Handmade Workshops Ltd

Treat yourself to a wonderfully relaxing Saturday of creativity in our latest bookbinding workshop! In this absorbing one day class, professional bookbinder and experienced instructor Mylyn McColl will teach you all the stages involved in making a hard backed book using the coptic binding technique. During the day, you will learn how to fold paper to prepare the different sections and also create gorgeous hard covers for your book, before being guided through the process of attaching the covers with the decorative stitching of Coptic binding. The workshop is suitable...

Join us for a fun morning of embroidery this summer and learn how to stitch yourself a beautiful dragonfly or butterfly! During the workshop, expert stitcher Katherine Savage will introduce you to a range of fabulous beginner to intermediate hand embroidery stitches. Starting with the easier stitches, you’ll build up to the trickier ones as your confidence grows. Stitches covered will include back stitch, whipped back stitch, fly stitch, lazy daisy, couching, stem stitch, picot stitch, satin stitch and French knots. You’ll be given a sewing kit with everything needed...

Could 2022 be the year you finally learn to knit? Why not come along to our 2 hour taster session and have a try at this wonderful craft? Be warned, though – it’s seriously addictive! In this introductory session, we’ll teach you the knit stitch, then when you feel ready for more we can move onto purl stitch, together with casting on and casting off. We’ll also show you a variety of different yarns and needles and talk about the different projects you could use them for. You’ll be learning...

Everyone has a camera or camera phone these days, and whether at home or off on a big trip, we love to take pictures of ourselves, landscapes, buildings and animals. If you feel you’d like to take better wildlife shots, this workshop led by professional wildlife photographer Nick Dale is perfect for you – and a wonderful way to spend a spring Saturday morning! Basing ourselves at the London Wetland Centre means we’ll be surrounded by wonderful photo opportunities during the practical element of the session. Keeping the group numbers...