Leeds Central Faith and Light reviews

12 Nov 16'

Rebecca Barnes reviewed: Basic to advanced knitting workshops in Leeds City Centre

"I've just had a two hour session with Ann and it was fantastic. Ann herself is absolutely lovely and so patient. It's been a while since I've knitted and even then it was very basic. She answered all of my questions and even demonstrated crochet which I've never seen before. The vintage tea rooms are perfect for these one to one sessions too!"

1 Nov 16'

Kathryn reviewed: Basic to advanced knitting workshops in Leeds City Centre

"I spent two hours today learning to crochet. What a pleasure! Ann was so friendly and patient and an excellent teacher. The Just Grand vintage tea room is a lovely environment in which to learn. Thank you."

26 Oct 16'

Marie reviewed: Basic to advanced knitting workshops in Leeds City Centre

"I had not attempted to crochet since I was a small child so I approached my 2 hour lesson with Ann with some trepidation. I needn't have worried - Ann is a great teacher, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and patient. I very much enjoyed the lesson and left having completed a square and nearly completed a phone cover which I was able to finish at home. The Just Grand tea rooms are grand too and a lovely venue for the lessons.5"

24 Oct 16'

Nicola reviewed: Basic to advanced knitting workshops in Leeds City Centre

"My husband arranged the lesson as a surprise for me as my childhood crochet skills were rusty to say the least. Ann is so patient and explained everything in such a practical way. I wanted to make a granny square blanket as we had these as children made by my Nana. Ann started me off with some brilliant printed instructions and practical help. I have now started a new square at home and am looking forward to it growing into a blanket. I also looked up a pattern for a Christmas star which I can now follow thanks to Ann. I think my family will all be receiving crocheted gifts this year. Thank you so much Ann, it was lovely to meet you and I hope to have a more advanced lesson once I have more fully mastered the basics."

23 Sep 16'

Stephanie reviewed: Basic to advanced knitting workshops in Leeds City Centre

"This was exactly what I needed! I had a one-to-one session with Ann and feel much more confident as a result. She worked at my pace, answered all my questions and I am now keen to start my first item. A lovely location too, so an afternoon well spent and £15 going to a good cause."

21 Sep 16'

Suzanne Barnett reviewed: Basic to advanced knitting workshops in Leeds City Centre

"Me and my friend met Ann for our workshop, We really enjoyed it and Ann was fantastic and patient :) Would recommend"

2 Sep 16'

Claire reviewed: Basic to advanced knitting workshops in Leeds City Centre

"My friend and I met Ann to learn the absolute basics of crochet. It was an enjoyable two hours of crochet, tea and chatting!"

19 Aug 16'

Katy reviewed: Basic to advanced knitting workshops in Leeds City Centre

"Met Ann on a Saturday morning in the vintage tea rooms. She was absolutely lovely and very patient with us. I have now been knitting at home and i love it. I will be going back soon for a crochet lesson."

11 Aug 16'

Becki reviewed: Basic to advanced knitting workshops in Leeds City Centre

"Ann has started a crochet obsession for me! I was a complete beginner (and fairly useless to be honest) but Ann was extremely patient and a great teacher. There is no way I could have picked up the basics from a video tutorial, I needed personal guidance. I really enjoyed the class and the vintage tea room in the Grand Arcade is the perfect setting. Ann kindly gave some patterns and instructions to take away after the class. I will be practising and booking another class with Ann in the future to improve my skills. Highly recommended!"

9 Jun 16'

Vicky reviewed: Basic to advanced knitting workshops in Leeds City Centre

"Thankyou Ann for helping me build the skills to begin a crochet granny square blanket, I would definitely recommend you to anyone looking to learn how to crochet and build the confidence to continue independently. The vintage tea rooms are also lovely and an ideal location for this workshop. Thankyou xx"

8 Jun 16'

Sadia reviewed: Basic to advanced knitting workshops in Leeds City Centre

"My daughter and I had a lovely afternoon learning to crochet for the first time. My ten year old picked up the basic techniques really quickly and although we didn't finish the toy hammock we started at the session -we managed to continue and finish it off at home (thanks to the written notes provided by Ann). It was a great starting point and gave us the encouragement to continue with further developing our crochet skills. Thank you Ann !"

13 Mar 16'

Sue Render reviewed: Basic to advanced knitting workshops in Leeds City Centre

"My friend and I had a lovely afternoon in the Vintage tea rooms in the Grand Arcade learning to crochet. Ann has lots of patience."

15 Feb 16'

Lyndsey Hepworth reviewed: Basic to advanced knitting workshops in Leeds City Centre

"I decided to try crochet after seeing a number of people doing it at work and making some really great items. I have a few books and also used the internet but I felt I needed a person. I found Ann online and met Saturday morning and had a great time. I started with revising a lot of the basics and found it really useful to have someone there just to check what I was doing and point out problems that I was repeating. I got a nice set of lesson notes as well as having a great laugh, a good chat and some nice coffee and cake. The Vintage Tearooms were lovely for a visit any time, nice cakes and coffee and a lovely atmosphere. It does get busy though so either try book a table or enjoy sitting in the arcade with blankets and hot water bottles if it is chilly."

14 Nov 15'

Karen Grindrod reviewed: Basic to advanced knitting workshops in Leeds City Centre

"Ann is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable teacher, and the stitches taught by my mum, 40 years ago, slowly came flooding back. I throughly enjoyed it and it was amazing how relaxed and transfixed by knitting I became in such a short period of time. We spend far too much time in front of PCs, phones, iPads ....so this is a great way to spend your time. The vintage tearoooms are just worth a visit for food and drink at any time. And the Grand Arcade with its different shops is also worth a visit. I imagine I'll be madly knitting small Christmas gifts for friends to practise, but will be back for further informal 1-1 tuition, as its really worth the money and it supports a good cause. Knitting is a dying art, so if you feel so inclined, pick it up again or try it for the first time,"

8 Jul 15'

Stella armstrong reviewed: Basic to advanced knitting workshops in Leeds City Centre

"My daughter and I had a two hour session with Ann as absolute beginners to crochet. The course was great, Ann offers individual sessions arranged for a mutually convenient time, in our case a Sunday afternoon. We met in a lovely vintage tea shop with really friendly staff who were interested in what we were doing and provided delicious home baking. Ann is very patient and provides written instructions to back up the session. We both really enjoyed the session and plan to arrange a follow up later in the year. Ann does the sessions to fundraise for a charity which supports people with learning difficulties and their families, which makes it all even more worthwhile. We would thoroughly recommend."