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CREATIVE SEWING WEEKEND

27th – 29th September 2013
 
Come away for a weekend of sewing pleasure. You’ll learn new skills, meet new friends
and enjoy a relaxing break away from it all as well as sharing your hobby.
 We’ve a choice of THREE workshops for this weekend.
 
1. Proper Bags with Feet and Fastenings – Jennie Rayment
Work from a choice of four fabulous bag patterns and make yourself a bag to be proud of. Find out how to insert metal feet and fastenings with a professional finish.
 
 
2. Soluble Sewing with Wendy Gardiner
Expand the boundaries of your sewing experience – work on specialist Vilene to create lacy, wool or textural surfaces and then turn them into a pretty shawl, bag or scarf. You’ll use wool, silks, soluble Vilene and machine stitching.
 
3. Chanel-style jacket with Lorna Knight
Come and learn the techniques involved in making a Chanel-style jacket complete with quilted lining and gold chain weight. Make your own version to wear and flaunt.
 
 
4.Creating lace using embroidery machines and software.
We will start by creating a simple lace bookmark and add further embellishment to it. You will learn how the lace net, that all lace is based on, is made and then use it in creative way. The lace will be worked totally on water soluble fabric. This course will be suitable for all levels as I will bring the prepared designs with me for people to stitch out.

 

 

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Happy Students from Jennie's Sudoku Class

 

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 Get away for a weekend of sewing pleasure during which you learn new skills, meet new friends and enjoy a relaxing break away from it all. 

These Creative Sewing weekends are great fun and a fabulous way to share sewing. The two-day workshops (you choose one), are run by three of our expert Sewing World tutors. The whole event is hosted by Editor Wendy Gardiner and Jennie Rayment who are on-hand throughout the weekend to ensure everyone has a relaxing and trouble-free time.

The venue is a lovely 18th century house which we take over so that everyone at the hotel is involved in sewing!

The venue

Dunford House is a beautiful 18th century house, set in 60 acres of peaceful woodland in Midhurst, West Sussex. All rooms are en-suite and the package includes full-board plus evening entertainment on Friday and Saturday evenings and of course the weekend workshops. (We can also offer day rates for those not wishing to stay the weekend; and partner rates for those who wish to bring a partner.)  

Dates and prices

We have got this great weekend including all meals/classes/entertainments is £345. £50 secures a place, with the balance due end of  July. Spaces are limited to no more than 36 students per weekend, so please book early to avoid disappointment. 

For further details contact Wendy or Jennie on:Tel: 023 92 261338/01243 374860 

Email: wagardiner@ntlworld.com

Post: 14 Avondale Road, Waterlooville, Hants, PO7 7ST.

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