Fabric Sales 2024

We have released the dates for this years Fabric Sales.

Saturdays 9.30-1

April 20th

July 13th

October 26th

Everything is priced at wholesale prices and most has been donated to us by local soft furnishings companies, creatives or clothing companies and has been saved from landfill so you are buying quality products, helping the environment and helping us raise essential funds for our charity. Weve recently received lots of new donations, so there is some wonderful new stock to choose from. Lots of upholstery fabrics and lots of dressmaking fabrics including some beautiful rolls and roll ends.

It’s free entry 9.30-1

Cash preferred but cards ok (if the machine works)

So much variety of materials, fabrics, wool in balls and on cones, wool tops, buttons, threads, buckles, purse clasps, roll ends, lining fabric off cuts, lace trims, beads, tiger tail, vintage dressmaking patterns and so much more.

Creepy Christmas Market

This weekend

Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 December

10am-4pm both days

This weekend we welcome back the dark arts team with their Creepy Christmas Market.

25 alternative artists and makers featuring dark arts, crafts, jewellery, tarot and other strange and unusual wares. Refreshments by Glutopia.

Free entry to all visitors

Co-op Community Fund

We are thrilled to announce that for the next year Long Eaton Art Room is part of the @Coopuk Local Community Fund, to find out more about our project and to choose us as your cause, click here https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/76880

If you are a Coop member you can select us online as your preferred charity no matter where you live or shop.

1p from every £1 will be awarded to us everytime you shop and swipe your membership card if you select us online as your chosen charity for this year at no additional cost tou you https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/76880

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Open Studios Art and Craft Fair

This weekend Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th November 10-4

Its our amazing Open Studios Art and Festive Craft Fair.

This is your opportunity to visit the artists studio spaces, see what the current resident artists get up to in here. Plus we have visiting artists and makers over in the former lace factory building. There’s 30 artists and makers in total and refreshments by Glutopia

So much work goes into organising this, we would really appreciate your support. Please come visit, chat, drink great coffee, eat cake and maybe treat yourself to something or even find unique gifts.

Free entry. See you all Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th November 10-4

Fabric Sale

Saturday 28th October 9.30-1 is our last fabric sale of this year. Pop over and top up your supplies. The next one wont happen until springtime.

Everything is priced at wholesale prices and most has been donated to us by local soft furnishings companies, creatives or clothing companies and has been saved from landfill so you are buying quality products, helping the environment and helping us raise essential funds for our charity.

It’s free entry 9.30-1

Cash preferred but cards ok (if the machine works)

So much variety of materials, fabrics, wool in balls and on cones, wool tops, buttons, threads, buckles, purse clasps, roll ends, lining fabric off cuts, lace trims, beads, tiger tail, and so much more.

Saturday 28th October 9.30-1

Fabric Sale

This weekend Saturday 15th July 9.30-1 is our summer fabric sale. Pop over and top up your supplies.

Everything is priced at wholesale prices and most has been donated to us by local soft furnishings companies, creatives or clothing companies and has been saved from landfill so you are buying quality products, helping the environment and helping us raise essential funds for our charity.

It’s free entry 9.30-1

Cash preferred but cards ok (if the machine works)

So much variety of materials, fabrics, wool in balls and on cones, wool tops, buttons, threads, buckles, purse clasps, roll ends, lining fabric off cuts, lace trims, beads, tiger tail, and so much more.

This Saturday 15th July 9.30-1

Unravelled Market

Saturday and Sunday 20 & 21 May 10-4

This carefully curated artisan market has been organised by resident artist Minifi

A colourful and energetic market supporting artists from all over the midlands. With 20 high quality exhibitors including a wonderful mixture of artists and designer makers, this is going to be another fabulous event. There will also be Glutopia in the carpark providing delicious refreshments, cakes and treats. Catering for Gluten free and vegan options too.

Hope to see many of you over the weekend. Free entry & Free parking

Toasted Ceramics Fair March 18th

Toasted Ceramic Fair

18 March 2023 10-4

Brand new ceramics fair Toasted is coming to Long Eaton Art Room. In association with the Northern Potters Association. There will be 21 potters all under one roof showcasing a wide variety of styles and techniques. This looks set to be a superb show. Free entry. Free parking.

Crowdfunder

We need your support to cover the increased running costs of the centre during the energy crisis.

Support us by donating here:

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-community-arts-at-long-eaton-art-room#start

Why are we crowdfunding?

The cost of living crisis is impacting our small charity. Our gas costs alone are rising by 155%. Add in additional electricity costs, increased wages, higher materials costs, etc and it all adds up. Long Eaton Art Room is a self funded non-profit making charity which is dependent on small grants from other organisations and charities and on individual donations. We cannot afford to pass these additional costs onto our centre users, who are already facing their own cost of living crisis

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How we’ll spend the money raised

The current energy crisis and cost of living crisis is having a massive impact on our finances. All donations received in this appeal will go directly into covering the running costs of the charity which will in turn help us to stay open, keep the heat and lights on and continue to provide our services at subsidised rates for the benefit of the whole community. Providing a warm safe space to meet with others and learn new arts and craft skills, improving wellbeing and reducing isolation.

UPDATE:

MATCHFUNDING FROM THE CO-OP

The Co-op warm spaces fund have kindly said that they will match fund any individual’s donations upto £250 per person per donation. That is absolutely wonderful news and we are thrilled. So for every pound you donate, the Co-op warm spaces fund will match it, potentially doubling our fundraising. 

GIFT-AID

If you are a UK tax payer, if you select the gift aid option the goverment will add a further 25p per every pound to our fundraising at no cost to you. 

Support us by donating here:

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-community-arts-at-long-eaton-art-room#start

Festive Open Studios Art and Craft Fair

Our resident artists here at Long Eaton Art Room will be opening up their studio spaces. This is the perfect time to see what they make in their studios with the opportunity to buy unique one off pieces of art direct from them. They will be joined by visiting makers and local artists across in our lace factory building. We have a wide range of exhibitors:

Purple Orchid Crafts – glass fused jewellery and home decor
Johanne Danielle – mixed media paintings
Mary Graham – (wire and ceramic jewellery)
David William Sampson – Ceramics
Helen Joyce – Abstract artist
Jacob Seagrave – mixed media artist
Minifi – lino cut prints and unique gifts
Kim Fowler- illustrator
RS photography- product photography
Victoria Denham – House of Denham
Meinir Efans-Pointer – decorative glass
Lucy Jay Designs – papercut & miniatures
Pawsonas – pet portraits
Code Coffee
Glutopia- coffee van and gluten free cake
Ray Gumbley Photography – fine art photographer
Muggins – ceramics
Bambi’s Den – ethical clothing
Jean-Cycled – teddy bears
Sue & Steve – wooden housewares
Lynda Mayfield – watercolour artist
Angela Marie Nichols – Oil painter
Oksana Holbrook – rag rugs
Solitary Bee – ceramics
Whirly Wire – jewellery
Milly Knits – knitting and crochet
Julie Turner – watercolour artist
Little Wonders – quirky handmade gifts
Julia Harwood – mixed media artist
Mazzas monkeys – sock monkeys
Shardlow Preserves – jams and chutneys (Saturday only)