4.8 (171)

The largest arts and crafts retailer in the UK, passion for crafting is at the heart of everything Hobbycraft does. This is reflected in the creative and knowledgeable colleagues you’ll meet in stores, as well as the vast range of carefully selected products for all types of crafting.

Throughout the year, Hobbycraft host a variety of workshops in stores and online, designed to give everyone the opportunity to master a new craft or refine a long-time favourite. Whether you want to enjoy crafting from the comfort of your own home or you’re looking to meet new people as you get making, these craft workshops offer something for everyone.

Most of our workshops are led by colleagues from Hobbycraft stores across the UK, including craft experts from our Hobbycraft Artisan programme. They use their expertise in specific areas of craft to create workshops that show participants new skills and inspire future projects.

Classes

Beginner's Guide to Crochet

4.9 (20)

Runs regularly

Rushden Lakes

Craft kit provided

1 to 5

£22

Kids' Summer Clay Creatures

Runs regularly

Rushden Lakes

1 to 5

£5

One-to-one Cricut Workshop

4.8 (27)

Your choice of time

Rushden Lakes

1 on 1

£22

One-to-one Sewing Workshop

5.0 (8)

Your choice of time

Rushden Lakes

1 on 1

£22

One-To-One Knitting Workshop

Your choice of time

Rushden Lakes

1 on 1

£22

Kids' Friendship Bracelets Workshop

Runs regularly

Rushden Lakes

Craft kit provided

1 to 5

£5

Kids' Dancer Keyring Workshop

5.0 (1)

Your choice of time

Rushden Lakes

Craft kit provided

5 to 10

Free

One-to-one Crochet Workshop

5.0 (1)

Your choice of time

Rushden Lakes

1 on 1

£22

Kids' Rip Collage Workshop

Runs regularly

Rushden Lakes

Craft kit provided

1 to 5

£8

Kids' Clay Pencil Toppers Workshop

Runs regularly

Rushden Lakes

Craft kit provided

1 to 5

£5

Beginner's Guide to Sawgrass Sublimation with Free Gift

Your choice of time

Rushden Lakes

Craft kit provided

1 on 1

£15

Kids' Clay Safari Animals Workshop

26 May, 29 May

Rushden Lakes

Craft kit provided

1 to 5

£5

Kids' Scrape Art Workshop

Your choice of time

Rushden Lakes

Craft kit provided

£8

Beginner's Guide to Brush Lettering

5.0 (2)

Sold out - join waitlist

Rushden Lakes

Craft kit provided

1 to 5

£25

Beginner's Guide to Acrylic Paint Pouring

4.0 (3)

Sold out - join waitlist

Rushden Lakes

Craft kit provided

1 to 5

£30

Reviews

(171)

Tracey Bates • Apr 2024

Lovely lady that was teaching, very patient and explained things really well. Venue was lovely and calm, materials were supplied which was a great touch. Was made to feel at ease and really enjoyed it. Would definitely recommend to anyone that wants the basics of crochet.

Simon • Apr 2024

Hobbycraft assistant Oscar was excellent he interacted brilliantly with my daughter listening to how she wanted to make her clay monster model offering suggestions and help as well as making it very clear that all the clay and modelling items can be used and if she wanted there was a guide she could follow. Oscar was also very encouraging in letting my daughter design and make her own monster. A great experience we all thoroughly enjoyed.

Daniel Banathy • Apr 2024

My Teacher was amazing, her teach me the basic concepts, and I learned new as well.
As a class one to one for me as a beginner absolutely needed to learn how to do the basics.
Probably for a couple weeks and I will book other lessons as well.

Emily Monk • Apr 2024

Both my kids really enjoyed the workshop, doing something new which haven't done at home before and nice friendly staff member helping my daughter so I could help my son.

Sheetal Kharag • Mar 2024

The children made clay Easter animals.

The teacher was great, very helpful and patient.

The children loved making the bunnies and had a fun morning.

Ralph Jones • Mar 2024

Very useful introduction and demonstration, that showed us the basics to get started with some new projects.

Sheetal Kharag • Mar 2024

I went along for kids canvas painting. The kids loved it and Jane was very helpful!

We came home with some great paintings!

Georgina Pickett • Mar 2024

Jane's patients were fantastic having 2/4 Sen children it wasn't an easy stress free hour but she was amazing very willing to get involved and help the children make their best Easter bonnet and all 4 children left smiling. Thank you for a great experience we will be coming back.

Anne Schuetz • Feb 2024

We really enjoyed this Easter workshop with our friends. The teacher was very friendly with the children, very patient and good fun overall. She explained it step by step ho to create this cute clay animals. We had a great time and will come back for other workshops. Many thanks!

