Rocks and Landscape in Fabrics and Fibres
with Caroline Mann and Cheryl Jackson
Sun 5 Oct 2008, 10am - 4pm  

     
Join Caroline Mann, Cheryl Jackson and Elizabeth Pickett (Geodiversity Officer, North Pennines AONB Partnership) for a creative day interpreting the North Pennine landscape with felt, silk paper-making and the traditional craft of hooky & proggy. Be inspired by the stunning landscapes, rocks, fossils and minerals of the West Allen Valley!

In addition to materials which will be provided please bring needles, sharp scissors and an old towel (for felt-making). If you have any fabrics you would like to use for hooky & proggy, please bring them with you.

Tea and coffee will be provided, but please bring your own packed lunch.

Costs
£15 per person (payable on booking)
£7 per person for materials (payable on the day)

Booking
Pre-booking is essential. Please telephone the North Pennines AONB Partnership on 01388 528801

Location
Ninebanks Youth Hostel (Grid ref: NY 771 514; Post code: NE47 8DQ)

This event is part of the North Pennines AONB Partnership's Events Programme 2008, and is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Natural England and Leader +.

Felt Landscapes and Pictures with Cheryl Jackson, Friday 7th March, 10am - 4pm.

Come along to the Hexham House Bowls Pavilion in Hexham Parks to learn the traditional art of felt making. We will create felt pictures inspired by the Northumberland landscape. Booking is essential for this event.  The cost of the workshop is £15.00 and is subsidized by Tynedale Council.  Please bring a packed lunch or visit one of the many eateries in Hexham.

Contact  Suzanne Rootham Environmental Outreach Officer on 01434 652438.  suzanne.rootham@tynedale.gov.uk

Hexham House Bowls Pavilion, Hexham House Grounds,
Hexham Parks, Hexham, NE46 1XL
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Join Cheryl Jackson at Alnwick Garden's Family Science Weekend

Saturday 8th - Sunday 9th March

Prepareto be baffled, puzzled and amazed by the world of science. Try yourhand at programming lego robots, look at the world through the lens ofa digital microscope, meet the challenge of magic mirrors and take ajourney through the Serpent Garden to discover the wonderful world of physics. On Saturday, meet the Guinness Book of Records Curly-Wurlystretching champion!

For further information visit the Alnwick Garden website http://www.alnwickgarden.com/education/index.asp

Hooky & Proggy Techniques: A One Day Beginners Taster Session, with Caroline Mann

Saturday 29th March 2008 @ Shepherds Dene, Riding Mill, Hexham, NE44 6AF

Enjoy a fun day learning the traditional craft of hooky and proggy using different materials and fabrics to create a unique piece of work.

Shepherds Dene is a beautiful Arts and Crafts house, nestling into the side of the Marchburn valley in Tynedale.  Once a family home, it is now the Retreat House for the Anglican Dioceses of Newcastle and Durham.

The cost of this one day workshop is £39.00.  There will be an additional charge for materials. The cost of the day includes home-made lunch, cakes & biscuits, tea and coffee.

To book on this workshop and for further information contact: Cheryl Jackson on  (01665) 605732. email: info@lapwingcrafts.co.uk

Join Cheryl at Pins & Needles 2008 at the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena for a 1 hour fun, creative felt making workshop where you can delight in making your own colourful and funky felt buttons, beads and balls out of Merino wool.


For information about workshop times, locations and booking visit the Initial J Promotions' website.


For information about advance booking for the Pins & Needles exhibition visit the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena.

For further information from Lapwing contact: info@lapwingcrafts.co.uk

Join Caroline at Pins & Needles 2008 at the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena for a 1 hour fun, creative textile wrapping workshop where you can create a lovely brooch by wrapping and  layering fabrics, wools, threads and yarns.

Caroline will be running 2, 1 hour workshops on the 4th April.


For information about workshop times, locations and booking visit the Initial J Promotions' website.


