As a child, Rebecca’s Grandma Mary taught her how to crochet. Using intricate crochet stitches she made the most exquisite lacework but also showed her with just a few simple stitches how to make these beautiful ‘Granny’ squares.

If you have just started to crochet, then Mary’s Cushion is a perfect beginners follow-on project. It uses just 3 simple crochet stitches, slip stitch, dc (double crochet) and tr (treble crochet) for making this pretty retro-style Granny Square cushion.

These stitches and techniques can be found in other ‘Granny Square’ designs so this workshop will be giving you a great foundation for beginning any new projects and developing your beginner crochet skills.

In this mini course, taught over 2 x 2.5 hour sessions, Rebecca will take you through each stage of the pattern step-by-step.

This course takes place over Saturdays 10-12.30pm (Saturday 1st and 29th March).

This mini course is £95 including all materials, plus tea, coffee & delicious homemade cake.

To book, head to the following link.

Learn how to create a palette of naturally festive colours through the magic of plant dyes. Leya will first show you how to make a foundation for permanent colour on silk fabric, then how to cut it into ribbons, and dye to use in any way you please, from a bouquet of cheerful mini ribbons for your Christmas tree, or as the finishing flourish on a festive wreath or gift.

All materials will be provided, and you will be dyeing a selection of different types of silk.

This workshop costs £65pp. Click here to book: https://www.rowanlanefibres.com/product/festive-ribbons

About Leya:
Leya is a local botanical dyer and educator working primarily with natural materials such as wool, linen and silk. She lives and works in Winchester, and her work is heavily inspired by the cycles of nature, colour, and simple pleasures; the art of slow, seasonal living. Leya is the co-author of a self-published book, ‘Summer Of Making: knit heirlooms using natural dyes’ available digitally from her website, as well as a teaching contributor on the Natural Dyes Workshop offered by the Herbal Academy.
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Although she has a background in teaching, her career also extended into retail visual merchandising and styling. Her many artistic and lifestyle passions – fashion, sustainability, gardening and growing, weaving, photography, interior design- led her to begin her foray into botanical dyeing, which she has grown into her own fibre dyeing small business, selling mainly botanically dyed knitting yarns and other naturally dyed crafting supplies.