Classes and Workshops

Today I would like to tell you about our new knitting and crochet classes that we are running in our Burwash Manor shop just outside Cambridge.  We've got four new classes: Two Crochet and Two Knitting. Beginners Knitting Workshop: This workshop is designed to guide beginners through their first knitting adventures!  It is a mixed ability class where each student...

We've a new class and a new teacher!  We welcome Clare to the Backstitch gang and she brings with her a whole lotta stitchy knowledge. Clare's first class is focused around this striking block: Gemology.  The class uses the block to introduce students to the technique of foundation piecing.  This technique is where you machine stitch fabrics to a paper...

Those of you who pop into the Burwash Manor shop and those who follow us on social media will probably already know that we are making the move into yarn based stitch crafts as well as fabric crafts.  So, that means knitting and crochet... Hooray! All of our knit and crochet haberdashery is arriving in the shop today (and online...

We've just got our new class schedule up on the site.  All our sewing classes take place in our shop at Burwash Manor just outside Cambridge.  Take a look - there are lots of old favourites like 'Start Dressmaking' and 'Smocking' but there are some great new classes like 'Shirt & Blouse Technique', 'Zip Technique', 'Make a... Pair of Pyjama Bottoms' and 'Make a... Vintage Apron'.  We've tried to bring the costs of these classes down this season too - so check out our new lower prices! Continue reading →