Seaside Sisters

Events

Full event details are posted on the Seaside Sisters Calendar.

Stalls, exhibitions and Jubilee extravaganzas!

Sun 3 June 2012 ~ Jubilee Celebrations in Battersea Park

Seaside Sisters are delighted to be presenting an exciting programme of free craft workshops for the Jubilee celebrations in Battersea Park. Come along to drop in activities to print and sew banners, flags and rosettes to parade with, join in with making a big display of garlands and decorations, and more!
noon – 7pm, Battersea Park, London

Tues 26th to Sat 30th June ~ Seaside Sisters exhibition at Craft Central

The Seaside Sisters return to Craft Central in Clerkenwell for their annual showcase of coastal inspired textiles and prints.

The “queens of coastal craft” have laid all hands on deck to bring you their 2012 collection of seaside themed homewares and accessories.  Inspired by holidays spent collecting seashells, mermaid lore and souvenirs, their work celebrates the charm of our British seaside towns on all points of the compass, North, South, East and West.

Create your own souvenirs with the Seaside Sisters exciting programme of print and textile workshops running during showcase in the evenings and weekends.  Try out print gocco, embroidery or lino printing to create hankies, notebooks and tea towels inspired by the Seaside Sisters collection of vintage souvenirs.  Children can take part in the signal flag treasure hunt around the show. Details of workshops and bookings are below.

See a film of the Seaside Sisters getting crafty on the LV21 ship last summer.

Craft Central
33-35 St John’s Square
London EC1M 4DS

Tuesday to Saturday, 11am to 6.30pm.
Afternoon tea party Saturday 30^th June at 2pm.
Free entrance.

Nearest tube Farringdon.  Or a short walk / bus from Old Street or Angel.
Bus routes 63, 55, 243 and 153.

Craft Central print and textile workshops

Print Gocco with Xtina Lamb
Wednesday 27^th June, 6.30pm – 9pm
£40 includes all materials and refreshments
Book your workshop place here

Embroider souvenir hankies with Gillian Elam of Fabric Nation
Thursday 28^th June 6.30pm – 9pm
£25 includes all materials and refreshments
Book your workshop place here

Print a tea towel with Gillian Elam of Fabric Nation
Saturday 30^th June 11am – 2pm
£25 includes all materials and refreshments
Book your workshop place here

All workshops are suitable for beginners and children from age 8 are welcome accompanied by an adult.

Crafty Pint, monthly

Gillian and the Handmade in Tooting designer-makers launched this series of craft afternoons in lovely South London pub Tooting Tram and Social, back in March 2011. A North London venue the Stapleton Tavern, curated by Seaside Sisters, was added in May. Each three-hour workshop costs just £15 and they range from jewellery, textiles, printmaking and bookmaking to mosaic, ceramics and fused glass. All the materials are included, you can sip drinks from the bar as you make something wonderful, and we’ll bring along some home made cakes for you to enjoy too.

Crafty Pint South: Tooting Tram and Social
46-48 Mitcham Road, Tooting, London SW17 9NA
First Saturday of every month, 2pm to 5pm.

Crafty Pint North
The Stapleton Tavern is under new management and we are waiting to see if we can return to running Crafty Pint North here during 2012.

Crafty Pint
£15 (pre-booking very advisable!)
www.craftypint.co.uk