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Crafty Pint takes a trip North this July!

The lovely people at Crafty Fox Market and Brixi have a pop-up shop in Camden – Cut & Paste.  For one week only from 16th 0 21st July, Crafty Fox and Brixi will be combining forces in Camden, bringing you the best of British Made. A visually delicious collaboration showcasing homegrown design talent – celebrating British eccentricities and creativity. Operating as a place to delight, shop and do, ‘CUT&PASTE’ will host a full programme of creative workshops and events over the week. And they have asked us to join them on their trip North with our tea towel printing workshop.  We are very excited to be part of this crafty adventure and are looking forward to meeting up with our Crafty Pint North friends again.

Print Your Own Tea Towel with Gillian from Crafty Pint

Wednesday 17th July: 6-9pm
Cut & Paste
Camden Collective
69 Camden High Street
Camden NW1 9HE

Nearest tube Camden Town and Mornington Crescent

£30 includes all materials, extra tea towels and wine and nibbles! Limited to 10 places. 

Book a place at Crafty Fox Market.

Spend a summer evening learning how to make a lino block and designing your own tea towel. With one-to-one tuition, you will design and cut your own lino block, learn different techniques and print up a tea towel.

We provide all the materials, including pure cotton tea towels, colour-fast textile inks and a range of lino cutting tools.  For inspiration we will bring our collection of design and printmaking books as well as examples of Gillian’s lino blocks.  The price even includes a glass of wine and nibbles!

At the end of this three-hour workshop you will have a beautiful hand printed tea towel and your own lino block which can be re-used to print your own stationery, wrapping paper, or even more tea towels! The inks dry very quickly, so your tea towel will be ready to take home. Additional tea towels are available for speedy printers.

Have a look at our Facebook album album to see previous printing workshops in action.  This workshop is suitable for beginners and children age 11 and over are very welcome with an adult.

Gillian runs Crafty Pint workshops and is a member of the Seaside Sisters.  Her love of printmaking and collecting vintage tea towels inspired her to develop this popular workshop which she has been running for some years. Gillian’s creative workshops are informal and sociable, providing an opportunity to learn a new skill and meet your crafty neighbours.

The CUT & PASTE shop will be open, so you are welcome to drop in earlier for a browse, and those coming straight from work who need to arrive a bit later are very welcome to stay later as well to make up the time.

Bookings and further details are over here on the Crafty Fox website.

Crafty Pint North

We had a fabulous time running workshops at The Stapleton Pub.  At the moment we do not have plans for more workshops, but Crafty Pint hopes to pop up in North London in the future! Watch this space for details.

PAST WORKSHOPS

Xmas Cards & Decorations  Sat 19th Nov, 2pm – 5pm

Get ready to post early for Christmas! This workshop will get you printing, cutting, pasting and stamping Christmas motifs onto cards, and making fancy hanging decorations for the tree. Not only will you have a lot of fun, you could save a packet by making cards and decorations yourself, and impress your friends into giving your creations pride of place on the mantelpiece!

This 3 hour workshop is £15 and includes tuition, materials and homemade cakes.

THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL.  Please email Xtina to check for last minute places.

Christmas Workshop

Saturday 19th November, 2pm – 5pm

The Stapleton Tavern

2 – 4 Crouch Hill, London N4 4AU

Nearest tube Finsbury Park and then a 15 minute walk or short bus ride.  Rail to Crouch Hill. Map.

PAST WORKSHOPS

Saturday October 22nd – Vintage haberdashery, pin pots, needle books and more!

Spend the afternoon delving into our collection of vintage and contemporary fabrics, trims and buttons to create your own set of vintage inspired sewing tools and haberdashery.   We will guide you through techniques for making cute pin pots, needlebooks and pin cushions as well a showing you how to make bias binding from vintage fabrics.  These pretty tapes are perfect for making bunting with a twist, or trimming bags and clothes.

This 3 hour workshop is £15 and includes tuition, materials and homemade cakes.

Haberdashery Workshop

Saturday 22nd October, 2pm – 5pm

The Stapleton Tavern

2 – 4 Crouch Hill, London N4 4AU

Nearest tube Finsbury Park and then a 15 minute walk or short bus ride.  Rail to Crouch Hill. Map.

September 17th – Make a bow tie – Stapleton Tavern

We will be bringing our bow tie workshop to Crafty Pint North and helping the Stapleton celebrate their first birthday in style.  Make bow ties to wear at the Stapleton’s birthday celebrations.

We will have a selection of thirties style fabrics to choose from as well as spots, stripes and shiny sparkles and our collection of vintage and contemporary fabrics.  Create a bow tie with an adjustable strap and sliders, and use it to wear as a belt, necklace or hairband, or even as a bow tie!  No previous experience is needed, and we will demonstrate all the sewing needed.  At the end of this workshop you will have a fabulous bow tie and learnt a few extra sewing stitches.

This 3 hour workshop is £15 and includes tuition, materials and homemade cakes.

To book a place, click on the Paypal button or email Gillian to reserve a place.

Bow Tie Workshop

Saturday 17th September, 2pm – 5pm

The Stapleton Tavern

2 – 4 Crouch Hill, London N4 4AU

Nearest tube Finsbury Park and then a 15 minute walk or short bus ride.  Rail to Crouch Hill. Map.

Cally Festival

Crafty Pint North will be setting up their brooch making workshop at the Cally Festival this Sunday July 3rd from 12noon to 6pm.

See you there!

Crafty Pint goes North!

Just one month after our first Crafty Pint workshop and we have already expanded Crafty Pint to a new venue in North London.

Our friends the Seaside Sisters will be running our Crafty Pint North workshops at the Stapleton Tavern, near Finsbury Park tube and Stroud Green Road.

The Stapleton Tavern

2 – 4 Crouch Hill,

London N4 4AU

We will be inviting local designer makers to lead different workshops every other month, including brooch making, textile printing, bunting making, pin pots and all sorts of crafty delights. Details of our next workshop are provided below.

16th July Festival of Britain inspired textile printing

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain, we will be holding a 1950s inspired textile printing workshop at Crafty Pint North.

Participants will spend a lovely afternoon looking at our vintage textile collection and mid-century designers before printing up their own fabric using 1950s and Festival of Britain inspired designs.

The workshop takes place at on Saturday 16th July from 2pm until 5pm at The Stapleton Tavern, near Finsbury Park and Stroud Green Road.

The Stapleton Tavern

2 – 4 Crouch Hill, London N4 4AU

Nearest tube Finsbury Park and then a 15 minute walk or bus ride or rail to Crouch Hill. Map.

All tools and materials are provided, handmade cakes are included in the price and drinks are available from the bar. Children age 10 and over welcome with an adult. A place on this three hour workshop costs £15. To book a place, please use the Paypal button and enter £15 per person.

Or you can email gillian to reserve a place. Pre-booking isn’t essential, you can turn up on the day, but pre-paid places will receive a free tote bag to print up!