Workshops

Check out our fabulous selection of workshops! We recommend booking before the show to avoid disappointment.

INTRODUCTION TO PUNCH NEEDLE with Kim Searle, Darn It! Workshops – 14.40

Sunday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Rag Rugging
Create your own punch needle artwork using a wide variety of different colours and textures. Experiment with four different types...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £24
SOLD OUT

INTRODUCTION TO SIZING, TRACING OFF A PATTERN & PATTERN ALTERATIONS with Helen Rhiannon – 11.15

Sunday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Pattern Cutting
Helen will discuss sizing and why it is so difficult to get the right size in dressmaking. You will learn how...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £24

MACHINE EMBROIDERED SEASCAPES with Wendy Dolan – 14.30

Sunday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Free Motion Embroidery
Learn how to ‘draw’ with your sewing machine. You will be shown how to use a basic domestic sewing machine...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £24

MAKE YOUR OWN CERAMIC HARE with Ros Ingram – 12.00

Sunday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Ceramics
Join ceramic artist Ros Ingram and learn how to create your own characterful clay hare in this step-by-step workshop. All...
Duration: 120 Minutes
Cost: £35

MONOPRINTING USING GEL PLATES with Hannah Blowes – Submerge Art – 13.30

Sunday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Printing
Explore a variety of Gel Plate Printing techniques (with Hannah from Submerge Art). Experiment with layering colour and texture using plants,...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £30

MOSAIC BLUE BIRD with Anne Tyson – 09.45

Sunday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Mosaic
Join Anne Tyson from Flowerpot Mosaics for a fun introduction to the world of mosaics and create a pretty mosaic...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £17

NEEDLE FELTED FISHING GNOME with Steffi Stern, The Makerss – 11.30

Sunday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Needlefelting
Learn how to needle felt this fun little gnome character complete with fetching wellington boots (colour may vary) and a...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £24

PRINTS AND PATTERNS: EXPLORING FABRIC PRINTING with Alison Hulme, Eau Brink Studio – 11.30

Sunday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Screen Printing
In this engaging session, students will have the opportunity to unleash their creativity and explore the art of fabric printing...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £24

RSN LUNA MOTH: INTRO TO MIXED TECHNIQUES with Anne Butcher, RSN – Sunday 13.45

Sunday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
GoldworkHand Embroidery
The Luna Moth design has been created by third year RSN Future Tutor Abigail Carter. You will learn a variety...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £26

SAPPHIRE MOON SILVER PENDANT with Tracey Spurgin – 09.40

Sunday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Silver Clay
Join Tracey Spurgin, International Metal Clay Artist, as she takes you step-by-step through the process of creating an adorable and...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £36

SEASONAL TREE LANDSCAPE with Katharine Wright, Leicestershire Craft Centre – 10.00

Sunday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Glass Fusion
Create a beautiful glass landscape in seasonal colours working with our huge range of glass, cabochons and frit. Don’t worry,...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £25

SPRING HANGING HEART DECORATION with Hannah Harrison, Leicestershire Craft Centre – 14.45

Sunday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Pyrography
This workshop is a lovely introduction to pyrography, also known as wood burning. Learn how to use a wood-burning tool...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £17

STERLING SILVER TEXTURED RING with Naim Roseby and Laura Weston – 13.15

Sunday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Silver Work
In this workshop you will learn how to create texture on a sterling silver wrap around ring. You will receive...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £20

STITCH A STORAGE BOX with Katharine Wright, Leicestershire Craft Centre – 11.45

Sunday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Sewing
Join Sewing Street Guest Demonstrator, Katharine Wright, as she teaches you how to create a handy storage box from fabric...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £17

WILLOW SWALLOW with Rachel Harwood – 09.40

Sunday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Willow Weaving
As the swallows return for summer join weaver Rachel to make a willow one of your own. Using traditional weaving...
Duration: 120 Minutes
Cost: £35

Zips In Three Ways With Mercedes Ferrari-Plumridge- Sunday 13.45

Sunday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
DressmakingJuki Sewing CelebsSewing
90-minute workshop – cost £24.00 [Max 10 people] Join Mercedes and learn the tips and techniques for three different methods...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £24
SOLD OUT

AN INTRODUCTION TO GOLDWORK: GOLDEN, GUILDED DRAGONFLY’S with Kathleen Laurel Sage – Thursday 09.45

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
GoldworkHand Embroidery
Experience traditional techniques to create a golden Dragonfly with a leather padded body, couched cords to outline him and filling...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £17
SOLD OUT

BOXY ZIPPED POUCH with Adam Burch, aka Adam Sews – 11.45

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Juki Sewing CelebsQuiltingSewing
In this fun workshop, Adam will show you how to create a fabulous boxy pouch using 10-inch squares of fabric;...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £24

CAPTURING PRIMULA’S GRACE with Anita O’Neill, Eau Brink Studio – 14.30

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Free Motion Embroidery
Join Anita for a delightful textile workshop celebrating the beauty of Primula vulgaris, a charming spring flower known for its...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £24

CATHEDRAL WINDOWS COLLAGE with Maria Thomas – 15.15

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
CollagePatchwork
Create a mini patchwork collage with vintage and recycled materials using the simple folding method of Cathedral windows. Expand your creativity whilst...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £24

DOODLE STITCHING with Jessica Grady – Thursday 10.00

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Hand Embroidery
Come along to this 60-minute class and start your very own colourful doodle cloth with artist Jessica Grady. Doodle stitching...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £17
SOLD OUT

