Workshops

Check out our fabulous selection of workshops! We recommend booking before the show to avoid disappointment.

Please arrive to the workshop area at least 5 minutes before the start time. Please note tickets are non-refundable. Some workshops are unsuitable for under 16’s, if unsure please enquire before booking. Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult.  

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VIP: CARTONNAGE CALENDAR with Mark Vardy, Pinflair/Silvar Design – Thursday 31st October & Saturday 2nd November 2024

Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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VIP Workshop
Workshop times: 13.00, 14.00 and 15.00 45-minute workshop Discover the basics of cartonnage and make this useful calendar. Mark from...
Duration: 45 Minutes

VIP: PAPERCUT BAUBLES with Abie Arnold, Hive of Craftivity – Thursday 31st October & Saturday 2nd November 2024

Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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VIP Workshop
Workshop times: 10.00, 11.00 and 12.00 45-minute workshop Abie from Hive of Craftivity will teach you how to make beautiful...
Duration: 45 Minutes

Craft Academy Half Day Workshop – Simple Paper Flowers with Paula Milner

Friday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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floristryHalf DayMasterclassPapercraft
Paper Floristry – Saturday 2nd Nov 2024 – 1:30pm This half-day paper floristry Masterclass is inspired by Paula’s new book...
Duration: 3.5 Hours
Cost: £59

AN INTRODUCTION TO MARQUETRY with Mike Roberts, The Marquetry Society – Saturday 2nd November 2024 13.00pm

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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Marquetry
2 hours and 30-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Learn the skilled craft of Marquetry, which uses natural wood veneer to...
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Cost: £25

BLOCK PRINTED CHRISTMAS CRACKERS AND CARDS with Anna Weatherley-Hastings, The Indian Block Print Co. – Saturday 2nd November 2024 10.00am

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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Block Printing
90-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Join Anna from The Indian Block Print Co. and block print your very own Christmas...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £25

BRUSH PEN ARTWORK with Vicky Daws, The Modern Calligraphy Co – Saturday 2nd November 2024 11.15am

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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CalligraphyChristmas
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 This Christmas, share the joy with beautiful, handmade artworks for your friends! Join our fun...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

CATHEDRAL WINDOW TOTE BAG with Kerrie Padmore, Living in Loveliness – Saturday 2nd November 2024 13.45pm

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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PatchworkQuiltingSewingStitching
2 hour workshop – cost £36.00 Join Kerrie from Living In Loveliness for an enchanting journey into the world of...
Duration: 2 Hours
Cost: £36

CHRISTMAS GNOME DECORATIONS with Angela Smith, The British Polymer Clay Guild – Saturday 3rd November 2024 12.00pm

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Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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ChristmasPolymer Clay
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Join Angela for this fun workshop to create a colourful Christmas gnome decoration out of...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

CINNAMON MACRAME with Kim Gilbert – Saturday 2nd November 2024 11.30am

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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ChristmasMacrame
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Make your own mini macramé decorations, using cinnamon sticks and macramé cord you will create...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

Craft Academy Half Day Workshop – MEHNDI DRAWING FOR WELLBEING with Parveen Kaur 9.30

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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Masterclass
09.30 – 12.30hrsPrice: £59.00[Max 12 people] During this fabulous wellbeing workshop, participants will learn the basic techniques of Mehndi drawing...
Cost: £59

CREATIVE THERMOFAX PRINTING with Alison Hulme, Eau Brink Studio – Saturday 2nd November 2024 12:00pm

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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Screen Printing
90-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Discover the captivating world of screen printing with Thermofax Screens in an immersive workshop led by the...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £25

EMBROIDERED POPPY LEAF with Angie Hill, Dropped Stitch Artists – Saturday 2nd November 2024 13.30pm

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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Hand EmbroiderySlow Stitching
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Join Angie for a poppy leaf stitching-workshop where you will create a textured leaf inspired...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

FELTED FLOWERS with Ursula Westwood – Saturday 2nd November 2024 10.00am

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
Wet Felting
90 minute workshop – cost £30.00 At this fun workshop you will learn how to create a beautiful flower using...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £30

FESTIVE BRUSH PEN CARD-MAKING CALLIGRAPHY with Vicky Daws, The Modern Calligraphy Co – Saturday 2nd November 2024 09.45am

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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CalligraphyChristmas
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Spark your creativity this Christmas with beautiful, handmade card designs to share with your friends....
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

FESTIVE BRUSH PEN CARD-MAKING CALLIGRAPHY with Vicky Daws, The Modern Calligraphy Co – Saturday 2nd November 2024 15.45pm

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
CalligraphyChristmas
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Spark your creativity this Christmas with beautiful, handmade card designs to share with your friends....
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

FESTIVE CARD-MAKING CALLIGRAPHY with  Vicky Daws, The Modern Calligraphy Co – Saturday 2nd November 2024 12.45pm

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
CalligraphyChristmas
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Get into the festive spirit by joining our sparkling Christmas calligraphy workshop! Learn how to...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

FESTIVE FLORA AND FOLIAGE INSPRED FREE-MOTION EMBROIDERED DOODLE with Ruth Parkinson-Johns – Saturday 2nd November 2024 11.45am

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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ChristmasFree Motion Embroidery
2-hour workshop – cost £36.00 Enjoy the rhythm of free-motion embroidery in this fabulous workshop to create a festive flora...
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: £36

