Craftmania Demo Day

Craftmania workshops

Craftmania has a schedule of craft workshops between 19th January and 10th March 2012 – including calligraphy, pergamano and cardmaking.  For a full list of workshops go to the Craftmania facebook page www.facebook.com/craftmaniacrafts

All lessons are £8 each, and spaces are limited so advance booking is required.  Either call in at Craftmania, 22 KING STREET GREAT YARMOUTH or 6 MILTON ROAD EAST LOWESTOF,  email craftmania@btconnect.com  or phone 01493 843666 – 01502 218281

A treasure trove for craftspeople, Craftmania is an independent craft company,which aims to supply a complete mixture of products but prides itself on its paper crafting ranges, with everything you need for Scrap-booking and Cardmaking. They also stock a large range of wool and haberdashery as well as beading!

RAG RUG WORKSHOPS

TWO RAG RUG WORKSHOPS at Greyfriars Art Space, St James Street, King Lynn PE30 5B (opposite Greyfriars tower)

Saturday February 25th 2012, 10.30 am – 12.30pm:
Proddy Rugging: A beginner’s Rag Rug Workshop. Traditional rag rugging. No previous experience necessary
£17.00 per person, all tools and material provided.
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Saturday February 25th 2012, from 1.30 pm – 3.30pm:
Hooky Rugging: A beginner’s Rag Rug Workshop. Traditional rag rugging for those who want to create more complex designs. No previous experience necessary.
£17.00 per person,  all tools and material provided.

Places are limited so booking is essential. Phone 01366 388442 to book or for further details

Dead Monkeys – new Great Yarmouth gallery

A new gallery in Clays Yard, Market Row is due to open on 1st April.  Beano is calling his gallery `Dead Monkeys’ and plans to  be open seven days a week, 10.00 until 19.oo hrs. during the Summer season.  The gallery will specialise in contemporary arts and crafts by local artists and Beano and Kerry, who is helping to man the gallery, are looking for artists and craftspeople interested in displaying their work there.  There will also be a cooperative workshop space above the gallery.

The Courtyard Crafts Centre

Blackfriars Brewery will be providing a new crafts centre at their site on Main Cross Road.  The £400,000 development will be completed by May 2010, transforming the ground floor of what was a derelict Victorian building owned by the developers Joe Larter and Bruce Carter.  Studio space will be offered to 12 or 15 artisans at minimum rent, with four apartments also available.  For more information go to the Courtyard website by clicking here.

Notice: An opportunity for spaces in a specially designed community environment of artisans and sympathetic businesses in Gt Yarmouth, close to the new outer harbour development. Also live and work spaces to be available, at reasonable rates, open evening on Thursday November 26th, please contact Jane Miller at admin@producedinnorfolk.com for details.