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the Show's Features
12-14 September 2013
26-29 September 2013
24-27 October 2013
7-10 November 2013
On-Stand Mini Workshops
Get hands on at one of the many On Stand Mini Make & Take sessions, where you can create your own crafty masterpieces to take home!You will find lots of help and encouragement from the experts, who are on hand to guide you.
There'll be the opportunity to try a variety of creative crafts including stamping, papercrafting and cardmaking. Just make sure you book your place early to avoid disappointment!
On-Stand Mini Workshops
Come and get creative at one of the many FREE On Stand Mini Workshops where you can pick up top tips and advice from experts, and hone your crafting skills in papercrafting, beading, decopatch and jewellery making, plus so much more!
- Marbling 4 Fun
- Stampin' Up!
- Oyster Papercrafts
- Decopatch.co.uk
- Glitter Magic/Debbi Moore Designs
- Paula Mendes
- Dionne Swift
- This Art of Mine
- Glitter Magic
Demonstrations, Guilds, Colleges & Societies
Displaying beautiful work from their members and offering guidance and support to anyone interested in craft, we hope you'll take away lots of inspiration for your own projects.
Birdy Heywood
Birdy is one of the UK’s leading Polymer Clay artists with over 25 years experience in teaching and demonstrating this wonderful medium.
Bonnie Mackintosh
Bonnie is a designer/craftsman and teacher specialising in vitreous enamelling – the art of fusing glass to metal.
The Federation of Family History Societies
New our Glasgow show, the FFHS established over 35 years ago is dedicated to genealogical research and can help you with your family history queries.
Scottish School of 3D Decoupage
This is a local organisation that has been promoting high quality paper crafting and especially 3-dimensional decoupage for over 30 years.
SAFAS
The Scottish Association of Flower Arrangement Societies actively encourage and support floral art and design. Members can develop their skills, keep up to date with new trends and enjoy talks and demonstrations tutored by experienced teachers and flower arrangers.
British Sugarcraft Guild
The British Sugarcraft Guild is an organisation that promotes the art of cake decorating and sugar crafting and is always open to new members.
Papercraft Demonstrations
With more and more people making their own personalised cards for friends and loved ones, why not watch our lively on stand demonstrations to learn new ideas, methods, and buy all the latest supplies.
Papercraft Demonstrations
With more and more people making their own personalised cards for friends and loved ones, why not watch our lively on-stand demonstrations to learn new ideas, methods, and buy all the latest supplies.
Jewellery Making & Beading
If you're passionate about jewellery making or tou are thinking about getting started the this is your chance to stock up on all the latest supplies and innovations. You'll find everything you need for your next jewellery makingproject from our inspiring range of beads, charms and jewellery making tools.
Jewellery Making & Beading
If you're passionate about jewellery making or you are thinking about getting started then this is your chance to stock up on all the latest supplies and innovations. You'll find everything you need for your next jewellery making project from our inspiring range of beads, charms and jewellery making tools.
Elizabethan Stitches
Jacqui is best known for her work with braidmaking, notably the Japanese technique of Kumihimo. However, in recent years she has turned her mind to researching early English braids and other textile techniques from this era. Her detailed studies of surviving artefacts has revealed the truth about stitch structure and how early work differs from the stitches in use today. Some of her findings have been published in two books: Sweet Bags and Elizabethan Stitches.These detail some of her academic and practical research, all backed up with case studies of actual objects providing the visual evidence. Here is a unique opportunity to meet Jacqui, learn about old techniques and see some early embroidery (by kind permission of the Embroiderers’ Guild).
Artists’ Area
Ahe Artists’ Area will host a select group of artist demonstrators and art suppliers to include: Artmaster, who offer artists’ brushes, easels and other artists’ sundries; and The Art Shop Skipton with Pebeo and also with Derwent, both offering paint and artist supplies, plus running workshops throughout the show.Anthea Turner and Create & Craft TV!
We're delighted to be welcoming TV personality Anthea Turner to our Hobbycrafts show on Friday 9th November. As the face of the Get Britain Crafting campaign, Anthea will be joining forces with Create and Craft TV's very own crafty experts Leonie Pujol and Nigel May (plus Dean Wilson and Dawn Bibby Saturday and Sunday) to bring you crafty tips, ideas and inspiration at 11am on the Create and Craft demo stand (R16). Don't miss this exclusive opportuntity to pick up inspirational ideas from the lady herself!