FESTIVE RUDOLPH DORSET BUTTON BROOCH with Gini’s Dorset Buttons – Saturday 2nd November 2024 13.00pm

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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ChristmasDorset Buttons
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Join Gini, winner of Kirsty’s Handmade Christmas, and learn how to make the traditional craft...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

FLORAL FUSION WALL HANGING with with Ruth Holmes, Dropped Stitch Artists – Saturday 2nd November 2024 10.00am

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Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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Eco-friendlyHand EmbroideryMixed Media
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Floral Fusion is a workshop where you’ll explore the enchanting world of recycled and natural...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

GEL PLATE PRINTING with Hannah Blowes – Submerge Art – Saturday 2nd November 2024 14.00pm

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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Gel Plate Printing
90-minute workshop – cost £30.00 Explore a variety of Gel Plate Printing techniques. Experiment with layering colour and texture using...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £30

GLASS FUSION CHRISTMAS WREATH with Katharine Wright, Leicestershire Craft Centre – Saturday 2nd November 2024 13.45pm

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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ChristmasGlass Fusion
60 minute workshop – cost £26.00 In this workshop you will learn how to make a fused glass Christmas Wreath...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £26

HAMSA FINE SILVER PENDANT with Tracey Spurgin -Saturday 2nd November 2024 15.00pm

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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JewllerySilver Clay
90 minute workshop – cost £36.00 Join master silver clay artist, Tracey Spurgin, as she guides you through this great...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £36

INTRODUCTION TO BEAUTIFUL BATIK with Shree Desai – Saturday 2nd November 2024 11.15am

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
Batik
2-hour workshop – cost £36.00 Ready to step into our time machine – which takes you back over 2000 years?...
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: £36

MAKE YOUR OWN CERAMIC PENGUIN with Ros Ingram – Saturday 2nd November 2024 09.45am

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
Ceramics
2 hour workshop – cost £36.00 A unique opportunity to create a sculpted penguin using professional clays All materials included,...
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: £36

MINI WILLOW CHRISTMAS TREES with Rachel Harwood – Saturday 2nd November 2024 12.15pm

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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ChristmasWillow Weaving
2 hour workshop – cost £36.00 Join Rachel to make some sweet mini Christmas Trees. Using different colours of British...
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: £36

MIXED MEDIA SHROOM PINCUSHION with Alex Hellawell – Saturday 2nd November 2024 14.45pm

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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Cured Clay
2-hour workshop – cost £36.00 Add a little woodland magic to your sewing table with this beautiful versatile pincushion that...
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: £36

MOSAIC CHRISTMAS BIRD with Anne Tyson – Saturday 2nd November 2024 09.45am

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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ChristmasMosaic
60 minute workshop – cost £18.00 Join Anne Tyson from Flowerpot Mosaics for a fun introduction to the world of...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

NEEDLE FELTED RAINBOW ROBIN HOOP PICTURE with Steffi Stern, The Makerss – Saturday 2nd November 2024 14.30pm

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
ChristmasNeedlefelting
90-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Learn how to needle felt this brightly coloured and fluffy Robin using a felt sheet...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £25

POPPY PETALS with Anita O’Neill, Eau Brink Studio – Saturday 2nd November 2024 09.45am

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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Free Motion Embroidery
90-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Join Anita for this ‘Poppy Petals’ workshop and discover the art of poppy-inspired machine embroidery....
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £25

PYROGRAPHY CHRISTMAS TREE with Hannah Harrison, Leicestershire Craft Centre – Saturday 2nd November 2024 15.15pm

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
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ChristmasPyrography
60 minute workshop – cost £18.00 A lovely introduction to the art of Pyrography, burning designs into wood. Hannah will...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

QUILTED PRESENT POUCH with Katharine Wright, Leicestershire Craft Centre – Saturday 2nd November 2024 09.45am

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
ChristmasQuiltingSewingStitching
90-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Learn to quilt and make a cute origami-style pouch perfect for putting little gifts and...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £25

SEASCAPE DEEP PINK SUNRISE COLLAGE with Yvonne Pratt -Saturday 2nd November 2024 14.15pm

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
Machine Embroidered Collage
90-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Learn how to machine embroider a seascape deep pink sunrise collage. Yvonne will share her...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £25

SEW A BOXED ZIPPY POUCH with Mark Francis – Saturday 2nd November 2024 11.45am

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
Sewing
90-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Join Mark Francis, a contestant from the Great British Sewing Bee, to make a really...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £25

SHIMMERING CALLIGRAPHY ARTWORK with Vicki Daws, The Modern Calligraphy Co – Saturday 2nd November 2024 14.15pm

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
CalligraphyChristmas
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Christmas Nib Artwork – If you’ve ever wanted to learn the art of creating beautiful...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

STERLING SILVER AND SEMI PRECIOUS STAR GEMSTONE NECKLACE with Naim Roseby – Saturday 2nd November 2024 10.00am

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
Jewellerysilversmithing
60-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Come and make a star necklace in this fun taster silversmithing class with tutor Naim....
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £25

VINTAGE STYLE PAPER DECORATIONS with Nicki Gunn, Daisy’s 60 minute Crafts – Saturday 2nd November 2024 11:30am

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
ChristmasPapercraft
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Discover the charm of paper-constructed vintage style decorations guided by Nicki from Daisy’s 60 Minute...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18