Name: Style a 'Green' Festive Table workshop
Start: 2024-12-05T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2024-12-05T21:00:00+00:00
Location: The Eddington, former United Reformed Church and hall, 106A Highgate, Kendal LA9 4HE

Style a festive table using vintage finds and seasonal foliage. Learn the furoshiki method of gift wrapping and enjoy seasonal mocktails.
Ticket price: £25 (concessions £15)
Learn how to style a festive table using charity shop and vintage treasures. Karen, Carol and Kate will provide some examples of settings along with simple tips about buying vintage/retro items, styling, colour and practicalities.
Make your own table decorations using seasonal foliage.
Wrap small gift boxes with ‘found’ fabrics using the Japanese furoshiki technique. These parcels can be used as table decorations as an alternative to crackers.
You can then have a go at styling your own place setting using a range of table linens, crockery, candles and foliage whilst you enjoy a seasonal mocktail. We’ll talk you through the process of making a shrub (a fruit-based syrup, mixed with vinegar, to create a delicious tangy flavouring for drinks) which will be used in the mocktail.
All materials, along with crib sheets, will be provided and you can take home the decorations you make.
There will also be some vintage items, natural wax candles and plant-dyed ribbons available to buy, so please bring cash if you think you might like to make a purchase!
Your hosts for this workshop are business and wellbeing coach and founder of Simply Repair South Lakes Karen Bentley-Brown, local artist Kate Whittington and gardening professional Carol Anne Lahey.
Being accessible and inclusive to everyone is important to us at Simply Repair. If you want to join us on any of the workshops but financial circumstances prevent this, please get in touch at [email protected] so we can help. All requests are confidential, and we offer a no questions asked policy. We will do our best to accommodate but, in the event where the workshop is already full, we can discuss future options.