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I have been working on a new idea for a workshop. I saw some robins at Christmas and thought it would be a lovely idea to take a robin shape and embroider it. The birds are made from hand dyed felt but you could easily use hand made felt. I love playing with colours and you can use all your colourful left over scraps of felt to good effect. Wouldn't they make super bunting! </div>
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Torbay Textileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572837736104014605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737993737492496340.post-13235220320924145362014-02-02T08:41:00.002-08:002014-02-02T08:41:55.064-08:00Craft4crafters Exhibition<div style="text-align: justify;">
A few days ago I visited the Craft4crafters Exhibition at Westpoint Exhibition Centre, Exeter. All the photographs are of work done by members of West Country Guilds, Clubs, Groups and Bicton College. Poppies were a recurring theme this year to commemorate the start of World War I. </div>
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Each block of the Poppies quilt was made by a different person, therefore all the poppies are made with different techniques. The blocks were later joined together and machine quilted to create a quilt. It was stunning.</div>
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Needlefelting at Bicton College.</div>
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A few days ago I took my 'shop' to Perranwell, near Truro for the West Country Embroiderers, Cornwall South group AGM. I have been several times before and it is always a very enjoyable event. There was a display of items made at workshops over the year which covered a wide range of techniques.</div>
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During the AGM a mobile phone rang and a lady rushed out of the room. When she entered the room I could not hear what she said. She then apologised and said she would turn her phone off but all her friends told her to keep the phone on. About ten minutes later the phone rang again and the lady left the room. When she returned she was very emotional and said in a loud voice, "We've got a girl". Her daughter had <strong>just </strong>given birth to a baby girl!!!</div>
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As the weather is so terrible at the moment I thought you might like to see a picture that reminds me of the summer. The picture is a seascape with blue sky, sun shining on to the turquoise sea, golden sands and gently flowing surf. The back of our house overlooks the bay, so I spent many happy times watching the effect of the sun on the water.</div>
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At the moment the skies are charcoal, the rain is pouring and the waves are crashing on to the beach driven by the strong winds.</div>
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sales website and the original blog as from the 31st December. I will continue writing on this new blog, so I hope you will be able to join me for more creative fun in the New Year.</div>
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Here are some cakes to get you in the Christmas mood, cakes made from fabric and felt. It is huge fun making these cakes and you can really get carried away. The best part is actually buying the cakes - for research, of course - study the cakes in great detail and then eat them!!! Give it a go, it is very rewarding. Try making French patisserie cakes, yummy.</div>
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The real thing bought for research!!! Tarte aux fruits </div>
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Today I went to the West Country Embroiderers Torbay Branch AGM and Christmas lunch. This is my branch and we meet once a month and at our Christmas meeting we have a small exhibition. Firstly we had the AGM, a very relaxed and jolly affair followed by lots of yummy homemade food. There is plenty of time to discuss embroidery and life in general and admire the items on display. The images are those which caught my eye.</div>
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Book covers. Several layers of organza which are burnt back to reveal the colours of the underneath layers. Embroidery is then added.</div>
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A picture made by using the Embellisher with machine and hand embroidery added. It is possible to create the same effect by needlefelting, it is just slower.Torbay Textileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572837736104014605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737993737492496340.post-33058107587839710842013-12-02T09:23:00.000-08:002013-12-29T09:24:05.092-08:00Hand Made Christmas Card<div align="justify">
I always make hand made Christmas cards for my family and friends, it shows that you care. They don't have to be complicated but I usually get carried away!</div>
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This technique could also be used on a larger scale to make a spectacle or mobile phone case or even a small bag.</div>
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Torbay Textileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572837736104014605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737993737492496340.post-80462734346121695542013-11-24T09:06:00.000-08:002013-12-29T09:06:56.190-08:00Machine Knitted Felt - Landscape/Seascape Workshop (Part 2)<div align="justify">
Sometimes when I give a workshop there will be someone who takes the theme and techniques of the workshop but constructs differently or adds something totally different. I am quite happy about this because usually the person is confident enough to 'do their own thing' and the end result is usually stunning. The two ladies who produced these two pictures had to leave early for family reasons but they also 'did their own thing' and as I know them well I know the end results will be great. The pictures are both still work in progress and will have embroidery added.</div>
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The seascape has been needle felted using mostly unusual knitting wools. The pebbles in the foreground are made from a very textured knitting wool which has been specifically designed for making a scarf but in the picture they really do look like pebbles. Care has been taken when selecting the yarn to only use portions of the yarn that indicate light and shade. A thick shiny yarn was used for the horizon but it was far too bright, no problem, paint it with a darker colour fabric paint, problem solved!</div>
