Design, Textiles & Craft

Machine Sewing for Beginners (Saturdays)

Sat 11 Feb 2023 — Sat 18 Mar 2023

Angela Ferolla beg

Discover everything you need to know to get you sewing, from how your machine works and sewing a straight line to reading, laying, adapting and cutting patterns. This is a great hands–on course to teach you technical skills and get you motivated. Students will sew a simple clothing pattern, customised to fit. Bring your own sewing machine.

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Replicate Your Favourite Piece of Clothing

Sat 11 Feb 2023 — Sat 18 Mar 2023

Angela Ferolla begintadv

Have you ever wanted to copy your favourite item of clothing and recreate it in all different colours and fabrics? With Angela's expert guidance, learn how to use a ready made garment to make a pattern with some simple techniques. In this hands on course discover everything you need to know to get you sewing, from how your machine works and sewing in a straight line to choosing the right item of clothing to copy. Bring your own sewing machine.

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Design, Textiles & Craft

Introduction To Shibori Dyeing

Sun 26 Feb 2023 — Sun 19 Mar 2023

Roberta Leary begint

Learn the techniques behind Procion dyeing to create a beautiful range of unique fabrics in different colours (including indigo). Using natural fibre like cottons and linens in conjunction with the traditional Shibori resist techniques, you will fall in love with the pieces you create using this fascinating process. Bring in your own pieces to dye, from fashion items to tablewares.

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Hand Printed and Stitched Homewares (NEW)

Tue 07 Mar 2023 — Tue 28 Mar 2023

Roberta Leary begintadv

Create your own homewares and soft furnishings using a combination of textile techniques including dying, hand printing, and embellishing using Kantha stitch (running stich) under the masterful guidance of artist, Roberta Leary.

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Garden Design

Sun 19 Mar 2023 — Sun 02 Apr 2023

Grant Donald begint

The creation of a garden space can take time and money, but the fundamental aim is to create a space that you want. What do you like to do in the garden, what do you want to look at in the garden, what style do you like, is it sustainable, how much maintenance does it need? All these questions require thoughtful planning and implementation. Using the simple pencil and paper learn how to draw up your design to scale and start working on your plan. This course will help you to create a vison for your garden and help you through the process of turning this vision into reality.

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Angry Underwear Workshop with Tania Ferrier (NEW)

Sun 19 Mar 2023

Tania Ferrier begintadv

Join Tania Ferrier, the celebrated artist behind the spectacular exhibition Pop Porn, in a hands-on workshop where you can make your very own Angry Underwear.

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Weaving Paper Vessels (Saturday 25th March)

Sat 25 Mar 2023

Fiona Gavino begintadv

Using the basketry technique of plaiting, learn how to create a woven vessel using easily accessible artists' watercolour paper. After selecting your chosen tinted paper, participants will prepare the paper for weaving and then learn how to make a round basket with a square base. The basket is then finished at the rim with traditional materials of rattan outerbark and over stitched with fine rattan binding material. This is a class for beginners through to those who want to explore the potential of their basketry skills.

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Hand Painted Silk Scarves Weekend (NEW)

Sat 25 Mar 2023 — Sun 26 Mar 2023

Roberta Leary begint

Create your own beautiful painterly silk scarf in this two-day workshop. Using a range of bright colours, learn simple techniques to draw and transfer your images onto silk. This technique can be used on all sorts of natural fibers.

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Weaving Wicker Baskets (Saturday 1st April)

Sat 01 Apr 2023

Fiona Gavino begint

Learn the art of cane basket weaving and create pieces of different sizes to take away with you. This traditional technique is easy to learn and can be used with a number of materials. Plant fibres will be discussed and provided.

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