Free Spookacular Craft Night Monday 30th October

Halloween and crafts have long gone hand in hand. This year rather than being one of those people who proclaim ‘nah I’m not doing anything for Halloween’, come along to our free craft night and immerse yourself in crafty fun! We’ve got you covered with workshops from making your own spooky lanterns (as designed by Mia) to crocheting a Glow-In-The dark ghost (yes you read that correctly!) with guest tutor Tone Ward or make bejewelled spider brooches with Natasha Steer. 

No experience needed, our guest tutors will help you.

All materials provided (though you are always welcome to bring donations for our crafty stash.) Come alone or with friends, it doesn’t matter, everyone is welcome…especially those in costume! We’d love to see themed outfits to enhance our fright night which has a spooky soundtrack provided by DJs The Spinning Yarns.

There’s a bar on site and as usual all workshops work via drop in – doors open at 7.30 and we craft through until 10.30. Just collect your free entry ticket from the Picturehouse Cinema box office when you arrive.

Time: 7.30-10.30pm
Date: Monday 30^th October 2017

Venue: HackneyAttic, 270 Mare Street, London, E8

Nearest stations Overground: Hackney Central, Hackney Downs or London Fields

Entry: FREE

See you there!

P.s. we have a brand spanking new website: www.themakeescape.com - here you’ll find details of all our new services which include running private craft parties, corporate events, birthdays, activities for hen-dos etc. We’d love to bring some craftiness to any events you are planning! Get in touch – contact details on the site.

Coming up: Go Green! Craft Night Jan 26th 2016

Designed by Sal Hughson

Put your hands up if you've just got too much stuff lying round? Forget sales shopping, January is a time to reassess what you own, pile up the things you no longer want or need, and decide how to give them a new life, whether that's by giving them away to a charity shop, selling them or crafting with them!

We start 2016 with an eco-conscious craft night where we're emphasising on re-using and recycling, making stuff from unwanted materials like scrap fabrics and even old maps.

We have some amazing Craft Expert tutors lined up to show you how to and give you plenty of ideas and encouragement. So put Tuesday 26th January at The Hackney Attic in your diary now, this is going to be a fun night and we'd hate you to miss out on some making!

Workshops

Customising with fabric

Join Sewing & Customising Expert and You Tube Sensation Tree from Stitchless TV. Tree's channel is a wealth of sewing wisdom, suitable for beginners and has received over 3m views. 
She'll be assisting on two sessions with her handy pink sewing machine:

*Bring along an item of clothing to customise
*Make something using fabric offcuts recently donated to us by a local fabric manufacturer

Recycled map crafts

Ever since the invention of Sat Nav....maps have become redundant...but they are so pretty to look at. Artist Purple Claire Textiles shows you some novel ways to use up those unwanted maps on your bookshelf in this fun workshop as part of our Collage Corner. 

Turn t-shirts into coasters

The perfect craft for anyone who thinks they are uncrafty, join local Textile Artist Alison Beadnell in this fantastic session where she'll be showing you how to use old t-shirts to make coasters. This is a craft you'll master immediately and go home and want to try again.

Plus you can learn to knit or bring along your wn projects and knit with us in our Knit & Knatter corner or simply just come along, grab a drink from the bar and chill out while listening to the sounds of our resident DJs The Spinning Yarns. 

Doors open 7.30pm, entrance and workshops are free but you'll nee to collect a ticket from the cinema box office to get access. See you there!

Hackney Attic, 5th floor, Hackney Picturehouse Cinema, 270 Mare Street, Hackney. E8. 

COMING UP: FROST FAIR CRAFT NIGHT 24th November 2015

Designed by Sally Hughson

Our last Craft Night of the year has a wintery theme - come join our Frost Fair! Workshops involve, wool, glitter and other seasonal themes...

Xmas Cards with Shimelle Laine

Make a start on your Xmas cards with help from Celebrity Craft Expert Shimelle Laine, using her own special brand of papers! WOW!

