creative workshops

Below is our current programme of half and full day creative workshops. 

All of our workshops include materials unless otherwise stated. Our half day workshops also include a hot drink and home baked treat while full day workshops include a delicious light lunch. 

To book: Contact the Gallery on 01670 783424 or by email: feltongallery45@gmail.com. Full payment is required to secure your place.  We also have gift vouchers available for a thoughtful gift.

We can also arrange workshops for groups of family and friends with options for catering and subject. 

If we cancel the workshop, a full refund or credit will be given. Please get in touch if you have any questions!If you need to cancel, please let us know as soon as possible although refunds will be at our discretion. 

CRAFT CAFE 2026

Come and join us for one of our popular and hugely enjoyable Craft Cafés. Choose two activities from the menu and enjoy a break for a drink and nibbles in between. Details for the crafts on offer will be available at the gallery, or do feel free to give the gallery a call on 01670 783424 for further details.

Dates for your diary:

 

June 13th 1pm – 3:30pm

September 18th 7pm – 9:30pm

November 13th 7pm – 9:30pm

 

 

 

 

 

Workshops 2026

Spring Blooms Free Motion Embroidery with Helen Poremba

May 16th, 10:30-3:30 £60

Felton resident Helen Poremba will show you how to sew a beautiful fabric pattern using her unique technique!  Bring your own machine or borrow one here, all other materials are provided.

Antique style Heart Pincushions 

May 23rd, 10:30-1:30  £35

The Antique Fabric Heart Making Workshop is a slow, mindful crafting experience where beautiful old fabrics are transformed into keepsake hearts.

You will be provided with vintage fabrics, delicate lace trims, antique buttons, and embroidery threads, laid out for you to explore experiment with. 
You will learn:
How to select and combine vintage fabrics for a layered, heirloom look
Simple hand embroidery stitches to add decorative details
Ways to incorporate lace, ribbons, and trims
Techniques for shaping, stuffing, and finishing your heart
Tips for creating an aged, antique aesthetic
What You’ll Take Home
 
 
🪡 A handmade antique fabric heart, completely unique to you
🧵 New hand-stitching and embroidery skills
🌸 Inspiration for future textile projects
💡 Ideas for using vintage fabrics in creative ways

Proggy Mat Making with Fiona Ross £60

June 6th, 10:30-3:30

In this creative beginners workshop you will have an introduction to the techniques and history of the craft of traditional rag rugging .. or Proggy. 
Proggy is a very accessible craft- a great recycle and repurposing project- and you can learn some basic techniques in a day. 
Experimenting with colour, design and texture you will make/begin a hanging/rug/ or cushion. 
 
Some materials are provided and you are welcome to bring along  some treasured fabric of your own to incorporate… for a personal touch. 
 
Enjoy a creative day with like-minded crafters! 

Textile Art with Jen Brown

June 20th 10:30-3:30

Jen makes beautiful panels and cards using fabric and hand stitching.  She’ll have a range of fabrics for you to choose from and will guide your through the steps to complete your piece.

Ink Landscapes without Brushes with Kevin Nicholls

July 1st, 2026 10:30-1:00  £60

This workshop uses natural object’ such as seed heads, to replace brushes and pencils etc. It will focus on mark making and exploration and using these to develop a landscape painting using black ink. By the end of the workshop the participants will take home the box of objects used, several exploration sheets and at least, two finished landscapes.

Nalbinding with Stella Spence

July 25th, 10:30-1:00 £40

A brand new workshop for 2026!  Nalbinding (nålbinding) is an  ancient, durable textile technique predating knitting and crochet, using a single needle and short yarn lengths to create interlocking, non-unraveling fabric. Popularized in Scandinavia (Viking era) and historically worldwide, it creates dense, warm, and easily repairable items like socks, mittens, and hats by hand-looping, often using the Oslo stitch. 
This technique dates back to the Bronze of early Iron Age, making it one of the oldest methods of fabric construction.
 
On this course you will be given a Nalbinding needle and ball of pure wool and taught how to
start, to make a chain, how to do Oslo stitch and make a glove.
Pyrography with Lee Kershaw
August 15th 10:30-3:30  £60
 
Burn, baby, burn!  You will be given wooden objects to try your hand at pyrography using a heated stylus to create your image.  Each attendee goes home with the fully kit so this is definitely a skill you can continue to practice at home!
 
 
Double Disc earrings with Diane Stewardson
September 19th  10:30-1:30 £55
 
Early booking is essential for this workshop with the gifted Diane!  You will be making a pair of double disc earrings in brass or copper.  All materials provided! Llearn how to use traditional skills such as sawing, filing, hammering to make a pair of mixed metal earrings with handmade silver earwires’.
 
Pet Portraiture in Pastels with Pam Stevenson
September 26th  10:30-3:30 £60
 
Pam will be stepping out of her studio to teach her techniques for capturing your pet (or someone else’s) in pastel.