Ceri Bate • Feb 2024

We took the kids (3, 4 and 5) to a rainbow making workshop at the Rushden Lakes store, they had so much fun. Oscar was managing the session and couldn't have done more to help the kids and joke around with them. And they all came home with a lovely handmade rainbow. Will definitely attend another event!

Anonymised ClassBento student • Feb 2024

A really useful hour spent on the Cricut workshop. I had more than enough time to ask questions, jot down pointers and watch an example process from start to finish. I definitely left the store feeling more confident and aware of the capabilities of the Cricut machine.

Lucy • Jan 2024

Michaela was really helpful, she chatted with me to find out what I wanted to know more about and tailored the lesson around me.

She was knowledgeable about the Cricut machine and the software. £20 for an hour is good value for money.

Shirley Parker • Jan 2024

Really enjoyed the one to one. Gave me more confidence to tackle my own projects.
Think a separate table would give more room and then I could have done some of it rather than just watching.
Was disappointed to discover that I couldn’t use the rest of the voucher in the shop.

Victoria • Jan 2024

Great member of staff. Interacted really well with the kids and explained everything clearly. Thank you!

Anita Hatlry • Dec 2023

Took My 2 girls .First time of booking, .went to two of the activities. Both teachers were brilliant with the children. Every thing supplied, Value for money.

Amy Belcher • Dec 2023

Great class, would definitely recommend! Booked for a friend's birthday, the perfect gift idea!

Natalie Rutherford • Dec 2023

Lovely teacher, great crafts - nice to have 3 different activities.
6-year old really enjoyed the session.

Jacqui Hughes • Dec 2023

Great teacher explained and demonstrated everything well. Had a lovely time and were all really happy with the results. Thank you

Rachel Blackadder. • Nov 2023

Helpful friendly knowledgeable. Everything I expected. Patience was appreciated and Crystal was a good teacher.

Lucy Levzow-King • Nov 2023

Micaela was great. Patient, informative, and friendly. Would highly recommend a class to learn how to get the most out of your Cricut for new beginners.

Heather Armstrong • Nov 2023

Tutor was great, proactive and encouraging - as was the contact and what was achieved in the time. Venue not brilliant, a small table in the midst of the sales floor - I suspect that a store expansion would bear dividends (and no cloakroom facilities so we could wash our grubby hands! - unless we visited the store next door)

Julia Bundock • Nov 2023

Fantastic hour being showed how to marble baubles by the equally fantastic Lizz. V relaxed , fun to do & 6 unique tree decorations to take home.

Natasha B • Nov 2023

Had an amazing beginner session at Rushden Lakes. Learned and had the opportunity to setup the thread/bobbins from the beginning, it trying various stitches and using a pattern provided. I feel confident in setting up myself at home and doing basic stitches. Thank you to Krystal for being so patient with me!

Joy Pollock • Oct 2023

Lady was friendly and explained to all what they needed to do, while still allowing them free imaginative reign. My daughter loved doing the craft, and we will definitely be doing more!

Monty Stevenson • Oct 2023

We had a great time yesterday making a papier-mâché pumpkin. My 5 year old was so excited and didn’t stop talking the whole time. Oscar was brilliant in explaining what to do and very calm in answering all of the many questions! We would definitely book another session.

Anonymised ClassBento student • Oct 2023

Teachers were very helpful and able to provide additional equipment that my older son requested. All the equipment was provided and we were able to finish off at home. Thank you

Claire Talbot • Oct 2023

Grandson really enjoyed the session. Teacher was good and explained what to do and accommodated all the different childrens ages throughout the session. Thank you

John Warner • Oct 2023

Great session, thank you. Michaela was very knowledgeable and was able to answer all my questions. Im creating 3d models as opposed to the more regular cardmaking and scrapbooking. None of this phased her. So nice to ask relevant questions and get relevant answers.

The location was slightly more awkward as it was in the middle of an aisle. Perhaps would have been better if the area was divided off slightly with a retractable tape.

I certainly would recommend the course though, as you do learn loads very quickly.
Thanks again Michaela.

Hannah • Oct 2023

My daughter really enjoyed this workshop! So much so we went straight to the clay isle and bought a few packets to carry on the fun at home!
Really good value for money for the workshop, and the packets we bought were cheap too!
We are going to book the Christmas clay workshop next!

Hannah • Oct 2023

Great workshop for my 8 year old. Nice to do an activity here rather than at home!
Instructor was helpful and nice!
We would book again!

Amy Millward • Oct 2023

Absolutely fab. My son had a great time and is very pleased with his creations (:

Jake At the Art Room • Oct 2023

Emma was brilliant as usual. The craft activity was fantastic and engaging. Now I have some more decorations to decorate my house with!

