HERE - Oh Sew Sweet Shop

Workshop Brochure Autumn
Sept 2016 – Jan 2017
MAPPLEWELL & WOMBWELL weekly classes no need to wait to join, just
check availability for the day and venue for you. A ll our classes follow the
same format at each shop, with helpful, friendly tutors!
Patchwork and Quilting Essentials £40 each block of x 4 or £12.50 PAYG
Project based suitable for the beginner/those wanting to improve existing
skills in Patchwork and Quilting. A minimum 4 week session making a Nine
Patch Cushion, a Bag, finish with a lap quilt. You then decide what next to
develop your skills. We have lots of samples to inspire you including bags,
quilts, cushions and table runners.
Class Schedule for Patchwork & Quilting
Wombwell
AM
Monday
Sit & Sew
PM
Tuesday
9.30 -12.30
Wednesday
Sit & Sew
Thursday
Sit & Sew
Friday
9.30-12.30
Sit & Sew
1.00 – 4pm
Sit & Sew
Sit & Sew
Evening
Mapplewell
AM
Monday
CLOSED
Tuesday
CLOSED
6.00 – 9pm
Wednesday
Sit & Sew
Thursday
Sit & Sew
Friday
9.30-12.30
PM
CLOSED
Sit & Sew
1.00 – 4pm
Sit & Sew
1.00-.4pm
Evening
6.00 – 9pm
6.00-9pm
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Oh Sew Sweet Sewing School with Caroline
4 weeks £55 each block of 4 or £15 PAYG,
Join anytime **Please check availability beforehand **
New Starters Welcome! Our Tutor Caroline has a wealth of knowledge having
worked in a variety of roles including professional fashion designer to running
her own sewing school. If you haven’t touched a machine for years and are
wanting to pick up again, are a complete beginner or simply keen to learn to
be a dressmaker then this is the class for you! Over 4 weeks you will cover
the following topics:
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Get to know your machine for Complete Beginners
Envelope Cushion/Messenger Bag
Using a Pattern and Pattern Cutting
Dressmaking e.g. A line Skirt, shift dress or top, children’s clothes
Intermediates/Advanced can work at their own pace and on own projects too
Class Schedule for Sewing
Wombwell
ONLY
AM
PM
Evening
Monday
Tuesday
12.00 -3pm
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
*12.00-3pm
6.0 – 9pm
Sit & Sew Sessions £5.00 (check when available) Wombwell ONLY)
Calling all crafters! We have d rop in sessions for you to work on your own
projects in your own time. This is not a teacher led class but the chance to sit
and sew amongst fellow enthusiasts who help each other with lots of fun and
laughs! You can also use this time to work on other projects such as Crochet
or paper crafts.
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Full or ½ Day Workshops MAPPLEWELL
*NEW* Long-Arm Quilting Machine (Mapplewell only)
Class- £35 Certification then Hire £15 per hour (Hire dates TBA)
Dates: Saturday 1 st Oct, 5th Nov, 3 rd December 1.00pm 4pm**
(Other dates can be arranged please enquire**)
If you have quilt tops that need to be quilted but are too big to do easily in
your home machine, and you would like to complete the ‘quilting journey
yourself then we have a solution: you can finish those quilts on our NEW
Simply Sixteen Long-arm machine yourself! Oh Sew Sweet are proud to own
Handi Quilter Simply Sixteen and Sweet 16 quilting machines that are
available for rent. Take a certification class, learn how to use the machines,
then rent time to use the machines to do your quilting.
All About ME (Machine Embroidery Group) £10
Dates: Saturday 17 th Sept, 15 th Oct, 19 th November 10.30am-2.30pm
(3 rd Saturday each month)
Meets monthly group for newbies, novices and
experienced machine stitches and experimental
embroiderers. Share tips, ask questions, revisit old
skills and learn new ones but NO Tutor.
Farmers Wife Sew Along with Janet B £50 per 4 week block (continuous)
Dates: Starts Friday 16th September 9.30am – 12.30pm
Janet is back with a sampler quilt from the 1920’s which
consists of 111 6” blocks! There are so many to choose from
but she will begin with 4 blocks per week in 4 weekly chunks.
