Events and Clubs
February 2012
6th February
Textile Tokens - Fabrications
Fabrications, 7 Broadway Market, Hackney, London, E8 4PH
http://www.fabrications1.co.uk
020 7275 8043
2-4.30pm
£20/£15 concessions. Max of 15. Booking required.
Make a personal fabric keep-sake to give to someone special. Using embroidery stitches and patchwork, create your own stitched messages or express an emotion through cloth and stitch, to share with another person. Your textile token can be sewn up into a lavender pillow, to create a comforting object (Lavender will be provided.) Patchwork templates will also be supplied, but this session will be tailored to each individuals expression.
If you have personal fabrics that hold sentimental value, please bring these along to this emotionally led session, other fabrics and materials are supplied.
Tea & Biscuits will also be available!
11th February
LOVE EASY Valentine's Craft Fair
William Morris Gallery, The Water House, Lloyd Park, Forest Rd. Walthamstow E17 4PP
http://www.craftguerrilla.com
6-9pm
£2
If you LOVE Valentine's and the William Morris Gallery then you should join us for our LOVE EASY Valentines Craft Fair! Its an evening event with the best,inspiring and most original hand made gifts available to buy for your sweetie pie!
13th February
Little Vintage Lover Fair
Blakeney Village Hall, Langham Road, Blakeney, Norfolk, NR25 7PG
http://www.littlevintageloverfair.co.uk
10am-4pm
£1 admission. Accompanied children under 16 free
Vintage Clothing & Collectors Fair circa 1920's-1980's
Over 20 stands of Clothing, Textiles, Accessories, Collectables and Vintage re-worked items. Tea and cakes served on vintage tea ware.
Come Join the Norfolk Vintage Fashionista's!
Free car park
13th February
Refresh Your Wardrobe - Fabrications
Fabrications, 7 Broadway Market, Hackney, London, E8 4PH
http://www.fabrications1.co.uk
020 7275 8043
2-4.30pm
£20. Max of 10. Booking required.
Use this session as an opportunity to go through your wardrobe and pull out any garments in need of repair, love and attention or a new look! Bring them along and Barley Massey will show you simple techniques in how to Darn it! Patch It! and customise it! If you don't have any garments to bring then you can create a series of samples for future reference. There will be a selection of darning wools, threads and materials available and every participant gets one of Barley's mending kits to take home.
Tea & Biscuits will also be available!
19th Febuary
New Gallery Jumble
New Gallery London, 92 Peckham Road, Camberwell, SE15 5PY
http://www.newgallerylondon.co.uk/new_gallery_londo_1./New_Gallery_Jumble.html
1-11pm
New Gallery Jumble is a place to shop with a clear conscience. With a heartfelt belief in sustainability, stalls offer only up-cycled, re-purposed or second hand things in the form of quality hand crafted creations. Carefully selected vintage and bric-a-brac items exist alongside 'WORK SHOPS' that encourage people to make something new from something old, and various pop up attractions like an 'ILLUSTRATION BOOTH' where you can come and have yourself drawn a beautiful portrait, on recycled paper of your choice of course! Affordability and accessibility are values we hold dear - at the 'MAKE IT LAST' stall you can use our resources to revive old garments for free, sewing buttons and fixing holes! Our bargain bins mean you can also rummage and save! Delicious food & drink is always available, freshly made in the New Gallery London kitchen.
20th February
DIY Couture - Fabrications
Fabrications, 7 Broadway Market, Hackney, London, E8 4PH
http://www.fabrications1.co.uk
020 7275 8043
2-4.30pm
£25 - includes a copy of DIY COUTURE & basic sewing kit.
Max of 10. Booking required.
Come along for a demonstration showing you just how simple it is to make your very own cloak. If you are slightly intimidated by sewing patterns but keen to start sewing your own clothes, Rosie from DIYcouture will be walking you through the basic steps it takes to create a cloak exactly the way you want it. From measuring up your body, making the pattern, putting the pieces together and finishing.
Making your own cloak allows you to step away from the high street and exercise your choice in fabric, garment length and fastening. Rosie will show you how to make a collar and a hood so that your cloak can be a cosy winter warmer or a smart, springtime top layer.
Tea & Biscuits will also be available!
27th February
Beginners Knitting - Fabrications
Fabrications, 7 Broadway Market, Hackney, London, E8 4PH
http://www.fabrications1.co.uk
020 7275 8043
2-4.30pm
£20/£15 concessions. Max of 15. Booking required.
Learn the basics - how to cast on, Knit + Purl stitch, introducing a new colour and casting off. If you are an improver we can also show you combinations of knit + purl stitches to create different textures.
This session will be run by Fabrications' Barley Massey. If you attended the January session or a previous beginners class we can show you more!
Tea & Biscuits will also be available!
27th February
Discover Vintage, The Vintage Wedding Fair-Harrogate
St George Hotel, 1 Ripon Road, Harrogate
http://www.vintageweddingfair.co.uk
12-5pm
Entry £3
