Name: Wrap Dress Workshop - Sewing with Stretch/Knit Fabric
Price: 105 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

Brackley

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Spend an afternoon making the Tilly and the Buttons Billie Sweatshirt or Sweatshirt Dress - a copy of the paper pattern RRP &pound;18.50 is included in the workshop cost.&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Lindsey will be there to help you with adjustments so your sweatshirt fits well and is super comfortable. &nbsp;She will guide you through construction of the garment.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">As always you will receive a warm welcome and tea and cake to keep you energised as you make your sweatshirt or sweatshirt dress. &nbsp;</p>

Spend a day developing your dressmaking skills and getting to grips with sweatshirting by making the Tilly and the Buttons Billie Sweatshirt or Sweatshirt Dress - a copy of the paper pattern RRP £18.50 is included in the workshop cost. 
Now an improved longer session to allow you the opportunity to create any of the options on the pattern including balloon sleeves and pockets!  
Lindsey will be there to help you with adjustments so your sweatshirt fits well and is super comfortable. She will guide you through construction of the garment.
As always you will receive a warm welcome and tea and cake to keep you energised as you make your sweatshirt or sweatshirt dress.  

Bring along a packed lunch as the session runs from 10am to 4pm 

Stitching Kitchen

Sewing with Knit Fabrics, making a sweatshirt or sweatshirt dress with Lindsey 

Sew Sweatshirt / Dress with Lindsey - Billie by Tilly and the Buttons

General Admission

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">This workshop is a slow and steady mindful stitching class where we will use linen and wool fabrics to create an appliqu&eacute; design of your choice. &nbsp;Using a range of simple but effective embroidery stitches in thicker thread to stand out with the woollen fabrics.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">This class is suitable for all and will allow us all to slow down, appreciate the fabrics and thread and put our busy lives aside for a few hours. &nbsp;Linen and wool are my favourite fabrics to hand stitch with.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Your design may not be complete at the end of the session but you can take away all you need in terms of materials and knowledge to complete your textile art at home. &nbsp;You can frame your creation or use in a cushion or to decorate a bag. &nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">As always tea, cake are included in the workshop price along with all materials and tuition.&nbsp;</p>

This workshop is a slow and steady mindful stitching class where we will use linen and wool fabrics to create an appliqué design of your choice. Using a range of simple but effective embroidery stitches in thicker thread to stand out with the woollen fabrics.
This class is suitable for all and will allow us all to slow down, appreciate the fabrics and thread and put our busy lives aside for a few hours. Linen and wool are my favourite fabrics to hand stitch with.
Your design may not be complete at the end of the session but you can take away all you need in terms of materials and knowledge to complete your textile art at home. You can frame your creation or use in a cushion or to decorate a bag. 
As always tea, cake are included in the workshop price along with all materials and tuition. 

Stitch

Arts & Crafts

Fashion Crafts

Felting

Mindful hand stitching with Linen and Wool fabrics to create a simple appliqué piece.  

Wool and Linen Applique - Slow Stitch - Hand Embroidery

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Join us for a day of dressmaking with our tutor Emma Smith.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Emma has a wealth of dressmaking experience and teaches for sewing studios and pattern company retreats across the UK. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p id="isPasted" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Learn how to adjust a printed pattern to fit you. &nbsp;Emma will teach you how to measure your body and create a toile/muslin in order to get a perfect fit to your bodice.</p>
<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
A very common adjustment is to allow for a larger bust. &nbsp;It is often known as a Full Bust Adjustment or FBA. &nbsp;Once you know how to make this alteration to your paper patterns your dressmaking will be transformed for ever!&nbsp;</p>
<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
The workshop will cover</p>
<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Taking accurate measurements</li>
<li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Making a muslin/toile</li>
<li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Evaluating fit</li>
<li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fitting adjustments&nbsp;</li></ul>
<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You&rsquo;ll make a muslin/toile and then be able to make further adjustments to your pattern. &nbsp;Sheeting and pattern paper will be provided. &nbsp;You may wish to make the final version in your chosen fabric so bring along Lightweight cotton fabric, 150cm wide, 1.5m or 114cm wide, 1.8m to make the final garment.&nbsp;</p>
<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you have any questions please ask - otherwise book yourself on to a day of learning how to fit a bodice on yourself.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Bring your sewing machine, basic sewing kit, fabric and lunch to nibble, we will keep you going with tea and cake! &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

Join us for a day of advanced dressmaking with our tutor Emma Smith.  She will teach you how to adjust a bodice block to fit you - this can then be your jumping off point for tops and dresses from here on.  
Emma has a wealth of dressmaking experience and teaches for sewing studios and pattern company retreats across the UK. 

Starting with a simple bodice block / sloper you will make adjustments to the calico mock up and then transfer these adjustments to create a bodice block which works for your body. 

A very common adjustment is to allow for a larger bust. It is often known as a Full Bust Adjustment or FBA. Once you know how to make this alteration to your paper patterns your dressmaking will be transformed for ever! 

The workshop will cover
Taking accurate measurements
Making a calico mock up - also known as a muslin/toile
Evaluating fit
Fitting adjustments 
Transferring those adjustments back to your block. 
You’ll make a muslin/toile and then be able to make further adjustments to your pattern. Calico and pattern paper will be provided.  
If you have any questions please ask - otherwise book yourself on to a day of learning how to fit a bodice block on yourself.
No need to bring a sewing machine as the studio is equipped with PFAFF demo models.  We provide a basic sewing kit and we will keep you going with tea and cake!   As this is a full day do bring some lunch with you. 

Sewing

Dressmaking

Sewing Machine

Pattern Making

A dressmaking day at Stitching Kitchen learn to fit a bodice and adjust a bodice block with Emma Smith

Bodice Block/sloper fitting - Dressmaking

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Join us to make a wet felted bird, you can choose to make it as realistic or fantastic as you wish. &nbsp;Karen Lane will be teaching us to make a bird in just one day - you can choose from a seated or standing style - if standing the legs will require some homework but full instructions and support will be provided. &nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Karen is <span id="isPasted" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Mixed Media Textile Artist with a passion for Feltmaking.</span>&nbsp; She <span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">discovered the art of Feltmaking in 2014 and immediately fell in love with the very physical and tactile process of transforming loose soft fibres into a unique piece of seamless felt.</span> &nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span id="isPasted" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Karen is a member of the International Feltmakers Association and runs workshops in Feltmaking and Textile Art both here in the UK and in France.&nbsp;</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">We will provide all materials. &nbsp;Over the day<span id="isPasted" style="color: rgb(20, 24, 39); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(20, 24, 39);">&nbsp;we will be wet felting around resists using Carded Corriedale. Templates will be provided so you will need to decide the style ahead of time. &nbsp;We will discuss ways in which these can be adapted to make a variety of different types of birds. &nbsp;There&rsquo;s also scope for further embellishing your work with hand embroidery if that&rsquo;s something you would like to do.</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">We will provide drinks and cake through <span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 24, 39); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(20, 24, 39);">the</span> day to keep your felt making stamina up - just bring any felt making equipment you own (we have plenty you can use too) a couple of hand towels &nbsp;and a packed lunch.&nbsp;</p>

Join us to make a wet felted bird, you can choose to make it as realistic or fantastic as you wish. Karen Lane will be teaching us to make a bird in just one day - you can choose from a seated or standing style - if standing the legs will require some homework but full instructions and support will be provided. 
Karen is Mixed Media Textile Artist with a passion for Feltmaking. She discovered the art of Feltmaking in 2014 and immediately fell in love with the very physical and tactile process of transforming loose soft fibres into a unique piece of seamless felt. 
Karen is a member of the International Feltmakers Association and runs workshops in Feltmaking and Textile Art both here in the UK and in France. 
We will provide all materials. Over the day we will be wet felting around resists using Carded Corriedale. Templates will be provided so you will need to decide the style ahead of time. We will discuss ways in which these can be adapted to make a variety of different types of birds. There’s also scope for further embellishing your work with hand embroidery if that’s something you would like to do.
We will provide drinks and cake through the day to keep your felt making stamina up - just bring any felt making equipment you own (we have plenty you can use too) a couple of hand towels and a packed lunch. 

