The best craft shows to visit

Creative Stitches and Hobbycrafts

When: 1-3 October 2009
Where: Cardiff International Arena

When: 5-7 February 2010
Where: The Brighton Centre

When: 23-25 April 2010
Where: Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool

Offering a smorgasbord of creative hobbies from textiles to paper crafts, at the Creative Stitches and Hobbycrafts show you'll not only be able to buy supplies and meet experts, but also explore some amazing exhibitions. These include costumes from Keira Knightley film The Duchess, quilts made by members of the Quilters' Guild of the British Isles, and the winning entries into Stylish Stitches, a competition to create an original home or fashion accessory using knitting or crochet.

Tickets cost from £6.20. Click here for more show info