About This Class: Things grannies are famously good at: generous helpings of cake, world-class hugs, huge spectacles and last but not least… crocheting granny squares. Vibrant colours work a treat and always add a splash of fun to any blanket. 

Learning how to crochet granny squares can be challenging but I promise you its fun - once it clicks its just clicks and the muscle memory will take you from strength to strength!  It's suitable for both beginners and improvers.

Are you left handed? Don’t worry we’ve taught hundreds of left handers how to crochet! 

Level:
Complete beginners & improvers who would like to learn a new technique

Duration:
2.5 hours

What Do I Get When I Book:
You will get everything you need to learn how to crochet in the class and a hook and instructions to take home as well as access to our online 5 day "How to Crochet a Granny Square" course. 

Vibrant colours work a treat and always add a splash of fun to any crochet blanket and with this easy Beginners Crochet a Blanket workshop you will do just that. The secret behind this blanket is that it is a super quick project (even quicker than the Granny Squares we guarantee you!). We will teach you how to crochet and how to follow a basic pattern and chart to crochet this blanket. As well as teach you how to make these adorable little pom poms for the edging. 

Are you left handed? Don’t worry we’ve taught hundreds of left handers how to crochet!

Level: 
Complete beginners & improvers who would like to learn a new technique
Duration:
2.5 hours

Do I Need to Bring Anything:
No. A selection of colourful yarn, pattern, crochet guide and a crochet hook will be provided for you to take home with you. This class doesn't include all the yarn to crochet a blanket but we give you lots of tips on where you can get it.


If you can't take an in-person class why not try a live and interactive online class? More information can be found here.

All our workshops include unlimited tea and coffee. If you require gluten free or vegan sweet treats please let us know! 

If you have piles of granny squares at home and not sure how to join them then come and join us in this workshop to learn how to join them "as you go along" – a very quick and easy method. You’ll learn three joining methods so you can pick and choose the methods that suit you and your project. 

As a blanket isn't complete without a pretty border we will also teach you 2 different borders: scallops and picot edging to adorn your blankets.

Crochet yourself a new cozy hat! Make like the London fashion pack and sport your own bespoke crochet hat creation. If you're looking for a modern approach to crochet we suggest creating a stylish pom pom for your crochet hat. You may not finish the hat by the end of the class but you will be well on your way to completing it at home. Learn all the basics you'll need to get hooked on this craft! We break it down to its simplest form so you can leave with a new hobby under your belt.

Are you left handed? Don’t worry we’ve taught hundreds of left handers how to crochet!

Level: 
Beginners
Duration: 
2 hours
Do I Need to Bring Anything:
No, a full crochet hat kit that includes enough yarn to make the hat, crochet hook, stitch marker and pattern for you to keep to make more.

All our workshops include unlimited tea, coffee and we always have plenty of cake on offer at every workshop and vegan friendly biscuits. If you require gluten free sweet treats please let us know! 

About This Class:  Learn to capture the movement and feeling of flowers, to how to effectively create single stems of flowers and leaves. Michelle will take you through colour mixing, and how to use different tones and hues to create focal points in a painting. You'll explore the strokes and shapes you can achieve with different brushes. After some time to practice the flora shapes and colours, you'll learn how to combine the leaves and berries into a floral wreath painting.

Level:
Intermediate - aimed at people who have completed our Beginners Watercolour painting workshop, or who have some previous painting experience.
Duration:
3 hours
Do I need to bring anything?
No, all materials are provided and you take home a lovely painted piece you can frame and lots of reference practice sheets too.
All our workshops include unlimited tea, coffee and we always have plenty of cake on offer at every workshop and vegan friendly biscuits. If you require gluten free sweet treats please let us know! 

About This Class:
Needle felting is a delightful and therapeutic craft that allows you to sculpt soft wool into beautiful shapes and designs. Join us for this ONE OFF seasonal workshop of 2023 needle felting a super cute Robin with Hanne Crank. Suitable for beginners, as well as those with a little experience, this class teaches you the basic needle felting techniques in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

Using lovely soft, English wool, and just a small needle, marvel as your pretty Robin comes to life in your hands creating the perfect rustic Christmas decoration for your home. 