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This landscape is very large and will be very exciting when finished. Part of the hill (top left) is made from plastic netting, the sort vegetables come in and the foreground (bottom left and centre) is soft hand dyed netting. Hand dyed felt (bottom centre and right) has been used for the foreground and the light and shade of the hand dyeing has been used to great effect.</div>
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On Tuesday I gave the Machine Knitted Felt Landscape/Seascape workshop to West Country Embroiderers, Torbay branch, which is the group that I attend. They are a great bunch of ladies and there was a great deal of laughter.</div>
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On Saturday I gave a workshop at Ivybridge, Devon on how to make bags with Machine Knitted Felt applique. It was a very jolly day with numerous cups of tea and Lemon Drizzle Cake in the morning and Dorset Apple Cake in the afternoon! The ladies worked very hard and were pleased with their creations but at the moment they are still work in progress and will have hand embroidery and embellishments added.</div>
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The felt used for the two heart needlecases was originally a jumper purchased from a charity shop and then put in the washing machine and felted. The lady who made the camel coloured bag in the front/centre used antique lace, velvet and a button which originally belonged to her Grandmother. The bag centre/left used floral fabric from which flowers were cut and appliqued and the remaining fabric will be used as a lining.</div>
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Torbay Textileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572837736104014605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737993737492496340.post-87759040761884842562013-11-10T08:48:00.000-08:002013-12-29T08:49:15.377-08:00Machine Knitted Felt - Bag with Leaves<div align="justify">
The next week is going to be hectic preparing for and giving two different workshops and attending a small show. The first workshop is lots of different shape and size bags with Machine Knitted Felt applique. The images show one of the sample bags made from 100% cotton. The cotton is purchased from my local patchwork shop as they have a huge range of plain coloured fabric, just right for bags as the fabric is firm. The leaves are made from Machine Knitted Felt, plain and hand dyed and also 30% wool, 70% viscose felt which is also hand dyed. The leaves could easily be made with hand made wet felt or needlefelt. The hand stitching is Stem Stitch and French Knots. The wonderfully textured squiggly stitch in the middle is Detached Buttonhole Stitch which is sometimes called Drizzle Stitch.</div>
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I hope some of you have made the cords described in Part 1. They are great fun to make and extremely versatile for both felters and embroiderers.</div>
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Top left - couching the cord with straight stitches using Perle 5 Blackcurrant.<b> </b>This is suitable for cords that are multi coloured or on a plain coloured cord with contrasting thread to make the cords more visible.</div>
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Bottom left - couching the cord with diagonal stitches. This makes the cord a little more interesting.</div>
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Top right - couching the cord with cross stitch using Perle 5 Sunflower. This could be used as a feature.</div>
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Bottom right (bottom two stitches) - couching the cord with three stitches close together, as above, and then wrap the thread around the three stitches. This adds texture and interest.</div>
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The centre of the flower uses a narrow cord which is not quite firm and this allows the cord to be wound into a spiralling circle. It is attached using tiny stitches on the inner and outer edge of the cord. I think this would look great on the front of a bag. The centre of the flower and stalk have a spiral effect by using 4 colours (see Part 1).</div>
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Yesterday we attended the West Country Embroiderers' AGM at Totnes, Devon. It was really lovely to meet so many friends and ladies that I had met at my workshops. The AGM was celebrating 40 years since the foundation of West Country Embroiderers, so to celebrate such an achievement the guest speakers were Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn. As you can imagine their talk, Rhythms and Counter Rhythms was superb and I am sure we were all greatly inspired.</div>
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Jan's pictures were landscapes, many of the same field but at different times of the year whilst Jean produced fascinating pictures inspired by her Victorian house whilst it was being restored plus pictures inspired by Charmouth and its fossils. They described their work and explained how the pieces were created, such as, machine stitched, hand stitched, then use the Embellisher and then machine stitched and hand stitched again, thereby creating lots of layers. Unfortunately I did not get any time to look at the pieces on display but the slides were sensational.</div>
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Yesterday we attended the South West Embroiderers' Guild AGM. It was extremely well organised and I met lots of people, some old friends and some new. The AGM was held at a school and it was an extension to the school, where the traders were situated, that fascinated me. I think the extension was mainly used as a music room because there were lots of instruments visible.</div>
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The inside of the 'music room'. The instruments on the wall were real but beautifully squashed. You may wonder what the plank is on the left hand side - it was a tree trunk. If you look carefully at the right hand side of the image you will see that an upside down French horn has been used as a lampshade! The walls of the building were about two feet thick and were insulated with either sheep's wool or straw bales. Outside the building there was a vegetable garden, chickens and other assorted animals. What an amazing environment for children to learn.</div>
