Venues where the Ring of Tatters will be demonstrating
in 2008
August 24th - 25th August
(Bank Holiday Weekend) |
Wrest Park, Silsoe
Wrest Park Craft & Design Show, Silsoe, Beds. MK45 4HR
(midway between Bedford and Luton)
Contact David Wareham
davidwareham69@yahoo.co.uk
**Demonstrators needed** Please contact Ruth Price
if you are interested in demonstrating. |
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September 25 - 28 |
Exeter
Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts, Westpoint Centre,
Clyst St Mary, Exeter EX5 1DJ
For travel details see the
ICHF website |
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October 9th - 12th |
Alexandra Palace
Knitting & Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace Way,
Wood Green, London N22 7AY
www.alexandrapalace.com |
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October 18th |
Pudsey Lace Day
Great Northern (Not Just Lace) Fair, Civic Hall, Pudsey,
West Yorks LS28 5TA |
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Oct 30th - Nov 1st |
Cardiff
Creative Stitches & Hobbycraft, Cardiff International Arena,
Mary Ann Street, Cardiff CF10 2EQ
For travel details see the
ICHF website |
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November 20th - 23rd |
Harrogate
Knitting & Stitching Show, Harrogate International Centre,
King's Road, Harrogate HG1 5LA
www.harrogateinternationalcentre.co.uk |
VOLUNTEERS - If you are interested in demonstrating at any
of these shows, please don't wait to be asked! Contact
Ruth the Exhibitions Co-ordinator and let her know
you are willing.
You don't need to be a great tatter! What we need are
enthusiastic people who can turn the knot. If you can tat
a simple chain, that's all you need to demonstrate.
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Tatting Days and Other Events in 2008
Usually a tatting day runs from 10 - 4.
You take a packed lunch but
drinks are provided all day. There is generally a workshop
and a supplier, and maybe a competition - but just enjoy
tatting and chatting if you prefer. In the UK tickets are
about £3. Beginners are always welcome and this is a great
way to learn with lots of people to help you. You don't have
to be a member of the Ring to attend.
Tatting workshops, exhibitions and fairs are also
included here.
Please Contact Us to be put in
touch with individual organizers for more details.
| May 18th |
Learn to Tat Workshop
Fabrications, 7 Broadway Market, London E8 4PH
Contact
editor@ringoftatters.org.uk |
| May 31st |
Rosemarie Peel Workshop
Heritage Centre, Avenue Road, Nuneaton
www.lacet.co.uk |
| June 7th |
Glasgow Tatting Day
Woodside Halls, Glenfarg Street, St. George's Cross. |
| June 21st |
West Midlands Tatters
Amblecote Church Hall, Vicarage Road, Stourbridge
Talk by George Hook, the last mother-of-pearl worker in
Birmingham. Workshop on several tatting techniques.
Contact Chris
bob.chris@o2.co.uk |
| July 26th & Aug 23rd |
A La Ronde, Exmouth,
Devon
An intriguing 16-sided house built in 1796 by two women
cousins. The Upper Gallery is noted for its shell decoration.
Great views over the Exe Estuary. A National Trust Property
The 1-day exhibition and demonstration will be held in a
tent at the side of the house, and entry to this is free.
Bus from Exeter. Contact
wilmagaskins@hotmail.co.uk |
| September 13th |
Pompey Tatters' Day
Buckland Community Centre, Malins Road, Portsmouth.
Talk by Heather Lickley about her bursary on Elgiva
Nicholls. Workshop on Shamrock from Elgiva's book. |
| September 14th |
The Midlands (Not Just
Lace) Fair
The Benn Hall, Newbold Road, Rugby, CV21 2LB.
Contact
jofirth@ntlworld.com |
| September 20th |
West Midlands Tatters
Amblecote Church Hall, Vicarage Road, Stourbridge
Workshop with Brenda Rewhorn.
Contact Chris
bob.chris@o2.co.uk |
| October 4th |
Glasgow Tatting Day
Woodside Halls, Glenfarg Street, St. George's Cross. |
| Octoper 4th |
Downend Tatting Day
Lincombe Barn (Downend Folk Centre)
Workshop with Jennifer Williams.
