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Pattern Ref Book

Here is a weekend for anyone with a love of pattern and who enjoys creating their own using a range of pens, pencils and crayons, paper and paste to embellish basic shapes and to inspire stitch. During this course you will use a variety of coloured papers, to cut and tear simple shapes with added stitch...

Silken Soutache Braid textile weekend course

Soutache

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Shadowlands

Drawing inspiration from ideas surrounding the landscape (gardens, plants) or abstract interpretations (Sonia Delaunay’s Orphism art, Cubism) using found materials as a resource, you will explore direct approaches for creating colour and movement in cloth. A whole range of techniques will be covered such as transfer printing with plants and stencils, simple resists methods, stitch and...

Weekend textile course making Cockades

Developing your Hand Quilting Skills and Beyond, with Barbara Chainey

Discover the secrets of hand quilting in a weekend just north of London Here is your opportunity to develop your hand quilting expertise with one of the best tutors in the field.  On this weekend you will discover all the essential steps to produce beautiful hand quilting, including how to mark out...

Hand quilting

Here is your opportunity to develop your hand quilting expertise with one of the best tutors in the field.  On this weekend you will discover all the essential steps to produce beautiful hand quilting, including how to mark out a cushion-sized pattern using one of Barbara’s exclusive designs. Barbara will show you the correct way...

Bangle Weaving

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Mixed Media Textile Weekend

Bobbin Lace Making

A weekend residential course making beautiful lace in the heart of the Midlands. Course feels include accommodation, teak and coffee making facilities, flat screen TV, all meals and refreshments, tuition, use of workroom and on-site facilities such as free wife. Hillscourt is close to the M5 and M42 motoways and near to Longbridge train...

Creative Textiles

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Drawing for the Terrified

Are you terrified of drawing but have a secret longing to learn how to do it? Then this is the course for you. *         Secretly longing to draw? *         Not sure where to start? *         Discover how to truly SEE objects *         Monochrome and colour techniques Your tutor, Richard Box, will guide you through certain processes slowly, gently and step...

Bead Weaving

Over this weekend you will discover how to create beaded bezels for cabochons, as well as bead-weaving and bead embroidery techniques to create a bracelet, brooch or pendant encrusted with a host of wonderful beads and crystals. Starting with an overview of bead embroidery, Sally will show you how to consider various aspects of design,...

Enamelling on Silver Clay

Silver clay is magical stuff. It is a mixture of tiny particles of pure silver mixed with a binder. *            work with silver clay and enamel *            create your own original jewellery *            embellish your work to make it unique to you *            ideal day course for all, whatever your skill level The clay binder enables you to mould the...

Batik

On this relaxing one day course, you will discover how to design and create a beautiful hard-backed book with your own piece of batik on the cover. *            create a unique piece of batik *            learn formal book binding *            use your batik as a cover for your book *            suitable for beginners and more experienced crafters You will begin...

Impressionist Collage and Stitch Textile course

A weekend residential course on machine and hand embroidery in a three star hotel in Hertfordshire. Set in 55 rolling acres of countryside, Theobalds Park is just a few minutes from the M25 and 20 minutes by fast train from London Liverpool Street. Course fees single occupancy en suite bedroom with TV, free wifi...

Developing New Ideas from Old Textiles

The Hilton Bristol is by the junction of the M4 and M5 and close to Bristol Parkway Station. Discover how to take raw materials and textiles, and by applying a range of experimental techniques, explore the qualities and characters of fabric and paper to express your individual designs. Here is a truly unconventional...

Blackwork Embroidery

Blackwork is a form of counted thread embroidery. It is worked on evenly woven fabric, using very simple straight and diagonal stitches to develop many spectacular patterns, often with a geometric theme. Despite the name, it is sometimes sewn in blue, green or red and highlighted in gold. This traditional hand embroidery is both attractive to...

Quilting, corded and stuffed work

Bead Needle Weaving

Set in 55 rolling acres of countryside, Theobalds Park is just a few minutes from the M25 and 20 minutes by fast train from London Liverpool Street. Course fees single occupancy en suite bedroom with TV, free wifi and tea/coffee making facilities. Your course starts with supper on Friday evening and a brief...

Creating a pattern reference book

*            Create your own pattern reference book *            Mark making, layering, collage and much more *            Explore pattern as a precursor to stitch *            Ideal for anyone who wants to develop their techniques Here is a weekend for anyone with a love of pattern and who enjoys creating their own using a range of pens, pencils and crayons, paper...

Getting to Grips with Patchwork Weekend

9 Steps to Begin Beautiful Patchwork – Your Free Guide

Considering starting patchwork? Or want to expand your knowledge of this great hobby? Then fill in the form below and download a copy of the booklet 9 Steps to Begin Beautiful Patchwork to discover just what you can achieve. Liza Thanks for signing up! FREE GUIDE : 9 Steps to begin beautiful patchwork Sign up […]

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Calligraphy with Gaynor Goffe

Bobbin Lace Making