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Embroidery hoops

I ran a couple of embroidery hoops workshops recently. Everyone commented how relaxing they were and how much fun they had.  If you Pinterest embroidered hoops there is a massive range of super contemporary ideas to give you inspiration. From well known phrases, song lyrics, names and initials to way more unique and complex designs of tatoos, body parts(let’s just leave it there…..)amongst others.

The next hoop workshop will probably be late April or May time.  If you fancy a go, start researching your ideas now and drop me a line if you are interested.

Hope to see you soon!

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Crochet Ahoy!

Crochet has never been more popular and for the last few months we have been enjoying the company of crochet expert Steph Baker on a Saturday morning.  The whole thing usually ends up as a laughter riot but before that there are the usual calls for Gin as we find a new stitch difficult to master, pin drop silences as we count rows and interpret a pattern and the contented sighs of relishing a cuppa and a biscuit.  Whatever your skill set, it’s never too late to learn a new one and crochet has been one of mine recently.

We can run beginner’s classes during the week or on a Saturday and our next class is the 18th March where we will be making crochet flowers (see photo above) to adorn any and everything.

If you would like to join us then do get in touch or look under Events on the website, Mrsmcgregors.com to see what you might want to learn next.

Hope to see you soon!

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Crochet snowflakes

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Well our crochet snowflakes class was a hit! We had so much fun I forgot to take photos and I even had to put a sign up in the shop for customers to ring the bell if we couldn’t hear them enter.  There was a real mixture between intense quiet periods of concentration and manic laughter!  A lady who really struggled to feel she had accomplished much at the last session turned up with a bag full of finished granny squares and half a scarf, so she really inspired another who, as a knitter, was having a hard time re-skilling for crochet.

The human spirit is amazing; one minute we can be seriously disheartened (last time’s crochet was going out the window) followed by gales of laughter, tears of joy or rather a lot of naughty words that bring a shared understanding of our frustrations, but whatever it is, the support and encouragement of a group of women can be a force to be reckoned with.