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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. 
The perfect day out - Come and join us, be inspired! We'll put the kettle on and bring the biscuits 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.

Love stitching . . .

 
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.
Artful stitch: how to make a quilt for today - Learn essential stitching techniques to help you make modern creative quilts with confidence.

Colour to dye for!

 
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. 

Perhaps you'd like to learn how to use thickened dyes for mark-making and simple printing with everyday objects, combining them with resist techniques. Or explore screen-printing to create the beautiful and inspired  fabric that you have always longed for?

Click the links for more details of all these workshops.

Textile adventures

These are a little bit different: 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.

A perfect creative day out with homemade biscuits and cake and a light lunch. Why not treat yourself?
Guest tutors 2021
Guest tutors 2022

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Workshop dates at a glance

Check our courses and workshops calendar to see what's coming up, then click the links for more details and to book.
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