Queer Craft Club

Name: Queer Craft Club
Start: 2023-08-16T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2024-06-19T20:30:00+01:00
Location: Aunty Social

Schedule

Wed Aug 16 2023 at 06:30 pm to Wed Jun 19 2024 at 08:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Aunty Social | Blackpool, EN

Join us for some fun crafting for all abilities in a relaxed safe space.
About this Event

Hang out with fellow adults who identify under the queer and trans (LGBTQIA+) umbrella, enjoy yummy snacks and a chilled craft session!

You can work on this month's project or bring your own. We'll explore a variety of arts and crafts such as sewing, soft toy making, crochet, knitting, ceramics, drawing, photography, embroidery, zine-making and much more! You'll be able to help us decide what to try next.

So if you want to get crafty, this is the place for you, whether you're a first time dabbler or an experienced maker.

About the sessions

Sessions will be led by our lovely host Teddy Bear Josh (They/He) or by a visiting artist. You can join in or bring your own portable project to work on.

What we're making

March - Patchwork Pride Progress Flag: We're continuing work on a group project: a patchwork flag which you can embellish with sewing, embroidery, beadwork and appliqué techniques. We'll display the flag at our meeting space to welcome visitors and take it along to any pop-up activities.
April - Linocutting Stamp Making: A session to create your own personal stamp from linocutting. By carving into lino sheets, you can make a reversed image to. Stamp could be text/ a made up family crest/ character design to ink and stamp on an envelope or a mini print!
May - Denim Up-Cycle: Up-cycling denim items and making them new again by painting and sewing on them. Bring your own denim jacket to re-love or use provided fabrics to play with.
June Pride Month: Queer Joy! Let's celebrate pride month together and get involved with a selection of colourful crafts to wear and display!

We'll supply

All materials and tuition
Hot/cold drinks and tasty snacks
Pronoun badges

Access

Important physical access info: We’re in the process of having a lift installed. It's been tricky and is taking a lot longer than anticipated.

From November 2023, we will be in the upstairs workshop space. Please note that this session is upstairs. It’s a single flight of 14 steps then you go around the corner and there are two small steps. Once you’re upstairs there’s a loo. You shouldn’t need to come downstairs for anything until the end of the event.

<h4>If you can't do the stairs and need to be on the ground floor, please let us know 10 days before the session and we will move the activity.</h4><h4>You can</h4>

Email us using the 'contact organiser link; or
Send us an SMS text/WhatsApp message on 07957 602790.

If you have additional access needs (e.g. large print, BSL interpreter, level access) please let us know by emailing (using the contact organiser button/link) or sending us an SMS text/WhatsApp message on 07957 602790.

These sessions are supported by Know Your Neighbourhood funding from Historic England.