We have a growing team of tutors, carefully chosen for their own creative talent and ability. Each tutor has extensive sewing experience and will guide you, patiently, through a wide range of projects. You will be encouraged to develop your own “style”, to choose your own colour and fabrics and to produce your own original work.

One Day Workshops

One day workshops are frequently held on Saturdays. These will be focused on a particular skill, design or project.
Please check through to see if there is anything that appeals to you and get in touch by email or telephone to let us know if you’d like to come.


Regular Workshops

Join one of our weekly on-going classes and extend and develop your sewing skills. Our teachers have extensive sewing experience and will guide you through a wide range of projects. In any class – you will be encouraged to use your own colour schemes to produce your own individual work. Please view our schedule below, for upcoming workshops and classes.


Sit and Sew

Come along to one of our sit and sew groups. There is no formal teaching but they are friendly, sociable and a great source of help.

Please read our workshop policy


Layering Up

Do you need help layering up a quilt? If so, we can help. Call the shop to book an appointment. £20.

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December 2024

Independent Sewing am

December 25 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
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An event every week that begins at 9:30 am on Wednesday, repeating until August 28, 2024

An event every week that begins at 9:30 am on Wednesday, repeating until December 17, 2025

A regular weekly group for independent sewing in our cosy workroom. THIS GROUP IS CURRENTLY FULL

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Sit ‘n’ Sew am

December 26 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
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An event every week that begins at 9:30 am on Thursday, repeating until December 18, 2025

This group is currently FULL

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Sit ‘n’ Sew pm

December 26 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 1:00 pm on Thursday, repeating until December 18, 2025

This group has spaces

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January 2025

Embroidery with Kay (Saturday group)

January 4, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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An event every month that begins at 10:00 am on day First of the month, repeating until March 2, 2024

One event on January 7, 2023 at 10:00 am

One event on February 4, 2023 at 10:00 am

One event on March 4, 2023 at 10:00 am

An event every month that begins at 10:00 am on day First of the month, repeating until March 1, 2025

A close up of some embroidery

1st Saturday of the month (usually). This class is taught by Kay Allan. THE SATURDAY CLASS IS FULL

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Embroidery with Kay (Tuesday group)

January 7, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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An event every month that begins at 10:00 am on day First of the month, repeating until March 5, 2024

One event on May 2, 2023 at 10:00 am

One event on January 9, 2024 at 10:00 am

An event every month that begins at 10:00 am on day First of the month, repeating until March 4, 2025

A close up of some embroidery

1st Saturday and 1st Tuesday of the month (usually). This class is taught by Kay Allan.

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Independent Sewing pm

January 8, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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An event every 2 weeks that begins at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, repeating until December 17, 2025

A fortnightly group for independent sewing in our cosy workroom.  

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Mary’s Medallion Quilt

January 21, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
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An event every month that begins at 9:30 am on day Third of the month, repeating until March 25, 2025

A monthly class for the intermediate quilter. If you have done some patchwork and you have experience of both hand sewing and machine sewing - this may be the course for you. Mary Turner has a wealth of quilting experience and will guide you through all the processes involved in making this beautiful quilt. The class will meet once each month on the 3rd Tuesday beginning... Tuesday 17th September 2024 - FULL 9.30am - 12.30 pm £15/session.

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Twenty’s plenty

January 25, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

A quick and easy quilt made with 20 fat quarters. You'll be amazed at how quickly the quilt will come together. With Hilary Saturday 25th January 10am-3pm £35 Please bring 20 fat quarters of fabric and you will need to have some experience of measuring, cutting and sewing with a quarter inch seam. Call us on 0191 4100868 to reserve a place.

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February 2025

Six Squared

February 22, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

A fun and addictive quilt block. Eileen Cuthbertson Saturday 22nd February 2025 £35 You will need some basic patchwork experience and be able to measure, cut and sew with a quarter inch seam. Please bring 8 coordinating fat quarters.

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A talk on Medieval Embroidery

February 25, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Tanya Bentham A talk on Medieval Embroidery. This is the rearranged date - Tuesday 25th February 2025 (two talks, 10am - 12:30 pm and 1:30 - 4pm) If you already have a ticket for the event that we recently cancelled, please let us know if you would like to attend the new date or if you would prefer a refund

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March 2025

Simple Circles

March 12, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Reverse appliqué method - you'll never be daunted by circles again. Mary Turner Wednesday 12th March 2025 1.30-3.30pm £20 to include materials (Machine sewing)

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Needle-Felting

March 22, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Make your own Spring Bunny with Madison Walsh Saturday 22nd March 2025 10am-2pm £30 materials included Please bring a packed lunch.

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