Details of all our courses are available below. Prices include all materials needed (unless otherwise stated).Courses can be booked online, over the telephone on 01858 466692, by post or in person at Leicestershire Craft Centre, 10a High Street, Market Harborough (above Monsoon).
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Please note we can only offer refunds in the event of a course being cancelled due to insufficient numbers of applicants or unforeseen circumstances. In such cases, you will be notified, and full payment will be refunded, or a different course date offered.
No refunds will be given for sessions missed due to illness (including Covid), holidays or any other personal reasons.
Taster Courses Art & Sculpture Jewellery Sewing Dressmaking Yarn & Textiles Seasonal Other Children's Courses
Children's Courses
| Advanced Illustration Workshop |
| For all those children who have joined Katy for her Illustration workshop and would like to know more about the world of Illustration, this workshop could be for you! We will take a more in-depth look at how to interpret and illustrate a scene with a set group of characters, how to give those characters 'personality', how to use different viewpoints and experiment with ideas from within the story-telling, through the use of different materials. It's going to be FUN!
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| Tutor: Katy Dynes |
| Cost: £20.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Anodised Aluminium Jewellery (6+) |
| Create colourful jewellery in this exclusive class. Decorate your aluminium shapes with patterns, pictures and designs of your choice. The tutors will 'steam' your designs so that the colours are fixed in place ready for your to collect later that day. or another day.
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| Tutor: Naim & Laura |
| Cost: £20.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Beginners Dressmaking (10+) |
| A sewing workshop for those aged 10+. You will learn the basics of how to use a dressmaking pattern, cut out your pattern pieces and sew them together using our wonderful Brother sewing machines. You will leave with a wearable garment made to fit you perfectly! Patterns will be provided for this course, but you are required to bring your own choice of fabric. You will be told in advance what type and quantity of fabric you will need. You will also need a packed lunch (no nuts please). "Grace came to the Sewing Class and really enjoyed making the shorts...I was so impressed with what they did in such a short space of time." Tanya Lord
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £40.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Beginners Sewing Skills (Age 7-11) |
| Learn to sew on a sewing machine with our Beginner Sewing Sessions, which are a great introduction to cutting, pin and stitching. You'll finish a project during the session and be keen to come back and do some more! Our sewing machines at the Craft Centre are brilliant for learning as they can be slowed right down and have lots of safety features. Tuesday Feb 20th - Make a Stuffed Animal Cushion Wednesday Feb 21st - Make a Personalised Tote Bag
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £22.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Card Making (6+) |
| Come and make lots of fun cards for all your friends, with our stamps, punches and embellishments.
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| Tutor: Anna Wright |
| Cost: £10.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Character Workshop |
| Lots of people ask how Katy builds a character, so she thought this workshop would be a great introduction to the process she uses. The workshop will start with sketching from a group of objects; then we'll look at shapes, how they fit together and how to build a character from our observations. We'll add personalty and illustrate the character moving, interacting with its surroundings and other characters. If you would like to you can bring along a picture of your favourite character and we'll look at how to 'de-construct' and then 're-construct' the character with what we've learnt.
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| Tutor: Katy Dynes |
| Cost: £18.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Children's Art Class (7+) |
| Come and enjoy a morning of Art with our wonderful artist, Anna. Subject matter and media used differ from session to session but might include drawing, painting, printing and lots more! Recommended ages 7-11yrs. Monday 24th July - Typography & Lettering Wednesday 2nd August - Abstract Art with Acrylics Tuesday 8th August - Draw & Paint
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright / Anna Wright |
| Cost: £15.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Children's Beginners Sewing Club (7-11) - 3 weeks |
| Our Beginners Sewing Club covers all kinds of different skills, techniques and makes. The children will learn to use a sewing machine, and begin to cut out and pin to create a variety of projects. Suitable for children in Years 3-6 with no, or little sewing experience.
