Bugweeds Limited

A Morning of Colour
2025-01-28 10:30 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Join us as we Meet the Maker @krafty_kris3 for a trunk show.
Chris has a love of colour, crochet and yarn and will be here to talk to you about it. She’ll share her expertise in creating granny squares and choosing colours and yarns for the best results.
No need to book, just drop in and get some inspiration from this wonderful maker (seriously, take a look at her Instagram, so much colour and beauty).

Stitch@Bugweed's
2025-01-29 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-02-26 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-03-26 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-04-02 10:30 - 12:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Looking for regular sewing time with a tutor on hand? Bring your stuff and chill out. Debbie will be here to give you guidance if you need it, even if you don’t she is excellent company.
Who is for? Anyone who wants to sew in a social setting. If you struggle to ignore the washing up at home or if you’ve got stuck on your latest project, then this regular fortnightly tutor-led social is for YOU.
What do I bring? Your machine, your project, your sewing kit. Our studio is well-equipped if you have forgotten anything; tea and coffee making facilities are here too.
What will I achieve? A couple of hours to yourself and some sewing progress. Isn’t that what we all hanker for?

Baa Ram Ewe - meet the team.
2025-01-30 15:00 - 17:00 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Join us to celebrate all things Baa Ram Ewe and meet the team and their products – can’t beat a bit of yarn squishing with like-minded people!
Bring your crafty project to work on and enjoy exclusive discounts.
This event is free! Just drop in.
Please note the following event, the Baa Ram Ewe Bingo and Trunk Show, is also free of charge but is ticketed.

Baa Ram Ewe Bingo and Trunk Show!
2025-01-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Join us to celebrate all things Baa Ram Ewe.
Enjoy exlusive discounts, wear your BRE items and enjoy a fun game of yarn bingo!
There will be fizz and nibbles and space for you to work on your crafty project too.
This ticketed event is free of charge.

Craft and Chat
2025-01-30 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-02-06 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-02-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Come and join us for our regular Thursday evening Craft and Chat.
Bring along your project and have a cuppa with other chatty crafters.
This is a “Pay What You Feel” session and we have a collection tin for actual cash.

Learn to crochet for absolute beginners
2025-02-12 10:30 - 12:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Join Debbie to learn how to crochet! This workshop is suitable for children and/or adults.
In this session Debbie will teach you how to make chain, double and treble crochet stitches. You will have the opportunity to practise those and gain confidence, making a square with them.
Left or right handed. Everyone is welcome.
This workshop is suitable for children aged 12+ and/or adults. All children will need to be accompanied by an adult. If only the child wishes to take part please purchase 1 ticket. If both adult and child would like to take part please purchase 2 tickets. Adults are welcome to attend by themselves. All tickets include a crochet hook and ball of yarn to use in the session and take away with them.
What do I need to bring?
Nothing! Everything will be provided for you.
Previous experience required?
None, this session is designed for absolute beginners.

Fibre Friends Skills Hour
2025-02-13 17:30 - 18:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Welcome to our new fortnightly pre-social social event!
Fibre Friends Skills Hour is for the hour before the Thursday Craft & Chat session and features our local, friendly and knowledgeable yarn expert: Geraldine.
Each session she will show you a new skill / aspect of yarn craft. There will be a demonstration and a very informal Q&A.
This session is all about blocking your finished project. Geraldine will explain why and how to block using the wool wash, Eucalan.
You will receive a free 100ml bottle of Eucalan with your booking!

