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Studio Days

The studio is closed until further notice. 
(Monday 4th January 2021)
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We will be rescheduling all our courses and workshops  for the beginning of the year and contacting all students due to attend with further details as the situation becomes clearer.

​When we are able to re-open the safety of our students and tutors  and will remain our aim. 


Read more about how we are managing the situation at InStitches on our COVID information page.



Thank you for your patience and understanding
As a small creative business in uncertain times we thank you all for your understanding and support.  We really appreciate all your encouraging email messages and engagement on social media.
Please look after yourselves and everyone around you; together we will get through this. We can’t wait to welcome you all to the studio again!
Everyone needs a place to call their own but sometimes working independently can be a lonely business. We're very lucky that, at long last, we now have a lovely, large and bright studio of our own.  And whilst we both have smaller sewing rooms at home, we also know that sometimes to 'get work done' you just need to remove yourself from everyday life; and that's where we can help. The InStitches studio can provide you with time and space, encouragement and that all-important contact with other creative people which is so valuable to us all. ​
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Our studio has plenty of space, variable height tables and good light; it’s warm (or cool...if that's what we need) and fully equipped for dyeing, printing, design and sewing. There’s always a friendly welcome and the support of other textile enthusiasts, and tea, coffee and biscuits on tap. ​
​If you want to dye fabric we have stocks of Procion MX, indigo or acid dyes to use in the studio along with ancillary products.    You can bag,  bucket or tray dye or paint with liquid or thickened dye;  there is often print paste made up, but to be sure do let us know at least 48 hours notice in advance.  In the warmer months we open the doors and you can dip into indigo outside.

​When you want to print then the tables are all padded and height adjustable, so no more aching backs and make-shift padded tops.  Our selection of silk screens is growing and we also have a range of thermofax screens you can use too, as well as mark making tools (ask Hazel and she will introduce you to her potato masher collection...), monoprinting plates and printing blocks.

However, please note Studio Days are intended as time and space for independent work, so to get the most out of  the day ​you must be technically competent for both the techniques and materials you wish to work with.
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For a list of studio equipment, and fabrics etc available to purchase when you visit click here.
So what's stopping you - why not come and play at our house? We love working in our studio and we’re sure you will too. ​

We're so excited we can't wait to welcome you!  ​
​2020 dates:
September: Monday 28th
October: Thursday 29th
November: Wednesday 18th
​December: Wednesday 16th
2021 dates:
January: Tuesday 26th
February: Tuesday 16th 
March: Wednesday 31st
April: Wednesday 21st
May: Thursday 6th
June: Monday 14th
​July: Monday 12th
​Studio Days run from 9.30am until about 4.30 ish. We will provide tea and coffee  but you will need to bring your own packed lunch. There is a fridge, oven and microwave should you wish to warm up your lunch.​

Cost: Dry/Sewing : £30 per day
Wet: £40, includes resists and dyes but NOT fabric
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