April Highlights. Unleash Your Creativity at The Stitching 4 All Show!

This spring, the Stitching 4 All show returns to Westpoint Arena from Thursday, April 4th to Saturday, April 6th.

This year's show features over 150 exhibitors, 80+ daily workshops, and live demonstrations. Stitching 4 All makes a grand return, offering exclusive dressmaking and stitching classes which gives a unique chance to meet and learn from renowned dress designers. Also, delve into our extensive selection of fabric and needlecraft suppliers including the wonderful Doughty fabrics.

Show features also include:-

• a stunning quilt exhibition from the SouthWest Quilters,

• textile displays from South Devon Stitchers

• Jaqui Parkinson Textile Artist will be exhibiting her amazing embroidered ‘Tree of Life’ panels recently displayed at Bath Abbey and on a UK Tour

With free car parking, alongside the convenience of on-site restaurants and cafés, It promises to be a delightful day out for crafters and families alike.

Advance tickets are available online at www.craft4crafters.co.uk, with a £2 discount on the standard price of £11 for adults. Concession tickets are just £10, and only £8 when bought in advance. Children under 16 attend free when accompanied by an adult. Tickets can also be purchased at the door.

 

Jaqui Parkinson Textile Artist's embroidered ‘Tree of Life’ panels 

 

 

See the Spring in with the Craft4Crafters show

Celebrate the start of Spring with a large dose of craft and creativity at The Craft4Crafters Show.  

 

This year, Craft4Crafters will be welcoming its brand-new sister show, Stitching 4 All, which brings with it the worlds of dress making, fashion and sewing. The show maintains its usual favourite selection of exhibitors and features whilst adding an exciting new selection of retailers, workshops, galleries, and demonstrations.  This three day exhibition will play host to a wide range of specialist stitch, needle and hobby craft exhibitors, workshops, galleries, demonstrations, and talks.

 

Textile enthusiasts will be able to take part in new dress making and stitch classes, meet dress designers as well as discover a fantastic range of fabrics, patterns and sewing accessories.

 

There will be over 100 daily workshops, demonstrations plus stunning exhibition displays including:-

 

West Country Embroiderers

Celebrating their 50^th Anniversary with a gallery of 175 stitched panels of the S.W. Coastal path.  Visitors can participate in small embroidery plaques based on the theme of summer meadows.

 

Alison Whateley Textiles

This Devon based textile artist will be running demos every day.   As well as using free motion machine embroidery, each piece of her work hand stitching and hand embroidery.

South West Quilters

Will be celebrating their Ruby 40^th Anniversary with a dazzling display of over 50 quilts.

 

Janna Flock2Felts

Will be displaying the amazing 8m Alice in Wonderland display of characters all created from felt and crochet.  Also raising money for Air Ambulance.

 

South Devon Stitchers

A display of panels of endangered species found between Dartmoor and Torbay plus workshops and demos.

 

Plymouth Soroptimist Sewing Group - Dress A Girl Around the World Campaign

Will be running demos on how to make sundresses for girls in poverty in developing countries plus a display of the dresses they will be sending abroad.

 

Devon Feltmakers

Running felting workshops and demos every day including needle felted brooches.

 

Jan Tillett

Well known Devon textile artist and tutor will be running ‘Introductory classes in free motion embroidery’

 

Plus much more!

 

 

See the Spring in with the Craft4Crafters show

Thursday 30^th March to Sat 1^st April, Westpoint Arena Exeter

Free car parking, restaurants and cafés, this will be an amazing day out for everyone.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Craft4Crafters website www.craft4crafters.co.uk.   

 

Tickets may also be purchased on the door.   

Book online in advance received £2 discount (£8)

Adult ticket - £10, Concession ticket - £7, Children under 16 go free when accompanied by an adult.