44 Arts & Crafts courses in Manchester

A private beginner embroidery workshop from Hoop & Fred tailored just for you!

LEARN THE ESSENTIALS OF GIFT WRAPPING & HAVE SOME FUN WITH YOUR TEAM THIS FESTIVE SEASON  What’s included (and how it will help): * Step by step tuition covering all the Essential Techniques of gift wrapping so they never need to grab a gift/bottle bag again  * Practical guidance on tying different styles of Ribbon Bow so they can confidently use them on any gift (and when it’s best to use each one)  * Learn Pro tips so you feel less overwhelmed & can gift wrap quickly at busy times  Plus all materials are provided A class is a great opportunity for team building/bonding so that people get to know each other outside of a work setting and/or meet people in person. It’s an inclusive alternative to a Christmas party (boozy meals/discos aren’t for everyone) and everyone gets to take away a gift at the end of the class. Packages start from £597 for groups of up to 10 people.  Dates & times can be booked to suit. Book a call below to discuss your requirements.

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.

Modern calligraphy online workshop by CalligrAbility, for beginners and improvers. Perfect style for stationary, bullet journalling and greeting cards. Three-hour online session with recording available for a month. £40 enrolment fee and a basic calligraphy kit available for an extra £15.

From holding the needles to following a pattern, make your first projects as you learn all the essentials with knitting expert Debbie! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoy three sessions learning all the knitting essentials! Debbie will teach you all you need to know to get started with your first knitting projects. Sessions are on 3 consecutive Thursdays (12th, 19th and 26th March) 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 knitting skills are required - Debbie will be starting right at the beginning. Have some experience or returning to knitting? This course is also a great refresher. What you will learn: * Casting on * Knit * Purl * Increase * Decrease * Cast off * Finishing and seaming * How to follow a knitting pattern * 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, knitting needles, 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 is the resident technical knitting expert with Knit Now magazine and has been a designer and knitter for over 25 years so you'll be in good hands! Debbie is the author of four knitting books: Hand-dyed Yarn Craft Projects, How to Knit (with 27 online videos), Knitting - Learn it.Love it. and 250 Knitting Stitches. 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.

Fashion craft workshops teaching top tips and tricks on how to customise shoes and add crystal embellishment

Learn the technique of writing with a pointed nib, with CalligrAbilty, and have the best start for your calligraphy adventure .

During this fully tutored life drawing course, you will discover how returning to the essential principles of drawing can help even the more experienced artist to express their ideas and observations more eloquently. Guided by our tutor, you will be encouraged to explore line, movement, and proportion, using simple techniques and exercises that are designed to enhance your the skills, knowledge, and confidence in creating responsive figure drawings. Suitable for even more experienced artists who would like to develop their skills and explore drawing further. This improvers course in life drawing is for those of an intermediate level, and will unite the skills of observation, expression and understanding in one coherent approach. Beginning with the key principles of observation, this course will give you a strong understanding of proportion and tonal value so that you can make well-observed, proportionally accurate drawings. This fully guided course will teach you to observe and understand the influence of anatomical masses such as the skeletal-muscular systems by drawing your attention to key themes and ideas such as: Exploring the Proportions of the Human Body Understanding Movement and Weight DistributionSeeing shape Seeing Variations in Tone Knowledge required: Improvers/beginners level: This course is suitable for beginners or those with experience in drawing who would like to develop their skills and explore life drawing further What we will provide: Table easels Paper & Drawing board A range of drawing pencils, charcoal sharpener and eraser Instructional Handbook By the end of this course, you will be able to confidently produce personal, focused and responsive figure drawings.

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.