With Vendulka Battais. Requirement List: You will need 7-8 layers of fabrics - I recommend fat quarter size, as this is not too big to achieve in a day and big enough to make an interesting wall hanging. If you’d like to make a cushion, you will need 14” squares. As we will create pattern / design of the hanging with the different fabrics exposed, you will mostly need plain-ish fabric or with small pattern of colour on colour. Out of these 8 fabrics: one will be on the top and this one should be plainish fabric, you will also need two which are in a contrasting colours, we will be exposing some layers and this should bring interesting effect. All the others can be similar in colours, they can have small patterns even, it will more or less get lost in it. Just bring a selection and we can always decide which one to use on a day. Matching threads Pointy scissors, with good sharp tip! Chenille cutter if you have one – not essential Fabric marker, which will be easy to see on the fabric you have chosen for the top Sewing machine + walking foot if you have one Ruler (we don’ need the mat or cutter) Usual sewing kit with pins, etc.

With Tabatha Mitchel-Simons. Make a delicate little doll using a sewing machine.

With Jannetta Sosin.

With Pam Jermy. Create a Fantastic mixed media embroidered Dragon! Paint a background in session one and embroider in session two. Most people will finish the embroidery at home. Requirements list o be available closer to the day. There will be a kit with all specialist items.

With Vendulka Battais. REQUIREMENTS: You can create your background and the flowers in realistic colours or work very abstract in the colours you fancy. • Fabrics for the background – between 10-15 shades of one colour or moving from one colour into another one – remnants from previous projects will work well as we will only need strips about 2″ wide 16″ long (around that size) Or you can work with one fabric for the background – 50cm. Choose fabrics with not very dominant pattern, best are mottled, batiks or colour on colour prints. • Fabrics for leaves (FQ or remnants) • Backing and wadding half a meter or large remnants • Medium weight iron on interfacing half a meter • Bondaweb 25cm • Machine threads – matching your background fabrics, matching your leaf fabrics and colour for stems • For the flowers – Embroidery threads ( my favourite ones are perlé 5 or 8) stranded cotton, sequins, seed beads, whatever catches your eye in your stash. • Embroidery hoop (optional) • Sewing machine • Scissors, chenille needles Sorry, this class is now full!

With Angela Flynn. Would you like your cupcakes to WOW?  Now is your opportunity to develop the skills at this cake decorating workshop.  In the morning you will learn how to colour and condition fondant so that you can make beautiful stable pastel-coloured decorations and practice your piping skills.  In the afternoon learn how to dome your cakes, giving a perfect place for your decorations then finish with dots and lines.  You will go home with 6 decorated cupcakes as well as recipes for the cupcakes with buttercream or royal icing. Your tutor will be Angela Flynn who has been baking since 1976, attended Colchester Institute for 3 years gaining a diploma in Advanced Professional Cookery, and operates a very successful business from her home kitchen.  All ingredients and equipment supplied - but please bring your apron and a rolling pin.