Stitched Beginnings: Sewn Bookmarks – family workshop

Join us on Saturday 26 July, 10am-12.30pm, for a hands-on sewing activity inspired by the needlework lessons once taught to young girls in schools across Cornwall.

Participants will have the chance to stitch their initials onto a fabric bookmark – echoing the historic tradition of marking linens and garments, a skill that was part of everyday education and preparation for life and work.

Beginner-friendly materials and plastic needles will be provided for children, while adults can explore examples of traditional sewing tools and notions. Alongside the activity, discover more about the role of stitch in education and how it helped shape the lives of generations of women teachers.

This workshop is part of the ‘The Class of 1884’ residency at Kresen Kernow and the sessions are free and drop-in, no need to book.

All children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.

This workshop is not suitable for children under 5 years old. Materials provided but limited.

You may also like the following events from Archives and Cornish Studies Service:

• This month, 22nd July, 09:30 am, The Class of 1884: Echoes from Truro’s Teacher Training College – a residency with Vicki Aimers in Redruth
• This month, 29th July, 10:00 am, Piskey Path with Mazed storytellers – summer at KK in Redruth
• This month, 31st July, 10:00 am, Tregarthen Tales with the Mazed storytellers – summer at KK in Redruth

Also check out other Workshops in Redruth.