Who we are
Welcome to Chimera Café
A cosy crypt for creative creatures, and kindred spirits.
Nestled somewhere between the spirit realm and your screen, Chimera Café is a virtual craft sanctuary run by queer, disabled, and neurodivergent makers. Here, we stir creativity into every brew, offer hexies with our hexes, and welcome you to a space where soft chaos reigns supreme.
This is more than a Discord server or a pop-up stitch-along. Chimera Café is a living, breathing dream of what creative community could be; slow, weird, handmade, and radically inclusive.
Who We Are
We’re artists, witches, crafters, gamers, and caregivers.
We’re the ones making spell kits by candlelight and baby blankets during full moons.
We’re building a haven for the odd and wonderful; and we want you here with us.
Chimera Café is founded and operated by a tiny team of queer creatives, including Ceòl (our tech-and-operations Goddess), Ash (our future baker and games-witch), and Vesper (your whimsigothic host and creature-in-residence).
Where We’re Headed
Chimera Café is currently a fully-online community, but our dreams have long claws and wandering hearts. Here's our journey ahead:
Phase 1: The Virtual Chimera Café (You Are Here!)
Craft challenges, charity drives, and digital events
YouTube tutorials and live workshops
Discord-based café for connection, support, and weird crafts at weird hours
Phase 2: The Wandering Hearth (Coming Soon)
We’re conjuring a mobile Chimera Café! A van-turned-traveling-craft-nook that brings handmade joy to festivals, rural towns, and foggy highland roads.
There’ll be yarn, warmth, queer witchy vibes, and probably a lot of glitter.
Phase 3: Chimera Grove
A land-based retreat space in Scotland where we’ll grow dye plants, host cosy residencies, and teach old crafts in new ways.
It’ll be accessible, safe, and filled with soft lighting and the sound of laughter over looms and tea.
Phase 4: Full Integration
Mobile. Digital. Grounded.
A fully interwoven experience where anyone, anywhere can sip a cup, cast a stitch, and find home with us. Whether it’s through your screen, on the road, or at the Grove.
Follow the Journey
This isn’t just our project. It’s a story we’re writing with all of you. You can support and travel with us by:
Joining our Discord community
Subscribing to our Youtube
Backing us on Buy Me A Coffee
Get ready for our blog series “Crafting Our Way Home” COMING SOON
Sharing our story with others who need a little cosy chaos in their lives.
Why It Matters
In a world that moves too fast, Chimera Café is an invitation to slow down.
To make something with your hands.
To connect without masks.
To belong.
Wherever you are, however you craft. Your seat is saved.
We’re just getting started.
Support the Baby Banks
Kids Size Items & Donation Process:
For every Kids size item sold, a second item of the same size and colour will be donated to a local baby bank in Edinburgh. This is part of our ongoing commitment to support families in need, sparked by our April crafting challenge.
But that's not all! All profits from the sale of our kids' items will also be donated to CHAS: Children’s Hospices Across Scotland, helping provide crucial care and support to children and families facing life-limiting conditions.
When you shop for your little one, you're not only getting a unique handmade item, but you’re also helping provide a gift to a child in need, while supporting a worthy cause close to our hearts.
Your purchase makes a difference! Thank you for being a part of this heartfelt cause.
