sew what’s new - hansons fabrics and crafts · 2017. 12. 2. · memory craft 500e now with an...

Issue No 47

Sew what’s new

www.hansonsfabrics.co.uk [email protected]

Spring workshops 2018 The new biannual workshop brochure & magazine

Sewing & Craft Workshops

10% Off!

Join us for our annual celebration of Christmas as we

offer you a warming Christmas drink along with some

festive bites…

… all while you enjoy an extra

Pick up a brochure in

store!

Memory Craft 500E

Now with an even

bigger hoop! “Over the last three or four months my

daughter and I were looking to purchase new

sewing machines. The ladies in that

department were extremely

helpful. We went away with

lots of helpful information to

browse and make our choice.

We then booked an

appointment to go back and

have a demonstration.

Nothing was too much trouble

and I have even been back

with a question since my

purchase and they were very

willing to help.”

MEMORY CRAFT 500E • BUILT-IN EMBROIDERY SYSTEM

• ON SCREEN DESIGN EDITING

• EMBROIDERY EDITOR SOFTWARE

• USB PORT FOR IMPORTING DESIGNS

• 160 DESIGNS PLUS 3 FONTS INCLUDED

• EMBROIDERS UP TO 200MM X 280MM

• UPPER THREAD & BOBBIN THREAD SENSOR

• EMBROIDERY TIME & STITCH INDICATOR

• DESIGN TRACING FEATURE Hear it from our customers:

So, why buy a

sewing machine

from Hansons?

“A great place to buy a sewing machine, very

very helpful staff, nothing was too much

trouble. A good place to learn about your

machine”

Spring Workshops 2018

Running since 1992

Know Your Sewing

Machine

Monday 8th January 2018

With Lynn Horniblow

Students will be shown how to maintain their machine. Given advice on the various needles and threads available, how to use straight, stretch, zig-zag and satin stitches for standard and decorative sewing. The use of presser feet for quilting, roll and blind hemming, over-edging, zip application, piping and button holes. You will need to bring your sewing machine and handbook, please quote the make and model of your machine when booking. All materials provided.

8 Places Fee: £51.00

Duck Doorstop

Friday 12th January 2018

With Amanda Brown

Create this very cute Duck called Daisy. She can be used as a Doorstop, or a bookend where she can sit and guard your sewing books! Amanda will give you lots of hints and tips along the way which can taken forward to other projects. Daisy will then be finished off with a decorative ribbon around her beck. Basic sewing machine skills are required. Materials and equipment will be provided.


Roman Blinds

Friday 19th January 2018

With Sarah Payne

Roman Blinds are an attractive and practical way of dressing your windows. Sarah will give advice on measuring up and calculating fabric requirements. You will make a sample which is both lined and interlined. Basic sewing machine skills are required. All materials and equipment provided.

8 Places £51.00

Fun with Crochet

Monday 22nd January 2018

With Lynn Horniblow

Crochet is an easy technique to learn. We will be using chunky hooks and exciting yarns, mixing colours and textures as we go. Suitable for beginners and those looking for new directions in crochet. Materials and equipment will be provided.


Sewing & Craft Workshops Workshops at Hansons have been running since 1992 and have gone from

strength to strength with many of our customers returning each term. We’re delighted to be able to offer you an interesting selection of workshops

that cover an array of techniques along with a fun and sociable day with like-minded people.

“I have to set myself a time

limit whenever I visit or I

would be in there all day!”

Review

Hand Embroidery

Techniques:

Birdie Journal Cover

Tuesday 30th January 2018

With Annette Bolton

A cute little appliqué bird in a garden of flowers, decorate the cover of a useful notebook/sketchbook. All simple hand embroidery stitches together with felt appliqué, beads and buttons. Materials and equipment provided.


Curtain Making for

Beginners

Friday 2nd February 2018

With Sarah Payne

Sarah will give advice on measuring up, estimating fabric and matching patterns, as well as giving ideas on tracks, tapes and accessories. You will make up a small sample lined curtain with hand-finished taped hems and machine tape heading. Materials and equipment provided.


Patchwork Techniques:

Magic Nine Patch

Panel

Monday 5th February 2018

With Lynn Horniblow

Enjoy blending and moving colours around to create well balanced patterns with simple cut and sew techniques. The block will then be decoratively machine quilted to complete the front of a small panel for a cushion, bag or quilt. Materials and equipment provided.


