Monday 30 November 2009

Gift Vouchers

We have been asked if we can provide gift vouchers so that folks can have classes as pressies so we have now created some. See here for more details http://www.fabric-ation.co.uk/giftvoucher.htm

We are just putting the finishing touches to our course list for next term so if you are interested in running a class with us please get in touch

December at Fabrication

Dec 5th/6th Christmas Accessories and Vintage Glamour weekend

Saturday
Make a Fabric Scarf 10-12.30pm
Make a glamorous fabric scarf or shawl. Learn how to roll a hem and add bead trim
£20 + materials

Vintage Hair and Makeup 1.00pm-5.pm
Join burlesque bombshell Anna Fur Laxis for a vintage hair and makeup session. you will be taught how to do roll, curl, and flick getting you ready for the party season

Sunday
Make a fabric clutch. 10.30-1.00
You should have basic sewing skills for this class and know how to use a machine. You may bring your own to use in the class
Cost £20 + materials
Simple Bead Jewellery 2.00pm-4.00pm
Learn how to make simple bead jewellery, stringing and knotting techniques etc
£25 inc materials
Please note all our classes need to be prebooked
refreshments provided at each class
Book all 3 craft sessions and save £10, book 2 craft sessions and save £5

Dec 12th Credit Crunch Christmas, 10.30-4.30pm
Stuck for Christmas presents and want to give something more personal this year, we have a created a number of days where you can just come along and make pretty stuff.
Today we are making candles, bath bombs, lotions and potions using very simple recipes you can replicate at home. Make as many or as few items as you can fit into the day
Please note all our classes need to be prebooked
£35 + materials. Refreshments, but not lunch, included

Dec 19th Winter Flowers Bringing in the Green
3 sessions through the day:
9.30 - 11.30 Christmas Wreaths and Door Hangings
Learn how to make your own wreath or door hanging using traditional or more contemporary styles.
Price £25 including all materials

1.30 - 3.30 Make a traditional Christmas swag
For your mantelpiece, over the top of a door or hanging on the wall, a workshop to make a beautiful swag full of traditional Christmas greenery and colour.
Price £25 including all materials

4 - 5pm A Christmas Planter
Brighten up your doorstep or make a gift of beautiful seasonal colour - impressive, but quick and easy to do!
Price £25 including all materials

Book all 3 sessions and save £10. Price for all 3 sessions only £65.
Book 2 sessions and save £5. Price for any 2 sessions only £45
Our Club Nights
Crafty Club 3rd thursday every month 6.30-9.pm
Because we all have projects we want to start/finish/ stop being bored of but get distracted by the telly/kids/hubby once a month we can get together, get inspired and finally finish them all with the addition of cake and gossip.

This is not a teaching workshop for a specific craft but a fun creative night just getting on with stuff 3rd thursday every month. Cost £6 inc refreshments and cake
You will need to prebook this event so we have an idea of numbers
Crochet Club 1st Thursday every month 6.30-9.pm
There seems to be lots of knitting clubs around these days but what about those of us who want to crochet. Well we have the answer. Come along to Crochet Club and bring your projects, wool, cake, gossip and tea. If you Knit, macramé, lace make etc you are also welcome
Cost £6 inc refreshments and cake
You will need to prebook this event so we have an idea of numbers

Please note all these workshops take place in an upstairs room with no lift facility
All classes must be prebooked and paid for prior to the day. Places are ltd to 6 for clothes making classes so we can give you more attention
If there is a class you want to us to run then let us know and if enough folks also want it then we will try and organise it. If you really want to attend one of our classes but work weekends etc then we may be able to run in an evening if enough people want to

Monday 2 November 2009

more pics



Festival of learning





November at Fabrication

Nov 7th Make a basic pair of trousers
using your own machine
You will learn how to cut a trouser pattern, make pockets and a fly front fastening
Please note this is not a beginners class and you will need to know how to use your machine and have some basic experience of sewing seams, zips etc
Please note all our classes need to be prebooked
cost £35 + materials. Refreshments, but not lunch, included

Nov 14th/15th
Make a Regency Dress Learn how to cut, sew and finish a regency style dress with costume maker Dawn Wood
You will learn how to adapt a pattern from extant clothing information, to fit you and learn historical stitch techniques to get the correct finish.
You will then be given information on how to use this basic pattern to make a variety of regency style garments covering the period 1795-1815
The class takes place over 2 days.
£70 plus materials. Refreshments, but not lunch, included
Places are limited to 6 on this class

Nov 21st Credit Crunch Christmas, hand painted items
Stuck for Christmas presents and want to give something more personal this year, we have a created a number of days where you can just come along and make pretty stuff.
learn how to hand paint on glass, ceramics, papier mache and wood, etch, make a mosaic coaster the choice is yours, make as many or as few items as you can fit into the day
Please note all our classes need to be prebooked
£35 + materials. Refreshments, but not lunch, included

Nov 28th Dolls House Miniatures Furnishings
Learn to make needlepoint cushions and rugs, and fabric furnishings for your dolls house
Refreshments, but not lunch, included

To book the classes print off the booking form here or to pay by PayPal via the website
£35

Also Crochet Club 5th November and Crafty Club 19th November. Please let us know by the 4th if you are intending to come along to crochet club, as we are aware it falls on bonfire night so you may reschedule for this month


Some of you may also be interested in this competition, we are supporting
As part of their awareness raising campaign for Thyroid Awareness Week 2009, 18th-25th October, The organisation Thyroid-Disease.Org.UK have launched a Photography competition for 12 pictures to be used in our 2009 fundraising calendar. Cost to enter is £5.

