The launch of the freelancer. Learn the business skills needed to launch your creative freelance career to new heights. Learn about: pricing & negotiating, contracts & invoicing, financial stability, intellectual property, additional income streams, online presence, confidence building, bookeeping, design thinking, overseas selling, business planning and writing funding applications. For further information or to sign up please email andrea.clarke@enterprisemadesimple.co.uk, or click on the link below and we will forward your email.

Design and create unique print fabrics with Hannah Turlington. For further information or to sign up please email hannahturlington@gmail.com, or click on the link below and we will forward your email.

Create your own Roman Blind, from fabric to finish in this 1 day workshop. With Dee's expert tuition you will learn how to accurately measure, cut and hand finish your blind. You will mount the blind to a track so it is ready to fit at a window in your home. For further information or to sign up please email featherandfringeinteriors@gmail.com, or click on the link below and we will forward your email.

New for 2026, Expressive Still Life is a 6 week workshop series where you will learn how to capture the narrative of objects and create your own still life piece.

All materials included, as well as tea/coffee and cake. For further information or to sign up please email hannahturlington@gmail.com, or click on the link below and we will forward your email.

Drypoint is an intaglio printmaking technique where a steel needle scratches lines into a metal plate. The lines have a soft, fuzzy quality due to the burr created on either side of the incision.
Chine collé is a method used alongside printmaking to add color and texture. Thin papers—traditionally Japanese—are cut or torn and adhered to the print surface. Ink from the plate prints over these papers, creating unique effects in lines, tones, and textures.

Create your own Roman Blind, from fabric to finish in this 1 day workshop. With Dee's expert tuition you will learn how to accurately measure, cut and hand finish your blind. You will mount the blind to a track so it is ready to fit at a window in your home. For further information or to sign up please email featherandfringeinteriors@gmail.com, or click on the link below and we will forward your email.

Design and create your own wallpaper with Hannah Turlington. For further information or to sign up please email hannahturlington@gmail.com, or click on the link below and we will forward your email.

Explore the tactile world of collagraph printmaking using everyday sticky materials. In this hands-on workshop, you'll experiment with various tapes and adhesives to build richly detailed printing plates. Learn how to layer surfaces, ink your plate, and pull expressive prints on paper. Suitable for beginners and those with some printmaking experience, this creative session offers a fun and accessible introduction to an experimental technique.

Learn how to use a smart device (a mobile phone or a tablet) to scan physical objects, people and places and load them into a virtual environment.

Write a strong application and show you can make a difference. A comprehensive session on the practicalities of applying for funding, specifically designed to help people feel more confident, more skilled and more enthusiastic about the application process. With particular focus on the creative sector, the workshop will offer practical tips and strategies. Led by Lisa Jagger - a grants specialist with over 20 years experience. The workshop will be 2 hours starting at 10.30am (doors at 10am). There will be a simple lunch provided afterwards for anyone wanting to stay and network. To sign up please go to www.ticketsource.co.uk/culture-north-yorkshire

Spend a day with experienced painter and tutor Phil White and delve into the world of loose landscapes.How to set up for success, mark making, exciting colour combinations - all of these subjects will be covered in Phil's workshop. Bring your own choice of materials, paints, brushes, canvases or boards and look forward to a day of discovery and creative encouragement. Only 6 places so early booking advised. For further information or to sign up please email phil whitecreative@gmail.com or click on the link below and we will forward your email.

Learn how to apply animations to a virtual character and record animations using a webcam and AI software to automate tasks and enhance efficiency.

Learn how to create a virtual world using online resources and your own real world scans. You will then explore the world using a smart device to position the virtual camera, set up shots and adjust camera settings.

A collagraph print is created using collage materials and printed in a similar way to an etching plate. Carborundum is a highly versatile medium, suitable for both expressive and more controlled, graphic ways of working. It can be used to create rich tonal areas as well as embossed textures. Over the course of two days, participants will explore a variety of approaches to collagraph and carborundum printing. The workshop will cover materials and plate construction, both basic and advanced inking techniques, the use of stencils, and how to incorporate key principles of relief printing.

Creative print and stitch portraits with Hannah Turlington. For further information or to sign up please email hannahturlington@gmail.com, or click on the link below and we will forward your email.

The perfect accessory to your home. This extremely popular, versatile technique, once mastered offers an abundance of design options. In this 2-day workshop you will learn how to pinch pleat to the top ring of a lampshade frame and pull gathers into the bottom ring. You will learn how to construct a pinch pleated lining, cut and prep bias, attach drop down trimmings and much, much more.

As well as taking you through the dynamics of this design step-by-step, Jacqueline will show, share and model how this technique can be adapted to oodles of designs. This workshop comes with everything you need to complete your lampshade.

Your kit includes: lampshade frame, a choice of liberty face fabrics and matching/contrasting silk bias trimmings. 100% lawn lining and all specialist sundries.

10am – 4pm

Tea/coffee and sweet treats will be provided. You will only need to bring a packed lunch.

Jacobean crewel is a traditional embroidery technique using wool on linen. This mixed ability class is suitable for both beginners and those with previous embroidery experience who wish to up their skills and confidence. If this is your first workshop with Jacqueline you will have the opportunity to choose one of 3 designs suitable to learn the 5-essential stitches for crewel, and 4 colourways of 9 Appletons wools. This workshop is inclusive of an embroidery kit.

Your embroidery kit includes: 100% linen twill, Appletons wools, frame, needles, choice of design and support notes.

10am – 4pm

Tea/coffee and sweet treats will be provided. You will only need to bring a packed lunch.

To find out more about Jacqueline’s embroidery please visit: www.jacquelinesheritageembroidery.uk

These gorgeous bears are designed by Jacqueline. Your first time making one of Jacqueline’s bears? You will be making Nico who has been specially created with the beginner bear maker in mind. Nico is 23cm when standing, 17cm when sitting and made using light beige ratinee (multi directional) Schulte Stieff mohair. Nico has movable cotter pin joints, black glass eyes and a hand embroidered snout. Come and join us for this fun 2-day workshop and indulge yourself with a little ME time, with like-minded people.

Your bear making kit includes: 100% mohair, Ultrasuede for paw & foot pads, glass eyes, step-by-step colour instruction booklet and all specialist bear making sundries. Please note that you will need to bring a small bag of polyester stuffing.

10am – 4pm

Tea/coffee and sweet treats will be provided. You will only need to bring a packed lunch.

To find out more about Jacqueline’s Bears visit: www.jacquelinesbears.uk