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Hand Embroidery + Textile Winter Landscapes

Hand Embroidery + Textile Winter Landscapes

Sat, 9 Nov 2024

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Be inspired by the wintry seasonal landscapes that surround us and learn how to create a stunning hand stitched and embroidered textile landscape, with Textile artist, Louise Goult. Inspired a place you love,...

£95

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All Levels

0 spaces available

Creative, Visible Mending

Creative, Visible Mending

Thu, 14 Nov 2024

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Visible mending is the art of repairing a garment or piece of fabric, yet keeping the repair visible, creating a piece of work that expresses your personality and results in a completely unique...

£95

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All Levels

0 spaces available

NEW

Make a Rag Rug Table Mat

Make a Rag Rug Table Mat

Thu, 14 Nov 2024

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join Karina for a fun, relaxed workshop to create your own small table mat. Learn techniques and tips of the traditional heritage craft of rag rug making. There will be plenty of time...

£75 £95

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All Levels

1 spaces available

Textile Taxidermy - Fabric "Trophy" Heads

Textile Taxidermy - Fabric "Trophy" Heads

Fri, 22 Nov 2024

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Hand stitch and stuff your own unique “trophy” head in textiles. Typically, you can create a festive Scandi-style Rudolf complete with antlers, or go off-piste and stitch up your favourite animal – hares,...

£95

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All Levels

1 spaces available

NEW

Sew a Cross-Backed Reversible Apron in a Day

Sew a Cross-Backed Reversible Apron in a Day

Thu, 5 Dec 2024

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

The cross-backed apron is the perfect cover-up apron - just the think for painting, crafting, gardening, cooking and it could even be the ideal Christmas gift. Pick the fabric suits the apron's function...

£95

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All Levels

0 spaces available

Hand Embroidery for Beginners

Hand Embroidery for Beginners

Sat, 1 Mar 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Relax, and learn how to get started with hand embroidery with inspiring tutor Louise Goult. Once you've got started with this meditative activity, there will be no looking back! You will learn all...

£95

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Novice

5 spaces available

Wet Felted Sheep Picture - Painting with Fibres

Wet Felted Sheep Picture - Painting with Fibres

Wed, 5 Mar 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

If you love sheep and the beautiful look and texture of wool, in this workshop, Liz Emery literally combines the two! You will learn the basic wet felting method and at the same...

£95

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All Levels

2 spaces available

NEW

Fabric Pictures

Fabric Pictures

Fri, 7 Mar 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join experienced textiles tutor Betty Brown in this workshop to make your own fabric picture. You might want to make a picture of your cat, dog, teddy bear or cockatoo, or of your...

£95

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All Levels

2 spaces available

Yarn Hooking - Three Sheep Picture

Yarn Hooking - Three Sheep Picture

Thu, 13 Mar 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Come and enjoy a relaxing day of yarn hooking with Carole Rennison. Learn about yarn hooking, how it differs from traditional rag rug hooking and what gorgeous, finely detailed creations you can make. ...

£95

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All Levels

5 spaces available

NEW

Trouser Pattern Making Workshop

Trouser Pattern Making Workshop

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 - Sat, 15 Mar 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join Katie Davis for this two day course of pattern cutting and drafting up a basic trouser toile/mock-up with a waistband in calico to your personal measurements. The toile/mock-up’s purpose is to create...

£190

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Novice

7 spaces available

NEW

Machine and Hand Embroidered Heather Moorland

Machine and Hand Embroidered Heather Moorland

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 - Thu, 27 Mar 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Create your own machine and hand embroidered textile landscape inspired by the stunning North York Moors. This course will develop your confidence and understanding of using a wide range of techniques and materials...

£285

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All Levels

10 spaces available

NEW

Print and Stitch - Self Portraits

Print and Stitch - Self Portraits

Fri, 28 Mar 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Explore and experiment with mono printing and hand stitching to create your own self portrait. This workshop provides the opportunity to combine 2 different mediums to create a unique mixed media piece that...

