Punch Needle Mug Rug

Create
Your own punch needle coaster (mug rug!) In this fun beginner's punch needle
Class.

Not only will you learn a new skill or further
Develop your experience of punch needle, you'll also enjoy the wellbeing
elements of this incredibly therapeutic and rhythmic craft. No experience is
necessary as tutor Caroline will take you through each step of the process
From transferring your design to threading the needle, punching your stitches and
finishing your coaster ready for your cuppa! There’ll be plenty of patterns to
Choose from, or if you're feeling inspired, come with your own ideas!

About the tutor:

Tutor Caroline Colam is an experienced
teacher who has been teaching punch needle for several years. She is the author
of the book ‘Punch Needle: Colouring with Yarn’ and is an exhibiting
artist. She creates a wide range of
Fabulously Bright and colourful punch needle pieces and is as passionate about
the therapeutic process as the finished result. Caroline is also a freelance
punch needle designer/maker for Hobbycraft, writing tutorials for the Ideas Hub
On their website.

Further information:

All materials will be provided.

This half day workshop will start at 10:30am
and end at 2:30pm, including a short break for lunch. Our café will be open or
You are welcome to bring your own refreshments.

Participants
must be aged 12+. 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 / arts-centre@le.Ac.UK 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 updated Terms
& Conditions before booking as courses/workshops
Are non-refundable if cancelled within 21 days of the start date for any
Reason.

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
Arts-centre@le.Ac.UK, 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).