About the Get Britain Crafting Campaign - Make something amazing today! 20 years after creating the famous Thunderbirds Tracy Island make on BBC1’s flagship children’s programme Blue Peter, Anthea is excited to be the ambassador of the Get Britain Crafting campaign and to share the creative expertise she has continued to practice, explaining, “I want to show everyone that no matter what age or ability there is an opportunity to get creative!”.
As part of the campaign Anthea will be taking part in lots of project how-to’s, learning new skills from cake crafts and knitting to papercraft and home décor.
For some crafty inspiration and to find out more about the Get Britain Crafting campaign visit www.getbritaincrafting.co.uk
'Downton Abbey' Costumes
A beautiful collection of costumes from the extremely popular first series of Downton Abbey. Each outfit showcases the exquisite needlework and design of the lavish period style. Includes dresses worn by Dame Maggie Smith (Dowager Countess of Grantham), Elizabeth McGovern (Countess of Grantham), Penelope Wilton (Isobel Crawley) and the three daughters, Lady Mary, Lady Edith and Lady Sybil Crawley.
See the real Downton Abbey at Highclere Castle near Newbury.
Full details at www.highclerecastle.co.uk
The Art of Lace
"The history of lace-making", it has been said, "is the history of an art". Lace is not, like embroidery, an ornamented fabric, but is itself an ornament; the whole pattern is the fabric, and the fabric is the pattern.
This delightful exhibition explores the ancient craft of lace-making, both by hand and machine, including Needle lace; Cutwork, Bobbin lace; Crochet lace; Guipure and many others.
The Romance of Words
The Romance of Words collection is the third 'In the Spotlight' exhibition from the Quilters Guild of the British Isles. Rising stars from each region present literal and lateral interpretations of "The Romance of Words" in quilt form, celebrating the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility"
Poetry in Stitches 3
The National Needlework Archive is pleased to be showing pictures and poems submitted for the latest round of this ever-popular project. The object of the project is to combine textile art with poetry such that each form complements the other and promotes both to new audiences. Professional and amateur textile artists are asked to interpret poems of their choice as pictures, which are then exhibited together with the poem, which inspired them. Lovely textiles, lovely poems, what more could you want!
Glimpses of Childhood
Glimpses of Childhood was the theme for the prestigious Stitch/Madeira embroidery competition 2011. Here's your chance to see the winners, plus the best of the rest and pick up an entry form for next year's competition: Glimpses of Blighty.
Crafting with Stephanie
Come along and meet crafter's favourite Stephanie Weightman, who will be running a host of exciting Workshops each day.
As well as demonstrating her renowned papercrafting techniques, Stephanie will be sharing her new found passion for painting on cakes.
My Craft Studio
The team from My Craft Studio will be holding Make & Takes throughout each day of the show.
Full details will be available soon.
Free On-Stand Mini Workshops
Details will be availabe soon for Bluewater.
Knitting Parlour
After its great success last year, Elena Costella of the Yarn & Fibre Studio in Perth, is back with a new Easter Knitting theme and participants will go away with a special Easter present that they have made themselves. Working with the same team as last year, there will be fun and frolics, and a bit of charitable work too. Kate and Nicola will be back to heckle and annoy Elena to the best of their abilities. Expect a fun time and much yarn throwing between the responsible adults.
Once again, Elena will be supporting the Creative Care Charity, but as it's almost Red Nose Day, there will also be the chance to make something and donate to this charity too.
Plus, if you can't knit, but want to learn, then come along for a one-to-one session and get stared on your road to KA . . . Knitters Anonymous, it's the best club in the world!
Spinning Den
In her bid to take over Creative Stitches, Elena Costella spent much of last year learning how to spin. "Never in my life did I think I would spin, I had no knowledge of it and it held no appeal. However, I met the fabulous Maggie Langelaan who comes along to the Studio once a month and spins. That was it, absolutely hooked on this stress-free rhythmical craft that produces such beautiful yarn." Come along and Maggie will introduce you to the art of spinning
Learning to spin led Elena to meet Linda Garner who, along with her husband Colin, run an estate outside Muthill near Crieff. Last year, she formed Strathearn Fleece and Fibre and her fleeces are already renowned for their quality. Linda's knowledge and creative ability will astound you, plus her enthusiasm and gentle personality will hook you in!!!
