Audlem Mill courses and shop

The new season of one and two day craft and needlework courses at Audlem Mill starts in a few weeks. The diverse range of subjects includes bobbin lace, rag rugging, beads, boat fender making, spinning and traditional boatwomen's bonnets. New to this year's programme is Christmas decorations and wreaths.

The courses will all be featured on the Audlem Online's Events listing. To book a place on a course, please ring 01270 811059 or simply send an email to courses@audlemmill.co.uk">courses@audlemmill.co.uk

It's the ADAPTability event in Audlem on Saturday 2nd October at the Methodist Church Hall. One of the aims of that day will be to encourage local shopping. Audlem Online will be featuring local shops – eight new ones have opened in the past year – over the next ten days or so.

Here's the good reasons to visit the Mill Shop on Audlem Wharf:

Audlem itemsMost of these feature paintings of Audlem Mill by local artist Sheila Webster. Wooden jigsaws (very challenging!), tea towels, mugs, boxes of fudge, fridge magnets, etc.

Christmas CardsA range of Christmas cards and calendars with canal scenes, including the Shroppie Fly and Audlem Mill in the snow.

Giftware"Old Tupton Ware" ceramics (in the style of Moorcroft or Clarice Cliffe); ceramic animal salt and pepper sets, toast racks etc; jigsaws of canal and rail scenes; dinner candles in a wide variety of colours ("fork handles" for £2.99!); magnetic hematite bracelets; greetings cards with canal scenes; coasters and much, much more.

PaintingsAlways a good selection of original art. Featured works at present include those by local artists Sheila Webster (also some framed and unframed prints of hers), George Baker and the late Maureen Hinchliffe, as well as works by well-known canal artists Sarah Pressland , Harley Crossley and Dave Holloway.

Canal related giftsSuperb collection of antique Measham teapots; canal ware painted by Jane Marshall of Audlem and Mary Parry of Tyrley; unpainted "Buckby" cans; brass canal plaques; lock windlasses and mooring pins; antique ribbon and lace plates.

BooksCanal books (probably the best selection anywhere in England); railways, some on closed local lines, and a range of local walking books.

NeedleworkKits designed and produced at Audlem Mill include the Abacus Designs range of over 200 cross stitch kits, "Take Away Teddy" knitting kit, Tube lined Angelina kits, and rag rug kits.Also many other kits – cross-stitch, long-stitch, latch hook, blackwork, goldwork, tapestry, embroidery, candlewicking, etc. Christmas card cross stitch kits designed and produced in Audlem, and other Christmas kits.

Books on many aspects of needlework.

Full range of both DMC and Anchor Embroidery threads; goldwork wires, crochet thread; candlewicking thread; rug making tools; needlework and cross stitch needles.

Superb lightweight needlecraft frames, both hand-held and table/lap versions – a perfect present for any stitcher, silk painter or textile artist. Also, traditional wooden hoops in many sizes.

KnittingHuge range of types and colours of yarn; knitting needles and accessories.

BeadingLots of beads of various shapes and sizes, needles, pliers and other accessories. Books on beading.

Haberdashery and notionsFrom tape measures, sewing needles and pins to cutting mats and thimbles. And finally, tapestry shopping bags, pocket money toys, etc.

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