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

Spitalarts@gmail.com or

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