Short courses and workshops
If you want to learn a new skill or take your work to the next level why not try one, or several, of our short courses or workshops?
We've put together an enticing collection to help you develop your skills or learn new ones. Choose one as a taster or mix and match several to build your own short course.
We've put together an enticing collection to help you develop your skills or learn new ones. Choose one as a taster or mix and match several to build your own short course.
The perfect day out - Come and join us, be inspired! We'll put the kettle on and bake a cake but you'll need to bring your own packed lunch.
Here is what's on offer. We've grouped them into themes to help you plan: click on the links to find out more.
Here is what's on offer. We've grouped them into themes to help you plan: click on the links to find out more.
Artful stitch: how to make a quilt for today - Learn essential stitching techniques to help you make modern creative quilts with confidence.
Free Motion Quilting: the basics - ideal short course for beginners and improvers in this technique, providing you with an inspirational range of stitches.
Free Motion Quilting: beyond the basics - this course will teach you how to use FMQ stitches to fill in blocks, borders and create motifs to suit any quilt.
Free Motion Quilting: beyond the basics - this course will teach you how to use FMQ stitches to fill in blocks, borders and create motifs to suit any quilt.
These one- and two-day workshops are perfect if you love colour and want to create your own unique palette of fabrics. You can learn the basics of dyeing using Procion dyes in interesting ways, exploring colour mixing as you go, or perhaps be seduced by the magic of indigo in the first part of our dyeing series, which focuses on liquid dyes.
Or perhaps you'd like to learn how to use thickened dyes for mark-making and simple printing with everyday objects, explore screen-printing or perhaps combine them with resist and printing techniques to create the beautiful and inspired fabric that you have always longed for - head over to part two for more details of these workshops.
Or perhaps you'd like to learn how to use thickened dyes for mark-making and simple printing with everyday objects, explore screen-printing or perhaps combine them with resist and printing techniques to create the beautiful and inspired fabric that you have always longed for - head over to part two for more details of these workshops.
Textile adventures
These are a little bit different. A perfect creative day out with homemade biscuits and cake and a light lunch. Why not treat yourself?
Guest tutors - Come and spend a few days with some of the most innovative and inspirational tutors around. Not just textiles, these will really stretch your imagination.
Guest tutors - Come and spend a few days with some of the most innovative and inspirational tutors around. Not just textiles, these will really stretch your imagination.
Workshop dates at a glance
Check our new calendar to see what's coming up, then click the links for more details and to book.