Half Term Pottery Workshop
2025-02-20 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-02-20 11:45 - 12:45 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
This is our first collaborative workshop with Sarah from Schiewe Ceramics. We are thrilled to bring all those in our community, age 7 and upwards, an opportunity to be creative with air dry clay. Come and make a ladybird!
Who is it for?
This fantastic ceramics workshop is aimed at all those aged 7 upwards. You will have chance to learn simple techniques and enjoy being creative whilst learning from an expert. Sarah is experienced in teaching her craft to others and is highly enthusiastic about children’s creative journeys. This is a workshop for those who are happy to experience touching and moulding clay, you may get a bit dirty! We ask that children under 13 are supervised at all times.
What do I bring?
Just your creative enthusiasm and an adult if you are under 13 years of age. Wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty and an apron if you have one!
What will I achieve?
Participants will leave the workshop with a wonderful, unique sculpture and will have learnt basic skills in modelling and ceramics. We hope to see lots of ladybirds! Sculptures will need to have time to dry out before being painted so painting is not included in the workshop.

Block of the Month
2025-02-22 10:30 - 12:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
This month Helen will guide you through how to boost your binding techniques by adding a pop of colour to your quilt, runner and cushion binding. You will also get plenty of tips as to how to get the perfect corners too!
What do you need to bring?

Sewing machine and thread
2 skinny quarters of 2 contrasting fabrics
A 20″ x 20″ square quilt sandwich
You must have a 1/4″ foot or the ability to move your needle to the 1/4″ seam allowance
Fabric marking pen
Ruler
Rotary cutter

Required sewing knowledge/experience
This workshop is suitable for beginners to quilting. You will need to be familiar with your machine and how to use it’s basic features such as winding and inserting the bobbin, threading up your machine and needle, changing the feet and needle and sewing a straight stitch. This session is not suitable for complete sewing machine beginners however, you do not need to have any experience of quilting. You must have a 1/4″ foot or the ability to move your needle to the 1/4″ seam allowance

ByAnnie Bag-making Workshop for Beginners
2025-03-06 10:30 - 15:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Come and learn bag making using the incredibly popular ByAnnie patterns.
This first session is for those who have been wanting to try ByAnnie patterns but would welcome the expert tuition of Graham to guide you through the process. It’s time to have a go at bag-making!
There are two patterns to choose from: Clam Up or Project Bags 2.0
Who is this for?
You are confident sewing with your machine but may not have attempted a bag or zipped pouch before. You have seen the ByAnnie bags dotted around the shop and want to have a go at following the pattern and making your own.
What do I bring?
Your sewing machine with its accessories. The patterns will be available to buy with a 10% discount on the day. Please either bring your fabrics and zip with you or purchase before the class.
Detailed list of materials to follow.
What will I achieve?
If you don’t finish your project, you’ll be very close to it by the end of the session. You will go away with your pattern and all the skills you need to finish at home.

If you book for both this session and the subsequent Ask an Expert ByAnnie bag-making surgery you will receive a voucher worth £5 to spend in the shop.

Crochet granny squares
2025-03-12 10:30 - 12:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Join Debbie and learn how to crochet granny squares
Learn how to use treble crochet, stitch in the round and try several types of pattern to form a granny square, also the opportuntity to try double treble stitch and puff stitch.
Left or right handed. Everyone is welcome.
What do I need to bring?
A 4mm crochet hook and DK yarn. If you would like to make multi coloured granny squares please bring several colours of yarn with you.
Previous experience required?
This session is designed for adult beginners who have some experience of crochet. You should be able to do a chain and double crochet.

Quilting Bees
2025-03-13 10:30 - 13:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Bring along your current patchwork and quilting project for a relaxed, social sewing session.
Graham will be here to offer any help you may need and will be ready for a chinwag too.
Bring your machine and your project – our studio is fully equipped in case you forget anything – and we’ll get the kettle on.

Fibre Friends Skills Hour
2025-03-13 17:30 - 18:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Welcome to Fibre Friends Skills Hour!
Are you wanting to top up your skills and knowledge with an informal interactive demonstration? Well this is for you! Our lovely friend and expert yarn-fanatic Geraldine will guide you through a different skill every fortnight. You will even receive a free gift as part of your ticket price!
Join us on March 13th to learn how to knit on circular needles. This skill often appears magical to those who are new to it but Geraldine will make you confident and help you to start off knitting either a twiddlemuff or cowl.
This week’s free gift is a set of 5mm circular needles for you to use in the session to begin your project!
Why knit on circular needles? Well… they are compact and easy to carry which makes them perfect for on the go knitters, they handle large and heavy projects without the need for seams and they can even alleviate discomfort and strain in the wrists, hands and shoulders due to their ergonomic design.
So come along and begin your journey of knitting in the round! The world is your oyster!

