Heritage & Vintage Textile
Classes & Workshops
Textile Classes for Groups
Explore Crafting NI's range of nostalgia and heritage textile craft classes, which include Macrame, Embroidery, Loom Weaving, Fabric Basket Making, Cross Stitch, and Felt Flower Crafting. Our heritage crafts involve techniques and processes passed down through generations. Our vintage and heritage textile classes are a great way to learn new skills, build confidence, and experiment with different techniques, textures, and creative approaches as participants discover their own unique style and creative side. We travel to groups to deliver bespoke classes in Belfast, Antrim, Newtownabbey, Mid-Ulster and surrounding areas. Feel free to contact us to discuss classes for your charity, group, or organisation.
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Fabric Basket Making Course
In Crafting NI's heritage craft course in basket making you will learn the time-honoured techniques of rag basket making, passed down from generations. In this hands-on course you will make your own basket choosing from a range of colours, whilst safeguarding this traditional craft.
Difficulty: easy, medium
Min 4 session course
Sunflower Hand Embroidery
Create a beautiful sunflower using hand embroidery stitches in this heritage craft class, designed for beginners and improvers! You'll learn traditional hand techniques and modern twists. Some needle skills helpful but not essential.
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Difficulty level: medium
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6 session course
Patchwork Applique Embroidery Class
Learn hand sewing and embroidery stitches in this creative class, adding fabrics and textures to create a personalised & colourful tote bag. A fun, heritage class where you will learn how to use vintage pieces to create heirloom projects.
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Difficulty level: medium
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6 session course
Succulent Felt Flower Crafting
Crafting NI's felt succulent making course introduces you to cutting and creating our own vibrant succulent plants (that never need watered!). Create your succulents and make a display in a small plant pot. A fun, creative class that is trending across many countries!
Difficulty: easy, medium
2 session course
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"Kelli, Crafting NI, is always well prepared, organised and professional. Feedback from students is always positive and the students always leave keen to learn more. We are delighted Kelli is working as a casual tutor with us. She is committed to everything she takes on and I would have no hesitation in recommending her."
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Why Choose Crafting NI
At the heart of our ethos is encouraging creativity and bringing people together to feel mindful, connected, valued, and inspired through arts and crafts classes, flower arranging and wreath making. Workshops and courses are led by local maker, Kelli Johnston, a qualified OCR Level 3 Learning & Development Facilitator. Crafting NI specialises in providing an outreach arts and crafts service, delivering courses at community and business venues across Belfast, Antrim, Ballyclare, Lisburn, Magherafelt, Newtownabbey and further afield. "Creativity is in everyone; it can inspire us and change lives".
Please feel free to contact Kelli at Crafting NI to discuss course options.
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