Fabric Poppy Brooches - Southwell Library - Adult Learning

Southwell Library, Southwell

Date	8 November 2022
Time	10am - 1pm
Venue	Southwell Library, Southwell View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	FREE - £9

About this course

The poppy is an enduring symbol of remembrance and hope and is worn throughout November, both here and around the world.

Suitable for beginners, this course will guide you through creating two fabric poppy brooches that can be worn for Remembrance Sunday. These will be perfect to keep or give as a thoughtful gift.

Within the course you will be taught:

• The meaning of poppies

• how to create ad assemble different 3-D poppy designs

• using buttons, beads and stitches to create design elements

• creating something with meaning and significance

Learners should bring:

• a selection of coloured felt suitable for making a poppy brooch. Each poppy brooch requires one A4 sheet of the main colour and a smaller piece of black felt

• felt and a small piece of black felt)

• one or two medium sized black buttons

• a pair of fabric scissors

• a basic sewing kit with a needle and pins would be useful

• dressmakers’ thread (to match felt being used)

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: