The best craft shows to visit

The Stitch and Creative Crafts Shows

When: 12-14 November 2009/15-17 April 2010
Where: The King’s Hall, Belfast

When: 22-24 January 2010
Where: Sandown Park Exhibition Centre, Esher, Surrey

When: 29-31 January 2010
Where: Manchester Central

When: 11-13 February 2010
Where: London ExCel

When: 12-14 March 2010
Where: The Malvern Showground, Worcestershire

When: 22-25 April 2010
Where: Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset

What: From quilting to beading to knitting, card-making, scrap-booking and needlecrafts, this show will give you a nudge to try a huge range of crafts. As well as being great for buying supplies, it's also filled with demonstrations and make-and-takes, so you can learn from pros. In Esher this year, for instance, you can meet fluffy angora rabbits, book a session with a knitting surgeon to help you with tricky patterns, or take a mini workshop in machine embroidery. Crafting TV presenter Stephanie Weightman will be running workshops at the Manchester and Esher shows, and there's an all-new extra November craft show at the Belfast venue.

Tickets cost from £4.50. Click here for more show info