Wool Sculpture

Join us for a fun day of felt making creating seated or standing birds with Karen Lane.  

Wet Felt Birds with Karen Lane

Banbury

Venue: The Design & Technology Association, 11 Manor Park, Banbury, OX16 3TB
Date:    Wednesday 2nd April or Thursday 6th November 2025
12 SPACES AVAILABLE EACH COURSE
Time:   9.30 - 15.30
COST:  £225



*ALERT: ECT/NQT's, TRAINEE TEACHERS, TECHNICIANS & SELF-FUNDING TEACHERS *
TSC offers discounts for this course. Please contact dawn@textileskillscentre.com for more information.



Essential Manufacturing Skills: Mastering Textile Construction Techniques
An Essential Sewing & Making Skills Course for Teachers of GCSE & A Level Fashion & Textiles for both Art & Design and D&T.
In Partnership with Design & Technology Association, this is a new course from the Textile Skills Centre hosted at D&TA Centre in Banbury and with support from Janome UK.




This is a totally practical day learning and practicing a variety of sewing and making skills and threading and trouble shooting sewing machine faults. 
This course is open to teachers, technicians and support staff in the textiles classroom.



This course is aimed at D&T and Fashion & Textiles teachers who are either new to teaching, support staff such as classroom assistants and technicians, or those who want to learn and add to their existing skills.

Learn and practice essential manufacturing skills that will enhance your teaching.
Develop learning from KS3, creating independent, confident and enthusiastic learners at KS4/5, giving them the technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday tasks confidently and to participate successfully in an increasingly technological world.
Gain knowledge and skills that will enable you to teach students to design and make high-quality prototypes and products for a wide range of users.
Acquiring new skills and knowledge to give you confidence in your teaching.



*ALERT: ECT/NQT's, TRAINEE TEACHERS, TECHNICIANS & SELF-FUNDING TEACHERS *
TSC offers discounts for this course. Please contact dawn@textileskillscentre.com for more information.



What to expect on the day:
Learn and practice a range of sewing tasks, such as different seams, freehand embroidery, hems, and finishes.
Start to develop a sample book of stitch and finishing examples to use as a resource in the classroom.
How to thread a domestic sewing machine and overlocker and trouble shoot common problems.
Experiment and understand how to sew using different types of fabrics and their properties and suitable stitches/finishes.
Learn and practice simple making skills including sewing in a zip, bagging out, binding and finishing techniques.
Techniques and processes across all areas of study incl. simple patterns, making and finishing.
Make a simple product(lined tote bag) from start to finish, that can be transferred into the classroom.



Links to KS3-4 D&T Specifications:
Develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday tasks confidently and to participate successfully in an increasingly technological world.
Build and apply a repertoire of knowledge, understanding and skills in order to design and make high-quality prototypes and products for a wide range of users.
Select from and use specialist tools, techniques, processes, equipment and machinery precisely.
Select from and use a wider, more complex range of materials, components and ingredients, taking into account their properties.







What you take back to school:
A fabulous sample book jammed packed with examples to use as a classroom resource.
Develop best practices in teaching and learning and be able to use these to create a dynamic course that is fast paced and engaging.
An awareness of available resources to support/expand your existing practice.
Make secure decisions and save time with gained knowledge and experience.
Plan the future with confidence.
Continued professional development.



What is special about the Essential Manufacturing Skills Course?
The Essential Manufacturing Skills face-to-face course is an experience that delivers textiles and fashion skills, knowledge and understanding. It is a great learning environment which allows you to gain new skills and techniques, showing how these can be incorporated in lesson plans and delivered in a fun, inspiring and engaging way. You can ask questions direct to the course developer/leader, practice skills, create classroom resources and network with other teachers.



Course Leader: DAWN FOXALL

DAWN FOXALL
Dawn Foxall has 35+ years’ experience in the textiles and garment industry including design consultant, schools presenter and resources developer for EMTEX; Fashion lecturer and programme developer at various UK Universities and FE colleges; course presenter for D&T Association, Key Stage Developments (KSD), SFE and other course providers.
Dawn was a co-founder of Liv.co.uk (2006-2014) , where she managed design, buying and sourcing from Fairtrade, organic suppliers in India and Egypt. She has since worked with brands such as LUSH Soaps and Weleda, sourcing ethical products and consulting for young designers and start-ups. In 2017 she launched her own knitwear brand FOXOLOGY designing and producing sustainably sourced collections. 
In 2015 Dawn set up the Textiles Skills Centre (formerly ‘Academy’) supporting textile teachers, delivering workshops and events. She continues to teach pattern cutting at various education and commercial establishments, as well as for Textiles Skills Centre and also drafts patterns and consults for industry.



COSTS & BOOKING VIA CADEMY: £ 225 / DAY  (+ Cademy Fees)



*ALERT: ALL ECT/TRAINEE TEACHERS, TECHNICIANS & SELF FUNDING TEACHERS*
We are able to give a discount for those that qualify for this course. Please contact dawn@textileskillscentre.com for more information.



Further information will be sent to the 'booker' and the 'guest' attendee nearer to the time of the event.
It is VERY important that your school finance officer supplies your full name and PERSONAL SCHOOL EMAIL, so that we are able to send you joining instructions and further details. If we only receive the ‘school office’ email address, we have found that this delays information getting to you, or information is not passed on. 
Refreshments will be provided throughout the day, but you need to bring a pack lunch.
If you have any queries, please email us at: info@textileskillscentre.com, and include your phone number and/or email so that we can contact you easily.

Textiles Skills Centre

Textiles

Fashion Design

An Essential Sewing & Making Skills Course for Teachers of GCSE & A Level Fashion & Textiles for both Art & Design and D&T.

Essential Textiles Manufacture Skills (BANBURY) (D&TA)

General admission

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Starting with a photo or perhaps sketching a house for yourself we will cut out pieces of fabric from the Stitching Kitchen Stash and apply them to the background using a combination of iron on adhesive and stitch. Further embellishment using a variety of threads and beads, buttons and sequins can be added using a sewing machine, you can use your machine for standard sewing or free motion as you wish.<span fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The finished piece can be framed to hang on a wall or incorporated into another project.<span fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Your tutor will be Hannah, the owner of Stitching Kitchen. She set up the business in 2017 to share her passion and skills in all things involving textiles, fabric and threads. Her courses are relaxed and fun, they are held in her Stitching Kitchen in Brackley, Northants where she provides a range of teas, coffee and homemade cakes.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">What&#39;s included-&nbsp;</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Full instruction from Hannah is included in the course along with all the materials you need to create your own piece of textile art. The tools and equipment needed will all be available to you. &nbsp;Cake and drinks will be provided.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">What to bring - just yourself. Although if you would like to use your own sewing machine please feel free to bring it along.<span fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;</p>

Starting with a photo or perhaps sketching a house for yourself we will cut out pieces of fabric from the Stitching Kitchen Stash and apply them to the background using a combination of iron on adhesive and stitch. Further embellishment using a variety of threads and beads, buttons and sequins can be added using a sewing machine, you can use your machine for standard sewing or free motion as you wish. 
The finished piece can be framed to hang on a wall or incorporated into another project. 
Your tutor will be Hannah, the owner of Stitching Kitchen. She set up the business in 2017 to share her passion and skills in all things involving textiles, fabric and threads. Her courses are relaxed and fun, they are held in her Stitching Kitchen in Brackley, Northants where she provides a range of teas, coffee and homemade cakes.
What's included- 
Full instruction from Hannah is included in the course along with all the materials you need to create your own piece of textile art. The tools and equipment needed will all be available to you. Cake and drinks will be provided.
What to bring - just yourself. Although if you would like to use your own sewing machine please feel free to bring it along. 
 

