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CASS Art: The White Chalk Technique

CASS Art run cheap and inspiring workshops – I went along to Maria Mari Murga’s session on Chalk Drawing in the Manner of the Masters. Maria studied at the Charles H. Cecil Studios in Florence, which teaches a tradional style … Continue reading

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Red Riding Hood Puppet

The ten week puppet making course at the Little Angel concluded before Christmas with a bit of a mad dash to get limbs, body and head together. The image below shows the various stages of constructing the head. We started … Continue reading

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Teaching beginners crochet

I work at Rethink Mental Illness and October is our Health and Wellbeing month for staff. I’m a big believer in the stress relieving qualities of crochet, so volunteered to run a beginners workshop; I teamed up with Alice (below) … Continue reading

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Crafty Pint: Papercuts with Eileen White

Handmade in Tooting is a collective of local creatives and designer-makers living and working in the Tooting area, SW London. They run monthly Crafty Pint workshops at Tooting Tram and Social; I went to Eileen White’s Papercut Workshop. We began … Continue reading

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Patchwork at Annie’s Attic

Annie’s Attic in Westerham is the perfect setting for craft workshops. When you arrive you’re greated by Jan, the lovely tutor. Each participant has a little brown bag full of all the materials you need. Guided by Jan we each … Continue reading

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Amigurumi Workshop

I’ve been asked many times where I learnt to crochet. The answer is, a bit here and a bit there – from friends, family and books. I also went to a Tea and Crafting amigurumi workshop, run by the fantastic … Continue reading

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