Hanne is a needle felting artist from the Lake District, where she creates natural, whimsical wool sculptures. Always reflecting the beauty of the north, her creations are made using local wool from Beatrix Potter’s farms and are sold throughout the South Lakes and beyond. We are so delighted to have her visit us for this special workshop.

Level:
Complete and total beginners 
Duration:
3 hours
Do I Need to Bring Anything:
You will be provided with high-quality felting materials, including colorful wool roving, felting needle, and a foam pad. Learn how to sculpt and shape these materials into a charming robin that captures the holiday spirit. All materials and equipment are provided and you will receive a kit to take home too that contains enough wool to make another robin as well as a needle and specialist needle felting mat!

All our workshops include unlimited tea, coffee and cake of some sort. If you require gluten free or vegan sweet treats please let us know! 

About This Class:
Have you been umming and ahhing about learning to crochet because you just can't find that thing you really want to make? Well let me introduce you to Tunisian Crochet. This form of crochet is a hybrid of crochet and knitting and is a highly addictive and perfect beginner form of crochet.

During this workshop you will learn how to Tunisian crochet and crochet yourself a face cloth at the same time you will practice (which after all, does make perfect) the simple stitch.

We send you everything you need for this craft, including a lovely Tunisian crochet hook (it's a fun cross between a crochet hook and knitting needle) and some high quality cotton yarn which means you can pop this in the wash! This also makes a lovely gift for someone.

Level:
Suitable for absolute beginners to crochet - its a great one for knitters to ease their way into learning how to crochet.
We also have a Beyond Beginners Tunisian Crochet workshop here if you already know how to crochet!
Duration:
1.5 hours
What if I Can't Make the Class:
Don't worry - everyone who books will have access to the recording for 30 days.
What Do I Get When I Book:
You will get a Tunisian crochet hook to keep and cotton yarn all sent to you by post in a cute package as well as a handout with lots of information. 

Please note that we may not be able to give you the same colour yarn that is in the product pictures. 

A fun and colourful beginners crochet workshop. Learn how to crochet these cute zig zags (chevrons). They make really pretty colourful blankets. No experience necessary as this is a total beginner workshop. We assume that no one has even picked up a crochet hook.  This is a fun beginners class and lovely variation to the Granny Squares and Granny Stripes if you would like to crochet a blanket. 

Are you left handed? Don’t worry we’ve taught hundreds of left handers how to crochet!

Level:
Beginners
Duration:
2 hours
Do I Need to Bring Anything:
No, all materials and instructions to use in the class as well as take home instructions for further crochet fun.

All our workshops include unlimited tea, coffee and we always have plenty of cake on offer at every workshop and vegan friendly biscuits. If you require gluten free sweet treats please let us know! 

About This Class:

A good silver ring is a timeless piece that will transcend the life span of any wardrobe, however, a silver ring that's perfect for you is always hard to find... so why not make one? In this is a 2.5 hour practical silver jewellery making workshop you will learn the basics of silver jewellery making by our resident expert designer silversmith.  Using sterling silver and all the tools of the trade you will walk away with a ring that you will keep forever.

In the course of the class you will learn to:
- Thread a piercing saw
- Size your rings
- How to cut your ring to size
- Solder using a blow torch
- Shape using a hammer and mandrel
- File and finish
- Add detail and texture

Amigurumi is the Japanese word which describes small knitted or crocheted stuffed toys, often in the shape of animals, cute characters, mini foods, household objects and more. Now we are hosting an Easter special by showing you how to crochet this incredibly adorable bunny! Your bunny will measure approximately 26cm when made up. Please note that you will not be able to finish the entire bunny in the session but you will learn all the skills that you need to do so! 

Amigurumi dolls are big news in Japan and quite frankly we aren’t surprised – cute, dinky and each one with buckets of personality. Make like the Tokyo cool-kids and learn the basics of Amigurumi in this online lesson.

This session is perfect for expanding those crochet skills as you will learn:

• To crochet in the round
• Crochet invisible increase and decrease typical of Amigurumi
• Learn how to crochet the using the single crochet stitch (US) / double crochet (UK) 
• Learn how to read Amigurumi patterns

Level:
Improvers - You do need to know basic crochet techniques. Try our beginners virtual or in-person crochet classes first. Details here

Duration:
2 hours

What You Receive:
We will send you a kit containing:

• 100g ball of wool - enough wool to crochet 2 bunnies
  
• Crochet hook 
• Embroidery floss for your bunny eyes and a pair of toy eyes so you can decide on your bunny's face. We advise, for safety, using embroidery floss if gifting this to a young person. 
  
