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SUNRAY LACE

We have launched!

SUNRAY LACE is a new project for our Fibre Fridays sessions at Sunray Community Centre focused on the revival of the traditional lacemaking techniques in the area of Hogsmill and Tolworth. 

Regular drop-in workshops will begin on Friday 8th May!

All interested to learn and those with lacemaking experience willing to share their knowledge can join us every 2nd and 4th Friday 10am -12pm.


We want to hear from anyone who makes or used to make lace locally. Any type - bobbin, crochet, tatting or cutwork. Come and share your creations, skills and stories. 

To sign up please follow this link

Sow To Sew Eventbrite Events

Hope to see you there!

01:54, 02 May 2026 by Gwovatska

Blue Cornflower 2026

DOWNLOAD & STITCH

To celebrate International Women’s Day this year,
we are giving away FREE cross-stitch patterns of our Blue Cornflowers tapestry and invite you to participate in this embroidery project!

 

PATTERNS

There are 3 sizes to choose from below:

Blue Cornflower 2026 large part 1

Blue Cornflower 2026 large part 2

Blue Cornflower 2026 large part 3

Blue Cornflower 2026 large part 4

Blue Cornflower 2026 large part 5

 

An image of one section of a painting extracted in black and white       An image of 30 cross stitch pattern pages laid out on the floor       a poster of one cornflower in cross stitch representation

 

This large cornflower is a long-term project and suitable for a group or a proficient needleworker. The image is an exact extract from our main tapestry. It contains 30 A4 pattern pages and 8 colours of threads. This is to be stitched on Aida 11 count. Dimensions of the final textile should fit a 60 x 80 poster frame.

 

Blue Cornflower 2026 small

Blue Cornflower 2026 small b&W

Cross stitch image of Blue Cornflower small pattern

This small cornflower is perfect for an individual, and it fits in an A4-size frame. To be stitched on Aida 14 count. 

 

Blue Cornflower 2026 mini

Blue Cornflower 2026 mini b&w

Cross stitch image of Blue Cornflower mini pattern

This mini cornflower is ideal for the little hands and can be stitched on Binca.

THREADS

Our patterns were designed for DMC floss, but we want to encourage you to use cheaper alternatives or different colour interpretations. 

We would particularly like you to use leftover threads from previous projects or donations from friends. The more imaginative the flowers, the better.

 

 

09:26, 15 Apr 2026 by Gwovatska

MINDFUL MONDAYS

New location!

From 9th March we will be moving our Mindful Mondays sessions to Sunray Centre permanently. 

Over the past 4 years our meetings have grown and the number of participants have expanded considerably.  We see new visitors each month and sadly our community kitchen at Tolworth Station  is no longer suitable for this weekly activity.

We will meet every week 11:00 - 2:00 at Sunray Community Centre

Knollmead, Tolworth KT5 9QP

Anyone is welcome.

22:26, 30 Mar 2026 by Gwovatska