Mug Rug Magic with Tamarin McGarity

About the show

Discover the calming, creative world of punch needle embroidery in this three-hour class with Tam. Learn the basics of punch needle work, including designing and transferring patterns, choosing fabrics and yarn, and mastering essential techniques. Tam will guide you step by step, helping you create a beautiful coaster.

Perfect for beginners, no experience is required, and all materials are provided.
This is a 3 hour workshop from 2pm-5pm

Suitable for adults and children aged 10+ with parental or guardian supervision. Leave with a finished piece, new skills, and perhaps the start of a lifelong creative hobby!

Three things you will gain from attending:
1) Learn the fundamentals of punch needle embroidery
2) Learn how to design and transfer patterns
3) Gain practical skills and to be able to stitch confidently with the right fabrics and yarn.

This session is run by Tamarin McGarity, an artist resident at York House. Tamarin is a fibre artist with five years of experience in punch needle and has exhibited her punch needle work in five countries. She has regularly hosted punch needle workshops with excellent participant feedback.

Tamarin's social media links: www.instagram.com/sugarsugarwhiskey
For more information about this workshop, please contact Tam by email: sugarsugarwhiskey@gmail.com

How to access the Beechey Room:
This event is in the Beechey Room which is on the ground floor of York House Centre, London Road, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes.
To get to the Beechey Room, please use the side door to the right of the Main Hall, once in the building, please turn left and the Beechey Room is on your right.
For wheelchair access only, please use the Main Door into the Main Hall and go through the Hall into the stairwell and the Beechey Room is to your right.

How to find us and parking:
We have car parking in front of the building (with two disabled spaces), or across the road in the Hawkins Close Car Park.
To get to York House from Galley Hill, Fairfields or Whitehouse, you can catch the Number 6 or X6 bus.