Pauline Shepherd • Oct 2023

I used Rushden lakes store and thoroughly enjoyed my 1:1 with the store manager. I was able to decide what I wanted to learn take notes and came away with an amazing project. I will definitely go back to learn some more advanced skills.
Thank you very much

Zoe Whyman • Sep 2023

Emma was friendly and made time for everyone. She gave one to one help to all of us when we were struggling to understand

Simon Hanley • Aug 2023

Angelina was took a great deal of care to ensure my child fully enjoyed the class by taking he time and great care to assist my daughter to make the decoration exactly as she wished it to be, this was a great experience that my daughter fully enjoyed a very good fun hour at hobbycraft, will be booking more classes very soon.

April Goulbourne • Aug 2023

Really friendly member of staff. All materials provided and lots of help available. Good value for money, my 5 year old really enjoyed it and it kept us busy for a good half an hour. I would definitely do another activity in the future.

Sue Smith • Aug 2023

Mikala was really good listened to what I wanted and then helped me through what I needed to do

Kelly Benham • Aug 2023

We had a great time on the canvas painting workshop. Liz was great and offered great tips and support. My children thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We would 100% recommend this workshop!

Chloe Hogarth • Aug 2023

My girls loved the keyring class Angelina was lovely and interacted with the kids well, when they ran out of beads more were provided and we will definitely be back

Amelie Davis • Aug 2023

It was just my daughter in the class which made my daughter a little shy but she soon came round . Staff was friendly and helpful and positive
May have helped to have A little bit more advice on different techniques and ideas but my daughter was quite happy to do her own thing anyway

Michelle Kilraine • Aug 2023

Liz was lovely, Patient and helpful. Class was really helpful and has given me the foundations to continue from

Lorraine Williams • Aug 2023

Beginners guide to crochet was very good, there were only 4 of us taking the class and the tutor was very knowledgeable. She was able to help us with queries but also helped us if we were going wrong. An enjoyable class. There were 3 stitches we were taught but it would have been easier not to have done all three but to have a shorter class and to go away and practice a stitch at a time. Lovely wool to choose from and a nice crochet hook.

Louise Wilson • Jul 2023

This was our first session at Hobbycraft and it definitely will not be the last, such a wonderful experience, the teacher was knowledgeable and experienced, Oscar made us both welcome very patient and kind 1000/10. Offered good advice. Thank you

Leannah Robinson • Jul 2023

Emma T at Rushden Lakes was great. We had a really enjoyable hour and a half. She is very enthusiastic and encouraging. I felt that the class was good value and very relaxing. Craft equipment provided was good. Can't wait to practice and start a project.

Aisha Ali • Jul 2023

What a fantastic workshop, Liz was great and taught me all the basic of using the sewing machine and lots of tips as well.
Would definitely recommend, great value workshop!

Julie Cook • Jul 2023

Michaela was great teacher (hopefully spelt your name right)was patient and friendly, taught me the things I asked about and learnt a lot, went home and practiced. Would definitely do another one.
The only thing I would say is that it would be better if they had a area just for these workshops as it's difficult for the teacher as they are distracted by shoppers in the store.

Christina Sheehy • Jul 2023

We had a great time with Emma T - it was just me and my sister for the class which was great so we got a lot of personal feedback between the two of us. Got to choose two colours of yarn from a nice selection to take home , Emma recommended lighter colours to start so we could easily see the chains we were creating which was a good shout! She gave us some useful recommendations and tips to keep practising with after the class. We had a lovely time and would recommend this to anyone looking to give crochet a try!

Stephen Baker • Jun 2023

Angelina was great with the kids and very helpful
Both the children enjoyed the session

William McCue • Jun 2023

My two granddaughters loved it. Teacher was great with them and they chatted freely about the art (and lots of other things).
They enjoyed themselves so much that we had to shop for items to do at home.
A terrific success!

Angela Twiselton • May 2023

Absolutely terrific. Great tutor. We had a lovely fun afternoon and lots of laughs. I even managed to learn how to crochet.
Got lots of good materials. Good instructions. Highly recommended.

Jake Room • Apr 2023

Emma made the workshop really fun and engaging! I wish Emma could do every workshop!

Jake Room • Apr 2023

The teacher was not very good because she didn't show us what to do.

Sue Geffen • Apr 2023

Sian was lovely she was very patient with myself and my 10year old granddaughter. We both learnt the basic crochet stitches and now need to practice. Materials were included all in a nice sealed box which my granddaughter was delighted with. It took place in the store which was no problem at all and the 90 minutes flew by. I would certainly recommend to anyone who wants to learn basic crochet.

Heidi Percival-Freund • Apr 2023

The teacher was enthusiastic and passionate. The children enjoyed the activity. The resources could have been a little more Easter themed.