Needlework

Join the crafty fun at Stitching Kitchen for a machine Applique workshop, we will use a range of fabrics and embellishments to create a textured picture using a house as inspiration. 

Applique Workshop - Houses - using Sewing Machine

<p id="isPasted" style="color: rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.75); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.75);">Join us for a <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">folk tales textile workshop</em></strong> at Stitching Kitchen in Brackley to learn Anne Kelly&#39;s unique and inspiring interpretation of folk and naive art in cloth. Using folk art motifs as inspiration, the aim is to produce a central image and a border of small block printed fabrics in the beginning of the session. These will then be collaged and added to with lace, ribbon and stitch.</p>
<p style="color: rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.75); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.75);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Anne Kelly</em></strong> is a mixed media and textile artist, author and tutor living and working in the UK. Her richly layered and embroidered works are reminiscent of tapestries and have been applied to a variety of surfaces. She exhibits locally and internationally, often combining exhibitions with teaching. She&#39;s also the author of <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Textile Folk Art</em></strong>, a&nbsp;practical and inspirational guide to textile folk art from cultures all around the world, accompanied by step-by-step projects, published in 2018. From samplers to quilts in Europe, to tribal and nomadic cloth further afield in Mongolia and China, folk and traditional designs have played a crucial part in the development of textile art and craft.</p>
<p style="color: rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.75); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.75);">All materials are provided but if you&#39;d like, you can have a hunt through your collections to find folk art inspired fabrics, old embroidered snippets of tea cloths or handkerchiefs &ndash; also any images that inspire you. It&rsquo;s also helpful to think about colours and choose some that you would like to work with on the day.&nbsp;</p><p style="color: rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.75); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.75);">As always you will receive a warm welcome, a supportive atmosphere and a cuppa and cake. &nbsp;Bring along a packed lunch. &nbsp;</p>

Join us for a folk tales textile workshop at Stitching Kitchen in Brackley to learn Anne Kelly's unique and inspiring interpretation of folk and naive art in cloth. Using folk art motifs as inspiration, the aim is to produce a central image and a border of small block printed fabrics in the beginning of the session. These will then be collaged and added to with lace, ribbon and stitch.
Anne Kelly is a mixed media and textile artist, author and tutor living and working in the UK. Her richly layered and embroidered works are reminiscent of tapestries and have been applied to a variety of surfaces. She exhibits locally and internationally, often combining exhibitions with teaching. She's also the author of Textile Folk Art, a practical and inspirational guide to textile folk art from cultures all around the world, accompanied by step-by-step projects, published in 2018. From samplers to quilts in Europe, to tribal and nomadic cloth further afield in Mongolia and China, folk and traditional designs have played a crucial part in the development of textile art and craft.
All materials are provided but if you'd like, you can have a hunt through your collections to find folk art inspired fabrics, old embroidered snippets of tea cloths or handkerchiefs – also any images that inspire you. It’s also helpful to think about colours and choose some that you would like to work with on the day. 
As always you will receive a warm welcome, a supportive atmosphere and a cuppa and cake. Bring along a packed lunch. 

We welcome Anne Kelly to Stitching Kitchen to run her Folk Tales mixed media, embroidery workshop. 

Folk Tales with Anne Kelly

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Starting with a photo or perhaps sketching a sea scape for yourself we will cut out pieces of fabric from the Stitching Kitchen Stash and apply them to the background using a combination of iron on adhesive and stitch. Further embellishment using a variety of threads and beads, buttons and sequins can be added using a sewing machine, you can use your machine for standard sewing or free motion as you wish.<span fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The finished piece can be framed to hang on a wall or incorporated into another project.<span fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Your tutor will be Hannah, the owner of Stitching Kitchen. She set up the business in 2017 to share her passion and skills in all things involving textiles, fabric and threads. Her courses are relaxed and fun, they are held in her Stitching Kitchen in Brackley, Northants where she provides a range of teas, coffee and homemade cakes.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">What&#39;s included-&nbsp;</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Full instruction from Hannah is included in the course along with all the materials you need to create your own piece of textile art. The tools and equipment needed will all be available to you. &nbsp;Cake and drinks will be provided.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">What to bring - just yourself. Although if you would like to use your own sewing machine please feel free to bring it along.<span fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;</p>

Starting with a photo or perhaps sketching a sea scape for yourself we will cut out pieces of fabric from the Stitching Kitchen Stash and apply them to the background using a combination of iron on adhesive and stitch. Further embellishment using a variety of threads and beads, buttons and sequins can be added using a sewing machine, you can use your machine for standard sewing or free motion as you wish. 
The finished piece can be framed to hang on a wall or incorporated into another project. 
Your tutor will be Hannah, the owner of Stitching Kitchen. She set up the business in 2017 to share her passion and skills in all things involving textiles, fabric and threads. Her courses are relaxed and fun, they are held in her Stitching Kitchen in Brackley, Northants where she provides a range of teas, coffee and homemade cakes.
What's included- 
Full instruction from Hannah is included in the course along with all the materials you need to create your own piece of textile art. The tools and equipment needed will all be available to you. Cake and drinks will be provided.
What to bring - just yourself. Although if you would like to use your own sewing machine please feel free to bring it along. 
 

Join the crafty fun at Stitching Kitchen for a machine Applique workshop, we will use a range of fabrics and embellishments to create a textured picture using a sea scape as inspiration. 

Appliqué Workshop - Seascape - using Sewing Machine

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Join us for a day of dressmaking with our tutor Emma Smith.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Emma has a wealth of dressmaking experience and teaches for sewing studios and pattern company retreats across the UK. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p id="isPasted" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Learn how to adjust a printed pattern to fit you. &nbsp;Emma will teach you how to measure your body and create a toile/muslin in order to get a perfect fit to your trousers.</p><p id="isPasted" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We will be making the Eve Trousers by Merchant and Mills and a copy of the pattern [worth &pound;16] will be included in the workshop cost.&nbsp;</p>
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The workshop will cover</p>
<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Taking accurate measurements</li>
<li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Making a muslin/toile</li>
<li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Evaluating fit</li>
<li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fitting adjustments&nbsp;</li></ul>
<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You&rsquo;ll make a muslin/toile and then be able to make further adjustments to your pattern. &nbsp;Sheeting and pattern paper will be provided. &nbsp;</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You may wish to start to make the final version in your chosen fabric. &nbsp;You will need a medium weight canvas or twill, another choice could be corduroy or denim. &nbsp;You can make the Eve in a lighter weight fabric but the shape of the trouser will be more fluid. &nbsp; &nbsp;Requirements for each size are listed in one of the pictures.&nbsp;</p>
<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you have any questions please ask - otherwise book yourself on to a day of learning how to make a pair of trousers to fit.&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Bring your sewing machine, basic sewing kit, fabric (bundles available from Stitching Kitchen) and lunch to nibble, we will keep you going with tea and cake! &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

Learn how to adjust a printed pattern to fit you. Emma will teach you how to measure your body and create a toile/muslin in order to get a perfect fit to your trousers.
Emma has a wealth of dressmaking experience and teaches for sewing studios and pattern company retreats across the UK. 

We will be making the Emerson Trousers by True Bias and a copy of the pattern [worth £16] will be included in the workshop cost.  
Learn how to sew the Emerson Pants by True Bias.
Understand the basics of fitting trousers to your body
Develop confidence in making fit adjustments and customizing a sewing pattern.
You’ll make a muslin/toile and then be able to make further adjustments to your pattern. Toile fabric and pattern paper will be provided. 
You will also start on final version in your chosen fabric. You will need a medium weight canvas or twill, another choice could be corduroy or denim. You can make the Emerson in a lighter weight fabric but the shape of the trouser will be more fluid.  Requirements for each size are listed in the pictures above.   If you would like to take advantage of the discounted fabric bundles details can be found in the pictures above and you can add the fabric as an add on to the workshop at check out.  

