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All Classes, Sketchbook and Art Journal
Beautiful Butterflies
Course5.0 average rating (1 review)Inspired by butterflies, Linda demonstrates creative ways to fill your sketchbook with exciting and vibrant images. Techniques include ink resist, collage, masks and stencils.
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All Classes, Quilting
Art as Inspiration
CourseArt, and paintings in particular can provide a rich source of inspiration for textiles. In this series of video workshops Linda guides you through how she’s been inspired by the paintings of Paul Klee to make a small art quilt.
£6
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All Classes, Hand Stitch
Banjara Inspirations
CourseLinda looks to the traditional textiles of the Banjara for inspiration. Join her to look at some examples and to study the colours, techniques and patterns of these decorative and heavily stitched cloths before making a textile inspired by them.
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All Classes, Sketchbook and Art Journal
Creative Sketchbooks Module 4
CourseThis course builds a thorough understanding in sketchbook practice and technique. A substantial course with a printable PDF reference book and over 45 video demonstrations. This is Module 4 of 4, you need to take all four Modules to complete.
£85
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All Classes, To Wear
The Accordion Bag
Course5.0 average rating (1 review)A bag or a piece of sculpture? This bag cleverly expands with an accordion-like structure that gives the bag its name. See how Laura designed and made hers and how you can create your own version.
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All Classes, Sketchbook and Art Journal
Creative Sketchbooks Module 2
CourseThis course builds a thorough understanding in sketchbook practice and technique. A substantial course with a printable PDF reference book and over 45 video demonstrations. This is Module 2 of 4, you need to take all four Modules to complete.
£85
Explore our Classes
Welcome! Great to have you here. Explore our classes to find your favourite subjects and discover workshops and courses on a wide range of techniques and inspiring ideas.
Paint-along: Paint a Tangerine in Oils/Acrylics
Paint-along with Laura to paint a tangerine in oils (Laura uses water mixable oils), or acrylics. The class includes the reference image to download and print.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Page to Stitch - Abstract Landscape 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.
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.
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.
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!
In this free taster workshop join Laura to see how the exciting and expressive technique of monoprint can be used on fabric.
Join Linda to learn how to wax papers and see how they make the perfect collage materials. This technique works beautifully with handmade papers.
Brighten your home with a winter themed table runner. It's a double-sided design and you can practise your spraying, free machine quilting and fabric painting techniques.
Learn how to make an infinity scarf. This is a quick sew and lovely made in cotton lawn or silk, perfect for a gift.
This course builds a thorough understanding in sketchbook practice and technique. A substantial course with a printable PDF reference book and over 45 video demonstrations. This is Module 1 of 4, you need to take all four Modules to complete.
Join Laura to practise your observational drawing skills. Working from simple objects and using basic materials we’ll learn to look closely and become familiar with our subject matter and find ways to record them accurately in our drawing.
Use your iPad as a design tool. Learn how you can easily digitally trace and paint. Print your digital work to paper and incorporate it into your sketchbook.
Our Festive thank you to all our students - Download free printable versions of Linda's festive bird paintings and make your own greetings cards or gift tags.
Use your favourite stamps and stencils to add texture to your sketchbook. Linda will show you how this simple method creates interesting surfaces on your pages which are just perfect for accepting generous washes of luscious colour.
Choose a quote that’s personal to you, find some scraps of felt, and make a dent in that stash of beads with these funky motto cushions.
Discover one of our favourite print block materials – compressed sponge. It’s easy to mark and cut out into any shape you like. Then simply immerse in water to create a sponge printing block to use with acrylics or fabric paints.
Story of a Quilt: In and Out of Love
Discover the story behind Laura’s recent quilt ‘In and Out of Love’, a digitally printed photographic quilt.
Work with Laura to create a Drunkard’s Path design using faux piecing. She’ll show you how to use your own hand dyed fabrics (maybe you dyed some using her Exchange Dyeing video workshop), but you can use any of your favourite fabrics.
Discover the fascinating Needle Museum and learn about the history of the dangerous business of making needles from Jo-Ann Gloger, the curator of the collection.
Introduction to English Paper Piecing
Discover how to sew geometric designs with English paper piecing. Laura guides you through the simple steps for this satisfying method of patchwork that works beautifully for piecing even small shapes with accuracy.
What's the Story? Fractured Quilt
Discover the inspirational sources that Linda brought together in the making of her quilt ‘Fractured’. Linda also discusses the techniques that she used in the making of the quilt.
If you enjoy dyeing fabric, then it’s highly likely you’re going to want threads to match! In this show see how Laura prepares skeins ready for dyeing.
Altered Book Flip-through: Crow
A flip-through video of one of Linda’s altered books. We’ll show you page by page through her book Crow where you’ll spot lots of techniques that we cover in our workshops including stamping and oil pastel and wash.
Needlefelting and Stitch: Landscape
Make a beautiful felted and stitched landscape with Linda. She’ll guide you through the process step-by-step from needlefelting the background to freehand machine stitching motifs and adding final details with hand embroidery.
Plant Printing Concertina Sketchbook Flip-through
A flip-through video two concertina books made using plant printed pages. See how Linda’s worked into the plant prints with collage, drawing and painting.
Altered Book Flip-through Art is Food
A flip-through video taking a page-by-page look through Linda’s altered book Art is Food.
Altered Book Flip-through Nests and Eggs
A free flip-through video taking a page-by-page look through Linda’s altered book Nests and Eggs.
Laura's Sketchbook Flip-through
Take a page by page look through Linda’s plant printed artist book. The book is hand made from a variety of plant printed papers. As you’ll see she’s added painted birds and insects, these are worked in watercolour, gouache and acrylic ink.
Take a page by page look through Linda’s plant printed artist book. The book is hand made from a variety of plant printed papers. As you’ll see she’s added painted birds and insects, these are worked in watercolour, gouache and acrylic ink.
Laura demonstrates the Sketch module of Premier+ embroidery software to show how it can be perfect for creative quilting. Please note that this class was originally published in 2016 and since then software will likely have been updated.
Plant Printed Sketchbook Flip-through
Take a look through Linda’s plant printed sketchbook. The pages for this book were plant printed using her simple method. They were then bound together by Laura to make the book. Linda’s added drawing, stamping, painting with watercolour and acrylic.
Still Life - Quick Drawing to Fabric Collage
Working with Still Life, start by making quick sketches, explore good use of tonal values, and work with colourful drawing techniques. Use what you’ve made on paper to inform a fabric collage finished with machine stitching.
We’ve all heard that doing more drawing is a good thing! Whether you’re a complete beginner, or already a drawing convert you can learn to improve your drawing with some simple tricks, cheats and techniques.