Birthday Craft Party! Tues May 27th is our 2nd Makerversary

Image: Alison Beadnell

Would you Adam & Eve it? Our craft night is celebrating its second birthday. That's 2 whole years of spectacular free craft nights that we've curated & you've come along to and enjoyed. When we say you...we estimate that around 2000 people have come through our doors so far. AMAZING.

Our ethos at The Make Escape has always been to make crafts accessible and to show that you don't need money to be creative. So we'de like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who has donated their time to run workshops and given us materials for everyone to enjoy (including felt, fabric, card, yarn, beads etc.) Also thank you to our volunteers who help set up & tidy up the night (that's Team Make Escape's Becky & Suzie) and our amazing DJs The Spinning Yarns who without fail provide an amazing soundtrack at every event (and of course our 2nd DJs All Hands On Decks) and all the friendly peeps at The Attic (esp Kate!) who gives us the space to run the night.

COMING UP AT MAKERVERSARY NO.2

SEW YOUR OWN BIRTHDAY CUPCAKE with Alison Beadnell

Local textile artist & baker Alison is combining her two passions - sewing & cake making by running our tastiest workshop yet....sewing your own cake! Beginners are welcome - you don't need any sewing ability and if you do possess some skills, then you can really go to town with the icing!

WOOLLY POM POM DECORATIONS with Sheree Robinson
You can't have a birthday party without decorations! Sheree who ran our popular Aslan lion pom pom session at our Narnia Night last year is returning with a session making fruity/floral pom poms. The word WOW springs to mind.

PAPER JEWELLERY with Clarissa Giles

We've got some gorgeous, patterned origami papers that need using up and what what better way than to show them off as party accessories. Make beaded bracelets & hair accessories with local jewellery designer Clarissa who runs Chrysalis Designs. 

****SHOW & TELL EXHIBITION******

We love celebrating the handmade so please bring along something you've made to display in our special exhibition for the night. 

BIRTHDAY RAFFLE

Whenever we have an extra special night at The Make Escape we love having raffles! Everyone gets a free ticket & prizes up for grabs tonight include a biscuit icing workshop at The Biscuiteers Biscuit Icing Boutique, cinema tickets to use at the Hackney Picturehouse, a peg-weaving loom donated by Purple Claire and lots of amazing craft books, including this lovely set donated by Laurence King Publishing:

PLUS as usual you can learn to knit & go collage crazy and we are also planning some birthday games. It's going to be a fun night!

So, if you've never been to The Make Escape before but keep saying to yourself that you keep meaning to go, if you've only been once before but wish you could go again or in deed are a regular, we hope to see you there. 

Date: Tuesday 27th May 2014
Place: Hackney Attic, Picturehouse Cinema, 270 Make Street, London, E8
Time: 7.30pm-11pm

ALL WELCOME. FREE ENTRY.
MATERIAL DONATIONS ALWAYS WELCOME

PLUS 
Do you fancy joining Team Make Escape? Help run London's favourite craft night. We're looking for help to set up the night, marketing & PR & for volunteers to run workshops. Drop us an email at: themakeescape@googlemail.com. 

Coming up: Free Summer & Autumn Craft Nights

BIG NEWS at The Make Escape HQ! We are about to turn 2! That means we've been running our amazing craft night for a two whole years!!
We've loved every single one of the events we've held but there are also some changes afoot. After May we are going bi-monthly - which means we'll be on every other month. Still on the last Tuesday,still at the Hackney Attic and still FREE. Get your diaries out & pop these dates in so you don't forget.
Thanks for your continued support & hope to see you soon! : )

Highlights: It's A London Thing Craft Night

Maybe it's because we're Londoners? Or maybe it's because we all love craft? When our It's A London Thing craft night was threatened by a tube strike we were worried no one would turn up but we were so wrong! You made an effort to come and support us and in return we offered you FIVE incredible free workshops led by some very special guests.

Sewing Oystercard holders with Crafternoon Cabaret

The amazing Hannah who runs a monthly craft event at the swanky Hospital Club joined us to run a stitching your own oyster card holder session. Crafternoon Cabaret have just turned 1! Check them out as they have some very fun workshops AND live cabaret guests. Momtaz went along to its old home in an Islington pub. See what she made here.

And here's what you got up to. WOW!

Probably the most glamorous oyster card holder in London!

Making 3D Cityscapes with City Pop Outs

Matt from City Pop Outs is a regular Make Escaper & had previously run our live stage drawing sessions but this was his first workshop and it was so much fun!

