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Beadwork Workshops & Classes at;

• Crumpets Farm, Lytchett Matravers, Dorset
• The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage, Dorset
• The Royal Manor Workshops, Portland, Dorset
• Kinson Community Centre, Bournemouth
• Highway Farm, Bridport, Dorset
• Sew Beaders, Cardiff
• contact Fran Griffith 01202 625775
• email; fran@crumpetsfarm.com

Textile, silver & Felt Workshops are all held at Crumpets Farm

All workshops are book-able & payable in advance.

No refunds or transfers I’m afraid
 

Beadwork Classes at Kinson Community Centre

• Advanced Class Monday evenings 7-9pm from 17 Sep - 26 Nov
  (10 session course £65. Book via Fran 01202 625775)
  More complicated beadwork involving stitch combining, increasing, decreasing & more. Designing, colour combining.
  CONTINUES IN JANUARY 2008

• Beginners & Intermediate Class Tuesday evenings 7-9pm from 18 Sep - 27 Nov
  (10 session course. Book via Bournemouth Adult Learning 01202 451950)
  Suitable for beginners & intermediate beaders. During these sessions you will make beaded jewellery learning, developing & embellishing 2 basic stitches. Last term we worked on
 peyote & right angle weave.
  CONTINUES IN JANUARY 2008
   
• Beginners & Intermediate Class Thursday evenings 7-9pm from 20 Sep - 29 Nov
  (10 session course. £60 Book via Fran 01202 625775)
  Suitable for beginners & intermediate beaders. During these sessions you will make beaded jewellery learning, developing & embellishing 2 basic stitches. Last term we worked on
 peyote & right angle weave.
  CONTINUES IN JANUARY 2008
   

Classes at Crumpets Farm

• Dressmaking & Soft Furnishing Classes
  Make any stitched item you like!
  Tuesdays 9.30-12.30 Two groups of 4 sessions each £48 max 7 people
  1) 9th, 23rd, 30th October & 6th November £48
  2) 13th, 20th, 27th nov & 4th December £48

Workshops

• NEW “Lumpy Bumpy bracelets” Beadwork at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage
  Undulating bracelets using increase & decrease in peyote stitch to create an attractive lumpy, bumpy surface. (no, it’s nothing like cellulite!!) Needle & Thread
  Thursday 6th September; 10-4pm workshop fee £20 + materials
   
• “Get Knotted!” Wire & Beadwork at Crumpets Farm
  Interesting & Exciting bracelets combining different Wires, Beads, Cords & Ribbons
  Saturday 15th September 10-4pm workshop fee £20 + materials
   
• NEW “Waists & Hips Bangle” Beadwork at Crumpets Farm
  Very hard to describe this one. It’s a tubular 3D beaded bangle which narrows then widens like waists & hips! A lovely stiff bangle which can look as though it’s made of metal & each of it’s 3 or 4 sides can be a different colour.
  Sunday 16th September 10-4pm workshop fee £20 + materials
   
• “Celtic bracelet” Beadwork at Crumpets Farm
  Attractive curved celtic border design beaded bracelet using right angle weave variations. Needle & Thread
  Saturday 22nd September 10-4pm workshop fee £20 + materials
   
• NEW “ Buds & Crowns Necklace” Beadwork at Crumpets Farm
  A lightly curved beaded necklace in flat Herringbone. The variety of different shaped beads used forma a design which reminds me of Crowns with buds in between.
  Sunday 23rd September 10-4pm workshop fee £20 + materials
   
• Workshop at Highway Farm, Bridport
  Enquiries via; Pauline Bale 01305 424321 email; bale@highwayfarm.co.uk
  Saturday 29th September 10-4pm Wire & bead work jewellery
   
• Silver Clay Jewellery at Crumpets Farm - tutor Hilary Bowen (from Southampton)
  Silver clay is silver in a pure form, which allows it to be manipulated like ordinary clay. you can very easily roll it,cut shapes into / out of it, mould it into intricate shapes or texture it! Once fired it can be finished in the same way as ordinary silver.
  Sunday 30th 10-4pm September £35 (+ materials payable on the day) max 6 people
   
• “Elizabethan bracelet” Beadwork at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage
  Right angle weave pouches worked on the bias revealing inner oval beads.
  Thursday 4th October; 10-4pm workshop fee £20 + materials
   
• Felt Workshop (seamless bags, vessels, slippers) at Crumpets Farm - tutor Eileen Sarup
  Using an ingenious method, create at least 2 seamless handmade felt bags, purses or pouches with colourful merino fleece. No sewing! Or make a vessel or slippers
  Sunday 14th October 10am - 4pm £35 + materials max 8 people
   
• NEW “Cleopatra Wrist Wrap” Beadwork at Crumpets Farm
  A striking design which reminds me of the Kohl around Cleopatra’s eyes. Uses increasing & decreasing in peyote stitch. Needle & Thread
  Sunday 21st October 10-4pm workshop fee £23 + materials
   