Meet Maggie and Linda in the Spinning Den and have a go at drop spindle spinning and also at a wheel.
Craft Associations, Guilds & Societies
Members from a variety of Craft Associations, Guilds and Socieities will be on hand to offer advice, inspiration and encouragememnt to all crafting enthusiasts, and will be demonstrating and displaying exciting new works.
Above and Below the Waves
Don't miss the stunning 'Above & Below the Waves' knitting project by designer Alison Murrau, with its three dimensional tunnel depicting life under the waves in all its knitted glory.
Raising money for the RNLI's Train One - Save Many Campaign', this 3D knitted spectacular showcases waves, a beach, mermaids, a lighthouse, plus so much more!
Group Displays and Colleges
Fashion Forum
Don't miss the FREE Catwalk Fashion Shows each day of the Bluewater Creative Stitches show at 11.30, 13.30 and 15.30. Brenda Killigrew and students from the Inkberrow Design Centre, Redditch, will host our exciting fashion show, giving talented students and exhibitors the chance to show off their garments on the catwalk.
Catwalk garments supplied by:
Sew Hip Magazine
Knit/Inside Crochet Magazines
Barry Roger School of Sewing
Inkberrow Design Centre
Rachel Powell
Val Hughes
Woman's Weekly Magazine
Erika Knight
Jennie Rayment
No need to pre-book, just take your seat and enjoy the show!
Catwalk Fashion Shows
Don't miss the exciting and stylish Catwalk Fashion Shows, hosted by Liverpool Community College.
Catwalk Fashion Shows
Theresa Lindsay and students of Cardonald College, will host our exciting fashion show, giving talented students and exhibitors the chance to show off their garments on the catwalk. The fashion show will take place at 11.00, 13.00 and 15.00 on each of the three days of Creative Stitches, so take a seat, relax and enjoy!
- Garments Supplied by:
- Cardonadl College (stand F10)
- Movie Time (stand F07)
- Elena Costella (stand G02)
- Abakhan (stand B04)
- Uwe Raw Cotton (stand D01)
- Trixa-Bella (stand B05)
Catwalk Fashion Shows
Brenda Killigrew and students of IDC Academy Fashion & Textiles, in Redditch, will host our exciting fashion show, giving talented students and exhibitors the chance to show off their garments on the catwalk.
The fashion show will take place at 11.00, 13.00 and 15.00 on each of the three days of Creative Stitches, so take a seat, relax and enjoy!
Garments Supplied by:
IDC Academy of Fashion & Textiles (stand A57)
Bailey Tomlin (stand C27)
Abakhan Fabrics Hobby & Home (stand C08)
Trixa-Bella (stand B12)
Fabrics Galore (stand C60)
Ruth & Belinda (stand C49)
Louise Pocock (stand D38)
Hobbycrafts, the award-winning creative crafts show, returns to the NEC this November for a Christmas creative crafts extravaganza you don't want to miss.
Bringing together celebrities of the crafting world from both TV and print, plus an unrivalled range of hobby supplies, hands-on features and innovations to inspire all crafting enthusiasts, come along and make this Christmas a creative one!
Big Books
Alison Murray, the imaginative and talented Devon based Textile Artist whose previous projects include the Gingerbread House and Above and Below the Waves, will be unveiling her latest textile masterpiece: Giant Books. This project is different from Alison’s previous creations in that it includes a variety of textile processes, not only knitting. Throughout the past two years hundreds of knitters and textile artists, have been sending their creations to Alison to complete the installation. The books will be themed: Myths and Legends, Nature Through the Seasons and Futuristic – this will be Alison at work as you’ve never seen her before!
Handbags and Gladrags
A short history of fashion viewed through an exciting collection of bags, hats and gloves dating from 1890 to 1960. These stunning accessories show the different styles associated with each decade and how they changed with the fashions of the day, showcasing a variety of textile techniques, which were employed in the making of these creations.
Glimpses of Summer
‘Glimpses of Summer’ was the theme for this year’s Madeira Embroidery competition judged at the Fashion, Embroidery & Stitch show in March. Here’s your chance to see the winning entries and the best of the rest and find out details for entering next year’s competition.
