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Tatton
Official visitor guide produced in association with the
Visit Chester & Cheshire regional tourist board.
Saturday, 4th February 2012
Events
See below for our exciting programme of events for 2012. You will find everything from contemporary textile exhibitions, hands on workshops, guided mill walks, fabric sales, gorgeous tapestries on display and church open days showing beautiful Leek embroidery.
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Location
Disley
Beginners Curtain Making - Make a single, lined curtain at this one day curtain making workshop. Learn about headings, mitred corners, and calculating fabric quantities. No previous experience necessary.
Dates
- From:
- 4 Feb 2012 To 10 Mar 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
Bradnop, Leek
Explore circular weaving techniques on a peg loom to create a corsage and a handbag. Use our beautiful hand dyed yarns and incorporate Wensleydale curls, tassels, beads and buttons.
Dates
- From:
- 5 Feb 2012 To 5 Feb 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
Chorlton
Machine Embroidered Picture - Let your artistic side play and enjoy drawing with stitched line on the sewing machine. The design will flow.
Dates
- From:
- 5 Feb 2012 To 5 Feb 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
Newcastle-under-Lyme
This workshop explains how to create traditional lined curtains in the most straight forward manner. You will make a curtain sample and learn how to measure up, cut out and choose and sew on tapes.
Dates
- From:
- 7 Feb 2012 To 7 Feb 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
4 Eastway, Sale
A patchwork cushion is the perfect way to learn about patchwork, bring your machine if you want to build on your sewing machine skills or try one of my easy to use Pfaff sewing machines.
Dates
- From:
- 7 Feb 2012 To 7 Feb 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
Disley
Make a Roman Blind - Make a small, lined Roman Blind at this one day Roman Blind making workshop. Learn about creating mitred corners, and calculating fabric quantities. No previous experience necessary.
Dates
- From:
- 8 Feb 2012 To 24 Mar 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
Glossop
Explore Nuno Felt - Combine wool fibre with a lightweight woven fabric, such as cotton muslin. The wool adheres to the fabric and as it felts, draws this fabric up producing interesting surface texture.
Dates
- From:
- 8 Feb 2012 To 8 Feb 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
Nantwich
Beginners/Intermediate - A quirky draught excluder using free machine embroidery and lots of lovely colourful fabrics. £30 - 12.30pm - 3.30pm - Booking Essential - To book call: 01270 625318
Dates
- From:
- 8 Feb 2012 To 8 Feb 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
Knutsford
This is a project based workshop for absolute crochet novices. Crochet is everywhere, definitely the new cool! Whether you go for funky or vintage or contemporary, you can't do it without crochet.
Dates
- From:
- 8 Feb 2012 To 8 Feb 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
Glossop
A great and fun way to learn how to spin and make your own yarn. You will be shown how to prepare fibre and use the drop spindle to produce your yarn. We will finish and skein your finished yarn and materials will be supplied to learn with and
Dates
- From:
- 9 Feb 2012 To 9 Feb 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
Watery Lane, Lichfield
This fantastic one day course will provide you with all the necessary materials & equipment, printed courses notes to take home, after care advice, lovely teas, coffees, drinks, cakes and biscuits and most importantly your finished project.
Dates
- From:
- 9 Feb 2012 To 9 Feb 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
Watery Lane, Lichfield
Crochet courses are run by the amazingly talented crochet expert Denise Quinn owner/designer/maker of Peeko Crochet. Denise teaches a range of crochet classes for all levels, her skill and experience is long standing and her knowledge in-depth.
Dates
- From:
- 10 Feb 2012 To 20 Apr 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
Bradnop, Leek
Aileen will run this special patchwork day with a heart theme for Valentines day. You will make four panels from our colour coordinating cotton fabrics, two with a log cabin design, 2 with hearts and make up into a cushion panel.
Dates
- From:
- 11 Feb 2012 To 11 Feb 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
Watery Lane, Lichfield
This fantastic one day course will provide you with all the necessary materials & equipment, printed courses notes to take home, after care advice, lovely teas, coffees, drinks, cakes and biscuits and most importantly your finished project.
Dates
- From:
- 11 Feb 2012 To 11 Feb 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
Goostrey
A basic felt making course will enable you to understand the main principles of felting. You will discover the magic of how unspun wool can be converted into a piece of fabric!
Dates
- From:
- 11 Feb 2012 To 14 Jul 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
Knutsford
Have you noticed all the Fair Isle knitted garments and accessories in High street shops this Autumn/Winter? Have you often been tempted but never felt confident to try? If you can knit and purl, you can do Fair Isle knitting.
Dates
- From:
- 11 Feb 2012 To 11 Feb 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
Foundary Bank, Congleton
Valentines Workshop - 11th February - 2pm - Workshops are £8 and last for 2 hours, participants will leave with a handcrafted finished piece of work. Places are limited so booking is essential. Tea, biscuits & cake provided too!!!
Dates
- From:
- 11 Feb 2012 To 11 Feb 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
Chorlton
Felt Table Mat Cut out pre-felt & arrange in a wonderful design. This is a real pleasure to make and behold.
Dates
- From:
- 12 Feb 2012 To 12 Feb 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
Nantwich
Beginners/Intermediate - A cute little rag doll that everyone will love. Rosie wears a simple dress and a big smile. £30 - 12.30pm - 4pm. Booking Essential - To book call: 01270 625318
Dates
- From:
- 15 Feb 2012 To 15 Feb 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
Location
Park Lane, Macclesfield
Children’s Craft Club – Deft Deception – Camouflage and disguise – art work and masks. For children aged 6 – 12 years. £6 per child. Booking essential on 01625 612045/613210
Dates
- From:
- 16 Feb 2012 To 17 Feb 2012
Type
Type:
Workshop
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