Eco decorations with Karen Shand

Try your hand at making Christmas decorations with natural and found objects including twigs and yummy smelling fern with recycling expert and one half of Use It Up Wear It Out, Karen Shand.

Paper decorations with Debbie Michener

Join local designer Debbie in this addictive workshop using collage materials and magazines.

Knit & knatter
Learn to knit or crochet or come and join us to work on your own projects. Help on hand from a number of knitting experts including Sheree Robinson. 

All workshops are drop in - no need to book, just turn up. See you there! We are very friendly so come on your own or bring people!

Frost Fair Craft Night, 24th November, 7.30pm til 11pm, Hackney Attic, 5th floor Hackney Picturehouse Cinema, 270 Mare Street, London, E8

Coming up: Carnival Couture Craft Night 29th Sep 2015

Artwork: Sal Hughson

Come feel the crafty rhythm at our colourful craft night that celebrates all things Carnivalesque.

Make Venetian masks, musical instruments (before joining in our Attic musical parade), plus learn to knit and sew and have fun in our collage corner making carnival flags.

Our Craft Night is free to take part in and materials are provided but if you have any snazzy off cuts or fabrics or card or other collagey bits then we will always give it a home by letting everyone there use them.

As ever the night is drop in and we kick off at 7.30pm and craft through until around 10.30pm, so turn up when you can!

This month's guest tutors are Sincerely Louise (one of our regular crafty experts) and we are very excited to welcome Tree from You Tube Sewing Channel Stitchless TV.

Tree's channel has over 40,000 subscribers and her videos have been viewed by 2.8 million craft fans so we're honoured to have her join us for a carnival inspired sewing accessory workshop. 

Yo can also bring your own craft projects along to work on in a friendly environment, learn to knit or crochet in our knitting corner and have fun collaging while listening to our in-house DJs The Spinning Yarns while grabbing a drink in the bar. Food is also available.

Come alone or with friends, we look forward to #CarnivalCouture crafting with you.

Carnival Couture Craft Night, Tuesday 29th September 2015, 7.30-11pm, Hackney Attic, 5th floor Hackney Picturehouse Cinema, 270 Mare Street, Hackney, E8

Nearest stations: Hackney Central on London Overground, London Fields on National Rail plus plenty of buses

COMING UP: Spring Break Craft Night Tues 31st March 2015

Image: Sal Hughson

We have a cracking Easter themed craft night coming up this month! Join us for an evening of Spring crafting at The Hackney Attic. 

Make masks with Studio Boo 

Boo! Surprise your buddies, family or indeed random strangers by making your own Spring themed masked in this special workshop with the girls from Studio Boo. Run by Ana-Maria Pasescu and Amy Angold, the papercraft loving pair use paper as their medium to make cool crafts. They'll show you how to fold, cut and slice up paper prints to make your own marvellous masks.

Knit cute stuff (beginners welcome)

Learn how to knit an egg cosy in our knit & knatter corner (these girls above had never knitted before and look what they went home with after a night at The Make Escape!) Help is on hand from special guest knitters Kareem and Larissa as are yarn and needles. 

Crafty Easter Eggs with Louise Walker

There's no calories in these! This year give a crafty egg instead - there's a 'no sew' & a 'sewing' option. This sessions will be led by textile and knitting celeb Louise Walker - check our her amazing work here!

Collage Corner

Cut, stick and colour to your heart's content - make Easter cards, egg bunting or baskets and bonnets. 


As ever it's FREE just turn up! Workshops work on a drop in basis and materials are provided. 

Address: Hackney Attic, 5th floor Hackney Picturehouse, 270 Mare Street, London, E8 1HE.

Not sure whether you should come?
The answer is YES - whether you're a regular, have dropped by before or have never heard of us - come down and enjoy a night out like no other. 

NB: are taking our own SPRING BREAK and after March we will will not be returning to The Hackney Attic until Tuesday 28th JULY! So don't miss out on getting your crafty fix! Come along!