Learn to Crochet for Beginners
2025-03-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom

Moda Bella Solids with Wendy
2025-03-19 10:30 - 14:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Join Wendy from Moda Fabrics to piece and quilt with a our new range of solids: Bella Solids.
Who is this for?
Quilters who would like to learn a new block or develop their skills in piecing. This is perfect for quilters who would like to spend a few hours sewing a new block using paper piecing under the expert guidance of our tutor, Wendy. There will also be opportunities to see beautiful quilts and ask lots of questions regarding Moda designs and quilting patterns.
What do I bring?
Bring your machine and general sewing kit – if you forget anything we have a fully-equipped studio.
What will I achieve?
You will learn a versatile new block using foundation paper piecing. Chat with like-minded quilters and have the opportunity to purchase Bella Solids at a discounted price.
Entry is free but places are limited so please book.

Be You & Craft
2025-03-26 06:30 - 20:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Bugweed’s is a creative safe space for all and we would like to welcome socially anxious teens and their parents to our very special social group.
Be You & Craft is a chance for teens with similar anxieties to connect with others and their families through craft and a calm social space. Lights will be low, activities will be simple and accessible.
Bring your own activity or enjoy using some of the craft resources in our group supplies.
This is a small group who are always welcoming to new people, however long they stay.
Pay as you feel. Refreshments are provided.

Fibre Friends Skills Hour - Socks!
2025-03-27 17:30 - 2025-04-10 18:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Fibre Friends is all about socks for the next three sessions! If it’s time for you to master the art of sock knitting, then join Geraldine for three 1 hour sessions with time in between to have a go at home.
Session 1 Thursday 27th March – Cast on both of your socks using the magic loop method on the circular needles that you will receive as a free gift for booking.
Session 2 Thursday 10th April – Learn how to turn the heel and continue to knit the body of the socks.
Session 3 Thursday 24th April – Complete your socks and confidently cast off!
There is one payment for all three sessions and, as mentioned, you will receive your circular needles free!
You will need a ball of 4ply sock yarn which is available in a variety of colours in Bugweed’s yarn emporium!!
These are small, relaxed knitting sessions where our lovely expert, Geraldine, will guide you through the process of sock knitting and answer all your questions. Basic knitting skills are required but you will no doubt learn quickly and confidently within the group so don’t worry if you are relatively new to knitting!

Block of the Month
2025-03-29 10:30 - 15:00 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
This month Helen will guide you through using the Drunkards Path template to create a beautiful spring petal block! Mix strong colours and patterns on low volume, neutral backgrounds to create a stunning block which can be made in to a cushion cover. Perfect for your home, for a friend or perhaps for a mother figure…remember its Mother’s Day on the 30th March!
What do you need to bring?-

Drunkards path acrylic template ( preferably 4 1/2” finished)
Charm pack or scraps that are at least 5” square for the petal block (which needs to total half a metre in total)
Half metre of background fabric
Thread
28mm rotary cutter
1/4” foot or capability to move needle on your machine to 1/4” (ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY)
fabric marking pen
half metre of batting

Required sewing knowledge/experience
This workshop is suitable for beginners to quilting. You will need to be familiar with your machine and how to use it’s basic features such as winding and inserting the bobbin, threading up your machine and needle, changing the feet and needle and sewing a straight stitch. This session is not suitable for complete sewing machine beginners however, you do not need to have any experience of quilting. You must have a 1/4″ foot or the ability to move your needle to the 1/4″ seam allowance. Please get in touch with Bugweed’s if you would like help in sourcing the supplies required.