DORSET BUTTON BLOSSOM TREE BROOCH with Gini’s Dorset Buttons – 15.45

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Dorset Buttons
Join Gini, winner of Kirsty’s Handmade Christmas, and learn how to work the traditional craft of Dorset buttons with a...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £17

EASTER BLOCK PRINTING WORKSHOP with Anna Weatherley-Hastings, The India Block Print Co. – 11.15

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Block Printing
During this 90-minute workshop you will explore Easter and spring designs from The Indian Block Print Co. Using their hand...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £24

EXPERIMENTAL EMBROIDERED WORLDS with Elnaz Yazdani – Thursday 11.15

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Experimental EmbroideryHand Embroidery
During the workshop Elnaz will guide you through a variety of beautiful and intricate techniques using an array of experimental...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £24

Fabulous Cuff Plackets with Mark Francis- Thursday 9.45am

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Juki Sewing CelebsSewing
90-minute workshop – cost £24.00 [Max 10 people] Join Mark Francis from the Great British Sewing Bee for everything you...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £24

FABULOUS FREE-MOTION STITCHING with Kerrie Padmore, Living in Loveliness – 09.45

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
AppliqueFree motion StitchingQuilting
Join Kerrie from Living In Loveliness to learn the art of basic raw edge appliqué and stipple quilting during this...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £24

FABULOUS WOODLAND SHROOM with Alex Hellawell – 09.45

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Cured Clay
Add a little woodland scene into your home, with a beautiful Shroom dome. In this 2-hour workshop you will be...
Duration: 120 Minutes
Cost: £35

FREE MOTION STITCHED DOODLE with Ruth Parkinson-Johns – 10.00

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Free Motion Embroidery
Enjoy the rhythm of free motion embroidery in this fabulous two-hour workshop, to create a Fantasy Flower inspired stitched doodle....
Duration: 120 Minutes
Cost: £35

INTRODUCTION TO BEAUTIFUL BATIK  with Shree Desai – 11.15

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Batik
Ready to step into our time machine – which takes you back over 2000 years? This journey takes you through...
Duration: 120 Minutes
Cost: £35
SOLD OUT

INTRODUCTION TO SIZING, TRACING OFF A PATTERN & PATTERN ALTERATIONS with Helen Rhiannon – 11.30

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
DressmakingPattern Cutting
Helen will discuss sizing and why it is so difficult to get the right size in dressmaking. You will learn how...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £24

LEARN HOW TO MACHINE STITCH A TEXTILE LANDSCAPE PICTURE with Julie Cole, Dropped Stitch Artists – Friday 11.15

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Free motion Stitching
This workshop is designed for anyone wishing to experiment with machine embroidery. Using painted Bondaweb, Tyvek, organza, lace sheers and...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £17

LEARN HOW TO MACHINE STITCH A TEXTILE LANDSCAPE PICTURE with Julie Cole, Dropped Stitch Artists – Saturday 9.45

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Free motion Stitching
This workshop is designed for anyone wishing to experiment with machine embroidery. Using painted Bondaweb, Tyvek, organza, lace sheers and...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £17

LEARN HOW TO MACHINE STITCH A TEXTILE LANDSCAPE PICTURE with Julie Cole, Dropped Stitch Artists – Sunday 9.45

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Free motion Stitching
This workshop is designed for anyone wishing to experiment with machine embroidery. Using painted Bondaweb, Tyvek, organza, lace sheers and...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £17

LEARN HOW TO MACHINE STITCH A TEXTILE LANDSCAPE PICTURE with Julie Cole, Dropped Stitch Artists – Thursday 11.45

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Free motion Stitching
This workshop is designed for anyone wishing to experiment with machine embroidery. Using painted Bondaweb, Tyvek, organza, lace sheers and...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £17

MACHINE EMBROIDERED SEASCAPES with Wendy Dolan – 12.30

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Free Motion Embroidery
Learn how to ‘draw’ with your sewing machine. You will be shown how to use a basic domestic sewing machine...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £24

MACRAME FLOWER VASE with Lyndsey Harvey, Crafting with Lyndsey – 15.00

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Macramé
Try the fun craft of macramé and using several different knots, create a pretty hanging flower vase, complete with macramé...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £17

MAKE A CUTE HIGHLAND COW with Ros Ingram – 12.15

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Ceramics
Join ceramic artist Ros Ingram and learn how to sculpt your own cute Highland Cow from clay in this step-by-step...
Duration: 120 Minutes
Cost: £35

MAKE A FABRIC FLOWER POT COVER with Freya Gilbert, Crafty Sew and So – 15.15

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Sewing
Discover the joy of sewing in this beginner-friendly workshop! Create a charming fabric flowerpot cover for a 20cm pot, mastering...
Duration: 60 Minutes
Cost: £17

MODERN RAG RUGGING TECHNIQUES with Kim Searle, Darn It! Workshops – 11.45

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Rag Rugging
Rag Rugging is a technique traditionally used to turn rags into textural rags. In this open ended session you’ll learn...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £24

MONOPRINTING USING GEL PLATES with Hannah Blowes – Submerge Art – 15.15

Thursday
Glasgow October Creative 2024Sewing For Pleasure 2024
Printing
Explore a variety of Gel Plate Printing techniques (with Hannah from Submerge Art). Experiment with layering colour and texture using plants,...
Duration: 90 Minutes
Cost: £30