£95

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All Levels

5 spaces available

NEW

Beginners Crochet

Beginners Crochet

Thu, 3 Apr 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Learn to crochet - once you get going you will be hooked! Expert tutor Carole Rennison will first go through how to hold the yarn and make a chain which is essential for...

£95

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Novice

8 spaces available

Wet Felted Pictures - Painting with Fibres

Wet Felted Pictures - Painting with Fibres

Thu, 24 Apr 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

This workshop is for everyone who has a love of all things textural. You will learn the basic wet felting method and at the same time produce a picture made from Merino wool...

£95

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All Levels

8 spaces available

Make a Rag Rug Table Mat

Make a Rag Rug Table Mat

Wed, 30 Apr 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join Karina for a fun, relaxed workshop to create your own small table mat. Learn techniques and tips of the traditional heritage craft of rag rug making. There will be plenty of time...

£95

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All Levels

8 spaces available

Hand Embroidery + Textile Landscapes

Hand Embroidery + Textile Landscapes

Fri, 2 May 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Create your own stunning hand embroidered and textile landscape, with Textile artist, Louise Goult. Inspired either by a place you love, or an imagined landscape, you will learn how to select fabrics and...

£95

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All Levels

4 spaces available

Patchwork for the Impatient

Patchwork for the Impatient

Fri, 16 May 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join Durham based artist Betty Brown for a fun day breathing new life into colourful second hand fabrics. This isn't a cosy evening in front of the fire stitching patches the size of...

£95

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All Levels

6 spaces available

Traditional Hand-Sewn, Mohair, Jointed Teddy Bear (2 day series)

Traditional Hand-Sewn, Mohair, Jointed Teddy Bear (2 day series)

Sat, 17 May 2025 - Sat, 24 May 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

*Please note this is a two day workshop taking place on consecutive Saturdays - 17th and 24th May* Join tutor, Lindsay Lowe, for this 2 day workshop where you will hand sew and...

£190

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Intermediate

4 spaces available

NEW

Knit, Stitch & Crochet Wire Jewellery

Knit, Stitch & Crochet Wire Jewellery

Wed, 21 May 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join us for a relaxed and creative day, exploring techniques and making three unique pieces of jewellery. The day will be a fabulous introduction to working with copper-based wire and creating stunning pieces...

£95

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All Levels

7 spaces available

NEW

Wet Felted Highland Cow Picture - Painting with Fibres

Wet Felted Highland Cow Picture - Painting with Fibres

Sun, 1 Jun 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

If you love cows and the beautiful look and texture of wool, in this workshop, Liz Emery literally combines the two! You will learn the basic wet felting method and at the same...

£95

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All Levels

3 spaces available

NEW

Rag Rug Garden Seat Cushion

Rag Rug Garden Seat Cushion

Wed, 4 Jun 2025 - Thu, 5 Jun 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Bring the outdoors in and the indoors out! A new approach from the traditional heritage craft of rag rugging. Create your own comfy durable garden seat cushion using fabric remnants, t-shirts and old...

£190

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All Levels

7 spaces available

NEW

Fabric Pattern Design

Fabric Pattern Design

Fri, 6 Jun 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Unleash your creativity and transform mark-making into stunning works of art through the world of fabric pattern design. Whether you’ve dreamed of creating your own textiles or simply want to explore new design...

£95

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All Levels

6 spaces available

NEW

Embroidery on the Unusual

Embroidery on the Unusual

Wed, 9 Jul 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Embroidery doesn't just have to be on a fabric base - many other materials can be used instead, adding a new and exciting dimension to embroidered artwork. The morning will be spent exploring...

£95

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All Levels

7 spaces available

NEW

Top and Sleeve Pattern Making Workshop

Top and Sleeve Pattern Making Workshop

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 - Sun, 13 Jul 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join Katie Davis, for a weekend of pattern cutting and drafting up a basic, toile bodice with sleeves in calico to your personal measurements. The toile/mock-up’s purpose is to create a standard top/bodice...

£190

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Novice

10 spaces available

NEW

Crochet - Scandi-Style Table Mats

Crochet - Scandi-Style Table Mats

Fri, 5 Sep 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Crochet your own beautiful table mats under the expert tutelage of Carole Rennison. You will be using a 12mm crochet hook and two strands of carpet yarn (a cream yarn and a charcoal...

