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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May 2024

Free-Motion Machine Embroidery

May 8 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Free-Motion Machine Embroidery with Kate Slaughter. In this workshop you will learn to draw with your sewing machine needle. You will combine this skill with some appliquéd shapes. This workshop is suitable for all abilities. To book your place - please visit Kate's website https://www.kateskloths.co.uk/workshops  

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Stumpwork Bee

May 25 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm

Stumpwork Bee. Inspired by a design by Alison Cole, Kay will teach you to make this beautiful bee. The finished design will measure around 4". Tutor - Kay Allan. Pop in or phone to book 0191 4100868  

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June 2024

Felted Landscape

June 22 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm

  Felted Landscape. By popular demand, we are re-running this lovely workshop with Claire Priestley. THIS CLASS IS NOW FULL  

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Mountain Stream

June 29 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

  Mountain Stream, a quilt for Confident beginners. Have you started some patchwork and have some idea about cutting and sewing? Then this workshop will be right up your street. Tutor -  Zoe Ballard Pop in or phone to book. 0191 4100868  

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July 2024

Creative Weaving With Texture

July 27 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Creative Weaving with Texture. Tutor - Kate Slaughter. This looks like great fun and I'd really like to try this myself. To book please click the link to Kate's website where you will be able to sign up and pay https://www.kateskloths.co.uk/workshops  

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If you’d like to enquire about one of our workshops or classes or if you just want more information about our shop, please contact us.