Workshops
Workshops
Many of the workshops and projects I deliver are for individual organisations, schools or communities. However, here you can find all my public workshops that are open to everyone. I look forward to meeting you at one of them soon.
UPDATE: April 2021
I hope to begin teaching workshops in person from May 17th, step 3 of the Government’s road map. I am still delivering some workshops via Zoom. Please see below for more information about upcoming workshops and how to take part.
Workshops are a bit different but they are still filled with lots of creativity and fun! Below is a quick overview of what to expect:
Before the Workshop
Please bring a face covering
Please bring as few belongings as possible
Please only come to the workshop if you are feeling well
At the Workshop
Please wear a face covering unless exempt
Please sanitise your hands on entering
Please observe social distancing
Workshop groups will be smaller if needed in a venue
Please follow written or verbal guidance throughout the workshop
You will be asked to leave your details for NHS Track and Trace
Please have lots of fun!
Thank you for making the workshop a happy and safe place for everyone!
For more details about how I will be working with venues to ensure that risks are mitigated. Please click here.
Thank you so much for the workshop you gave yesterday, I thoroughly enjoyed the day and felt that I had achieved something. Your expertise and manner both helped me to feel at ease in a world that I would not normally find myself in, so thank you. A great day.
April and May 2021
Artist Talk with Agnis Smallwood via Zoom
Tuesday 20th April 13:30 - 14:30
Make yourself a brew and join me via Zoom as I share about my weaving practice. You can join in for free! For all the details, please visit here.
Colour Confidence - Beginners introduction to colour theory in weaving via Zoom
Tuesday 4th May 13:30 - 15:00
Learn about colour theory and how this knowledge can inform your colour choices within your weaving. For all the details, please visit here.
Monthly Mini Make at Midday - Needle Felted Landscapes via Zoom
Thursday 6th May 12:00 - 13:00
This month we will be needle felting our own mini landscapes. Your kit will arrive in the post with everything you will need including a range of colourful wool tops. For all the details, please visit here.
Visual Inspiration and Woven Textiles via Zoom
Tuesday 11th May 13:30 - 15:00
Learn how to use visual inspiration to inform your woven textiles. We will think about how colour and texture can be translated through yarn choices.For all the details, please visit here.
Looms - Beginners introduction to the loom - via Zoom
Tuesday 18th May 13:30 - 15:00
Learn about the names for different parts of the loom, what they do, why they are important and how they all connect together! For all the details, please visit here.
Looms at Sunny Bank Mills - Cushion Cover
Saturday 29th May 2021 10:00 - 16:00
Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley
The looms will be set up and ready for a fun introduction to the basics of weaving. The workshop will enable you to weave sufficient fabric to either make, the front of a cushion cover or enough fabric to applique onto an existing cover. Please note that there will not be time within the workshop to complete your cushion cover. For more information, please visit here.
June 2021
Looms at Sunny Bank Mills - Holiday Weave Workshops: Adults and Teenagers
Tuesday 1st June 2021 10:00 - 16:00
Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley
A fun workshop for 1 adult and 1 teenager to attend together. Using your own individual looms you will work together on a small project for example this could be each working on a side of a cushion cover. For all the details please visit here.
Monthly Mini Make at Midday - Mini Embroidery Hoop Woven Hanging via Zoom
Thursday 3rd June 12:00 - 13:00
This month we will be creating our own mini embroidery hoop woven hanging, using a range of colourful threads. This workshop is perfect for making gorgeous little pressies for family and friends. For all the details, please visit here.
Looms at Sunny Bank Mills - Developing Weave Skills: Colour
Friday 4th June 2021 10:00 - 16:00
Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley
This workshop is all about gaining confidence when using colour in your weaving as this can transform your outcomes. We will learn about colour theory, explore mixing colours together and creating yarn wraps. In the afternoon we will experiment weaving some small samples. For more information, please visit here.
Looms at Sunny Bank Mills - Wall Hanging
Saturday 5th June 2021 10:00 - 16:00
Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley
This workshop is perfect for those who would like to explore weaving in a fun workshop and produce an outcome within the day. These days are aimed at those who are keen to have a go but maybe don’t want to learn too much technical information (yet!) The looms will be set up ready meaning you get to enjoy a whole day just weaving. For all the information, please visit here.
