In-Person Workshops
You will make personalised crackers, cards and name tags for gifts! Plus you'll take home all the tools to create more personalised gifts.
Research has shown that a personalised gift, even as simple as monogrammed item, evokes stronger feelings of appreciation and sentimentality compared to generic gifts, so get creating this year your friends and family will undoubtedly hold you closer to their hearts ❤️.
Beginners
Duration:
2 hours
What Do I Need:
No need to bring anything - here is what you get:
We are always looking for unique ways to fill those corners in our homes, and these Origami Fairy Lights do just the trick! Mindful and relaxing this isn't a hard technique to master in this beginner class and if you enjoy this class (we know you will!) then we urge you to keep this hobby up as it's a very accessible and easy to do craft wherever you are. Easy and incredibly effective too, and with our little luxe touch fo gold leaf you'll soon have all of your friends asking where you got them from. So join us online and learn how to make some of the most modern fairy lights around (you know you want to).
Complete Beginner
Duration:
1.5 to 2 hours
What do I get?
- Specialist paper, enough to cover each light on your set of string lights.
- Set of battery powered string lights
- Seasonal tea
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Learn how to make your very own Christmas Wreath from scratch during this online class. You will be sent a beautiful selection of seasonal blooms as well as all other materials you will need to hand make your Christmas Wreath and decorate it. Join us to master all the techniques you need to make a beautiful unique wreath to adorn your front door this festive season.
In this course we will teach you how to create a seasonal arrangement right from the comfort of your own home! It is a lovely way to spend some time with your family members, friends or colleagues, so why not join us all together on our Zoom call? We teach you how to back your wreaths too so no dirty doors!
Beginners and all levels welcome
Duration:
2 hours
What do I get sent?
- Seasonal Florals
- A Wreath Base
- Wire
- Selection of decorative extras too
A wise man once said 'you are either in your bed or in your shoes so it pays to invest in both'.. and so in-comes our brand new workshop! And no, before you ask, we are not teaching you how to make a bed (haha) we are actually teaching you how to make your own leather trainers. So take a walk on your crafty wild side and stitch together a stunning pair of trainers to keep your feet looking fashionable this year.
In the workshop you will get a choice of styles to choose from; will you go for low top or high top trainer? Or go super high or super low? Yes there is something for everyone!
During this workshop you will learn how to cut your leather trainer pieces, construct and stitch the uppers (the top bit of the shoe), make professional holes with a leather punch, and lastly how to bring all these elements together to make a pair of pretty cool functional shoes - we promise. Depending on your ability of working with leather, you may have to finish the other shoe at home with your needle and instruction sheet, if this happens don't worry because you will be well on your way to finishing the pair in the class.
JUST LET US KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE VEGAN FRIENDLY FAUX LEATHER INSTEAD WHEN BOOKING.
Beginners - you don't need any experience of working with leather at all.
Duration:
4-5 hours
Do I Need to Bring Anything:
No you don't, we will give you everything you need to walk away with a pair of handmade leather trainers.
This will include your sole, leather needles, cord and the leather to make your trainers.
Feel free to bring some snacks to eat during the class
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!
After our knitting session you'll feel like a pro; you’ll have learned all the basics including knit stitch, how to cast on and cast off, and then we will show you how to sew together your headband so it has that perfect twist right at the front.
Complete Beginners
Duration:
2 hours
What Do I Receive:
- 100% pure wool
- A pair of knitting needles
- A tapestry needle
- Your handout
- Teapigs tea temple
- Cotton drawstring bag to hold all your crafty bits
Please note if you are very keen for a specific colour do let us know and we can try our best to get it for you (does not to be a colour from the image).
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Fair Isle knitting is a knitting technique used to create pictures or images within your knitting using different colours (this is also known as “stranded colour work knitting”). In this workshop you will learn two-colour fair isle and how to knit a summery flower design.
The flower design is a very popular design to knit in fair isle and this is what you will be knitting up whilst learning how to knit fair isle. Once you’ve learnt the technique you will be able to follow any fair isle pattern or chart without a hitch! Fair isle will no longer seem impossible.
In this live online class you will make a cute little fair isle sachet. Enough yarn is supplied in your kit to make one sachet. Fill with some lavender for a lovely smelly item or just hang it somewhere in your home for a handmade touch.