This means you can opt in and out of the 4 weekly sessions.
Skills developed will be Foundation Piecing using freezer paper, accurate
piecing of rotary cut blocks, setting a quilt on point and quilt as you go.
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Craft Bag with Jane £25.00 (Materials Inc. * Special Offer* Mapplewell only)
Dates: Saturday 8th, 22nd Oct & 26th Nov – 10-4pm
Thursday 29 th Sept, 6 th , 13 th , 20 th , 27th Oct, 10 th & 24 th Nov -12- 5pm
Already proving popular this craft bag
class with Jane is a special offer and
includes all material! Very good for
beginners or those who just can’t resist
a bag. All abilities welcome suitable for
10+. Places fill fast so BOOK NOW
Christmas Wall Hanging with Graham £30 (fabric not inc)
Dates: Saturday 12 th Nov, 10.00am – 4.00pm
Join Graham for this fabulous Wall Hanging it’s 72” Long!
Appliqued and would look brilliant hanging from a door.
Full or ½ Day Workshops WOMBWELL
Cathedral Window Cushion with Graham £30.00 (Fabric not Inc.)
Dates: Saturday 1st October 10am-4pm
Join our great new cushion class, learn new
skills and take home something fabulous!
You will be introduced to the technique known
as ‘The Cathedral Window’ technique, which is
like the origami of the fabric world, and
consists of clever layering and stitching. The same design and technique is
also widely used for pin cushions and can be repeated many times for
quilting. The result is an amazing, complex looking design which in reality is
quite easy to achieve. Why not use some lovely Christmas fabric for a cushion
with a difference?
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Complete Beginners Sewing with Caroline £17.50 (Fabric not included)
Dates: Saturday 8th October 9.30pm – 12.30pm
This is a great class to get you started on the path to sewing glory…who knows
maybe the Sewing Bee!
You will be shown your way
around a machine with
Caroline’s patience and
complete a Cushion or maybe
one of our Advent Calendar’s?
Perfect for those at the start of their sewing journey or those
who need a refresher. Bring your own machine or hire one of ours! Suitable
for Age 10+
Mastering Your Overlocker Mini Master Class with Caroline £22.50 threads inc
Dates: Saturday 8 th October 1.00pm – 4pm
A popular class with Caroline. Lots of help and advice on
how to get to grips with your own over locker. Includes,
understanding the basic stitch – which bit does what!
Needle threading (4 colour…yes 4!) and using your tools.
Testing your stitches, how to adjust – what the dial and
levers do, changing tensions easily, differential feeds,
cutting widths and stitch length plus any queries you may
have Caroline will have the answer .
The Gladstone Bag with Jane £35 (materials not included)
Dates: Saturday 15 th October 10am - 4. 30pm
Our Jane has done it again with this
framed Super Gladstone bag! It is ideal
to use as a large everyday bag and
spacious enough to be suitable as an
overnight bag or to use as a carry -on
when travelling by air.
Made in a heavier weight fabric with
internal pockets and of course its famous frame to snap everything into
place.
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Table Runner with Arlene £30.00 (materials not included)
Dates: Saturday 29 th October 10.00am – 4.00pm
A Day spent sewing with our lovely new Tutor Arlene for a
day of Patchwork & Quilting. Make a Log Cabin Table
Runner…could be for Christmas or fabrics of your choice to
match your décor.
Christmas projects with Arlene £17.50 am and pm or £30 for both
(materials not inc)
Dates: Saturday 5 th November
AM
9.30-12.30pm
PM 1.0 – 4.00pm
The morning starts with Bobbin Robin
and some simple English Paper Piecing
with Pentagons.
In the afternoon a lovely Christmas
Cushion cleverly sewn with buttons
around circles. Super easy to construct
and there may be time to make a fabric
Tree Cone too!
