Courses
Fancy learning something new or brushing up your existing skills?
Courses
Fancy learning something new or brushing up your existing skills?
How we run our courses
Courses and workshops are run throughout the year with skilled tutors who are chosen for being lovely, patient people, which is really what you need when trying to learn a new skill.
Our well-equipped room has individual sewing stations and overhead projection to a screen for those close-ups. New Janome sewing machines are made available and students are welcome to use all of the quality Prym haberdashery items.
Terms and Conditions for all our courses can be found here.
Knitting Courses
Have you ever wanted to learn knitting or maybe you never quite got the knack? A friendly, gentle approach is all you need to learn the how and soon you’ll be knitting up a storm…
Beginners Knitting
Designed with the absolute beginner in mind, you will learn about the different weights of yarn, the knitting needles required and how to get that yarn onto one of them!
You’ll soon know your knit from your purl – the start of a lovely piece of knitting.
Beginners Knitting
Designed with the absolute beginner in mind, you will learn about the different weights of yarn, the knitting needles required and how to get that yarn onto one of them!
You’ll soon know your knit from your purl – the start of a lovely piece of knitting.
Crochet Courses
If you think a hook and a chain is something you find on a boat, you need our Beginner’s Crochet class…
Beginners Crochet
Designed with the absolute beginner in mind, pick up a hook and learn to crochet like you’ve always wanted! You will learn the basic foundation stitch building to make the traditional Granny square.
Practice really does make things perfect!
Beginners Crochet
Designed with the absolute beginner in mind, pick up a hook and learn to crochet like you’ve always wanted! You will learn the basic foundation stitch building to make the traditional Granny square.
Practice really does make things perfect!
Sewing Courses
Not everyone finds it easy to do buttonholes, insert a zip or cut out a pattern – but you will after just a few classes…
Make friends with your machine
You have this amazing object before you – but what can it do? Learn all the basics – how to set it up, use and look after it properly and make a simple drawstring bag handy for your bits and bobs!
Make a…
A beginner’s course to take you from selecting the right pattern and fabric for a design, cutting and stitching to complete a simple garment.
How to… do buttonholes
In this workshop you will soon enjoy finding how easy it is to use your machine to make a variety of buttonhole styles.
Make friends with your machine
You have this amazing object before you – but what can it do? Learn all the basics – how to set it up, use and look after it properly and make a simple drawstring bag handy for your bits and bobs!
Make a…
A beginner’s course to take you from selecting the right pattern and fabric for a design, cutting and stitching to complete a simple garment.
How to… do buttonholes
In this workshop you will soon enjoy finding how easy it is to use your machine to make a variety of buttonhole styles.
How to…insert a zip
How to…insert a zip
Patchwork and Quilting Courses
Designed for the beginner, all these courses and workshops will enable you to learn the correct method of measuring and cutting fabric, stitching together in a design, binding, sashing, backing and quilting your project
Quilt a Bag
Come and make a beautiful quilted patchwork bag with tuition from Sally Stevens!
Bring your own material (or we have lots of gorgeous fat quarters in stock for you to buy). This course runs over 3 weeks.
Sudoku Quilt
Learn to Quilt and make a beautiful Sudoku design quilt or hanging. Expert tuition by Sally Stevens, you will learn all the techniques from cutting, piecing together and quilting.
All equipment is provided other than fabric which you will choose or bring your own. 3 week course.
Suffolk Puffs
You will learn this beautiful quilted technique from scratch to create a cushion pad or quilt.
Quilt a Bag
Come and make a beautiful quilted patchwork bag with tuition from Sally Stevens!
Bring your own material (or we have lots of gorgeous fat quarters in stock for you to buy). This course runs over 3 weeks.
Sudoku Quilt
Learn to Quilt and make a beautiful Sudoku design quilt or hanging. Expert tuition by Sally Stevens, you will learn all the techniques from cutting, piecing together and quilting.
All equipment is provided other than fabric which you will choose or bring your own. 3 week course.
Suffolk Puffs
You will learn this beautiful quilted technique from scratch to create a cushion pad or quilt.
Foundation Paper Piecing
Make a fabulous Jubilee Union flag block with Sally Stevens, learning the technique of Foundation Paper Piecing.
You will produce a lovely block suitable for transformation into a cushion or maybe something decorative for the window.
Freemotion Quilting
It’s not as hard as you think to use a sewing machine to ‘draw’ patterns, initials or designs on your quilted work – especially under the expert tuition of Sally Stevens.
All materials are provided, even the machine, though you’re welcome to bring your own. 4 hour workshop.
Foundation Paper Piecing
Make a fabulous Jubilee Union flag block with Sally Stevens, learning the technique of Foundation Paper Piecing.
You will produce a lovely block suitable for transformation into a cushion or maybe something decorative for the window.
Freemotion Quilting
It’s not as hard as you think to use a sewing machine to ‘draw’ patterns, initials or designs on your quilted work – especially under the expert tuition of Sally Stevens.
All materials are provided, even the machine, though you’re welcome to bring your own. 4 hour workshop.
Creative Workshops
From felted gifts and string art to learning the soothing art of Japanese Sashiko embroidery…
Japanese Sashiko Embroidery
This is a beautiful, mindful art of Japanese hand embroidery – learning the special techniques needed to create a piece to be proud of. Subarashī (wonderful)!
String Art
Using a hammer, nails and thread, you will create a beautiful piece of artwork to gift or keep.
Japanese Sashiko Embroidery
This is a beautiful, mindful art of Japanese hand embroidery – learning the special techniques needed to create a piece to be proud of. Subarashī (wonderful)!
String Art
Using a hammer, nails and thread, you will create a beautiful piece of artwork to gift or keep.