£95

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All Levels

8 spaces available

Wet Felted Sheep Picture - Painting with Fibres

Wet Felted Sheep Picture - Painting with Fibres

Fri, 5 Sep 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

If you love sheep and the beautiful look and texture of wool, in this workshop, Liz Emery literally combines the two! You will learn the basic wet felting method and at the same...

£95

Info & Book

All Levels

2 spaces available

NEW

Stain + Stitch Lampshades

Stain + Stitch Lampshades

Wed, 10 Sep 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Inspired by the work of abstract expressionist Helen Frankenthaler, Hannah has created this workshops to bring together creativity and intuition. This workshop will teach you how to make a lampshade using fabric that...

£95

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All Levels

7 spaces available

Creative, Visible Mending

Creative, Visible Mending

Sun, 21 Sep 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Visible mending is the art of repairing a garment or piece of fabric, yet keeping the repair visible, creating a piece of work that expresses your personality and results in a completely unique...

£95

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All Levels

6 spaces available

NEW

Machine and Hand Embroidered Autumnal Woodland

Machine and Hand Embroidered Autumnal Woodland

Wed, 8 Oct 2025 - Fri, 10 Oct 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Create a stunning machine and hand embroidered woodland scene that takes your knowledge and skills to the next level! Over three days you will learn how to compose, structure and stitch an embroidered...

£285

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All Levels

11 spaces available

NEW

Make a Gorgeous Rag Rug Bag

Make a Gorgeous Rag Rug Bag

Thu, 9 Oct 2025 - Fri, 10 Oct 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Fancy a spot of time traveling? Well this two day course brings the past firmly into the present by helping revive the traditional heritage skills of rag rug making and gives it a...

£190

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All Levels

8 spaces available

NEW

Patchwork Sewing Roll

Patchwork Sewing Roll

Fri, 17 Oct 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join expert tutor Betty Brown to make an embellished patchwork sewing roll. This is no ordinary kit roll - it has a zip pocket, special cleats for your sewing scissors and/or cutting wheel,...

£95

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All Levels

5 spaces available

NEW

Wet Felted Highland Cow Picture - Painting with Fibres

Wet Felted Highland Cow Picture - Painting with Fibres

Fri, 17 Oct 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

If you love cows and the beautiful look and texture of wool, in this workshop, Liz Emery literally combines the two! You will learn the basic wet felting method and at the same...

£95

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All Levels

9 spaces available

NEW

Hand Embroidery - Textured Textiles

Hand Embroidery - Textured Textiles

Wed, 12 Nov 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Textiles and embroidery are so tactile and perfect to use to create a new dimension to your work. In this creative workshop you’ll explore different hand embroidery stitches and techniques to add texture...

£95

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All Levels

4 spaces available

Textile Taxidermy - Fun Fabric "Trophy" Heads

Textile Taxidermy - Fun Fabric "Trophy" Heads

Wed, 19 Nov 2025

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Hand stitch and stuff your own unique “trophy” head in textiles. Typically, you can create a festive Scandi-style Rudolf complete with antlers, or go off-piste and stitch up your favourite animal – hares,...

£95

Info & Book

All Levels

3 spaces available

NEW

Rag Rug Christmas Wreath or Table Decoration

Rag Rug Christmas Wreath or Table Decoration

Thu, 4 Dec 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Make it a December to remember! Join talented tutor Karina Wiles to learn the heritage craft of rag rug 'hooky' and 'proddy' techniques to make your own fabric wreath or table decoration without...

£95

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All Levels

7 spaces available

Stitched Up + Sparkly - Upcycled Christmas Decorations

Stitched Up + Sparkly - Upcycled Christmas Decorations

Wed, 10 Dec 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join Durham based artist Betty Brown for a fun day breathing new life into colourful second hand fabrics. With Betty's guidance you will make fun and fancy fabric Christmas decorations. Templates of various...

£95

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All Levels

5 spaces available

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