Beginner's Guide to French Knitting Workshop

Recent reviews of Beginner's Guide to French Knitting Workshop

• 5/5 from Lorraine Liu, attended Jul 2026: Really fun session, great instructor! Instructions were clear. Everything I needed was included in the pack. Would definitely recommend.
• 5/5 from Christina Payne, attended Jul 2026: Fantastic workshop. Easy to follow with very clear instructions Really enjoyed it. Would recommend this workshop
• 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Jul 2026: As ever Gisela was very patient in ex-plainibng each step in detail and how to create different designs. The video sent after the event is always useful for reference.
• 5/5 from Rebecca, attended Jun 2026: I enjoyed this class, Christie explained clearly how to French knit and make words with our knitting.
• 5/5 from Katie Cragg, attended Jun 2026: Gisela was really pleasant and gave really simple instructions. I wasn't a total newbie to knitting as my grandma taught me when I was a kid…30 years ago, but I really felt like she made it easier. Great beginners course.
• 5/5 from Lauren, attended Jun 2026: Fantastic! Great workshop, Gisela is so clear and concise teaching exactly how to do this, can’t wait to get making more
• 5/5 from Rachael, attended Mar 2026: It was a very fun and absorbing session. Thoroughly worthwhile. Chrissie was an excellent teacher. I look forward to working on some other words.
• 5/5 from Corrin Mason, attended Mar 2026: Great class with a patient and knowledgeable instructor. Looking forward to making other things with my ‘chains’. Thank you
• 5/5 from Sheila, attended Mar 2026: Teacher friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgeable with lots of useful additional tips. Really like getting the video to be able to watch again as I went a bit wrong during the actual demo and being able to re-watch at your leisure means you are able to achieve the finished result. I have done quite a few classes both in-store and on-line and have enjoyed all of them. When it is on-line it is very exciting receiving your parcel in the post beforehand with all the items you will need for the class which are always very generous, very practical as well when you are trying a new craft to have everything you will need.
• 5/5 from Hawwa, attended Feb 2026: This class was so fun! The teacher was so lovely and explained things clearly. It was nicely interactive despite being online. My daughter has had so much fun french knitting this week since the class!
• 5/5 from Jane Scotson, attended Feb 2026: Great session would recommend anybody to have a go. Instruction was easy to follow and have come completed one project same day. Given me ideas!!
• 5/5 from Linda Mills, attended Feb 2026: Really great tutor. Explained everything clearly and was happy to repeat if I didn’t understand.
• 5/5 from Sarah Owen, attended Jan 2026: Something new to start & its quite therapeutic..... Easy to do & from the comfort of your own home. Kit comes quickly & nice added bonus of some teabags.
• 5/5 from Mandy Evans, attended Jan 2026: Great class! Gisela was lovely and took her time to explain everything in detail. After the class I managed to finish two with ease.
• 5/5 from Ruth Bryan, attended Jan 2026: Really good workshop at a good pace well explained and easy to follow than you
• 5/5 from Cathy Shakespeare, attended Jan 2026: Gisela was lovely and made everything seem very easy. Clear instructions and great interaction throughout the class. It was great that we didn’t have to speak at all and could just enjoy the time, interacting via chat when we needed to. She also had the most beautiful nails!
• 5/5 from Laura Gibb, attended Jan 2026: Fantastic. I used to French knit yea4s ago and found it very therapeutic. I just couldn't remember how to start it off, or how to finish it. Also, I never made it into anything before, so this has given me some ideas. Thank you Giselle.
• 5/5 from Jayne Follows, attended Jan 2026: Ablew to take it at my own pace and ask questions. Very informative. Enjoyed workshop
• 4/5 from Carol Easton, attended Jan 2026: It was great to relive my childhood and also learn to make my long tails into words rather than snakes or coasters
• 4/5 from Samantha Mallin, attended Jan 2026: The class tutor was great, friendly and helpful hence 4 stars. Would mark lower stars for the items provided. The knitting doll was really bad quality with splinters inside that affect the wool as you move it through. Something like this shouldn’t be sent out when you have 1 hr to make something, just read the reviews for the knitting doll on the hobby craft website- very poor
• 5/5 from Lena Gamblin, attended Aug 2025: Chrissie was a great teacher, very clear and patient! Happy to repeat when required, providing very clear and easy to understand instructions. I thoroughly enjoyed the class and I’m looking forward to finishing the project at home.
• 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Aug 2025: Lovely tutor and a well explained course. Good fun to do. Would recommend this course.
• 5/5 from Geraldine Cooper, attended Jul 2025: Very informative. Was able to complete project Will enjoy teaching grandchildren next week to write their names etc
• 5/5 from Madison Damerum, attended Jul 2025: Lovely teacher, fab workshop! Would definitely recommend! Great outcome, hopefully I will keep it up.
• 5/5 from Helen Dartnell, attended Jul 2025: Another lovely evening crafting thanks to Hobbycraft. I haven't done French knitting since I was a kid and always wondered what to do with the miles of stuff I created. Now I know and I'm ready to fill my world with wire filled words! The workshop was very good with easy instructions. Chrissie is very good at passing on her knowledge in a clear and fun way. My only tip would be to have some metal clippers handy. My scissors wouldn't cut the wire at all.
