Wonderful Workshops

Workshops

Workshops are a wonderful way to explore your creativity, make new friends, learn new skills and relax away from everyday life.

Our workshop venues in and around Garstang offer space and large work areas. They are equipped with excellent lighting and seating facilities, for your comfort, they are warm and airy. Remember when booking a workshop to check which of our many venues you will be attending.

Upcoming Events

  • Creative Hand Embroidered Gardens for Beginners - Tutor Linda Robinson 8 week course
    18/09/2018 - 06/11/2018
    10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Tuesday mornings, 10 am 12.30pm beginners hand embroidery course, over the 8 weeks learn a variety of lovely hand embroidery stitches then with step by step guidance embroider yourself a beautiful flower garden.


  • Creative Hand Embroidered Gardens for Beginners - Tutor Linda Robinson 8 week course
    18/09/2018 - 06/11/2018
    6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Tuesday evenings, 6.30 -9pm beginners hand embroidery course, over the 8 weeks learn a variety of lovely hand embroidery stitches then with step by step guidance embroider yourself a beautiful flower garden.


  • Story Cushion. Tutor - Linda Robinson
    10/10/2018 - 17/10/2018
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Wednesday Evenings -A lovely workshop to extend your machine sewing skills; make this charming practical story cushion to hold a favourite book for a child, magazine for a teenager.


  • Machine Sewing for the Terrified - Tutor Linda Robinson
    20/10/2018
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Build your confidence by getting to know your machine with a step-by-step guide and lots of sewing practice.


  • Felt Making Romantic Landscapes - Tutor Linda Robinson
    27/10/2018
    9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Romantic landscapes a wet felt technique workshop, Using merino fibres in a painterly way create a landscape or flower garden scene. Which can be embellished at home with needle felting and stitch.


  • Whimsical Wall hanging, Tutor - Emily Notman
    03/11/2018
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm

A creative day with Emily, embracing a range of mixed media methods to create a whimsical wall hanging.


  • Beyond Beginners Machine Sewing, Tutor - Linda Robinson
    07/11/2018 - 28/11/2018
    6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Wednesday evenings 6.30pm – 9pm. Beyond beginners machine sewing course, four weeks with four projects perfect for improving your machine sewing skills and introducing a range of craft sewing techniques to extend your skills.


  • Advent Calendar in a day, Tutor - Linda Robinson
    10/11/2018
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Count down to Christmas and make this beautiful Silent Night advent calendar with roomy pockets for your own individual treats, it will become a firm family favourite as you build festive memories year on year.


  • Patchwork for Beginners, Tutor Linda Robinson
    13/11/2018 - 04/12/2018
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Patchwork for beginners, 4 weeks Tuesday Evenings during Nov/Dec 2018 6pm – 9pm. We will be making a Half Square Triangle pieced quilt a perfect block with lots of layout options to make an individual mini quilt for your lap, a sofa throw or a childs cot quilt.


  • Felt Slippers - Tutor, Marieke Tomlin
    17/11/2018
    10:00 am - 4:30 pm

Make your own beautiful wet felted merino wool slippers, moulded to you so they will fit like a glove! A workshop of fun, laughter and creativity.


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Bookings

Want To Book A Course That's Fully Booked?

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