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £45.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Children's Cold Enamelling (6+) |
| A colourful, fun class teaching traditional enamelling techniques, using efcolor enamel (resin enamel). The children will learn the techniques using efcolor powder, which is then baked in a tealight kiln. For safety reasons, the kiln is controlled only by the tutors. Pieces made in the childrens silversmithing class in the morning can be enamelled in this class. **Please note due to insurance, this class is suitable for children aged 6+** |
| Tutor: Naim & Laura |
| Cost: £18.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Children's Glass Fusion (6+) |
| Let your child's imagination flow during this workshop where they will be guided to make a glass picture. The glass piece will be taken away to be fired and be ready for collection in approximately a fortnight. All materials and firing included in the price. Suitable for children age 6+
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £18.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Children's Improvers Sewing Club - 3 weeks (9+) |
| Suitable for those who have been sewing for a little while. We'll tackle slightly more complicated projects and the children will do more of their own cutting out and pinning; and more designing in their projects. If you are unsure as to whether this class is suitable for your child, please email or call us to discuss.
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £45.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Childrens' Improvers Sewing Club - 4 weeks (9+) |
| For those children who have attended the Beginners Sewing Club for some time and are showing proficiency, we have the Improvers Sewing Club where they can continue to build on their skills, tackling more difficult projects. If you are unsure which club you should sign your child up for, them please have a chat with Katharine or Hannah.
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £55.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Children's Pottery Workshop (6+) |
| We are delighted to welcome local ceramicist Nikki McCathie to the Craft Centre. She will guide the children through building their own clay creation - we have done all kinds of things from personalised mermaids to monsters, dinosaurs and unicorns. Once built they will paint their clay and it will be taken away to be dried out and fired by Nikki. She will return them to the Craft Centre in approximately three weeks for collection. Suitable for 6+
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| Tutor: Nikki McCathie |
| Cost: £26.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Children's Silversmithing (10+) |
| A fantastic course for older children and teenagers. Learn to saw, file and drill precious metal and create your own pendants to take home. Working with aluminium (looks like silver, but easier to work with for beginners), you'll design your own simple shapes and follow the process through to a completed piece of jewellery. Please Note: For insurance purposes, this course is only suitable for children aged 10 and over.
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| Tutor: Naim & Laura |
| Cost: £26.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Comic Book Workshop (8+) |
| Come and learn how to make your own comic with professional book illustrator and artist Katy Dynes. You will start by creating your characters and then put them into a story. Katy will give you loads of ideas and tips on how to draw brilliantly and make your comic amazing!
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| Tutor: Katy Dynes |
| Cost: £18.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Crafty Canvases (6+) |
| Raid our stash of fabrics, papers, buttons, paint and other crafty bits and bobs and create your own fabulous artwork.
Workshop sizes have been reduced to keep participants safe. Each participant will have all of their own materials laid out, clean, ready for them to use when they arrive. Unfortunatley it will be unlikely that we will be able to let parents stay for the activity.
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £12.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Decorate a Money Box (4+) |
| A fun hour where you can turn our wooden house money boxes into a cute house and garden decoration to keep your pocket money safe! |
| Tutor: Anna Wright |
| Cost: £12.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Family Comic Book Workshop |
| A BRAND NEW workshop where children can bring their favourite Adult with them to draw together! Parents, Grandparents, Carers can have a go at comic book drawing with professional illustrator Katy Dynes, alongside their child. Dust off your pencil crayons and get your imaginations flowing as you create characters and a story and learn how to put them together in your very own comic book! Please Note: The Cost of this Workshop is for 1 ADULT & 1 CHILD per Booking.
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| Tutor: Katy Dynes |
| Cost: £36.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Get Crafty! (All ages) |
| A fun crafting session with a variety of different activities - decorating, sticking, painting and more! Come and Get Crafty!
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright / Hannah Harrison |
| Cost: £10.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Illustration Workshop (8+) |
| Join professional illustrator Katy Dynes to hone and develop your drawing and illustration skills. You'll develop characters, scenarios and stories, and learn how book illustration works.