Help I've Bought a Sewing Machine!
2025-04-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Are you lucky enough to have a sewing machine at home but terrified to get it out the box and begin your sewing journey? Well, this is the perfect workshop for you! Debbie, our patient and knowledgeable tutor, will guide you through the very basics of your sewing machine from finding the power switch to threading it up!
What will I learn?

the names of the basic parts of my sewing machine
how to thread the top thread
how to wind and thread up the bobbin
ways of changing stitch patterns
sewing in a straight line
turning a corner

and more!!
What will I make?
You will sew your first project in the workshop and leave the session with a simple tote bag. The main aim of the workshop is to give you the confidence to go away and try simple projects on your own!
What should I bring?
Your sewing machine and the instruction booklet if you have one. We will provide fabric and thread and you can use scissors and haberdashery items from our studio resources.
PLEASE send us the make and model of your sewing machine with your booking. This will help Debbie to know which machines will be coming to the workshop!

ByAnnie Bag Day
2025-04-03 10:30 - 15:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
We are delighted to welcome Graham to Bugweed’s! Graham is ready to support us in beginning our ByAnnie bags journey! If you would like to learn the basics of bag-making or you are wanting support from Graham to complete a ByAnnie pattern you have already started, this workshop is for you! Come to Graham’s ByAnnie BagDay and get some expert help, start a bag, finish a bag or just enjoy being with other keen bag makers!
Who is this for?
Confident sewists who are trying ByAnnie bag-making patterns but would welcome the guidance of seasoned maker, Graham. There will be 2 beginners bag patterns to choose from if you would like to start a beginners pattern with Graham, the Clamshell bag or Project Bag 2.0.If you would like support from Graham to sew a ByAnnie bag pattern that you have started, you are also very welcome to attend.
What do I bring?
Your machine and all your sewing supplies! If you have started a pattern that you would like help with, please remember to bring it with you! You can buy fabric and accessories in the shop.
What will I achieve?
An increase in your skills and confidence. You might even finish your project!

Bloom Together - Machine Sewing
2025-04-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
It’s the Easter holidays and the children are on their break! We have the perfect workshop to start off your holiday at Bugweed’s with our lovely tutor Debbie.
Come and learn some basic skills on the sewing machine together and sew a bag that you can take home.
You can either bring your own machine or borrow one of ours to learn your skills on. This is the perfect opportunity to get that sewing machine out that has been hiding in the back of the cupboard or that was given as a gift but has not been out of it’s box yet!
We welcome up to two children with each adult and adults MUST stay and supervise their children in the session. Tickets are to be purchased for each child but adults go free!

Stitch@Starbucks
2025-04-22 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-29 13:00 - 15:00 | Starbucks, Clifton Moor, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4TU, United Kingdom
Here at Bugweed’s we love a good chat, time for craft and a tasty cuppa! This weekly session brings you all three of those in one free group!
Join us at Clifton Moor Starbucks every Tuesday (including through the school holidays) from 1pm till 3pm for a guaranteed friendly welcome and discounted refreshments supplied by the lovely staff of Starbucks.
No need to book but if you would like to be part of our active WhatsApp group where we share yarn ideas and check how many people are coming, please get in touch and we can add you! Please note – this group is growing and space can be limited so if you can let us know if you would like to come, it does help!
What shall I bring?

your project
money for a drink if you would like one
a good sense of humour!!

Quilting Bees
2025-04-24 10:30 - 13:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Our Quilting Bees social group gives you the opportunity to work on you piecing, quilting or bag making projects. Our wonderful tutor, Graham from Farrcorner Quilting, will be on hand to offer support and advice when needed.
As a special bonus for attending Quilting Bees, there will be a very special discount on a chosen sewing tool, fabric range, pattern or haberdashery item for all attendees! The discounted item will be shared with the group by Graham and you might even be tempted in to purchasing!
Keep your eyes on our social media to find out what the discounted item will be!
What shall I bring?

Sewing machine
Sewing supplies
A smile and some chat!
