Coming up: Nov 25th Wild Winter Craft Night plus book launch for Louise Walker's Faux Taxidermy Knits

Image: Louise Walker

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We're having a Wild Winter Craft Night and you're invited to join us!

As the evenings draw ever chillier we decided it's best to grab some yarn and get knitting so to inspire you to do the same we're delighted that November's event will also be the official book launch for Louise Walker's AMAZING new book Faux Taxidermy Knits. The most talked about knitting book of the year, containing projects everyone wants to own, it's filled with super cute creatures and the good news is you don't need to be able to knit to come and enjoy the night, we'll show you how or you can dip into our other non woolly crafts too.

Book launch: Faux Taxidermy Knits by Louise Walker

Image: Louise Walker

Join Louise for a very special workshop where she'll be showing you how to knit a special animal project inspired by her book for for non-knitters there's the option of making a cute creation from felt. Louise will also be bringing her animals along for a very special exhibition plus you can buy a signed copy of the book and win prizes! 

The ladies from our Knitting Knook will also be on hand to show you how to knit if you've never picked up the needles before. We've got plenty of wool (thanks to Love Knitting) so just turn up and join in!

Spicy Pomanders
Make warming clove and spice scented 'lavender bags' to give as gifts, hang in your wardrobe or pop in your pant drawer in this scentsational sewing workshop led by textile designer and cake baker Alison Beadnell. Warning...this workshop will smell delicious!

Xmas cards & decorations
With exactly one month left until Christmas now's a good time to start making Christmas cards and decorations. We'll have all you need in our Collage Corner including glitter and sparkles. One year we had someone make 10 Xmas cards...see if you can beat that!!

We'll also have our DJs The Spinning Yarns behind the decks plus a bar on hand and a kitchen downstairs so join us Tuesday 25 November 2014 for our last craft night of the year!!!

Doors open 7.30pm, 5th floor, Hackney Attic, Hackney Picturehouse Cinema, 270 Mare St, E8
Nearest stations Hackney Central Overground and London Fields rail. All workshops are drop in. FREE ENTRY.

See you there!

FREE Winter & Spring Craft Nights in London

Get your diaries our - here is everything you need to know about our next craft nights! Hope to see you there. Very big thank you to Sal Hughson who has designed our beautiful new flier. We love it! 

FREE Craft Nights In London! Spring 2014

Get our future craft nights in your diaries now!

They all take place at The Hackney Attic, Picturehouse Cinema, 270 Mare Street, Hackney, London.

Time: 7.30pm-11pm Drop in anytime!

Chinese New Year Craft Night January 28th 2014

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Could this be the most exciting Make Escape ever?!
We're back (after our 1st month off!) with an all sticking - all colouring craftathon to celebrate Chinese New Year which for 2014. is the Year Of The Horse. Join us for a night of origami, fortune cookies and a dash of pre-Valentines love thrown in.

Workshops
Remember! ALL Workshops are FREE & DROP-IN so come along alone or with friends and join in when you can!

Fortune Favours

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Sew your own Fortune Cookie and keep good luck on your side all year long in this hand-stitching session run by our very own Rebecca Woods. 

Lighten up!

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Chinese New Year wouldn't be the same without lanterns. Illuminate your home with your own colour creation, assisted by paper jeweller Clarissa Giles.

Paper parlour

(Image: Alison Beadnell)

Wait until you see the yummy range of origami papers we've saved up for you! 
Come along and learn how to make valentine hearts with artist Benedita Rangel from Eleven Craft Elves, while local crafter/baker Alison Beadnell will be help you turn a sheet of red paper into a lucky horse. 

Prize winning

To celebrate this most equestrian of occasions Suzi from Team Make Escape will be helping you make your own rosettes, choose how you'll be rewarding yourself - First Prize, Runner up, Crafter No. 1?

Knit one/purl one

If your new year's resolution is to learn to knit, you need a reminder or just fancy bringing along your current project and clicking away with creatives, hang out in our knitting knook and you'll soon make lots of mates. 

Make * Take * Create

Don't forget in Collage Corner you can do what you want but we'll be giving you ideas to make your Valentine Cards or embellish a dragon mask

The action kicks off at 7.30pm and we're there until 11. We've got a private bar, the best DJs in town (The Spinning Yarns ) and grub is available on the ground floor.

See you there! 
Hackney Attic, Hackney Picturehouse Cinema, 270 Mare Street, London

Nearest tube: London Overground Hackney Central, National rail: London Fields/Hackney Downs
Or various buses