For information about advance booking for the Pins & Needles exhibition visit the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena.

For further information from Lapwing contact: info@lapwingcrafts.co.uk

Textile Wrapping & Collage: with Caroline Mann

Saturday 26th April 2008 @ Shepherds Dene, Riding Mill, Hexham, NE44 6AF

This workshop is now Fully Booked, but if we have enough interest to repeat this workshop we will arrange another date.

Explore the delights of silk paper making and textile wrapping, learn the versatility of wrapping, layering, fusing and shaping fabrics!

Shepherds Dene is a beautiful Arts and Crafts house, nestling into the side of the Marchburn valley in Tynedale.  Once a family home, it is now the Retreat House for the Anglican Dioceses of Newcastle and Durham.

The cost of this one day workshop is £39.00.  There will be an additional charge for materials. The cost of the day includes home-made lunch, cakes & biscuits, tea and coffee.

To book on this workshop and for further information contact: Cheryl Jackson on  (01665) 605732. email: info@lapwingcrafts.co.uk

Rocks and Landscape in Fabrics and Fibres
with Caroline Mann and Cheryl Jackson
Sun 25 May 2008, 10am - 4pm  

This event is part of 'Northern Rocks 2008' - the North Pennines Festival of Geology and Landscape. The festival is an initiative of the North Pennines AONB Partnership and is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Natural England and Leader + . 

Hooky & Proggy Flowers at The Garden Station, Langley on Tyne, Tuesday 15th July 2008, 10am - 4pm

Exlpore The Garden Station and create a wonderful hooky or proggy flower garden of your own.

This workshop is suitable for beginners and will show you how to create textile flowers inspired by the wonderful flora of The Garden Station.

For more information about this workshop contact: www.thegardenstation.co.uk Tel: 01434 684391.

Sculptural Felt Making with Cheryl Jackson

Saturday 4th October 2008 @ Shepherds Dene, Riding Mill, Hexham, NE44 6AF

Learn to make a stunning bag, bowl or vase or other inspirational 3D vessel using sculptural techniques with wool.

Shepherds Dene is a beautiful Arts and Crafts house, nestling into the side of the Marchburn valley in Tynedale.  Once a family home, it is now the Retreat House for the Anglican Dioceses of Newcastle and Durham.

The cost of this one day workshop is £39.00.  There will be an additional charge for materials. The cost of the day includes home-made lunch, cakes & biscuits, tea and coffee.

To book on this workshop and for further information contact: Cheryl Jackson on  (01665) 605732. email: info@lapwingcrafts.co.uk

Wrapped Landscape at The Garden Station, Langley on Tyne, Tuesday 21st October 2008, 10am - 4pm

An inspirational day spent creating your own landscape out of a wide range of textiles, wools, threads and yarns.  Your finished work can be embellished with beads and embriodery.

For more information about this workshop contact: www.thegardenstation.co.uk Tel: 01434 684391.

Textile Techniques with Recycled Materials, Caroline Mann & Cheryl Jackson

Saturday 8th November, 2008 at Shepherds Dene, Riding Mill, Hexham, NE44 6AF

Join Cheryl Jackson and Caroline Mann for a creative day using a wide range of recycled materials and textile techniques to create your own unique work of art, corsage, item of jewellery or Christmas present.

The cost of this one day workshop is £39.00.  There will be an additional charge for materials. The cost of the day includes home-made lunch, cakes & biscuits, tea and coffee.

Textile Techniques with Recycled Materials, Caroline Mann & Cheryl Jackson

Saturday 15th November, 2008 at Shepherds Dene, Riding Mill, Hexham, NE44 6AF

Join Cheryl Jackson and Caroline Mann for a creative day using a wide range of recycled materials and textile techniques to create your own unique work of art, corsage,  item of jewellery or Christmas present!

The cost of this one day workshop is £39.00.  There will be an additional charge for materials. The cost of the day includes home-made lunch, cakes & biscuits, tea and coffee.