This will be a nationwide competition and the final selection made by their members all photographers will be fully credited on the website for their photograph and it will also be up on the Thyroid-Disease website for all to see in a specially created gallery for the next year

If you are interested in entering please email photocomp@thyroid-disease.org.uk This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for an entry form or download and entry form and poster here http://thyroid-disease.org.uk/photo%20comp%20entry%20form%202009.doc, http://thyroid-disease.org.uk/photo%20comp%20poster%202009.doc

See you soon

Dawn

Monday 5 October 2009

Festival of Learning




This October the Department of Business,Innovation and Skills (BIS)is working with a range of partners to support The Learning Revolution Festival:
a month‐long festival to celebrate everything that’s great about learning for its own sake and to raise awareness of the benefits that informal learning brings for individuals,families, businesses and communities.

Throughout October hundreds of events,including taster sessions,workshops, demonstrations, performances, competitions and classes, will take place across England ‐giving current learners the chance to celebrate what they enjoy and others
the opportunity to try something completely new.

Libraries,galleries,adult education providers,sports clubs,voluntary arts organisations,reading groups,University of the Third Age groups and many other organisations are getting involved by showcasing their activities and giving people
a potentially life--‐changing experience.

Fabrication are getting involved in this and our october classes support the Learning Revolution. We are also able to put on classes for corporate and community sessions if you want your staff and members to take part

For more details about the Festival go to http://learningrevolution.direct.gov.uk/

Sunday 4 October 2009

October classes at Fabrication

Please note all our classes need to be prebooked this can be done at our website www.fabric-ation.co.uk
Make a Regency Dress
October Oct 3rd-4th 10.30am-4.30pm each day
Learn how to cut, sew and finish a regency style dress with costume maker Dawn Wood
You will learn how to adapt a pattern from extant clothing information, to fit you and learn historical stitch techniques to get the correct finish.
You will then be given information on how to use this basic pattern to make a variety of regency style garments covering the period 1795-1815
The class takes place over 2 days.
£70 plus materials. Refreshments, but not lunch, included
Places are limited to 6 on this class

Next steps in sewing using your own machine October 10th
We have had a number of requests for classes on how to make cushions, lampshades etc, so are running a couple of separate classes on our taster Homewards day.
Please note these are not beginner classes, you will need to know how to thread and use your machine
Cushion Making 10.00 -1.00
Learn how to make a basic cushion, pipe, ruffle or appliqué detail, tie, button or zip finish, the choice is yours
£25 inc pad + covering materials
Top of Form
Bottom of Form
Tie backs 2.00pm-4.30pm
You will learn how to make formal tie backs with stiffener and piped finish
£20 + covering materials

Credit Crunch Christmas Textiles October 17th 10.30-4.30pm
Stuck for Christmas presents and want to give something more personal this year, we have a created a number of days where you can just come along and make pretty stuff.
On our Textiles Day bring along lovely fabrics, scraps of lace, old buttons etc and turn them into gorgeous gifts, from lavender bags, covered hangers, corsages, pincushions, pj cases and many other ideas, the choice is yours, make as many or as few items as you can fit into the dayTop of Form
£35 + materials. Refreshments, but not lunch, included

Lantern Making October 24th 10.30-4.30
Dawn Sharkey shows you how to make a traditional withy lantern and then a pumpkin one using lino cutters through the rind so the shell is intact, but the light glows through, very lovely
£35 including materials. Refreshments, but not lunch, included

Oct 25th 10am-4pm
Learn to sew using your own machine
have a sewing machine but don't know really how to use it then come along to our class where you will learn the basics of sewing and what it can do.Depending on how quickly you pick it up you will leave with a cushion and hints and tips about getting the best from your machine plus basic sewing skills
cost £35 + materials. Refreshments, but not lunch, includedplaces are ltd to 6 for this class

Children's Fancy Dress Using your own machine
October 31st 10.30-4.30
We have had a number of queries to run a basic fancy dress making class so here we are just in time for Halloween
Sue Ottley will show you how to adapt a simple multi garment child's pattern into an assortment of ideas using very little effort and lots of imagination.
Please note all our classes need to be prebooked
cost £35 + materials. Refreshments, but not lunch, included.This is not a beginners class you should know how to thread up and use your machine and be able to sew a basic seam. Please note you will not be able to bring your child to the class for health and safety and legal reasons
places are ltd to 6 for this class

There is no crochet club in October due to our being present at the fashion show for Breast Cancer Haven at Quid Pro Quo that day, however Crafty Club will be back in October after it’s summer break

I’ve also been shortlisted in the categories local designer and lingerie in the Leeds Retail Awards, and would be grateful for any votes you may like to cast for me http://www.leedsretailawards.com/vote/