The Sewing Hub
If you’ve got inspired by the recent TV programme ‘The Great British Sewing Bee’ and want to learn more, but don’t know how to start. Or want to return to sewing and need a confidence boost, then this is the place for you!
Overcome your fear of sewing machines, in the Sewing Machine Clinic, in one of our mini-workshops, or peruse and order patterns from all the latest dressmaking pattern books, by companies such as Butterick, McCalls, Simplicity, Style and Vogue in our Dressmakers’ Pattern Bar. Our Dressmaking advisors will be on hand to advise on fabric quantities, cutting out and where to buy all your dressmaking ‘notions’ at the show.
Heartsease
Ruth and Belinda’s latest knitting challenge is working with Kids Company, a very special charity, which supports troubled children in the UK. They have dreamed of a way that knitters and makers can extend care to children they have never met by sending them special heart shaped bags. Join them at the show where, you can be part of this huge project. Kids Company know that children recover with unrelenting love, and that this can happen practically with your help; distance care from people with kindness and skill.
Craft Club Linking Up
After the successful World Record by the NFWI for the ‘Most people knitting simultaneously’, where 3,038 members knitted a green and white chain, the WI along with Craft Council and the UKHKA have decided to go for another World Record: The Longest Knitted chain! So come and join in the fun and help to make the chain grow even longer!
'Les Misérables' Costumes
Not to be missed are the costumes from this year’s hugely popular film version of the stage musical ‘Les Mis’, the film that pushed big emotional buttons with cinema goers from Brighton up to Inverness!
These exclusive costumes where created by Oscar nominated Paco Delado for an all star cast including Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and comedy duo ‘The Thénardiers’, Helena Bonham Carter and Sasha Baron Cohen.
Demonstrations
- Nina Corey – Rag Rug Artist
- Yvonne Johnson – Hand Died and Painted Fabrics
- Jonathan Korejko – Handmade Paper
- Sophie Long – Hand Embroiderer
- Lynda Monk – Mixed Media Artist
- Deborah Ough – Oriental Knots
- Sarah Radford – Bridal wear and Corsetry
- Elizabeth Woods – Textile Artist
- Barry Rogers – Dressmaking
- Jan Tillet – Textile Artist
Textile Groups and Education Centres
- Exeter Embroiderers
- South West Quilters
- South West Embroiderers
- West Country Creative
Guilds, Federations and Societies
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My Fair Lady Costumes
Renowned fashion designer Jasper Conran and Irish Milliner Phillip Treacy faced the challenge of bringing a new look to a Broadway musical whose visual style had hardly changed in 40 years, when they designed the costumes for Simon Callow’s production of My Fair Lady.
The central flower theme is vividly bought to life in the Ascot scene where the ladies parade with huge hats fashioned as roses, tulips, pansies and lilies.
Life-Sized Knitted Garden
The world’s first life-sized Knitted Garden comes to Manchester. This show stopping knitted display, supported by the UK Hand Knitting Association and Simply Knitting, included everything that you would find in a garden from a deckchair and vegetable plot, garden shed and pond, to a wonderful picnic laid out prettily on a rug. The garden is a riot of colour with it’s hand-worked blooms and bumble bees buzzing around a hive. There’s so much to excite and inspire in this garden, that a visit is simply a must!
Craft Club Linking Up
After the successful World Record by the NFWI for the ‘Most people knitting simultaneously’, where 3,038 members knitted a green and white chain, the WI along with Craft Council and the UKHKA have decided to go for another World Record: The Longest Knitted chain! So come and join in the fun and help to make the chain grow even longer!
FREE Workshops, Talks & On-Stand Demonstrations
Hone your creative skills or learn a new and exciting craft in one of our FREE Quick & Easy Mini Workshops run by Marbling 4 Fun, BB&C, Japan Crafts, Glitter Magic, Craft Habitat and Decopatch.co.uk to name just a few! Or glean advice from the professionals with our Programme of Talks. Daily On-Stand Demonstrations offer you the opportunity to watch the experts in action too!
Demonstrations and Guilds
- Cathie Shuttleworth – Illustrator and Paper Craft
- Wendy Cotterill – Mixed Media
- Gillian Travis – Patchwork and Quilting
- Felicity Howatson – Ecclesiastical Embroidery
- Ziggy Rykta – Lucet Braid
- Val Hughes – Felt Artist
- Janet Moville – Dressmaking
- Helen McKenna – Textile Artist
- Japanese Embroidery UK
- The Lace Guild
Woman's Weekly Live!
Woman’s Weekly Live is a totally unique event packed with so many things to see and do, including plenty of workshops, demonstrations and features to get involved in. This year’s show will again focus on the key areas that are central to the Woman’s Weekly brand, specifically: Cookery; Crafting; Knitting; Fashion; Fiction; Gardening; Home; Health and Wellbeing.
Their aim is to make sure that everyone comes away from Woman’s Weekly Live having had an enjoyable day, learning new skills, picking up inspiration and new ideas, and just having a great experience! The Woman’s Weekly team will be there throughout the event hosting demonstrations and workshops, so come along and say hello! To find out more visit their website at www.womansweekly.co.uk/events
Workshops - FREE Make & Takes
These free workshops offer you the chance to not only learn more about crafty techniques, but actually come away with a finished item!There are a range of workshops available from cardmaking and papercraft to jewellery. You will get hands-on with the tools and products for each project and be guided step-by-step by experts from each manufacturer on how to get the best results.
Meet Crafty Bob the King of Craft at Hobbycrafts
- FREE Tombola Play
- FREE Craft Prize
- FREE Crafty Bob Craft Bag
- FREE Memento Photo
- FREE Gift Voucher
- FREE Crafty Bob Hug
On Stand Mini Make & Takes
Get hands-on at one of the many On Stand Mini Make & Take sessions, where you can create your own crafty masterpiece to take home! You will find lots of help and encouragement from the experts, plus the opportunity to try a variety of creative crafts including Polymer Clay making, papercrafts, beading and felting.
- A26 Ali-Craft Ltd
- D37 Jumping Clay
- B43 Samuel Taylors
- E16 Gadsby's.co.uk
- D05 Pergamano International
- D34 Cheetah Crafts
- E26 Cathie Shuttleworth
- C22 Add Some Sparkle
Workshop Area
Whether you want to learn a new and exciting craft or simply brush up on existing skills, you won’t want to miss our dedicated Workshop Area. Exhibitors will be running exciting FREE Workshops throughout each day of the show, including Decopatch, Silk Craft, Totally Beads, Fiskars and Dremel, covering hobbies such as stamping, silk painting, jewellery making, card making and embossing. This is the perfect opportunity for you to try before you buy!Book your place at the Workshop Area when you arrive at the show to avoid disappointment.
- J03 Silkcraft
- J04 Totally beads Ltd
- J09 Fiskars
- J08 Decopatch.co.uk
- M11 WOW! Embossing Powders
- H05 Debbi Moore Designs
- H14 My Craft Studio
- G26 Dremel
- F14 JewelleryMaker
- J11 Oyster Paper Crafts
- J02 CriCut Crafting
- M07 Graph It
Demonstrators
Guilds, Societies and Federations
Create and Craft - Hobbycrafts NEC March 2012
Create and Craft TV is dedicated to bringing you the very best new products, fabulous offers and inspirational projects from the professionals. Come along and visit their stand to discover exclusive offers on crafting goodies; join their club; or visit their demonstration area to watch their presenters and experts in action!
Artists in Action with the SAA
Professional artists Jeremy Ford and Matthew Palmer will be offering Pastel and Watercolour Workshops with Hands on Areas.
There will also be a trial area of Clairefontaine papers.
Special Show Offer
Join the SAA at the show and as a special show offer we'll give you a FREE gift pack worth £65! For more details, visit their stand B36.
It's All About Art - SAA
While at Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts at EventCity, Manchester this spring, why not visit "It's all about about Art" on Friday 8th & Saturday 9th February 2013, which is running alongside - and fall in love with your artistic streak!
Join leading favourite TV artists, Vic Bearcroft, Jeremy Ford, Geoff Kersey, Matthew Palmer & Fraser Scarfe, plus many more - as they share their top tips, handy hints and techniques for both beginners and experts alike.
Try something new…
Come along and unlock your creative passion… watch painting demonstrations, take part in interactive workshops, experiment with materials, bag a bargain in the SAA Home Shop area and try your hand at something new.
Something for everyone…
This colourful two day event promises something for everyone - packed full of creativity and fun -"It's all about about Art" is an unmissable opportunity to support you on your artistic journey.
