Roman Blind & Curtain Making Sessions
Friday 27th & Saturday 28th March
Friday 17th & Saturday 18th April
9.30am - 4.00pm
Spend a day with Irenee Chappell in the school workshop making a Roman blind for your home using the same methods as a professional soft furnisher.
Beginner Welcome.
Traditional Upholstery -Easter Term
5 Week courses starting from 21st April. Courses run Tuesday & Thursday.
Expert guidance from Master Upholsterer Hannah Weston Smith. There will be a maximum of 8 students per class to ensure you get the guidance you need to complete your project.
Wet Felted Vessel
Thursday 23rd April
6.30-8.30pm
Learn how to wet felt around a resist to create a unique vase for your home. Glass jar may be kept inside so that it can hold water and real flowers or take the glass out to have a unique felted vessel for dried flowers or decoration.
Traditional Upholstery -Summer Term
5 Week courses starting from 2nd June. Courses run Tuesday & Thursday.
Expert guidance from Master Upholsterer Hannah Weston Smith. There will be a maximum of 8 students per class to ensure you get the guidance you need to complete your project.
Large Felted Floral Picture
Saturday 2nd May
10.30am-4.00pm
Learn how to create large felted flowers on a felted picture. This class will focus on how to create your own pre felt pieces that we will cut into large flower shapes. Layer colourful merino wool with silk, curls and other textures.
Needle Felted Sleeping Squirrel or Fox
Thursday 4th June
6.30-9.00pm
Learn how to sculpt wool using a barbed needle into a curled up animal shape. Then I will show you how to shade different colours of wool to create realism in your sleeping fox or squirrel.
3 Day Summer School Upholstery
3 day Upholstery Summer School 6th -8th July
Expert guidance from Master Upholsterer Hannah Weston Smith. There will be a maximum of 8 students per class to ensure you get the guidance you need to complete your project to the best of your ability.
5 Day Upholstery Summer School
5 day Upholstery Summer School 13th -17th July
Expert guidance from Master Upholsterer Hannah Weston Smith. There will be a maximum of 8 students per class to ensure you get the guidance you need to complete your project to the best of your ability.
Coming Soon!Upholstered Footstool Course
Date tbc
9.30m - 4.30pm
Spend fun Saturday with Master upholsterer Hannah Weston Smith creating your own (30x30cm square) footstool on our beginners one day upholstery course.
Coming Soon! 2 Day Headboard Course
Friday and Saturday
Dates TBC
Create a shaped and piped headboard using sustainable upholstery materials.
This class is ideal for anyone who wants to make their own headboard for their home.
This class allows you to make a full size headboard to suit your home rather than a sample. You can choose to attach it to a wall or your bedframe.
Beginner Welcome.