Beginners Zentangle® with Caroline 

Sunday 19th January 2020

10.30am - 4.00pm

£65

Caroline McNamara will be introducing you to the basic techniques of Zentangle®  in this session. Your designs will be perfect for a stand alone work of art or translating into hand or machine stitch and mixed media work.

The example shown here was made at a previous Craft Arena workshop

Caroline is a certified Zentangle® tutor.

THERE ARE SIX PLACES LEFT ON THIS WORKSHOP

Group 2 Valentine Zentangle with Caroline

Friday 31st January 2020

10.30pm - 4.00pm

£65

For those who have been on one of our Zentangle® classes before, this workshop will take your knowledge further.

Caroline McNamara, a certified Zentangle® tutor, will help you extend your skills.

THERE ARE SIX PLACES AVAILABLE ON THIS WORKSHOP. 

Group 1 Valentine Zentangle with Caroline

Saturday 1st February 2020

10.30pm - 4.00pm

£65

For those who have been on one of our Group 1 Zentangle® classes before (our longest running group), this workshop will take your knowledge further.

Caroline McNamara, a certified Zentangle® tutor, will help you extend your skills.

THERE ARE SIX PLACES LEFT ON THIS WORKSHOP. 

Machine Embroidery Group

Sunday 2nd February 2020

10.30pm - 1.00pm

£10

A series of informal monthly social groups to help you get the most from your embroidery machine. A different machine embroidery technique will be discussed each month. Bring along any challenges or questions you have, and there will bound to be someone here to answer them.  This month we will be focusing on Valentine’s Day.

THERE ARE FIVE PLACES LEFT ON THIS SESSION

Zentangle with Caroline

Saturday 8th February 2020

10.30pm - 4.00pm

£65

For those who have been on one of our Zentangle® classes before, this workshop will take your knowledge further.

Caroline McNamara, a certified Zentangle® tutor, will be showing us how to work with the new Zentangle® grey tiles using some of the equipment you will already be using in your Zentangle® work. More details to follow soon.

THERE ARE SIX PLACES AVAILABLE ON THIS WORKSHOP. 

Credence of Stitchers Group

Sunday 9th February 2020

10.30pm - 1.00pm

£10

Join our stitching social group where you can stitch, chat and get a bit of advice if you need it!  Any type of hand embroidery is welcome. You will receive a gift worth at least £5 when you attend, this will consist of hand embroidery related items - it may be threads, patterns or accessories or a combination of both. In case you were wondering, Credence is a 15th Century collective noun for a number of stitchers!

THERE ARE EIGHT PLACES LEFT ON THIS SESSION

Mixed Media with Nick Kimber

Five sessions on the Second Friday of each month starting 14th February 2020

10.30pm - 1.00pm

£45 per session or £200 for all five

This series of workshops has been compiled for students who are new to designing their own work or those who need a kick start because of a creative block, which all of us have from time to time!

By the end of the course you will have ideas on how you can produce your own original piece of work from the designs and samples that you have done over the 5 month course.

A requirements list will be provided but most materials will be available on the day.

If there is enough interest, it may be possible to extend the workshop into the afternoon.

THERE ARE FIVE PLACES LEFT ON THIS WORKSHOP

Tambour Beading

Saturday 15th February 2020

10.30pm - 4.00pm

£65

Join Angela Woodget for a whole day of Tambour Beading. This delicate form of beading onto fabric can be used to enhance garments, make accessories or pictures. Angela will start with the basics in the morning and show you more advanced techniques in the afternoon.This class is perfect for beginners or those who wish to refresh their skills.

THERE ARE FOUR PLACES LEFT ON THIS WORKSHOP

PE Design with Lisa

Sunday 16th February 2020

10.30pm - 1.00pm

£35

Join Lisa to learn more about using Brother PE Design Software.  This class is for those who know the basics of PE Design software for Brother Embroidery machines. On this class  Lisa will be showing you how to import and digitize. Ask about our next beginners class.

THERE ARE THREE PLACES LEFT ON THIS WORKSHOP

Yarn Forward

Wednesday 19th February 2020

10.30pm - 1.00pm

£10

Our regular Yarn Forward knitting and crochet social group. Bring your own yarn work along to knit or crochet and if you have any challenges, there will sure to be someone here who can help.  Whatever your skill level, you can work that yarn and chat at the same time, and you always leave with a free gift!

THERE ARE FOUR PLACES AVAILABLE ON THIS SESSION

Mixed Media Sketchbook with Denise

Saturday 22nd February 2020

10.30pm - 4.00pm

£70

On this workshop you will decorate at least one sketchbook using Powertex and mixed media techniques. Suitable for beginners or those who have used Powertex before, we will start the day making an emblem for the front of your book and then paint and distress the book before adding the finished emblem to create a unique book for a gift or to keep for yourself. We will also be creating a more textural book using Powertex, fabric and inclusions.

THERE ARE SIX PLACES AVAILABLE ON THIS WORKSHOP

Goldwork with Wendy

Saturday 7th March 2020

10.30pm - 4.00pm

£65

Join Wendy on her latest journey into the wonderful world of goldwork embroidery. You will be stitching one of her exclusive designs. Suitable whether you are a complete beginner or wish to refresh your skills.

THERE ARE EIGHT PLACES AVAILABLE ON THIS WORKSHOP

Spinning with Michele

Thursday 12th March 2020

10.30pm - 4.00pm

£65

For those who are new to spinning, Michele will provide some prepared fibre and teach you to spin using a drop spindle. You will then be shown how to prepare your own fibre. After lunch you get to start spinning what you have prepared, and will have a little time on a spinning wheel.

THERE ARE FIVE PLACES LEFT ON THIS WORKSHOP