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19 Make It!

Join Brighton Belles WI, Sew Retro, Quilty Pleasures, The Wool Bar and a host of craft superstars for an afternoon of family-friendly fun with the experts.

Crochet a coral reef. Turn towels into dinosaurs. Create pencil cases out of plastic bags with Sew Retro. Make Fibonacci-inspired quilts with Quilty Pleasures. Eat the periodic table as created by Brighton Belles WI.

PLUS Enter our scientific cake competition with fabulous prizes for adults and children alike.

Sunday 19 February
11am–6pm (NB: The event is now starting an hour later than originally advertised due to Brighton Marathon and subsequent road closures)
Blind Tiger, 52-54 Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 9QA,
Ages 7+. (Under 7s FREE). No unaccompanied children
£2/£1, and then pay as you play, fairground-style. (Online sales now closed).


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Funky Fibre Felt Fun

Make colourful and original felt bracelets from the wool of the beautiful sheep, with experts from the East Sussex Guild of Spinners Weavers and Dyers.…

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Jurassic Towel Origami

Inspired by Jurassic Towel Origami by Alison Jenkins, Brighton Science Festival will be teaching you how to turn towels into a T-Rex and more (another reason that you should always know where your towel is…

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Sew Retro

Sew Retro show you how to make a simple pencil case, key ring or phone cover using 100% recycled plastic carrier bags. They turn plastic bags into “fabric” in minutes, to be re-made into the must-have items for 2012…

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Hove Park School

Crafty ways to demonstrate the links between the science of natural phenomena and their mathematical description: hyperbolic crochet and coral, Fibonacci numbers and pom-pom rabbits…

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Quilty Pleasures

Quilty Pleasures is a modern quilt shop/studio based in the Prestonville area of Brighton. We sell quilt making supplies, run workshops and can make quilts to order. To find out more visit www.quilty-pleasures.co.uk…

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Brighton Belles

Brighton Belles WI is a group for women who want to share and learn in a friendly environment. They’ll be making and selling the periodic table in cake form and helping with arts and crafts activities.…

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Toys Arrrrgh Us!

Take toys, tear them apart, rearrange them to become your own mutant monster friends. Be the envy of your class, earn a special ward in the hospital!…

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