The workshop will cover
Taking accurate measurements
Making a muslin/toile
Evaluating fit
Making Fitting adjustments
We have planned the workshop so you will get your fit right and may well finish your final garment but due to the differences in our bodies and sewing abilities you may take longer, don't worry, you have the pattern to keep and the support of the team to finish at home or another day. 
If you have any questions please ask.   If your hip and waist measurements fall outside of the range of the printed pattern [over 46'/118cm] let use know and we can make arrangements so you can have access to the other size range.  
No need to bring your sewing machine as the studio is fully equipped with our PFAFF demo models.  Do bring fabric for final version (unless you purchase a bundle) and some lunch to nibble, we will keep you going with tea and cake! 

A dressmaking day at Stitching Kitchen learn to fit trousers with Emma Smith

Learn to fit Trousers to your body using the Emerson Trousers by True Bias 

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Join Lindsey at Stitching Kitchen for a day of sewing to create this versatile wrap dress for your spring/summer wardrobe. &nbsp; We will be using the Cashmerette Appleton Dress Pattern (a copy in your size range [RRP &pound;21] is included in the price of the workshop). &nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The Dress can be made in short, mid-length or long sleeves and has a wide size range 35"to 58" hip and various cup sizes. &nbsp;With Lindseys help you will be able to make this wrap dress fit your body perfectly.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Bring your overlocker or sewing machine, sewing kit, fabric and lunch - we will keep you sewing with regular tea/coffee and cake!&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">We will have the option to purchase fabric bundles for Stitching Kitchen for this workshop -you have a choice of 4 cotton jersey fabrics with come together with the clear elastic and matching thread - discounted from &pound;58 to &pound;45 - grab a bargain!&nbsp;</p>

Join Lindsey at Stitching Kitchen for a day of sewing to create this versatile wrap dress for your spring/summer wardrobe. We will be using the Cashmerette Appleton Dress Pattern (a copy in your size range [RRP £22] is included in the price of the workshop). 
The Dress can be made in short, mid-length or long sleeves and has a wide size range 35"to 58" hip and various cup sizes. With Lindseys help you will be able to make this wrap dress fit your body perfectly.
If you would like to use your own overlocker you are welcome to bring it along or use one of the studio PFAFF sewing machines.  
We will have the option to purchase fabric bundles for Stitching Kitchen for this workshop -you have a choice of 4 cotton jersey fabrics with come together with the clear elastic and matching thread - details will be released approximately a month before the workshop. 
We will keep you sewing with regular tea/coffee and cake, just bring a packed lunch. 

Sewing workshop - spend a day creating a wrap dress which fits your body perfectly

Wrap Dress Workshop - Sewing with Stretch/Knit Fabric

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><img src="https://images.cademy.co.uk/art-by-purnima/1f946b6c-ddfc-4430-8148-ab1d607d7f51/original.jpeg" style="width: 167px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: auto; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="width: 167px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: auto;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">For all my amazing reviews please click the link below:</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><a data-fr-linked="true" href="https://www.craftcourses.com/providers/art-by-purnima/reviews" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">https://www.craftcourses.com/providers/art-by-purnima/reviews</a></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">This 4-week Online Course is suitable for complete beginners and improvers who would like to learn to paint in Watercolour.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Each session is 40 minutes and starts at 10.00-10.40 am<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">* You will learn to prepare your watercolour paints and mix colours.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">* You will learn a variety of watercolour techniques including, washes, wet in wet, graded, dry brush Flat Wash, and Loose watercolours see photos.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">*You will be taught live by your tutor online with step-by-step demonstrations and clear explanations of the various stages.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">* Learners will then carry the various tasks alongside the tutor who will be at hand for any questions that you may have.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">This is a 4 week course offered live online via zoom and the course is ongoing so you can join at any time.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-class="cancellation-policy">Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 2 weeks before the course starts. Start dates may be amended on request.</p>
<h2 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">What&#39;s included in the price?</h2>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Online Tuition<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Step by step Demonstrations via Zoom in the live class<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Clear explanation from your Tutor<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Reference handouts sent via email</p>
<h2 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">What you will need</h2>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Start Kit Available from Tutor please email for details<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Watercolour paints - tubes or pans<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Watercolour paper ( Cold Pressed 300 gsm 140lb)<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Round watercolour brushes- size 4 and 6 ( or similar)<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">HB graphite pencil to draw image<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Eraser<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mixing Palette<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">2 x jars of clean water<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kitchen paper<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Hairdryer<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sketchbook<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tracing paper</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></p>


For all my amazing reviews please click the link below:
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This 4-week Online Course is suitable for complete beginners and improvers who would like to learn to paint in Watercolour.
Each session is 40 minutes and starts at 10.00-10.40 am

* You will learn to prepare your watercolour paints and mix colours.

* You will learn a variety of watercolour techniques including, washes, wet in wet, graded, dry brush Flat Wash, and Loose watercolours see photos.

*You will be taught live by your tutor online with step-by-step demonstrations and clear explanations of the various stages.

* Learners will then carry the various tasks alongside the tutor who will be at hand for any questions that you may have.

This is a 4 week course offered live online via zoom and the course is ongoing so you can join at any time.
Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 2 weeks before the course starts. Start dates may be amended on request.
What's included in the price?
Online Tuition
Step by step Demonstrations via Zoom in the live class
Clear explanation from your Tutor
Reference handouts sent via email
What you will need
Start Kit Available from Tutor please email for details

Watercolour paints - tubes or pans
Watercolour paper ( Cold Pressed 300 gsm 140lb)
Round watercolour brushes- size 4 and 6 ( or similar)
HB graphite pencil to draw image
Eraser
Mixing Palette
2 x jars of clean water
Kitchen paper
Hairdryer
Sketchbook
Tracing paper







Art By Purnima

Watercolour Painting

Watercolour for All 4 week Online Course Monday Morning Via Zoom

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">This 4 week online Course is suitable for complete beginners and improvers who would like to learn to paint in Watercolour.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Each session is 40 minutes live on Tuesday evening and start at 7.00-7.40pm Via Zoom<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">On this Course you will:<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">* learn to prepare your water colour paints and mix colours.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">* learn a variety of watercolour techniques including, washes, wet in wet, graded, dry brush Flat Wash, Loose watercolour see photos, we will cover a variety of subjects.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">* will be taught live by your tutor online via zoom with step- by -step demonstrations and clear explanations of the various stages.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">* Learners will then carry the various tasks alongside the tutor who will be at hand for any questions that you may have.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">This is a 4 week course offered live online via zoom this course rolls on and new dates will be added.</p>
<h2 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">What&#39;s included in the price?</h2>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Online Tuition<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Step by step Demonstrations via Zoom in the live class<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Clear explanation from your Tutor<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">reference handouts sent via email</p>
<h2 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">What you will need</h2>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Starter Kit Available from Tutor - Please email for details<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Watercolour paints - tubes or pans<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Watercolour paper ( Cold Pressed 300 gsm 140lb)<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Round watercolour brushes- size 4 and 6 ( or similar)<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">HB graphite pencil to draw image<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Eraser<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mixing Palette<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">2 x jars of clean water<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kitchen paper<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Hairdryer<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sketchbook<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tracing paper</p>
<h2 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Suitable for</h2>
<ul fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="fa-ul course-checklists" style="box-sizing: border-box;">
<li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Adults</li>
<li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Engagement, birthdays &amp; anniversaries</li>
<li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Intermediate level</li>
<li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Seniors</li>
<li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Suitable for beginners</li>
<li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Teenagers</li>
<li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Wheelchair users</li>
</ul>

This 4 week online Course is suitable for complete beginners and improvers who would like to learn to paint in Watercolour.