What's more, you can gain entry into both shows for just £10 per Adult/Senior ticket when ordered by Mon 4th Feb, or £12 per Adult/Senior ticket when bought on the door. CLICK HERE to buy yours today!
"It's all about about Art"… discover that painting is easier than you think.
Jane Austen - Fashion & Films
In recent years both TV and film period drama has become increasing popular, with some of the best being adapted from Jane Austen’s novels. This exhibition brings together a collection of star-studded garments, from BBC’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’, starring Colin Firth; the Oscar winning film ‘Sense and Sensibility’, featuring Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet; plus the wonderful ‘Emma’, starring Gwyneth Paltrow.
Fabric Manipulation
From the traditional smocking found on 18th century workwear to haute couture garments and intricately gathered Japanese 'shibori' techniques, this exhibition explores how people have taken a length of cloth and gathered, pleated and stitched it in innovative ways to form new shapes and dimensions; rather like fabric ‘Origami’.
Smocking Treasures of the WI
This exciting collection is on loan from the NFWI Textile Archives, housed at Denman College, and has never been exhibited before in its entirety. The written history on how and why they have these smocks is very scant, but they do know that some of them belong to the Alice Arms Collection, and that others have been donated over the years. Alice Arms was a craft Advisor for the NFWI from 1923-1939 and among some of the books that she wrote were 'Plain Sewing' and 'English Smocks'.
The word Smock is of Anglo-Saxon derivation meaning "Shift" or "Chemise", and it is from these days that the smock of rural England dates. Smocking is a traditional English craft of peasant origin, which was used for many centuries to decorate garments.
Sewing Hub
Pieced Patterns
The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles show how piecing – stitching small patches of fabric together – can be both traditional and contemporary. 'Pieced Patterns' is a snapshot of some of the stunning work being made by Quilters' Guild members showing long-established patchwork designs with a modern twist on the traditional pieced quilt.
The Return of Afghanistan Inspiration
Having completed the European tour during the past 18 months, the 26 UK selected textile pieces are back on home turf, so if you missed them at the NEC in 2010, then here is your chance to see them again. The Afghanistan Inspiration is a humanitarian embroidery initiative, supported by Madeira Germany.
Visit www.oneearthtextile.co.uk for more details.
Glimpses of Blighty
With the Olympics in the UK this year and the celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the eyes of the world are focused on Britain in 2012 – so the theme for this year's Madeira Competition just had to be 'Glimpses of Blighty'; judged at the Fashion Embroidery & Stitch show in March at the NEC. Here’s your chance to see how the winners, plus the best of the rest interpreted this theme! See below for the list of winners and their prizes:
Overall winner and winner of Hand-Embroidery Category:
Michelle Blower
Winner of Machine-Embroidery Category:
Suzette Smart
Highly Commended:
Gill Kirk
Sally Wilson
Visitors Choice:
Sally Wilson
Details of the Madeira 2013 competition will be online shortly. The theme will be 'Glimpses of Summer'.
Demonstrations
- Pat Archibald – Patchwork and Quilting
- Kim Thittichai – Mixed Media
- Wendy Dolan – Machine Embroidery
- Lorna Bateman – Hand Embroidery
- Margaret Beal – Fused Textiles
- Ziggy Rykta – Lucet Braid
- Jennie Rayment – Fiddling & Twiddling
- Caroline Earl – Textile Artist
- Kerry Mosley – Machine Embroidery
- Helen McKenna – Textile Artist
- Val Hughes – Felt Artist
Demonstrators
- Clare John - Jewellery Artist
- Tracey Spurgin - Metal Clay Artist
- Ray Skene - Lampwork Glass Artist
- Birdy Heywood - Polymer Clay Artist
Colleges and Textile Groups
- South West Textile Group
- NFWI/Denman College Craft School
- West Country Creative
- Bicton College
- Contemporary Quilt Group
- West Country Embroiderers
- Exeter Embroiderers
- National Needlework Archive
Colleges, Textile Groups and Guilds
- Liverpool Community College
- Inkberrow Design Centre
- Grasby Embroiderers
- National Needlework Archive
- Lace Guild
FREE Workshops & Demonstrations
Learn from the best as craft experts and industry professionals host a variety of FREE Workshops and Demonstrations in a number of crafts including cardmaking, beading, stitching and knitting, plus many more. Workshops are bookable on the day only, on a first come first served basis.
