What's On  2024
Outline Programme

Friday 24th May
 
Demo.         All day.   Lace Making with Stour Lace Makers.   Free

Workshop. 10.30-12.30   Lace Knitting with Julia Desch   £20
                     Suitable for those with basic knitting skills, materials provided.                      

Panel          11.30-12.30  PANEL,  Lynne Franks in conversation with Fashion Act Now  Free

Workshop  12.30-2.30.  Wet Felting with Julie Swinnerton  £20
                     Wet felting for beginners, discover the joy of working with wool to make a practical & stylish item.                                   
Demo          tbc.   Natural dyeing with Sarah Thorne, Arts University Bournemouth. 

Assembly.    2-3.30pm.    A Fashion Assembly with Fashion Act Now.  Free

Workshop   3-5pm.  Visible Mending with Thea Batty  £25
                      Creatively mend your clothing by hand and discover a lifelong skill. 


Saturday 25th May

Demo         All Day.   Lace Making with Stour Lace Makers   Free

Workshop  10.15-12.15  Dorset Buttons with Anna McDowell   £20
                     Learn the art of creating traditional Dorset Buttons. 

Demo           10.30-12.00  Processing, sorting, washing & prepping a raw fleece.  £10  

Workshop   12-2pm   A Taste of Stitched Shibori with Annabel Wilson  £25
                      An introductory class; make a piece of shibori fabric to be used for repairing a garment.

Panel            2-3pm.   PANEL Contributors; Zoe Gilbertson (Bast fibres), Lesley Windsor                                          (HereWear) & Julia Desch (Society of Designer Craftsmen).   Free

Workshop    3-5pm.  Beginners Crochet with Millie Furby of The Slipped Stitch  £20
                        The workshop you will give you the skills to create your own unique pieces.

Workshop     3-5pm  Drop in Visible Mending with Hawkers Re-Creatives.  £5
                        Visible mending techniques to enhance and repair garments such as felting and darning.