Participants made their own incredible London landscapes inspired by Matt's own artwork...which was also on sale at our Maker's Market.

Designing peg dolls with Use It Up Wear It Out

How sweet is this little chappie?

Karen and Jo who are experts in up-cycling showed us what to do with our left over red and black fabric scraps...turn them into queen's guards or course! These ones smile more than the real thing!

Embroidering buildings with Purple Claire

Claire brought along pieces of coffee sack which made the ideal base to embroidery London's finest landmarks. It was the most popular workshop of the night!

Bridges were especially popular!

Knit & Knatter

Resident knitting guru Beryl was on hand to teach newbies how to knit and as ever we had some people pick up needles for the first time.

Collage Corner

We also plied you with inspiration to do your own London themed collaging and modelling.

Music

Finally we'd like to say a huge thank you to our ever fabulous DJs - we were joined by 2/3 of The Spinning Yarns and the city soundtrack was spectacular - they thought of everything!

Join us on May 27th for our 2nd BIRTHDAY! Woop! Woop!

Our humble little craft night is turning 2 and we have a mega prized filled event planned. Same time, same place, same free entry, lots of fun new workshops! Full event details coming soon! 

Coming up: It's A London Thing Tuesday 29th April 2014

Image: use it up wear it out

This month we're celebrating the city we call our home in an urban themed craft night with workshops featuring some of the cities most iconic landmarks, people and objects and we are not going to let the RMT tube strikes which coincide with our night stop us!

Sew your own Oyster card holder with Crafternoon Cabaret

We are big fans of Crafternoon Cabaret, a monthly craft event held on monthly Saturday afternoons at the swanky Hospital Club where you can make stuff while listening to live cabaret.

It's therefore an honour that its fabulous founder Hannah is joining us this month to show you how to sew your own oyster card holder.

Design a 3D cityscape with City Pop-Outs

Illustrator Matt Ponting's London drawings are sold in some of the biggest tourist attractions in the capital. Join him in this one-off workshop where he'll help you construct your own imaginary cityscape. He'll also be selling some of his unique art so bring cash!

Embroider your favourite city architecture with 

Purple Claire

Purple Claire can usually be found on Monday nights at The Lord Northbrook pub where she's part of a craft collective who run a weekly meet-up group where anyone is welcome to join them making stuff. A big supporter of eco-crafting Claire is running an embroidery session using old coffee sacks.

Make your own Queen's Guard peg doll with 

Use It Up Wear It Out

Back due to popular demand Karen & Jo, leaders of the coolest fashion workshops you'll ever come across will be assisting you to make mini costumes for peg-dolls. Use It Up Wear It Out can usually be found running workshops all over the UK from the trendy Drink Shop Do in King's X to music festivals around the country.

As ever you can also learn to knit in our Knit & Knatter corner, bring along your own projects to work on and go cut & paste crazy in our collage corner. Music provided by our DJs The Spinning Yarns.

Entry & workshops are FREE...all we ask is that you buy a drink or two from the bar.

Doors open 7.30pm & we craft right through to 11pm. There's no need to book, just drop in & join us.

The Make Escape, 5th floor, Picturehouse Cinema, Hackney Attic, 270 Mare Street, London, E8

What about this tube strike?

You don't need a tube to get to us (although we know you may need some for part of your journey...but here are some options)

National rail via London Liverpool Street:
We are in walking distance from London Fields and Hackney Downs

London Overground:
We are really close to Hackney Central station

Buses: lots of buses stop outside The Hackney Attic - 48, 55, 106, 254, 277 & 394 More info here incl cycling & driving: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/Hires_Info/Venue_Info/Location/

HIghlights: Craft Like An Egyptian

You came, you crafted, you turned into Pharaoh's and Cleopatras...our Craft Like An Egyptian craft night was the shimmeriest, shiniest one yet. So much treasure was created. Here's some of it:

Costumes fit for royalty

Egyptian inspired bling

Special guest Alterknitive who came all the way from Shropshire's Gluing For Grown Ups delivered a wire workshop

Knit & Knatter

Madelaine, our head knitting tutor created a woolly Cleopatra. 

Hello new knitters!

Our DJs, The Spinning Yarns 

Wish you were? Don't worry it's not long until our next night!

Join us at It's A London Thing on Tuesday April 29th. 
We kick off at 7.30 with some city themed crafting celebrating our favourite monuments, characters and of course...the tube!

Hackney Attic, 270 Mare Street, E8
Nearest stations: BR: London Field Overground: Hackney Central