This half-day workshop is a gentle introduction to slow stitching, ideal for anyone who is new to sewing or lacks confidence with needle and thread.

You’ll create a simple meditation roll — a long, hand-stitched strip of fabric that can be rolled and unrolled, inviting you to pause, focus and reflect as you work with it. Using layered fabrics and materials, you’ll stitch at your own pace, keeping the process as simple or as detailed as you like.

We’ll begin with a short grounding exercise to help you settle into the session, and finish with a gentle meditation so you leave feeling calm and relaxed. No previous sewing experience is needed — this workshop is open to everyone and focuses on enjoying the process rather than getting things “right.”

Suitable for beginners

• Maximum of 6 people per workshop, so lots of 1 to 1 support
• Half a day in North Yorkshire
• Includes materials, drinks and homemade cake.

Next available dates:

Friday 9 October 10.00am - 1.00pm - Pay What You Feel

Saturday 7 November 10.00am - 1.00pm - Pay What You Feel

Explore slow sewing by making a simple picture roll using fabric and stitch. We’ll take inspiration from nature, looking closely at plants, textures, colours and shapes in the garden. These observations will help guide your ideas and designs.

You’ll work with naturally dyed fabrics, layering pieces of cloth and stitching them together to create your own textile artwork. You can arrange, overlap and change the fabrics as you go, responding to how the materials feel and work together. Stitching is used like drawing, helping you record what you notice and what feels important to you.

This workshop is calm and unhurried, with an emphasis on enjoying the process rather than aiming for a perfect result. By the end, you’ll have a unique stitched piece that reflects your connection to nature and the time you’ve spent observing and making.

We start the day with a grounding exercise and end with a gentle meditation.

• Suitable for confident beginners
• Maximum of 6 people per workshop, so lots of 1 to 1 support
• Full day course 10am-4pm
• Includes materials, drinks and homemade cake. Please bring a packed lunch.

Next available dates:

Saturday 17 October - Pay What You Feel

Narrative Slow Stitching is a one-day workshop focused on using stitch to explore your personal thoughts and feelings about nature.

We’ll begin by spending quiet time in the garden, sitting in stillness and observing what’s around us. Through gentle prompts, meditation and reflection, you’ll notice what draws your attention and how it makes you feel. You can capture these thoughts using words, sketches or simple notes.

Using fabric and stitch, you’ll then translate these reflections into a stitched piece. Stitching is used slowly and mindfully, allowing space to record emotions, memories and responses to the natural world.

This is a calm, supportive workshop with an emphasis on wellbeing and process rather than finished results. By the end of the day, you’ll have a personal stitched work that reflects your experience, along with time spent slowing down, noticing and making.

• Suitable for beginners
• Maximum of 6 people per workshop, so lots of 1 to 1 support
• Full day course 10am-4pm
• Includes materials, drinks and homemade cake. Please bring a packed lunch.

Next available dates:

Saturday 24 October - Pay What You Feel

As autumn arrives and the evenings begin to draw in, this workshop offers time to slow down and settle into the quieter rhythm of the season.

You’ll create a hand-stitched night-sky wall hanging you’ll create a hand-stitched wall hanging inspired by the night sky. Working at an unhurried pace, you’ll use simple stitches to build up your design, enjoying the calm focus that comes with hand sewing.

The workshop begins with a short grounding exercise to help you arrive and feel connected to what you’re making. We’ll finish with a gentle guided meditation, allowing you to leave feeling relaxed, settled and ready to step back out into the autumn evening.

• Suitable for beginners - no sewing experience needed at all.
• Maximum of 8 people per workshop, so lots of 1 to 1 support
• Full day course 10am-4pm
• Includes materials, drinks and homemade cake.

Next available dates:

Saturday 21 November - Pay What You Feel

This full-day workshop is a chance to slow down and prepare yourself for the winter months ahead. As the nights grow longer and the pace of life naturally softens, we’ll explore how stitching can support rest, comfort and care during the quieter season.

We’ll begin by taking time to settle into the day, using gentle grounding and reflection to notice how we’re feeling and what we need as winter approaches. Through simple prompts and observation, you’ll reflect on themes of warmth, shelter, stillness and nourishment — both in nature and in yourself.

Using layered fabrics and slow hand stitching, you’ll create a personal textile piece that holds these reflections. The process is unhurried and flexible, allowing you to work in a way that feels supportive and calming.

This workshop is about staying with the season rather than pushing forward. There’s no pressure to set goals or make plans — instead, the focus is on gentle making, comfort and wellbeing. By the end of the day, you’ll leave with a stitched piece and a sense of having taken time to ready yourself for the winter nights to come.

• Suitable for beginners - no sewing experience needed at all.
• Maximum of 8 people per workshop, so lots of 1 to 1 support
• Full day course 10am-4pm
• Includes materials, drinks and homemade cake.

Next available dates:

Saturday 12 December - Pay What You Feel

To book your workshop or retreat day, please visit our Booking Info page for full details.

From there, you can email your details with the date and workshop you'd like to join. You'll recieve a booking form so that we have all the information needed to reserve your place and make your experience smooth and enjoyable. During 2026 all workshops are pay what you feel, either please bring cash with you and pay on the day or let me know if you prefer to arrange a bank transfer.