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    Introduction to Powertex, taster session - Hanging Heart

    18:00 -20:00
    2025.08.20
    Introduction to Powertex – Hanging Heart plaque and a little surprise. This is a great taster session, you will learn a range of different techniques, suitable for beginners, before going onto anything larger or more intricate.
    Create your own unique decorative plaque using a wooden heart, (various styles available) as a base and upcycling scrap materials and embellishments.
    Cost of £20 includes all materials, tuition and refreshments on the night.
    Powertex is the environmentally friendly water based textile hardener which can harden a variety of materials with many uses.
    It can be a very messy craft but very addictive with great results. An apron and gloves will be provided, please wear old clothes.
    A £10 non refundable (but transferable) deposit will secure your place, spaces are limited. Please either pop into the studio to book or give us a ring on 01386 304878.
    Please note that we need 2 people minimum to be able to run this workshop and it will take place in our upstairs workshop.
    For full workshop terms and conditions please see the Powertex section of our website or the pinned post at the top of our page.

    Learn to Knit - 5 week course (week 2)

    18:30 -20:30
    2025.08.20
    18 Vine Mews, Vine Street, Evesham, Worcs, WR11 4RE
    “Knitting is calming, relaxing, and keeps us centred because of its repetitive movements, which can help prevent and manage stress, pain and depression, which in turn strengthens the body’s immune system”
    The total course is for five weeks, two hours per night, per week. Over the period of the five weeks you will learn the basics of knitting, to include:
    How to hold the needles
    Casting on and off
    Garter stitch
    Stocking stitch
    Increasing and decreasing
    You will also learn how to follow a pattern.
    Once these skills have been gained, this will enable you to progress to intermediate/advanced level where you will learn to work with more complicated patterns.
    During the weeks you will knit a hat, headband or a cowl together with a brooch (styles will vary).
    Dates:

    Week 1 – Wednesday 13th August
    Week 2 – Wednesday 20th August
    Week 3 – Wednesday 27th August
    Week 4 – Wednesday 3rd September
    Week 5 – Wednesday 10th September
    Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm
    Cost: £120 (includes full tuition, needles, yarn and typed instructions)
    Non refundable (but transferable) deposit of £20 on booking and balance due on first session. The deposit can be paid by card over the phone on 01386 304878, by bank transfer or pop into the studio at 18 Vine Mews, Vine Street, Evesham, WR11 4RE.
    We are just off Waitrose car park, so parking in the evening is very convenient and easy.
    Minimum numbers 2 and maximum 6
    Annie has been knitting for over 45 years, self-taught originally knitting for family and friends, but now her own work is much in demand as commissions. She knits for a variety of charities including Breast Cancer and Help the Heroes. She has run classes at Evesham College for the past five years, offering a relaxed informal style of learning with the focus on having fun.