If you love dressmaking, patchwork, embroidery, knitting, felt making, card making, cake decorating and more this is the trip for you. With exhibitions by national and international textile artists there is so much to see and do, it is arguably the BEST show in the North.
Using embroidery and stumpwork techniques Corinne will show you how to create your very own 3D flowers that can be used to decorate your home, clothes or textile work!
Over the course of four months develop your patchwork skills by learning how to sew triangles to make the Flying Geese block, how to Foundation Piece, work with curved piecing and put together blocks using part-sewn seams all under the expert guidance of Lis Binns.
Spend the day learning lots of skills to create your very own beautiful roomy tote bag complete with pockets, a zip closure and shoulder straps.
Master the basics of a machine sewing, from how to thread up the machine to sewing in a straight line! You’ll get lots of practice with your sewing machine creating a variety of easy to sew projects.
Patterns may vary. Create a beautiful yet comfy stretch t-shirt for every day wear. Follow the complete tailoring journey from measuring, laying and cutting out pattern pieces and finally construction getting to know about using stretch fabrics along the way..
Discover how to use your machine needle as a drawing tool and create a selection of samples suitable for decorating bags, books or cards. A great beginners day.
On this Saturday workshop create a beautiful winter village scene set within a twiggy wreath that can be enjoyed year after year.
Stitched Collage, a lovely day of creativity with Anne Brooke, bring along an image to work from and engross yourself in collage, stitch and embellishment.
Master the basics of a machine sewing, from how to thread up the machine to sewing in a straight line! You’ll get lots of practice with your sewing machine creating a variety of easy to sew projects.
In this workshop, Corinne will guide you through making pieces of your own paper using linen fibre. You will then be able to use your beautiful paper to make a 3D flower or seed head using hand or machine embroidery.
In just one day create your very own beautiful roomy tote bag complete with pockets, a zip closure and shoulder straps.
