Friday 25th July Button Making - Intro to the Dorset Button with Felt Bookmark, Brooch, Pocket Hug or anything else that you want to create!
Please note that bookings need to be made directly with Wild Roots Creative here:
https://www.wildrootscreative.org/product-page/cartwheel-dorset-button-workshop (link also at the bottom)
Held onboard the craft carriage at Ecclesbourne Valley Railway in Wirksworth, this 3-hour workshop is a great opportunity to not only learn a 17th Century technique for making your own Cartwheel Dorset button - which is the main focus of the workshop - but also, more importantly, it is a brilliant way to have some "me" time, relax, socialise with new people, have a good natter and no doubt a good laugh also. Three hours when you can leave the stresses from the office at the door and give your stress filters a good refresh. Tea / coffee and cake included!
This is a project-based workshop, which means that at the end of it, not only will you be able to make a Cartwheel Dorset Button, but you will take home a beautiful felt bookmark, brooch or pocket hug, ornate with your button and some simple embroidery stitches of your choice.
The workshop is accessible to all abilities - very beginner-friendly, especially as I will be guiding you through the whole process. By the end of it, you will even be ready to take on the next Dorset button challenge, such as the posy / tree or beaded button.
I will provide you with everything you need, show you the techniques with a few extra tips along the way from the very start and up to how to attach the finished button on your project.
A bit about Wild Roots Creative:
Wild Roots Creative is a social enterprise providing engaging opportunities to experience arts, crafts and culture in a natural space. Wild Roots Creative believe that when people step into a natural setting and participate in meaningful activity then positive changes begin to be made which, if nurtured, can become deep-rooted and will positively impact mental and physical health.
Where?
Wild Roots Creative - Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Wirksworth Station, Station Road, Coldwell Street, Wirksworth, DE4 4FB
When?
Friday 25th July 2pm–5pm
Price:
£35 per person (Full payment required at the time of booking)
What's included?
- All materials and tools required, plus a little more for extra practice at home,
- In person expert tuition and guidance in a small group setting (12 people max),
- Tea / coffee and cake,
- Dedicated WhatsApp group (optional - more info available on request), which will be open 2 weeks before the workshop, and 2 weeks after the workshop, where you can ask any questions, get updates or important information on the workshop, get extra guidance or refreshers after the workshop if needed, share photos of your makes after the workshop, etc...
I will need a minimum of 3 participants to run this workshop and I will have a maximum of 12 spaces available.
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