‘Great British Sewing Bee’ Series 6 quarter finalist Mark Francis is now bringing his popular and entertaining talk live and in person.  You can hear about his own journey to the sewing room, secrets and gossip from the haberdashery and find out what Mark is up to now.

You will also have the opportunity to get up close and personal with a selection of Mark’s makes from the series!

‘Great British Sewing Bee’ Series 6 quarter finalist Mark Francis is now bringing his popular and entertaining talk live and in person.  You can hear about his own journey to the sewing room, secrets and gossip from the haberdashery and find out what Mark is up to now.

You will also have the opportunity to get up close and personal with a selection of Mark’s makes from the series!

‘Great British Sewing Bee’ Series 6 quarter finalist Mark Francis is now bringing his popular and entertaining talk live and in person.  You can hear about his own journey to the sewing room, secrets and gossip from the haberdashery and find out what Mark is up to now.

You will also have the opportunity to get up close and personal with a selection of Mark’s makes from the series!

‘Great British Sewing Bee’ Series 6 quarter finalist Mark Francis is now bringing his popular and entertaining talk live and in person.  You can hear about his own journey to the sewing room, secrets and gossip from the haberdashery and find out what Mark is up to now.

You will also have the opportunity to get up close and personal with a selection of Mark’s makes from the series!

‘Great British Sewing Bee’ Series 6 quarter finalist Mark Francis is now bringing his popular and entertaining talk live and in person.  You can hear about his own journey to the sewing room, secrets and gossip from the haberdashery and find out what Mark is up to now.

You will also have the opportunity to get up close and personal with a selection of Mark’s makes from the series!

Spend a day with Mark at the Sew Ab Fab studio making your very own waistcoat. The pattern is from marks new collection and has full instructions alongside marks tuition for this full day course.

Bring yourself anc your favourite fabric for the project and you’ll leave with a beautiful waistcoat.

Join us for a full day of artisan products and workshops in the beautiful setting of East Chase Farm, Kenilworth. Browse handmade block printed fabrics direct from India and decide what you will make from the beautiful ranges of mens and womenswear sewing patterns. Sip artisan gin distilled on site at the bar, tuck into a locally-made healthy Buddha bowl or delicious cake and look forward to your workshops. Beginners can start with a simple zippy bag, or try your hand at Indigo dyeing. See the work of talented textile artists and take in the atmosphere as you listen to our featured speakers.

‘Great British Sewing Bee’ Series 6 quarter finalist Mark Francis is now bringing his popular and entertaining talk live and in person.  You can hear about his own journey to the sewing room, secrets and gossip from the haberdashery and find out what Mark is up to now.

You will also have the opportunity to get up close and personal with a selection of Mark’s makes from the series!

Waistcoat Making Workshop

With ‘Great British Sewing Bee’ Series 6 quarter finalist Mark Francis

Mark will guide you through how to cut and sew your button up waistcoat from one of his amazing Mark Francis patterns.

He will advise you from start to finish with a fabric front and a lining to match the fabulous satin back, make this either for yourself or as a gift for someone.

I'm sure Mark will also have some great stories from his appearance on BBC's 'Great British Sewing Bee'

Mark has a wealth of experience in teaching, having previously taught Piano and music theory, and since leaving the GBSB he has brought his sewing and creative skills to the class room too.

You can regularly find Mark teaching at the Knitting and Stitching/Sewing for Pleasure/Creative Craft shows across the country as well as workshops held in well known haberdashery and sewing centres too.

Requirements:

• 1 metre of fabric for the front

• 2 metres of fabric for the back and lining

• Half a metre of medium weight iron on interfacing

• Buttons to finish

• A simple sewing kit

• Don't forget to bring the measurements of who will be wearing the waistcoat

The cost of the workshop includes a FREE Mark Francis pattern on the day worth over £15

You will be using our classroom sewing machines

Tea/coffee provided but please bring a packed lunch or there are plenty of shops nearby to grab something.

‘Great British Sewing Bee’ Series 6 quarter finalist Mark Francis is now bringing his popular and entertaining talk live and in person.  You can hear about his own journey to the sewing room, secrets and gossip from the haberdashery and find out what Mark is up to now.

You will also have the opportunity to get up close and personal with a selection of Mark’s makes from the series!

‘Great British Sewing Bee’ Series 6 quarter finalist Mark Francis is now bringing his popular and entertaining talk live and in person.  You can hear about his own journey to the sewing room, secrets and gossip from the haberdashery and find out what Mark is up to now.

You will also have the opportunity to get up close and personal with a selection of Mark’s makes from the series!

‘Great British Sewing Bee’ Series 6 quarter finalist Mark Francis is now bringing his popular and entertaining talk live and in person.  You can hear about his own journey to the sewing room, secrets and gossip from the haberdashery and find out what Mark is up to now.

You will also have the opportunity to get up close and personal with a selection of Mark’s makes from the series!

The lovely Mark Francis, quarter finalist of The Great British Sewing Bee season 6, is coming to Chatteris for a talk in aid of @hedgehoghostel Heather's Hedgehog Hostel .

Full details are on https://www.facebook.com/events/201620729116898 and tickets are available from the shop.