Tweed Messenger Bag

Friday 9th February 2018

With Amanda Brown

We all love bags, we can’t get enough of them! Enjoy making this classic style messenger bag, perfect for autumn, winter and into spring. The bag is lightly padded to give body, fully lined with magnetic clasp closure and webbing shoulder strap. Basic sewing machine skills are required. Materials and equipment provided.



Pebble Bag

Monday 19th February 2018

With Lynn Horniblow

This little bag uses up all the left over scraps from the left over scraps of the last project. Added decoration with couched threads and machine embroidery makes an unusual quilted fabric. All gets used in the finished bags, so no more scraps! Basic sewing machine skills are required. Materials and equipment provided.


“Wonderful service and very

helpful staff. Helped me and

my sister in law to choose

fabric for cushions”

Review

An Introduction to

Free Machine Embroidery

Tuesday 20th February 2018

With Jenni Cadman

Discover how to use your sewing machine as a drawing tool (no drawing skills required) and widen your horizon in fabric decorations. This technique lends itself to many applications – quilts, embroidered pictures, clothing, accessories and soft furnishing. Basic sewing machine skills are required together with a working knowledge of your machine. Please bring you sewing machine in full working order with your handbook and a free machine embroidery foot (darning foot). All other materials and equipment provided.


Understanding Your

Overlocker

Thursday 22nd February 2018

With Ena Hicks

Learn how versatile your overlocker can be. Ena will begin with the basics, threading up and tension adjusting, moving on to decorative finishes and time saving techniques. This workshop is aimed at 4-thread overlockers with adjusting tension dials. Please bring your overlocker, handbook and accessories.


(Fee reduced to £51 if you purchased your overlocker from Hansons Fabrics)

Hand Embroidery

Techniques:

Happy Birds in Town

Needle Book

Friday 23rd February 2018

With Annette Bolton

A pretty and practical needle book that holds your pins and needles, decorated with houses and little birds. There is a combination of applique and hand embroidery, embellished with beads and buttons, and a small decorated pocket inside. Materials and equipment provided.


Beach Hut Panel

Tuesday 27th February 2018

With Sheila Harries

Create a fun wall hanging, or possible the centre panel for a quilt, featuring a row of three beach huts with doors that open. Embellish with some simple applique and hand/machine stitching. Basic sewing machine skills are required. Materials and equipment provided.


Make Your Own

Cushions

Friday 2nd March 2018

With Sarah Payne

Cushions add that finishing touch to a room. They can be practical or decorative, adding a touch of luxury or comfort to chairs, sofas and beds. Learn about piping, inserting a zip, how to enhance cushions with frills, borders, cords and buttons. You will be making samples and complete a cushion to take home. Materials and equipment provided.


“My idea of heaven.

Staff so helpful”

Review

Know Your Sewing

Machine

Monday 5th March 2018

With Lynn Horniblow

Students will be shown how to maintain their machine. Advice on the various needles and threads available, how to use straight, stretch, zig-zag and satin stitches for standard and decorative sewing. The use of presser feet for quilting, roll and blind hemming, over-edging, zip application, piping and button holes. You will need to bring your sewing machine and handbook, please quote the make and model of your machine when booking. All materials provided.


Fitting Solutions for

Trousers

Tuesday 6th March 2018

With Ena Hicks

Have you ever tried to make a pair of trousers to fit and been disappointed with the result? Ena will show you how to measure correctly, adjust a commercial pattern and make a toile that will be fitted on you to help ensure your trousers are a comfortable fit. Please state your size when booking. Materials and equipment provided.


Machine Quilting

Friday 9th March 2018

With Mary Bird

Machine quilting can be as subtle or as bold as you choose to make it. You will learn skills that will enable you to give depth to your patchwork and appliqué or to create beautiful quilted heirloom pieces. We begin by practising quilting in the ditch, outline quilting and other useful patterns, progressing to free-machine quilting in order to create lovely flowing designs and interesting stippled backgrounds. At the end of the workshop you will take home a portfolio of samples that will become an invaluable reference file. You will need to bring your own sewing machine and accessories, but all other materials and equipment provided.


Understanding Your

Overlocker


With Ena Hicks




The Coastal Life

Thursday 15th March 2018

With Sheila Harries l

Taking inspiration from trips to the coast, create some fun and stylish nautical themed accessories for use at home or in the beach hut. Basic sewing machine skills required. Materials and equipment provided.