Intermediate - You must be able to knit and purl comfortably
Duration:
2 hours
What is in the Kit:
There are two options to choose from. You can choose to receive a full kit that contains:
- A set of DPNS knitting needles
- Yarn in contrasting colours
- A printout of the handout
- An individually wrapped Tea-pigs teabag because what's crafting without tea, when you're called Tea and Crafting!
Literally light up a room with this fun and virtual online workshop. Make a bespoke and unique Lampshade or ceiling Pendant light in this online workshop. You will learn all the tips and tricks how to beautifully construct an extremely professional looking lampshade from scratch to either hang from a ceiling or attach to a base.
Design and make your own lampshade to match your upholstery, wallpaper, curtains or room theme and literally light up a room with this fun virtual workshop.
This workshop is fantastic if you have vintage or old lamp bases that you cannot part with and wish to spark a lease of life into them or if you want to add that personal touch to any room. Learn how to make a bespoke lampshade. We will supply the wire base and drums and all the other bits you need and you supply the fabric (fabric should measure a minimum of 820mm wide x 255 mm).
All levels
Duration:
1 hours
What Do I Receive in my Kit:
We will send you a full lampshade kit to make a one of kind addition to your interiors that will include everything you need.
Your lampshade will measure 25cm (diameter) x 21cm (height) when its all made up.
You will just need a pair of scissors and your chosen fabric.
For ease, avoid directional prints but if you would like a directional print please bear in mind that the fabric will be used in a “landscape / horizontal” direction so if you have any prints make sure that they are the right way when laid across in this way. Fabric should be cotton (i.e. no stretchy fabric such as t-shirt material or heavy twill fabric).
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As you may have already guessed, we LOVE sweet treats here at Tea & Crafting, we think they make everything better. So we thought we'd learn how to make them pretty, and now you can too! Our tutor, Bhavi is a professional Mehndi artist and a fellow sweet treat lover. She will take you through all of the steps of how to decorate 6 (almost-too-good-to-eat) biscuits and will give you all the skills needed to replicate the artwork at home.
This is an extremely mindful and practical 2.5 hour workshop. You will learn how to control your icing to create those lovely straight professional lines and dots, learn all the little hacks that only an experienced biscuiteer could pass on, as well as design your own biscuits with a lot of inspiration and ideas available to you! Then you will be given a box to take home your biscuits in, it's up to you if they make it home to your loved ones or not.
Beginners
Duration:
2.5 hours
Do I Need to Bring Anything:
No. Everything you need will be provided, including 6 biscuits, 3 icing bags, design and practice sheets and a bucket-full of biscuit decorating know-how!
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!
You will learn the art of block printing in this 2 hour class. Block printing has been practiced for hundreds of years and our tutor will make it easy for you to replicate this technique onto a tote bag.
You will have a chance to mix your own professional fabric paint and learn how to design a beautiful printing block to achieve a similar look to Indian block printed fabrics. This really is a fantastic class where you learn skills that will really inspire you to get creative with printing and learn the art of repeat patterning.
All materials are provided including inspirational books and crafty magazines. You can also bring any other fabric item that you would like to print onto.
All
Duration:
2 hours
Do I Need to Bring Anything:
No all the materials are provided and you take home your unique and bespoke block print stamp to re-use on other textiles.
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!
Embroidery is a highly therapeutic craft, it's really beautiful too! So why not get started on your embroidery adventure with us and Hannah from Couture Craft? During the session you'll learn how to stitch up this stunning bee and by the end you'll be well on your way to finishing this creation.
Hannah will take you through each stitch you'll need to complete the bee, as well as telling you how to transfer the design onto your fabric. This is a great project to get you on your way to become an embroidery pro, as it requires many different techniques and stitches; all that will be taught to you.
Your embroidery design will stay in the hoop and you can hang it on the wall for show! Once you’ve mastered the skill, you can try napkins, sheets, pillowcases… In fact, there won’t be a soft furnishing in your house left unadorned!
Beginners
Duration:
2 hours
Do I Need to Bring Anything:
No you don't we provide you with your own embroidery hoop to keep, an embroidery needle and floss for your design as well as the fabric.
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!
In this perfume making class you will learn how to make your own natural perfume blend using beautiful organic and wild-crafted essential oils. We will explore how a perfume is made, the fragrance families and how to smell; with a variety of materials to choose from to create your scent.
