Textile art courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

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Textile landscape workshop in Dorset

In-person course

Dorset - Next course on 17th February 2022

£99

Take inspiration from the 16th century mill and its peaceful surroundings on the River Stour in North Dorset. Set in water meadows and surrounded by trees, it has hardly changed since Thomas Hardy, who lived across the fields ,often visited it over 100 years ago. Working from patterns or your own sketches if preferred, you will be shown the various stages used to build up a landscape incorporating the layering techniques that I have developed and my own techniques of using colour and texture to create depth. No specific sewing...

Take inspiration from the 16th century mill and its peaceful surroundings on the River Stour in North Dorset. Set in water meadows and surrounded by trees, it has hardly changed...

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Needle felted dogs and cats at the Birchcliffe Centre in Hebden Bridge

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Needle felted dogs and cats at the Birchcliffe Centre in Hebden Bridge

In-person course

West Yorkshire - Next course on 23rd January 2022

£70

A full day workshop with fibre and mixed media artist and tutor Josephine Gornall. Discover how to make a gorgeous little needle felted dog or cat of any breed or type using just a felting needle to felt natural wool fibres together. Discover how to put these all together, do body shaping and make ears to bring your mini pet to life. How to blend colours, make textures and features to create the unique character of your dog or cat. Complete by adding glass eyes and a nose. Bring along...

A full day workshop with fibre and mixed media artist and tutor Josephine Gornall. Discover how to make a gorgeous little needle felted dog or cat of any breed or...

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Needle Felt a Blue Tit (Midday on Fridays and 3pm on Saturdays)

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Needle Felt a Blue Tit (Midday on Fridays and 3pm on Saturdays)

Live online course

- Next course on 22nd January 2022

£30

Join me for an online needle felting workshop where you can make your own little needle felted blue tit. You will be sent a kit containing all the materials you need ahead of time. Classes are taught via zoom, allowing you to have a crafty couple of hours from the comfort of your own home 😊. Zoom is easy to use. I will set up a meeting and will send you a link ahead of time. Feel free to log in a few minutes before the workshop starts so you...

Join me for an online needle felting workshop where you can make your own little needle felted blue tit. You will be sent a kit containing all the materials you...

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Textile Still Life Workshop

In-person course

Dorset - Next course on 24th February 2022

£99

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, scissors, fabrics that particularly inspire you(I will also have a good supply of fabric available) and, of course, items that you...

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...

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Rag Rug Full Day Workshop - Grange Over Sands

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Rag Rug Full Day Workshop - Grange Over Sands

In-person course

Cumbria - Next course on 12th February 2022

£75

Have fun turning old t-shirts and forgotten favourites into recycled works of art with the age-old skill of rag rugging. In this half day class you will learn all the skills you will need to be able to make unique rag rugs, cushions and art to spice up your home. Careful though, it’s addictive! In this workshop you will have the chance to start either a rag rug cushion, rag rug letter or smaller project. We also run specific Rag Rug Christmas Wreath workshops so keep your eyes peeled for...

Have fun turning old t-shirts and forgotten favourites into recycled works of art with the age-old skill of rag rugging. In this half day class you will learn all the...

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Textile art & applique

Live online course

- Next course on 19th January 2022

£37.50

This lovely 10-week course will enable you to learn how to construct textile art, and how to use applique and a variety of stitches to create a landscape, which you will be supported to design yourself. It is heavily-subsidised by Hertfordshire's Step2Skills, and because of this, only people living in the county are eligible to apply for this particular course.

This lovely 10-week course will enable you to learn how to construct textile art, and how to use applique and a variety of stitches to create a landscape, which you...

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Introduction to Frame Loom Weaving

In-person course

Hampshire - Next course on 22nd January 2022

£85

Learn how to weave using a wooden frame loom. Students will learn how to make their own fabric, warp their own loom, finish and create their own woven wall-hanging or decorative fabric. The project will have a focus on texture, pattern and colour where all materials will be included. The workshop will run 10am-4pm. Meet the Tutor: Alice Hume is a Textile Artist who graduated from Winchester School of Art with a degree in Textile Design: Woven Textiles. She also had the opportunity to study Woven Design at the Swedish...

Learn how to weave using a wooden frame loom. Students will learn how to make their own fabric, warp their own loom, finish and create their own woven wall-hanging or...

Free-machine Embroidery Workshops in Sheffield S11

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Free-machine Embroidery Workshops in Sheffield S11

In-person course

South Yorkshire - Next course on 30th January 2022

£65

*** The November dates will be Christmas Themed, making festive decorations and cards using free machine embroidery. *** Free-machine embroidery is a fun and creative way of ‘drawing’ with your sewing machine.   I will show you how to set up your machine for free-machine embroidery, how to stretch fabric onto an embroidery hoop, and how to practise drawing with your sewing machine.  At the start of the workshop I do a short demonstration of the techniques I teach, on my Bernina sewing machine.   Suitable for complete beginners who haven’t used...

*** The November dates will be Christmas Themed, making festive decorations and cards using free machine embroidery. *** Free-machine embroidery is a fun and creative way of ‘drawing’ with your...

‘Red Robin with snow drops' wool painting face-to-face textile art course in Worcestershire

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‘Red Robin with snow drops' wool painting face-to-face textile art course in Worcestershire

In-person course

Worcestershire - Next course on 26th February 2022

£75

Come along to the Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio to make this lovely and colourful wool fibre picture. Enjoy the therapeutic experience of working with natural wool and silk fibres and continue exploring the amazing wool painting technique with a professional Artist and Art Tutor Raya Brown. This is not felt making. This is making a painting using layers of merino wool and enhancing it with silk or viscose fibres. This is a workshop for people with experience in wool painting. You do not need to be an artist...

Come along to the Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio to make this lovely and colourful wool fibre picture. Enjoy the therapeutic experience of working with natural wool and silk...

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Needle felted animals or pictures

In-person course

Staffordshire - Next course on 30th January 2022

£35

Discover the wonderful art of needle felting at this fun and friendly half-day class and learn how to create wonderful 3D animals! During this class, I will share with you a wide range of tips and techniques as you learn step-by-step how to make your cute animal or picture! In half a day the items that are achievable are: Penguin, bird, mouse, hedgehog etc ......please bring an image, copy one of my examples or be inspired by one of my books. To begin, you will create a 3-dimensional form from...

Discover the wonderful art of needle felting at this fun and friendly half-day class and learn how to create wonderful 3D animals! During this class, I will share with you...