Woven Wall Hanging Workshop
Friday 11th June 2021 18:30 - 21:00
Chirpy, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
Create your very own woven wall hanging to decorate your home. Learn how to combine different techniques and skills along with exciting colour and yarn combinations to create your own unique woven masterpiece! For all the info, please visit here.
Looms at Sunny Bank Mills - Refresher Weekend Weaving Course
Sat 12th and Sun 13th June 2021 10:00 - 16:00
Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley
This short course is aimed at those that would like a refresher. Maybe you learnt to weave a few years ago or have a loom in a loft but need a bit of a reminder of how to get started. This intense 2 day course will cover the full process of how to set up a loom through to weaving a final outcome. You will learn how to design and make a warp and how to dress the loom. You will also select and input the pattern you wish to use into the dobby. You will be rewarded for your hard work by weaving a short project. For all the details about this workshop, please visit here.
A Woven Heritage at Sunny Bank Mills
Tuesday 15th June 2021 10:30 - 15:00
Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley
Enjoy a morning exploring the Sunny Bank Mills Archive with Curator Rachel Moaby before having the opportunity to weave on the looms in the Twisting Gallery. For more information about this workshop, please visit here.
Looms at Sunny Bank Mills - Weave Along
Friday 18th June 2021 10:00 - 16:00
Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley
These workshops are aimed at those who have some experience of weaving already, you may have attended our beginner’s weaving course, and are keen to be able to weave your own short project but are not quite ready for going it all alone. For all the details about this workshop, please visit here.
Rag Rug Brooch Workshop
Saturday 19th June 2021 10:00 - 12:30
The Sewing Sanctuary, Harrogate
Enjoy learning how to use a rag rug technique to create a flower brooch. You will be able to choose from a wide range of fabrics enabling you to create your own bespoke outcome whilst exploring how to combine different colours as well as creating different petal shapes. These brooches make a lovely gift. For more information, please visit here.
Looms at Sunny Bank Mills - Developing Weave Skills: Warp
Friday 25th June 2021 10:00 - 16:00
Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley
This workshop takes you through the process of designing and making a warp and how to dress the loom. This workshop may be of interest to those who have a loom at home but have forgotten how to add a warp to their loom, and are keen to begin weaving once again. There will not be time within this workshop to weave, you will rather be going home with new knowledge. For all the details about this workshop, please visit here.
Hessian Ribbon Cushion Cover
Friday 25th June 2021 18:30 - 21:00
Chirpy, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
Join us as we use hessian as the base for creating our 14 inch square cushion. We will use a large variety of lovely colourful ribbons in different widths allowing you to create your own bespoke design. Please note the inner cushion pad is not included for this workshop. For more information, please visit here.
July 2021
Monthly Mini Make at Midday - Needle Felted Stars via Zoom
Thursday 1st July 12:00 - 13:00
Join us for this mini workshop where we will be learning the basics of needle felting whilst also creating our own needle felted stars. These make perfect gifts for posting to people who have gone above and beyond this year and remind them of the stars they have been. For all the details, please visit here.
Looms at Sunny Bank Mills - Beginner's Weaving Course
Every Friday beginning 2nd July 2021 for 5 weeks 10:00 - 13:00
Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley
Perfect course for those who would like to develop their weaving more. You may be a complete beginner or have worked on a peg or rigid heddle loom but are keen to develop your skills. The looms will be set up and warped so there is plenty of time to concentrate on weaving! Each of the looms will be set with a different pattern so that you can explore a different technique, (e.g. plain weave, twill) by rotating around, before weaving a final project in the last 2 weeks. For more information, please visit here.
Looms at Sunny Bank Mills - Folded Purse
Saturday 3rd July 2021 10:00 - 16:00
Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley
The looms will be set up and ready for a fun introduction to the basics of weaving. The workshop will enable you to weave sufficient fabric to make a small folded purse. For more information, please visit here.
Peg Loom Weaving
Sunday 4th July 10:00 - 15:00
Articentric, Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Enjoy the day learning how to weave on a peg loom. This workshop is aimed at beginners and will focus on learning skills as well as producing a woven outcome, for example, a table runner or a wall hanging. For all the details, please visit here.
