Crafts

Make a date with a designer extraordinaire!

07 October 2024

Whose designs, created in a studio in Southgate, have been seen everywhere from cruise liners and theatres to national retailers and London Underground? You may have spotted her work in the Midland Grand Hotel, St Pancras, on stage at the Old Vic, the National Theatre or the O2, or you may even have one of her lighting designs in your home. The answer is Dan Maier, and there are three opportunities this month to meet her.

Calling local artists, artisans and craftspeople: Sell your work at the PG Library Art Fair

11 September 2024

Palmers Green Library is inviting local artists to exhibit and sell their work at an art fair on Saturday 26th October. The deadline for applying to take part is Sunday 29th September.

High Street Happenings: Apply for a chance to celebrate and explore communities

21 August 2024

Arbeit Studios has announced the fourth round of its 'High Street Happenings' artist residency programme. All Enfield creatives - individuals or collectives - are invited to propose work that will be made and exhibited at the Arbeit premises in Palmers Green. The theme is Community. The successful bidder will be offered a free self-contained studio space for 12 weeks to develop and create the work for the exhibition.

A voracious knitter expands his skills and makes new friends

10 July 2024

Sri Lanka-born Jana tells the story of how the women of the Stitch! community helped him fulfil his dream of learning to crochet.

Gypsy Roma Traveller Month: Special events at Enfield libraries

08 June 2023

This month Enfield libraries are taking the time to learn about the colourful histories of Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities and everyone is encouraged to participate.

Needles at the ready - it's the Big Knit 2022!

21 January 2022

Can you help Age UK Enfield raise money by knitting little hats for the Big Knit? Innocent Smoothies donate 25p for each hat we send them - last time we got over £700 and this year we are determined to beat that!

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Knit & Natter on the news!

19 January 2022

TV cameras were in PG last week, filming one of the free weekly Knit & Natter sessions at Stitch! and talking to the people behind the local craft emporium and some of their regular customers.

Stitch! - sewing for teens and for the planet, and a pillar-box pond!

15 September 2021

The skillful and inventive people at Stitch! have been 'yarn-bombing' a pillar box, will be teaching us how visible mending can make for a more sustainable lifestyle, and have room for a couple more young people in their teenage sewing club.

Stitch! Your football-free zone!

07 July 2021

Classes beginning soon at Stitch! Crafts & Classes.

Customers wanted - no experience necessary

17 May 2021

The team at Stitch! Crafts and Classes had only just begun settling in at their new premises when a new lockdown meant that, along with all other 'non-essential' shops, they were forced to close. But now they're open again and looking for new customers!

Stitches of support for Nightingale Cancer Centre clients

13 April 2021

Nightingale Cancer Support are planning to bring together knitters old and new, even if it is virtually, to do something positive with our lockdown creativity and bring comfort to those who need it most. They're calling all knitters, crocheters, beginners, professionals and everyone in between to be part of Stitches of Support.

Need help with a sewing, knitting or crochet project?

17 February 2021

Need help with a sewing, patchwork, mending, knitting or crochet project? During lockdown Stitch! is offering individual one-on-one video tuition and guidance (via Zoom) with teachers Carol Balfe, Susan Mehmet, Sharon Wallin and Kay Dudman in any of the sewing, knitting and crochet disciplines.

Learn pottery skills at home and help a rather special charity

17 February 2021

The charity Maxability runs ceramics, pottery, art and photography classes to help physically or learning disabled adults to discover and develop their latent talents and artistic abilities. It is now also running classes for the general public, currently online. Their next four-week class starts on 22nd February.

Waste Not: Revamp, Repair, Reuse

05 December 2020

Waste Not: Revamp, Repair, Reuse - entry in Palmers Green Community Directory

Stitch! is back in business!

25 October 2020

After a busy fortnight rebuilding and settling into their new home inside Palmers Green post office, Stitch! is back up and running. The previously bare and boring shop in front of you when you enter from the street is now a cosy and colourful treasure trove of fabrics, wools, threads, buttons and general haberdashery.

Helping kids in the year of Covid: Free creative workshops

21 October 2020

Making History is a Lottery-funded project designed to encourage young people to express their emotions and experiences relating to COVID-19 and the London lockdown. Platinum Performing Arts is inviting children aged 9-18 from the Enfield community to take part in free creative workshops at Millfield House - pottery, dance, poetry, spoken word, fitness & wellbeing and more!

Cross (the road) Stitch!

06 October 2020

The current Stitch! shop on the corner of Devonshire Road closes on 8th October. Stitch! will be opening a new shop inside Palmers Green Post Office on 20th October.

Summer at Stitch!

21 July 2020

Stitch! is now back to opening six days a week and activities in the shop are recommencing, alongside online sessions using Zoom.

WEA courses move online and most are now free

19 June 2020

WEA courses and activities have moved online and for the time being are free, so where you live becomes irrelevant. On the one hand, you now have the chance to enrol in courses run by WEA tutors throughout the country, but, on the other hand, people from other parts of the UK will now have a chance to grab places on your favourite Enfield & Southgate courses. So don't delay, enrol today!

Zoom into sewing and knitting sessions with Stitch!

05 April 2020

Stitch! is now running online sewing and knitting courses using the Zoom app.

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