Courses
Crochet and Embroidery
Creative Stitch-Ribbons, Buttons & Beads
Explore the potential of hand embroidery with silk ribbons and painted surfaces. Create your own textile art with handmade beads, toggles and buttons. This course takes a creative approach to exploring traditional and contemporary techniques.
- course code
- T68A
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 14 Oct 2024 (Autumn)
- Weeks
- 8 weeks
- Times
- Mon 13:00-16:00
- where
- Stoke Lodge Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £197.00 (concession £121.00) with Debby Bird
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Creative Stitch-Thinking Outside The Box
With a mixed media approach, you will use printing techniques, silk painting and a range of embroidery stitches to create an unusual set of squares which could be made into a box or an art book or used in your own projects.
- course code
- T68B
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 13 Jan 2025 (Spring)
- Weeks
- 10 weeks
- Times
- Mon 13:00-16:00
- where
- Stoke Lodge Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £245.00 (concession £149.00) with Debby Bird
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Crochet For Winter
You will learn to crochet winter basics and make a cosy pair of fingerless mittens, a hat and a scarf. This course will help you to feel confident when reading a pattern and making adjustments and variations.
- course code
- T72A
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 12 Nov 2024 (Autumn)
- Weeks
- 5 weeks
- Times
- Tue 13:00-15:30
- where
- Stoke Lodge Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £114.00 (concession £74.00) with Cristina Valladares
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Crochet Plus: Boho Crochet For Your Home
An exploration in how to use traditional crochet motifs in bright boho combinations.
- course code
- T72F
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 22 Apr 2025 (Summer)
- Weeks
- 5 weeks
- Times
- Tue 13:00-15:30
- where
- Stoke Lodge Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £114.00 (concession £74.00) with Cristina Valladares
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Crochet Plus: Granny Square Jumper
Create a colourful jumper with a modern twist on a crochet classic.
- course code
- T72E
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 23 Apr 2025 (Summer)
- Weeks
- 5 weeks
- Times
- Wed 13:00-16:00
- where
- Stoke Lodge Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £124.00 (concession £76.00) with Cristina Valladares
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Crochet Plus: Top-Down Garment
This course focusses on the top-down crochet technique used to create a made-to-measure seamless garment. You will be able to decide the style and length of your garment.
- course code
- T72B
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 25 Feb 2025 (Spring)
- Weeks
- 6 weeks
- Times
- Tue 13:00-15:30
- where
- Stoke Lodge Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £124.00 (concession £76.00) with Cristina Valladares
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Embroidery For Complete Beginners-Patching & Mending
An introduction to the basics of hand embroidery. You will explore techniques (incl the trendy “visible mending” method) for sewing on buttons, patching to cover a stain, tear or hole.
- course code
- T67A
- Availability
- This course is nearly full.
- Start
- 14 Oct 2024 (Autumn)
- Weeks
- 5 weeks
- Times
- Mon 10:00-12:30
- where
- Stoke Lodge Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £110.00 (concession £70.00) with Debby Bird
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- course code
- T67B
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 13 Jan 2025 (Spring)
- Weeks
- 5 weeks
- Times
- Mon 10:00-12:30
- where
- Stoke Lodge Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £110.00 (concession £70.00) with Debby Bird
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- course code
- T67C
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 24 Feb 2025 (Spring)
- Weeks
- 5 weeks
- Times
- Mon 10:00-12:30
- where
- Stoke Lodge Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £110.00 (concession £70.00) with Debby Bird
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Freemotion Machine Embroidery-Botanical Prints
Botanical printing is used to create delicate images of leaves and flowers onto fabric. Using foliage from Stoke Lodge and some garden flowers we will explore two ways of transferring plant images onto fabric before using stitches to enhance the prints.
- course code
- T70D
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 22 Mar 2025 (Spring)
- Weeks
- One day
- Times
- Sat 10:00-16:00
- where
- Stoke Lodge Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £60.00 (concession £42.00) with Debby Bird
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Freemotion Machine Embroidery-Personalised Presents
Explore writing names with freemachine stitch and freemotion couching of braids and ribbons. Learn how to make a professional lined zipped case and apply your best piece of embroidery to the side for a unique gift.
- course code
- T70B
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 09 Nov 2024 (Autumn)
- Weeks
- One day
- Times
- Sat 10:00-16:00
- where
- Stoke Lodge Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £60.00 (concession £42.00) with Debby Bird
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Freemotion Machine Embroidery-Print & Stitch
Learn to create simple monoprints with fabric paint and a squidgy surface (Gelli plate and silicone sheets). This dries quickly and you can soon use it to inspire some free motion stitching creating your own work of art.
- course code
- T70C
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 08 Feb 2025 (Spring)
- Weeks
- One day
- Times
- Sat 10:00-16:00
- where
- Stoke Lodge Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £60.00 (concession £42.00) with Debby Bird
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Introduction To Tunisian Crochet
Are you looking to learn a new craft? This course is for you! This is a great course for anyone looking for inspiration! Tunisian crochet is a technique considered to be a mixture between crochet and knitting.
- course code
- T72C
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 26 Feb 2025 (Spring)
- Weeks
- 5 weeks
- Times
- Wed 13:00-15:30
- where
- Stoke Lodge Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £110.00 (concession £70.00) with Cristina Valladares
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Learn How To Crochet-Beginners
Are you looking to learn a new craft? This course is for you! It is a fun introduction to crochet with a different project every week. The course will cover the basic stitches, how to choose yarn, finish projects, read patterns, etc.
- course code
- T71B
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 15 Jan 2025 (Spring)
- Weeks
- 5 weeks
- Times
- Wed 13:00-15:30
- where
- Stoke Lodge Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £109.00 (concession £69.00) with Cristina Valladares
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Learn How To Crochet-Intermediates
Develop your knowledge of crochet with variations of stitches, fantasy stitches, shaping techniques and colorwork with this project-based course.
- course code
- T74A
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 14 Jan 2025 (Spring)
- Weeks
- 5 weeks
- Times
- Tue 13:00-15:30
- where
- Stoke Lodge Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £109.00 (concession £69.00) with Cristina Valladares
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Pom Pom Christmas Wreath
Learn how to make spectacular pom poms with different patterns and create a Christmas wreath that will take centre stage in your home.
- course code
- T72D
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 20 Nov 2024 (Autumn)
- Weeks
- one week
- Times
- Wed Thu 13:00-16:00
- where
- Stoke Lodge Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £62.00 (concession £45.00) with Cristina Valladares
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