It's Show Time Craft Night : Tue 25th February 2014

Image: Use It Up Wear It Out

Get ready for some razzle dazzle! This month we're warming up the winter blues with an evening of West End/Broadway inspired craft activities accompanied by some of your fave sing-a-long tunes courtesy of our DJs The Spinning Yarns.

Cute Costumes
The super stylish Karen & Jo from Use It Up Wear It Out will help you make pen dolls of your favourite West End characters. Whether you fancy making a mini Willy Wonka, a human Simba from The Lion King or a member of Abba to commemorate Mamma Mia!, they've got pegs, you just need to dress them!

Phantom Of The Opera Masks

A little bit on the eerie side, The Phantom is one of the scariest shows in the world, perhaps because it's still going strong over 25 years! Celebrate it's success by making a mask that The Voice himself would be jealous of.
(Image: Momtaz Begum-Hossain)

All That Jazz

Glamorous, gorgeous and glitzy, we couldn't not add in a touch of Chicago. We'll be joined by a special guest jewellery designer who'll be helping you sparkle in your own Roxy Hart inspired accessories. 

We're Off To See The Wizard

Wicked is the untold story of the Witches Of Oz. Join in our Oz themed paper crafts workshops inspired by one of our favourite books Everything Oz. 

If you can't wait until the 25th then how about trying this project at home? To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Roald Dahl's Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, now a West End Show, The Guardian came up with how to make your own lickable wallpaper. 

Knaughty Knitting
Don't forget we also have our regular Knit & Knatter area where you can relax on the sofas with your needles, borrow some of ours, work on your own projects OR learn to knit with our experts. Beginners welcome. 

It's Show Time Craft Night: 25 Feb 

Curtain call: 7.30pm* 

Curtains close: 11pm

Theatre: Hackney Attic, 5th floor Picturehouse Cinema, 270 Mare Street, London

Entry: FREE

*As ever it's drop-in so come along when you can!

Nearest transport: Hackney Central, London Fields, Hackney Downs plus various buses 

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!

Coming up: Narnia Night Tuesday 26th November 2013

Illustration by Sal Hughson, and Matthew Lee

Brrrrrrr! We're feeling cold, but we're not going to let that stop us crafting! We are ending the year with a winter wonderland themed Narnia Night, inspired by C S Lewis' fantasy tale.

As ever the Attic will be like a wardrobe into another world, where you can cut, stick, colour, stitch and knit away with other friendly creative peeps. Come and join us! 

SNOW QUEEN TREE DECORATIONS

Local textile artist, baker and author Alison Beadnell will be showing you how to make a seasonal decoration that you can hang around your home, on your Christmas tree or perhaps on yourself, snow queen style?

ASLAN POM POMS

Could this be the cutest workshop ever! We fell in love with these lion pom poms on the Mr Printables website and will be showing you how to make some of your own. 

WOOLLY WOODLAND FINGER PUPPETS

Image by RainDrop Stops

If you thought the lion pom-poms were cute, check out these beauties! Make little woodland puppets inspired by the character's you would find living in Narnia to help you tell your own magical tales.

PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE LIMITED COLOURS IN OUR FELT STASH SO IF YOU HAVE FELT LYING AROUND AT HOME PLEASE BRING ALONG AND SHARE! 

KUMIHIMO BRAIDING

Make Escape regular Louise Reed can often be seen braiding in the Attic! This month she's sharing the intricacies of the artform and will be showing you how to make braids that can be turned into jewellery, keyrings or used in your gift wrapping.

PLUS we'll have a heap of seasonal collage corner projects,  make a start on your Christmas cards, bring along your own projects to work on, learn to knit with our in-house knitting gurus or just come and hang out with us.

Back behind the decks with month are the wonderful Spinning Yarns Djs and as usual we've got our own bar.

See you there!

