Workshops
Upcoming workshops
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Knockout knickers
Tired of boring high street knickers? Sew your own instead! You’ll make a pair of briefs or thongs in class, then take home patterns and instructions to stitch briefs, thongs and boy shorts. You’ll learn to insert elastic, create the perfect bow, and have a go on overlocking machines to finish seams. All materials provided, including printed cottons, satins, and lace plus fancy trimmings.
PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT a beginner’s workshop. You should already know how to sew straight and curved seams, confidently use a sewing machine and have a few recent projects under your belt. (If you haven’t sewn recently, please sign up for one of our Intro to Sewing Machine workshops: Cafe Apron, Cushion Cover or Tote Bags)
- Level: Intermediate
- Teacher: Ruka Johnson
- Course length: One 3.5-hour session
- Next date(s):
- Sunday 18 April, 11:00am—2:30pm
- Fee: £49.00
- Availability: 8 places left
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Crochet fashion accessories
Crochet is the new knitting! In this two-part beginner’s workshop, you’ll learn basic crochet stitches to create colorful flowers and necklaces. (Wear your flowers as corsages, pin them on handbags or even attach them to hair clips!)
In the first session, we’ll teach you to create a chain, a slipped stitch and double crochet to fashion basic flowers. In the second session, you’ll learn half and full treble stitches to make a more formal, stylised flower and get a start on a lovely crocheted sphere necklace.
All materials provided, including a wide selection of wool, a crochet hook and various embellishments, plus take-home patterns and instructions. No previous crochet experience needed.
NOTE: Want to learn more? This class serves as a prerequisite to our Super Cool Crochet Squares and Crochet Amigurumi Toys workshops.
- Level: Beginner
- Teacher: Sandra Dollin & Catherine Hirst
- Course length: Two 3-hour sessions
- Next date(s):
- Monday 19 April, 6:30pm—9:30pm
- Monday 26 April, 6:30pm—9:30pm
- Fee: £49.00
- Availability: 5 places left
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Bath+body products
Learn to make your own luxurious bath and body products – perfect for gift-giving or as treats for yourself! You’ll use pure essential oils, coconut oil, beeswax, sweet almond oil, rose buds and other high-quality ingredients to create a host of products, including peppermint sugar body scrub, chocolate orange massage bars, spearmint lip balm and rose geranium bath bombs.
You’ll take your treats home in lovely packaging, plus we’ll include recipes, instructions and a resource list so you can make more at home. All materials and packaging included.
- Level: Beginner/All
- Teacher: Rachael West
- Course length: One 3-hour session
- Next date(s):
- Wednesday 21 April, 6:30pm—9:30pm
- Fee: £45.00
- Availability: 4 places left
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Super cool crochet squares
Join us for a thoroughly modern take on the ‘granny square’! You’ll fashion classic crochet building blocks that can be used as the foundation for handbags, headbands, placemats, or even, yes, an afghan throw for your bed.
You’ll learn to crochet in the round, create lace techniques, use a variety of new crochet stitches, plus learn several techniques to attach two or more pieces of crochet. Choose from 4-5 different square patterns, then take instructions for each away with you so you can continue hooking at home! All materials, including crochet hook and assorted yarns, included.
PLEASE NOTE: This is not an absolute beginner’s workshop; you should be able to create a simple chain and double crochet before coming to class. We will not teach the basic stitches in this workshop. To learn them, try our Crocheted Fashion Accessories class.
- Level: Intermediate
- Teacher: Catherine Hirst
- Course length: One 3.5-hour session
- Next date(s):
- Saturday 24 April, 10:30am—2:00pm
- Fee: £43 (includes £8.00 materials fee)
- Availability: 6 places left
