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
- Dear Emma Teaches Stitched Lampshades- Tutor Cathy Emmott
14/03/2020 - 15/03/2020
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Spend the weekend with Cathy Emmott, who works under the name Dear Emma Designs, to create a stunning stitched lampshade that will perfectly compliment your home.
- Sewing For Pleasure Coach Trip NEC Birmingham 2020
22/03/2020
8:00 am - 6:30 pm
If you love dressmaking, patchwork, embroidery, knitting, felt making, card making, cake decorating and more this is the trip for you. With exhibitions by national and international textile artists there is so much to see and do, it is arguably the BEST show in the North.
- Tote Bag with Pockets - Tutor Jenny Atkinson
28/03/2020
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Spend the day learning lots of skills to create your very own beautiful roomy tote bag complete with pockets, a zip closure and shoulder straps.
- A Tiny Stitched Garden - Tutor, Janet Browne
18/04/2020
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In this relaxed workshop Janet will show you how to make your very own tiny stitched garden using free motion machine embroidery combined with reverse applique and finished with hand stitch.
- Embellished Textile Books - Tutor, Annette Emms
25/04/2020 - 26/04/2020
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Create your very own fabric ‘story book’ with pages of layered fabrics including recycled fabric, felt, scrim and lace all beautifully embellished using applique, needle felting and hand stitching. A workshop where you can really let your imagination free!
- Embroidered 3D Flowers - Tutor Corinne Young
09/05/2020
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Using embroidery and stumpwork techniques Corinne will show you how to create your very own 3D flowers that can be used to decorate your home, clothes or textile work!
- Stitched Collage - Tutor Anne Brooke
16/05/2020
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Stitched Collage, a lovely day of creativity with Anne Brooke, bring along an image to work from and engross yourself in collage, stitch and embellishment.
- Stitched Mini Hoop Garden ~ Tutor Anne Brooke
17/05/2020
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Spend the day hand dyeing a range of natural threads. You will use your unique threads to create a beautiful brooch based on a flower garden that you can wear home with pride.
- Mono-Printing Day - Tutor Diane Jones
06/06/2020
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Let Diane Jones inspire you with colour and guide you through the techniques of working on a silk screen to make mono prints using procion dyes.
- Manipulated Fabric Heart- Tutor Kate's Kloth's
20/06/2020
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Create a beautiful fabric heart that is full of texture and depth. Kate will demonstrate traditional and modern fabric manipulation techniques that introduce volume and interest allowing you to create your very own stunning piece of art.
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