The Make Escape present Narnia Night, Hackney Attic, 270 Mare Street, London, E8 (nearest stations London Fields, Hackney Central and Hackney Downs) 

Entry and taking part is free but we always welcome material donations for everyone to share.

Coming up: Welcome To The Jungle Craft Night Tues 24th September

RRRRRROARRRRR! Release your animal instinct at our jungle themed craft night.

We've lined up some fantabulous workshops: stitching soft felty key rings with Suzi Ellington from The Make Escape team, decorating feather birdy masks with Purple Claire Textiles and making very cute animal rings with Jemma from Le Shit Chic Boutique.

We've also lined up some fabulous foliage friendly collaging and you may even be able to knit your own loin cloth if you ask the Knaughty Knitters nicely...well they can't be called that for nothing!! They will be joined by special guest Benjamin aka Knit You Next Tues  (also known as a bit of a naughty knitter) who will show you how to knit Animal Print!


Join us at The Hackney Attic, Hackney Picturehouse Cinema, 270 Mare Street, London, E8, 7.30-11pm.

As ever it's totes free, just drop in. We have a bar, music and some very comfy seats waiting. See you there! 

Coming up: Conscious Couture Craft Night August 27th

This month sees one of our most important craft nights yet. As well as the usual, fun and creativity associated with our events we want you to take a moment to think of the impact that Fast Fashion is having on the world. 

Most recently brought to global attention by the Bangladeshi factory disaster, we all know that we need to ensure this does not happen again. In essence we need to make a stand against sweatshops. Do your bit by coming along and joining us to stitch your own #miniprotestbanner and have a go at making some of your own stylish fashion accessories.

Love Fashion Hate Sweatshops

We'll be supporting the new campaign by The Craftivists and War On Want in the lead up to this year's London Fashion Week by making a stand against sweatshops and other human rights abuses by stitching mini banners that you can take away and hang somewhere that will make people think. 

Craftivists who will be giving a talk about the campaign would also like you to photograph your banner in situ, the images will be used on a photography exhibition later in the year.

Don't worry. You don't need any experience of sewing. Help and materials will be on hand.

Hip Headchains

Use It Up Wear It Out are renowned for being conscious crafters, specialising in using recycled materials to create new fashionable items including clothing and accessories. Designers Karen and Jo will be on hand to help you make this summer's must-have hair accessory. 

Due to the recycling nature of this activity you are encouraged to BRING YOUR OWN MATERIALS - broken necklaces, unwanted jewellery etc and the girls will show you what to do with them. 

Beaded earrings & keyrings

Sheridan Lane is one of our most popular workshop leaders and she'll be bringing a tub of beads to help you make your own pair of earrings or a keyring.

Tissue pockets

Local textile designer and co-author of And Sew To Bed Alison Beadnell is also a promoter of upcycling and she'll be showing you how to make your own transportable tissue pocket holders. 

A mighty fine selection of workshops even if we do say so ourself!!

We'll also have our usual Collage Corner where you can make Paper Dolls and the Knaughty Knitters will be joining us to show you how to knit, or help you with a project you've got on the go. 

All workshops are FREE and take place at The Hackney Attic from 7.30pm-11pm. Hope to see you there.

FREE Craft Nights coming up in London

The above three nights take place inside The Hackney Attic* on the last Tuesday of the month. They are FREE to attend and take place 7.30-11pm. *270 Mare Street, E8 1HE.

Join us on our first ever tour!
This August Bank Holiday The Make Escape will also be holding two special craft days inside The Royal Festival Hall, Southbank on Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th from 11am-4pm as part of their Village Fete.  


As usual it's FREE and drop-in. We'll be joined by special guest workshop hosts and will be holding a giant Collage Corner.

PLUS
SATURDAY: 11-1

Make Escape founder Momtaz Begum-Hossain will be taking part in a live panel discussion  about craft and be talking all about our night and why it's so fab!
SUNDAY: 11-4
We're holding a Craft Swap.
Bring along unwanted craft materials and projects and swap for something else!


Hope to see you at one, or all five of these events!