New Artists Area for 2012!
The expanded Artist and Art Suppliers Area will host a select group of artist demonstrators and art suppliers to include: Linda Wain, Longridge Lines, Great Art, The Art Shop Skipton and the Pebeo Experience.
More names will be added soon!
GreatArt Prize Draw
GreatArt will be giving away not just one, but 5 prizes of £100 worth of gift vouchers to spend with GreatArt across the four days of the show! Visit their stand to be in with a chance of winning this fabulous prize.
Bailey Tomlin
Couture millinery designer Bailey Tomlin, created her first millinery collections for Jean Muir in 1984. She has worked with clients from Saks Fifth Avenue to the V&A. Bridget will be demonstrating her cutting-edge millinery and textile techniques, which combine her passion for nature, to create infinitely wearable accessories and collectable artworks that are daringly surreal, with a strong sense of play.
Jo Penton
Jo is the creator of JParmoire Productions/Events & Costume Design, who has had a colourful background in theatre and stage. Travelling worldwide with her art and performing at the most prestigious Le Bal du Moulin Rouge, Paris, where she was captain and Can-Can Soloist. Jo now turns her talent to corsetry and costume design, creating elaborate bespoke creations for whatever her client desire.
Royal School of Needlework
The Royal School of Needlework (RSN) is the international centre for teaching, practicing and promoting hand embroidery across a wide range of techniques, based at Hampton Court, which was famously worked on the Royal Wedding dress last year.The RSN stand at Creative Stitches showcases work by Certificate course students from its Scottish satellite-teaching centre at the Glasgow Art Club. RSN teaching in Scotland is now firmly established and Tutor Helen McCook will be on hand to answer questions about the course and students will demonstrate their embroidery skills. Also on display will be students’ work from the RSN’s other UK satellites in Durham, Rugby and Bristol and from its base at Hampton Court Palace, including the work from the RSN Degree Programme.
Thinking of trying embroidery? Why not sign up for an RSN ‘taster’ Day Class at the Glasgow Art Club to learn stumpwork, Jacobean crewelwork, whitework or ribbonwork. For more information visit www.royal-needlework.org.uk/learn or T: 020 3166 6938
Royal School of Needlework
The RSN is the international centre for teaching, practicing and promoting hand embroidery across a wide range of techniques, based at Hampton Court, which was famously worked on the Royal Wedding dress last year. They offer hand embroidery courses for all levels; conservation, restoration and repair of antique embroideries or creation of new commissions in their Embroidery Studio.
The Embroiderer's Guild 'Olympic Postcards'
As a welcome to athletes from around the world, the Embroiderers; Guild has produced a spectacular tribute in stitch by creating nearly 3,000 embroidered postcard sized images depicting the life and times of over 200 sporting nations – all members of the Olympic movement. Here’s your chance to see them displayed in full.
The Embroiderer's Guild 'Olympic Postcards'
As a welcome to athletes from around the world to the 2012 Olympic games, members of the Embroiderers' Guild produced a spectacular tribute in stitch by creating nearly 3,000 embroidered postcard sized images depicting the life and times of over 200 sporting nations – all members of the Olympic movement. Here’s your chance to see these stunning Postcards displayed.
Scottish Olympic Postcards - The Embroiderer's Guild
As a welcome to athletes from around the world to the 2012 Olympic games, members of the Embroiderers' Guild produced a spectacular tribute in stitch by creating nearly 3,000 embroidered postcard sized images depicting the life and times of over 200 sporting nations – all members of the Olympic movement. Here’s your chance to see the Scottish Postcards displayed in full.
Madeira Embroidery Competition 2013
All entries will be displayed and judged at the show. For details on how to enter the competition CLICK HERE.
'Heartsease'
Ruth and Belinda have dreamed of a way that knitters and makers can extend care to children they have never met by sending them special heart shaped bags; these can be keepers of hope and safety in the form of words, pictures and small treasures.Join us at ICHF shows where, with help from the UKHKA, you can be part of this huge new project 'heartsease', or send them direct to us at Ruth and Belinda. Kids Company know that children recover with unrelenting love, and that this can happen practically with your help; distance care from people with kindness and skill.
