We are offering a wide variety of day courses for the spring. Bookings are now being taken so why not join us for a friendly, informative and productive day here at Leven Crafts. Make a day of it, there are plenty of cafes locally or bring a packed lunch. Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided during the day. All courses are from 10am – 4pm unless otherwise stated. It is our intention to ensure you either complete the project in the day or are sufficiently knowledgeable by the end of the course to finish it at home. All day courses are £18 per day and a deposit of £5 is payable on booking. A requirement list will be sent to you 2 weeks prior to the course. This enables you to bring any of the items required from home; however should you not have any of the things they will be available to purchase on the day of the course. Refunds on cancellations will only be given if the space can be filled. Full refunds will be given if we need to cancel a course. Samples of the day course projects will be displayed in the shop from April.

SATURDAY APRIL 5^TH CANDLEWICK SCISSORS SCABBARD

Stitch a delicate primrose design in this form of knotted embroidery and then learn how to put it together with more knots into a really useful scissors scabbard. This design is stitched on lame fabric with the new DMC Color Variations Cotton Pearl thread, a great way to try a new product.

Approx cost of kit £4

THURSDAY APRIL 10^TH THE REALLY USEFUL BAG

By popular demand a repeat of last term, from the same great design make either a trendy fabric handbag or on a larger scale a really useful knitting or sewing bag. Work in your choice of fabrics and colours for a truly exclusive finish.

Approx cost of materials from £8

FRIDAY APRIL 11^TH THE ‘I CAN’T CUT THAT FABRIC’ QUILT

Finally use that large print fabric you just had to buy but can’t bear to cut or use one of our new ones as the feature fabric in this hanging or quilt. A simple to piece and quick to make version of a nine patch and rail fence design. Suitable for piecing by hand or machine.

Approx cost of materials from £25

SATURDAY APRIL 12^TH THE ‘I CAN’T CUT THAT FABRIC’ QUILT

Finally use that large print fabric you just had to buy but can’t bear to cut or use one of our new ones as the feature fabric in this hanging or quilt. A simple to piece and quick to make version of a nine patch and rail fence design. Suitable for piecing by hand or machine.

Approx cost of materials from £25

FRIDAY APRIL 18^TH KNIT SOCKS

By popular demand a repeat of last term, the latest fashion trend is great hand knitted socks – just perfect for cosy toes! Come along and learn all about knitting on 4 or 5 needles, how to read and understand the pattern, how to cast on, turn the heel and graft the toe. All this technical jargon will become clear by the end of the day and you won’t be able to put down your socks or resist all the fabulous sock yarn.

Approx cost of materials from £8 for a pair of socks

SATURDAY MAY 3^RD BLUE BARGELLO FOB

Work another in the series of designs from ‘The Sweetheart Tree’, a delicate multi stitch fob that will grace any pair of embroidery scissors. This counted design is worked on linen and uses four-sided stitch, diamond eyelets and bargello work.

Approx cost of kit including chart £10

SATURDAY MAY 10^TH BUTTON UP THAT BAG

Choose one of our handbag designs and work in your choice of fabrics, stylish button fastenings add that extra pizzazz for a truly designer effect. Bring along any buttons of your own or choose from our great new range of them.

Approx cost of materials from £6

SATURDAY MAY 24^TH CROCHET

For the beginner a great introduction to crochet, how to hold the hook and work the basic stitches and when confident move onto small projects. For the more experienced how to read a pattern, work hexagonal patches, join them together and finish with an edging.

Approx cost of materials from £5

SATURDAY MAY 31^ST CORDED AND STUFFED

Work a small purse in this attractive textured form of stitching on lame fabric. Stitched by hand the techniques of cording, stuffing and quilting are used to emphasise the design. Choose from a selection of colours from the kits provided.

Approx cost of kit £5

SATURDAY JUNE 7^TH JAPANESE FOLDED PATCHWORK

Work the basic folded block that both makes and quilts the square at the same time. Arrange in your preferred design for a cushion, bag or an attractive quilt. Stitched by hand this design is easy to do, very portable and a great way to make a large project in smaller units.

Approx cost of materials from £10

SATURDAY JUNE 14^TH KNITTING – TIPS AND TECHNIQUES

Ever been disappointed with your finished knitting? This is the course for you - a day packed full of useful advice and tips to create a professional finish to your work. Techniques covered include cast on methods, increasing, decreasing, short shaping, and picking up of stitches, stitching up and pressing. Choose to work swatches to keep as samples or work the techniques into a small bag.

Approx cost of materials £4

SATURDAY JUNE 28^TH ELIZABETHAN EMBROIDERY

Stitch a delicate strawberry design in this stunning form of raised embroidery that is worked on silk fabric using rayon and gold coloured threads. Suggestions for finishing as a pinwheel or needle case will be demonstrated.

Approx cost of kit £5

SATURDAYJULY 12^TH FREESTYLE MACHINE QUILTING

The first part of the session will look at patterns, fabrics and threads, marking designs and practising your machine quilting before moving onto the project of a North Country design with a modern twist. Lots of tips and help will be on hand for successful machine quilting. Sewing machines need to be able drop the feed teeth and have a darning or embroidery foot.

Approx cost of materials from £5

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