spins & needles craft + DJ night: upcoming events

When: Wednesday July 2 @ 8 p.m. - 12 a.m.
Where: Barrio North (45 Essex Dr., Islington, N1, tube: Angel)
Cover: £4 | £3 concessions - includes access to all materials and instructions.
Projects: Crafty celebrity theme-night: paint-by-number celebrity portraits and plush celebrity dolls

Having thrown travelling parties in several North American cities for the past three years, spins & needles hits Europe for the 2nd time (first time was Germany!) We'll be hosting a special craft + DJ night: London UK edition at the awesome venue Barrio North in Islington (N1).

DJ Jason Pelletier + UK guests will be hitting the decks throughout the night spinning some jackin' house, techno, electro and other assorted funky beats.

Hit the dancefloor or sit yourself down and make some stuff - all materials + instructions provided. Theme of the night: celebrity styles.Fill in your very own paint-by-number celebrity portrait to take home and hang on your wall (think TeenBeat posters but in 3 neon colours). Or sew/glue together your very own plush doll in the likeness of your fave celebrity (think Posh in mix-and-match pseudo-Marc Jacobs outfits).

Plus get some awesome drink specials by signing up for a FRIENDS OF BARRIO card - no fee! --> http://www.barrionorth.com/friends-of-barrio-form.asp
-- get an instant 10% discount which you can build to a whopping 30%
-- and 2 for 1 on beer, cider and wine, boo yeah! (weekdays 5-7pm)
-- and 2 for 1 on selected cocktails (changes daily, just ask)

Barrio North is a neighbourhood DJ bar that combines the spirit of community and collaboration with street culture from the "Ghetto Archipelago! Featuring a Graffiti Wall of fame (to add to it just ask the bar staff) plus art exhibited on the walls by up and coming artists. P.S. There's a VINTAGE CARAVAN smack bang in the middle of the bar!

spins & needles presents another raucous Disco Bingo night!! With bingo hostess with the mostest China Doll, funky beats by DJ Jason Pelletier + Meterman, crazy giveaways and a mini-craft for the night!

When: Friday June 13, start time 9:30 p.m.
Where: Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset St. W. at Bronson)
Cover: $5 (includes 2 free cards), 19+

spins & needles silkscreening 101 workshops

In a few hours, learn how to transfer any detailed image onto t-shirts, paper, canvas + more! Then screen print to your heart's content and come out with lots of new and wonderful printed items (and we mean *lots*!)

Check out our silkscreening 101 workshop page for more info. Includes a silkscreening kit to take home! All for the reasonable price of $110.00.

Next available date: September 2008 (on summer holidays from June-August 2008)