Each session is 40 minutes live on Tuesday evening and start at 7.00-7.40pm Via Zoom

On this Course you will:
* learn to prepare your water colour paints and mix colours.

* learn a variety of watercolour techniques including, washes, wet in wet, graded, dry brush Flat Wash, Loose watercolour see photos, we will cover a variety of subjects.

* will be taught live by your tutor online via zoom with step- by -step demonstrations and clear explanations of the various stages.

* Learners will then carry the various tasks alongside the tutor who will be at hand for any questions that you may have.

This is a 4 week course offered live online via zoom this course rolls on and new dates will be added.
What's included in the price?
Online Tuition
Step by step Demonstrations via Zoom in the live class
Clear explanation from your Tutor
reference handouts sent via email
What you will need
Starter Kit Available from Tutor - Please email for details
Watercolour paints - tubes or pans
Watercolour paper ( Cold Pressed 300 gsm 140lb)
Round watercolour brushes- size 4 and 6 ( or similar)
HB graphite pencil to draw image
Eraser
Mixing Palette
2 x jars of clean water
Kitchen paper
Hairdryer
Sketchbook
Tracing paper
Suitable for
Adults
Engagement, birthdays & anniversaries
Intermediate level
Seniors
Suitable for beginners
Teenagers
Wheelchair users

Watercolour Techniques for All - 4 week Online Course Tuesday Evenings Via Zoom

<p style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Live via Zoom. Fortnightly - 3/17/31 Oct, 14/28 Nov, 12 Dec - 6-8pm UK time (plus an optional sharing session on 9 Jan)</em></strong></p><p style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7);">Join artist Julie Galante for this brand new course designed to nurture your creative practice. Together we&rsquo;ll explore ways to &nbsp;create work that reflects your individual interests, passion, and point of view, no matter your experience level. The course content is delivered over seven live Zoom sessions, in a small, welcoming group with plenty of opportunities for interaction. Additionally, there will be optional (but highly recommended) assignments to complete in between the live sessions - assignments designed to get you stuck in to your creative practice in new and interesting ways.</p><p style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7);">During each live session, there will be a demonstration focusing on a particular aspect of visual art - this will include various materials, subjects, and considerations such as composition, theme, mark-making, layering, and so on. We will also have a look at everyone&rsquo;s recent creations, with celebration of the triumphs and suggestions for moving forward with work-in-progress. Together we&rsquo;ll explore techniques including drawing, painting, mixed-media, paper craft, and collage, but you don&rsquo;t have to work exclusively in these media to take part - all creative disciplines are welcome.</p><p style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7);">Each participant will be encouraged to deepen their explorations in whatever direction interests them most - be it a series of written reflections, sketches, collages, photographs, mixed-media pieces, or a unique, personal combination of all these.</p><p style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7);">There will be an optional online discussion group for participants to stay connected and share their creations with each other between sessions. There will also be discounts available for other workshops and one-to-one mentoring.&nbsp;</p>

Live via Zoom. Fortnightly - 1/15/29 Oct, 12/26 Nov, 10 Dec - 6-8pm UK time 
Join artist Julie Galante for this course designed to nurture your creative practice. Together we’ll explore ways to create work that reflects your individual interests, passion, and point of view, no matter your experience level. The course content is delivered over six live Zoom sessions, in a small, welcoming group with plenty of opportunities for interaction. Additionally, there will be optional (but highly recommended) assignments to complete in between the live sessions - assignments designed to get you stuck in to your creative practice in new and interesting ways.
During each live session, there will be a demonstration focusing on a particular aspect of visual art - this will include various materials, subjects, and considerations such as composition, theme, mark-making, layering, and so on. We will also have a look at everyone’s recent creations, with celebration of the triumphs and suggestions for moving forward with work-in-progress. Together we’ll explore techniques including drawing, painting, mixed-media, and collage, but you don’t have to work exclusively in these media to take part - all creative disciplines are welcome.
Each participant will be encouraged to deepen their explorations in whatever direction interests them most - be it a series of drawings, written reflections, sketches, collages, photographs, mixed-media pieces, or a unique, personal combination of all these.
There will be an optional Facebook group for participants to stay connected and share their creations with each other between sessions. There will also be discounts available for other workshops and one-to-one mentoring. 

Airtily

Drawing

Painting

Creative Practice

<p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">A standalone 10-week course - 2 hours per week online with daytime and evening options - that will introduce you to the materials, tools, and techniques used in quilling and to Craft4Smiles C.I.C and our tutors. &nbsp; At the end of each session you will have a lovely quilled item to show family and friends or to display on your shelf! You will be told about the other courses we offer so that you can make an informed choice about further learning. Participants in this course often move on to our Introduction to Paper Craft and Mixed Media Course that will introduce you to the basic materials, tools, equipment and techniques used. Experience has shown us that participants for whom English is not their first language, have found that quilling has helped them improve their understanding and spoken English as there is a lot of repetition of basic terms including numbers, colours and directions. Working with someon for whom English is their first language is also helpful.&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Programme</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Week 1: Basic Shapes (1)</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Week 2: Basic Shapes and Use of a Quilling Comb (2)&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Week 3: Flower and Butterfly: Picture 8&rdquo; x 10&rdquo;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Week 4: Making a Shape to Hold Quilled Pieces: Capital Letter</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Week 6: Basket of Flowers</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Week 7: Cherry Blossom Box</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Week 8: 2 x 5&rdquo; x 7&rdquo; Pictures: Duck and Boat</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Week 11: Pot of Lavender (1)&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Week 10: Pot of Lavender (2)</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">You will receive all the materials and items of equipment needed to complete the course. These are yours to keep:&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Materials and Equipment</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;</strong>Quilling Kit:&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Quilling Paper Strips: 39 mm: a variety of colours</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Quilling Paper Strips: 39 mm: white</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Quilling Board</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Needlemaker&#39;s Wheel of Pins</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Quilling Formers x 2&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Quilling Comb</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">1 Pair Tweezers</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Pokey Tool</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Quilling Tool: Short</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Quilling Tool: Long</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Scissors</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Glue Applicator</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Book Binders&rsquo; Glue 30 ml</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Black and white 300 gsm card for box and picture</p><p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-size: 14px;">Craft4Smiles C.I.C. is crafting community that&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;">provides accessible high quality creative papercraft and mixed media online programmes for adults. Our courses are social and interactive whether delivered online or in-person. Our aim is to introduce and build crafting skills and the basic skills needed for success in the workplace and at home, including self-confidence, problem solving, communicating in a group, basic maths and English. We teach over 45 different paper craft and mixed media techniques. Each course is carefully constructed to help you develop your crafting skills and knowledge. &nbsp;</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;">Crafting and our courses are mindful, taking us away from the day-to-day. Participants have consistently reported improvements in their wellbeing. &nbsp;Anyone who wants to learn new skills can join our programmes. &nbsp;No previous experience of papercrafting or mixed media work is needed. We have delivered courses successfully in Cambridgeshire for 6 1/2 years and have worked with 280 Cambridges residents during this time. 86% of participants state that what we offer has helped to improve their wellbeing. 75% state that it has made a positive difference to their daily lives. &nbsp;</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please note that the Cademy calenda/description states that this course is over 13 weeks. This is because the 10 weeks of the course are delivered over 13 weeks, during 3 of which, Craft4Smiles is closed for holidays!&nbsp;</span><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></p>

