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The 2018 3 Bags Full Wool Market
4-8pm on Friday 19 October in Liskeard Public Hall. We have our best ever set of stalls selling wonderful wools, fabulous fibres and more!
Click on the link block to see the stallholders.
Woolly Workshops 2018
Our autumn 2018 workshops programme is now booking! Check out our great set of affordable, creative workshops by clicking on the square link.
Tickets can be booked in person at Liskeard Information Centre in Pike Street, or call 01579 349148.
Upcoming Events
Woolly Workshops – Never Felt Wetter
An introduction to wet felting using homegrown fleece in neutral colours,using the rocks on Bodmin Moor as inspiration. Make felt balls, dreads and pieces of flat felt big enough for a hat or a bag. Saturday 27 October, 9.30am – 12 noon. Tutor: Sue Field Suitable for: beginners or those wishing to have wet soapy fun. Materials – all provided Cost: £16 All our workshops are at the Liskerrett Community Centre this year. Their Hub Cafe serves delicious vegetarian food at…
Find out more »Woolly Workshops – Learn to Knit and Crochet
If you’re a complete beginner and would like to have a go or need help with a project come along for a friendly session of help and advice. Saturday 27 October, 1pm – 3.30pm. Suitable for: everyone Materials – all provided, or bring a project you need help with. Cost: £5 All our workshops are at the Liskerrett Community Centre this year. Their Hub Cafe serves delicious vegetarian food at affordable prices – why not treat yourself to lunch while…
Find out more »Spinning a Yarn to Australia and Back – A Slow Cycle Ride
Terri Bate will give an illustrated talk on her cycling and woolly adventures. Liskerrett Community Centre, 7pm. Tickets £5 from Liskeard Information Centre, proceeds to Woodcraft Folk.
Find out more »Woolly Workshops – Fimo Clay Shawl Pins and Buttons
Come along and make a shawl pin to match your favourite creation and add some buttons too. Tuesday 23 October, 9.30am – 12 noon. Tutor: Jackie Long Suitable for: everyone Materials – all provided Cost: £14 All our workshops are at the Liskerrett Community Centre this year. Their Hub Cafe serves delicious vegetarian food at affordable prices – why not treat yourself to lunch while you’re there. You can book in person or over the phone at Liskeard TIC which is…
Find out more »Woolly Workshops – Needlefelting
Have a go at both 2D and 3D needlefelting and take home what you make. Kits are also available to buy from £10. Tuesday 23 October, 1pm – 3.30pm. Tutor: Kay Walker Suitable for: everyone Materials – all provided Cost: £19 All our workshops are at the Liskerrett Community Centre this year. Their Hub Cafe serves delicious vegetarian food at affordable prices – why not treat yourself to lunch while you’re there. You can book in person or over the phone…
Find out more »Woolly Workshops – Crochet poppies and other flowers
Learn how to crochet a range of flowers, including poppies (to mark the centenary of the end of WW1). Beginners will be able to learn the basic stitches and then move on to simple flowers. Wednesday 24 October, 9.30am – 12 noon. Tutor: Sioux Legg Suitable for: everyone Materials – all provided Cost: £12 All our workshops are at the Liskerrett Community Centre this year. Their Hub Cafe serves delicious vegetarian food at affordable prices – why not treat yourself…
Find out more »Woolly Workshops – Professional Finishing Techniques
After spending hours, weeks or months knitting a beautiful garment poor finishing can ruin all your hard work. Learn how to sew in ends neatly, block and press pieces correctly, sew up garments using mattress stitch, shaping to make sewing up easier, picking up stitches for neck bands and button bands, short row shaping and three needle cast off for shoulders. Thursday 25 October, 9.30am – 3.30pm. Tutor: Anniken Allis Suitable for: all knitters who can cast on and off, knit…
Find out more »Woolly Workshops – Free machine embroidery – tension techniques
This workshop is intended to give you a grounding in the exciting and varied textures you can produce with your sewing machine by exploring tension techniques. We will look briefly at how to produce whip and feather stitch using the top tension but the main focus of the day will be on working with bobbin tension and learning the possibilities of Cable Stitch. The emphasis will be on experimentation using your own range of threads and these might also include…
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