Bugweeds Limited

Love Quilting
2026-01-13 10:30 - 2026-02-17 12:30 (Europe/London) | 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.

Stitch@Starbucks
2026-02-17 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!!

Bloom Together - Crochet
2026-02-17 13:30 - 16:00, 2026-02-18 10:30 - 13:00 | Bugweed’s Limited, Bugweed's Limited, Unit 3, Marrtree Business Park, Stirling Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AB, United Kingdom
Welcome back to our child and adult holiday workshops! It’s February half term and time for some crafty crochet!
Come and learn how to crochet a wind spinner snake with the lovely Sophie. Suitable for beginners and perfect for children and adults who want to learn together or just have some fun crafty time!
Sophie, our fantastic tutor, will teach the basics of crochet, from how to hold the yarn to crocheting simple basic stitches. She can teach both left and right handed crochet so don’t worry… we’ve got everyone covered!
Leave the session having mastered a chain, crocheted some simple stitches for your colourful spinny snake AND with new confidence in a craft you are learning together!
All materials are provided, all you need to do is come along and enjoy the session together. Children MUST be accompanied by an adult at all times, but remember… adult places are free, just pay for each child you are bringing!

Handicrafts & Chat
2026-02-19 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 2
2026-02-21 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!
