The Moorland Exhibition
of Needlework Art and Rural Crafts
Princetown, Dartmoor, Devon, UK

The Moorland Exhibition of needlework, art, traditional and rural crafts is organised by Nutmeg and is held each year at the Princetown Primary School in Dartmoor, Devon, UK during the ten days ending on the August Bank holiday Monday.


The featured exhibit for 2003 will be

THE WORLD OF EMBROIDERY

PRESENTED BY:-
VICTOR BRIGGS, EDITOR, "WORKBOX" MAGAZINE.

A comprehensive view of styles and techniques from home and abroad, historic and modern.
Exhibits include the work of local embroiderers, members of West Country Embroiderers and Embroiderers' Guild Branches, and Young Embroiderers.
G.S.C.E. and A level students from St. Dunstan's Abbey School
Members and Students of the Royal School of Needlework
Clare Hanham, Helen Stevens, Shelly Cox, Kate Sinton


Stump work - Anglo Saxon Embroidery - Knot Gardens
Bead work in Embroidery - Samplers

QUILTS FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS of TORBAY
SPINNING, KNITTING, FELT. ROSEMARIE SMITH
WEAVING and DYEING
DEVON GUILD of SPINNERS WEAVERS and DYERS
MACHINE EMBROIDERY. TRACY CURTIS
LACE. ISABEL BROWN.
TATTING and CROCHET. BEVERLY MAY.
SILK PAINTING. SHEILA MUNN.
OILS. ALAN KINGWELL.
WATER COLOURS JOAN GARDNER
CELTIC ART MAGS QUENNELL
WALKING STICKS and WANDS JOHN VICKARY.
WOOD CRAFT. SAL TULLY and HAZEL FOLLAND
MODEL FARM CARTS and WAGONS IVAN WESTCOTT
COUNTRY FURNITURE. DARTMOOR HARDWOODS
MILITARIA PRESSED MEN
POLAR FLEECE HATS CHRISTINE HOLMES
TURNED WOOD. PETER BARNES, SALL TULLY,
WOOD CUT PRINTS , BRIAN LETTS
SCRIMSHAW, BRIAN LETTS
CERAMICS. ANGELA MINSHALL, BRIAN LETTS
DRIED FLOWERS. ANNE BARNES.
BEAD JEWELLERY. BEVERLY MAY. DENISE BEAVON
SUGAR CRAFT. VICKY LAPPER
DRAGON ART DONNA TANNER
WILLOW and BASKET MAKING CAROL HORSINGTON
CANAL ART and BARGE WARE AILEEN CARRETT
WEATHER VANES, SCULPTURE KAREN and GORDON GREEN
IRON WORK IAN MINSHALL
PAPIER MACHE FIGURES. TRACY CURTIS.
SHEEPSKIN RUGS, CUSHIONS and EQUINE PRODUCTS. PIXIELAND

SHOPS - LOCATED IN THE MAIN HALL

TAMAR EMBROIDERIES. KATE CHOROSZEWSKA
TEXTILE ART and EMBROIDERY SUPPLIES and KITS.

FABRICS FOR FUN, BEADS FOR BEAUTY. SYLVIA McCANN
BEADS, SPECIALIST FABRICS, etc

BEGINNINGS
HAND DYED THREADS, HAND MADE SILK PAPER.

OLD and OUT OF PRINT NEEDLEWORK and CRAFT BOOKS

LIGHT REFRESHMENTS. HIGH MOORLAND W.I.

Above correct at time of printing


AUGUST 16th. --- 25th     10am --- 5pm
Doors close at 4pm

ENTRY  £2.           CHILDREN  UNDER  11,   50p
CHILDREN  UNDER  11  MUST   BE  ACCOMPANIED  BY  AN  ADULT

ADVANCE     PURCHASE     
ADULTS £1.50.    CHILDREN FREE OF CHARGE


WHEELCHAIR  ACCESS
FREE  PARKING FOR  CARS  AND  SMALL  COACHES
LIGHT  REFRESHMENTS        PICNIC  AREA
DEMONSTRATIONS AND A CHANCE TO  TRY  YOUR  HAND  AT  MANY  EXHIBITS
UNIQUE  ARTICLES,   HANDMADE  BY  OUR  EXHIBITORS  FOR  SALE
NEEDLEWORK,  KNITTING  AND  CRAFT  MATERIALS  AND  EQUIPMENT  AVAILABLE
FULL PROGRAMME OF WORKSHOPS

Maps: local regional


Local B&B and Hotel accommodation in Dartmoor centered on Princetown
Introduction to Nutmeg and a short history of the moorland exhibition
Booking Forms
Last Years (2002) exhibition details 2001 exhibits

 

Website Sponsored by
Tamar Embroideries - Textile Art Supplies
BxB.co.uk The UK Bed and Breakfast Website
Amcho Computer and Internet Services Ltd



The PLUME of FEATHERS INN
Traditional Country Inn Built 1785
Open All Day for hot and cold bar food
Bed and Breakfast, Camp site, Bunkhouse, Childrens Play area, Family room, courtyard, garden
PRINCETOWN Tel. 01822 890 240 Fax. 01822 890 780


