Welcome!
Linda and Laura here, great to have you join us. Explore our classes to find your favourite subjects and discover workshops and courses on a wide range of techniques and inspiring ideas.
Here's a taster of some of our classes, click Our Classes from the top menu to see the rest.
All Classes, Print, Monoprint
Make your own inexpensive vegetarian print plate using simple equipment and readily available ingredients. Use your homemade plate (or a shop-bought plate) to make multicoloured prints on paper and see how you can stitch into them.
£8
All Classes, Sketchbook and Art Journal, Watercolour Painting
Are you always nervous about getting started in a new sketchbook? Do the pristine pages scare you? Let me reassure you that you’re not alone! In this collection of three videos you’ll learn how to lose the blank, white page quickly and easily.
£6
All Classes, Sketchbook and Art Journal, Print
Work along with Laura and Linda to handprint and construct your very own sketchbook. This one will be filled with pattern and colour right from the start and then they'll show you how to add more detail and interest with drawing and collage.
£10
All Classes, Sketchbook and Art Journal
Learn how to make quick and easy sketchbooks out of a single sheet of paper. Lose the white with some hand painting, then take your book beyond the basics with some machine stitched construction details.
£5
All Classes, Quilting
In this class Linda is making an art quilt that is to be displayed on a stretched box canvas. She quilts the stencilled sampler by hand using embroidery threads and basic running stitch together with tiny French knots.
£2
All Classes, Sketchbook and Art Journal
In 31 Days of Art Journalling I’m going to guide you through a whole selection of techniques and approaches to help you establish a daily art habit. Each session is short and sweet to ensure you can fit it into your schedule.
£60
All Classes, Quilting
In this workshop Laura shares her tried and tested methods for quilting circles. How to mark and quilt small circles into narrow borders by hand, then how to machine quilt larger circles without any fancy gadgets.
£2
All Classes, Applique
In this workshop follow Laura's progress from making unique materials to work with in collage and appliqué, to developing design ideas, right through to making an appliqué piece and considering options for quilting it.
£15
All Classes, Sketchbook and Art Journal, Altered Books
In this workshop Linda shows examples of both her own and Laura’s sketchbooks where cutting into the pages adds fascinating detail to edges or to reveal tantalising glimpses of subsequent or preceding pages.
£2
All Classes, Sketchbook and Art Journal
In this workshop Laura will show you how she transfers text and photographic images to the pages of her sketchbook with a simple transfer technique using an inkjet printer. Please note this technique is not suitable for laser printers.
£2
All Classes, To Wear, Fabric Painting
OK, we admit it, this might be one of our more unusual projects! Inspired by beautiful Georgian jewellery that featured painted eyes, Linda's been making handpainted charms. These could be used as a brooch, or even a statement button!
£2
All Classes, Free Classes, Monoprint
In this free taster workshop join Laura to see how the exciting and expressive technique of monoprint can be used on fabric.
Free