The Stitching, Beading & Knitting Show

Stitch Diva's Den

Textile designer and author, Charlotte Liddle, will be manning the Stitch Diva's Den, with daily live demonstrations showing you a variety of simple and innovative ways in which to reinvent your wardrobe. Plus, she will be hosting 'Make & Take' sessions where you can learn new techniques and create contemporary and stylish projects for personalising your clothes and accessories.

Sewing Machine Clinic

Overcome your fear of sewing machines in the Sewing Machine Clinic, with mini-workshops on how to thread your machine correctly and sorting out the tension, PLUS learn basic techniques such as inserting a zip, making a blind-stitched hem, attaching bias binding and sewing perfect buttonholes. What's more, you can learn all about Vilene interfacings too.

Dressmakers' Pattern Bar

Our Dressmakers' Pattern Bar gives you the chance to peruse and order patterns from all the latest books, by companies such as Butterick, McCalls, Simplicity, Style and Vogue. Plus, our Dressmaking Advisor will be on hand to advise on fabric quantities, cutting out and where to buy all your dressmaking 'notions' at the show.

Ruth and Belinda will present Knitting for the Record, a 'wall of knitting' to record a 'made census' of hand-knitters' and new-hand-knitters' work, resulting in a knitted structure or record. Come and take part; the most enjoyable and meaningful of knitting social experiments. Visitors can also have their hands filmed while knitting (shown simultaneously on a live display – adding people's personal knitting style to the record) and leave their thoughts in the big visitor’s book.

Ruth and Belinda invite you to join them, especially if you are not yet a knitter, there will be wonderful people on hand to show you how.

Ruth and Belinda's own hand-knitting design company will be nearby, reflecting their own work and knitting journey, all in natural and undyed yarn. They feel passionate about passing on hand-knitting skills and techniques and encouraging people to become independent and confident knitters. They are also supporters of the Campaign for Wool, encouraging people to buy ‘home-grown’ fibre and yarn. They are in the process of having their own R&B yarn range ‘grown’ and spun in Devon.  

Click here for more information on how to get involved with Knitting for the Record project.

Mr X-Stitch Inspiration Station

Jamie Chalmers, aka Mr X Stitch, who recently featured on 'Kirstie's Handmade Britain', is recognised as an authority on new trends of embroidery and needlecraft, and this year he wants to show you his view of the world of stitch! Enjoy an exhibition of pop culture-inspired amateur embroidery from around the world, with the opportunity to relax for a while at the stand and learn the basics of cross stitch.

The Media Teams

Here's your chance to meet the staff behind your favourite sewing magazines, including such names as Sew, Cloth, Sewing World, Sew Hip, Flair, Sew Today and many others.

Sewing Experts

Want to find a course that's perfect for you? Meet our talented Sewing Experts who each run their own schools and workshops throughout the year. They will be on hand throughout the show with their expert tips and advice.

Gill Arnold offers inspirational training for beginners and professional dressmakers at her studio in Birmingham.
Alison Smith is the owner of Alison Victoria's School of Sewing, in Leicestershire, and TV Dressmaking expert for 'Ladette to a Lady'.
Sheila-May Green offers courses in Dressmaking, Pattern Cutting, Corsets,Tailoring and Soft Furnishings from her sewing school in Birmingham.
Michelle Pye is based in Leicestershire, and runs dressmaking and tailoring courses up and down the country.
Sara Radford teaches informal dressmaking workshops on boned bodices and period corset making at her home in Devon.
Judi Evan runs Stroud School of Sewing in Gloucestershire and offers courses in beginners sewing, pattern cutting and soft furnishings.
Barry Rogers, a successful tailor for over 26 years offers sewing workshops for all levels from his studio in Southampton.

PLUS

Nina Corey will be demonstrating the ultimate in recycling, with her charming handmade rag rugs.

FREE Workshops & Demonstrations

Full Details will be available here in the New Year.

Guilds, Federations & Societies

UKHKA Craft Club; Beadworkers Guild; Guild of Machine Knitters; Guild of Silk Painters; Ring of Tatters; International Feltmakers.

Exhibitors List

NEC, Birmingham   22-25 March 2012

D07 Abakhan Fabrics, Hobby & Home
D22 Ali Crafts Designs
Sue Allan
D04 The Amaze Brush
Gill Arnold
P04 Ashlie Craft
B12 Bee Bee Wools - Fancy Yarn Specialists
C19 The Black Sheep
G06 Brother Sewing Machines Europe Ltd
C15 Bulldog Krafts
B07 Button Lady - The `ooh aah` Stand
A16 Choices
R05 Chyna Design
A04 The Clogmaker
B11 Coles Sewing Centre Ltd
Nina Corey
A18 The Cotton Patch
F24 County Needlecraft
A09 Craft Lines of Essex
A33 The Craft-Light Company
The Cross Stitch Guild
E01 Ingrid de Vane
E18 Debonnaire
B26 Dickory Dock Designs
D06 Dots N Stripes
B14 Esther Rose Designs
D01 The Eternal Maker/ButtonCompany
Judi Evans
F12 Fabrics Galore
C22 G J Beads
Girl Guiding Birmingham
C01 Jane Greenoff
Guild of Machine Knitters
The Guild of Silk Painters
A28 Husqvarna Viking
G02 Itching to Stitch
David Jaggs - Guitarist
G10 Janome UK Limited
Thelma Judge
Knit Pro
F22 Janie Lashfords School of Millinery
E21 Leamington Spa Sewing Machines - Elna
P10 Lili Fabrics (UK) Ltd
A29 Linden Lady Chocolates Ltd
F03 Linton Tweeds Ltd
P01 Love Yarn
A05 Manteaux
G01 Michael Powell Cross Stitch Art
P40 Mobile Massage Events Ltd
P18 Molten Designs
P05 Needlethreader
A11 The Nimble Thimble
A26 NKM Shows
E22 The Nutmeg Company
P16 Oliver Twists
G12 Pauline Paul (UK) Ltd
E12 Pfaff
Michelle Pye
Sara Radford
The Ring of Tatters
E30 Jaynie Roberts
Barry Rogers
B27 M Rosenberg & Son
E23 Sew Enchanting
A01 Sew It All Ltd
E26 The Shuttle
B01 Siesta Frames Ltd
C05 Silver Fairy Design
D12 Silver Orchid Beads
C06 Simplicity Limited
Alison Smith
F01 The Southampton Bead Shop
D25 The Spellbound Bead Company
P08 Steam Demon
Stitch Diva`s Den
F21 Stitchtastic
A06 The Bead Scene Studio / Vintage Stitch
D05 The Toft Alpaca Shop
P02 Totallybeads Ltd
ZE24 Traplet Publications
F15 Trixa-Bella
R03 Uwe Raw Cotton
A08 West End Embroidery
E28 WOW Trade
B03 X Stitch Crafts
A31 Yorkshire Book Co

Past Shows Exhibitors Lists

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