Beginners Workshops

Upcoming Events

  • Bee Hive, FPP. Tutor - Linda Robinson
    12/01/2019
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Start your Foundation Paper Piecing journey by making this beautiful Bee Happy hoop designed by Susi Allman, finished with embroidered bees and perfectly framed in a bound embroidery hoop.


  • Stories in the Round, Tutor - Liz Cooksey
    26/01/2019
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm

A wonderful day with Liz Cooksey professional artist and teacher, join Liz on a journey, making your own small intricate composition using crochet, tatting and hand stitch.


  • Stories in the Round, Tutor - Liz Cooksey
    27/01/2019
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm

A wonderful SUNDAY with Liz Cooksey professional artist and teacher, join Liz on a journey, making your own small intricate composition using crochet, tatting and hand stitch.


  • Sewing For Pleasure Coach Trip NEC Birmingham
    17/03/2019
    8:00 am - 7:15 pm

If you love dressmaking, patchwork, embroidery, knitting, felt making, card making, cake decorating and more this is the trip for you. Exhibitions by national and international textile artists. There is so much to see and do, it’s arguably the BEST show in the North.


  • Animal Stitched Collage - Tutor Anne Brooke
    24/03/2019
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Take the challenge of minimal materials – to create a charming Birdy stitched collage canvas using a collage technique and hand or machine embroidery to finish


  • Fur & Feather Embroidery - Tutor Sarah Perry
    02/04/2019 - 03/04/2019
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Two days of wonderful embroidery with Sarah, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY 2nd & 3rd April 2019. Working in layers of stitch you will produce a raised bird or animal to apply to a background fabric. A wonderful way of producing a sculptured, life-like work of art.


  • Sun Prints & Stitch - Tutor Sian Hughes
    22/06/2019 - 23/06/2019
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm

On Saturday, Sian will teach you the process of sun printing, working on paper initially using flowers, buttons, seeds and haberdashery objects to make lovely prints. Sunday will be a day of stitch working on your lovely prints with Linda


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Bookings

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If you’re interested in a workshop that is fully booked, please email us – we can add you to a reserve list or make sure you’re first to know next time we run the workshop.

Can't Make That Date?

Also let us know if there is a workshop that you’re interested in but can’t make. If you'd like to attend a workshop on a textile topic not shown here, feel free to let us know by phoning us or send us an email...

Looking forward to hearing from you. Don't forget to pop back regularly to check for new workshops and events!

Happy Sewing, Linda.

Cancellations

Cancellation Policy

- To secure your chosen workshop we ask for full payment at the time of booking

- If you discover later you are unable to attend please let us know as soon as possible, we may be able to offer you an alternative date

- With more than 2 weeks’ notice of cancellation, we can offer you a refund; however a £10 administration fee will be kept for all cancellations

- Cancellations within two weeks of the event will only be refunded if your place can be filled. We will try our best to fill your place