Latest News | 20 April 2021
Craft business to start holding outdoor workshops
Craft business Crafty You Crafty Me has announced it is to start holding outdoor workshops this summer.
With the days getting longer and lockdown restrictions easing, the Hilton-based firm has launched its 2021 series of Craft in the Park workshops.
From 4 May, craft workshops will take place on Tuesday afternoons and Thursday evenings in Hilton Park and include a range of crafts, including needle felting, mosaics, punch needle embroidery and felt garland.
According to founder Sarah Hodgkinson, due to its relaxing nature, interest in craft is continuing to rise and with people keen to get back out socialising again she is expecting the sessions to prove popular.
She said: “When I launched Crafty You Crafty Me my aim was to make craft accessible to a wide range of people.
“We launched Craft in the Park last summer as a way of bringing people together to craft when social activities were limited and they turned out to be hugely successful with people coming from as far away as Matlock and Ashby.
“After the positive reaction to the workshops last year I’m so glad that we’re able to return and after a winter of being stuck inside at home, I can’t wait to get back out crafting in the fresh air.
“Our range of workshops has grown over the winter and I’m excited to be bringing new crafts to the community alongside the old favourites.”
Emma Cooper, from Hilton. who attended the workshops last summer, said: “I really enjoyed Craft in the Park. It is such a unique opportunity to do craft and be outdoors.”
In addition to the twice weekly workshops in Hilton there will also be four special workshops at Tutbury Castle from May to August, with plans also being worked up to launch a range of indoor workshops in the autumn.
Crafty You Crafty Me has been going from strength-to-strength since its launch last July.
Having been acclaimed as a highly commended new business and part of their Galaxy of Rising Stars in the recent Marketing Derby awards, it is now shortlisted for the Mainframe Derby Make and Trade award.
In addition to the upcoming craft workshops, Crafty You Crafty Me also sells a range of craft kits, which are now also available as wholesale, as well as direct from the company’s website.
Workshops can be booked and kits purchased at www.craftyyoucraftyme.com.
