If you love festivals and you love crafting you can combine the two this summer at the Strummer of Love festival, from 17th– 19th August. The festival, which will take place in Somerset, boasts a fantastic line-up including the Pogues and KT Tunstall.
When you’re not dancing away you can relax in the ‘Handmade Hangout’, where numerous free craft classes will be held, giving you the opportunity to make some fab festival gear including flower garlands and dream catcher jewellery. You can also attend discussions and classes on craft and activism and join the Shoreditch Sisters WI in their quilt project.
However, there is a more serious reason for the festival; it will be commemorating the tenth anniversary of the death of Clash front man, Joe Strummer. His daughter, Jazz Domino Holly, author of Queen of Crafts:The Modern Girls’ Guide to Knitting, Sewing, Quilting, Baking, Preserving and Kitchen Gardening, will be hosting the Hangout.
Other attractions at the festival include ‘The Blackdown Hills Elderflower Kitchen’, a pop-up cafe which aims to source ingredients from within ten miles of the festival. Traditional English tea will be served daily in the kitchen, which will be situated in an Indian tent with hay bale seating.
To find out more visit the festival’s website or Jazz’s blog.
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