Christmas Proddy Mat Making Workshop
Sunday 3 November 2024 - Richmond
- 75 British pounds
- Richmond
Available spaces
Design and make a Christmas Proddy which you can be made into a decoration or make as a gift for someone special. Smaller designs can be made into Christmas shapes of stockings, baubles or trees. You will create your own proddy/clippy mat using leftover and recycled scraps of fabrics. You will learn how this can be made at little cost, what tools can be used and how to finish and bind edges. A frame will be provided to work on and take home to complete your masterpiece. Proddy mats are made by prodding or poking strips of fabric through burlap or linen from the backside. It is a fabulous way of upcycling unwanted clothes and textiles into floor rugs, wall hangings or decorations. The process is known in different places by various names, including ‘proddy’, 'clippy', ‘hooky’, ‘proggie’ and ‘clootie mat’. The tradition of making ‘rag’ or ‘thrift’ rugs became widespread during the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century. However by the 1920s the craft was dying out as it was associated with hard times. The necessity for thrift during World War II brought a brief revival and interest in the craft grew again in the 1980s. Sunday 3 November 2024 10am - 4pm with Rachael Forrest This workshop takes place at: The Station Station Yard Richmond DL10 4LD Includes all materials, refreshments and lunch.
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