Workshops & Events
High Peak Open Studios | 23rd - 25th May
Milestone Studios & Gallery, Rock Mill Lane, SK22 3BN
Kate will be there across the weekend with her artwork and will be demonstrating weaving on a 4-shaft loom on Monday 25th May from 11.00am. Come and enjoy the art across the town and try your hand at weaving with Kate using local wool.
Slow Stitch Sunday | 31st May
Milestone Studios & Gallery, Rock Mill Lane, SK22 3BN | 10.00am - 2.00pm | £25.00
Join us for a session of gentle stitching with Kate and Dee. Learn how to create your own fabric from scraps using simple embroidery stitches. All levels of skill welcome from total beginners upwards. Age 16+. All materials, refreshments and lunch provided.
Flax One The Prom | 7th June
New Mills Prom, Market Street, SK22 4AA (What 3 Words: touched.exists.upsetting) | 11.00am - 3.00pm
Come and help us process flax into thread for weaving linen. Pick up seeds to grow your own. Drop off harvested flax. Get involved in creating our community embroidery. No skills needed, just enthusiasm!
Fairisle For the Fearful | 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th June
Milestone Studios & Gallery, Rock Mill Lane, SK22 3BN | 7.00pm - 8.30pm | £15 per session.
Learn the traditional art of Fairisle knitting with Kate. Knit a mug hug and learn to design, knit with different strands, and steek your knitting in a friendly and relaxed environment. No Fairisle experience needed but basic knitting skills required (cast on and off, knit and purl).
One World Festival | 4th July
High Lea Park, St Mary's Road, SK22 3BW
Come and join in the fun at One World Festival. We'll have demonstrations and things to try. A drop-off point for any harvested flax and onion skins for dyeing. Lots of fun and food and drink to be found here, a great day out!
Flax On The Prom | 5th July
New Mills Prom, Market Street, SK22 4AA (What 3 Words: touched.exists.upsetting) | 11.00am - 3.00pm
Come and help us process flax into thread for weaving linen. Pick up seeds to grow your own. Drop off harvested flax. Get involved in creating our community embroidery. No skills needed, just enthusiasm!
Button Making Workshop | July 12th
Milestone Studios & Gallery, Rock Mill Lane, SK22 3BN | 11.00am - 1.00pm/2.30pm | £25.00 & £30.00
Learn how to make traditional embroidered Yorkshire and Dorset buttons with Sandrine. All materials and refreshments provided. Open to all levels of embroiderers from beginners to experts. Age 16+.
Flax On The Prom | 2nd August
New Mills Prom, Market Street, SK22 4AA (What 3 Words: touched.exists.upsetting) | 11.00am - 3.00pm
Come and help us process flax into thread for weaving linen. Pick up seeds to grow your own. Drop off harvested flax. Get involved in creating our community embroidery. No skills needed, just enthusiasm!
Flax On The Prom | 6th September
New Mills Prom, Market Street, SK22 4AA (What 3 Words: touched.exists.upsetting) | 11.00am - 3.00pm
Come and help us process flax into thread for weaving linen. Pick up seeds to grow your own. Drop off harvested flax. Get involved in creating our community embroidery. No skills needed, just enthusiasm!