Bargello Embroidered Star Decoration

9th December
Attenborough Arts Centre, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester, LE1 7HA

Learn the retro craft of bargello to create fabulous festive decorations to adorn your christmas tree.

With no experience of crafting or embroidery needed, this is the perfect class for absolute beginners.

This perfect stash busting craft uses yarn and amesh frame to create sturdy embroidered decorations. Tutor Bonita will show you the stitch process and how to plan out your design. Then it’s up to you to let your creative juices flow with Bonita on hand should you need any help or guidance.

This relaxed festive workshop will start at 10:30am and end at 1:30pm. Our café will be open or you are welcome to bring your own refreshments.

Tutor Bonita Keay is a Designer Maker with over 15 years of experience teaching crochet and loves to share her creative knowledge with others. She teaches a variety of textile arts as well as macramé, weaving, embroidery and more. When she’s not teaching Bonita makes silver and crystal jewellery and has been selling her work for over 20 years both online and at craft events including our very own Craft & Art Fairs here at Attenborough Arts Centre.

All materials are provided and absolutely noexperience is necessary!

Participants must be aged 14+. Under 18s must be accompanied by a paying adult at all times.

If the course/workshop you’d like to book is sold out, we do operate a waiting list - simply contact our box office team on / and ask to be added to the waiting list. We’ll then contact you if a place becomes available, with absolutely no obligation to accept it if you’ve made other plans!

Please ensure that you agree to our updatedTerms & Conditions before booking as courses/workshops are non-refundable in some circumstances.

We aim to make all our sessions as accessible as possible and carers/PAs are very welcome - just remember to book their free place when you book your session. If you'd like to talk to us in advance of booking or attending your sessions to discuss your access needs, our Box Office team is here to help! Email, pop in or call, open 7 days a week.

We have four blue badge parking spaces outside Attenborough Arts Centre, plus double yellow line roadside parking very close to the building for blue badge holders for up to three hours if our parking spaces are occupied.

Free parking for all customers is available after 5pm on weekdays and all day at weekends in the University of Leicester car park next door to Attenborough Arts Centre on Lancaster Road. The closest public car park for parking at all other times is Victoria Park, 5-10 minutes walk from us (near De Montfort Hall).


Performances

17:30 - Tuesday 9th December

  • Standard: £30
  • Concession: £23

View on map

Contact

Attenborough Arts Centre
University of Leicester, Lancaster Road
Leicester
LE1 7HA
Data Thistle

© Event information from Data Thistle - 2025

The information included in the What's On Data has been supplied to Leicester City Council by Phylum Forge Limited t/a Data Thistle and is subject to changes. Users are advised to check with the venue or event organiser before relying in any way on the details published here. Leicester City Council and Phylum Forge Limited t/a Data Thistle are unable to accept responsibility for any loss or liability arising from any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in these listings.

Submit your event on Data Thistle.