Corsages and Christmas

At the lovely venue of High Tea in Highgate more classes are planned. On Saturday 12 December, 10am - 12pm, the makedomenders will be holding a crochet workshop for corsages and Christmas baubles for all improver crocheters.
All for £30 you will receive tuition in some new crochet techniques to add to your repetoire of basic stitches and all yarns and hooks and lovely gifts and decorations to take away and make your Christmas really creative. In addition, you can guzzle on delicious tea and cakes at this very special venue.

knitting lesson london

The makedomenders are going to be running a series of classes in Highgate at High Tea of Highgate, the lovely tea shop we have posted about before. First up will be an introduction to knitting on the 5th December:

Beginners knitting class 10am - 12pm

£30, including all materials needed to make a simple cowl and tea and cake.This short course will teach the very basics of knitting; casting on and off and knit and purl and will begin a basic cowl project which can be completed at home.

More classes soon!

SweetHerts

Last night was the launch of the SweetHerts Sisterhood, a Hertfordshire based monthly meeting for women (and a few brave men!) to try out lots of exiting crafts while quaffing wine and eating sweeties! Make Do Mend were there to teach the group how to make fabric flowers, which were creatively made into hairclips, brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets.
It was all huge amounts of fun, and all agreed that it must definitely become a regular occurence, with talk of cake decorating, retro make up lessons and more. There are whispers that next month the theme will be Christmas card making, so drop Louise and Fiona a line at SweetHerts@hotmail.co.uk if you live in the area and want to pop along.


See, we weren't just drinking wine for the fun of it, the glasses were very handy for drawing out our peonies!

Beautiful ribbon rose hairclips

Now, that is how to make a suffolk puff!

Beautiful bunting...perhaps bunting stitching could be yet another SweetHerts class? Any further suggestions to the SweetHerts Sisters...

hot tickets!

Make Do Mend are having a launch party.

We have been busy making our invites, by hand of course! They shall be going out this week.

The venue is 40 Winks in East London which is stunning; we just can't wait. Will post pictures of crafting and cake eating galore here very soon.

fabric flower workshop

Good news for all you North London and Hertforshire based makers - we will be doing a fabric and mixed media flower and corsage class on the 19th of November in Hatfield. It runs from 7.30pm to 10.00pm and is with the Sweet Herts Sisterhood WI.

They are just starting up their group, so go join them if you live in the area, it looks like the meetings will be great fun! You can get more info on the night and the meetings on the Sweet Herts Sisterhood Facebook group or by emailing them SweetHerts@hotmail.co.uk

high tea of highgate

High Tea in Highgate, North London is a beautiful tea shop run by Georgina Worthington. Georgina used to work in fashion, so as you would expect, the shop is exquisitely decorated with checkerboard flooring, mismatching china and charming illustrations by Charlotte Hardy painted onto the walls. The cakes are delicious and all made at High Tea, even with gluten free alternatives.

The menders will be holding classes there occasionally, so keep an eye out here and at the shop for dates and times of knitting classes, crochet lessons and sewing workshops.

You can also arrange to hold any of our range of classes, or a bespoke class of your choice at this quaint shop, instead of at your own venue, for a small increase in fee per head.

christmas craft workshop

Ho, ho, ho! This is a festive and seasonal workshop which is ideal for Christmas parties and those interested in making their own original recycled and hand made decorations and cards. Jollied along by mince pies and mulled wine supplied by Make.Do.Mend, you will craft baubles, ornaments, angels and Christmas trees using traditional sewing techniques, fabrics, ribbons recycled materials and mixed media. You do not need to be expertly experienced within the sewing disciplines.

If you want a class catered towards knitting or crochet, patterns for crocheted stars, baubles and candy canes or tiny knitted Christmas stockings, beads, mittens and Fair Isle decorations are also available.

Each participant will achieve at least one finished item, or be well equipped to finish off the items at home. The workshop will explain simple sewing, knitting, crochet or embroidery techniques.

Participants can bring any interesting buttons or fabrics if they wish. Make.Do.Mend. will supply haberdashery and a variety of interesting yarns, fabrics, wadding, threads, ribbon, buttons, safety pins, beads, sparkles and anything needed to finish the project.