November Courses

To download the full course list from August to December as a pdf, click the link Threshing Barn Autumn Newsletter 2011

Thursday 3rd – Beads, Buttons and Baubles

Come and make a selection of Christmas tree decorations heavily embellished. Velvet fabric is used to cover polystyrene balls, commercial felt is cut into shapes and hand stitched and wire is wrapped into circular baubles and then all decorated with beads, buttons and sequins.

Saturday 5th – Christmas Fairisle and Intarsia Knitting

Have fun learning these knitting techniques from Anne whilst creating several colourful tree decorations. Your knitted samples will be stitched up to make a small Christmas stocking, a bauble or a sachet full of our seasonal pot-pourri.

Wednesday 9th – Star of Wonder

A selection of stars will be made to hang in the windows, on the tree or used to decorate parcels. Stars will be made from natural willow, wire and angelina fibres, folded papers all decorated with tassels and embellished with sequins etc.

Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th – Christmas Shopping Weekend

The premier Peak District shopping weekend at The Dome, Derby University, Buxton. Come and do your Christmas shopping in this stunning location, 10.00am – 4.00pm

Tuesday 15th – Christmas Trees

Make your own forest of Christmas trees using an interesting selection of techniques such as pierced strips of willow, dry needle felting, wrapped wire, plaited knitting wool wound round empty wool cones etc. You can choose whether to suspend them or we will have bases so your trees can be used to decorate window sills or above the fireplace.

Wednesday 16th – Yarns for Parcel Wrapping

Our complementary spinning afternoon. Come and have fun carding bright coloured merino wools with angelina fibres, tribal nylon and sari silk fibres. Spin into thick cords ideal for parcel decorating. Booking essential, 1.30 – 5.00pm.

Saturday 19th – Get a Hat Get Ahead!

Pauline returns to take this crochet workshop. You have a choice between 3 designs of hats or beret, one of which will be featured in issue 24 of “Inside Crochet” due out the beginning of November. Learn how to crochet the base and work in the round. Decorate with a crocheted flower.

Sunday 20th – Wrapped and Charmed

Using crochet and wrapping techniques make a stunning woollen wide watch bracelet. Your watch strap will be embellished with small charms and beads. All materials and watch face included. No excuse for being late!

Thursday 24th – Vintage Woollen Decorations

I have hand dyed old woollen blankets for you to make these traditional blanket stitched decorations embellished with patchwork shapes, ribbons and buttons. Cut the blanket into small pieces and thread onto wire wreaths and trees.

Saturday 26th – Bakewell Farmers Market

See us there with our winter wools, woollen blankets, hats, scarves and shawls.

Sunday 27th – Advent Calendar

By popular request come and make a wet felt advent calendar ready for the beginning of December. Using our resist method create small pockets decorated with pre-felt shapes such as santas, snowmen, candy canes, bells, etc.

Tuesday 29th – Bubble Scarves

Be amazed at how you can create unusual felted scarves with large bubble wrap. Our post comes with a red rubber band around it (mostly bills and junk mail). So I keep all these rubber bands and use to create 3D textured felted surfaces ideal for decorating the bottom of scarves.