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Fabric Keepsake Book Workshop with Becky Adams
Create your own fabric book that remembers a personal memory or family saying. This will be illustrated using applique, stitch and layering of fabric, and you will explore techniques such as embroidery, rubber stamping or even use an old typewriter on fabric! Please bring your own memories such as a photograph, postcard, souvenir, jewellery and fabrics.
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Cost: £39, including all materials and use of equipment. Please bring your own packed lunch, though hot and cold drinks will be provided and even cake too!
To book a place please call, or visit the website for further information - contact details are given below.Course type:
Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
Mixed Media & RecycledRegion:
MidlandsProvider: Unit Twelve Gallery/Becky Adams
Dates/Duration: 13th April 2013, 10am-4pm
Phone: 07811 460494
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Fabrications: Contemporary Textile Craft Classes
Fabrications is a new 10 week, tailor made, contemporary textiles course for anyone looking for a knitting class, or crochet course, that offers more. It builds on existing textile skills such as knitting, felting and crochet and is aimed at crafters who have some experience of making and would like the opportunity to develop their skills, and learn new ones, in a supportive and inspiring environment.
The emphasis will be on individual development within a loose framework of techniques and processes in an informal, but structured class. There will be no pressure on anyone to produce anything! It will be purely for pleasure and enjoyment, although the expectation would be for participants to engage in developing ideas independently (with support). You will not be judged on your making skills – the only real requirements are curiosity and enthusiasm.
The course will be hosted by Arts Desire on St Benedicts Street, Norwich, on Monday evenings from 7.30 – 9.30pm and will be taught by Sue Maton from The Mercerie. Sue has over 20 years experience of teaching textiles in adult education, FE, HE and at Masters level. Sue also holds a DTLLs teaching qualification. £120 for 10 classes.
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Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
Textiles - InteriorsRegion:
East MidlandsProvider: The Mercerie
Dates/Duration: Starts 17th September, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07790421646Website:
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Fantastic Felting
Learn the basic techniques of felting in this textile artist led workshop with Linda Harding. Discover the magic of transforming washed, combed sheep’s fleece, dyed into vibrant colours, into your own pieces of felt. Discover how to add texture and interesting surfaces to your felt by incorporating yarns and fibres. In this three hour adult workshop you will create several squares of felt which can later be sewn into items such as purses, small bags or pencil or glasses cases.
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Venue: The Green Place, 6 Cossington Rd, Sileby, LE12 7RS.
Cost: £15 (includes all materials and tuition).
Please book with deposit of £7.50 to secure your place.
For more information about this course email Linda - address given below.Course type:
Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
Fashion AccessoriesRegion:
East MidlandsProvider: Inspiring Art
Dates/Duration: Thursday 20th June 2013, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01509 815181Website:
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Fascinator Workshops with Holly Young
Make your own beautiful fascinator with designer milliner and madebyhandonline Maker Holly Young.
Ideal for Hen parties or social get togethers - What better way for all everyone to get to know each other than with a bit of light crafting? Everyone will get to make a fascinator or hair accessory to wear on a night out together or the wedding. A great way to kill two birds with one stone!
Cost includes materials, tea, coffee and biscuits. Feel free to bring your own cakes and wine.
Cost is £35 per person for 4 hours tuition at The Old Bakery Studios, Truro. Classes can be taken on an evening or at the weekend. Alternatively you can book a party to be held in your home.
Open workshops held monthly.
Materials are included ranging from feathers, ribbons, silks, buttons, beads, netting and trimmings. If you have a very specific shade you want to match with your outfit we recommend you bring a 25cm piece of fabric. It is also a great opportunity to use any broken bits of jewelry and incorporate them into the focus point of your creation.
Each Participant will be able to make their head piece from scratch choosing the design of the base and all the trimmings to decorate it with. Everyone will finish with a wonderful unique creation to take away with them!
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Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
Fashion AccessoriesRegion:
South WestProvider: Holly Young Hats
Phone: 07968 783 320
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Felt box bag workshop
Love bags? Then come & make your own uniquely individual felt box bag. You will learn how to make thick flat felt. Cut it up & hand stitch into a gorgeous unique box bag. This felt making course covers all felt making basics, and allows you to complete felting & stitching a 3D shape all in one day.
Cost: £40. All equipment and fibres provided for 1 bag just need to bring a large towel and apron.
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Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
Fashion AccessoriesRegion:
MidlandsProvider: Emma Learoyd Design at Crocus Studio, Nottingham
Dates/Duration: 20th Oct 2012
Phone: 07970 121955
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Felt Stitch & Nostalgia with Jeanette Sendler
A textile course celebrating stitch and loved objects from the past…Most people collect and hangs on to things from the ‘olden days’. We keep these things as a key to the past, linking it to the present. These fragments authenticate and bear witness to our lives. They evoke a sense of time and place. The longer we keep these things the more sentimental our thoughts and memories become.
Cost: £330 including light lunch, excluding materials.
