Bugweeds Limited

Block of the Month
2025-11-29 10:30 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Feeling festive? Well Helen certainly is! Join her for a full day to create a quilted wreath in all your favourite festive fabrics!
This stunning wreath is made using the Dresden plate template and is a great way to show of your quilting skills to everyone who comes to your door!
Our Block Of The Month, BOTM, sessions are full of support and friendship and we welcome both newcomers and regulars. This is the only time this workshop will run this year.
What do you need to bring?

Sew Easy Dresden template, at least 8.5″ deep
A range of Christmas Fabrics at least 0.5m in total
Ribbons for hanging and bows
Thread
28mm rotary cutter
1/4” foot or capability to move needle on your machine to 1/4” (ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY)
fabric marking pen

What is included?

1kg of stuffing for the wreath inner
Light refreshments
Laughter and friendship

Required sewing knowledge/experience
This workshop is suitable for all intermediate quilters. You will need to be familiar with your machine and how to use it’s 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. 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.

Stitch@Starbucks
2025-12-02 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-23 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-30 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-06 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-13 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-20 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!!

Handicrafts & Chat
2025-12-04 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-12-11 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-12-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Join us at Bugweed’s every Thursday (including through the school holidays) from 6.30pm till 8.30pm for a guaranteed friendly welcome and ‘reet good cuppa’!
We have a whole range of handicrafts at this weekly group including knitting, crochet, hand sewing and tapestry to name a few!
This is a ticketed event and has a small charge attached. All attendees will receive 15% off all purchases on the evening as a thank you for supporting our shop and community!
If you would like to be part of our active WhatsApp group for Handicrafts & Chat, where we share ideas and crafting achievements, please get in touch and we can add you!
What shall I bring?

your project
a good sense of humour!!

Space to Craft
2025-12-05 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-08 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-10 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-20 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-22 10:00 - 16:00 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Space to Craft
Desperate for space to lay out your project and have a couple of hours to work on it? Sometimes the table at home just isn’t big enough for large projects that need a flat surface. Whether it’s layering a quilt, cutting out a garment pattern or planning and drafting your own pattern, we have the answer here at Bugweed’s!
Rent a table for 2, 4 or 6 hours on specific days and make use of our large tables. There are 5 spaces for morning and afternoon to make sure you get lots of table space.
Please note, there is no tutoring with this session. Our staff will be busy in the shop and although we are always happy to help our community, we will only be able to answer quick questions and make sure you have a cuppa!

Spinday at Bugweed's
2025-12-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Join us at Bugweed’s every Saturday (including through the school holidays) from 10.00am till 12.00am for a special spinning social and of course…. a Bugweed’s ‘reet good cuppa’!
Whether you are a seasoned, experienced spinner or a new starter, you are more than welcome to this inclusive and friendly session. We hope to build a supportive community of spinners that can offer each other support, encouragement and advice in person and on our very own Spinday WhatsApp group!
This is a ticketed event and has a small charge attached. All attendees will receive 15% off all purchases on the morning as a thank you for supporting our shop and community!
If you would like to be part of our active WhatsApp group for Spinday, where we share ideas and crafting achievements, please get in touch and we can add you!
What shall I bring?

your project and equipment
a good sense of humour!!

Brilliant Beginners - Festive Gift Bag
2025-12-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Would you love to learn how to use a sewing machine? Come and join Catie, our patient and wonderful sewing tutor, to sew a festive drawstring bag and begin your journey with a great simple project!
What will you learn?
Catie will show you the basics of using a sewing machine. You will go through threading your machine, winding a bobbin, using basic stitches, how to sew straight lines and turning corners.
You will then put your new skills into practice by sewing a drawstring bag in festive fabric, perfect for giving gifts in at Christmas!
This workshop is recommended for adults and teenagers above the age of 16. There will be a range of children and adult sewing classes available at Bugweed’s in the new year.
Previous experience required?
None, this is suitable for beginners.
What will I need to bring?
If you have your own sewing machine please bring that along, otherwise you are welcome to use one of our studio machines. It is much better to learn on your own machine but we do understand that this is not always possible so get in touch if you would like to borrow one.

