July Newsletter


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Tudor Rose on TV………Sunday 7th July 10am
This Sunday catch us on HOCHANDA, the UK’s leading craft channel dedicated to crafts, arts and hobby essentials, where we will be showcasing our latest kits. The perfect Sunday morning, grab a cuppa, relax and be inspired.  

Tudor Rose Patchwork on the Road…..
On the 1st to 4th August we will be exhibiting at The Festival of Quilts  Birmingham, and are delighted to offer you the ability to buy discounted tickets to this event using the following unique code FESTIVAL173 , then on 29th to 31st August you will find us at West Country Quilt & Textile Show, Bristol.

NEW Workshop Brochure Available …….
If you fancy learning a new craft or furthering your skills in something you currently do, we offer a wide range of regular classes and one-off workshops. Our NEW July to December 2019 Workshop Schedule booklet is now available to pick up in-store. 
 Click Here to see the latest information and on-line booking.

Schools Out!……. just a few weeks to go!
Do you have a youngster who is interested in craft? Take a look at our summer holiday workshop programme.
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Bumble Bee Family Felting Experience

These adorable little fuzzy, white-tailed bumble bees cause such a buzz around the office of Tudor Rose Patchwork that I just had to have a go.

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Alison Cremona of Felt and Dandy was the tutor for the day and she guided us through the process of creating our own unique bumble bees. We followed a guide that showed us the specific stripes of each bee, and taking big tufts of felt we began stabbing away. I had to be careful and keep my fingers far away from the special barbed felting needle, but when your stabbing away at a tiny little felt bee it’s inevitable that you stab yourself…. OUCH! 

After a little while of stabbing away, my bumble bee started to take shape and shortly after it was time to trim around it and add the legs and wings. After the bees all had their legs and wings it was time to do some reverse felting. This involved a different needle that brought the felt back out of the shape you had just so well stabbed together, however by bringing the felt out it created the cute fuzzy appeal that made these bees so adorable in the first place.  Once all 3 bumble bees were finished we got the frame and words and started to assemble our entomological display.

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Alison brought along lots of little accessories that could be added if we wished. Some of the class decided to leave their bees simple; I however wanted to add some sparkles so I chose a crown and some flowers to add.

These adorable little fuzzy, white tailed bumble bees now take pride of place in my craft room.

There’s another Bumble Bee Family felting day coming up in September, although if bees aren’t your thing, Felt and Dandy will also be here running other felting workshops throughout the year, click here to see them all.