3 Arts & Crafts courses in Manchester

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.

On Debbie's relaxing, fun felting workshop you'll take home a gorgeous, hand-felted, embellished vessel. Treat yourself to some 'me time'! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This event is suitable for complete beginners as well as those who want to brush up their skills or just enjoy a couple of hours making a lovely felted vessel! What you will learn: * How to set up your space, what equipment and materials you will use and how to prepare your fibre for felting * The essential principles of wet-felting - what types of felting methods there are, what fibres you can felt and how the fibres are used * How to create a 3D piece of felt and shape into a bowl or similar vessel * Adding embellishments * Finishing your bowl You will need: Nothing! Debbie will provide a wide range of coloured fibres, threads and embellishments. All the equipment and materials are also included so just bring yourself! Get your workshop materials & goodies with a discount coupon Newsletter subscribers receive exclusive workshop offers so to bag your offer and be the first in the queue for bookings, do sign up on our home page. About the classes Debbie loves to teach and has been a felter for over 20 years so you'll be able to pick her brains for tips, tricks and hacks! Debbie's sessions are fun and enjoyable. The pace is relaxed and there is plenty of time to ask questions and chat. About Debbie Debbie has been a textile artist for over 30 years. Debbie teaches wet and needle-felting, nuno felting and mixed media textiles. Debbie is the author of 5 internationally published books, Hand-Dyed Yarn Craft Projects, Complete Knitting Skills, 250 Knitting Stitches, Knitting.Learn it.Love it and How to Knit. When she's not felting, dyeing, designing, knitting or crocheting, you'll find her in the garden, tending her dyeplants, enjoying a nice craft beer or hugging a big mug of builders' tea. And if you're out and about, she can often be found in the mosh pit at a gig or enjoying some folk music! Is there anything we can help with? If you need any information about this course, please don't hesitate to get in touch by email or phone.