Handicrafts & Chat
2026-01-08 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-01-15 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-01-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Join us at Bugweed’s every Thursday (including through the school holidays) from 6.30pm till 8.30pm for a guaranteed friendly welcome and ‘reet good cuppa’!
We have a whole range of handicrafts at this weekly group including knitting, crochet, hand sewing and tapestry to name a few!
This is a ticketed event and has a small charge attached. All attendees will receive 10% off all purchases on the evening as a thank you for supporting our shop and community!
If you would like to be part of our active WhatsApp group for Handicrafts & Chat, where we share ideas and crafting achievements, please get in touch and we can add you!
What shall I bring?

your project
a good sense of humour!!

Knitting Club Workshop 1
2026-01-12 10:30 - 12:30, 2026-01-17 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 club is a series of 12 workshops. It is not necessary to attend each one but some projects will span 2 workshops. Please read the details of each workshop.
Welcome to Bugweed’s Knitting Club! It’s time to get knitting mastered with our carefully designed series of 12 workshops to help you learn all the skills you will need to be a successful confident knitter.
Emma and Sue, our tutors with oceans of knowledge, are ready to guide you through every stage from casting on to working in 3d. Come and learn essential skills and techniques for different knitting projects and make some items on the way!
Don’t rush to learn and fail, come and take your time; ask questions and practice your skills.
Each week there will be different a focus for learning and slowly but surely your knitting sills and confidence will bloom!
January
Cast on techniques and learn the knit stitch. Start knitting your dishcloth using garter stitch and acrylic yarn.
February
Practice your knit stitch and learn how to cast off. Complete your dishcloth.
March
Add a pearl stitch to the knit and learn how to knit and pearl. Practice stocking stitch.
April
Learn how to increase and decrease your stitches in knitting including ‘make 1’.
May
Understand how to knit a rib, use stitch markers and begin to read patterns. Start to knit some hand warmers.
June
Continue to practice your skills by knitting hand warmers. Learn the basics of sewing up and complete your hand warmer.
July
Explore and learn all about different yarns, various weights and how to accurately substitute yarns in patterns.
August
Begin to tackle knitting in the round and learn about circular needles. Start to knit a cowl using wool based yarn.
September
Continue to master knitting in the round on circular needles and learn all about blocking; how and why you block.
October
Learn how to change yarn colour when knitting.
November
Begin to understand techniques in knitting in 3d. Start your Christmas decorations!
December
Continue to learn about knitting in 3d and complete your decoration.
What do you need to bring?

Enthusiasm
A notebook and pen
Glasses if you need them!

What is included?

Straight knitting needles
acrylic yarn
all patterns required

Required sewing knowledge/experience
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners to knitting.
About our tutor
Emma and Sue are both members of the Bugweed’s team and have much experience in knitting. They both enjoy knitting a wide variety of projects using different yarns. Emma loves to knit and crochet shawls and Sue can often be found knitting up a jumper for her grandchildren! They are kind, caring and patient, making them the perfect tutors for our very beginners knitting club!

Love Quilting
2026-01-13 10:30 - 2026-02-17 12:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
This is a 6 week workshop, with one session each week. If you cannot attend them all, please let us know and we will try and accommodate you as much as possible!
Are you ready for the next step on your quilting journey? Well this is for you! Helene is poised to help you master Half Square Triangles (HSTs), a new quilting block and more. The Moda Love Charm Quilt block will bring new techniques and challenges to your quilting skills and Helene will be there to guide you through each step from fabric choices to finishing techniques. You will also qualify for a session of ‘Space to Craft’ worth £14 which means you can come and spend time consolidating your learning and take some will earned ‘me time’!
Love Quilting
Week 1
Fabric choices, layout of colours and cutting techniques.
Week 2
Organising HSTs and piecing together.
Week 3
Completing blocks and arranging them for the full quilt.
Week 4
Quilting using straight lines 1/4in from the ditch or diagonal lines.
Week 5
Make and attach the binding.
Week 6
Hand sew the binding down, finish off your quilt and even have chance to make a label for it!
What do you need to bring?

