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Proddy Mat Making Workshop
Early Bird Offer - 10% off - Was £75 Now £67.50 - Offer valid until 14th July 2024
Create your own proddy/clippy mat using leftover and recycled scraps of fabrics to create your own decorative and functional small rug.
You will learn how this can be made at little cost, what tools can be used and how to finish and bind edges. A frame will be provided to work on and take home to complete your masterpiece.
Proddy mats are made by prodding or poking strips of fabric through burlap or linen from the backside. The mats are a fabulous way of upcycling unwanted clothes and textiles into floor rugs or wall hangings. These mats, rugs and hangings were known in different places by various names, including ‘proddy’, 'clippy', ‘hooky’, ‘proggie’ and ‘clootie mat’.
The tradition of making ‘rag’ or ‘thrift’ rugs became widespread during the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century. However by the 1920s the craft was dying out as it was associated with hard times. The necessity for thrift during World War II brought a brief revival and interest in the craft grew again in the 1980s.
Saturday 21 September 2024
10am - 4pm with Rachael Forrest
This workshop takes place at:
Henshaws Art & Crafts Centre
50 Bond End
Knaresborough
HG5 9AL
Includes all materials, refreshments and lunch.
Upon your arrival at Henshaws, you may notice signage indicating that parking charges now apply. However, we want to reassure you that this does not apply to participants of NYAS workshops. We have made special arrangements to ensure that parking remains free of charge for all workshop attendees.
To register for free parking, please follow these simple steps:
Park as normal and proceed to the Cafe.
Inside the Cafe, you will find an iPad available for vehicle registration.
Enter your vehicle registration details into the iPad to register for free parking.
Create your own proddy/clippy mat using leftover and recycled scraps of fabrics to create your own decorative and functional small rug.
You will learn how this can be made at little cost, what tools can be used and how to finish and bind edges. A frame will be provided to work on and take home to complete your masterpiece.
Proddy mats are made by prodding or poking strips of fabric through burlap or linen from the backside. The mats are a fabulous way of upcycling unwanted clothes and textiles into floor rugs or wall hangings. These mats, rugs and hangings were known in different places by various names, including ‘proddy’, 'clippy', ‘hooky’, ‘proggie’ and ‘clootie mat’.
The tradition of making ‘rag’ or ‘thrift’ rugs became widespread during the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century. However by the 1920s the craft was dying out as it was associated with hard times. The necessity for thrift during World War II brought a brief revival and interest in the craft grew again in the 1980s.
Saturday 21 September 2024
10am - 4pm with Rachael Forrest
This workshop takes place at:
Henshaws Art & Crafts Centre
50 Bond End
Knaresborough
HG5 9AL
Includes all materials, refreshments and lunch.
Upon your arrival at Henshaws, you may notice signage indicating that parking charges now apply. However, we want to reassure you that this does not apply to participants of NYAS workshops. We have made special arrangements to ensure that parking remains free of charge for all workshop attendees.
To register for free parking, please follow these simple steps:
Park as normal and proceed to the Cafe.
Inside the Cafe, you will find an iPad available for vehicle registration.
Enter your vehicle registration details into the iPad to register for free parking.
10am - 4pm. 67.50.
Henshaws Arts & Crafts Centre, 50 Bond End Knaresborough, North Yorkshire HG5 9AL
Sat 21 September
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