A standalone 10-week course - 2 hours per week online with daytime and evening options - that will introduce you to the materials, tools, and techniques used in quilling and to Craft4Smiles C.I.C and our tutors. At the end of each session you will have a lovely quilled item to show family and friends or to display on your shelf! You will be told about the other courses we offer so that you can make an informed choice about further learning. Participants in this course often move on to our Introduction to Paper Craft and Mixed Media Course that will introduce you to the basic materials, tools, equipment and techniques used. Experience has shown us that participants for whom English is not their first language, have found that quilling has helped them improve their understanding and spoken English as there is a lot of repetition of basic terms including numbers, colours and directions. Working with someon for whom English is their first language is also helpful. 
Programme
Week 1: Basic Shapes (1)
Week 2: Basic Shapes and Use of a Quilling Comb (2) 
Week 3: Flower and Butterfly: Picture 8” x 10”
Week 4: Making a Shape to Hold Quilled Pieces: Capital Letter
Week 6: Basket of Flowers
Week 7: Cherry Blossom Box
Week 8: 2 x 5” x 7” Pictures: Duck and Boat
Week 11: Pot of Lavender (1) 
Week 10: Pot of Lavender (2)
You will receive all the materials and items of equipment needed to complete the course. These are yours to keep: 
Materials and Equipment
 Quilling Kit: 
Quilling Paper Strips: 39 mm: a variety of colours
Quilling Paper Strips: 39 mm: white
Quilling Board
Needlemaker's Wheel of Pins
Quilling Formers x 2 
Quilling Comb
1 Pair Tweezers
Pokey Tool
Quilling Tool: Short
Quilling Tool: Long
Scissors
Glue Applicator
Book Binders’ Glue 30 ml
Black and white 300 gsm card for box and picture
Craft4Smiles C.I.C. is crafting community that provides accessible high quality creative papercraft and mixed media online programmes for adults. Our courses are social and interactive whether delivered online or in-person. Our aim is to introduce and build crafting skills and the basic skills needed for success in the workplace and at home, including self-confidence, problem solving, communicating in a group, basic maths and English. We teach over 45 different paper craft and mixed media techniques. Each course is carefully constructed to help you develop your crafting skills and knowledge. 
Crafting and our courses are mindful, taking us away from the day-to-day. Participants have consistently reported improvements in their wellbeing. Anyone who wants to learn new skills can join our programmes. No previous experience of papercrafting or mixed media work is needed. We have delivered courses successfully in Cambridgeshire for 6 1/2 years and have worked with 280 Cambridges residents during this time. 86% of participants state that what we offer has helped to improve their wellbeing. 75% state that it has made a positive difference to their daily lives. 
Please note that the Cademy calenda/description states that this course is over 13 weeks. This is because the 10 weeks of the course are delivered over 13 weeks, during 3 of which, Craft4Smiles is closed for holidays! 


Craft4Smiles C.I.C. 

A standalone 10-week quilling course - 2 hours per week online with daytime and evening options - that will introduce you to the materials, tools, and techniques used in quilling and to Craft4Smiles C.I.C and our tutors.   At the end of each session you will have a lovely quilled item to show family and friends or to display on your shelf!  All materials and equipment needed will be supplied and are yours to keep. This course is helpful for those for whom English is not their native tongue as there is a lot of repetition of basic terms including numbers, colours and directions.  

Quilling

Craft4Smiles Cademy Launch

<p>The <strong>Activities Coordinator</strong> Course equips you with essential skills to thrive in today's dynamic world, where community engagement and wellbeing are increasingly valued. Understanding the intricacies of Activities Coordination is crucial as it enhances social interaction, promotes physical and mental health through diverse programs, and fosters creativity in arts, crafts, and physical activities.</p><p>This course not only enriches your daily life but also prepares you for a rewarding professional career. <strong>In the UK job market, demand for Activities Coordinators is rising steadily</strong>, with opportunities across healthcare facilities, community centers, and senior living communities. <strong>Entry-level salaries typically start at £18,000 to £22,000 per year</strong>, with scope for advancement as you gain experience. The advantages of pursuing this course are evident in its expanding sector, with a projected increase in job opportunities by 10% over the next decade.</p><p><strong>By completing the Activities Coordinator Course, you not only enhance your employability but also contribute meaningfully to enhancing quality of life for diverse communities.</strong></p><p><strong>Key Features:</strong></p><ul><li>CPD Certified</li><li>Free Certificate from Reed</li><li>CIQ Approved</li><li>Developed by Specialist</li><li>Lifetime Access</li></ul><p><strong>Course Curriculum</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Module 01:</strong> Introduction to Activities Coordination</li><li><strong>Module 02:</strong> Activity Planning and Development</li><li><strong>Module 03:</strong> Event Organisation and Management</li><li><strong>Module 04:</strong> Creative Arts and Crafts Activities</li><li><strong>Module 05:</strong> Physical Activities and Exercise Programs</li><li><strong>Module 06:</strong> Social and Recreational Activities</li><li><strong>Module 07:</strong> Volunteer Management and Leadership Skills</li></ul><p><strong>Learning Outcomes:</strong></p><ul><li>Analyze and apply principles in Activity Planning for diverse participant engagement.</li><li>Demonstrate proficient Event Organization and Management skills for varied program success.</li><li>Execute Creative Arts and Crafts Activities with precision and inclusivity.</li><li>Develop and implement Physical Activities and Exercise Programs for health and enjoyment.</li><li>Design and facilitate Social and Recreational Activities catering to diverse preferences.</li><li>Exhibit effective Volunteer Management and Leadership Skills in activities coordination.</li></ul><h2>
        
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                                        10 CPD hours / points
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                                            Accredited by CPD Quality Standards
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        <div>Who is this course for?</div>
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                            <p>This Activities Coordinator course is accessible to anyone eager to learn more about this topic. Through this course, you'll gain a solid understanding of Activities Coordinator. Moreover, this course is ideal for:</p><ul><li>Individuals seeking career growth in community engagement and recreational coordination.</li><li>Enthusiasts interested in fostering community well-being through diverse activities.</li><li>Those desiring skills for coordinating engaging events and recreational programs.</li><li>Aspiring professionals aiming to lead and manage volunteer-driven activities.</li><li>Anyone keen on blending creativity, leadership, and social engagement seamlessly.</li></ul>
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                            <p>There are no requirements needed to enrol into this Activities Coordinator course. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and levels of experience to enrol into this Activities Coordinator course.</p>
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                            <p>After finishing this Activities Coordinator course you will have multiple job opportunities waiting for you. Some of the following Job sectors of Activities Coordinator are:</p><ul><li>Activities Coordinator - £20K to £30K/year.</li><li>Event Coordinator - £22K to £35K/year.</li><li>Recreation Officer - £18K to £28K/year.</li><li>Community Engagement Officer - £21K to £32K/year.</li><li>Volunteer Coordinator - £19K to £30K/year.</li></ul>
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                                    <h4>Digital certificate</h4>
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            Digital certificate -
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        <h4>Reed Courses Certificate of Completion</h4>
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            Digital certificate -
            Included
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            <div><p>Will be downloadable when all lectures have been completed.</p></div>

