Stitching Kitchen

Make full use of the Stitching Kitchen Studio and fabric stash to get creative with Fabric and Thread. Using one of my designs as inspiration or perhaps working from your own photo or sketch you will create a piece of textile art from the wide variety of fabric textures, embelishments and threads. Using the sewing and embellisher machines. Further embellishment to add more texture and depth using a variety of yarns, threads and beads, buttons and sequins can be added by either hand or machine stitch. The finished piece can...

Join us at Stitching Kitchen to print fabric and textile items with Indian block printing. In this day long Indian Block Printing extravaganza you will get the opportunity to print yardage and/or various blank items for your own needs as gifts or to fit your home decor. No stitching required for this workshop – do bring an apron and wear older clothes, we will be working with fabric paints which don’t wash out!!! This will be a lovely relaxed session, you will find you can create some lovely images using...

Spend a relaxed afternoon or evening learning the basics of needle felting in three dimensions, make your choice of animals with all materials provided and help on hand to kick start your skills with this highly addictive craft! This course is suitable for complete beginners but as you can work towards your own goals too more experienced felters are also welcome. Teens and older children are welcome to join us too. You will learn the art of three dimensional needle felting, working from a woollen bundle then felting coloured wool...

Join us to learn the basic skills of rag rugging. This old English tradition is the ultimate in up-cycling, using rags, fabric strips and clips of old fabric to create rugs, cushions or wreaths to adorn your home. Together we will learn the basics of the techniques - and prepare your fabrics ready to get rag rugging! Your tutor will be Hannah, the owner of Stitching Kitchen. She set up the business in 2017 to share her passion and skills in all things involving textiles, fabric and threads. Her courses...

Have fun with a variety of wool, fibres, threads, string and fabric. You will use a simple loom which is yours to keep at the end of the workshop to weave a textured wall hanging during the workshop. We will cover the basics of weaving, warp and weft – and creating simple patterns too. I will also show you how to add texture to your weaving with Rya knots, Soumak and loops. With a range of textures and colours in the yarn box I am sure you will find what...

Treat yourself and your nearest and dearest to a day wet felting. During the day we will create an item using the resist technique so you have the option to make a 3D vessel, bag or hat. We will create a resist and carefully layout wool fibres then with the magic of wet felting uses hot water and soap to magically convert wool into a seamless and durable item. I have a wide range of wool fibres and colours for your creation but please mention when booking if you have...

We will spend a couple of hours to create a beautiful felt background from scratch using wool roving (unspun merino wool). The magic of wet felting uses hot water and soap to magically convert wool into a beautiful felted flower - which you can stitch or add to your next craft project or just wear it! Your tutor will be Hannah, the owner of Stitching Kitchen. She set up the business in 2017 to share her passion and skills in all things involving textiles, fabric and threads. Her courses are...