Craft Club Linking Up
After the successful World Record by the NFWI for the 'Most people knitting simultaneously', where 3,083 members knitted a green and white linked chain, the WI along with Craft Council and the UKHKA have decided to go for another World Record: The Longest Knitted Chain! So come and join in the fun.
Textile Groups, Education and Guilds
- Royal School of Needlework
- Inkberrow Design Centre
- Contemporary Quilt Group
- Bailey Curtis and Ginny Epstein
- National Needlework Archive
- Jeudis
- Running with Scissors
- Flews Group
- The Guild of Silk Painters
- The Guild of Machine Knitters
- The Embroiderers Guild
Textile Artists
- Jo Penton
- Bailey Tomlin
- Dionne Swift
- Lorna Bateman
- Gilda Barron
- Kim Thittichai
- Allish Henderson
- Linda Rudkin
- Helen Mckenna
- Louise Pockock
- Emma Bristow
- Louise Mabbs
- Rachel John
- Dee Anne McCoull
- Claudette Lawrence.
Hobbycraft Artists
- Birdy Heywood
- Cathie Shuttlworth
- Clare John
On-Stand Mini Make & Takes
Get hands-on at one of the many On Stand Mini Make & Take sessions, where you can create your own crafty masterpiece to take home!You will find lots of help and encouragement from the experts, plus the opportunity to try a variety of creative crafts from Imagination Crafts, Add Some Sparkle, Marbling 4 Fun, Dremel, Mosaic and Papercrafting with My Craft Studio to name just a few!
Workshop Area
Whether you want to learn a new and exciting craft or simply brush up on existing skills, you won't want to miss our dedicated Workshop Area.Exhibitors will be running exciting FREE Workshops throughout each day of the show, including Silkcraft, Totally Beads, Oyster Papercrafts and Decopatch.co.uk covering hobbies such as beading, silk painting, papercrafting and card making. This is the perfect opportunity for you to try before you buy! Book your place at the Workshop Area when you arrive at the show to avoid disappointment.
Create and Craft TV
Create and Craft TV is dedicated to bringing you the very best new products, fabulous offers and inspirational projects from the professionals.Come along and visit their stand to discover exclusive offers on crafting goodies; join their club; or visit their demonstration area to watch their presenters and experts in action!
Patchwork & Quilting
If you have a passion for patchwork, a penchant for quilting, or you're a dab hand at dressmaking you'll be pleased to hear that at this year's show there are more stitching supplies than ever before!Companies exhibiting their patchwork, quilting and dressmaking supplies include: M Rosenburg, Lili Fabrics, Sew Enchanting, Abakhan, Cotton Dreams, Fabrics Galore and Stitch Witch. Plus, you'll find an abundance of sewing accessories and cross stitch and yarn supplies.
Joy to the World!
Be amazed by our incredible group of Victorian Carol Singers all sculptured out of white paper and glue! Artist Martin Pidgen from Lincolnshire has created this stunning installation especially for our Hobbycarfts show.In the past Martin has made the most remarkable large-scale paper installations, covering a variety of themes, for schools and churches locally, plus Lincoln Cathedral, but this is the first time that he has exhibited at a National venue. An exhibition of images showing Martins other remarkable creations, will be on display; not to be missed!
Demonstrators
- Clare John - Jewellery Artist
- Tracey Spurgin - Metal Clay Artist
- Ray Skene - Lampwork Glass Artist
- Birdy Heywood - Polymer Clay Artist
Guilds Societies & Federations
- British Origami Society
- British Polymer Clay Guild
- Marquetry Society
- National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies (NAFAS)
- Federation of Family History Society
Papercraft Demonstration
With more and more people making their own personalised cards for friends and loved ones, why not watch our lively on-stand demonstrations to learn new ideas, methods, and buy all the latest supplies.
Jewellery Making & Beading
If you're passionate about jewellery making or you are thinking about getting started then this is your chance to stock up on all the latest supplies and innovations. You'll find everything you need for your next jewellery making project from our inspiring range of beads, charms and jewellery making tools.
Marbling 4 Fun
If you want to try your hand at marbling techniques, Marbling 4 Fun will be hosting a number of daily On Stand Workshops where they will be demonstrating innovative marbling techniques onto fabric, ceramics, wood, leather, cork, paper.
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