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.  

Choose your craft discipline or view all workshops below

BEADED EASTER EGG DECORATION – Sally Boehme – 11.00

Saturday
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BeadingSaturday
Celebrate Easter by beading a glass net and tassel decoration for a Papier-mâché hen’s egg in one of four gorgeous...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £15

BUSINESS START-UP: PERFECT PRICING FOR YOUR CRAFT PRODUCT – Annie Gianini, Founder of HUSTLEwell – 13.45

Saturday
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Business SkillsSaturday
What if you that you could fund your burgeoning craft stash and take home some extra cash by turning your...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £15

CASHMERE TAPE WEAVING – Jen Hogg – 15.15

Saturday
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Juki Sewing CelebsSaturdaySewing
Join Sewing Bee Jen Hogg for a cashmere tape weaving workshop – Cashmere tape is surplus from a top-quality Scottish cashmere...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £23

COLLAGING BORROWED LANDSCAPES – Members of Nolitex – 14.45

Saturday
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CollageSaturday
Working from a landscape image, produce a zigzag book in rag paper using collage, mark-making and stitch. All materials provided....
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £20

CREATING A HAND SITCHED LANDSCAPE – with Ruth Holmes, Progression in Textiles – 11.15

Saturday
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Hand EmbroiderySaturday
Using hand dyed fabrics, organza and simple hand stitches visitors will create a beautiful A5-sized layered landscape embellished with beads...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £20

CREATIVE METAL THREADS – Elnaz Yazdani – 14.45

Saturday
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Hand EmbroiderySaturday
During the workshop Elnaz will guide you through a variety of beautiful and intricate techniques using an array of metal...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £20

CROCHET FOR BEGINNERS – Kim Gilbert, Hark Crafts – 14.45

Saturday
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CrochetSaturday
In this lovely 90-minute relaxing session Kim will teach you the basics of how to crochet. You will learn 2-3...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £20

DOUBLE APPLIQUE NOTEBOOK – Gillian Cooper – 15.15

Saturday
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SaturdaySewing
Using two different appliqué methods (reverse appliqué and bondaweb appliqué), you will make a cover for a book, then add...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £20

ETHERAL FREE-MOTION EMBROIDERED VESSELS – Ruth Parkinson-Johns – 13.15

Saturday
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Machine EmbroiderySaturday
Use Free-motion Embroidery to trap fibres, threads and pre-made embellishments between layers of water soluble stabiliser. During this workshop you...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £20

FINE SILVER STARFISH PENDANT – Tracey Spurgin – 12.15

Saturday
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JewelleryMetal ClaySaturday
Join Tracey Spurgin, International Metal Clay Artist, as she takes you step by step to create an adorable yet stunning...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £34

FREE-MOTION BOTANICAL CALLIGRAPHY – Bex Oxide-Tucker – 09.45

Saturday
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Machine EmbroiderySaturday
Be inspired by the natural world and create your own free-motion calligraphy. Learning to stitch words and natural forms, this...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £15

FREE-MOTION EMBROIDERED SPRING FLOWERS – Anita O’Neill, Eau Brink Studio – 11.15

Saturday
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Machine EmbroiderySaturday
Following a brief introduction, Anita will demonstrate how to thread and use a sewing machine to colour in a pre-printed...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £20

GLASS FUSION – SPRING FLOWERS – Katharine Wright, Leicestershire Craft Centre – 10.00

Saturday
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GlassSaturday
Create a beautiful flower garden in glass! You’ll be shown how to cut your glass and learn about different types...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £24

GOLDEN FLORALS: AN INTRODUCTION TO GOLDWORK – Kathleen Laurel Sage – 09.45

Saturday
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Hand EmbroiderySaturday
Learn the traditional technique of couching gold cords to form a delicate flower. Apply gold purl wires and check wires...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £15

INTRODUCTION TO QUILTING – Jenny Jackson – 13.45

Saturday
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Jenny’s workshop will give you the opportunity to learn how to layer a quilt sandwich, learn different quilting techniques including...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £15

JETTED AND WELT POCKET MASTERCLASS – Mark Francis – 11.45

Saturday
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Join Mark Francis from the Great British Sewing Bee to perfect your Jetted and Welt pocket skills. These simple and...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £20

KNICKER MAKING WORKSHOP – Barry Rogers, Sewology – 13.15

Saturday
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SaturdaySewing
In this workshop you will learn how to sew a pair of knickers. You will be shown how to apply...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £20

MACRAME EASTER BUNNY – Helen Brewer from Mindful Crafts – 09.45

Saturday
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MacraméSaturday
Join Helen to make this cute macramé decoration. She will show you how to make two basic macramé knots, which...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £15

MAKE YOUR OWN CUTE CERAMIC MOUSE – Ros Ingram – 14.15

Saturday
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CeramicsSaturday
Join ceramic artist Ros Ingram to sculpt a cute mouse sitting on a cotton reel in this step-by-step pottery workshop....
Duration: 120 Minutes
Cost: £34