Ibolya Novak • Apr 2023

Tried a few classes before and the adults ones online were great the kids ones more or less fun, except this one. We are used to that the kids ones don’t have much guidance but in this case the minimum explanation didn’t make sense until we realised the reason why we have to make orange balls and wrap them in pink or leave it orange as there are not enough colours for the 5 kids to make a white bunny or a yellow chick. So ended it up with very weird colours which the kids luckily didn’t mind too much but I was glad that we didn’t book a separate session how we were planning for my daughter’s birthday. So felt a bit disappointed that the “normal” colours were either not available or not put out for us to use. Literally had to ask for a different colour to make details so not all just pink.Especially surprised by that most kids classes now have been raised to £7 so I think this will definitely be a special treat only, as a family.

Kayleigh Brown • Apr 2023

Great teacher , very patient- good product - enjoyable session, my children loved it - great for all ages

Hannah Smith • Apr 2023

Friendly and helpful member of staff. Everything we needed was provided for the mache bucket workshop, lovely bright coloured papers. Plenty of tile to finish and did not feel rushed at all.

Priti Mehta • Feb 2023

Emma the teacher was great. Really friendly and helpful staff and made the experience worthwhile and good value for money.

Heidi Percival-Freund • Feb 2023

Brilliant time! My niece really enjoyed herself! We will be back to try another workshop

Nicki Clode • Feb 2023

Melisa was brilliant. Super patient and calm particularly with my 8 year old. The crochet materials were of good quality and nicely packaged. We all left having learnt or improved our crocheting techniques. The 90 minutes flew by! Nice little activity in the school holidays. Will book book again.

Amy Green • Feb 2023

Brilliant! All 3 children loved it & the lady leading the class was fab. Really helpful & engaging.

Tracy Winters • Feb 2023

Great class, teacher was very friendly, helpful and fun! Great to give ideas and then let the children be creative. Lovely small class size

Joanne McIntyre • Feb 2023

Very fun-filled class, Liz was very helpful, will definitely book another class very soon.

John-Jo Smith • Feb 2023

She loved it. Was well organised and pre set up. Mellisa was friendly and interacted with all the children. We spoke about what other classes are on next half term. She was lovely.
Maybe a discount off the next class or a deal if you book two would be good. Gives the children something to look forward to and helps us adults with the pennies.

Jeanette Richards • Jan 2023

The teacher Sian was lovely, patient and explained well and repeatedly.
Good venue and cost per session and materials provided was great value for money.

Lisa Lewis • Jan 2023

Sian was lovely, my only complaint is that it wasn't a longer workshop!
Would love an intermediate/improver workshop

Karen Marks • Jan 2023

Very nice lady, she was very helpful and went through a few ideas with me

Julie Wilson • Jan 2023

Great starter class , everything provided and the teacher was very patient and clear with her instructions.

Karen Kelly • Dec 2022

Emma was fantastic. Gave clear instructions and was really friendly with my children.
Resources were great.

Karen Kelly • Dec 2022

Excellent teacher, friendly and carefully explained instructions.

Plenty of resources.

Both children very much enjoyed the session.
Thank you

Angela Runnegar-Clark • Dec 2022

Really good session I learnt a lot today and looking forward to buying a cricut

Sarah Thomas • Dec 2022

Lovely activity led buy a friendly and helpful member of the HC team. My 7 and 11 year old enjoyed this activity and came away with a lovely Christmas keepsake. Thank you.

Jacob Dowsett • Dec 2022

The service was great! The instructor was very kind and supportive. Overall it was fantastic!

Paola Pasolini • Dec 2022

I took two girls to the Christmas Card workshop today.
It was very fun, they had a lovely time.
Melissa was very friendly and kind.
Looking forward for the next one!

Rachel Turner • Nov 2022

Mel was really helpful. The kit provided was excellent. We had a really lovely time and produced some wonderful looking wreaths.

Kirsty Nolan • Nov 2022

Melissa was a great teacher. I learnt a lot. Would definitely recommend for beginners. Amazing

Heather Howes • Nov 2022

Cost of was good value for money particularly as it includes all the materials required. The in store location was great, especially because it allows "browsing" (& buying ).
Our crochet teacher (Melissa) was very patient, encouraging, knowledgeable and professional .

Although the lesson lasted 90 minutes, I personally, would have liked for it to be longer (even if it meant having a short break halfway through).
I would recommend this class to anyone who wants to start learning to crochet .

Laura Callaghan • Oct 2022

Melissa was a wonderful instructor. She was friendly and helpful. We are very happy with the kit provided, which provides enough materials to continue to practise and (hopefully) improve at home. As adults, we were a little nervous of whether the session would be aimed at younger people, but we need not have been. A fun way to spend an afternoon.

Sophie Tallett • Oct 2022

Not organised well, just standing around in the middle of the store with coats on and holding bags, not structured, just looking at software on an iPad which I couldn’t see as the course leader was holding it. Would not recommend at all.

Claire Price • Oct 2022

This lesson was brilliant and I have to say, better than I expected for the price. Melissa was clearly really knowledgeable and there was lots of content covered. The items you got (crochet hook and 2 balls of wool) were perfect and it’s really useful to have them to take away.
I liked being in the store, tucked away at the back and we had plenty of room.
All in all, we’ll worth the money. Thank you Melissa

Lyndsay Smith • Oct 2022

Mel was amazing. She explained everything clearly and professionally. She stayed friendly and engaging through the lesson, and was very patient with me and the other customers.

Steph Sanders • Oct 2022

Amazing session. Teacher was great with all of the kids, could obviously tell she was a qualified KS1 and 2 specialist. My children really enjoyed it all, will defininitely book again.

Clare Trow • Oct 2022

My daughter really enjoyed making the Halloween crafts.
The Lady running it was friendly and engaging. Very good value for money. My daughter would love to go back and make something else.

Sara Friend • Oct 2022

Nice calm session making a spider. Pleasant workshop leader talked through step by step and gave my 4 year old lots of opportunity to make choices himself. As we were the only family there this time, we finished a little early and got some ideas for Christmas crafting too.

Oliver Chessell • Oct 2022

I loved it ! I liked that l got to do four different thing's one of the things was a spider.

Evie Rushton • Oct 2022

Definitely more guidance, we all struggle as we didn't know what we were supposed to do. Also I had to buy more materials to make my wreat look decent.

Samera Imran • Oct 2022

Sales assistant knew loads about the machines and could advise between the different machines quickly and efficiently

Jeanette Edwards • Oct 2022

Teacher was very good. Enjoyed the workshop but its messy and getting my work home it undone everything that I did. So had to try and fix it.
I feel that the workshop needs to be in separate room as the public kept asking for help when walking around.

Eileen Gregory • Oct 2022

The teacher was very experienced and this showed with the info shared about variety of embroidery stitches for creating leaves, stem etc.
The venue was within the shop floor of Hobbycraft, it was a bit distracting having customers peering at us and walking around us.
I loved the gift box that was created by the Course Teacher, great attention to detail which made it very special.
The gift box and the contents was in itself worth the cost of the course. The teacher was very personable.
I learned how to create leaves, twigs, roses, and lines.

Nicola Smith • Oct 2022

Really enjoyable . Great materials and super helpful teacher at Rushden Lakes. Would highly recommend this experience to get you in a spooky mood for Hallowe’en.

Denise Sutherland • Oct 2022

The teacher was very knowledgeable and had lots of patience and showed us how as well as explained the booklet diagrams. It’s nice to have the booklet to take away to refresh the lesson.

The venue was perfect however I did not enjoy the class being held in the store with customers walking around and commenting on our work!

Two balls of wool were provided; a bright orange and a dark grey. The teacher advised at the start of the lesson that lighter colours were easier to learn so maybe lighter colours could be provided in the future. A nice sized crochet hook was also provided which was strong.

I learned how to make a slip knot and a double crochet.

The other class members were all beginners too so we all learned at a similar pace.

At £20 for 1.5 hours it was a tad overpriced- 2 hours would make it value for money and allow the time to feel that I definitely knew how to do the stitches.

Christine Becher • Oct 2022

A wonderful class with such a friendly and helpful teacher. Plenty of guidance was given and the children managed to make 3 sea creatures in the allotted time. Can’t wait to book the next workshop.

Stefan Keightley • Sep 2022

Mellisa was very personable, understanding, and most importantly, listened to what I wanted to know, NOT what she thought I should know.

As a teacher she is very knowledgable and knows the Cricut inside out, and she even thought of things I didn't know I could use it for.

All in all a very professional, personable experience with Mellisa today 10/10

Gwen Harding • Sep 2022

Fabulous lesson, really enjoyable. Will definitely be booking another one soon. Friendly and helpful staff!

Ann Davey • Aug 2022

Great value session, the kids loved it and can’t wait to come back for another one, thank you

Linda White • Aug 2022

Great teacher. Plenty of choice of colours to make decorative canvas. Friendly helpful staff ever time we’ve been in. Really enjoyed these sessions.

Jan Welch • Aug 2022

Lovely activity and great idea, the kids thoroughly enjoyed themselves so would recommend to others.

Linda White • Aug 2022

Great value for money. We made a few sea creatures. Teacher was there to support all the time. Little one had great fun and has enjoyed playing with her creatures since.

Vicki Birt • Aug 2022

Teacher great it was a fun session. We enjoyed we would definitely do again in the future

Linda White • Aug 2022

Teacher was great. She provided us with everything we needed. She chatted with the young people. We all felt welcome and enjoyed the activity. We had plenty of time to create the item too. Would recommend great value for money & no mess at home!

Dorothy Stephen • Aug 2022

The venue, a table in the corner of the shop floor. was not adequate or private enough. The teacher was excellent and very patient and the materials were very suitable for the work the class did. A very friendly and helpful afternoon.

Rita Kerr • Aug 2022

The teacher was great, the materials generous, the group size was perfect it was good value for money but I dont think I did very well

Paula Walker • Aug 2022

Today’s crochet lesson was delivered by a very knowledgeable and talented instructor who not only knew how to create fabulous items but also how to break down each step into manageable and understandable instructions. I would highly recommend to any novice who would like to give this craft a go.

Karen Kelly • Aug 2022

Fantastic session.
All resources provided with a nice choice of colours.
Wonderful friendly teacher.
Relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
Thank you.

Miss Ryan • Aug 2022

It was very interesting to learn about all the cricut machines and to know what each can do and can't do.
I feel very happy as all my questions were answered. I will definitely be getting one in the future.
Thank You to Michaela.
All staff were friendly and helpful.
Also thank you for showing me the basics online.

Hannah Holding • Jul 2022

My two boys loved the painting session. The instructor was very friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend.

Sara Friend • Jul 2022

This was a lovely opportunity to do some crafting without getting messy. All of the materials were provided and the teacher was friendly, patient and worked really well with my 4 year old to explain and suggest things as they worked.

Karen Kelly • Jul 2022

Fantastic session. Teacher was amazing. Children really enjoyed it. We are looking forward to the next one.
Thank you.

Emily Skinner • Jul 2022

A really helpful session that gave me the confidence to create my own pieces. The lady that ran it was lovely and so helpful.

Kerryn Billingham • Jun 2022

Was a great lesson, the teacher was lovely and really patient! Definitely good value for money.

Clare Henson • Jun 2022

Teacher was really informative, but relaxed and friendly. The equipment provided all worked and everything was present for me to get started. I have learned enough to get going with the lino cutting.

Andrea Richards • Jun 2022

Mel was very patients and I found the course a great introduction to watercolours, thank you!

Sheetal Kharag • Jun 2022

Melissa was a great teacher, very helpful and friendly. She showed me how to use the Cricut machine and show me how to make the projects I intend to make. She was very knowledgeable and able to answer all my questions on the machine and various products.

I now feel ready to buy my machine and confident to get started!

William Birt • May 2022

I found it amazing and great value for money too. Fab idea for the half term

Lisa Anniwell • May 2022

Great teacher and explained really well. I was shown all the different material's to work with. The teacher explained very well how the machine makes cards. As I'm use to the joy. Well worth the money for the hour. Thankyou

Deepa Patel • May 2022

Session was ok but no real instruction given as much as last was very kind …not sure if the instructor knew any much more it was very much do. your own thing. Was hoping for more advice in paints and techniques plus No one tells you that it’s impossible to transport the work it’s very wet with dense fluid- poorly packed on a box with paper underneath so not flat and the paint went all over car so more damage … the art work looked good for a moment in the shop but the pattern all bled together in car… they need to explain that before committing but it was a good experience plus they make you use paints etc from a gift pack they give you….not quiet what we were expecting ….this is not how the art work looks after car ride and driving very very slowly

Suzanne Ouajid • May 2022

We had an enjoyable lesson for the Cricut machine. The assistant was very helpful in showing us the different options and tools on the tablet,my daughter chose a few different images that we had printed for transfers and drawing that we brought home very good all round experience.

Thanks very much Hobbycraft

Chiarraí Vries • May 2022

Friendly and attentive teacher with a lot of patience! Definitely would attend another class here :)

Diane Fisher • May 2022

Extremely good value for money. Teacher was very friendly and patient! Gave us hands on practical advice.

Vicki Holton • May 2022

Great tutorial which ended up being 1-2-1. I’m a complete novice and the teacher was great at taking me through everything from set-up, the software and all the different things you can do with the Cricut. Has definitely de-mystified it for me!

Connor Macleod • Apr 2022

Excellent learnt so much and so much more to learn understanding and careful instructions given wow

Stacey Dowell • Apr 2022

Really helpful and friendly teacher. My daughter thoroughly enjoyed the activity and we can’t wait to book more.

Lorraine Stone • Apr 2022

My four year old granddaughter loved this- excellent time- lovely facilitator and great crafts available

Ruth Smith • Apr 2022

Melissa, was just brilliant. She knows her stuff and was very patience while I quizzed her about everything the maker can do.
Very well worth the time and money and I recommend it to everyone. Personally I will definitely check in with her every now and then if I need help.

Margaret Bowen • Mar 2022

Great teacher. Very informative and helpful.
However due to the venue being in the centre of the store it felt exposed and people kept interrupting

Fay Hiscock • Feb 2022

Slightly confused as the class was supposed to be Clay Monsters but in reality it was make what you want.
My children still enjoyed themselves & made some very creative characters. They had lots of clay available to use.
Staff member was friendly

Suzanne Robinson • Feb 2022

A fantastic afternoon! The teacher was lovely and the children produced great pictures, which they were very proud of.

Amy Green • Feb 2022

Fab session, my 4 year old had a great time. The girl leading was friendly and chatty :)
Will definitely be doing it again

Tina Hanrahan • Feb 2022

Mel was a great teacher today… It was my first time using a sewing machine and she had a lot of patience! I will be booking another lesson!

Boglarka Mengyan-Juhos • Feb 2022

It was really enjoyable. Could ask lots of questions, she helped figures out stitches. All equipment was provided.

Jessica Lindsay • Feb 2022

This was great. Showed me what I was doing wrong when watching youtube videos, and gave advice on how to use what stitches where. Afterwards, I managed to go home and sew my first thing (a scrunchie!)

Yvonne Thomas • Jan 2022

Melanie was very helpful. I went with some things I needed help with and she showed me how to do those and more. I have really enjoyed the classes she has done with me.

Sarah Ayers • Jan 2022

Melissa was lovely and offered great advice. Box provided was also good. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Andrea Shatford • Jan 2022

An enjoyable time with a generous pack of supplies with enough to go away and make a few more. The tuition was via a hand out and the tutor then demonstrating if anyone got stuck. A lot of time was taken up with drawing the pattern to embroider which I think maybe should have been pre printed to give full time to stitching. I felt the workshop was expensive for the time given and lack of structured tuition. It was more like a sit and sew together. Having said that, I did enjoy it, the lady taking the workshop was pleasant and obviously keen to share her interest and it has rekindled my interest to do more again as I haven't embroidered since childhood.

Feedback to Hobbycraft would be: 1) make the workshops longer - the time flew by and I had to finish the majority at home. 2) maybe charge could be reduced by making the class packs a little less generous 3) make the classes more structured 4) have kits to buy and stitch books to purchase so participants can learn more and hobbycraft make some sales to maybe help offer a lower class price. 5) Maybe offer a discount to attendees to encourage shopping after the class.

Hope this helps. I appreciate it's early days for these workshops and the problems Covid restrictions may cause but as things start to ease, I look forward to hopefully seeing more and longer classes and possibly price reductions so I can afford to attend another one

Lynne May • Jan 2022

Not as much tuition as expected. I have done embroidery before , a few years ago , but feel for a complete newcomer they may need more help. Therefore felt class was a bit overpriced. Did enjoy it though.

Yvonne Thomas • Jan 2022

Did the Infusible ink session this morning at Rushden Lakes. Class was good. Learnt how to use the cricut to cut the infusible ink transfer sheets and then how to apply to a mug using the mug press and how to use the heat press to apply to an apron. Learnt lots.
Shame that due to low stock I couldn’t buy anything to have a go with.

Yvonne Thomas • Jan 2022

Really enjoyed my 1-1 session at Rushden Lakes this morning. Took what I’d already made and went with plenty of questions that I was struggling with. Time was taken to explain it all and have a play. Some restrictions as there was no use of a laptop or printer in store to show some of the things I needed help with.

Abbie Warnock • Jan 2022

Excellent value for money. Melissa was a brilliant teacher. Very informative and a great introduction for getting started with my Cricut Maker 3.

Helen Roberts • Jan 2022

Jenny was very friendly, and helpful my daughter really enjoyed the sewing class. Would definitely recommend.

Wendy H. • Jan 2022

Excellent teacher with a great knowledge of cricuts. Informative and a great start for a new user. Venue was OK would be better if there was seating available and if the area was located better - not in the middle of the shop as other customers stood watching and waiting for the teacher to finish and talk to them!

Karen Hoornaert • Jan 2022

The teacher is knowledgeable and pleasant to be with.
I wanted to get some guidance on how to use foil on a Cricut machine but it turned out that the tablets in the store do not have this functionality built in and the teacher needs to use a laptop instead.
We covered substitute topics which I found very interesting and helpful.
Please may we have chairs to sit on during the lesson.

Helen Roberts • Jan 2022

Mel was brilliant with my daughter. Very patient, everything provided. And another session booked , thank you.

Karen Hoornaert • Jan 2022

I enjoyed the short course.
The teacher was knowledgeable and very pleasant.
Looking forward to the next three short courses with you.
May we have a tall chair to sit on please as for some of us, standing for an hour may be a little difficult for various reasons.
Thanks.

Stacey Dowell • Dec 2021

Great workshop, my daughter really loved it! Good choice of ornaments to paint. Friendly staff.

Gemma Dean • Nov 2021

It was a good opportunity to try out some new materials and discuss potential issues with planned projects with an expert.

Karen Moore • Nov 2021

Very informative class with a friendly member of staff . Would recommend a class to others

Deborah Forbes • Nov 2021

I really enjoyed the wreath workshop. As well as the basic kit, extra decorations were provided too. The staff member was friendly and helpful.

