Win tickets to The Creative Crafts Show

THE Creative Crafts Show returns to The King’s Hall, Belfast, later this month.

The Show - which runs from April 19 – 21 - is your opportunity to shop for those hard to find supplies as well as stock up on your favourite craft products.

There will be a wide selection of exhibitors, advice centres and workshops where you can learn new techniques from the experts. You will enjoy on-stand displays, presentations as well as feature displays. 

New to this Show - Eilia Beadz will be hosting bead workshops. Visitors will have the chance to make a pendant pearl necklace, luxurious charm bracelet and contemporary cube necklace.

Rachel John will be demonstrating life changing innovations in textiles, tools and techniques including Extreme Weaving, Extreme Quilting, Extreme Tapestry and Extreme X-Stitch. Debbi Moore and her design team are back to run their popular workshops too.

Nigel May, Ideal World and Create & Craft TV presenter will be visiting the show on April 19.

He sadi: “I have enjoyed the fabulous craft event in Belfast every time I have attended – it has become a must for me to meet all my Irish crafting friends – both old and new – everyone there is so passionate about what they do and the show is such a great place to meet and see all the latest things the craft world has to offer. I can’t wait to see you all again.”

The Show will have all aspects of quality stitch-craft including cross stitch, sewing, card making, embroidery, knitting, patchwork, quilting, scrap-booking, ribbon craft, papercrafts, stamping, beading, painting, dressmaking, tapestry, decoupage, crochet and many more popular stitch and creative crafts; and all this under one roof at Special Show Prices.

The exhibition is the perfect place to see, try and buy all your creative craft supplies. Whether you are an expert or beginner you will be inspired when you visit the show.

Guilds at the Show providing help and advice include The Ards Bobbin Lace Enthusiasts; The NI Beaders Guild; The Guild of Machine Knitters; The Federation of NI Women’s Institute and The Ulster Guild of Weavers & Spinners, to name but a few. There will be displays and demonstrations from the Miniature Needlework Society and the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum.

Make & Take sessions can only be booked from the Workshop Registration Point on the day but Debbi Moore’s can be booked in advance by visiting website www.sccshows.co.uk and clicking on workshops. 

Advance admission prices are adults £6.45 (normal price £7.95), concessions £5.45 (normal price £6.95) and accompanied children under 16 are free of charge.

Book in advance using discount offer code PR1 to save £1.50, get a half price catalogue voucher and be entered free of charge into a prize draw to win up to £300 worth of craft vouchers* (*redeemable at the show only). Group offer buy 6 tickets and get 1 free. To avoid the queues, book tickets in advance by visiting www.sccshows.co.uk or call the Ticket Hotline 01822 617744.

Competition

The Creative Crafts Show is giving Ballymena and Antrim Times readers a chance to go to the event for FREE!

We’ve 10 pairs of tickets to the event to give away.

For chance to win, send your name, address and telephone number to Creative Crafts Show competition, Ballymena and Antrim Times, 22-24 Ballymoney Street, Ballymena, BT43 6AL. Closing date is Tuesday, April 10. Normal Morton Newspapers competition rules apply.

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