MONOPRINTING USING GEL PLATES – Hannah, Submerge Art – 12.00

Saturday
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PrintingSaturday
Monoprinting using a Gel Plate is simple and fun without the need for a printing press or for any carving. The...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £20

NATURAL ROCKPOOLS IN FREE MACHINE EMBROIDERY – Bex Oxide-Tucker – 15.15

Saturday
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Machine EmbroiderySaturday
Make your own machine embroidery based on Bex’s award winning Rockpool series, you will look at laying out a design,...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £15

NEEDLE FELTED BUNNY – Steffi Stern, The Makerss – 11.15

Saturday
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FeltingSaturday
Learn how to needle felt this round little BUNNY. Steffi Stern will teach you how to make basic shapes, join...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £20

PASSPORT CLUTCH – Kerrie Padmore, Living in Loveliness – 09.45

Saturday
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SaturdaySewing
Join Kerrie from Living In Loveliness to make a beautiful and super easy Passport Clutch perfect for your holidays. This...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £20

PODS FOR ALL OCCASIONS – Jennie Rayment – 11.45

Saturday
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SaturdaySewing
Hang one in the craft room, bedroom, bathroom and kitchen for all those extraneous oddments. It’s a desk organiser, toy...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £15

PYROGRAPHY SPRING DECORATIONS – Hannah Harrison, Leicestershire Craft Centre – 12.30

Saturday
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PyrographySaturday
Learn how to decorate and burn images into wood using a pyrography tool. You’ll be taught how to use the...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £15

QUILLED SPRING EARRINGS – Abie from Hive of Craftivity – 13.15

Saturday
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JewelleryQuillingSaturday
In this workshop Abie will teach you the relaxing mindful craft of quilling. You will learn different techniques and how...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £15

SASHIKO ‘BAG FOR LIFE’ – Nicki Gunn – 13.30

Saturday
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Hand EmbroiderySashikoSaturday
Learn to draw and stitch Sashiko patterns with Nicki’s Daisy’s 60-Minute Crafts Workshop and transform a Navy Tote Bag into...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £15

SPRING FLOWER HEART MOSAIC – Anne Tyson – 15.00

Saturday
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MosaicSaturday
Join Anne Tyson from Flowerpot Mosaics and make your own lovely spring flower mosaic. It will be a great introduction...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

SPRING STITCHED FLORALS – Jessica Grady – 13.15

Saturday
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Hand EmbroiderySaturday
Join artist Jessica Grady to create your own spring floral design, using hand stitching and colourful mixed media embellishments. Jessica will show you...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

SPRING TEA LIGHT COVERS – Angela Smith, Polymer Clay Guild – 11.15

Saturday
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Polymer ClaySaturday
In this fun one-hour workshop you will be using polymer clay to decorate a glass tea light holder with a...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £15

STICKS AND STONES – Rachael Singleton – 12.15

Saturday
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Hand EmbroiderySaturday
Hand-stitch a small stack of pre-printed pebbles and learn different techniques for developing stitched texture. This kit has everything to make...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £15

WILLOW BIRD HOUSE – Rachel Harwood – 09.45

Saturday
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SaturdayWillow Weaving
Willow artist and tutor Rachel combines her passion for craftsmanship with her love of sculpting natural forms using naturally grown...
Duration: 120 Minutes
Cost: £34

ZIPPY BAG – Clive Bruder – 09.45

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Spend time with Clive, to make a fully lined zippy bag. This super project is great to use as a...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £20

INTRODUCTION TO BEAUTIFUL BATIK – Shree Desai – 14.00

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BatikFridaySaturdayThursday
Ready to step into our time machine – which takes you back over 2000 years? This journey takes you through...
Duration: 120 Minutes
Cost: £34

Make & Take: Chloe Savage Embroidery

Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday
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FridayMake & TakeSaturdaySundayThursday
Come and make a Pumice Carrot, a quirky way to sharpen your needles and pins! Each session will include,: How...

Make & Take: Daisy’s 60 Minute Crafts

Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday
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FridayMake & TakeSaturdaySundayThursday
Here at Daisy’s 60 Minute Crafts, I design beautiful craft projects and teach them to people right across the country;...

Make & Take: Hark Crafts

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I’m Kim, I started Hark Crafts early 2022, I am a eclectic crafter and I run workshops and tutorials in...

Make & Take: Hive Of Craftivity

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My make and takes all have have an eco-conscious vibe.  I’m calling them my “Love it for longer” make &...

Make & Take: Holly Berkley

Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday
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Wire Work Silver & Pearl Easter Nest Pendant.  Come and make a wire work Easter nest pendant with real fresh...

Make & Take: Jessica Grady

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FridayMake & TakeSaturdaySundayThursday
All day throughout the show – just come along!  £8.50 pp  Come along and have a go at using sequins...