Contact
exhibitions@ringoftatters.org.uk |
| October 11th |
Charnwood Tatting Day
Baxtergate Baptist Chapel, Baxtergate, Loughborough,
Leics. |
| October 18th |
The Great Northern (Not Just Lace)
Fair
The Civic Hall, Dawson's Corner, Pudsey, LS28 5TA
Contact
jofirth@ntlworld.com |
| October 18th |
The Guild of Needle Laces Lace Day
and AGM
All Saints' Church, Dedworth Road, Windsor, SL4 4JW
www.guildofneedlelaces.org |
| November 8th |
Northern Ireland Lace Day
Contact
patricia-todd@hotmail.com |
| CANADA: |
| Date to be confirmed |
Maple Leaf Tatters'
Workshop
Toronto ON
Contact
sac@interlog.com |
| September 26-27th |
Fringe Element Tatters'
Guild
Cambridge, Ontario
Classes by Karey Solomon, Deb Arnold, Ruth Perry, Brenda
Franklin, Rita Cochrane and Norm Reid.
Contact
fringetatters@execulink.com |
| USA: |
| June 4-8th |
Lace Makers of Puget Sound
Pacific Northwest Lace Conference
At a university campus in Tacoma WA just south of
Seattle.
All sorts of lace including tatting.
www.lacemakers.org |
| June 20-21st |
Camp Wanna Tat
Near Thompson Falls, MT
Contact
Bobbie Demmer |
| September 5-6th |
Palmetto Tatters' Guilds Annual
Tat Days
White Oak Conference Centre, Winnsboro, South Carolina
www.palmettotatters.org |
| September 19-20th |
Camp Wanna Tat
Near Thompson Falls, MT
Contact
Bobbie Demmer |
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Regular Meetings
These are informal, friendly groups that usually meet for 2
hours once a month. Beginners are welcome, and you don't have
to be a member of the Ring to attend. Tatting groups can
be found in all of the following places:
Please Contact Us to be put in
touch with individual organizers for more details. We don't
give addresses here because meetings are often in private
houses.
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England: (In a generally north to south order till
south of the M4, then east to west) |
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
Yarm, North Yorkshire
Brighouse, West Yorkshire
Colne, Lancashire
Lancaster, Lancashire
Burnley, Lancashire
SW Manchester area/Cheshire
Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Nottingham/Derby
Derby (2 groups)
Sheringham, Norfolk
Wells, Norfolk
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Kettering, Northants
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Halesowen, West Midlands
Malvern, Worcestershire
Woodbridge, Suffolk
Chelmsford, Essex |
Didcot, Oxfordshire
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
Eastbourne, East Sussex
Sevenoaks, Kent
Orpington, Greater London
West Wickham, Cambridgeshire
Cuckfield, West Sussex
Burgess Hill, West Sussex
Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex
Brighton, Sussex
Epsom, Surrey
Guildford, Surrey
Portsmouth, Hampshire
Freshwater, Isle of Wight
Bristol (2 groups)
Great Torrington, North Devon
Exmouth, South Devon
Dawlish, South Devon
Camborne, Cornwall |
| Wales |
Scotland |
Newport
Cardiff
Penarth
Swansea
Morfa Nefyn, Lleyn Peninsula |
Invergarry, Inverness-shire
Lower Largo, Fife
Alloway, South Ayrshire |
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Australia: Epping, NSW; Ringwood, Victoria.
Japan: Miyagi.
New Zealand: New Plymouth.
USA:
Mobile, Alabama
Buena Park, California
www.hedgehoglacers.org
Chula Vista, California
karpap@cox.net
Lexington, South Carolina
www.palmettotatters.org
Boulder, Colorado
www.rockymountainlaceguild.org
Lakeland, Florida
Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Georgia
Central Iowa
Lincoln, North Louisiana
Frostburg, Maryland
mdtatter@yahoo.com
Lincoln, Nebraska
Chisholm Trail, Kingfisher, Oklahoma
Charlottesville, Virginia
Bremerton, Washington
Spokane, Washington
www.geocities.com/shuttlebirds
Tacoma, Washington
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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If you would like to find out more details
Contact Us, or better still
join the
Ring of Tatters.
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