Simple Winter Tunic with Caroline £35 (inc free pattern)
Dates: Saturday 12th November 10.00pm – 4.00pm
Learn how to make a gorgeous tunic dress: don't panic: no
zips! This can be worn in loads of different ways and just in
time for those dark nights and wooly tights! I t can be smart
or casual depending on your fabric, wear it loose or pull it
in with a belt. Suitable for those that have basic experience
of a sewing machine but dressmaking experience is not
needed. You'll even get to take your paper pattern home
with you so you can make it again in a different fabric! You
can also alter the length of the dress to suit you & even
turn it into a top, Caroline will show you how.
Why not make it in one of our Wool n
Needle Flannels from Moda…Ideal for this
type of garment.
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Cosy Christmas Collection, Wool Felting with Lewy £35.00 (materials inc)
Dates: Saturday 26th November 10.00pm – 4.00pm
Needle felting is the perfect way to create a cosy
collection of Christmas decorations for your home.
Christmas puddings, Christmas cottages, robins,
snowmen, reindeer, or a traditional Christmas bauble
- The possibilities are endless!
Learn how to convert loose wool roving into an array of brightly coloured co ordinated Christmas goodies for your tree. With artist & tutor Lewis Ryan
from ManKnit.co.uk you'll learn the fabulous art of needle felting. All
materials are provided as part of the course fee. You can take your finished
decorations home to adorn your tree.
Free Motion Commotion with Arlene £35.00 (includes quilt sample sandwich))
Dates: Saturday 3 rd December 10.00pm – 4.00pm
Free Motion! Always strikes fear into the quilter as it
can be so daunting. Why not come along to this skills
builder workshop and develop skills other than the
scribble. We will discuss design ideas and practice skills
techniques. Suitable for all levels.
Fabulous Fabric Appliqued Basket with Jane Lightfoot £42.50
Dates: Saturday 10 th December 10.00pm – 4.00pm
Jane is based in Nottingham and we are very pleased to
welcome her to our shop. She loves to create beautiful textiles
and teach others to do the same.
These appliqued baskets would make perfect Christmas gifts
or to keep for yourself. Jane will go through a number of
techniques and you will go home with a fabulous handmade
item.
Quilting Bee (Block of the Month) with Graham £15.00
Dates: Starts Saturday 24 th Sep, 22 nd
Oct, 19 th Nov, 17 th December 9.30am – 12.30pm AM and
PM 1.30pm- 4.40pm
A monthly group meeting to work on a fabulous block per month . Lots of new
skills to learn and this quilts uses Quilt as You Go Method .
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*NEW* Knit and Knatter with Lewy £5 per session with Tea/Coffee & Cake!
Dates: Tuesday 11 th Oct, then monthly 8 h Nov and 6 th Dec 7.00-9.00pm
This is Lewis Ryan (Lewy). Lewy lo ves
knitting and has an addiction to yarn, so
much so he has given up the day job to
pursue this passion through his business
Manknit. www.manknit.co.uk
Manknit wants to address the stereotype that only
women knit. He says he is no different from any other
knitter with likes and dislikes with the materials used
but is passionate about it and loves nothing more than being with a bunch
of knitters…oh and that more men should be knitting too! So why not join
him on our Monthly Knit & Knatter at The Bolthole Café all welcome.
*NEW* Crochet & Chatter with Jo £5 per session with Tea/Coffee & Cake!
Dates: Tuesday 18 th Oct, (monthly) 15 th Nov and 13 th Dec 7.00-9.00pm
Bring along your current project and have a good old natter…beginners can
receive some help from Jo with simple granny squares. All abilities welcome.
Childrens Activities- Wednesday AM & PM Sessions
Starts Oct ask for details
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Sunday Sewing Sessions Workshops@ WOMBWELL
Advanced Overlocker Class with Caroline £32.50
Dates: Sunday 16 th October 10.30pm – 4pm
Build on previous skills learnt with Caroline, topics
covered include rolled hem, flat Lock and other
stitches, stitching with jersey and maintenance. A
small project will be worked on to help develop skills.
This will be a top or skirt edged with Chiffon.
