394 Educators providing Courses

gill arnold dressmaking training

I live and work in Solihull and am married with two boys. I have an obsessive love of sewing, which has driven my career through a wide range of sewing related experiences. I came from a family of sewers and from a very early age was encouraged to be creative. My love of embroidery and needlework led me to pursue a career in teaching. I attended a specialist needlework and home economics teacher training College in Liverpool. I always enjoyed "hands on work" and gained experience working with an expert team of fitting and alteration seamstresses at an exclusive dress shop the summer I finished at Liverpool. I wanted a creative career, so I applied for the position of wardrobe assistant at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. This was a wonderful work experience, sewing fabulous fabrics and making a diverse range of costumes. The theatre wardrobe mistress encouraged me to continue studying and I enrolled for a City and Guilds course. Although theatre working hours were long, they were flexible and I could study and work full time. I achieved merit for City and Guilds Creative Studies; two years later I received a distinction in Fashion and Design and won the year prize. My qualifications and experience opened another career opportunity in the fashion industry. I wanted to work fewer hours and the job I was offered provided training in production planning and buying. Working regular hours I decided to think again about the teaching career I had abandoned. I was employed by Birmingham Adult Education Department to work in evenings teaching Embroidery and Needlework. I thoroughly enjoyed teaching, so when I married and the family arrived I gave up full time work in industry. I returned to college, updated my teaching qualifications and became a part time teacher In the early 90's I wrote the Tailoring Programme for the West Midlands Access Foundation, later used by Open College Network. By 1996 I was determined to offer my own courses, now known as Gill Arnold Dressmaking Training. In 1997 I became Sewing World magazine's pattern specialist. Over 20 years teaching has given me a wealth of experience and knowledge to produce articles on patterns and fitting. I have also written for Sew Today and American publications. With the support of the sewing industry I enjoy being a regular exhibitor at shows all over the country including the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. My yearly programme provides a full range of sewing events, exhibitions, seminars, cloth sales, trips and courses.

make at 140

We are based at Ocean Studios in Royal William Yard, Plymouth, Devon. Please read on for more details. Walking - head straight on when you enter RWY, go past the green on the left, then past the marina on your right, the Make at 140 shop is just on the left after the current black hoarding. If you see a red phone box you have gone past the shop entrance. Driving - Enter Royal William Yard, follow their one way system, so turn left just after you enter. Follow the one way all the way around the yard until you come back around towards the entrance/exit. Look for a red phone box on your right hand side before the water on your left. We are just after the phone box on the right hand side. Opposite the Restaurant The Clubhouse. Parking - If you need to park you can park all the way along the back wall, kind of in the middle and you can cut through the side road to Make. Or drive round towards the red phone box and before the phone box turn right into a stone gate, turn immediately right into the garage and either park there if space or through to the other side where there is lots of room.

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the london leather workshop

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make cambridge fashion school

Our teaching techniques at MAKE are very holistic. All of our students design and make items that they want to create for their level of skill. From basic skirts, curtains, pillows, simple pencil cases through to ultimate fashionista jackets! With my younger teenage fashion students every project is more exciting as its bespoke to them and their vision...just like a mini fashion school. We're just there for you on your journey, enabling you to actually make it! We work with students from concept, learning how to measure, fabric selection through to finally sewing your final project from curtains to clothing. Most of our current students couldn't sew or use a machine before they came to MAKE. After our regular weekly sessions, they now make clothes that they actually want to wear and create curtains or bags that make their friends envious! Anyone can learn to sew, design and make. All you need is a bit of encouragement, patience and a nice cuppa to help you along your way!

gina-b silkworks

Gina-B Silkworks designs and produces a variety of craft kits, books, DVDs and other items with an emphasis on handwork & passementerie - decorative textile crafts. We also stock a range of tools & materials for these crafts. Gina also makes bespoke items to commission. "Traditional Crafts for the modern maker" About Gina - Gina Barrett has been making reconstructions of buttons, dress trimmings and other passementerie for museums and costumiers since 1999. Her work can be seen in a variety of museums, heritage sites & stately homes including the Royal Mews, the Royal Armouries, Historic Royal Palaces, The Victoria & Albert Museum, English Heritage, Chicago Museum of Art and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.  She provided buttons, ribbons and braid for an award-winning project at Perth Museum, and hundreds of buttons for the film “Sweeney Todd”. Her latest film work includes buttons for "Napoleon" and "Lee". She has created buttons & trimmings for various series including “The Crown”, “Becoming Elizabeth” , “A Stitch in Time”. She is the author of a number of books including Buttons, A Passementerie Workshop Manual, Dorset Ring Buttons, Thread Wrapped Buttons, Zwirnknopf Buttons and the Making Passementerie range of instructional DVDs. She appears on the Create & Craft channel with demonstrations of passementerie techniques, representing her company Gina-B Silkworks. Gina is the contributor for the Passementerie entry in the Encyclopaedia of Medieval Dress and Textiles of the British Isles c. 450-1450 (Brill). She has also co-authored Tak V Bowes Departed: A 15th Century Braiding Manual Examined and 6 booklets on medieval narrow wares, and regularly produces how-to articles for magazines, as well as papers and essays on other forms of passementerie. Gina has been involved in textile research projects with groups around the world, and is a founder member of Soper Lane, a group begun in 1999 to research the lives and work of the medieval London silkwomen.  Gina is a trained illustrator, with a background in historical and diagram illustration and graphic design. Her passion for textiles grew from studying historical costume for her illustrative work.

made by me workshops

My name is Helen and I have been crafting since I was a child. Made by Me Workshops was born out of my love of crafting and sharing knowledge. I have spent recent years teaching various crafts and enjoy sharing all the positive benefits that being creative brings. Now more than ever being creative can help improve mood and wellbeing. From my own perspective crafting helps me deal with stress and provides relaxation in a busy world. I love spending time with like-minded people who enjoy the thrill of creating something that whilst not always perfect is perfect to them. Made by Me is more than just crafting workshops, it is about bringing people together. The aim is not just the experience of crafting but taking time away from daily stresses to relax, laugh, create, discover and enjoy some “me” time. At the end of the workshop you will have something you have made and hopefully have met some lovely fellow crafters. There are a range of activities available at my workshop located on the outskirts of Bradford on Avon (Bath side). If you don’t see what you are looking for do drop me a message as I will be arranging local tutors to extend what is available so whether it’s textile printing, glass work, macrame or crochet I will be aiming to accommodate your requests.

art craft studios

WE'RE ART CRAFT STUDIOS & WE'VE DESIGNED A SPACE TO ENCOURAGE ARTISTIC DISCOVERY, SKILL DEVELOPMENT & CREATIVE COMMUNICATION.  TO ENABLE CREATIVE WELLBEING & EMPOWER EVERYONE THROUGH WORKSHOPS, MEMBERSHIPS, & FREESTYLE SESSIONS IN CERAMICS & A RANGE OF ARTS & CRAFTS.

ellie b jewels

Welcome to Ellie B Jewels where you can attend a jewellery making workshop, dressmaking lessons and sewing lessons, crochet and knitting plus other craft related workshops all based at my studio in Birmingham.

anthea millier

Pittville Gallery and Workshops is run by Anthea Millier who is a professional Artist and Printmaker, Textile Artist and teacher based in Cheltenham. Her work is inspired by nature and the world around us, she is motivated by exploring multi-disciplinary approach to creativity (and by breaking the rules) Come and join her in the studio in a listed Georgian town house and take part in a fun and exploratory and experimental workshop where you can develop your full creative potential.