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  • Practical Sewing Skills: Dressing Gown (3-week course)

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom

    With Karen Odinga. A three-week course, meeting on Wednesday evenings: 11th, 18th and 25th May. Classic and Comfortable Dressing Gown Your choice of fabric creates the look and feel of this classic kimono style dressing gown.  Whether it be cuddly and comfy or sheer and floaty, this is a unisex style so great for everyone however they want to wrap up! We will be sewing this project at a relaxed pace over 4 sessions. If you require any sizes over the X-Large, please contact me a week before the start of the session so I will have your pattern ready […]

  • Faux Chenille

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom
    Sewing & Embroidery

    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 […]

    £50

  • Little Doll

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom
    Sewing & Embroidery

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

    £45

  • Mixed Media – Under the Sea: Rock Pools

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom
    Art

    With David Pasfield.   On a surface of watercolour paper, use water-based media to create an “under the sea” work. Students should also bring other watercolours/acrylics/wax crayons and pastels and any other mediums as mark makers.   Equipment & Materials Water colour paints and acrylic paints in bright vibrant colours Wax pastels/crayons Felt tip pens Silver/Gold paints Water pots, brushes & palettes

    £45

  • Fish!

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom
    Art

    With Michelle Parsons.   10.00am to 12.00pm: Exploring a variety of fish, both photographs and live subject ,after bought by Michelle including small sardines … Consider Sgrafitto techniques (Paul Klee) Accurate drawing and mark-making 1.00pm to 3.00pm: Composing a painting - acrylic paint on canvas?   Materials will be provided (included in course cost).Register your interest in this class by filling out your details below and our admin team will be in touch when we have more information to share!

  • Dragon: Mixed Media Sewing

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom
    Sewing & Embroidery

    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.

  • Basic Printmaking

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom
    Art

    With Michelle Parsons.   Exploring three basic printmaking techniques, Monoprint, Etching and Relief printmaking Using a printing press, printing inks, perspex, lino for relief. Materials will be provided (included in class cost). Register your interest in this class by filling out your details below and our admin team will be in touch when we have more information to share!

  • Embroidered Flowers – Free Machine Embroidery

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom
    Sewing & Embroidery

    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 […]

    £50

  • Watercolours – Summer Skies

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom
    Art

    With David Pasfield.   Paint with confidence in this challenging medium. Beginning with a simple landscape and progressing to a larger stunning piece of work. Bring fresh colours and light to your landscapes. Work from your tutors ideas or bring your own sketches or photographs for inspiration.   Equipment & Materials Water colour paints Water colour paper (NOT surface preferably) Watercolour brushes Easel – table or free standing plus board to fix paper to 2 Water pots, & palettes with large mixing wells Roll of kitchen paper Masking fluid Sketches or photos for inspiration

    £45

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Class fees are payable on the day at reception on arrival.  Workshop fees must be paid 2 weeks before, either in person or by phone unless otherwise stated.