Booking policy
Please let me know as soon as possible if you are unable to attend a workshop that you have paid for. I can offer a refund or a change of date/class with 14 days or more notice. If you are cancelling with less than 14 days before the class, I'm afraid I cannot offer a refund, unless I can fill the place.
If I have to cancel or postpone a workshop, I will offer you the choice to book onto a new date, or receive a refund.
How to book a workshop place.
Use the 'Book Now' buttons to send an email. Please give details of the date of the class you are interested in, and the number of places required. I will email you back, with a secure link to pay online.
For classes organised by art centres etc, the button will take you directly to the relevant website, where you can book and pay for your place.
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Bumble Bee Garden
at Hobbycraft Swindon
on Wednesday 11th March 2026, 6 - 7:30pm
Cost is £23 per person
** Only 4 places left **
Perfect as a gift for Mother's Day, or to brighten up your home for spring!
You'll receive a kit with tools and materials to make your own 3D bumble bee, buzzing over garden of felt and paper flowers.
All materials provided, suitable for beginner felters. Suitable for ages 10+, all children under 16 must be supervised by an adult throughout. the class.
Spring Chickens
at Hobbycraft Swindon
on Wednesday 1st April 2026, 6 - 7:30pm
Cost is £23 per person
Decorate your Easter table this year, with some felty chickens!
You'll receive a kit with tools and materials to make your own pair of chickens (one nesting, one standing/pecking). A wide choice of colours - maybe you have a favourite chicken breed?
All materials provided, suitable for beginner felters. Suitable for ages 10+, all children under 16 must be supervised by an adult throughout. the class.
Needle Felted Garden Mouse
at The Timber Store, NT Buscot & Coleshill Estate, Oxfordshire SN6 7PT
on Saturday 18th April, 10am to 4pm
** 4 places left **
Cost is £72 per person, all materials provided including power pot, garden tool, veg box, trellis, sunflowers etc
Make your own garden friend, in this fun and character filled needle felting workshop. Learn how to build a core shape, add wire for stability, and create fine details.
Lunch arrangements - either bring your own packed lunch, or order something from neighbouring Blake's Kitchen. Our venue has a kitchenette, so tea and coffee will be available throughout. Feel free to bring herbal tea bags etc if that's your preference.
This class is suitable for beginner felters and ages 12+. All under 16s must be supervised throughout by a paying and participating adult.
Send an email to book in, using the button below!
Emperor Dragonflies
at Hobbycraft Swindon
on Wednesday 22nd April 2026, 6 - 7:30pm
Cost is £23 per person
Make a beautiful dragonfly decoration in this easy beginners felting class.
You'll receive a kit with materials and full instructions to make your own shimmering insect, complete with delicate wings. This project can then be displayed in a variety of ways - put on a stick in a houseplant or bouquet, hung on a picture frame or mirror, or attached to a magnet to stick on your fridge.
All materials provided, suitable for beginner felters. Suitable for ages 10+, all children under 16 must be supervised by an adult throughout. the class.
Felted Highland Cow
at Prema Arts, Uley near Dursley, Glos
on Saturday 25th April, 10am to 4pm
** Sold Out **
Join Sarah for most marvellous and highly creative needle felting class, where you'll learn how to make your an adorable highland cow! Perfect for total beginners and improvers alike, this workshop guides you through the basics of needle felting.
You'll learn how to use felting needles safely and effectively, shape core wool into a 3D form, use wire to give stability, add and blend colour, bring character with facial detailing, and finish off with the signature shaggy hair and amazing horns.
All materials are provided, including natural wool fibre, felting equipment and lots of templates, photos and individual instruction. By the end of the session, you'll go home with a unique woolly cow full of Highland personality.
'Flying High' Teacup World
at Hobbycraft Swindon
on Wednesday 20th May 2026, 6 - 7:30pm
Cost is £23 per person
NB You will need to provide your own teacup/mug - why not have a look in your local charity shop?
Make miniature world in a teacup, in this fun and character filed felting session. You will learn how to create and decorate a balloon, create clouds, and how to build up the base of your scene.
Our Hobbycraft sessions are quite short - think of it as buying a kit, but being shown how to make it in person! With fibres, decorative materials, templates, and lots of tips to help you finish at home. .
All materials provided, suitable for beginner felters. Suitable for ages 10+, all children under 16 must be supervised by an adult throughout. the class.
Needle Felted Nesting Blue Tit
on Saturday 23rd May, 10:30am to 4:30pm
at The Potter's Wheel, Wallingford, Oxfordshire
Cost is £75 per person
Make springtime favourite - the blue tit, in this fun and colourful whole day session. Perfect for total beginners and improvers alike, this workshop teaches you the basics of making a bird shape and adding colour and details.
We will also make a pretty nest, complete with eggs for your blue tit to sit on.
All materials are provided, including wool fibre, felt flowers, wool locks and curly yarn, felting equipment and lots of templates, photos and expert tuition.
Please bring a packed lunch, as we will have a short break in the middle of the session. Tea and coffee available all day.
Gift vouchers available, if you would like to purchase a place as a gift; so please get in touch!
Felted Hummingbird & Hibiscus
- at Oxford Summer School
on Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th August,
9:30am to 4pm on both days
Cost is £140 per person, plus a £15 charge for materials
Create a life sized, 3D fibre sculpture of a vibrant ruby throated hummingbird; feeding from a hibiscus flower. Using carded wool, wire, sheet felt and fine merino; we will utilise a wide variety of needle felting techniques to build the elements, and combine them into this gravity defying design.
On day one, we will create the hibiscus plant complete with open flowers, leaves and buds. You will receive enough materials to add extra flowers if desired. Day two will be spent crafting our tiny hummingbirds.
The course covers several topics - working from templates, building a core, adding and blending wool colours, constructing a stable armature, and combining felt fabric with needle felting
Also coming up in 2026...
Lots of exciting new projects, venues and felting fun !
- Dragonflies at Hobbycraft on 22 April
- Hare at New Brewery Arts on 9th May
- 'Flying High' teacup world at Hobbycraft 20th May
- Monet's Waterlilies 2D at Hobbycraft on 17th June
- "Starry Night" Van Gogh inspired 2D artwork TBC
- Barn Owl at New Brewery Arts on 3rd October
- Robin at NT Coleshill on 21st November
- Robin tree decorations at New Brewery Arts on 28th November
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