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This stunning class introduces students to the more complex techniques in the goldwork technique. Creating this padding and stitched grid sampler piece introduces students to the fundamentals of goldwork padding and cutwork along with various couching stitches, s-ing, leather work, or nué stitches, basket weave techniques, along with exploring tension, texture, and coverage. The piece is stitched on cotton twill, using a selection of goldwork threads and wires, but also padding techniques such as hard string, card, carpet felt. There are several colourways to choose from. The finished piece measures...

In this introductory online workshop you will be taught some basic stitches and work a small band that can be made into a card, postcard, bookmark or needle case. You will also see how you can vary the design and how it can be used to create larger pieces. Swedish weaving or Huck embroidery was traditionally worked to create beautiful borders on table and bath linens and clothes such as aprons. Although its origins can be traced back as far as the 15th Century, it has a wonderfully contemporary quality...

Course Suitability This workshop is suitable for all dog guardians and dog lovers who wish to create aromatherapy products. It's equally suitable for those who are dipping their toes into holistic animal medicine and also for the more experienced animal therapist. It's an ideal workshop for those who wish to start supporting their own dogs' health, naturally. By the end of the course, you will be able to create with confidence, multiple aromatherapy products for your dog.

Self-Sufficient Herbalism - How To Create Herbal Tea Blends Workshop Suitability This workshop is equally suitable for those who are dipping their toes into creating herbal tea blends and for the more experienced herb users. It's an ideal workshop for those who wish to start blending enjoyable, quality, health giving brews, rather than relying on poor quality, shop bought herbal tea bags that barely taste of anything! By the end of the course you will be brewing multiple herbal tea blends with confidence. All workshops and professional diploma courses are...

Make a realistic portrait of your beautiful dog in needle felt with artist Sophie Wheatley on this acclaimed course "My BEST EVER Dog Portrait!" This is perfect for you if you're a dog lover who wants to make a lasting memory of your dog that you're proud to hang on the wall. "My BEST EVER Dog Portrait!" is a lifetime access course - made up of recorded video tutorials, a private online group to get support, live monthly workshops and individual feedback on your portrait when you need from Sophie....

This course has been designed to be easy to follow and to largely use what you will already have or can get easily. I love working with herbs and it is my passion to teach people what herbs can be used for and how to use them. I have designed this course to teach people how to make what look like complicated products but are in fact simple to make and contain the powerful benefits of herbs. Included in this course is not only information about several easy-to-get herbs (you...

I love summer place mats on my garden table and these mats are quick to make and bright for summer. They also make very pretty house and new home gifts. Your kit will make 2 mats and 2 coasters. Made in corner to corner half treble blocks, the diagonal stripe makes the mats stand out. I’ve used an easy care cotton yarn. Change the colours and you change the look of this matching set.

Learn award-winning candle maker Jo Macfarlane’s foolproof candle-making process so that your candles are a success every time. Too many people attempt to make candles without being aware of the key elements that ensure their candles will look beautiful, smell divine and burn correctly. Now that you’re here you’re one step closer to making exquisite container candles that not only you will love but your friends and family will too. I’ve taught over 1000 people to make successful candles in person and online and now it’s your time to learn....

Learn to paint with yarn! Tapestry Weaving is a unique art form that allows you to create detailed designs with your imagination being the only limit! Skills that provide endless design options, colour and texture meet in Tapestry Weaving for Beginners, my comprehensive video based online course, that covers the essential techniques needed for beginners of the art to excel and to be equipped to bring their own designs to life with confidence. When mastered, the techniques in this course help form a strong foundational skill set that can be...

Come with your idea and be taught either at my workshop in the busy artist studios in NW London, or on Zoom. As a teacher with experience at secondary and university levels I’ve designed the course so that the student can realise their automata project through a process of simple stages. The course is flexible to fit with your schedule - it will involve an initial discussion with you over the phone or by video-call, where you can describe what you wish to make. Please contact me via the "message...