WORKSHOPS FOR 2008
CRISS X STITCHES
RED LION STREET TYWYN

Are you interested in learning new skills? Would you like to spend a day receiving expert tuition and expand your knowledge, understanding and skills with like- minded people? Then come along to a Saturday Workshop to be held above the shop from 10am until 4pm(arrive 9.30am for a pre-work coffee)

Saturday 19th April PATCHWORK
A welcome return to Linda Paris. Linda never ceases to amaze us with her knowledge of patchwork and her enthusiasm for her subject. We will be making an Elegant Bag, sample on show at the shop. This is a good opportunity to use up some of those fat quarters and fat quarter leftovers we have in our stash! We will require our sewing machines, so book early to avoid disappointment as I am sure we will learn a lot from Linda as well as having a fun day.

Saturday 10th May KANTHA WORK
Joy Clayton makes a welcome return visit. This year we will be trying our hand at Kantha Work, which is Indian Quilting. We shall explore running stitch in this creative colourful embroidery. Adding glitz with beads, sequins and mirrors. Joy will provide us with a small kit, which can be made into a small bag. All levels of skills will be catered for so everyone is welcome!

Saturday 7th June PATCHWORK
Linda's second visit for 2008 is called Tilting Mountains. You can use up all those fabrics you have bought and saved to make an amazing technicolour dreamcoat. A simple block using a random selection of remnants to create a colourful quilt (but not all in the day!!) - sample or photo to come.

Saturday 5th July & Saturday 26th July SILK SCARF

I am very pleased to be able to welcome Dawn Holden to my team of tutors. Dawn is a City & Guilds examiner so will be able to inspire us with many different techniques in the future. This year I have chosen for us to make a silk scarf. You will need to book not only for today but also the 26th July as we need two sessions to complete this project.

Saturday 16th August BEADING
Rose makes another welcome return visit to guide us through yet another skill in beading. We shall be learning how to do a Double Rope this time.. A sample will be on show later on. Book early as Rose's workshops are always very popular.

Saturday 13th September APPLIQUE TECHNIQES
I was requested to see if Linda could do a class on appliqué - I should have known Linda would be able to so she will be guiding us through the different ways of tackling appliqué. Once again more details and possibly samples later.

In advance I would like to thank the new and regular tutors for agreeing to come to the shop, some may only travel a few miles but others come hundreds of miles to impart their particular speciality to us. I do hope you will offer your support again this coming year.

The fee for this year will remain at £20 for most of the courses but where a sewing machine is required to enable me to cover expenses it will be necessary to charge £25 payable on booking or by instalments if you are attending several courses. I still feel that this is very good value for money as many of the tutors are highly trained and skilled ladies. (If you have paid and find yourself unable to attend if your place can be filled from a waiting list then only a £10 administration fee will be charged & a refund made for the remainder). An additional fee for materials will be made on the day, which will depend on what is required but will be kept to a minimum by the tutors and myself.

We will again be collecting sandwiches from The Terrace, which over the past couple of years have been delicious. Tea/coffee and biscuits will be provided throughout the day.

I look forward to receiving your booking, which will be done on a first come basis and will be limited to 12 per workshop (8 if sewing machines are required). So book early to avoid disappointment. I shall be holding a waiting list for each date so that if someone is ill or cannot make the day I shall phone people from the list..

Please address all booking to me at the shop:

Margaret Lathwell
Criss X Stitches
The Old Print Shop, Red Lion Street
Tywyn, Gwynedd, LL36 9DN
Telephone or Fax 01654 711466
E-mail KeithLathwell@hotmail.com -
Web site: www.crissxstitches.co.uk