Workshop List June – December 2010

Thursday 24^th June – ‘By the Seaside’ Hilary Jenkins 
 Make good use of small scraps of fabric to make one or more small textile collage pieces with a seaside theme – sea birds, beach huts, crabs, starfish etc. The result could be mounted to form a greeting card, or picture, or several could form an attractive hanging. Involves simple hand stitching: suitable for all abilities. 2pm – 4pm £10

Saturday 31^st July – ‘Be Inspired’ – Millinery Workshop Jean Hutchings. 
After a demonstration you will be able to create your own fascinator for a special occasion, or just for fun! 10am – 1pm £15

Saturday 14^th August – Make your Own Lovable Felt Teddy.
For Children with Accompanying Adult. 10am – 1pm £7.50

Saturday 21^st August – Make a Special Outfit for your Felt Teddy.
For Children with Accompanying Adult. 10am – 1pm £7.50 (Book both classes for £12)

Wednesday 18^th August – Needle-felt Teddy. Janet Bacon
Miniature dry felt teddy bear with jointed arms and legs. A collector’s bear. 10am – 4pm £25

Wednesday 15^th September – Beginner’s Patchwork and Quilt Day. Learn basic techniques, terminology, methods of cutting, hand and machine piecing, finishing. £25  Once youv’e got the basics you could follow on by joining our regular quilt classes, or our afternoon Quilt Club.

Saturday 25^th September – Colouring Threads. Hilary Jenkins
Create unique space dyed threads for embroidery, appliqué or collage. Simple technique with easily obtainable materials and equipment. 10am – 1pm £15

Friday 1^st and Saturday 2^nd October. 2 day workshop – ‘Breaking the Rules - combining canvaswork and applied fabrics'  Wendy Dolan  10am – 4pm both days. This workshop will explore techniques which combine canvas work and applied fabrics. Designs will be transferred onto canvas which will be painted with bold colours. Fabrics will then be applied to areas of the design to create an exciting combination of textures. Canvas stitches will then be worked to create dynamic, colourful and textured feature elements.  Suitable for all levels of ability.  £80 for the 2 days

Saturday 16^th October – Open House Taster Sessions. 10am – 4pm
Come and see demonstrations of many textile crafts. You might find something new you could follow up in one of our ongoing classes. Changing demos all day – All Free!

Wednesday 27^th October – Mixed Media Books – Isobel Hall. Renowned textile artist and author Isobel Hall with take you through her techniques of creating beautiful sculptured and embroidered books including decorated spines and integral bookmarks. Scrumptious! 10am – 4pm £40

Tuesday 9^th November – Fabulous Bag Workshop. details to follow

Friday 26^th November – Book Care and Repair Day. The NNA has an extensive library of books and magazines to care for. Come and learn how to clean and care for your books and how to make simple yet strong repairs. 

Thursday 2^nd December – Fabric Christmas Boxes.
Make lovely festive Christmas boxes as presents, or as extra special wrapping for presents. Colour co-ordinated with your gift they make lovely, long lasting keepsakes. 10am – 4pm  £25

Also - Weekly classes and clubs start in September.

- future classes to include knitting and crochet, lace making, embroidery, patchwork and quilting, felt-making, rugs, tatting, dressmaking, soft furnishing, dolls and miniatures, kites, fancy dress.