I’ve been busy organising some new workshops in Leeds, I’ll be working with Leeds Libraries and Nomadic Beers as part of their Craft & Draft programme of events.

Positive Patches: Cross Stitch

Wednesday 23 March 1.30pm to 3.30pm, Pudsey Library and Wednesday 30 March 1.30pm to 3.30pm, Chapel Allerton Library

Join me for this two-hour cross stitch workshop I will guide you through the basics of cross stitch to create your own personal piece of embroidery. All materials and equipment will be provided and the workshop is suitable for beginners and people who have some embroidery experience.

You can book your FREE ticket for Pudsey Library here

You can book your FREE ticket for Chapel Allerton Library here

Craft & Draught: Hand Stitched Houseplants

Saturday 2 April 2pm to 4pm, Nomadic Beers

Join me for this two-hour hand embroidery workshop inspired by your favourite houseplants. I will guide you through creating your design and transferring it to fabric ready to embroider. Learn a series of hand embroidery stitches including feather stitch and lazy daisy stitch to build up different textures and types of plant for your stitched picture

All materials and equipment will be provided and the class is suitable for beginners and people with some embroidery experience who would like to try something new. You can book your tickets here

Visible Mending

Wednesday 20 April 5pm to 7pm, Leeds Central Library

Join me for this two hour workshop that will inspire you to get stitching and revamp your wardrobe with some visible mending. You will learn how to use hand embroidery, applique and darning to turn worn out clothes or accessories into a wearable piece of art. I will guide you through some hand embroidery stitches which you use to repair a garment or accessory with holes or ripped seams.

Please bring along an item of clothing or a fabric accessory that you would like to mend. All other materials and equipment will be provided.

You can book your ticket here

Introduction to Hand Embroidery

Wednesday 27 April 5.30pm to 7.30pm, Leeds Central Library

Perfect for beginners, in this introductory workshop Hayley will guide you through all the basics of hand embroidery. Learn how to prepare your fabric for embroidery and use different marking tools to draw your design. Hayley will show you stitches like blanket stitch, chain stitch and stem stitch to create a hand embroidered sample cloth. All materials and equipment will be provided for this workshop

You can book your ticket here

Six Week Creative Embroidery Course

Wednesday Evenings 5.30pm to 7.30pm starting on 8 June, Leeds Central Library

Join me for this six week course where you will learn how to create your own piece of textile art. I will guide you through her creative process, from gathering research to creating a journal of ideas and samples which will inspire your final piece of work.

• Week one, finding inspiration and starting your journal
• Weeks two and three, creating samples inspired by your research
• Week four, develop ideas based on inspiration and favourite techniques
• Weeks five and six, working on your final project, creating your own unique piece of textile art
  

The course is suitable for beginners and people with some embroidery experience. All materials and equipment will be provided for the course but you can bring along anything from your stash that you would like to use

You can book your ticket here