Torbay Textileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572837736104014605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737993737492496340.post-8444761211927212762013-10-14T07:56:00.000-07:002013-12-29T07:57:41.142-08:00A Woolly Weekend<div align="justify">
This weekend we attended the 'Woolly Weekend' at Kelly House, Kelly near Launceston, Cornwall. As you would imagine the House was full of all things woolly ranging from fleece to exquisite products and gifts. I took my Merino Wool Tops, Textured Yarns and Machine Knitted Felt bags and pictures to add to the woolly collection. The fibres at the event ranged from many breeds of sheep fleece to alpaca fleece. It was good to speak to my fellow traders on the finer points of fleece and find new fibres for the website. I bought some amazing natural Gotland lamb locks. </div>
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Yesterday I gave a workshop for West Country Embroiderers at St. Stephen in Brannel, near St. Austell, Cornwall. The workshop shows how to create felt beads which are embellished with either glass beads, hand embroidery or machine embroidery. The ladies decided they would like to use glass beads and soon started adding their own ideas to make unique beads that would eventually become stunning jewellery.</div>
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The beads at the end of the day - the start of something special.</div>
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Here are the instructions for making cords from Merino Wool Tops. They are great fun to make and are extremely versatile.</div>
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5. Gently roll the wool tops in one direction away from you. If this is difficult add a little more water and soap. If the bubble wrap moves, anchor it to the work surface. If the cord becomes too flat it is because it is too wet, so dab away the moisture. If the ends are too thin cut them off. If the bubble wrap becomes dry add more water and soap. As the cord becomes firmer roll using more pressure. Continue to roll until the cord is very firm. If you use Blended Merino Wool Tops or several different colours you will get a spiral effect because you have rolled in one direction.</div>
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Left - gold pulled from a quarter Merino Wool Top</div>
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Right - scarlet/orange/mauve/magenta pulled from 4 Merino Wool Tops</div>
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Yesterday we attended the Brixham Quilters' Exhibition at Lupton House, Brixham. The large display of quilts were, as usual, stunning and involved a huge amount of work. The colours and styles of quilts were just amazing. At each exhibition they have a challenge and this year it was 'An English Country Garden'.</div>
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Last week we attended the Tavistock Embroiderers' Fair. Tavistock is an ancient stannary and market town in West Devon situated on the River Tavy. The Embroiderers' Fair was up to it's usual high standard and it's members are very talented. </div>
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Sweetbag, pin cushion and scissor case by Maureen King. She used Back Stitch Wheels, Star Stitch and Laidwork. Exquisite.</div>
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Woodmice by Christine Christensen. Stunning.</div>
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A big 'thank you' to the lovely ladies of Tavistock Embroiderers' Guild who looked after us so well.</div>
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We stayed at The Mary Tavy Inn, Mary Tavy which is 4 miles from Tavistock. Excellent accommodation, excellent service and excellent food.</div>
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Torbay Textileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572837736104014605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737993737492496340.post-54565800814348527912013-09-03T12:00:00.000-07:002013-12-29T07:05:18.826-08:00Boats in the Bay and the Red Arrows<div align="justify">
Today was my son's birthday and he wanted some binoculars, so he was very excited when he saw the schooner from our bathroom window. My husband then spotted the funnel of a liner. We rushed 500 yards up the hill to the park and saw the liner from a better angle but the sky was hazy. In the afternoon the haze cleared which produced a better picture of the Ariana.</div>
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Last week was Torquay's carnival week and we are always lucky enough to have the Red Arrows. There were hundreds of people up the park and this year's display was the best to date. The Red Arrows always perform a cross over where two planes fly towards each other at an alarming speed and cross over, missing each other by a tiny distance. This year four planes crossed over, two from one direction and two from the opposite direction. There was a huge intake of breath from everyone in the park - phew scary! Congratulations to the Red Arrows. </div>
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Hello and welcome. I hope that you will find this blog informative and inspirational. Many of our customers are not sure how to use some of our products, so I hope to be able to give you more information than you will find on the website. Inspiration is always important, so, hopefully, the pictures of products, scenery, flowers and beautiful things that catch my eye will inspire you to create stunning pieces of work.</div>
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I have always loved hydrangeas because of their amazing colours. An elderly gentleman allowed me to pick a few blooms from his garden and I made this bag. The flowers on the bag are made from Machine Knitted Felt, hand dyed felt and stranded cotton which are found in Lilac Flower 'B' Twin Felt pack.</div>
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The Machine Knitted Felt flowers have been attached with ordinary sewing cotton using a blanket stitch and the hand dyed felt flowers are free standing, just being caught here and there at the centre. The centre of the Machine Knitted Felt flowers have woven circles using one strand of the 4 stranded cotton and the centre of the hand dyed felt flower has lots and lots of detached blanket stitch which creates a free standing squiggle. The very tiny flowers are made from one strand of 4 stranded cotton using 8 French knots with tails for each flower. Finally, large green French knots have been worked in 4 ply green wool to suggest leaves. The bag I made with dark green cotton fabric which I bought at a patchwork shop as they always have a large selection of colours. </div>
