You can book your class with Eventbrite (below). If your desired session is no longer available, this is because the online tickets have sold out. However, tickets for all of the classes will also be available on the day at the Practical Classes Tent – get in early though, tickets sell out fast!
Session Times:
1) 10:30 – 12:00 noon
2) 1:30 – 3:00 pm
3) 4.00 – 5.30 pm
Batik. 12+ years. £8
Session Times: Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday Sessions 1, 2 & 3
An introduction to batik techniques. Working on cotton lawn, students will experiment by applying hot wax with different tools and will use a sequence of dyes to complete a piece of vibrant, original work. Teacher: Sarah Tucker – Thursday & Saturday and Angela Lenman – Friday & Sunday.
Create a Corsage using Vintage Techniques. 16+ years. £8
Session Times: Friday – Session 3 and Saturday – Session 1 & 2
Make a beautiful fabric flower brooch using traditional rag rug techniques. Yarn is hooked in loops through hessian backing then surrounded with fabric petals. Back your flower with felt, sew on a fastening, then wear your unique brooch for everyone to admire. Teacher: Jenni Stuart-Anderson – Creative Breaks.
Felt to Stitch. 16+ years. £8
Session Times: Saturday – Session 2
Using fine prefelts, wool and silk fibres we will create richly textured but fine felt, perfect for hand or machine stitching. Teacher: Barbara Weeks – Missenden Abbey.
Needle Felted Flowers. 16 + years. £8
Session Times: Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday Sessions 1, 2 & 3
Make a pin of flowers and leaves in vibrant or subtle shades of needle-felted woollen fibre, and embellish them with buttons, netting, ribbons and stitches to produce a truly unique design. Teacher: Marilyn Bradbury.
Prog a Shaggy Mat. 16 + years. £8
Session Times: Thursday – Sessions 1 & 2 and Sunday – Session 3
Progging is a traditional rag rug technique which you can use to recycle your vintage fabric. Try progging with half a peg like granny did, then work faster with a bodger. Start a seat mat or a sample wall art. Teacher: Jenni Stuart-Anderson – Creative Breaks.
Silk Painting & Marbling. 10 + years. £8
Session Times: Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday Sessions 1, 2 & 3
Fabric paints will be used to paint a picture on silk fabric. You will also be able to try marbling on paper, perhaps producing a frame for the painting. Teacher: Julie Heaton.