Duration: Between 1 hour- 1.5 hours
Cost: £10
Information about this workshop:
Using a ring frame, which will act as the picture frame upon completion, we will help you use fabric strips to produce a stunning landscape to hang on your wall.
Make and Take session times:
Thursday 11:30- 12:30
Friday 9:30- 11:00
Saturday 11:30- 12:30
all ability levels, incl beginners
You can book & pay for these sessions at our stand H17 but we have limited spaces!
Duration: Between 1 hour- 1.5 hours
Cost: £10
Information about this workshop:
We will provide materials for you to make a unique card or notebook cover using simple stitches, adding beads and buttons.
Make and Take session times:
Thursday 3:00- 4:00
Saturday 3:00- 4:00
Sunday 1:00- 2:30
all ability levels, incl beginners
You can book & pay for these sessions at our stand H17 but we have limited spaces!
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Cost: £10
Information about this workshop:
Using a small ring frame which will act as the picture frame upon completion, we will show you how to layer sheer fabrics and stitch through them to great effect for a stunning picture for your wall.
Make and Take session times:
Thursday 9:30- 11:00
Friday 9:30- 11:00
Saturday 11:30- 12:30
all ability levels, incl beginners
You can book & pay for these sessions at our stand H17 but we have limited spaces!
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Cost: £10
Information about this workshop:
Make and decorate a felt needlecase to take away to use for your sewing projects. You will have a choice of pattern and colours to use.
Make and Take session times:
Thursday 1:00- 2:30
Friday 3:00- 4:00
Saturday 1:00- 2:30
Sunday 3:00-4:00
all ability levels, incl beginners
You can book & pay for these sessions at our stand H17 but we have limited spaces!
Discover the basics of cartonnage and make this useful travel sewing-wallet. Mark from Pinflair/Silvar Design will guide you through this simple no-sew process. A basic sewing kit will be included for your make. Scissors will be available to, optionally, purchase separately.
Advisory note:
No experience is necessary. Over 16’s only.
NOTE: Workshop places are on a first-come-first served basis.
Meet the Tutor
Mark Vardy
Mark Vardy has a passion for jewellery making. He has a level 3 NCFE certificate in craft and is a qualified adult education teacher. Mark founded Silvar Design in 2004, teaching a vast array of techniques, and he covers everything from costume jewellery design, macramé and kumihimo braiding through to stringing techniques, enamelling on copper and silver jewellery. More recently Silvar Design has partnered with Pinflair Creative Crafts.
Abie from Hive of Craftivity will teach you how to make beautiful flower themed papercut decorations. You will explore papercutting in a total new and exciting way using the revolutionary Gyro-Cut® Pro tool.
Abie says, “Really great results and beautiful designs can be achieved with the Gyro-Cut®, and I’ll share all my hints and tips with you too!”
Advisory note:
This workshop is suitable for adults and sensible children over 16 years, but they must be accompanied by an adult who takes responsibility at all times.
NOTE: Workshop places are on a first-come-first served basis.
Meet the Tutor
Abie Arnold
Abie is the owner of Hive of Craftivity. After 20 years successfully teaching in Primary Schools, Abie’s business now allows her to follow her lifelong passion of crafting. Abie simply adores crafting and wants to help others discover this love too. Crafting is good for you, on so many levels!
Abie teaches a range of sociable craft workshops, Masterclasses, family craft sessions, events and parties across the West Midlands. Her promise is that once you try one of her workshops, you’ll be equipped with all the skills to practice and experiment at home.
Join Anne Tyson from Flowerpot Mosaics for a fun introduction to the world of mosaics and create a pretty mosaic bird. You will be using a mixture of glass and ceramic tiles which have all been pre-cut for you.
This workshop is a chance to relax and create something lovely to take home whilst learning about the wonderful art of mosaics.
Advisory Note:
This workshop is suitable for children over the age of 10 when accompanied by an adult.
Meet the Tutor
Anne Tyson
Anne Tyson based in the West Midlands, Anne has been creating and teaching mosaics for 14 years. She is passionate about the mosaic art form and specialises in creating outdoor mosaics to brighten up our outdoor spaces. Anne’s aim is to spread her passion for mosaics and shatter the misconception that it is a difficult craft
In this fun workshop, Adam will show you how to create a fabulous boxy pouch using 10-inch squares of fabric; this is a great way of using up left over layer cake squares from other projects to create versatile pouches for storing all your crafty tools.
Advisory Note:
Suitable for over 16’s only. Experience using a sewing machine would be useful.
Meet the Tutor
Adam Burch, aka Adam Sews
Adam is a Bagmaker and Quilter, his main focus is bags made from quilted foam, giving structure to the final makes. He designs and writes his own Patterns. He also has a love for quilting and incorporates quilting into most of his designs. Adam will be demonstrating his quilted bag making skills in his workshops.
Join Gini, winner of Kirsty’s Handmade Christmas, and learn how to work the traditional craft of Dorset buttons with a twist. Create a beautiful blossom tree and hear all about the history of this 400-year old craft.
Advisory Note:
Suitable for ages 16+.
Meet the Tutor
Louise Armitage, aka ‘Gini’
‘Gini’ has been teaching and keeping the 400-year old traditional craft of Dorset Buttons alive for 33 years.
Originally taught by an old lady from Dorset, who’s family skill had been passed down through generations, and now had no one left to pass it on to. Gini made her a promise that she would teach other people and continue to pass on the skills. Gini has kept this promise and taught individuals and workshops all over the UK and around the world.
Bringing the skill up to date with modern ideas and techniques she won Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas with her unique designs in 2020.
Learn how to needle felt this realistic life-size Blue Tit using super-fast felting wool and felting needles. Steffi will teach you techniques and tricks how make basic shapes and sculpt with wool, add surface features and colours just by using a felting needle.
Steffi’s style is supportive, encouraging and fun filled. Take your little feathered friend home together with an Eco wool felting mat, felting needles and full colour step-by-step instructions.
Please note you will have to fasten the wire bird legs into the bird later at home as the glue needs to dry thoroughly. The legs are in the kit and Steffi will give extra instructions on how to do this. The finished size is about 7cm tall.
Advisory Note:
Not suitable for children under 16 years.
Meet the Tutor
Steffi Stern
German born Steffi Stern is a craft enthusiast and has been crafting for as long as she can remember. In 2010 Steffi turned her passion into her profession when she opened her first craft shop in Gloucestershire.
Fast forward to today and she now runs the successful craft business The Makerss. She has written four books on needle felting and doll making. Steffi loves combining her business experience with her passion of crafting and helping others to realise their creativity. Steffi’s teaching style is supportive, encouraging and fun filled.