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| Tutor: Katy Dynes |
| Cost: £20.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Improvers Sewing Skills (Age 9-12) |
| A once-a-month sewing session, where we will complete a project together, developing and improving your sewing skills. Some sewing experience is required. January Session: Get to Grips with Applique - create a picture using applique techniques, and add pretty stitches, embroidery and embellishments. February Session: Easy T - we'll make an easy no-waste T-shirt style top together. March Session: Make a Zippy Pouch, learning to sew in zips and pockets. |
| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £25.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Machine Sewing for Children (7+) |
| Come and join us for a brilliant sewing workshop where we will complete a make in a single session! Suitable for juniors (age 7+) upwards. No prior sewing knowledge is required as Katharine will guide you through each stage. You will leave the workshop will a finished make and a lot of newly-gained sewing knowledge! All materials are included in the cost of this workshop, and we tend to do a different project in each session, so you can come lots of times! Friday 2nd June - Applique Picture
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £16.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Make a Journal (7+) |
| Come and make your own book with envelope pockets and pretty pages to keep tickets, photos, notes and memories in. Perfect for anyone who loves stationary! |
| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £15.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Making Bath Bombs (7+) |
| Come and have lots of fun making your own Bath Bombs with our essential oils expert, Nina. You'll get to choose what scent you'd like your bath bombs to have and then mix them up and mould them yourselves. While they harden, we'll make a useful bag to keep your toiletries in. |
| Tutor: Nina Laurenti |
| Cost: £18.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Making Chocolates Workshop (Age 8+) |
| We are delighted to welcome Essential Oils Educator, Nina Laurenti, to Leicestershire Craft Centre to run our children's wellbeing workshops. Essential oils can help with health and wellness for all the family and pure therapeutic grade essential oils can be used to support sleep issues, boost immunity, digestive issues, anxiety over school, work, aid focus and much more. Using doTERRA oils, Nina will teach the children a little about essential oils and how to use them safely. Children will make their own delicious chocolate infused with doTERRA essential oils such as wild orange, peppermint and lime. We might get a little messy but have lots of fun filling different chocolate moulds with your creative mixes. While the chocolates set, you will make a gift box to take them home in. (The chocolate is dairy and gluten free)
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| Tutor: Nina Laurenti |
| Cost: £16.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Paper Collage (7+) |
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Learn how to use papers and colour to create collages - for use as backgrounds, or a piece of artwork in their own right. We'll have our huge collection of wallpapers, tissues, magazines, craft papers and more to work with, so come and get stuck in!
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| Tutor: Anna Wright |
| Cost: £10.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Senior Sewing Club - 3 week s (Age 11+) |
| Our popular sewing club for older children who have already had some experience working with fabric, cutting and sewing. We will tackle more challenging projects and fabrics to build on existing skills and learn new ones including inserting zips, learning to read a pattern and creative techniques. Previous projects have included a piped messenger bag, onesie, jersey top and patchwork quilt runner. If you are unsure whether your child has sufficient experience to join this class, please call and have a chat with Katharine or Hannah. Depending on the project we undertake, you may need to purchase extra fabric for this class. If so, we will email you details of what is required.
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £45.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Senior Sewing Club - 4 weeks (Age 11+) |
| For Senior School students, or very proficient younger pupils, we'll tackle lots of different projects, often with a focus on Beginners Dressmaking working with patterns and developing design skills.
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £55.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Senior Sewing Skills (11+) |
| A once a month sewing session where we complete a project learning new skills and techniques as we go. Perfect for any senior age school child who is interested in textiles and fashion. January Session: Free Motion Embroidery and Applique. - make a piece of textile artwork using fabric and your sewing machine to draw and embellish. We'll explore using water soluble fabric, hand embroidery and embellishments to create texture to your design. February Session: Skirt Designs - a foray into fashion design. You'll be shown how to adapt a skirt block to incorporate different shapes and then have a go at making your own designs. March Session: Bag Making - we'll make a simple crossbody bag, working with hardware and adding zips and pockets. |
| Tutor: Katharine WRight |
| Cost: £35.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Textile Collage (8+) |
| Come and use fabrics to create a work of art. We'll incorporate texture and colour and embellish with hand stitching.
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £15.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