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Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
Mixed Media & RecycledRegion:
ScotlandProvider: Big Cat Textiles
Dates/Duration: Mon 23 – Fri 27 July 10am-5pm
Email: into@hatinthecat
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Figurative Ceramics
This course over two terms is an introduction to figurative sculpture, taught through the medium of ceramics. Taught as a practical course using the life model to develop three-dimensional sculptured forms in the round.
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With Angharad Taris at the Arts Centre.
Course Code CA115.
Price: £145 (£125 concessions)
Please follow the link below for enrolment details.Course type:
Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
3D Sculptural WorkRegion:
WalesProvider: Aberystwyth Arts Centre/Aberystwyth University
Dates/Duration: Eleven Fridays 10am-2pm from 9th November to 15th March 2013.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01970 621580Website:
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Firefly Studios Jewellery Design and Manufacture evening workshops
A selection of evening jewellery making classes in these popular studios on Beaconsfield Road, Brighton. The thursday evening classes are run by our very own Henrietta Fernandez!
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Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
Jewellery and SilverwareRegion:
South EastProvider: Firefly Studios, Brighton
Dates/Duration: Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evenings
Phone: 01273 554632
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Fish Windsock Kites Family Workshop
Recycle thick brightly coloured plastic carrier bags into the most amazing flying fish. Bring some bags along if you can, and work together to make a fish with wired mouth, decorated with flapping fins, wide eyes and a long tail to stream into the wind. Add decorations with coloured electrical tape and self-adhesive spots, then add string and run around to try out your wind sock kite. At home you can put your fish in your garden to show which way the wind is blowing, or if you go camping, take him to attach to your tent!
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Venue: The Green Place, 6 Cossington Rd, Sileby, LE12 7RS.
Charge: £4 per kite (children will need a little adult help with the wired mouth). No need to book, just come along, but allow an hour.
For more information about this course email Linda - address given below.Course type:
Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
Mixed Media & RecycledRegion:
East MidlandsProvider: Inspiring Art
Dates/Duration: Wednesday 29th May 2013, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01509 815181Website:
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Flux Studios: Beginners Jewellery Workshops
Run by our very own Henrietta Fernandez, this course is suitable for students without any previous experience. Through a series of short, fun projects students will learn how to design and make jewellery, to cut, shape and join sheet metal to make 3D forms for jewellery. Read more on the course provider’s website.
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Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
Jewellery and SilverwareRegion:
LondonProvider: Flux Studios, Camberwell
Dates/Duration: Wednesdays 18:00-2100. 12 Week course
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07931 228 352Website:
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Folksy Free Machining
Learn the exciting craft of layering fabrics into a folk art style picture, using bondaweb to secure, then free machine embroider on top to create a panel for framing or to make a bag or laptop cover. There will be a huge range of colourful fabrics and design ideas to choose from, and support to learn, whether you are new to free machining or already confident with a sewing machine. Bring your own machine or take turns on ours.
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Venue: Wygston’s House, Applegate, Leicester LE1 5LD (next to The Lanes car park, Leicester city centre).
Fee: £20.00 (inclusive of all materials and tuition).
For more information about this course email Linda, or to book please telephone Leicester Guildhall – details given below.Course type:
Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
Fashion AccessoriesRegion:
East MidlandsProvider: Inspiring Art
Dates/Duration: Thursday 16th May 2013, 10:30am - 1:00pm
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0116 2532569Website:
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Four Week Jewellery Progressive Skills Development Courses
This new programme of exciting four progressive 4 week jewellery making courses will be held at Oresome’s state of the art jewellery workshop, and whilst the courses are aimed at gaining new skills, they are also fun and embrace a social and therapeutic element. Learning new skills is fabulous, and something that can be beneficial for everyone, whether hoping to develop to higher level learning, or for those who are just seeking out a new hobby or interest. Our range of progressive skills courses all offer you the opportunity for working with precious metals if desired, and these can be purchased within Oresome Gallery. ‘The Oresome Team’ are all highly trained individuals, very welcoming, and always on hand to answer any questions for you.
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Cost: £120. Application deadline for the final course is 18th September 2012.Course type:
Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
Jewellery and SilverwareRegion:
North EastProvider: Oresome Gallery
Dates/Duration: Courses run for 4 weeks, starting every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday of the month - 3 hours per week, 12 hours total. Times: Wednesday evening 6-9, Thursday morning 9-12, Saturday afternoon 1-4.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01482 213881Website:
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Freehand Machine Embroidery Picture
During this workshop, we will use a range of techniques to enable participants to use their sewing machines for drawing, shading, layering fabrics and using freehand appliqué methods to create a picture that they will be proud to display. Sewing machines, tuition, fabrics, a box canvas frame and basic refreshments are included in the price.
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You will need to bring an idea of the picture that you want to create!
