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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MACHINE DOODLES with Jenny Drew, Sew Confident – Thursday 14.45pm

Thursday
Glasgow SEC Oct '24
Thursday
Free-Motion EmbroiderySewingStitching
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Learn to use your machine to doodle and sketch on fabric and find out why...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

MACRAME ANGEL DECORATION with Laura Mitchell, Sew Confident – Thursday 13.45pm

Thursday
Glasgow SEC Oct '24Glasgow SEC Oct '24 (Simply Christmas)
Thursday
Macrame
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Learn the art of macramé to make this beautiful Angel decoration for your Christmas tree....
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

MOSAIC CHRISTMAS BIRD with Anne Tyson – Thursday 31st October 2024 12.15pm

Thursday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24Birmingham NEC Oct Nov '24 (Simply Christmas)
Thursday
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 AMIGUWOOLLI PENGUIN with Steffi Stern, The Makerss – Thursday 10.15am

Thursday
Glasgow SEC Oct '24
Thursday
Needlefelting
90 minute workshop – cost £25.00 Learn how to needle felt this miniature super cute Penguin on his sparkling icy...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £25

NEEDLE FELTED AMIGUWOOLLI PENGUIN with Steffi Stern, The Makerss – Thursday 31st October 2024 10.00am

Thursday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Thursday
ChristmasNeedlefelting
90 minute workshop – cost £25.00 Learn how to needle felt this miniature super cute Penguin on his sparkling icy...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £25

NEEDLE FELTED BLUE TIT with Steffi Stern, The Makerss Thursday 09.45am

Thursday
Westpoint Exeter Sept '24
Thursday
Needlefelting
90-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Learn how to needle felt this realistic life size Blue Tit using super-fast felting wool...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £25

PATTERNS, PLANTS AND PORTRAITS with Jan Tillett Thursday 09.45am

Thursday
Westpoint Exeter Sept '24
Thursday
Free-Motion EmbroideryStitching
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 During this workshop you will be introduced to the addictive art of free motion embroidery...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

POPPY PETALS with Anita O’Neill, Eau Brink Studio – Thursday 31st October 2024 14.15pm

Thursday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Thursday
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 – Thursday 31st October 2024 13.45pm

Thursday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24Birmingham NEC Oct Nov '24 (Simply Christmas)
Thursday
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 – Thursday 31st October 2024 11.45am

Thursday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24Birmingham NEC Oct Nov '24 (Simply Christmas)
Thursday
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

RETRO PENDANT AND EARRINGS SET with Angela Smith, Polymer Clay Guild Thursday 11.30am

Thursday
Westpoint Exeter Sept '24
Thursday
ClayPolymer Clay
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 Join Angela from The British Polymer Clay Guild to create this colourful pendant and earring...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

SEASCAPE DEEP PINK SUNRISE COLLAGE with Yvonne Pratt – Thursday 31st October 2024 12.15pm

Thursday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Thursday
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 – Thursday 13.45pm

Thursday
Westpoint Exeter Sept '24
Thursday
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

SEW A BOXED ZIPPY POUCH with Mark Francis – Thursday 31st October 2024 09.45am

Thursday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Thursday
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 – Thursday 31st October 2024 12.45pm

Thursday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24Birmingham NEC Oct Nov '24 (Simply Christmas)
Thursday
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

SPARKLING PEARLS with Mairi Carlton, Beadworkers Guild – Thursday 12.15pm

Thursday
Glasgow SEC Oct '24
Thursday
BeadworkingJewellery
60-minute workshop – cost £18.00 During this workshop you will make three pearl and crystal beaded beads, embellished with crystal...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

SPARKLING WINTER TREE DORSET BUTTON BROOCH with Gini’s Dorset Buttons – Thursday 15.15pm

Thursday
Glasgow SEC Oct '24Glasgow SEC Oct '24 (Simply Christmas)
Thursday
Dorset 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

SPARKLING WINTER TREE DORSET BUTTON BROOCH with Gini’s Dorset Buttons – Thursday 31st October 2024 15.00pm

Thursday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24Birmingham NEC Oct Nov '24 (Simply Christmas)
Thursday
Dorset 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

STERLING SILVER AND SEMI PRECIOUS STAR GEMSTONE NECKLACE with Naim Roseby – Thursday 31st October 2024 11.30am

Thursday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24
Thursday
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

STITCHED CONCERTINA BOOK with Helen McKenna – Thursday 14.15pm

Thursday
Glasgow SEC Oct '24
Thursday
Hand StitchingSlow Stitchingvintage
90-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Take time out in this lovely slow stitching workshop and create a beautiful heirloom fabric...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £25

STUNNING 2D NEEDLE FELTED SEASCAPE with Lynne McGill, LinPin Crafts – Thursday 14.15pm

Thursday
Glasgow SEC Oct '24
Thursday
Needlefelting
90-minute workshop – cost £25.00 Create your own bespoke needle felt “Seascape” with Lynne of “LinPin Crafts” using a needle,...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £25

SWEDISH WILLOW STAR with Rachel Harwood – Thursday 31st October 2024 10.00am

Thursday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24Birmingham NEC Oct Nov '24 (Simply Christmas)
Thursday
ChristmasWillow Weaving
2 hour workshop – cost £36.00 Join Rachel to make a beautiful Swedish Star. Using British willow you will learn...
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: £36

TUMBLING BLOCK Y SEAM CLASS with Clive Bruder – Thursday 15.45pm

thursday
Westpoint Exeter Sept '24
Thursday
PatchworkSewing
This class is a wonderful opportunity for beginners and experienced sewers alike to enhance their skills and create beautiful projects....
Duration: 60 minutes
Cost: £18

VINTAGE STYLE PAPER DECORATIONS with Nicki Gunn, Daisy’s 60 minute Crafts – Thursday 31st October 2024 10.00am

Thursday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24Birmingham NEC Oct Nov '24 (Simply Christmas)
Thursday
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

WIRE SCULPTURE ANGEL DECORATION with Abie Arnold, Hive of Craftivity – Thursday 31st October 2024 14.30pm

Thursday
Birmingham NEC Nov '24Birmingham NEC Oct Nov '24 (Simply Christmas)
Thursday
ChristmasPapercraft
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

Make & Take: Create a Card or Notebook cover with Embroiderers Guild – Thursday 3:00pm

Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday
Glasgow SEC Oct '24
Thursday
Make & Take
Duration: Between 1 hour- 1.5 hours Cost: £10 Information about this workshop:  We will provide materials for you to make a...
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Cost: £10

Make & Take: Create a flower picture with Embroiderers Guild – Thursday 9:30am

Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday
Glasgow SEC Oct '24
Thursday
Make & Take
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes Cost: £10 Information about this workshop:  Using a small ring frame which will act as the...
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Cost: £10

Make & Take: Create a Landscape picture with Embroiderers Guild – Thursday 11:30am

Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday
Glasgow SEC Oct '24
Thursday
Make & Take
Duration: Between 1 hour- 1.5 hours Cost: £10 Information about this workshop:  Using a ring frame, which will act as the...
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Cost: £10

Make & Take: Make a needlecase using simple shapes & stitches with Embroiderers Guild– Thursday 1:00pm

Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday
Glasgow SEC Oct '24
Thursday
Make & Take
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes Cost: £10 Information about this workshop:  Make and decorate a felt needlecase to take away to...
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Cost: £10