Looms at Sunny Bank Mills - Table Runner
Saturday 10th July 2021 10:00 - 16:00
Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley
The looms will be set up and ready for a fun introduction to the basics of weaving. The workshop will enable you to weave a small table runner. For more information, please visit here.
Circular Woven Wall Hanging Workshop
Friday 16th July 2021 18:30 - 21:00
Chirpy, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
Create your very own circular woven wall hanging to decorate your home. Learn how to combine different colours and textures within your work as you weave around and around. For all the info, please visit here.
Peg Loom Weaving
Saturday 17th July 13:00 - 16:00
The Art House, Wakefield
Weave your own mini project. You will be given guidance and support to realise your own outcome, maybe a small purse or table mat using a peg loom. This workshop is perfect for beginners and you will have access to a wide range of different yarns. For all the details, please visit here.
August 2021
Monthly Mini Make at Midday - via Zoom
Thursday 5th August 12:00 - 13:00
Join us for this online mini workshop. Part of a series of workshops on the first Thursday of each month with Chirpy in Chapel Allerton via Zoom. More information about how to book onto this workshop will be coming soon.
Circular Weaving Workshop
Saturday 21st August 13:00 - 16:00
The Art House, Wakefield
Learn how to weave in circles using a variety of yarns in lots of different colours and textures. You will come away with your own unique wall hanging. For all the information, please visit here.
September 2021
Monthly Mini Make at Midday - via Zoom
Thursday 2nd September 12:00 - 13:00
Join us for this online mini workshop. Part of a series of workshops on the first Thursday of each month with Chirpy in Chapel Allerton via Zoom. More information about how to book onto this workshop will be coming soon.
Drop Spindle Spinning Workshop
Friday 3rd September 10:30 - 16:30
Just Makers, Ripley
Learn to spin on a drop spindle. This workshop is perfect for those who love the idea of being able to introduce their own bespoke spun elements into their craft projects. You will learn how to spin as well as how to use the Andean plying method to ply your spun yarn together. You will use natural fibres in a range of different colours allowing you to design and create your own hand spun yarn. For more information, please visit here.
Peg Loom Weaving - Woven Cushion Cover Top
Friday 17th September 2021 10:00 - 16:00
ArtisOn, Masham, North Yorkshire
This workshop is perfect for beginners to design and weave their own unique cushion top using a peg loom. You will have access to a large range of different yarns as well as exploring some different techniques. Please note there will not be time within the workshop to sew your cushion top into a final cushion. For all the details, please visit here.
Looms at Sunny Bank Mills - Intermediate Weaving Course
Every Friday beginning 24th September 2021 for 5 weeks 10:00 - 13:00
This 5 week course is aimed those who may have been on the beginner’s weaving course or already have some experience of weaving on a shaft loom. The course will take you through the process of setting up a loom through to weaving a final outcome. You will learn how to design and make a warp and how to dress the loom. You will also select and input the pattern you wish to use into the dobby. You will be rewarded for your hard work by weaving your own project at the end! For more information, please visit here.
October / November / December 2021
Monthly Mini Make at Midday - via Zoom
Thursday 7th October 12:00 - 13:00
Join us for this online mini workshop. Part of a series of workshops on the first Thursday of each month with Chirpy in Chapel Allerton via Zoom. More information about how to book onto this workshop will be coming soon.
Monthly Mini Make at Midday - via Zoom
Thursday 4th November 12:00 - 13:00
Join us for this online mini workshop. Part of a series of workshops on the first Thursday of each month with Chirpy in Chapel Allerton via Zoom. More information about how to book onto this workshop will be coming soon.
Monthly Mini Make at Midday - via Zoom
Thursday 2nd December 12:00 - 13:00
Join us for this online mini workshop. Part of a series of workshops on the first Thursday of each month with Chirpy in Chapel Allerton via Zoom. More information about how to book onto this workshop will be coming soon.
Christmas 2021
Christmas Festive Workshops 2021
Christmas workshops are always hugely popular each year.
You might like to join in a workshop taking place at different venues across Yorkshire or have your own private workshop with friends or family. These can either be in person or kits can be posted out with the workshop taking place over Zoom.
I have also delivered several corporate Christmas workshops for businesses across the UK. If you think a craft workshop might be a fun way to join together as a team this year, then please do get in touch to discuss further.