For further information or to book, please visit the website below.Course type:
Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
Textiles - InteriorsRegion:
South WestProvider: Just Bunting, Delabole, Cornwall PL33 9DB
Dates/Duration: Friday 10 May, Friday 5 July, and Saturday 6 July 2013 (all 10am to 1pm)
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Fun with Mixed Media at the RBSA
Roslyn Zalin’s workshop will help you have fun with mixed media and experiment with the different results that can be achieved. You will explore how to work in a semi-abstract way using acrylics, inks, pastels, collage, and print to create your own artwork.
£52 per person, £47 for Members, Associates, Friends of the RBSA and students
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Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
Mixed Media & RecycledRegion:
MidlandsProvider: RBSA Gallery, Birmingham
Dates/Duration: 20 July 2012 11.00am - 4.30pm
Phone: 0121 236 4353
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Further sewing skills with your machine
Build on basic sewing skills and learn some additional techniques in this productive and fun weekend. Whilst making a piped cushion with a buttonhole or zip closure and a fabulous frilly pinny or butchers-style apron, try your hand at gathering, sewing curved seams and simple appliqué to build up your sewing repertoire with your sewing machine.
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Tutors: Ginny Farquahar and Alice Butcher
Cost: £233. Discounts are available for online booking or if you are new to West Dean - please see website for details. Accommodation is also available.
For further information, to request a brochure or to book a place, please visit the website, e-mail or phone - contact details are given below.Course type:
Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
Textiles - ClothingRegion:
South EastProvider: West Dean College
Dates/Duration: May 3–5 2013
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0844 4994408Website:
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Fused Glass
A fantastic opportunity to work with local glass designer Marilyn Hale. You will learn how to cut glass in preparation for fusing (kiln formed glass) and will be encouraged to experiment with the material and design and make a stunning decorative item of your own. We will be looking at textured glass, pebble effects, chemical reactions between glass and metals and the use of organic inclusions to make patterns. Once learned these methods can all be used to make jewellery, bowls, decorations and wall hangings.
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Tutor - Marilyn Hale. Cost: £49.50/£39.60/£24.75 - see website for details of concessions.
To enrol, please visit the website or for further details, please contact Adult Education Officer, Zoe Wilkinson, by phone or email - details given below.Course type:
Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
GlassRegion:
North WestProvider: Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
Dates/Duration: Wednesdays 7 - 9.30pm, 17 April - 22 May 2013
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01539 725 133Website:
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Fused Glass - one-day workshop
A fantastic opportunity to work with local glass designer Marilyn Hale. You will learn how to cut glass in preparation for fusing (kiln formed glass). You will be encouraged to experiment with the material and you will design and make a stunning decorative item of your own (e.g. plates, tiles, jewellery). This day course is designed for complete beginners, and those with some experience, to learn the basic principles of fusing glass.
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To enrol, please visit the website or for further details please contact Adult Education Officer, Zoe Wilkinson, by email or phone - details given below.Course type:
Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
GlassRegion:
North WestProvider: Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
Dates/Duration: 4th May 2013
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01539 725 133Website:
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Fused Glass Workshop for Adults
Join artist Stevie Davies in this one-day creative workshop inspired by our Main Gallery exhibition. Using various metal inclusions such as copper shim and aluminium wire, along with coloured glass details, you will create your own fused glass artworks. By the end of the session you will have learnt how to cut and layer glass, manipulate wire and construct a number of creations into the kiln.
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Cost: £45 per person
Book your place by calling the number below.Course type:
Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
GlassRegion:
North EastProvider: The National Centre for Craft and Design, Sleaford, Lincs.
Dates/Duration: Saturday 16 March 2013, 10am - 4pm
Phone: 01529 308710
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Fusion and transformation - a textile workshop
This new Creative Development course is a treat for experienced textile artists wanting to develop personal imagery using a variety of textile-based techniques. Based on a collaboration between two tutors, Tapestry tutor and Creative Director of the West Dean Tapestry Studio Philip Sanderson and internationally renowned textile artist Michael Brennand-Wood, this workshop will integrate aspects of both tutors’ work.
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Cost: £422. Discounts are available for online booking or if you are new to West Dean - please see website for details. Accommodation is also available.
For further information, to request a brochure or to book a place, please visit the website, e-mail or phone - contact details are given below.Course type:
Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
Textiles - ClothingRegion:
South EastProvider: West Dean College
Dates/Duration: 27 – 31 May 2013
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0844 4994408Website:
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Fusion: a weekend of creativity for everyone
This brand new weekend event will offer the opportunity to create and make in a series of workshop sessions run by passionate and creative artists, craftsmen and musicians. There will be workshops for both adults and children giving a taster of what goes on inside West Dean College as well as the chance to take home something beautiful you’ve made yourself. More fun can be had in the grounds with live music, food, stalls and the chance to visit the magnificent State Rooms and see works of art from the archives in West Dean House as well as being able to explore West Dean Gardens, Parkland and the Arboretum at the peak of the season.
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Tickets are available online - please visit the website below.Course type:
Workshops & Part Time ClassesCraft type:
General craft skillsRegion:
South EastProvider: West Dean College
Dates/Duration: June 22 & 23 2013, 10.30am – 6pm
Website:
http://www.westdean.org.uk/events/
