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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Crafts in the Valley - Batik textile workshop in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

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Crafts in the Valley - Batik textile workshop in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

In-person course

West Yorkshire - Next course on 19th February 2022

£70

Crafts in the Valley - Full Day Batik workshop in Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge. Batik is the art and craft of decorating cloth with wax and fabric dye. It is an ancient craft which has become a popular contemporary art form. During this workshop you will experience the colourful and creative Batik process and create two pieces of textile art. The first piece will be a circular design in an embroidery hoop, this is a practise piece to help you experiment with, applying the wax, mark-making and colour blending, mixing...

Crafts in the Valley - Full Day Batik workshop in Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge. Batik is the art and craft of decorating cloth with wax and fabric dye. It is...

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Needle felt a robin - live online workshop

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Needle felt a robin - live online workshop

Live online course

- Next course on 22nd April 2022

£30

Join me for an online needle felting workshop where you can make your own little felted robin. You will be sent a kit containing all the materials you need ahead of time. ***The Friday Workshops run from 12 noon until 2.30pm and the Saturday workshops run from 3 to 5.30pm (GMT).*** 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...

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

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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 26th March 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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Weaving: the journey begins

In-person course

Perthshire - Next course on 15th February 2022

£60

Enjoy a day in rural Perthshire here in Blairgowrie, learning about the ancient craft of weaving; I teach the fundamentals of this craft to get you started on a journey of discovery. During the day, you will weave your very own sampler using a 4 -shaft weaving loom from twills to woolly delights. Your days' experience is an exciting journey that will teach you a new craft or refresh your skills. The class aims to get you excited and ready for your weaving journey. We do the hard work as...

Enjoy a day in rural Perthshire here in Blairgowrie, learning about the ancient craft of weaving; I teach the fundamentals of this craft to get you started on a journey...

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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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Intro to 3D wet felting; make a small vessel using a resist with Purr & Wag It, Tabletop Workshops

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Intro to 3D wet felting; make a small vessel using a resist with Purr & Wag It, Tabletop Workshops

In-person course

London - Next course on 26th February 2022

£50

Workshop full or can't make my dates - gather together a group of 4 and get in touch for a date and time just for you. Schools and Community Groups priced separately, please contact me. Good for those of you who already know the basics of 2D wet felt making but complete novices have also successfully completed a pot too. Heather will guide you through the layering technique to make a seam free vessel, the gate way to all things 3D whatever the scale. With a minimum of two and...

Workshop full or can't make my dates - gather together a group of 4 and get in touch for a date and time just for you. Schools and Community Groups...

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Needle felted hares at the Birchcliffe Centre, Hebden Bridge

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Needle felted hares at the Birchcliffe Centre, Hebden Bridge

In-person course

West Yorkshire - Next course on 25th February 2022

£75

Discover how to design and make a large seated or laying down dry felted Hare using just a felting needle and wool fibres in natural colours. The needle felting process I teach for this course is sculptural and uses no wire armature. Each hare will be an individual. Add big floppy ears and glass eyes to add character and life. See photos for wonderful samples of hares in a variety of poses made by previous students on the workshop. Suitable for beginners as well as those who have already tried...

Discover how to design and make a large seated or laying down dry felted Hare using just a felting needle and wool fibres in natural colours. The needle felting process...

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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 1st February 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...