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
ThursdaySaturday
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
ThursdaySaturday
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
Saturday
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

2D NEEDLE FELTED FLUFFY SQUIRREL with Liberty Goodswen – Saturday 13.45pm

Saturday
Farnborough International Aug '24
Saturday
Needlefelting
2-hour workshop – cost £36.00 In this workshop you will needle felt a 2D squirrel with his bushy tail as...
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: £36

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

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
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

BEAUTIFUL FABRIC BOXES with Pat Lumsdale Saturday 13.00pm

Saturday
Westpoint Exeter Sept '24
Saturday
CARTONNAGE
3-hour workshop – cost £39.00 Join Pat in this lovely extended workshop to create a beautiful small padded box made...
Duration: 3 Hours
Cost: £39

BEGINNER MINI MACRAME PLANT HANGER with Ceri Noor, Crafted by Ceri – Saturday 10.15am

Saturday
Farnborough International Aug '24
Saturday
Macramé
60-minutes workshop – cost £18.00 Create a mini macramé plant hanger to hold a small terracotta plant pot. You will...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

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
Saturday
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
Saturday
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

BRUSH PEN CALLIGRAPHY CARDS (WITH GEL PEN DETAILS) with Emily Goodwin or Emma Cox, The Modern Calligraphy Co – Saturday 11.45am

Saturday
Farnborough International Aug '24
Saturday
Calligraphy
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Brush pen calligraphy is popular for its accessible, easy-to-use nature. This fantastic workshop introduces you...
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
Saturday
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

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
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
Saturday
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

COLOURFUL WATER BRUSH CALLIGRAPHY ARTWORKS with Emily Goodwin or Emma Cox, The Modern Calligraphy Co – Saturday 10.15am

Saturday
Farnborough International Aug '24
Saturday
Calligraphy
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Join this fantastic workshop to explore creating calligraphy with water brushes. With basic strokes transforming...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

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

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
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 10.15

Saturday
Farnborough International Aug '24
Saturday
PrintingThermofax Printing
90-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Join Alison Hulme for an inspiring workshop on fabric printing. Discover the art of printing...
Duration: 90 minutes
Cost: £25

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

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
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

DORSET BUTTON DAISY BROOCH with Gini’s Dorset Buttons Saturday 15.45pm

Saturday
Westpoint Exeter Sept '24
Saturday
Dorset Buttons
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Join Gini, winner of Kirsty’s Handmade Christmas, and learn how to work the traditional craft...
Duration: 60 minutes
Cost: £18

DORSET BUTTON POSY BROOCH with Gini’s Dorset Buttons – Saturday – 15.15pm

Saturday
Farnborough International Aug '24
Saturday
Dorset Buttons
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Join Gini, winner of Kirsty’s Handmade Christmas, and learn how to work the traditional craft...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

DRAWING AND CRAFTING WITH YOUR SEWING MACHINE with SarahB – Saturday 10.15am

Saturday
Farnborough International Aug '24
Saturday
Free motion StitchingFree-Motion EmbroideryMachine EmbroiderySewing
90-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Learn and build your confidence using the skill of free-machine embroidery with SarahB. On this...
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
Saturday
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

ENGLISH PAPER PIECING with Susan Finlay, Sew Confident – Saturday 14.15pm

Saturday
Glasgow SEC Oct '24
Saturday
PatchworkSewing
90-minute workshop – cost £25.00 English Paper Piecing is a method of patchwork where fabric is wrapped around shapes made...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £25

FABULOUS WOODLAND SHROOM with Alex Hellawell – Saturday 12.15

Saturday
Farnborough International Aug '24
Saturday
Cured Clay
2-hour workshop – cost £36.00 Add a little woodland scene into your home, with a beautiful Shroom dome. In this...
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: £36

FELT EMBROIDERED HOOPS with Sonya Ellis, Exeter Craft Hub Saturday 14.15pm

Saturday
Westpoint Exeter Sept '24
Saturday
Hand StitchingStitching
90-minute workshop – cost £30.00 Join Sonya Ellis from Exeter Craft Hub for this enjoyable relaxing workshop using pieces of...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £30

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
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 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 CHRISTMAS WREATH with Helen McKenna – Saturday 10.15am

Saturday
Glasgow SEC Oct '24Glasgow SEC Oct '24 (Simply Christmas)
Saturday
Christmaswreaths
90-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Join Helen in this fun workshop and create a Festive Christmas Wreath. You will be...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £25

FESTIVE FAIRY Michelle Goodfield, Thimble Wood – Saturday 10.15am

Saturday
Farnborough International Aug '24
Saturday
Hand Stitching
90-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Join Michelle Goodfield from Thimble Wood to make an adorable Festive Fairy, perfect to adorn...
Duration: 90 mins
Cost: £25

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

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
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 15.15pm

Saturday
Glasgow SEC Oct '24Glasgow SEC Oct '24 (Simply Christmas)
Saturday
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

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

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
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

Saturday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Saturday
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

FREE MOTION CUSHION COVER with Kerrie Padmore, Living in Loveliness – Saturday 12.15pm

Saturday
Farnborough International Aug '24
Saturday
appliquéFree motion StitchingMachine EmbroideryQuilting
2-hour workshop – cost £36.00 Join Kerrie Padmore from Living in Loveliness and immerse yourself in the art of raw...
Duration: 2 hour
Cost: £36

FREE MOTION CUSHION COVER with Kerrie Padmore, Living in Loveliness – Saturday 14.45pm

Saturday
Westpoint Exeter Sept '24
Saturday
appliquéFree motion StitchingQuiltingStitching
2-hour workshop – cost £36.00 Join Kerrie Padmore from Living in Loveliness and immerse yourself in the art of raw...
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: £36

FREE MOTION QUILTING FOR THE TERRIFIED with Sarah Payne – Saturday 10.15am

Saturday
Glasgow SEC Oct '24
Saturday
Free motion StitchingQuiltingSewingStitching
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

FUSED GLASS CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS with Juile Bowden, Kiln Time – Saturday 14.15pm

Saturday
Glasgow SEC Oct '24Glasgow SEC Oct '24 (Simply Christmas)
Saturday
ChristmasGlass Fusion
90-minute workshop – cost £31.00 A festive fused glass workshop where you can create your own Christmas-themed decoration. Enjoy a...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £31

GEL PLATE PRINTING with Hannah Blowes – Submerge Art – Saturday 14.45

Saturday
Farnborough International Aug '24
Saturday
Gel Plate PrintingPrinting
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

GEL PLATE PRINTING with Hannah Blowes – Submerge Art – Saturday 15.15pm

Saturday
Westpoint Exeter Sept '24
Saturday
Gel Plate PrintingPrinting
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