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The Activities Coordinator Course equips you with essential skills to thrive in today's dynamic world, where community engagement and wellbeing are increasingly valued. Understanding the intricacies of Activities Coordination is crucial as it enhances social interaction, promotes physical and mental health through diverse programs, and fosters creativity in arts, crafts, and physical activities.
This course not only enriches your daily life but also prepares you for a rewarding professional career. In the UK job market, demand for Activities Coordinators is rising steadily, with opportunities across healthcare facilities, community centers, and senior living communities. Entry-level salaries typically start at £18,000 to £22,000 per year, with scope for advancement as you gain experience. The advantages of pursuing this course are evident in its expanding sector, with a projected increase in job opportunities by 10% over the next decade.
By completing the Activities Coordinator Course, you not only enhance your employability but also contribute meaningfully to enhancing quality of life for diverse communities.
Key Features:
CPD Certified
Free Certificate from Reed
CIQ Approved
Developed by Specialist
Lifetime Access
Course Curriculum
Module 01: Introduction to Activities Coordination
Module 02: Activity Planning and Development
Module 03: Event Organisation and Management
Module 04: Creative Arts and Crafts Activities
Module 05: Physical Activities and Exercise Programs
Module 06: Social and Recreational Activities
Module 07: Volunteer Management and Leadership Skills
Learning Outcomes:
Analyze and apply principles in Activity Planning for diverse participant engagement.
Demonstrate proficient Event Organization and Management skills for varied program success.
Execute Creative Arts and Crafts Activities with precision and inclusivity.
Develop and implement Physical Activities and Exercise Programs for health and enjoyment.
Design and facilitate Social and Recreational Activities catering to diverse preferences.
Exhibit effective Volunteer Management and Leadership Skills in activities coordination.
 CPD 
10 CPD hours / points  Accredited by CPD Quality Standards
Activities Coordinator 2:11:04   1: Module 01: Introduction to Activities Coordination Preview 22:03  2: Module 02: Activity Planning and Development 18:35  3: Module 03: Event Organisation and Management 19:00  4: Module 04: Creative Arts and Crafts Activities 18:22  5: Module 05: Physical Activities and Exercise Programs 18:34  6: Module 06: Social and Recreational Activities 17:04  7: Module 07: Volunteer Management and Leadership Skills 15:26  8: CPD Certificate - Free 01:00  9: Leave A Review 01:00
 Who is this course for? 
This Activities Coordinator course is accessible to anyone eager to learn more about this topic. Through this course, you'll gain a solid understanding of Activities Coordinator. Moreover, this course is ideal for:
Individuals seeking career growth in community engagement and recreational coordination.
Enthusiasts interested in fostering community well-being through diverse activities.
Those desiring skills for coordinating engaging events and recreational programs.
Aspiring professionals aiming to lead and manage volunteer-driven activities.
Anyone keen on blending creativity, leadership, and social engagement seamlessly.
 Requirements 
There are no requirements needed to enrol into this Activities Coordinator course. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and levels of experience to enrol into this Activities Coordinator course.
 Career path 
After finishing this Activities Coordinator course you will have multiple job opportunities waiting for you. Some of the following Job sectors of Activities Coordinator are:
Activities Coordinator - £20K to £30K/year.
Event Coordinator - £22K to £35K/year.
Recreation Officer - £18K to £28K/year.
Community Engagement Officer - £21K to £32K/year.
Volunteer Coordinator - £19K to £30K/year.
 Certificates 
Digital certificate
 Digital certificate - Included 
Reed Courses Certificate of Completion
 Digital certificate - Included 
Will be downloadable when all lectures have been completed.

Online Training Academy

Emergency Care Assistant

Cycle Instructor

Professional Skills Course (PSC)

Exercise Instructor

Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Activity Coordinator

Activities Coordinator

Quilling - Monday 19.00 - 21.00 or Tuesday 19.00 - 21.00


<div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">A standalone 10 week course - 2 hours per week online with daytime and evening options - that will introduce you to the basic materials, tools, equipment and techniques used in paper crafting and mixed media work and to Craft4Smiles C.I.C and our tutors. &nbsp;You will be told about the other courses you offer so that you can make an informed choice about further learning. At the end of each session you will have a lovely paper crafted item to show family and friends or to display on your shelf!&nbsp;</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Course Programme</strong></div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Week 1: Bird House Gift Box</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Week 2: Double Die Stencil Box and Card&nbsp;</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Week 3: Card Making: 3 Styles of Card&nbsp;</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Week 4/5: Mixed Media Notebooks</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Week 6: Black Canvas/Gilding Polish Framed Picture</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Week 7: Cantilever Box: 2 Tier</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Week 8: Bead Making&nbsp;</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Week 9/10:Dust and Reveal: Woodland Picture using Masks, Stencils and Inks</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">You will be sent the following materials and items of equipment which are yours to keep:&nbsp;</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Materials&nbsp;</strong></div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Book Binders&#39; Glue (30 ml)</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">PVA Glue (20 ml)</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">15 Water Based Inks for Stamping and Dusting</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Adhesive Foam Pads</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">4 Mini Notebooks</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Gilding Polish: 5 Colours: 20-30 ml</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Brads: 27</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Craft4Smiles Elegant Bits: Paper Off Cuts from Die Cutting for Mixed Media Work</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Paper and Card as Required to Complete each Project</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Air Dry Clay Moulded Pieces</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Equipment&nbsp;</strong></div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">A2 Cutting Mat</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Adorable Scoreboard&nbsp;</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Paper Cutter</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">30ml Glue Applicator</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">20 Sponge Pieces&nbsp;</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">15 Finger Daubers</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">1 Set of Mini Stamps</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">1 Stamping Block</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Pokey Tool</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Scissors</div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);"><span style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-size: 14px;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></div><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);"><span style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-size: 14px;">Craft4Smiles C.I.C. is crafting community that&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;">provides accessible high quality creative papercraft and mixed media online programmes for adults. Our courses are social and interactive whether delivered online or in-person. Our aim is to introduce and build crafting skills and the basic skills needed for success in the workplace and at home, including self-confidence, problem solving, communicating in a group, basic maths and English. We teach over 45 different paper craft and mixed media techniques. Each course is carefully constructed to help you develop your crafting skills and knowledge. &nbsp;</span></div><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;">Crafting and our courses are mindful, taking us away from the day-to-day. Participants have consistently reported improvements in their wellbeing. &nbsp;Anyone who wants to learn new skills can join our programmes. &nbsp;No previous experience of papercrafting or mixed media work is needed. We have delivered courses successfully in Cambridgeshire for 6 1/2 years and have worked with 280 Cambridges residents during this time. 86% of participants state that what we offer has helped to improve their wellbeing. 75% state that it has made a positive difference to their daily lives. &nbsp;</span></p><div style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please note that the banner/photo shows crafted items that we have made during this course at different times. The items made in this course are similar. The Cademy calenda/description states that this course is over 14 weeks. This is because the 10 weeks of the course are delivered over 13 weeks, during 3 of which, Craft4Smiles is closed for holidays!&nbsp;</span></div>

A standalone 10 week course - 2 hours per week online with daytime and evening options - that will introduce you to the basic materials, tools, equipment and techniques used in paper crafting and mixed media work and to Craft4Smiles C.I.C and our tutors. You will be told about the other courses you offer so that you can make an informed choice about further learning. At the end of each session you will have a lovely paper crafted item to show family and friends or to display on your shelf! Course ProgrammeWeek 1: Bird House Gift BoxWeek 2: Double Die Stencil Box and Card Week 3: Card Making: 3 Styles of Card Week 4/5: Mixed Media NotebooksWeek 6: Black Canvas/Gilding Polish Framed PictureWeek 7: Cantilever Box: 2 TierWeek 8: Bead Making Week 9/10:Dust and Reveal: Woodland Picture using Masks, Stencils and InksYou will be sent the following materials and items of equipment which are yours to keep: Materials Book Binders' Glue (30 ml)PVA Glue (20 ml)15 Water Based Inks for Stamping and DustingAdhesive Foam Pads4 Mini NotebooksGilding Polish: 5 Colours: 20-30 mlBrads: 27Craft4Smiles Elegant Bits: Paper Off Cuts from Die Cutting for Mixed Media WorkPaper and Card as Required to Complete each ProjectAir Dry Clay Moulded PiecesEquipment A2 Cutting MatAdorable Scoreboard Paper Cutter30ml Glue Applicator20 Sponge Pieces 15 Finger Daubers1 Set of Mini Stamps1 Stamping BlockPokey ToolScissorsCraft4Smiles C.I.C. is crafting community that provides accessible high quality creative papercraft and mixed media online programmes for adults. Our courses are social and interactive whether delivered online or in-person. Our aim is to introduce and build crafting skills and the basic skills needed for success in the workplace and at home, including self-confidence, problem solving, communicating in a group, basic maths and English. We teach over 45 different paper craft and mixed media techniques. Each course is carefully constructed to help you develop your crafting skills and knowledge.
Crafting and our courses are mindful, taking us away from the day-to-day. Participants have consistently reported improvements in their wellbeing. Anyone who wants to learn new skills can join our programmes. No previous experience of papercrafting or mixed media work is needed. We have delivered courses successfully in Cambridgeshire for 6 1/2 years and have worked with 280 Cambridges residents during this time. 86% of participants state that what we offer has helped to improve their wellbeing. 75% state that it has made a positive difference to their daily lives. 
Please note that the banner/photo shows crafted items that we have made during this course at different times. The items made in this course are similar. The Cademy calenda/description states that this course is over 14 weeks. This is because the 10 weeks of the course are delivered over 13 weeks, during 3 of which, Craft4Smiles is closed for holidays!

