InStitches Creative Textile Courses

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InStitches Creative Textile Courses Based on the Hampshire/ Berkshire borders, we teach exciting courses to people who love patchwork, quilting, dyeing, stitching and sketchbooks.

02/09/2026

What a fun summer project this was!

Over the course of several days Ruth used a selection of thermal screens from to create a beautiful and original duvet cover.

With masking tape as a guide, the wild flower borders were gradually built up using a soft colour palette in a variety of tonal values to add interest and depth.

Butterflies and dragonflies flit gracefully across the flowers and singing (loudly!) in the bottom right-hand corner is the studio wren!

Once the screen printing inks were dry and the masking tape removed the whole design was heat set with a domestic iron, so it's now machine washable.

This was Ruth's first time using the thermal screens - they are really that easy and quick to use. If you don't believe us then why not come to the studio and have a go yourself?

Our next one-day printing on fabric workshop is on the 21st October. Included in the workshop fee is use of all the studio screens (including the ones Ruth used), screen printing inks, plus a metre of cotton fabric.

So, if you fancy having a go then hop over to our website (the link is in the bio) to book your place.

Come & join us, be inspired!

Mini screens used: Flower 1,2 & 3, w**d 3, dragonfly 1, wren, butterfly 1

Small screen used: seed head 3

Medium screen used: butterfly 2

We’re delighted to share the workshops and courses we have lined up for autumn and winter in the latest edition of the n...
28/08/2026

We’re delighted to share the workshops and courses we have lined up for autumn and winter in the latest edition of the newsletter ( https://mailchi.mp/ec20080c959c/news-and-workshops-from-institches-17261610) — from inspiring week-long workshops to our own in-house dyeing and printing days, with materials provided. All you need to do is turn up, settle in and immerse yourself in the joy of making.

If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to book, there are still spaces on two fantastic upcoming courses. Claire Benn’s Working with Intention is designed for students wishing to strengthen their compositional skills in art textiles, taking your creative practice further with intention, curiosity and a clear sense of direction.

Sam Jones’ Nature’s Colours offers a deep dive into the wonderful world of natural dyeing, giving you the opportunity to build a unique dyer’s resource that you’ll return to time and again throughout your dyeing journey.

And if you saw us printing with thermal screens on our stand at The Festival of Quilts and thought, I’d love to have a go, then Printing on Fabric is the perfect taster workshop for you. Come along and discover just how much creative potential there is in this versatile printing technique.

Ready to get making? Take a look at our autumn and winter programme, find a workshop that inspires you and book your place.

we’d love to welcome you to the studio soon!





25/08/2026

Do you long for the opportunity to immerse yourself in creativity - no interruptions, no distractions, just time for yourself to focus and to create?

Would you like to travel purposefully towards an as-yet- unknown destination?

If you do, then we have just the place and time for you!

In September Claire Benn will be in the studio with her 'Working with intention ' workshop. Over the 5 days Claire will work with you, challenging you, guiding you and encouraging you to respond to your work as it evolves.

Claire's goal isn't to teach specific techniques but help you to work to the beat of your own drum and generate the work you wish to create.

And there's more....

In February Matthew Harris will be with us for 4 days of in-depth conversation and analysis of your work.

Matthew's aim is to help you develop a stronger personal visual language and approach to making. He will be encouraging and supporting you as you develop your personal language, creating a narrative and history through the interaction of making, materials and process.

And there will always be cake (of course....you knew that!)

You'll find both Claire and Matthew's workshops available to book over on our website (click the link in our profile).

But perhaps you are still wondering if a mentoring workshop is really for you? We understand, it's a big step to put your work out there, to ask for advice and support. To let it be seen.

So to answer some questions and tell you more we've put together a few thoughts and ideas , just click on the link in our profile.

With different individual mentoring styles one will surely be right for you, so if you're wanting space and time to reflect on your work and take it to the next level come and join us, be inspired!

...and we're up and running at the Festival of Quilts, stand E15 which is right next to The Creative Textiles Studio! ...
30/07/2026

...and we're up and running at the Festival of Quilts, stand E15 which is right next to The Creative Textiles Studio!

Can’t believe it’s only three weeks to Festival of Quilts !We’ll be there as usual with our sister business screens4prin...
10/07/2026

Can’t believe it’s only three weeks to Festival of Quilts !

We’ll be there as usual with our sister business screens4printing but we’ll be in a new spot, right next door to Festival Studio Collective , in the main shopping hall. (Stand E15).

As usual we’ll have details of courses and workshops covering all things dyeing and printing on fabric plus those with our fabulous guest tutors.

There will also be a chance to buy our colourful hand-dyed threads and one-off fabric … when they’re gone, they’re gone!

There will be plenty to inspire you as Hazel will be demonstrating daily so you can see how easy thermal screens are to use.

Why not drop by and say hello if you’re at the show?






Festival of Quilts
screens4printing

A perfect match!
13/06/2026

A perfect match!


Cut, ironed, folded and stacked - quirky hand dyed and printed fabrics from our studio to yours. Which one (or two) will...
01/06/2026

Cut, ironed, folded and stacked - quirky hand dyed and printed fabrics from our studio to yours.

Which one (or two) will you choose?

Find them only on our stand and

What will you make with yours?

# hand dyed # artisanfabric

18/04/2026

Fabric dyeing workshops from InStitches in our April newsletter (link in bio ☝️)

Discover the different types of fabric dye in this edition of our newsletter and join a workshop to produce your own beautiful fabric.





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Sunfield Studio, Unit 12, Sunfield Business Park
Wokingham
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Wednesday 9:30am - 4:30pm
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