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CROCHET FOR BEGINNERS
Crochet for beginners; this day is for people who have not done any or a little crochet. It is much easier to learn from a practical angle. Crochet is excellent for trimming and finishing edges on knitting as well as for garments or accessories in its own right.
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Date: |
Mon 13th Feb |
| Tutor: |
Gloria Thomas |
| Ref: |
314 |
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All abilities |
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10:00am - 3:30pm |
| Fees: |
£30.00
EARLY BIRD PRICE: £24 |
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MAKE A FABRIC COILED POT
Make a fabric pot using torn strips of fabric. These will be unique and even quirky textile containers, large or small. These can be worked by using the machine or the hand. Any fabric design can
be used, even ones you dislike, as the technique will disguise the original look. Patterned or plain cottons are the best.
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Wed 15th Feb |
| Tutor: |
Stephanie Jacobs |
| Ref: |
316 |
| Level: |
All abilities |
| Time: |
10:00am - 3:30pm |
| Fees: |
£35
EARLY BIRD PRICE: £28 |
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MAKE A FELT BAG IN A DAY
Make a Felt Bag - Create a bag of your choice by felting fibres and creating the shape all in one go. It's fun to do and every creation is individual. Children over the age of ten are welcome.
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Date: |
Wed 15th Feb |
| Tutor: |
Caroline Merrell |
| Ref: |
301 |
| Level: |
All abilities |
| Time: |
10:00am - 3:30pm |
| Fees: |
£35 Adults
£20 Children
EARLY BIRD PRICE: £28 & £16
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MAKE A FELT HAT
Make a felt hat - Caroline has designed a wonderful double brimmed versatile hat for you to make in your colour choice.
If you finish in one day, try something else!
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Date: |
Mon 20th & 27th Feb |
| Tutor: |
Caroline Merrell |
| Ref: |
311 |
| Level: |
All abilities |
| Time: |
10:00am - 3:30pm |
| Fees: |
£100 for 2 days
EARLY BIRD PRICE: £80
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DECORATIVE BRAIDS;
NEW IDEAS WITH TABLET WEAVING
A newly developed method of making elaborate decorative braids with the minimum of equipment at about a rate of 1 - 1.5 metres an hour, for trimming garments, making belts, book marks, etc.
Learn a variety of patterns on a sample warp; design and make a braid for a specific purpose; understand the qualities of different yarns. |
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Date: |
Wed 22nd & 29th Feb |
| Tutor: |
Anne Dyer |
| Ref: |
325 |
| Level: |
All abilities |
| Time: |
10:00am - 3:30pm |
| Fees: |
£60 for 2 days
EARLY BIRD PRICE: £48 |
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TASTER DAY: SILK
See for yourself how silk and rich colours go together.
Choose from: Microwave dyeing, Make a necklace, hair or buttonhole ornaments, Painting a silk scarf, Silk paper making
and more.
Some materials included in course price,
others available to purchase.
Children over the age of 10 are welcome.
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Date: |
Sat 25th Feb 2012 |
| Tutor: |
n/a |
| Ref: |
262 |
| Level: |
All abilities |
| Time: |
10:00am - 4:00pm |
| Fees: |
£30 adult
£15 child
EARLY BIRD PRICE: £24 |
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BAG WITH A DIFFERENCE
Create a different and unique shoulder bag by using tie-dyeing in reverse. Starting from black fabric, manipulate, bind and discharge (remove dye) to produce fantastic linear and abstract patterns, light-on-dark. Patch together the patterned pieces to make a simple but attractive bag for shopping or the beach.
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Date: |
Wed 7th & 14th March |
| Tutor: |
Clare Linford |
| Ref: |
304 |
| Level: |
All abilities |
| Time: |
10:00am - 3:30pm |
| Fees: |
£60 for 2 days
EARLY BIRD PIRCE: £48 |
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FINNISH FELTING - MOULDED BOWL
Take advantage of Sirpa's visit from Finland to make a 3D felt bowl moulded over a former. Further embellishment or decorative holes can be added during the felting process, or hand stitching can be added afterwards to create a modern ornament or a beautiful functional item.
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Date: |
Mon 30th April |
| Tutor: |
Sirpa Mantyla |
| Ref: |
369 |
| Level: |
All abilities |
| Time: |
10:00am - 3:30pm |
| Fees: |
£45
EARLY BIRD PIRCE: £38 |
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FINNISH FELTING - Abstract lattice scarf
Take advantage of Sirpa's visit from Finland to create an abstract lattice felt scarf. Use merino wool fibres to create the light and airy design, and enhance with silk fibres for a luxurious sumptuous texture.
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Date: |
Wed 2nd May |
| Tutor: |
Sirpa Mantyla |
| Ref: |
377 |
| Level: |
All abilities |
| Time: |
10:00am - 3:30pm |
| Fees: |
£45
EARLY BIRD PIRCE: £38 |
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Felt Corsage
This workshop will show you how to felt using both needlefelting and wet felting techniques to produce beautiful organic flowers with both plain and embellished surfaces.