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Torbay Textileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572837736104014605noreply@blogger.com0Paignton, Torbay, UK50.43508 -3.564235000000053350.354157 -3.7255965000000533 50.516003 -3.4028735000000534tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737993737492496340.post-60782399889339468122013-03-12T01:50:00.001-07:002014-01-02T02:00:42.076-08:00TALKS AND WORKSHOPS
All talks and workshops can be
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<u><span style="color: #674ea7;">TALK - Machine Knitted Felt<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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This talk describes how machine knitted felt is made and
the techniques used to make items and accessories plus a demonstration of
techniques including simple embroidery and using the sewing machine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are plenty of step-by-step samples,
finished items and beautiful bags.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Workshops can be given to clubs, groups or even friends
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Do you and your friends find it difficult to attend
workshops?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Marilyn Lott will arrange a
workshop at your home at a time to suit you and your friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There should be a minimum of 4 persons plus
the host gets a reduction.<o:p></o:p></div>
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All workshop students are given individual attention and
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<u><span style="color: #674ea7;">WORKSHOP – Rolled and Embellished Felt Bead Jewellery<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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This is a full day workshop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students will be shown the various techniques
for making rolled felt beads, the construction of necklaces and bracelets and
the various fastenings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The beads can be
embellished with hand embroidery, machine embroidery, beads or a combination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are plenty of samples to inspire you to
make this creative and stunning jewellery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Level – beginners
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<u><span style="color: #674ea7;">WORKSHOP – Machine Knitted Felt – Landscape or Seascape
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This is a full day workshop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students will be shown the various techniques
for making a realistic or abstract landscape or seascape picture using machine
knitted felt and textured yarns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
pictures can then be embellished using threads and wools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students will concentrate on colour and
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Level – beginners to intermediate.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u><span style="color: #674ea7;">WORKSHOP – Machine Knitted Felt – Shoulder Bag or Holdall<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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This is a full day workshop and could be used as a
continuation from the pincushion and needlecase workshop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students are shown the various techniques for
making a fabric bag which will include how to appliqué machine knitted felt using
a sewing machine or hand stitching in order to create something different and
stunning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is also a demonstration
of all hand embroidery stitches used on the samples. Students can embellish
their bags by using a sewing machine, hand embroidery or a combination of the
two.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students are given notes to
complete their chosen item, individual attention and gentle encouragement to
try something new.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students may use
their favourite bag shape if preferred.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Level – beginners to intermediate.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u><span style="color: #674ea7;">WORKSHOP – Jewellery with a Twist<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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This is a full day workshop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students will learn how to make modern
jewellery using a combination of knitted tubular wire, coloured wire, felt
beads and beads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There will be a demonstration
of techniques, after which students can copy the samples or mix the techniques
to create their own original, ‘wow factor’ jewellery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Level – beginners.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is a half day workshop and lasts for two or three
hours and involves hand or machine sewing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is a demonstration of techniques used to make a pincushion or
needlecase together with plenty of inspiring samples to help create something
special and out of the ordinary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Students are given notes to complete their chosen item, individual attention
and gentle encouragement to try something new.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<u><span style="color: #674ea7;">WORKSHOP – Angelina Fibre and Film</span></u><o:p></o:p></div>
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This is a full day workshop during which students will
learn various techniques for creating non-woven fabric using Angelina fibre and
beads using Angelina film.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This workshop
is very creative, great fun and will definitely add a zing to future
projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Level – beginners.<o:p></o:p></div>
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To book a workshop please contact Marilyn Lott of Torbay
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Telephone<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>01803
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