Helen Howes Textiles - Classes



Calendar of Classes
2011 - Winter
Well, I've stopped moving about, at least till Christmas, and here's the latest news.. I went to the Knitting and Stitching Shows at Dublin and Harrogate with Mike from Oakshott Fabrics, and I think we will not be doing these shows again. Very expensive, and the quality has fallen sadly - too many slipper, handbag, charity and fudge stalls, and not enough good materials and new ideas.. Sad, really, but there you go. We will be concentrating on the Oakshott Newsletter content, with free patterns and new ideas (sign up on their website, link above) and will have all manner of nice new fabrics and ideas for the New Year. I have put quite a lot of the patterns online for Free Download (Click Here to go to the relevant page..) Keep this pattern page bookmarked, as there will be more later... Meanwhile, there are one or two minor things this month, starting with the UFO Day below
	Monday 5th December from 10 till 4 £35 Japanese Bookbinding Bind and finish two books in a day, with sewing, no glues At Quilter's Haven, Wickham Market, Suffolk Please ring on 01728 746314 to book your place (This class may be full) I will be teaching this at the workshop in the early part of the year as I already have a private booking, but no date yet.. I'll let you know
	UFO (UnFinished Object) Day - I like to have at least 3 of these each quarter, the next on Friday 13th January from 11:30ish till 5:00ish If you have a particular date in mind please let me know. Please Note - these are general come-and-sew days, and while I am happy to help with any project, if you want to learn a particular panel or skill you must attend the appropriate class - I do not teach formally on these days. £10 per person - bring your own lunch (I am happy to heat things up...) Tea and coffee provided
	Saturday 4th February from 10 till 4 £35 Trees Improvised backgrounds and appliqued trees make a unique small wall quilt. Beginner-level sewing At Quilter's Haven, Wickham Market, Suffolk Please ring on 01728 746314 to book your place
	UFO (UnFinished Object) Day Friday 17th February from 11:30ish till 5:00ish For details see above
	Talk on The History and Influence of the Sewing Machine Friday 16th March from 7 pm at the United Reform Church Hall, Ipswich Road, Norwich. At the Norwich Embroiderers' Guild I am also teaching a workshop on Learn To Love Your Sewing Machine the next day, please contact the Norwich EG Group to book this
If you have a group of friends (minimum 4 people for most classes) you can book privately for whatever you want to learn from my Class List
I will be in Kent (Sevenoaks) for the Quilters' Guild Region 2 Area Day on Saturday January 21st, weather permitting..Additional bookings welcome.. I will be in Veldhoven, Holland, for the OEQC show which I had such a good time at last year with Mike.. Highly recommended all round I am going to Scotland (Glasgow, Dumbarton, Perthshire, and Borders) and possibly Merseyside and Hull in June 2012, and would like to add some dates in the North around this.. Save your mileage charges.. I will be in Bristol in October 2012 (Saturday 13th, at the Quilters' Guild Regional Day for Region 5), and would be very pleased to take another booking or two nearby or further into the West Country at this time - save yourself a lot of mileage costs by booking me for your group! At present I am planning to visit Ireland and Northern Ireland in October 2013, and would be very glad to talk to your group and teach workshops anywhere in that country..
Workshops held at 4, The Raveningham Centre, Beccles Road, Raveningham, Norfolk NR14 6NU unless otherwise noted Click on the highlighted links or the images for pictures and supply lists... Click here to email me to go on my mailing list for classes... To book any of the above, please ring Helen on 01508 548137, or click here to email me As I have had a large number of no-shows lately, all bookings must be accompanied by a non-refundable deposit of £10
Teapot Quilters ..meet every 1st and 3rd Tuesday (normally, see below) of the month, 1 till 4:30 pm. Beginners and intermediate quilters welcome. This is a continuing class and I prefer it if you attend regularly. This class is full at present, but I keep a waiting list. You may visit to see if it is what you would like... For more details Click here Dates for 2012: January 3rd, 17th, and 31st February 14th and 28th March 6th and 20th Perfect Attention Days For any number of people up to 12. Rent the workshop and my facilities for a day or longer, at times to suit you. Bring your Project, Unfinished Objects, or any sewing task, and lunch. I provide tables, tea, cake, and my Undivided Attention to help you with your project. From £80 all day for up to 4 people, thereafter £20 per person. Materials extra. Times to suit, but normally 11 till 5... If you wish to book a class, you can choose to come to my workshop at a time to suit you, with a minimum of 4 people. Larger groups, (up to 12, if booked as a group), may be eligible for a discount... Please ring or email for more details... I am always happy to come to your group, shop, or guild to teach, and to arrange tours of distant parts to save mileage charges...