Past Events

The University of Oslo is currently conducting the Great Viking Survey, a wide-ranging study to explore how people across the world perceive and engage with the vikings as history and heritage, and to map the many ways in which contemporary media and academia shape...

We will be exploring a variety of techniques working with fabric, felt, and ribbon to create floral embellishments. The materials for the workshop will be provided for you on the day, however if you wish to bring along any specific fabric to work with then do so....

On Saturday 5th April 2025 we met at St James Church, Aslackby ahead of the Aveland Archive Afternoon for our AGM.   THE AVELAND HISTORY GROUP AGENDA FOR 1ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SATURDAY 5TH APRIL 2025 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm.   VENUE: St James the Great...

We cannot promise to make you into the next Charles Frederick Worth, but you can learn to embelish like him! Our next workshops are on Saturday 12th April - Making Dorset Buttons with Gina Barrett and Bead-azzle with Bourne Worth It WI at 1 Hub in Bourne, and there...

Katie Smith, a fashion graduate with a passion for hand embroidery and fabric manipulation will help us each to construct a small section of one of Worth’s designs. As an experienced local teacher, Katie will guide us in the use of a range of embroidery stitches to...

COME AND JOIN US on Sat 22nd February 1.30pm - 3.30pm   ·       Have you ever wondered what went on in your village in the past? ·       Do you have family scrapbooks or memories that are fading fast and you want to pass them on to the next generation? ·      ...

Lacemaking is one of those crafts that cross continents and generations. Charles Frederick Worth used lace in his exquisite creations for his wealthy clientele and now you can learn some basic techniques to create the light as gossamer effects of lace for your own...

This beading dabble session is provided by the Bourne Worth It WI, to introduce you to some techniques used in beading and jewellery making. Join members of their crafting group who will help you to create a minimum of two beadwork items, from the following selection...

Join Gina Barrett and learn how to make the famous Dorset ring button. During this workshop you’ll learn how to make the Crosswheel button and, if time allows, a “Singleton” button. Gina Barrett is a local textile artist and author, best known for her buttons. She has...

  Come and join Sustainable Fashion Designer Lydia Jackson for an exciting hands-on workshop where you’ll learn the art of up-cycling denim! In this session, you’ll discover how to transform an old piece of denim clothing into something unique and stylish using a...