Paper and Thread Mosaic Workshop

Create a unique framed artwork from paper and thread to hang in your home.


Claire Bentley
Claire Bentley
5.0 (4)

3 hours Class size 4 to 12 guests       £35 (PayPal Pay in 3 available)

We will explore the beautiful fusion of paper artistry and thread techniques!
In this hands-on 3-hour session, you’ll learn how to design intricate mosaics using colourful paper pieces with decorative cutting and folding plus applied threads for a truly unique mixed-media masterpiece.
Roll your sleeves up, have some fun and bring out your creative side - different template patterns to follow, lots of colours in plain and textured paper and cards, as well as an array of threads to play with.
During the workshop, you'll discover different techniques while adding your own contemporary twist. You'll have the opportunity to select from a variety of papers, cards, magazine tears and an array of colourful threads to create a colour combination that reflects your personal style. Once you have completed your artwork, you will be shown how to frame your piece in a white box frame, ready to take home. The relaxed atmosphere makes this an ideal activity to enjoy with friends, enhanced by the included hot or cold drink.
By the end of this enjoyable workshop, you'll have created your own unique framed picture – a beautiful decorative piece designed by you! All materials are provided, allowing you to focus entirely on the creative process and social experience.
What you'll get
Everything is included with your choice of pattern template, colour choice, paper and thread combination. There are lots of colours to choose from and an array of fun combinations you can create. Your workshop price includes a hot or cold drink.
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly class
What to bring
Just yourself!
Location

Mistley

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Claire Bentley
Claire Bentley

5.0 (4)
female Women-owned

Jewellery and beads have been a passion for me since I was a child. From an old tin of jewellery, beads and buttons given to me by my grandmother, I continued to feed my hobby with trips to bead stores, searching junk shops for old jewellery and making my own jewellery to sell at craft fairs.
Luckily for me, my childhood hobby turned into my profession, and I have been in the jewellery industry for over 30 years since graduating from the prestigious Central St Martins college of Art in London, with a BA Hons in Jewellery Design. Learning my trade in commercial retail environments, I have designed for most of the UK high street fine jewellery retailers and, also with my love of fashion and colour, have worked alongside the buying and design teams of most of the UK’s clothing stores too.
In recent years, I have been working as a freelance designer in Jewellery and graphic design, plus focusing on branding and social media for Jewellery brands.
Various opportunities opened along the way to enable me to share my design skills and experience by running courses and workshops, sparking a passion of teaching.
At the start of 2025, I set up my own website to promote crafting for creativity, community and well-being. The aim is to explore different craft activities through workshops and kits to create at home. I am passionate that everyone should have access to being creative and to develop artistic skill to help with their overall mental health.
As for me, I find inspiration everywhere, from the flowers in my garden, a ceramic tile on an old building through to decoration on a food label or pebbles on the beach. I love colour hence my obsession with beads and I am drawn to anything that has pattern on it - a running joke in my family, as I will often be found taking a quick photo of some random item that has a fab intricate design on it!
My desire to pass on my own skills to others was influenced by my lovely Mum, who sadly passed away in July 2024. She started out as an occupational therapist where crafting was the main form of therapy and then followed her creative passion and taught embroidery for the rest of her working life.

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2026-06-26 15:00:00
class 1E57MXLBSX b30fa37a8c654059964d2a78c24cea95 production colchester Colchester East of England GB colchester