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 CHRISTMAS DECORATION with Mark Vardy, Pinflair/Silvar Design – Friday 1st November & Sunday 3rd November 2024
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
FridaySunday
Workshop times: 10.00, 11.00 and 12.00 45-minute workshop Discover the basics of cartonnage and make this fabulous Christmas decoration. Mark...
Duration: 45 Minutes
VIP: LAYERED PAPERCUT BAUBLE with Abie Arnold, Hive of Craftivity – Friday 1st November & Sunday 3rd November 2024
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
FridaySunday
Workshop times: 13.00, 14.00 and 15.00 45-minute workshop Abie from Hive of Craftivity will teach you how to make an...
Duration: 45 Minutes
BLOCK PRINTED CHRISTMAS CRACKERS AND CARDS with Anna Weatherley-Hastings, The Indian Block Print Co. – Sunday 3rd November 2024 12.00pm
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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 – Sunday 3rd November 2024 14.30pm
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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 – Sunday 3rd November 2024 09.45am
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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 JUMPER DECORATION with Angela Smith, The British Polymer Clay Guild – Sunday 3rd November 2024 09.45am
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Join Angela for this fun workshop to create a colourful Christmas jumper decoration out of...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18
CINNAMON MACRAME with Kim Gilbert – Sunday 3rd November 2024 11.30am
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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 Full Day Workshop – Festive Willow Reindeer with Rachel Harwood
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
Willow Weaving – Sunday 3rd Nov 2024 – 9:30am Join Rachel on a fabulous full day Willow Weaving workshop and...
Duration: 7 Hours
Cost: £160
CREATIVE THERMOFAX PRINTING with Alison Hulme, Eau Brink Studio – Sunday 3rd November 2024 10:00am
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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
DORSET BUTTON SPARKLY TASSELLED TREE DECORATION with Gini’s Dorset Buttons – Sunday 3rd November 2024 15.00pm
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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
DRESSMAKING – SIZING AND PATTERN ALTERATIONS with Helen Rhiannon – Sunday 3rd November 2024 12.15pm
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
90-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Based on Helen’s award winning book: Dressmaking. The Easy Guide, you will learn how to...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £25
EMBROIDERED POPPY LEAF with Angie Hill, Dropped Stitch Artists – Sunday 3rd November 2024 15.15pm
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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 LANDSCAPE with Ursula Westwood – Sunday 3rd November 2024 – 13.15pm
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
90 minute workshop – cost £30.00 At this fun workshop you will learn how to create a beautiful felted landscape...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £30
FESTIVE BRUSH PEN CARD-MAKING CALLIGRAPHY with Vicky Daws, The Modern Calligraphy Co – Sunday 3rd November 2024 13.00pm
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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 – Sunday 3rd November 2024 10.00am
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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 – Sunday 3rd November 2024 09.45am
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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
FLORAL FUSION WALL HANGING with with Ruth Holmes, Dropped Stitch Artists – Sunday 3rd November 2024 13.30pm
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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
FREE MOTION QUILTING FOR THE TERRIFIED with Sarah Payne – Sunday 3rd November 2024 12.15pm
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
90-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Have you ever fancied learning how to free motion quilt, but just don’t know where...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £25
GEL PLATE PRINTING with Hannah Blowes – Submerge Art – Sunday 3rd November 2024 14.00pm
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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 – Sunday 3rd November 2024 12.45pm
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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 -Sunday 3rd November 2024 11.15am
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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 – Sunday 3rd November 2024 14.15pm
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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 – Sunday 3rd November 2024 14.15pm
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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
MIXED MEDIA SHROOM PINCUSHION with Alex Hellawell – Sunday 3rd November 2024 09.45am
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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 – Sunday 3rd November 2024 11.15am
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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 LARGE YULE TOMTE with Steffi Stern, The Makerss – Sunday 3rd November 2024 11.30am
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
90-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Learn how to needle felt this large Yule Tomte with his soft white beard, long...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £25
POPPY PETALS with Anita O’Neill, Eau Brink Studio – Sunday 3rd November 2024 14.15pm
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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 – Sunday 3rd November 2024 09.45am
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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
SEASCAPE DEEP PINK SUNRISE COLLAGE with Yvonne Pratt – Sunday 3rd November 2024 12.15pm
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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 – Sunday 3rd November 2024 14.15pm
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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 – Sunday 3rd November 2024 11.30am
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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 – Sunday 3rd November 2024 13.00pm
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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 – Sunday 3rd November 2024 14.30pm
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
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
WIRE SCULPTURE ANGEL DECORATION with Abie Arnold, Hive of Craftivity – Sunday 3rd October 2024 10.00am
Sunday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Sunday
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Join this festive workshop and create your own unique angel Christmas decoration. You’ll learn the...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18