• 5/5 from Anna, attended Jul 2025: i loved the class. it was a great introduction and Chrissie was a great teacher.
• 5/5 from Esme Bravo, attended Jun 2025: Was great! Very friendly and helpful and made very good progress.
• 5/5 from Susan McIntosh, attended May 2025: Class was very well explained, easy to understand, enjoyed it very much, 1st attempt not too bad, now to practice, thank you
• 5/5 from Sharon Jones, attended May 2025: The class was very enjoyable. Irene is a great teacher. Look forward to making lots of things.
• 5/5 from Jeanette, attended May 2025: Great workshop, really fun craft once you get the hang of the doll! (it took me a few attempts) our host was Chrissie and she was great, she explained everything clearly and checked in to see how we were getting on. The kit has everything you need to make a few words in 2 different colours, would definitely recommend.
• 5/5 from Kathleen Hale, attended May 2025: Really enjoyed this. Chrissie is brilliant and explains everything really well. It was a great workshop.Looking forward to doing another workshop soon
• 5/5 from Karen Hillyer, attended Apr 2025: Great teacher and lovely new skill! Would highly recommend as a great intro into a new craft area!!
• 5/5 from Julie Hatton, attended Apr 2025: Really good and enjoyed :-) Thank you
• 5/5 from Tracy Winn, attended Mar 2025: Well explained and easy to follow with troubleshooting advice, can’t wait to experiment with this
• 5/5 from Debbie Hunt, attended Mar 2025: I really enjoyed the course learnt a lot in an hour the teacher was good and explained everything perfectly.
• 5/5 from Helen Forbes, attended Mar 2025: The wool slits sometimes. Apart from that, delighted with the course. Lovely teacher. Very clear.
• 5/5 from Jill Hollick, attended Mar 2025: I thoroughly enjoyed the process even though we did not finish we know how to by the demonstration. Looking forward to completing mine and trying more
• 5/5 from Jo Canham, attended Mar 2025: I really loved it and I’m excited at the progress that I made in that short time and I already have a project that I want to do as a wedding gift for someone. The information given was the prefect speed and the fact that there is a video too means that I have something to refer back to if I need it.
• 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Mar 2025: Great class easy to access on zoom lovely helpful teacher thanks Irene great kit delivered in plenty time for the session.
• 5/5 from Alice Boulding, attended Mar 2025: The lady was good at explaining and the craft was fun. The kit sent home had loads of wool to make many more projects at home.
• 4/5 from Nichole, attended Mar 2025: Brilliantly done class but I feel that it was a to long practical and whilst concentrating on what we were doing before we even got the rope through the end she was finishing off. That’s absolutely fine I knew we wouldn’t finish the whole task in the 1hr time slot but we couldn’t concentrate quick enough to watch the ending of it, the taking off the dolly and tieing off before she was putting it on the wire. Maybe having a few other prepped ones to be able to show 2/3 times live so we can ask questions may be better for next time. She was super lovely, calming voice and reassuring throughout, was just the ending that was a little off putting for the 5th star. But the host definitely 10/10
• 4/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Mar 2025: Really liked the instructor on the call. Very clear and easy to follow. However, the video recording sent after the call was not very good quality and not as good as the instructor’s session.
• 5/5 from Terrie-Lea Turner, attended Feb 2025: Loved the online class. Very informative and great demonstrations. Loved being able to join in at the same time.
• 5/5 from Danila, attended Feb 2025: Chrissie explained everything very clearly from the start and went through things again when needed. I got inspired by some of the ideas that Chrissie suggested as projects for after the workshop.
• 5/5 from Helen, attended Feb 2025: Really nice to rediscover this technique and how to use the wire to create words and shapes. Easy to follow along
• 4/5 from Gemma Royall, attended Feb 2025: I did enjoy the class and found the initial steps easy to follow, however there wasn’t enough time for us to complete the craft and therefore it was difficult to follow and understand how to take the knit off the Dolly and complete the final steps. It would have been good to have maybe a 15 minute follow up a week or so later to recap on the final steps as it’s much easier to ask questions face to face
• 5/5 from Janet McVeigh, attended Jan 2025: We had a very enthusiastic encouraging tutor who got us started on the French knitting. After the class we were able to complete the words. Look forward to doing more
• 5/5 from Paula Van-Bloor, attended Jan 2025: Very easy to follow and Gisela was lovely. Went far too quickly! So must have been having fun.
• 5/5 from Penny Caselberg, attended Jan 2025: Another fabulous class with Chrissie. Thank you! Such good fun and a reminder of using the little French dolly as a child but this time with purpose. It does feel much harder as an adult to do ha ha ha. I can't wait to experiment.
• 5/5 from Tina Holland, attended Jan 2025: I thought the course was very good value for the money. As the items sent give you opportunity to make quite a few words. The quality of the products sent were very good as well. Unfortunately being online in a group isn’t my thing and I would have preferred one to one or an in person group. The tutor was lovely, everything was explained clearly and I did enjoy the hour tutorial.