Workshops
Specialising in
textile crafts
Take some well deserved time out at our tranquil craft studio in Meanwood Community Centre and choose from a range of exciting, high quality craft workshops including knitting, crochet, macrame, weaving, embroidery and more.
Introduction to Lino Printing with Kirstie Williams Explore the traditional relief printing process of lino printing to create your own unique prints onto paper and greeting cards. During this workshop you will learn how to create your own design, carve your lino block using lino tools, and use inks and...
Join us for an Introduction to Free Machine Embroidery Evening Workshop with Elnaz as part of our new Thursday Taster Evenings! Free motion machine embroidery is a fun and creative way to stitch on a machine, often referred to as freestyle embroidery. Elnaz will introduce you to using the sewing machine with...
Join us for an Introduction to Hand Embroidery Evening Workshop with Elnaz as part of our new Thursday Taster evenings! You will be guided through a variety of beautiful hand embroidery techniques and stitches using an array of different coloured threads to create your own unique piece of thread art....
Join us for an Introduction to Patchwork Paper Piecing and Hand Quilting with Elnaz as part of our new Thursday Taster evenings! This workshop will guide you through the basics of patchwork by hand, encouraging you to recycle and use a mix of materials and shapes to create your design....
Introduction to Natural Dyeing with Kirstie Williams Spend the day learning how to create and use natural dyes: - Explore a range of colours using plant and vegetable dyes - Create a colour chart of small fabric samples - Understand how to use mordants to alter colours which can be...
Learn to repair your knitwear using traditional scotch darning. Ideal for worn areas and holes such as heels and elbows, this method of repair is strong and relatively quick to do once you know how! In this workshop Lorna will guide you through the Scotch Darning stitching technique from start...
Intro to Bookbinding Join local printmaker and bookbinder Kirstie Williams to learn some basic glueing and stitching techniques to make your own small notebooks. On this one day workshop you'll learn about different book structures, and will practise pamphlet stitch, Japanese stab binding and concertina folded books. You'll be guided...
