A fine day out
Designed to take place in a heritage property for a group interested in embroidery. The package would include a lecture or workshop, lunch and a tour of the house and gardens. The timing and content will be tailor-made to your requirements and make a perfect day away. Here are some nice ideas ......

Mellerstain House - a treasure of embroidery
Mellerstain House, in the Scottish Borders, is a beautiful Robert Adam mansion with a particularly lovely collection of  embroideries. Your day will start with a talk about the needlework in house and how translate an image that inspires you into an embroidery of your own. Lunch in the Rose Tearoom will be followed  by a house tour and its special collection which includes samplers, crewel work, costumes, needlepoint, fans, fabulous interior colours and furnishings. www.mellerstain.com

Culloden Battlefield - family samplers
The wonderful new National Trust for Scotland heritage centre at Culloden near Inverness is home to a very special sampler. Stitched in 1746 when the Battle of Culloden was being fought and the legendary Bonnie Prince Charlie and his army defeated.  Hear the story behind this embroidery and learn how to design your own family sampler. Students are invited to bring a photograph of their house and a list of family names they would like to include on their embroidery. Art materials and worksheets required will be included in the cost of the package. The day would be hosted at Culloden and would include the workshop, lunch and heritage site visit. www.nts.org.uk/Culloden/Home

Scone Palace - Needlework by Mary Queen of Scots
All embroiderers would say that if they had more time they would stitch even more! Mary Queen of Scots certainly had that time and embroidery became a lovely escape from her very dramatic life. This day visit to Scone Palace near Perth includes a lecture about Mary Queen of Scots, a special viewing of bed hangings stitched by her during her captivity at nearby Loch Leven Castle. In 2002 Cobweb Designs were commissioned by Scone Palace to design a range of cross stitch kits inspired by this piece of work. Students will have access to all the photography, designs, samples and portfolio used for this collection. The day would include lunch and a tour of the palace. www.scone-palace.net

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Cobweb Designs has contacts with heritage properties throughout the world. If you would like an outing with lectures or workshops organised in the location of your choice we can make arrangements for you.
The venue and dates will be arranged to suit your group and we will liaise with other groups in 
your area to keep travel and accommodation expenses a minimum.
Please email or phone to discuss your requirements, course costs and options. Contact