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Fidget Blanket drop-in workshop
Fidget Blankets: our Charity Project for 2018 The idea of the Fidget Blanket is simple. It is a busy quilt or blanket with a variety of attachments (zips, buttons, buckles, tassels etc) to fidget with. People with dementia can experience anxiety and periods of feeling unsettled. Something to occupy their hands and minds (like fidget blankets or twiddle muffs) will reduce these feelings. When a person is more settled and less distressed they are more likely to engage with family…
Find out more »Introduction to Sashiko, a Japanese Quilting technique
Suitable for: Beginners. All hand-stitching. Tutor: Susan Briscoe Materials: Not included. You will need one skein of sashiko thread, 4x 10 cm square pieces of sashiko fabric (both available in the shop on the day with 10% discount), needles, marking pens. Snips and ruler are available. Shonai Sashiko is a traditional stitch technique from the Shonai region of Yamagata Prefecture, north west Japan. Intricate patterns are formed by straight lines of running stitch crossing and intersecting. During the workshop, four basic…
Find out more »Get to Know YOUR OWN Sewing Machine
Suitable for: Beginners and advanced Full day class: 10.30am – 4.30pm Tutor: Gill McBride Materials: Bring scraps and threads. Back by popular demand… our course designed to give you the very best out of your own machine. Stuck in a rut? Using the same stitches and feet all the time? Not sure what all the buttons do and scared of some of the features? Then come along to one of our 8 places on this popular course which enables you…
Find out more »NEW: Boro Bag
Suitable for: Beginners Tutor: Susan Briscoe Materials: a variety of shot or plain cottons, stripes or checks. Denims are possible. Other patterns are best avoided. Larger scraps will do. One 100m skein of Sashiko thread, needles, marker pen. The term ‘boro’ is derived from Japanese boroboro, meaning something tattered or repaired. In this class you will create a piece of Boro and make it into a practical and unique tote bag. Contact us to book this class or find out more…
Find out more »Crash Course Quilting
Suitable for: Beginners Tutor: Zoe Kemp Materials: 4 fat quarters (recommend you buy on the day at start of class), matching sewing thread and pins, sharp small scissors. Ever wondered what the fuss is about? In this course you will learn some of the basics of quilting: rotary cutting, piecing a block and sandwiching it with wadding and backing. You will make a (mini) quilt, going through the whole process. This course should come with a health warning: quilting is…
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