17th & 18th May 2025
Find out more about our tutors and book onto a creative workshop as part of our annual Textile Festival!
DESIGN, BLOCK PRINT & MAKE A LAMPSHADE
Join designer and maker Aidan Liggins and create your own block printed lampshade.
Saturday 17th May | 10:00 – 15:30 | £70pp
Suitable for ages 16+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
MONOPRINT & MIXED MEDIA ON FABRIC
If you are a fan of rustic mark making, then this one is for you! Join Victoria Merness and create expressive monoprinted textile samples.
Saturday 17th May | 10:00 – 12:30 | £35pp
Suitable for ages 12+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
DOBBY LOOM WEAVING TASTER
Join our resident weaving teacher Agnis for a short intro to weaving on a traditional dobby loom.
Saturday 17th May | 10:00 – 12:30 | £40pp
Suitable for ages 16+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
ZERO WASTE Appliqué
Join Rebekah Johnston to learn her straightforward method for needle turn applique.
Saturday 17th May | 10:30 – 13:00 | £35pp
Suitable for ages 16+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
POSTCARD WEAVING
Join Agnis Smallwood for a relaxed and experimental weaving workshop using a postcard to weave, stitch and create onto.
Saturday 17th May | 13:00 – 14:45 | £6.50pp
Suitable for ages 8+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Create a Screenprinted & Embellished Wall Hanging
Join maker Ria Mathieson of Slow Hands Creative, and learn to screen print and stitch your own wall hanging.
Saturday 17th May | 13:30 – 16:00 | £40pp
Suitable for ages 14+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Wet Felted Scarves
Learn the art of wet felting with talented artist Henry Morris and go away with your own scarf.
Saturday 17th May | 14:00 – 16:00 | £35pp
Suitable for ages 18+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
MEET & MAKE WITH THE ARTISTS FROM LOOPS
Join the artists from our textile exhibition for a unique insight into their process, the chance to ask questions and to have a go yourself! 60 minute talk followed by a 60 minute session to try the artists’ processes at stations around the Gallery.
Saturday 17th May | 17:30 – 19:30 | £15pp
Suitable for ages 16+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
CLOTHING REPAIRS
Join Jo Wanner of Tråd Collective and learn to repair your beloved clothing with a range of sewing techniques.
Sunday 18th May | 10:00 – 12:30 | £25pp
Suitable for ages 13+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Tender Whispers from the Heart Stitching Workshop
Join textile artist and researcher Rebecca Devaney to learn how to translate text onto fabric using stitch before her talk on Haute Couture.
Sunday 18th May | 11:00 – 13:00 | £40pp
Suitable for ages 16+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Pattern Play
Welcome to Pattern Play – a hands-on, high-energy workshop where creativity takes shape, lead by designer and senior lecturer Julie Hughes!
Sunday 18th May | 10:30 – 13:00 | £25pp
Suitable for ages 16+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
COLOURFUL WEAVING
Join Agnis Smallwood for this fun session where you will create your own pair of pot holders, coffee mug rugs or plant pot mats.
Sunday 18th May | 11:00 – 13:00 | £35pp
Suitable for ages 16+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Sew a Naturally Dyed Toadstool
Stitch your own decorative toadstool with fabrics naturally dyed by Kayleigh Davis from Ocre Natural Dye Studio!
Sunday 18th May | 14:00 – 16:30 | £35pp
Suitable for ages 16+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
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