Needlework courses

Sub-categories: Appliqué | Cross stitch | Free motion & machine embroidery | Hand embroidery | Lace making | Punch needle | Quilting & patchwork

You may also be interested in: Bag making | Knitting, crochet & macrame | Mother's Day | Sewing | Sewing & sewing machine | Sewing machine

Needlework courses, workshops and classes all across the UK. Browse through our appliqué, crochet, embroidery, knitting and patchwork & quilting courses to find your ideal creative outlet!

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Textile Still Life Workshop

Textile Still Life Workshop

In-person course

Learn the techniques that I have developed and use in making my still life textile work. Make your own patterns from favourite objects that you bring along (or from objects in my collection),working with painted and printed fabrics, layered and stitched in place to create vibrant and intricate arrangements. As in my landscape courses, no specific sewing skills or sophisticated machines are necessary but please bring a machine if possible, fabrics that particularly inspire you(I will also have a good supply of fabric available) and, of course, items that you...

Freestyle stitching with Harriet Riddell

Freestyle stitching with Harriet Riddell

In-person course

Oxfordshire - Next course on 3rd October 2020

Drawing similarities from the world of the comic books, Harriet Riddell has an alter ego that leaves witnesses in stitches…. for she is InstitchYou – a peddle-powered creative vigilante who brings joyful creations into the world with the power of her sewing machine! Harriet delightfully combines portraiture & drawing with the sewing machine to create unique pieces of art that lovingly capture the essence and soul of their subjects. Normally found stitching her way around the world on a peddle-powered sewing machine, we have persuaded Harriet to return to the...

Machine embroidery - stitch doodling with Julie Brand at Tigley Textiles in Worcester

In-person course

Worcestershire - Next course on 7th November 2020

More dates will be added in December for next year (Covid19 safety measures will be in place with a maximum number of 4 at any workshop in the Tigley studio) Machine embroidery is now such a popular art form and can be done in so many different ways. You will learn several techniques and use fabric and paint during the day. Julie aims to show you many ways that machine embroidery can be used with plenty of examples to inspire you including all the machine embroidered chairs in the studio....

Hand embroidery - Garden Borders with Julie Brand at Tigley Textiles in Worcestershire

In-person course

Worcestershire - Next course on 27th September 2020

(Covid19 safety measures will be in place with a maximum number of 4 at any workshop in the Tigley studio) This is a hand embroidery, slow stitching workshop for all those people who need to escape from their everyday chaotic life and completely lose themselves in this addictive hobby. Many garden border samplers will be shown as examples and once you have chosen your colours and fabrics and threads, you will be guided through each stage. You will be shown how to layer fabrics successfully and use stitches to build...

Crafts in the Valley - Felted Pictures Workshop in Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

Crafts in the Valley - Felted Pictures Workshop in Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

In-person course

West Yorkshire - Next course on 3rd October 2020

Felting and free motion machine embroidery workshops. Creating watercolours in wool! Crafts in the Valley offers these creative textile workshops at the Creative Chameleon Studio in Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire. These workshops are run by two experienced facilitators, myself Melanie Louise, and Linda Lewis. Refreshments and lunch are provided, a wholesome bowl of soup with local bread, followed by a delicious slice of cake with tea and coffee! Full day workshops start at 10.30am and finishing at approximately 4.00pm. In the one day workshop you will have the...

"Plant a seed and watch it grow with machine embroidery" workshop with Julie Brand at Tigley Textiles in Worcester

In-person course

Worcestershire - Next course on 22nd November 2020

More dates will be added in December for next year (Covid19 safety measures will be in place with a maximum number of 4 at any workshop in the Tigley studio) For those of you who already have some experience of machine embroidery, you may like to come and dabble with a bit of paint and learn different ways to embellish your background. If you fancy learning how to think a bit more creatively, and want to learn a few new techniques, then this is the workshop for you. You may...

Machine embroidery

Machine embroidery

In-person course

Surrey - Next course on 27th September 2020

In this fun and inspiring workshop you will learn how to really make the most of a sewing machine, using it to 'draw' and create a set of unique stitched samples. You have the choice of working from your own images (drawings and/or photos) or from some of mine. As the course is run for no more than 2 people at a time, it can be tailored very much to individual needs and requirements. By the end of the day you will have: - Learnt how to set up a...

Embroidery for beginners

Embroidery for beginners

In-person course

Somerset - Next course on 27th September 2020

Join us for a one day, fun embroidery workshop. Our one day basic embroidery workshop is for absolute beginners and teaches traditional stitches and techniques. The classes are no bigger than 4 to ensure that everyone is able to have individual help and guidance and enables students to work at their own speed.

Hand embroidered flowers - mini books- with Julie Brand at Tigley Textiles in Worcestershire

In-person course

More spaces will be added in December for next year (Covid19 Safety measure will be in place with a maximum of 4 participants in the Tigley studio) This is a lovely creative embroidery workshop for those of you who would like to come and play for a day. You will work on a small piece of good quality back ground fabric. You will choose your colour scheme first then select fragments of fabric and lace, snipping and tearing to stitch interesting backgrounds. Then using Julie's mini books as inspiration, will...

Mixed bobbin lace making in Surrey

Mixed bobbin lace making in Surrey

In-person course

Surrey - Next course on 23rd October 2020

At the present time it is good to carry on being creative and focusing on the present. So if you run into trouble with your lace and need help ! Please get in touch via the contact a tutor and attach a picture and I will try and help. These three days would be an ideal opportunity to relax and make lace enjoying the company of like minded people. Come along and try your hand at one of the laces below or work on your current project, or have help...

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