23 Arts & Crafts courses

Join us every Friday for a cuppa and cake from 10am to 12:30pm. Bring along your stitching, crochet, knitting, mending, WIPs and UFOs

Discover creative bliss at Loopy's Place in Sheffield, UK. Join our social crafting sessions—sew, knit, or crochet together. Bring your projects, enjoy refreshments, and browse our fabulous fabrics!

A super simple crochet project suitable for beginners - make a small heart bunting ready for your valentines or simply because you love your home!

Learn to crochet, learn the basic stitches to get you started. Hook and yarn included.

Learn to make these fabulous reusable face cleansing scrubbies from natural fibre - full crochet instruction from Sonia

Learn to crochet in the Tunisian or Afghan method, using a long hook. We will be making a washcloth as a starter project. Hook and yarn included.

Calling all artists! We're proud to announce that we're opening up a brand-new artist retreat, and we want YOU to be there. Our Artist Retreat is a week-long retreat that gives you the chance to immerse yourself in the art of your choice, from beginner to advanced. We'll give you expert tuition in the arts and crafts of your choice, so you can spend your week focused on learning and exploring your creativity. At Gifted Crafts, we believe that everyone is an artist. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, we promise you'll find something new to learn at our retreat. You'll be immersed in an unforgettable week of activities and hands-on learning in the arts and crafts of your choice—from pewter casting to bookbinding, from enamelling to printing, from drawing to felting, from painting to yarn craft. We've even got some surprises up our sleeves for artists who love photography and sketching. And don't forget about foiling, engraving, batik…We think you get the idea.

This all-inclusive crochet escape will immerse you in a world that you’ll love!  Relax and enjoy a weekend of laughter, great food, and lots of crochet!

Learn to crochet! From holding the hook to your first granny square, Debbie will teach you the crochet essentials.

From holding the hook to following a pattern, make your first projects as you learn all the essentials with crochet expert Debbie! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoy three sessions learning all the crochet essentials! Debbie will teach you all you need to know to get started with your first crochet projects. Sessions are on 3 consecutive Thursdays and the course fee is the total for all 3 sessions including materials. You'll make 3 small, fun projects, each one specifically designed to allow you to practice your skills as you learn. No crochet skills are required - Debbie will be starting right at the beginning. Have some experience or returning to crochet? This course is also a great refresher. What you will learn: * Making a slipknot * Making a foundation chain (and what one is!) * Slipstitch * Double crochet * Treble crochet * Increasing * Decreasing * Making a simple square (granny square) * Reading crochet charts and patterns * Finishing and seaming * Tension (gauge) and why it matters * Tips and tricks for avoiding common mistakes (and how to fix them!) What's included: All materials are included - we provide quality materials - lovely yarn, crochet hook, comprehensive professionally illustrated photo handouts and a selection of Debbie's own, exclusive patterns. We also include tea, coffee and biccies! About your tutor: Debbie has over 12 years' experience teaching crochet and has been a published crochet designer for over 25 years so you'll be in good hands! What our students say: 'Loved this workshop. Thanks for your patience and your calm and relaxed style was great. Looking forward to trying out some of these techniques!' Jo 'Great fun, great class size, Debbie on hand to help whenever I got stuck. Liked the pace and felt very at ease. I am so pleased at learning these techniques! Thank you!' Rose x Any questions? If you need any information about this course, please don't hesitate to get in touch by email or phone.