“So much to see and buy”

Review

Intermediate Curtains

Friday 16th March 2018

With Sarah Payne

Learn how to make luxurious hand headed interlined curtains, all hand stitched with the inclusion of buckram. You will make a sample curtain to take home, showing different styles of heading. Materials and equipment provided.



Half and Half Triangle

Block


With Lynn Horniblow

Create a stunning centre panel for a small quilt, transforming machine pieced blocks into a pattern of stripes and steps. Basic sewing machine skills are required. Materials and equipment provided.


Hand Embroidery

Techniques:

Doodle Cushion


With Annette Bolton

A wide variety of hand embroidery stitches decorate the front of a small ushion. The design is made up of small “doodles” including birds, flowers and leaves, embellished with beads and metallic threads. There is an opportunity to add a small design of your own or an initial that is personal to you. Materials and equipment provided.


Free Machine Embroidery

for Improvers

Thursday 22nd March 2018

With Jenni Cadman l

An inspiring and fun workshop aimed at those with experience in the technique who have grasped the basics and now want to develop and improve on their existing skills. Working from floral designs, supplied by the tutor, you will start by building a collection of samples in a variety of stitches which will lead to a stunning and individual embroidered picture. Please bring you sewing machine in full working order together with your handbook, free machine embroidery foot (darning foot) and extension table if you have one. You must have a working knowledge of your machine. All other materials and equipment provided.


Etui Box

Friday 23rd March 2018

With Mary Bird

An Etui is a small, decorative box usually used to hold needlework supplies. The sides fold down and smaller boxes nest within the large box. The smallest box in the centre holds your thimble. This little box will help keep your sewing equipment organized and handy. In Victorian times, the lady of the house would attach one to her chatelaine to carry scissors and other small items. Materials and equipment provided.


“Rare place to have on your

doorstep stocking an excellent

haberdashery and fabric.”

Review


Foundation Piecing


With Mary Bird

Create beautiful machine pieced blocks without the need for templates. The foundation method of construction ensures accurate piecing and perfect points every time. Practice a variety of patterns, or starter making a series of blocks that could be combined into a cushion cover, throw or quilt. Basic sewing machine skills are needed. Materials and equipment provided.


Duck Doorstop

Friday 6th April 2018

With Amanda Brown

Create this very cute Duck called Daisy. She can be used as a Doorstop, or a bookend where she can sit and guard your sewing books! Amanda will give you lots of hints and tips along the way which can taken forward to other projects. Daisy will then be finished off with a decorative ribbon around her beck. Basic sewing machine skills are required. Materials and equipment will be provided.


Hand Embroidered

Landscapes

Monday 9th April 2018

With Beppy Berlin

Using a mixture of simple hand embroidery and free form stitches, create an attractive spring/summer landscape featuring textured grasses and wild flowers. Materials and equipment provided.


Knitting Techniques:

Knitted Lace

Thursday 2nd April 2018

With Jean Marshall

Knitting lace is not hard and the effects can be stunning. Lace stitches can be integrated into a garment, added as a finishing touch or for a whole item such as a shawl or scarf. This workshop will introduce some simple and some not so simple lace stitches for you to practice, and give you a chance to turn your knitting into creations that will amaze your friends. Some basic knitting experience is required. Materials and equipment provided.


Roman Blinds


With Sarah Payne

Roman Blinds are an attractive and practical way of dressing your windows. Sarah will give advice on measuring up and calculating fabric requirements. You will make a sample which is both lined and interlined. Basic sewing machine skills are required. All materials and equipment provided.

8 Places £51.00

Stylish Beach Bag

Monday 16th April 2018

With Lynn Horniblow

You can never have too many bags. With this one you will always be able to tuck in a little bit more! Coastal themed fabrics, softly padded with useful pockets. Constructed with a sewing machine and trimmed with ties and decorative buttons. Basic sewing machine skills are required. Materials and equipment provided.


Pattern Adaptation &

Fitting

Tuesday 17th April 2018

With Ena Hicks l

If the garments you make don’t fit as well as you would like them to, this is the workshop for you. Ena will take you through some of the basic techniques in pattern cutting, enabling you to adapt a commercial pattern to fit your own figure type. Some basic knowledge of sewing required. Materials and equipment provided.


Hand Embroidery

Techniques:

Embroidered

Brooches

Thursday 19th April 2018

With Annette Bolton

These simple decorated small brooches are embroidered and stitches in different ways, using a variety of techniques. Make one to go with every outfit, or ideal for giving as a gift. Materials and equipment provided.