Fit- Alter-Recycle with Caroline £30
Dates: Sunday 27 th November 10.30am – 4.00pm
Do you have clothes you like but don’t wear or they don’t fit right and need
altering? You may love the fabric but the style is outdated? Then this course is
for you, Caroline will take you through how to alter and fit garments so you can
enjoy wearing them again. Pick up tricks on how to recycle such as making a
man’s shirt into a beautiful feminine top and create the wardrobe you always
wanted.
Crochet with Sam Lindley @ Just Because…Amigurumi Animals £25.00 (Kit
Inc.)
Dates: Sunday 4 th December 10.30am- 2.30pm
Come along and learn the Japanese art of Amigurumi enjoy crocheting a small cute stuffed animal to take
home. Your kit will include an easy to follow pattern,
crochet hook and darning needle, yarn, stuffing and a
stitch marker. You only need knowledge of a single and
a double crochet and will work in a circle, increasing
and decreasing as you go along to make your cute little friend. Sam is in the
process of designing some new Christmas themes…so picture is only a
representation.
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Materials only included where stated, please feel free to bring your own fabric if
you wish to do so.
It is advisable to bring your own cottons, bobbins, scissors etc. to all classes. Please
check beforehand for a full list of requirement’s per class
Some equipment is available within classes such as rotary cutters and mats, however
there is often not enough to go around a full class so you will
therefore be required to share.
We like to encourage you to bring your own machine but please
ensure it is in full working order. Our Janome Machines are available to hire, please
check availability before class
How to Book
To book a class or workshop you can either:
Telephone Wombwell 01226 805955 or Mapplewell on 01226 386863
Call in and book directly
Email us hello@ohsewsweetshop.co.uk
Send us a Paypal inovice
Enquiries can also be made on Facebook
www.facebook.com/pages/Oh-Sew-Sweet-at-The-Hut/387171024808346
Please note when making a booking it is assumed that our terms and conditions have
been read and approved. These can be found on our website or at the end of this
brochure along with a Booking Form. If you are not on our mailing list and would like to
be added, please subscribe via our website.
Car Parking & Directions
Wombwell – Address & Opening Hours
Oh Sew Sweet Ltd, The Hut, Dovecliffe Rd, Wood Walk, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8UE
There is a Free Car park to the front & rear of our premises, Please do not park on the
residential side street. Wombwell Train Station is 2 minutes away which also has free car
parking. We are just off JCT 36 of the M1 motorway towards Elsecar Heritage Centre and
Cortonwood Retail Park.
Monday 9.00 – 4.30pm, Tuesday 9.00 - 9.00pm, Wednesday 9.00am – 9pm, Thursday
9.00am -4.30pm Friday and Saturday 9.00 – 4.30pm, Sunday 10.30am- 4pm.
We have our lovely coffee shop on site too
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Mapplewell - Address & Opening Hours
6-7 Fountain Parade, off Spark Lane, Mapplewell, S75 6FW
There is a Free Car parking in front of Fountain Parade, just turn into this from Spark
Lane.
On Saturday classes it does tend to fill up quickly with shoppers so try to be early.
Monday Closed, Tuesday 12.30 - 9.00pm, Wednesday 9.15am – 4.30pm, Thursday NOT
OPEN Until 5.00pm -9pm Friday and Saturday 9.15 – 4.30pm.
Why not call into The Bolthole Café and visit
Trish and Julie in our mini Gift shop. Have a
look around at their lovely handmade items to
purchase. For presents, gifts or maybe something
for yourself?
Trish also takes commissions, so if you have
spotted some fabulous fabric in The Hut why not
let her make something up for you!
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Have you asked about our Vintage Teas?
We cater from 2 upwards in our calm and
peaceful setting amongst the fabulous fabrics
Prices start from £8.50 per person, just ask at the
counter in the Café or see Jeff. We also cater for Baby
showers, birthdays and special occasions.
Now taking bookings for Christmas Lunch at
The Bolthole Café. 3 Courses plus Tea/Coffee for
£14.95. Booking Essential. Ask in the shop for
details and to book.
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