Sewing machine
Enthusiasm
A notebook and pen

What is included?

1 charm pack
thread
one free ‘Space to Craft’ day at Bugweed’s usually costing £14
10% off all purchases in the shop for your quilt

Required sewing knowledge/experience
This workshop is suitable for improving 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 beginners quilters – look for out our Beginners Quilting course coming soon!
About our tutor
Helene is not only an all round fabulous person but also a fabulous quilter! She has many years of teaching little people in school and so has the patience of a saint, which makes teaching quilting to us adults a breeze! Helene loves quilting with a passion and can be found at her beloved Bernina sewing machine on an evening and weekend. She is part of the Yorkshire Modern Quilters group and enjoys experimenting with colour and pattern in her quilts, bags and other hand made items. Helene is very understanding of people’s individual needs and ways of learning so if you have any worries, concerns or questions about the workshops please just ask.

Conquering Crochet
2026-01-14 10:30 - 2026-01-21 12:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
We are very excited to bring you the first of two beginners crochet classes with our very own Sophie, AKA Campeycrafts on Instagram. Sophie will be giving you the confidence to conquer crochet techniques right from the very beginning, from making a chain all the way to sewing up your very own hat!
In this crochet session, Sophie will walk you through how to hold a hook and yarn, making a chain and working stitches in to the chain. She will expertly guide you through a range of different basic stitches and then move on to making your own hat using your own choice of stitch. In the second of the two sessions, you will continue to crochet your hat and then be taught a method of sewing up to make your hat 3d!
Yarn, hook and light refreshments are included.
Left or right handed, everyone is welcome from age 14 upwards.
What do you need to bring?

patience
your glasses if you need them!
enthusiasm

Required knowledge/experience
Suitable for complete beginners! Come and learn a new skill for the new year!
About our tutor
Sophie has been with us at Bugweed’s for over 6 months and is an avid crocheter. She has her own instagram page where she posts her makes and enjoys making toys, jumpers and cardigans. Sophie has the patience of a saint and is ready for all your questions regarding hooks, yarns, crochet and general yarnny matters!

Crochet Skills Saturday
2026-01-17 13:30 - 2026-01-24 15:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Welcome to the first of two short skills sessions brought to you by Sophie, our resident crochet expert AKA Campeycrafts on Instagram. Sophie will be giving you the confidence to try and begin to master the very first crochet techniques from making a chain to simple pattern reading.
In this crochet skills session, Sophie will demonstrate how to hold your crochet hook and yarn, crochet a chain and you will also try some simple stitches. Later in the session after you have practiced these techniques, you will learn how to read a simple pattern by looking at abbreviations.
Please be aware that these are short skill sessions and you will be developing your skills through practicing rather than producing a crocheted item to take home. Get ready for a quick stop tour of crochet! This is a perfect session for those returning to crochet after a break OR those wanting to see what it’s all about before committing to a longer workshop.
Yarn, hook and light refreshments are included.
Left or right handed, everyone is welcome from age 14 upwards.
What do you need to bring?

patience
your glasses if you need them!
enthusiasm

Required knowledge/experience
Suitable for complete beginners! Come and learn a new skill for the new year!
About our tutor
Sophie has been with us at Bugweed’s for over 6 months and is an avid crocheter. She has her own instagram page where she posts her makes and enjoys making toys, jumpers and cardigans. Sophie has the patience of a saint and is ready for all your questions regarding hooks, yarns, crochet and general yarnny matters!

Birthday Celebration!
2026-01-17 16:30 - 18:30 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Celebrate Bugweed’s 1st Birthday!
We are absolutely delighted to bring you an exclusive celebratory shopping evening at Bugweed’s to mark our 1st birthday in our lovely huge store!
Come after hours and receive a free goodie bag full of crafting fun; enjoy nibbles and nosecco whilst browsing brand new collections of fabric and more! Receive exclusive discounts and have the chance to win a £20 gift voucher!

Tickets are £5 each and are limited to 30 so get booking quick! Tell your crafting friends and family….. we guarantee a fun evening for all with your local family crafting business!
