Photo credit: Eastwood Hall
Make use of hotel facilities
If you don’t fancy a formal workshop, you can use this time for crafting in the public rooms in the hotel, exploring the grounds, or using the hotel’s other facilities.
Photo credit: Angharad Thomas
‘Mood boards in design’ with Angharad Thomas
Leader Angharad Thomas
Craft: General
Experience: Suitable for all
Summary: This workshop is an opportunity to play with colours, yarns, images and found objects – ribbon, shells, feathers, sweet papers and so on – with the aim of getting ideas for your projects. These can be anything from a garment to a decorative piece. This method is also useful when planning to decorate a room or choose curtains and so on.
Photo credit: Kelly Ferguson
‘Introduction to Yorkshire Buttons’ with Kelly Ferguson
Leader: Kelly Ferguson
Craft: General (weaving)
Experience: Beginner
Summary: Learn how to create a Yorkshire Button using a small template and your yarn stash.
Image credit: Steve Foreman
‘From Inspiration to design’ with Steve Foreman
Leader: Steve Foreman (Replaced ‘Getting started with designing by Angharad Thomas at Convention 2025)
Craft: Hand Knitting, Crochet, Machine Knitting
Experience: No specific experience needed
Summary: This workshop will be a fun, hands on introduction to designing your own fabrics starting from pictures or inspirations of your choice – it could be images – postcards, rubbings, wallpapers, or things – pebbles, flowers, stalks and so on ….. Your unique collection of stitches can then be used to make a scarf, a garment, a throw or blanket …. the choice is yours.
Photo credit: Lily Kate France
Lily Kate France – ‘Knitting & STEM & Social Media’
Speaker: Lilly Kate France
Craft: General
Experience: All abilities
Summary: Lily will discuss the considerable overlap on the science / creativity Venn diagram and how it impacts her work
