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Stitches & Hobbycrafts Show EXETER WESTPOINT – 27-30 SEPTEMBER 2012


Have you always wanted to take up a craft but never known where to start? Then come along and embrace the homemade trend that is currently sweeping the nation at the fantastic Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts Show returning to Westpoint, Exeter from the 27-30 September.


Meet experts from the crafting world and


discover an Aladdin's cave of creative crafting supplies from over 150 exhibitors from across the region and UK, with the very latest products, ideas and innovations.


Be transported to a bygone era with a selection of stunning costumes from some of the most famous television and film adaptations of Jane Austen’s beloved novels. Each outfit depicts the changing fashions of the time and showcases the exquisite needlework and complex craftsmanship that went into their design.


With the star-studded collection including costumes from BBC’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’, starring Colin Firth; the Oscar winning film ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ featuring Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet; plus the wonderful ‘Emma’, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, this is a fantastic opportunity to see exactly what goes in to the creation of some of the most iconic outfits


in costume drama.


Devon based Ruth and Belinda will be in the Knitting Lounge bringing their knitting census to the West Country for visitors to the show to add to this fantastic project.


Launched at the start of spring in March 2012, Knitting for the Record asks hand knitters to create a cream square and attach their anecdotes and musings onto a tag to add to a huge structure that will act as a living document of ‘the knitter’s voice.’ If you can’t knit, don’t panic as there will be lots of volunteers on hand to help you join in the fun!


If you’ve got excited by the growing trend for ‘Make do and Mend’ but don’t know where to start, or want to return to sewing and need a confidence boost, then make sure you visit the fantastic Sewing Hub!


Overcome your fear of sewing machines at the Sewing Machine Clinic where you can take part in mini-workshops focusing on basic sewing techniques, and with this new found confidence you can then pop along to the brand new Dressmakers’ Pattern Bar to peruse all the latest patterns and get advice from our very own Dressmaking Advisor.


Make sure you visit the Fabric Manipulation exhibition where you can explore the innovative ways cloth can be manipulated to form new shapes and dimensions. With examples of traditional smocking found on 18th century workwear, haute couture garments or intricate Japanese 'shibori' technique, fabric has been gathered, pleated and stitched in various forms


for centuries – rather like fabric origami! Help to celebrate the best of British with the


brand new Glimpses of Blighty display. This exciting embroidery display will showcase the best entries from the latest Madeira competition. With everything from Routemaster buses, Mini Coopers and Mary Quant, to red telephone boxes, the sunny seaside and afternoon tea, this will be a display that will leave you feeling proud to be British!


Art lovers will enjoy the specialist Artists and Art Suppliers Area, which will play host to a select group of artist demonstrators and art suppliers who will be offering the latest products as well as their expert advice. These include Linda Wain, Longridge Lines, GreatArt, The Art Shop Skipton and the Pebeo Experience.


With everything from sewing, knitting and jewellery making to papercraft, cardmaking and quilting, you will find all the latest innovations from the world of creative craft. What's more, all visitors can enjoy a free programme of Quick & Easy Workshops, Talks and Demonstrations each day of the show.


Make sure you visit Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts at Westpoint, Exeter this September. With so many fantastic features, inspiring ideas and top advice from the experts, you will leave the show bursting with ideas. For more information and to buy tickets, please visit www.ichf.co.uk.


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