Spital Arts event
Our next exciting Spital Arts event takes place on Friday April 13th at 7.30pm in St. Leonards Church , Valley Road/Hartington Road Spital, Chesterfield S41 0HA.
We are very pleased to have Valerie Burrows, a local Spital Weaver to talk and demonstrate 'From Sheep to Shawl A Journey throiugh Fleece and FIbre and how they can be used'.
There will be slides and an opportunity to have a go at embroidery, spinning and weaving and to ask questions of the demonstrators
On show there will be examples of fibres (various, including raw cotton, bamboo, fleece etc , Preparation equipment and Finished articles, both felted and woven. There will be a selection of things for sale - Hand spun yarns, hand woven etc, and Myan woven, which raised funds for the women's co-operative in Guatemala.
There will of course be the famous Spital Arts Refreshments available.
Donations are welcome!
Tickets cost £10 and £7 (concessions) and are available from
The Spital Arts Facebook Page