With expert guidance from your knowledgeable tutor, you will create your own perfume, decanted into a 10ml glass bottle to take away with you.
Beginners
Duration:
2 hours
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!
Whether you celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah this workshop is a special online experience that will teach you how to make your own full set of block printed cards! You will create your own printing block (re-usable for years to come) and we'll give you guidance on repeating patterns and what designs work well but you can choose to design anything you like. Then we'll get printing and turn plain cards into stunning works of art. Block printing has been practised for hundreds of years and our tutor will make it easy for you to replicate this technique onto your own set of wrapping paper, cards and matching envelopes.
This really is a fantastic class where you learn skills that will really inspire you to get creative with printing and learn the art of repeat pattern design.
Level:
All
Duration:
1.5 hours
What do I get?
You will receive:
- Everything you need to create a your own block - this will be re-usable for years to come
- A set of blank cards and envelopes
- Paint
- A seasonal tea bag because what is crafting without a cup of tea right!
Price includes postage and packaging.
Winter is all about cosy nights in, with soft lighting, reading in bed or on the sofa under a cozy blanket. It's been proven that lighting can have a calming effect on your mood and warm lighting creates a comforting and cozy atmosphere.
In this workshop you will get to create and play with air dry clay and when it comes to homewares it's such a great technique to know as you can really customise these handmade clay lamps without the need for a kiln.
During this session you will be working with air dry clay and we will talk you through some techniques and tips to achieve smooth finishes, and even rolling of your clay.
We will work with you step by step to create these cylindrical shapes for our lights and with the left over clay we will make a little trinket dish to match you lamp. We will also show you how to create that sought after speckled painted look.
All levels
Duration:
1 hour
What do I get:
- A 90% energy saving LED Edison Light bulb (in warm white)
- Electric fitting with switch for your lightbulb
- 1kg of Air Dry Clay
- Rolling mat to protect your surfaces
- A mould to help form the shape for your lamp
- Gloves to work with
- Clay sponge to achieve that final smooth finish
- Height measures for rolling out your clay
- Paint and brush to achieve this modern painted effect
- A recording of the workshop
What you need:
- A rolling pin (or anything that can be used as one such as a bottle of wine, drinking glass, or smooth water bottle for example).
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Create your own bespoke version that will add a little extra pizazz to your wardrobe. You will learn how to make 3 different headbands - a braided headband, a padded headband and a wider turban style hairband.
Once you've learnt these different methods you can easily revamp your winter hair accessories and make new hairbands using thicker more wintery type fabric.
YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE A RECORDING ONLY OF THIS WORKSHOP FOR £12.50 (select this option on the right) - Perfect for those who have hairbands they can re-purpose, and all the bits they need in their craft stash or who just want to keep the live tutorial for future crafting.
Suitable for everyone!
Duration:
1.5 - 2 hours
Date:
7th July (Mon) 7pm
Do I Need to Bring Anything:
You will need to supply your own glue gun, a pair of scissors and fabric, everything else is provided in our kit. Don't dismiss pre-loved clothing the fabrics can make great headbands. Or scout our your local fabric stores! We used pre-pleated fabric for our braided versions but any fabric will do!
What Does My Kit Include:
- A live streamed workshop led by a tutor
- Velvet and gross grain ribbon to give your headbands a beautiful and polished finish
- 3 base headbands
- Pattern for each headband style
- Sponge for the padded headband style
- 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.
Our online beginner’s workshop in Modern Calligraphy will teach you everything you need to know about how write beautifully starting right at the basics. You will learn about the tools of calligraphy and technique, learning how to write each letter of the alphabet. This online calligraphy workshop is also perfect for brides wanting to use Calligraphy on their wedding stationery or just anyone wanting to learn to write beautifully.
If you are just starting out or are looking for hands-on tips and techniques to improve your beginner’s hand, this workshops is perfect for you!
Each workshop includes a pack, that we post out to you consisting of:
1 pen holder
1 nib
1 pot of handmade black ink
Handout guides with the full alphabet with both upper and lower case calligraphy letters and plenty of lined practice sheets too.
Beginners
Duration:
2 hours
Do I Need to Have Anything:
Nothing at all it's all sent to you to keep (see left). We will send you a link on the day of the workshop so you can join us and other hand lettering enthusiasts online.