• Textile Workshop “Textile Mirror Hangings” at Crumpets Farm - tutor Ruby Lever,
  Encircle groups of 3 small mirrors with elaborately embellsihed cloths & yarns. Make handmade cords & tassels. Enjoy a wealth of Ruby’s innovative machine embroidery textile tips you won’t find in any book.
  Saturday 27th October 2007 10-4pm £35 + materials max 8 people
   
• NEW “Wire & bead Bubbles” at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage
  Martin reckons this should be called “Atoms & Electrons” because this is what they remind him of. Make individual bubbles using 2 or more different coloured wires in a variety of thicknesses with or without beads & join them according to your taste for a necklace, bracelet or earrings etc.
  Thursday 1st November; 10-4pm workshop fee £20 + materials
   
• “Japanese Dimpled Squares” Beadwork at Crumpets Farm
  Learn how to increase using Peyote stitch to create dimpled squares with a Japanese flavour which can be joined in various ways for bracelets, chokers, earrings or to add to other jewellery. The hollow can contain crystals or pearls.
  Saturday 3rd November 10-4pm workshop fee £23 + materials
   
• Dichroic Glass at Crumpets Farm - tutor Hilary Bowen (from Southampton)
  Dichroic Glass is a special glass which is coated with metallic oxide. This creates an iridescent effect where two or more colours reflect from the surface to create stunning visual effects. The glass is cut into the required shapes & fired in a kiln. Two firings will take place during the workshop, so that you can take your finished pieces home to make jewellery. Jewellery findings will be available at additional cost.
  Sunday 4th November   10am - 5pm £45 (+£15 materials payable on the day) max 6 people
   
• NEW “Beaded Watch Straps” at Crumpets Farm
  A variety of attractive watch straps to bead & attach to different shaped watch faces (which are available for sale. Make lovely, individual Christmas Gifts
  Sunday 18th November 10-4pm workshop fee £23 + materials
   
• Silver Workshops at Crumpets Farm - tutor Wendy Nutt
  Design and create Jewellery pieces of your own or copy Wendy’s using a range of different shaped solid silver wires and sheet silver. You will learn many basic silver working skills.
  TWO ONE DAY WORKSHOPS
  Sat 24th Nov & Sun 25th Nov 10am-4pm £35+ materials for each day max 8 people
You can attend both workshops if you wish to create more complicated pieces
   
• NEW “Cleopatra Wrist Wrap” at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage
  A striking design which reminds me of the Kohl around Cleopatra’s eyes. Uses increasing & decreasing in peyote stitch. Needle & Thread
  Thursday 29th November; 10-4pm workshop fee £23 + materials
   
• “Beaded Frills” Beadwork at Crumpets Farm
  Dangly beaded brick Stitch Frills, similar to individual carnation petals. Attach to lariats, necklaces, bracelets, earrings
  Saturday 8th December 10-4pm workshop fee £23 + materials
   
• NEW “Hexagonal Circlets” Beadwork at Crumpets Farm
  Firm but hollow 3D Circlets with crystal or delica drop punctuated hexagonal edges. Link together or use individually for bracelets & necklaces
  Sunday 9th December 10-4pm workshop fee £23 + materials
   
• NEW “Beading around Gem-stones without holes” Beadwork at Crumpets Farm
  You’ve got a lovely gemstone or “Cabouchon” that doesn’t have a hole. How can you incorporate it into a piece of jewellery? Learn how to bead around it & add a beaded loop to hang on a necklace if you wish.
  Sunday 13th January 2008 10-4pm workshop fee £23 + materials
   
• Textile Workshop “Dye, Layer, Stitch & Burn” at Crumpets Farm - tutor Fay Maxwell
  Create an individual substantial piece of 3D textile suitable for making shoes, handbags & boxes. Quick dyeing & burning techniques combined with layering & machine stitching. Fay’s patterns will be available for you to cut out & begin a handbag.
  Saturday 2nd February 2008 10-4pm £45 + materials max 8 people
   
• NEW “Jacobean Flowers” Beadwork at Crumpets Farm
  Subtly shaded single & double flowers each with six overlapping petals. Make into a necklace, bracelet, brooch or as a flounce at the end of lariats & ropes.
  Sunday 3rd February 2008 10-4pm workshop fee £23 + materials
   
• Beadwork at The Royal Manor Workshops, Portland
  Enquiries via; Barbara Blundell, 01305 783701
  Saturday 19th April 2008 “Seashells Necklace”
   
• Textile Workshop at Crumpets Farm - tutor Claire Muir
  “3D Machine Embroidered Flowers, Butterflies & Dragonflies”Machine embroider petal shapes for 3D flowers, butterflies or dragonflies from layers of organza sandwiched with other fine cloths. Cut out with a soldering iron & embellish with beads & crystals. Adorn garments, bags or attach to combs or hair slides. You need to have had at least one go at machine embroidery before, but you don’t need to be an expert!
Sunday 27th April 2008 10-4 pm 10-4pm £45 + materials max 8 people
   
• Beadwork Workshops, Sew Beaders, Cardiff
  Enquiries via; Sandra Stroud, 01443 227180
  Saturday 10th May 2008 title to be arranged