A standalone 10 week/session course that will introduce you to the basic materials, tools, equipment and techniques used in paper crafting and mixed media work and to Craft4Smiles C.I.C and our tutors.  You will be sent all the materials and equipment needed to complete the course. At the end of each lesson you will have a crafted item to take away to keep or show family and friends. You will be told about the other courses you offer so that you can make an informed choice about further learning. 

Introduction to Paper Crafting and Mixed Media - Monday 19.00 - 21.00 or Tuesday 19.00 - 21.00

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Onze studenten, alumni en docenten zijn ijzersterk in het bedenken van artistieke en creatieve concepten. Maar om van concept te gaan naar realisatie zijn er acht andere bouwstenen die even noodzakelijk zijn.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Die bouwstenen vormen samen een business plan. Gelukkig is er met het Canvas Model van Alex Osterwalder een model dat je toelaat om die bouwstenen snel en accuraat te benoemen zodat je creatief concept geen volledig boekdeel nodig heeft om tot stand te komen.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Deze webinar is bijzonder handig voor studenten en docenten die overwegen om een LUCAbreakoutsteun aan te vragen. Dit model wordt gebruikt in de beoordeling van de voorstellen.</p>

Onze studenten, alumni en docenten zijn ijzersterk in het bedenken van artistieke en creatieve concepten. Maar om van concept te gaan naar realisatie zijn er acht andere bouwstenen die even noodzakelijk zijn.
Die bouwstenen vormen samen een business plan. Gelukkig is er met het Canvas Model van Alex Osterwalder een model dat je toelaat om die bouwstenen snel en accuraat te benoemen zodat je creatief concept geen volledig boekdeel nodig heeft om tot stand te komen.
Deze webinar is bijzonder handig voor studenten en docenten die overwegen om een LUCAbreakoutsteun aan te vragen. Dit model wordt gebruikt in de beoordeling van de voorstellen.

LUCA School of Arts

LUCAbreakout: starten met een creatief project

St. Helens

<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Candle Artist Course is a certificate course designed by the&nbsp;<a href="https://craftdesignlab.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36) !important; user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36) !important;">Craft Design Association (CLAB)</a>. This professional candle certificate course is divided into two sections: The principles and theory of candles and wax, tools, materials, fragrance and colors. The second section involves making 29 items including candle jar, pillar, candle holders and the most famous baking candle.</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This expert course is designed with a focus on the practicality of candle craft, design scalability, craft aesthetics, and recent design trends.</p><h2 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">CLAB Candle Artist Certificates</h2><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">After the craft workshop, we assist students in submitting their portfolios to CLAB and applying for their CLAB Candle Artist Certificates. With practice, students may also have the opportunity to teach CLAB classes in the future.</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">More detail, you can visit our website</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a data-fr-linked="true" href="https://noelcandle.co.uk/clab-candle-artist-workshop.html" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">https://noelcandle.co.uk/clab-candle-artist-workshop.html</a></p>

The Candle Artist Course is a certificate course designed by the Craft Design Association (CLAB). This professional candle certificate course is divided into two sections: The principles and theory of candles and wax, tools, materials, fragrance and colors. The second section involves making 29 items including candle jar, pillar, candle holders and the most famous baking candle.
This expert course is designed with a focus on the practicality of candle craft, design scalability, craft aesthetics, and recent design trends.
CLAB Candle Artist Certificates
After the craft workshop, we assist students in submitting their portfolios to CLAB and applying for their CLAB Candle Artist Certificates. With practice, students may also have the opportunity to teach CLAB classes in the future.
More detail, you can visit our website
https://noelcandle.co.uk/clab-candle-artist-workshop.html

Noel Candle

Candle Making

CLAB Candle Artist's professional candle certificate course teaches the principles of candle making and covers 29 unique candle items.

CLAB Candle Artist Course

<p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">FREE EVENT</strong> - Join our TEA &#39;N CHAT with HAIDEE FOYE &amp; NICKY SIMPSON</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">An opportunity to discuss the GCSE&nbsp;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">ESA</strong><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">(Externally Set Assignment)</strong></em> with fellow teachers and how best to approach the themes. We will be using breakout rooms for each board, so that you can network and discuss ideas and best practice.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The session will be lead by <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Haidee Foye</strong> and <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Dawn Foxall</strong>.</p><hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; -webkit-user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;"><p id="isPasted" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78); font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78); font-size: 16px;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Textiles Skills Centre Associates</strong> are a team of volunteers that manage the social media platforms and website, and offer support, mentorship and advice to textile teachers and trainees. We organise free resource networking events each month (Tea &#39;N Chat) and are always on hand to help and encourage when needed.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">We are always looking for new Associate members, so if you would like to join this small team then do contact us at: <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">info@textileskillscentre.com</strong></em></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78); font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78); font-size: 16px;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">At the moment all costs are met by our team and time is given freely. If you are able to support us with a donation, however small, this will help to enhance the work we are doing.</em></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78); font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78); font-size: 16px;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">You can donate using the DONATION button below which will take you to the Paypal donations page, or select an amount when you book the event. All donations gratefully received.</em></span></p><p style="text-align: center; color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78);"><a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=P3GCCAAFZBJWC" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; background-color: rgb(61, 86, 224); border-width: 12px 18px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(61, 86, 224); display: inline-block; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; background-color: #3D56E0; border-top: 12px solid #3D56E0; border-bottom: 12px solid #3D56E0; border-right: 18px solid #3D56E0; border-left: 18px solid #3D56E0; display: inline-block;"><span style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;">DONATION</span></a></span></p>

*SAVE THE DATE*
Tea N Chat - DISCUSSING THE A-LEVEL ESA
DATE:  Tuesday 11th February 2025
TIME:  7pm - 8pm
This event is run on ZOOM so you need to register to get the details



A great opportunity to discuss the A-Level ESA (Externally Set Assignment) with fellow teachers and how best to approach the themes. We will be using breakout rooms for each board, so that you can network and discuss ideas and best practice.
The session will be lead by Becci Upton and Rachel Addy
This free event focuses on this year's Externally Set Assignment briefs for the A-LEVEL Fashion & Textiles courses. It is an opportunity for you to not just to learn from others, but also to contribute to a really collaborative environment, where everyone is able to take something helpful back to their respective students and schools. 
We are not specialists in each of the different exam boards and we recommend that you refer to your own board's latest official guidance for the most accurate and up-to-date information. To maximise our time together, we will be organising four breakout rooms, for AQA, Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas. You need to have your ESA briefs accessible, to have already read this and perhaps some ideas ready to contribute to the groups collective mind mapping.
This is a precious time for everyone to share experiences and gather inspiration.



The Textiles Skills Centre Associates are a team of volunteers that manage the social media platforms and website, and offer support, mentorship and advice to textile teachers and trainees. We organise free resource networking events each month (Tea 'N Chat) and are always on hand to help and encourage when needed.
We are always looking for new Associate members, so if you would like to join this small team then do contact us at: info@textileskillscentre.com
At the moment all costs are met by our team and time is given freely. If you are able to support us with a donation, however small, this will help to enhance the work we are doing.
You can donate using the DONATION button below. All donations gratefully received.
(Especially ☕ and 🍰 😋)

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Tea 'N Chat discussing the new A-LEVEL ESA (Externally Lead Assessment) themes with fellow teachers 

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Wet Felt Birds with Karen Lane

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