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Date: |
Mon 28th May |
| Tutor: |
Caroline Merrel |
| Ref: |
404 |
| Level: |
All abilities |
| Time: |
10:00am - 3:30pm |
| Fees: |
£40
EARLY BIRD PRICE: £30 |
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INTRODUCTION TO ART PRINTING
Learn the basics of the traditional craft of printing onto paper and fabric. Starting with the deceptively simple process of mono-printing, and using silk screens and thermofax screens, you will produce complex images on paper and cloth.
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Date: |
Wed 9th, 23rd & 30th May |
| Tutor: |
Clare Linford |
| Ref: |
305 |
| Level: |
All abilities |
| Time: |
10:00am - 3:30pm |
| Fees: |
£90 for 3 days
EARLY BIRD PRICE: £72 |
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Nuno felt explored
Explore the technique of nuno-felt - combining silks, cottons etc with wool fibres. We will cover dyeing, use of pre-felts, cords, beads and using lace and synthetics.
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Date: |
Thurs 14th, 21st, 28th June |
| Tutor: |
Stevie Walker |
| Ref: |
417 |
| Level: |
All abilities |
| Time: |
10:00am - 3:30pm |
| Fees: |
£100 for 3 days
EARLY BIRD PRICE: £80 |
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Pieced felt shrug with textured surface decoration
On this exciting workshop you will hand dye the fabric in sections using shibori techniques and then repiece together incorporating fibres and other fabrics such as lace to produce a sumptuous nuno felt shrug.
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Date: |
Wed 11th, Thurs 12th, Fri 13th July |
| Tutor: |
Caroline Merrell |
| Ref: |
376 |
| Level: |
All abilities |
| Time: |
10:00am - 4:00pm |
| Fees: |
£150 for 3 days
Summer school
EARLY BIRD PRICE: £120 |
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Devore scarf
The devore process removes the cotton, viscose or linen component of mixed fibre cloth to create fantastic fabrics with a mixture of effects (eg removing the pile in selected areas of velvet). Dyeing the resulting fabric
will produce a unique and beautiful scarf for you to take home.
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Date: |
Wed 18th, Thurs 19th July |
| Tutor: |
Clare Linford |
| Ref: |
419 |
| Level: |
All abilities |
| Time: |
10:00am - 4:00pm |
| Fees: |
£75 for 2 days
EARLY BIRD PRICE: £60 |
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Rag rugs lost and found
Learn to work with simple traditional rag rug hand tools and recycled textiles to create a hooky or proddy surface, onto a hessian backing, to create a cushion, or small slip mat. Students are encouraged to bring along favourite but worn out garments of their own, to creat a 'memory' in their piece of work. Learn to mark out a design, how to prepare your fabric and experiment with different textiles. You will also be shown how to braid long strips of fabric to make a coiled plaited mat. Students will be encouraged to use their creative eye with colour and design.
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Date: |
Tues, 14th Wed 15th, Thurs 16th August |
| Tutor: |
Debbie Siniska |
| Ref: |
415 |
| Level: |
All abilities |
| Time: |
10:00am - 4:00pm |
| Fees: |
Residential
£240
EARLY BIRD PRICE: £210
Non Residential
£140
EARLY BIRD PRICE: £110 |
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Teddy Bear Workshop
Everyone loves a teddy, so come and hand-sew your own special bear in a just a day. Learn and practice all the necessary skills from laying and cutting the pattern to stuffing and sewing up the toy. There is an art to making a beautiful and hard-wearing soft toy and this course will give you many handy tips.
The day will offer something for all abilities as there will be a choice of three (unjointed) teddy bear patterns of differing complexities and a range of fabrics to choose from. You will be able to take your pattern away with you to make further teddies as gifts for family and friends. Suitable for accompanied children 6+: I always find that children treasure a bear they have made themselves and just love the toy making process.
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Date: |
Sun 26th Aug |
| Tutor: |
Sue Wilson |
| Ref: |
420 |
| Level: |
All abilities |
| Time: |
10:00am - 4:00pm |
| Fees: |
Adult: £40
Child:
£12
EARLY BIRD PRICE:
Adult: £35
Child: £10
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Freeform crochet/diploma refresher
This is a course for everyone, including registered students taking the International Diploma in Crochet. Those new to crochet can have fun with the freedom of using yarns, hooks and yet learn enough about crochet to continue at home; whilst those taking the diploma can play with a purpose. Freeform crochet and Part III of the diploma can include the use of other needlecrafts and incorporate hard objects.
Residential students to arrive on Thurs 19th July from 4:30pm
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Date: |
Fri 20th, Sat 21st, Sun 22nd Aug |
| Tutor: |
Pauline Turner |
| Ref: |
405 |
| Level: |
All abilities |
| Time: |
09:30am - 5:00pm |
| Fees: |
£230 R |
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A SPLASH OF COLOUR
An opportunity to create an individual and unique metre length of printed and dyed fabric using glorious Procion MX dyes. Students will undertake a variety of different small sample techniques and colour trials before embarking on the creation of a metre length of fabric. Instruction and guidance will be an essential part of this course and students will be expected to have some experience of working with Procion MX dye and textile processes.
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Date: |
Wed 19th , Thurs 20, Fri 21st Sept |
| Tutor: |
Ruth Issett |
| Ref: |
366 |
| Level: |
All abilities |
| Time: |
09:30am - 5:00pm |
| Fees: |
£190 for 3 days
EARLY BIRD PIRCE: £158 |
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