BECKY FALLS D A R T M O O R CENTENARY YEAR
Open Daily 10am to 6pm. Entry Prices are All Inclusive except Pony Rides. Special rates for Families, OAPs and Groups
An area of outstanding natural beauty and a site of Special Scientific Interest. Enjoy the wide diversity of plant and animal life which thrives in the moist, sheltered crannies of this staggeringly beautiful, tranquil and secluded valley, as well as our own animals and birds and the facilities of our restaurant and craft and gift shops 3 marked trails to explore the cascading falls Wooded picnic area 4 miles west of Bovey Tracey Well sign posted from all nearby main roads


FOX TOR CAFÉ and STORE PRINCETOWN
Next to The Railway Inn Breakfast served all day Traditional Devon Cream Teas Home Cooked Food, Cakes and Sandwiches TAKE AWAY AVAILABLE Newspapers, Tobacco and Confectionery. Grocery and Greengrocery

"beginnings"
Suppliers of: Hand-dyed threads and fabric in beautiful range of colours for the creative embroiderer Hand made silk papers. Range of fabric kits. Small amounts of unusual fabrics. Sale or return packs available for tutors, guilds & groups. For price list and samples send £1 and s.a.e. to Powells, Staplegrove Rd., Somerset. TA2 6AL 01823 275 942 07887 656 982

DARTMOOR PRISON MUSEUM
OPEN ALL WEEK 9.30 am. to 12.30 and 13.30 to 16.30 pm. Except Friday & Sunday. Close 16.00 Admission. £2. Adult £1. Under 18. £1. OAP 01822 892 130

THE RAILWAY INN, PRINCETOWN
Traditional village inn, excellent home cooked food available all day, separate non-smoking restaurant, en-suite accommodation, skittle alley, princetown 01822 890 232

Fabrics for Fun Beads for Beauty
We have a large selection of interesting Fabrics and exciting Beads,all packaged in small quantities for coursework and projects. Larger packs on request. Nymo thread and Metal craft wires in many colours, beading needles, bead looms, magnetic clasps and much more. Mail Order. 4 x 1st class stamps for details and coloured bead sheet Workshop programme available Sylvia and Alison, 32, Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 3SN Telephone 01803 328 902 Personal callers by appointment

Venville House, Princetown, Residential Home
Long term care as part of the Local community, Respite care, convalescence. 01822 890 557

PIXIELAND - Dartmoor's best Sheepskin Rug selection at the best prices
Sheepskin cushions, Baby Rugs, Hats Mitts and Moccasins
e.mail: keith@pixieland.co.uk Phone 01364 631412 Fax 01364 631189

PRINCETOWN Carnival
The newly formed carnival committee have brought the event forward by one week to AUGUST 23rd BANK HOLIDAY SATURDAY. This will coincide with one of our exhibition days. The car park will be reserved for exhibition visitors.

The Prince of Wales Princetown 01822 890 219
luncheon dinner bar meals home cooking real ale award winning dartmoor ales brewed on the premises

Higher Longford Caravan and Camping park
Telephone: 01822 613 360 fax: 01822 618722 Email stay@higherlongford.co.uk Web www.higherlongford.co.uk
2.5 miles east of Tavistock On the B3357 Tavistock To Princetown road, we are on the right. We take caravans, tents and motorvans for touring holidays. Plus 2 self catering chalets for rent.

Designs
Leg 'o Mutton corner Yelverton 01822 854 364 E-mail designswool@aol.com
Wools, Haberdashery, Crafts, Hand knitting to order, Specialist Wool Search.

Kersbrook Training
INTERESTED IN CREATIVE TEXTILES? Why not contact KERSBROOK TRAINING DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES Can lead to City and Guilds Qualification. 2, Kersbrook Cross, Callington,PL17 8QW Tel. 01566 782 907 EMAIL pfsatkersbrook@cornwall-county.com

Silk Painting with Sheila Munn
commissions . work-shops . original designs .
I have a wide variety of vibrant images on display at The Moorland Exhibition. ..why not commission something really special for a personal gift? 01752 493 228 Email: fam.munn.@btinternet.com

TRACY CURTIS Textile Artist Workshops on Creative Textiles, Silk Painting, Free Machine Embroidery available for Groups (maximum 10-12 people) in your own meeting hall, or private tuition for 1-2 people in my own home. "Hands on" Talks and Demonstrations on any of the above subjects plus Encaustic Wax Art and Dough Craft available for W.I. and similar groups. For further details, telephone 01752 254 202


Theale Crafts Ceramics and Ironwork
Angela and Ian Minshull.
From their workshops overlooking the beautiful Tamar Valley in South Devon, Angela and Ian make that ideal gift for you and your friends.
In our Lamerton workshop we produce a wide range of fine decorative stoneware, pottery, hand built creamic animals and ironwork items for both indoors and the garden. We specialise in repair renovation and commissioned new work.
Visit our workshop, by prior arrangement, at Theale, Lamerton, Tavistock. Or contact us on 01822 810 027.


Lords of Princetown
Tea Rooms Carvery Gift Shop
Tea Rooms now open for Teas and Coffee, Breakfasts, Main Meals and Light Snacks, including Liver and Bacon, Bubble and Squeak, with beef or pork, Steak and Kidney Pie, Cottage Pie, Ploughmans with award winning cheeses, Welsh Rarebit, Yorkshire Rarebit, Jacket Potatoes, Homemade soup, and much more including a huge Vegetarian selection.......
Opposite the High Moorland Visitor Centre, Princetown.
Lords of Princetown, Tavistock Road, Princetown, Devon, PL20 6QE telephone 01822 890650