessions are all about the trending âjunk journals' with a touch of '90s nostalgia.
ON June 27, 7 pm to 9 pm; June 28, 11 am to 1 pm
LOG ON TO @atrangi.katta to register
ENTRY Rs 600 onwards (includes a craft kit)
>> A worldwide roster of art and craft clubs run by local artists. All participating clubs pledge to receive guests with open arms.
A junk journal created in California. PIC COURTESY/209 Junk Journal club
>> New York City-based artist Meagan Mahaffy conceptualised the global movement in January 2026 as a way to unite craft enthusiasts.
>> Clubs share their details, locations, and activities on a common spreadsheet that is accessible to anyone around the world travelling to their country.
>> The list includes clubs from the USA, Australia, Indonesia, Germany, The Netherlands, and India, Italy, Japan, and France.
Log on to: @artgurl__
>> Junk journals are scrapbooks created with upcycled and repurposed materials
>> Keepsakes, tickets, magazine cutouts, receipts, stickers are given a second life in the pages.
>> The session includes a kit that is delivered to participants. It includes washi tape and stickers.