Machine Quilting


With Mary Bird

Machine quilting can be as subtle or as bold as you choose to make it. You will learn skills that will enable you to give depth to your patchwork and appliqué or to create beautiful quilted heirloom pieces. We begin by practising quilting in the ditch, outline quilting and other useful patterns, progressing to free-machine quilting in order to create lovely flowing designs and interesting stippled backgrounds. At the end of the workshop you will take home a portfolio of samples that will become an invaluable reference file. You will need to bring your own sewing machine and accessories, but all other materials and equipment provided.


Hand Embroidered

Landscapes

Monday 23rd April 2018

With Beppy Berlin

Using a mixture of simple hand embroidery and free form stitches, create an attractive spring/summer landscape featuring textured grasses and wild flowers. Materials and equipment provided.


The Coastal Life

Tuesday 24th April 2018

With Sheila Harries l

Taking inspiration from trips to the coast, create some fun and stylish nautical themed accessories for use at home or in the beach hut. Basic sewing machine skills required. Materials and equipment provided.


“Great selection of fabric and

haberdashery”

Review

“Very wide stock and helpful

staff. I was able to get just

what I needed.”

Workshop information

Booking

You will find a booking form with this brochure. A booking for a workshop is made when we receive your booking form and payment, and in return you will receive a letter of confirmation & a 10% voucher for you to use in store on the day.

Cancellations

Refunds for cancellations will be made on the following basis:

Over 21 days prior to workshop – 75% 14 – 20 days prior to workshop – 50%

Hansons reserve the right to cancel any workshop up to 7 days before its commencement if under 50% of the places are taken. In this event, full refunds will be made.

Terms & Conditions

Our full day workshops run from 10am to 4pm with coffee & biscuits at 9.45am, so you can meet your tutor and the rest of the class.

The workshop fee includes a light buffet lunch and refreshments as well as tea and cake in the afternoon.

Booking is on a first come first served basis. Bookings can be made and paid for over the telephone or with the Workshop Booking Form provided.

We advise you to ring before returning the completed booking form to us to check availability. If a workshop is full, we are more than happy to put you on a

waiting list in case of cancellation.

Understanding Your

Overlocker

Thursday 3rd May 2018

With Ena Hicks




“Knitters will die and go to

Heaven at Hansons.

They have everything for

knitting, sewing, and

patchwork.

They even have a small

range of paper craft and

cross-stitch. The staff are very

friendly!”

Review

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Workshop Title Date Fee

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If you are booking an Overlocker/Sewing Machine Workshop, please quote make & model

Station Road, Sturminster Newton, Dorset DT10 1BD, 01258 472698

www.hansonsfabrics.co.uk

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Please tick here to say that you have read and agree with our terms & conditions

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“If you've never been it's definitely worth a visit - especially during

January or July when their sale gives you 20% discount!”

To redeem, present with your purchase of full price item(s) to receive 10% off Craft Creations products ONLY. Voucher cannot be redeemed after expiry date

Stock items only, subject to stock availability. Single use for personal callers only

Normal discounts apply

What you need: • Template plastic • String / twine (30cms per tag) • 2 pieces of card (of different designs/colours)

For more Christmas paper craft ideas, join us on Saturday 9th December: Crafty Christmas Cards demonstration day!

Christmas Swing Tags

How to make: 1. Trace the shapes below onto template plastic and cut out.

2. Draw around your template onto your chosen card(s) and cut out. 3. Use foam pads to stick the dove onto the centre of the tag, raising the dove using foam pads will make it look more 3D! 4. Attach to your Christmas gifts using your 30cm piece of string or twine!

Free Pattern • Foam pads

• Scissors

Add the perfect finishing touches to your Christmas!

Let us help you prepare for Christmas with…

10% Off Craft Creations Expires Friday 22nd December 2017

Closed from Saturday 23rd December 2017 - Open from Tuesday 2nd January 2018

Open as usual until Friday 22nd December 2017

Hansons Fabrics & Crafts, Station Road, Sturminster Newton, Dorset DT10 1BD Monday – Saturday, 9am – 5pm (Exc. Bank Holidays)

01258 472698 | www.hansonsfabrics.co.uk | [email protected]

“This place is well worth a visit. Knitting, sewing and

anything crafty. You'll probably find it here”

/hansonsfabricsandcrafts @hansonsfabricsandcrafts @hansonsfabrics

“Amazing place. See it to believe it. Excellent customer

service.”

for your custom and support this year, we look forward to a creative 2018.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

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