• Toy stuffing to make your bunny extra squishy
• Instructional booklet with the exclusive bunny pattern
• We will also provide you with a host of information on where to find some free patterns, some great amigurumi websites and inspiration as well as a 20% discount code you can use at Lovecrafts to purchase more wool and all your others crafty supplies.

If you think crochet charts just look like a random set of squiggles on a page then this class was made for you. During the class we'll teach you how to decipher a crochet chart as well as create a basket for you to keep!   

We are continually finding uses for these little baskets around the studio so this project is helpful in more ways than one. These baskets have been designed specifically to teach you how to read charts so you know you'll leave this class fully understanding how to read those pesky crochet charts.  

The reason we love teaching you how to read crochet charts is then you can go on to understand crochet in any language! So why not join us and master the art of crochet charts? We're be making a basket using eco friendly t-shirt yarn and its all provided for you. 

About This Class:
Get stuck right into the holiday spirit with our Festive Polymer Clay Earrings Workshop! This is a fantastic workshop and you will learn SO much! Polymer clay is a versatile medium that allows you to craft unique and festive pieces. In this workshop, you'll discover techniques, tips, and how to design and create textures in Polymer Clay to produce eye popping results!

If you don't have pierced ears don't worry we've got you covered too!

During this workshop you'll learn the basics of how to manipulate and condition polymer clay and work it into an intricate design, then you'll be shown how turn a piece of clay into cute pairs of earrings. Given the amount detail and information covered in this class You will likely only make 2 pairs but you will learn so much! This type of clay will have to be baked once you get home, and then assembled, but no fear, we will give you thorough instructions on how to finish off your masterpieces and give you the glue and earring findings you will need to finish this off as well as packaging everything for you safe and secure to take home. 

Level:
All Levels
Duration:
2.5 hours
Do I Need to Bring Anything:
Nothing at all, its all provided for you.

All our workshops include unlimited tea, coffee and we always have plenty of cake on offer at every workshop and vegan friendly biscuits. If you require gluten free sweet treats please let us know! 

We.LOVE.Crochet. In fact the entire Tea & Crafting team have picked up their hooks during all three lockdowns and none of us have any plans to stop. We're never stop thinking of ways we can teach crochet to beginners whilst crocheting up some cute and useful projects too that are always good enough to give away but you'll always want to keep them for yourself!

During this live and online beginners crochet workshop you will learn how to crochet chain stitches and how to crochet this stitch that is perfect for a coaster, extremely beginner friendly too. You will also master how to hold that hook and transform a long piece of rope into this trendy coaster! 

If you can already crochet but fancy making these then we are also offering this as a kit only without the workshop. You will get all the materials you need as well as a photographic step by step by pattern.

Our crochet classes are kept very small so that we can ensure you get all the help you need from your tutor. So do book early to get a spot on our popular classes. 

Level:
Complete beginners & improvers who would like to learn a new technique or just make something quick and easy! 
Duration:
2 hours
What Does My Kit Include:
We will post you everything you need to start off your crochet journey including:

• A live streamed workshop led by a crochet expert
• A crochet hook
• Sustainable and sourced in the UK rope to make one coaster
• A tapestry needle to weave in those ends
• Pattern
• Pre-cut leather to attach to your coaster (please let us know if you prefer a vegan friendly option)
• A recording of your live class that you can download and keep for future reference so you watch the recording in your own time if you feel you missed anything in the class.
• If you are very keen for a specific colour do let us know when you book so we can try our best to put that colour in your kit. The colours are based on the product images   
  

Kit Without the Class Includes: 
We will post you everything you need to make 4 modern crochet rope coasters which includes

• A crochet hook
• Sustainable and sourced in the UK rope to make four coasters - please let us know if you would like them all the same colour or a a variety of colours at the time of booking. 
• A tapestry needle to weave in those ends
• Photographic pattern 
• Pre-cut leather to attach to your coasters  (please let us know if you prefer a vegan friendly option)