Monthly Regular Group Classes
One Day Workshops
Monthly Regular Group Classes
Contact the venue directly for more information and availability.
Classes at Tudor Rose Patchwork (Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7RB)
Historic House and gardens in Hand Embroidery with Kathleen Laurel Sage
Brush up and improve your embroidery skills as you work small embroideries based on elements from Mother Nature and all her environmental fauna, flora, wildlife, beauty of landscape, countryside, sea and sky to inspire your design. Each month your embroidery will represent a subject of nature whilst we use stitches and traditional background techniques to elevate your chosen design. At the end of the year, you will have a body of work that could become a bound book, a sampler, a journal, a scroll or become part of a larger textile project of your choosing.
| Tuesday’s Class | 4th April, 2nd May, 6th June, 4th July, 1st August, 5th September, 3rd October, 7th November and 5th December. |
| Wednesday’s Class | 19th April, 17th May, 21st June, 19th July, 16th August, 20th September, 18th October, 15th November and 20th December |
Creative sewing with Kathleen Laurel Sage
Free motion machine embroidery allows for total individuality and creativity using beautiful machine threads that take your fabrics and designs to a different level. Come and learn traditional and modern techniques each month using both your machine programmed stitches and the freedom of a free motion spring action embroidery foot to create and master all the skills you will need to design, create, and develop your own unique style of embroidery
| Tuesday’s Class | 18th March, 16th May, 20th June, 18th July, 15th August, 19th September, 17th October, 21st November and 19th December |
| Wednesday’s Class | 12th April, 10th May, 14th June, 12th July, 23rd August, 13th September, 11th October, 15th November and 13th December |
Messy Play Monthly Course with Kathleen Laurel Sage
Have you ever wondered how to create and make fabrics in your own style, showcasing your own designs that can elevate your embroidery skills when using them. This is a Tuesday class where you will become a printer/designer of original materials for use in your personal project(s). Experiment with fabric painting, stencilling, lino printing, batik, tie dying, cram jar dying, marbling fabrics, making your own blocks for printing, silk painting, transfer painting and soooo much more. Create a collection of fabrics for a personal project which Kathleen will help you with or simply experiment and enjoy the process. Everyone can be catered for in this enthusiastic and experimental class.
| Tuesday’s Class | 11th April, 9th May, 13th June, 11th July, 22nd August, 12th September, 10th October, 14th November and 12th December. |
Classes at Be Crafty (Ellington, Huntingdon, PE28 0AE)
Messy Play on Thursdays , once a month throughout 2024 – More info here. 10am – 4pm
Have you ever wondered how to create and make fabrics in your own style, showcasing your own designs that can elevate your embroidery skills when using them. This is a Tuesday class where you will become a printer/designer of original materials for use in your personal project(s). Experiment with fabric painting, stencilling, lino printing, batik, tie dying, cram jar dying, marbling fabrics, making your own blocks for printing, silk painting, transfer painting and soooo much more. Create a collection of fabrics for a personal project which Kathleen will help you with or simply experiment and enjoy the process. Everyone can be catered for in this enthusiastic and experimental class.
Day Courses
| Date/Time | Venue | Description |
| Friday 10th February 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire, MK43 7RB (Website) | Digitalised Embroidered Bag |
| Friday 24th February 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire, MK43 7RB (Website) | Free Motion Embroidered Tealights |
| Saturday 4th March 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire, MK43 7RB (Website) | Free Motion Flower Explosions |
| Wednesday 8th March 7.30pm | Fitzwilliam Quilters, Peterborough | Evening Meeting and Mini Workshop |
| Friday 10th March 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire, MK43 7RB (Website) | Goldwork Squirrel |
| 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th March | NEC Sewing for Pleasure & Fashion and Embroidery Show | Kathy will be teaching an demonstrating at this show. |
| Friday 24th March 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire, MK43 7RB | Digitised embroidery class looking at using the fonts on embroidery machine |
| Saturday 25th March 10am – 4pm | Fitzwilliam Quilters, Peterborough | Summer Wreath Using glitter films and machine stitch |
| Friday 21st April to Sunday 23rd April 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire, MK43 7RB | STUDENT EXHIBITION Come and see what our amazing students have been creating in classes |
| Saturday 29th April 10:30am – 4:30pm | Bee Crafty, Ellington, Huntingdon (Website) | Goldwork Squirrel |
| Wednesday 10th May 7.30pm | Fitzwilliam Quilters, Peterborough | Evening Meeting and Mini Workshop |
| Friday 12th May 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire, MK43 7RB (Website) | Digitised embroidery using patterns and fonts from your machine. |
| Saturday 13th May 10am – 4pm | King Sutton, Banbury | Embroidered Fairy Houses |
| Thursday 18th May 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire, MK43 7RB (Website) | Embroidered Japanese Temari Baubles |
| Saturday 20th May 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire, MK43 7RB | Beaded Dorset Buttons |
| Monday 22nd May 10am – 4pm | Coles Sewing Centre, Nottingham | Seaside Harbour Free Motion and Mixed Media Cameos |
| Tuesday 30th May 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire, MK43 7RB (Website) | Kathleen’s Finishing School |
| Saturday 3rd June 10am – 4pm | Bee Crafty, Ellington, Huntingdon (Website) | Stumpwork Dragonflies |
| Friday 23rd June 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire | Ink Sketched Free Motion Florals |
| Tuesday 27th June 10am – 4pm | Stow Textile Group | |
| Friday 7th July 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire, MK43 7RB | Digitised Embroidery – How to Move Your Fabric and Repeat A Design |
| Thursday 20th July 10am – 4pm | Coles Sewing Centre, Nottingham | Digitised and Soldered 3-D Fishy Panel |
| Friday 4th August 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire, MK43 7RB (Website) | Summer Botanical Floral Blocks |
| Tuesday 29th August | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire, MK43 7RB (Website) | Kathy’s Finishing School |
| Saturday 9th September 10am – 4pm | Bee Crafty, Ellington, Huntingdon (Website) | Japanese Fabric Folded Dolls |
| Wednesday 13th September 7.30pm | Fitzwilliam Quilters, Peterborough | Evening Meeting and Mini Workshop = Dorset Button Making |
| Friday 22nd September 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire (Website) | Digitised Embroidery – Playing with Inbuilt Designs to Flip and Rotate |
| Monday 25th September 10am – 4pm | Coles Sewing Centre, Nottingham | Strip It, Stitch It and Block Print It – Bag or Hanging |
| Tuesday 26th September 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire (Website) | Kathy’s Handmade Christmas |
| Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd October | Keep On Sewing Retreat, Coventry | Kathy will be teaching for this group |
| Tuesday 24th October 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire (Website) | Kathy’s Handmade Christmas |
| Tuesday 31st October 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire (Website) | Kathy’s Finishing School |
| Friday 3rd November 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire (Website) | Digitised Embroidery – Festive Gift Bags |
| Saturday 11th November 10:30am – 4:30pm | Bee Crafty, Ellington, Huntingdon (Website) | Contemporary Dorset Buttons |
| Tuesday 28th November 10am – 4pm | Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley, Bedfordshire (Website) | Kathy’s Handmade Christmas |