Short courses

Short courses to make beautiful bits and bobs!

Beautiful Book Covers

Learn four different ways to make beautiful, bespoke book jackets to fit any book. Ideal for sketchbooks, notebooks and journals, and the perfect gift as it can last forever: when the book is full, it’s easily replaced. I’ll even show you easy but effective ways to embroider background fabrics to use for the covers.

Beautiful Bags

Make a neat, compact bag with a detachable strap, exactly the right size for your mobile phone or a small sketchbook.

Confidence Kickstart Forever

Nervous of your sewing machine? Don't know where to start when experimenting with paints and paper, let alone adding stitch? Don't think you have any unique ideas anyway? This is for you!

Create an acoustic stitch book

What's an acoustic stitch book? It's a book you stitch into - by hand, not machine - for a little mindful stitching, unplugged!

Longer courses

These are open at different times throughout the year, so we can follow along together

Swirls 2.0

My very first ever online course, Swirls of Colour, is back! I've refilmed, rewritten, and completely revamped and extended the whole course. There's oodles of extra lessons and guidance - everything you need to create your own beautiful swirl of colour and texture.

Winter Landscapes

Learn how to design and stitch a fabulous textured landscape with a handful of fabric scraps, some very easy machine stitching, and just a touch of free motion. Not a fan of winter? Adapt the project for any other season - I'll show you how in the bonus section.

Fabulous Free Motion

The most fantastic fun you can have with your sewing machine! This course will gently take you from nervous newbie to proficient pro. By the end of the course, you'll be stitching with confidence and control, fluidity and finesse!

Celtic Seascapes

Create a unique and beautiful seascape with paper, paint, fabric, thread and an everyday sewing machine. Build layers with collage, stitch, fabric manipulation and appliqué, creating seascapes so realistic you'll want to dive right in! You'll also learn (or practise) a wide variety of machine embroidery techniques, with bonus lessons in drawing and stitching Celtic knots. Come on in - the water's lovely!

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All my courses are relaxed and friendly, and I’m on hand to provide help and feedback throughout. Each course gives access to my private Facebook group, for support and friendship with other course participants.