Spring Knitting and Stitching Show Comes to Olympia

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Celebration of textile art, craft and design runs from 2 - 5 March

The Spring Knitting & Stitching Show opens today, 2 March at Olympia London.

The show, the country's biggest celebration of textile art, craft and design is a hub of creativity and features:

• Professionally-curated exhibitions and gallery tours by internationally renowned artists and groups, including The 62 Group and Quinary.
• Over 170 textile craft and dressmaking workshops by TV sewing stars and expert tutors, from complete beginner to expert level.
• Free demonstrations, drop-in sessions and panel discussions by leading lights of the knitting and stitching world.
• An unbeatable shopping experience with hundreds of specialist suppliers selling everything you need to start a new textile hobby or project.
• An introduction to craft activism with US ‘craftivists’ Betsy Greer and Olisa Corcoran.
• Work by leading contemporary embroidery artists Jamie Chalmers (Mr X Stitch), Jess de Wahls, and Stewart Easton, winners of the Young Embroiderers’ Guild competition and cross-stitch coaching by students from the Royal School of Needlework.
• Accomplished artists and craftspeople at work.
• The Butterfly Garden - a spectacular fundraising collection of hundreds of knitted and crocheted flowers, trees, butterflies, bugs and mini beasts, in aid of the Louise Hamilton Trust Hospice Appeal, plus Enchanted Wood competition.

At the show top artists, designers and craftspeople appearing at The Spring Knitting & Stitching Show have also joined forces to launch the Campaign for Creativity in Education to encourage children to explore creative subjects.

The show’s stars are also backing a campaign to encourage more adults to explore their creative side to improve health and well-being. According to mental health charity Mind, one in four people experience a mental health problem each year such as depression or anxiety. The pursuit of purposeful, meaningful creative activities has been proven to have therapeutic benefits. The show has some ‘crafting as therapy’ features including mass participation workshops and creativity trail.

The Spring Knitting & Stitching Show is open from 2- 5 March at Olympia London. Tickets are on sale now and cost £13 in advance (concessions £12, children aged 5-18 £6) plus a booking fee of £1.50

Find out more at the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show website or by calling 0844 581 1319.

 

March 1, 2017