Behind the Scenes
Hello, I am always getting asked what I make in my spare time (lol) anyway here’s a sneaky peek into…
What makes us, us.
An usual blog topic for me today but every summer I spend some time reviewing how things are going and…
Crocheted Cat Cave
Having recently moved house I am more than aware of the current size of my yarn stash and decided…
Easter Egg Competition Winners
Here they are folks our 5 winners to our 2019 design an Easter Egg Competition! We are not sharing names…
Pom-Pom Tastic!
Pom-poms are fantastic, very easy to make and you don’t need any fancy equipment either – just a pair of…
February Weekend Workshops
We have so many great workshops coming up every weekend in February that I just had to write about it…
StraightCurves Advent Calendar 2018
Each day in December for our advent calendar we will be posting a little something for you on our facebook…
Christmas Children’s Activities
All our fantastic activities for those aged 2 to 102 for Christmas Holiday are now bookable online, why not take…
Tailored Wedding Dress
Congratulations & Best Wishes to Karen & Joan, who were married in September. For me as a dressmaker it is…
October Half Term Children’s Activities
All our fantastic activities for those aged 2 to 102 for October Half Term are now bookable online, why not…
Crochet in Callela
Hello, Its be a busy few weeks in the studio catching up before and after my holiday in Callela but…
Children’s Summer Holiday 2018
All our fantastic activities for those aged 2 to 102 for the summer holiday are now bookable online, why not…
Children’s May Half Term Workshops
All our fantastic activities for those aged 2 to 102 for May Half Term are now bookable online, why not…
Derbyshire Open Arts Week
We have so much planned for our first ever Derbyshire Open Arts Week combined with our 5th Birthday Celebrations that…
Exhibition for our 5th Birthday Celebrations
Calling all Crafters….. We are calling all our Creative Customers that have ever learnt a skill at one of our…
Introducing the NO SEW StraightCurves Poppy!
As you probably know already we are supporting the Chesterfield poppy cascade and as I’m not keen on sewing woolly…
Children’s Easter Holiday Workshops
All our fantastic activities for those aged 2 to 102 for the Easter Holiday are now bookable online, why not…
Chesterfield Community Poppy Cascade
Chesterfield Council are planning something big and you can help by crafting something small. They need thousands of woolly poppies…
Children’s Half Term Workshops
All our fantastic activities for those aged 2 to 102 for February half term are now bookable online, why not…
Twelve Days of Christmas…
To celebrate our fifth Christmas as StraightCurves we are doing 12 days of promotions and offers. More details to…
Reading to Happiness: Why Books Are Good for You
In our manic modern world, it’s more important than ever to make time for hobbies. Studies have shown that leisure…
Children’s Christmas Workshops
All our fantastic activities for those aged 2 to 102 are no bookable online, why not take a look at…
15 Good Reasons to Start Dressmaking
I have always been a dressmaker since being a young teenager, a lady called Janet, a friend of my parents,…
October Half Term – Packed with spooky crafty fun!
All our fantastic activities for those aged 2 to 102 are no bookable online, why not take a look at…
All Caked Out…
Don’t worry I’m not talking about having eaten too much cake – as I’m not really sure that is possible…
Beat Those Back to School Blues…
Not long til the children will be heading back to school and our after school clubs are getting better and…
Bee Happy!
We are very excited to tell you all about our Bee-tiful Day we have planned on Saturday 19th of August….
School Holidays 2017 – full listing
Our Summer Holiday activity listings for 2017 are listed below. All sessions must be booked in advance (although if you give…
Team Leader and Events Coordinator Vacancy
Exciting times we are expanding and looking for someone to help us do it! We are on the hunt for…