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

IF THE CAP FITS! – Adam Brooks – 11.30

Sunday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
Juki Sewing CelebsSewingSunday
Adam a contestant on the 2021 series of the Great British Sewing Bee, is sharing his very own ‘Baker Boy...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

INTRODUCTION TO BEAUTIFUL BATIK – Shree Desai – 10.00

Sunday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
BatikSunday
Ready to step into our time machine – which takes you back over 2000 years? This journey takes you through...
Duration: 120 Minutes
Cost: £34

INTRODUCTION TO QUILTING – Jenny Jackson – 10.00

Sunday
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Juki Sewing CelebsSewingSunday
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

INTRODUCTION TO SCREEN PRINTING – Alison Hulme, Eau Brink Studios – 14.45

Sunday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
PrintingSunday
In this workshop you will start by choosing a piece of dyed fabric and Alison will explain how the different...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £20

JETTED AND WELT POCKET MASTERCLASS – Mark Francis – 14.30

Sunday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
Juki Sewing CelebsSewingSunday
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 – 11.45

Sunday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
SewingSunday
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 – 13.15

Sunday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
MacraméSunday
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 A MINI FLORAL WEAVING – Kerry Mosley – 15.15

Sunday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
SundayWeaving
Create a nature-inspired woven piece incorporating dried flowers and grasses to take home and frame. Your kit will include a...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £15

NEEDLE FELTED BUSY MR MOLE – Steffi Stern, The Makerss – 14.45

Sunday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
FeltingSunday
Learn how to needle felt this cute and BUSY MR MOLE, ready to do his spring clean, by just using...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £20

PANELLED INVISIBLE ZIP POUCH – Sarah Laws, Crafty Sew & So – 15.15

Sunday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
SewingSunday
Learn how to insert an invisible zip the easy way! You will make a panelled pouch to give you lots...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £15

PODS FOR ALL OCCASIONS – Jennie Rayment – 13.45

Sunday
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SewingSunday
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 – 15.00

Sunday
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PyrographySunday
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 – 09.45

Sunday
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JewelleryQuillingSunday
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

SEW A SELFIE! – Fiona Hesford, aka Sewgirl – 14.45

Sunday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
Machine EmbroiderySewingSunday
Join Fiona to stitch a ‘selfie’ of the one you love! Using templates, appliqué fabric and machine embroidery you will build a...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £25

SPRING FLOWER HEART MOSAIC – Anne Tyson – 10.00

Sunday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
MosaicSunday
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 – 09.45

Sunday
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Hand EmbroiderySunday
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

Sunday
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Polymer ClaySunday
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

SPRING THEMED LINO CARVING AND PRINT MAKING WORKSHOP – Hannah, Submerge Art – 12.45

Sunday
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PrintingSunday
In this workshop Hannah will show you how to design and carve spring themed lino prints in a friendly supportive...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £20

STICKS AND STONES – Rachael Singleton – 09.45

Sunday
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Hand EmbroiderySunday
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

SUNFLOWER MDF MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP -Jason Wilkes, Bert & Gert’s – 13.45

Sunday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
Mixed MediaSunday
Decorate and assemble this multi-layered Sunflower Gnome, using paints and pens with Jason Wilkes from Bert & Gert’s. The finished...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

‘BOTTLE TOP’ FAMILY TREE – Steve Manning, Family History Federation – 15.15

Thursday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
Mixed MediaThursday
Join Steve to create your very own customised Family Tree picture. This is a fabulous way to display family photographs...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £18

ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS GLASSES CASE WORKSHOP – Mercedes Ferrari-Plumridge – 10.00

Thursday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
Juki Sewing CelebsSewingThursday
Join Mercedes, a contestant on the 2019 series of The Great British Sewing Bee, to create your first sewing project,...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £15

BEADED EASTER EGG DECORATION – Sally Boehme – 14.00

Thursday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
BeadingThursday
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

COLLAGING BORROWED LANDSCAPES – Members of Nolitex – 11.00

Thursday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
CollageThursday
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

CORK & FABRIC POUCH – Katharine Wright, Leicestershire Craft Centre – 11.45

Thursday
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SewingThursday
Cork fabric is attractive and durable and makes fabulous bags and purses! Learn to sew with cork fabric and create...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £20

CREATING A HAND SITCHED LANDSCAPE – with Ruth Holmes, Progression in Textiles – 13.15

Thursday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
Hand EmbroideryThursday
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 – 09.45

Thursday
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Hand EmbroideryThursday
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 – 13.15

Thursday
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CrochetThursday
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 – 13.45

Thursday
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SewingThursday
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 – 09.45

Thursday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
Machine EmbroideryThursday
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 – 14.45

Thursday
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JewelleryMetal ClayThursday
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 – 11.45

Thursday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
Machine EmbroideryThursday
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 – 13.15

Thursday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
Machine EmbroideryThursday
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

Thursday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
GlassThursday
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 – 15.15

Thursday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
Hand EmbroideryThursday
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

JETTED AND WELT POCKET MASTERCLASS – Mark Francis – 13.00

Thursday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
Juki Sewing CelebsSewingThursday
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 – 09.45

Thursday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
SewingThursday
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 – 15.15

Thursday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
MacraméThursday
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 A MINI FLORAL WEAVING – Kerry Mosley – 09.45

Thursday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
ThursdayWeaving
Create a nature-inspired woven piece incorporating dried flowers and grasses to take home and frame. Your kit will include a...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £15

MAKE A STITCH DICTIONARY REFERENCE FOR YOUR SEWING MACHINE – Janet Poole – 11.30

Thursday
Creative Craft Show Birmingham March 2023Fashion & Embroidery 2023Sewing For Pleasure 2023
Juki Sewing CelebsSewingThursday
Join Janet Poole @Jannisews from The Great British Sewing Bee Series 5 and make a really useful record of the...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £15