Quilt, Patch and Stitch a Cushion Workshop

Embroider a cushion using appliqué, patchwork, quilting and kantha stitch.


Karina Thomas
Karina Thomas
5.0 (1)

6 hours Class size 1 to 6 guests       £135 (PayPal Pay in 3 available)

Full-day workshop with Royal College of Art-trained Lisa Vaughan
Join us at Black Swans Studio for a relaxed and inspiring textile workshop exploring patchwork, needle-turn applique, and decorative kantha stitch. In this hands-on sewing workshop, you will create a beautiful handcrafted patchwork cushion while learning traditional stitching techniques in a relaxed studio environment. This is a chance to enjoy thoughtful stitching, creative expression, and learning at your own pace.
What You’ll Learn:
  • Choose your colour palette from a curated selection of studio fabrics. You will personalise this with your own choices of applique fabric colours and threads.
  • Learn patchwork techniques to construct the front of the cushion.
  • Prepare your applique using the studio templates available.
  • Learn needle-turn applique techniques.
  • Add little kantha stitches to create a decorative texture and detail.
  • Assemble and finish your cushion ready to take home.
What you'll get
What is included?
  • All materials and use of studio equipment.
  • Hot drinks and homemade cake.
  • A seasonal vegetarian lunch.
You’ll leave with:
  • A finished patchwork cushion.
  • New textile skills.
  • Confidence in applique and kantha stitching.
  • Inspiration to continue sewing at home.
Knowledge required
Beginners/Intermediate
What to bring
No requirements other than colour inspiration if desired
Location

Black Swans Studio, Culverton Lane, Wycombe Road, Princes Risborough, HP27 0EU

15 minute walk from Princes Risborough station

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Karina Thomas
Karina Thomas

5.0 (1)
female Women-owned

Black Swans Studio is a multi discipline art and design studio set in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Created by Karina Thomas and Lisa Vaughan, who met whilst studying textiles at The Royal College of Art, to share teaching skills and experience from their design backgrounds. Come and join the workshops here and enjoy this inspiring design space; a place of learning and retreat. Monthly classes are presently run in stitch and weave with other workshops planned from guest designers to offer a creative mix of craft and design courses. Our studio is based in the cow shed, one of a series of converted farm buildings at Culverton Farm.
This area of Buckinghamshire has historically been linked to the crafts industry. Wood turners, bodgers and furniture makers, lace and needle makers. As you travel around the hills and valleys of the county, wardrobe lane and needle makers house are evidence of this past craft lineage. Our workshops reflect this rich cultural history and aim to keep people connected to these skillfull craft traditions.

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