Shikha Patel • Nov 2021

The teacher was fab and just let us get on with creating. She gave us suggestions and a few extra materials to work with which was fab.

Nicole Lines • Nov 2021

Really good class, brilliant box of materials to make varied outcomes.
And also a brilliant teacher

Gemma Wright • Nov 2021

excellent customer care great with the children affordable craft session the kods loves it thankyou

Sarah Withers • Oct 2021

Well organised nice lady. Nicely set up. Could of done with more time though. Thirty minutes wasn't enough

Jemma Young • Oct 2021

Really lovely little activity. Lovely use of paints and the kids got to choose out of plenty of different ceramic money boxes. My 2 children really enjoyed themselves and it saved me getting my house messy and the clean up afterwards. Really good value for money. Absolutely recommend

Karen Fox • Oct 2021

I found the workshop really good it was fun to do. The choice of materials was excellent. The staff were lovely and it has made me more confident to learn more about crafts and now I am making things out of clay. The value for money was well worth it and I would recommend it to all my friends.
Emily Fox aged 8

Sophie Jeeves • Oct 2021

It’s was a lovely little class the kids were able to pick their own money box to paint and had a lovely time.

Phoebe Knuff • Oct 2021

I had the best time today with my tutor Melissa.
She is very clued up on all aspects of the Cricut machine etc. She explained everything easily so I could understand. She had a great sense of humour to!

Julie Wilson • Oct 2021

Teacher was very friendly. The class felt very personal. I felt as though I learned lots and discovered things about my Cricut machine that I didn’t know before

Stacey Hill • Oct 2021

Had a brilliant time at the wreath making session.
Went with my friend and we were impressed with the items provided for us to use.
The lady who took the session was lovely and friendly and gave some good tips on techniques and praise for the work we had done. Would definitely recommend and consider attending another session.

Yvonne Limmage • Oct 2021

How to loose an hr, this class was very enjoyable, Melissa was friendly and informative, made a good attempt at it all but will enjoy practicing (I need it ) .

Gemma Haly • Oct 2021

What a fantastic session! We really enjoyed it. Melissa was really knowledgable and full of good ideas. Would really recommend for any age group

Denise Sherreard • Sep 2021

Lovely lady who answered all my questions ,
Showed me lots of different things the machine can do.

Janna Brackley • Sep 2021

The instructor Melissa was amazing, she was very patient and entertaining and asked me what I wanted from the class and met all of my expectations and then some I now feel as though I have the basic skills to start using my sewing machine and I can’t wait to start!

Hollie Tansley • Sep 2021

Melissa was very knowledgeable, really friendly and happy to help with all of my questions. So much easier being in store and seeing demonstrations. Would definitely recommend to anyone wanting some help or tips with using their machine well worth the money! Thankyou!

Maria Robinson • Sep 2021

The 1-2-1 sewing course was great value for money, the teacher was very knowledgeable and friendly with my daughter and I.
She took her time to explain everything thoroughly and we really enjoyed the session.

Rachel Day • Aug 2021

Venue and teacher were fantastic. Bit tricky for younger ones but very pleased with the end result.

Claire Campbell • Aug 2021

Based this booking on my previous experience of the watercolour activity for 4-7year olds. This time we did the unicorn dream catcher. My daughter struggled with this and needed a lot of adult support due the fiddly nature of some parts. She still enjoyed it but maybe not as much as the watercolour. I was equally impressed with the quality of resources and the Paige (teacher) was lovely.

Laura Abbott • Aug 2021

The teacher was lovely and friendly. The supplies to make the bracelets were really varied and colourful. My daughter and her friend loved it. They got to keep the boxes of treasures and are now at home making more. Really informative would highly recommend

Rachel Day • Aug 2021

Lady was lovely and very knowledgeable. Kit was a bit hard for an 11 year old as a first attempt. Would suggest either smaller picture or bigger aida count

Mrs Campbell • Aug 2021

I took my 6 year old daughter along and she had a great time. Paige was very patient and made it very easy for her to follow the instructions. The pack came all wrapped which was exciting for my daughter to open. My daughter learnt some new skills and loved bringing home her artwork. We were also able to bring home all the other treats in the pack. I got this as a free activity from an email sent to me, but it is worth the £15 and would have been happy to pay that amount. I will looking to book my daughter onto another activity before the summer holidays end.

Rebecca Day • Aug 2021

Fantastic class, learnt lots with very patient knowledgeable teacher. Great value for money, definitely will be booking more

Janet Howse • Aug 2021

The teacher was very knowledgeable and made sure I understood was she was doing. I came away with a better understanding of my Cricut Maker 3 and a lot of ideas for projects. I felt it was well worth the money and would recommend to friends and family.

Holly-Ann O'Keeffe • Aug 2021

Great event ! Lovely tutor and amazing materials included. Will definitely be booking more in the future !

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