Reviews

What others say...

Creating a Vision Board, in my Conservatory, March 2023
''The Vision Board Workshop with Sarah was extremely informative, enjoyable and insightful. There were numerous resources available and Sarah's gentle guidance allowed for the creativity to flow.
Having the designated time, space, tuition and resources to embark on this project, allowed me to focus on what is important to me and my hopes and goals for the future.''

Exploring Textiles, 10 weekly sessions, in my Conservatory, Jan - March 2022
'' It has been lovely to be immersed in textiles during winter into spring - so many beautiful colours and textures & learning new skills. Thank you so much for opening your home to us - it has been wonderful. I also loved how you gave us notes and other websites to explore.''
J. Oakwood

''A big thank you Sarah for such a wonderful, informative course. Thank you for inspiring and re-igniting my creativity and giving me the confidence to try new things... You make the sessions a joy to be a part of and thank you for all the hard work that you put in to making them informative, fun, creative and relaxing/energising at the same time.'' S. Bulgin

Creative Weaving, Spithurst HUB, October 2021
''I have loved the day... Sarah has exactly the right track as a teacher, the odd hint or word transformed and/or added to the weave. The basic instructions were given in an easy to understand & gentle manner. A perfect day!'' S. Chappell
''Immensely enjoyed... especially being with creative people.'' H. Attree
''Enjoyed colour & re-learning different stitches.'' P. Haines

Exploring Textiles, 3 day Winter School, Made and Making, Jan - Feb 2020
''I loved the weaving & enjoyed stitching over textures. Loved it all! Papermaking was great fun. Thank-you for 3 days of creativity, relaxation, FUN in a wonderful atmosphere.'' K. Hobson

''Loved all of it.'' D. Kempson

''It was all wonderful, but I particularly enjoyed the paper making, felting & weaving. I have had a most enjoyable time with a lovely bunch of people.'' S. Spurling

Exploring Textiles, 10 weekly sessions, Made and Making, Sept - Dec 2019
''Enjoyed the range of techniques, amazing materials & handouts, most kind and patient teacher ever! It was fab.'' M. Doherty
''Space to play!'' S. Thomas
''Loved Sarah & all the other ladies on course. Would come again.'' E. Faith

Exploring Textiles 2, 10 weekly sessions, Made and Making, Sept - Dec 2019
''I have had the best time of my life for quite a while. Really satisfying.'' H. Attree
''Real sense of achievement & progress made. Very encouraging for all levels '' R. Stone

''Enjoyed meeting new people & getting ideas learning new techniques. Felting was brilliant.'' P. Lee
''It was all fun... especially enjoyed needle felting and weaving.'' D.H

Collage Card Making,
Made and Making, November 2019
''Loved the whole afternoon - plenty of inspiration & different techniques.'' H. May
''The variety of materials that Sarah provides is very inspiring.'' L. Nicholson

Papermaking
Made and Making, October 2019
''Thanks very much for another lovely course. As someone who has to ask lots of questions when learning a new craft, your endless patience is much appreciated!'' L. Nicholson

''Having covered papermaking in the Exploring Textiles Summer School, I came prepared with lavender, silk threads, tea leaves etc.'' H. Attree

Exploring Textiles, 3 day Summer School, Made and Making, August 2019

''I loved it! Sarah & the other participants were so knowledgeable and happy to share ideas & resources. Sarah is very supportive to 'newbies' and has endless patience! She is an excellent teacher... she provided an extensive range of resources & examples of her own work. Very inspiring. I learnt far more than I had expected'' L. Nicholson

''Enjoyed very much - Learning & meeting, swapping of ideas.'' S. Naylor

''Enjoyed a lot, learning new ideas, the variety of materials supplied, the courses were fun to do, good explanations.''
M. Byrne (age 13)

''Enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere and generosity of the tutor and participants.'' H. Attree

''Most enjoyable aspects were fabric collage, meeting like minded people, exchanging ideas, learning new ideas.'' P. Lee

Exploring Textiles, 10 weekly sessions, Made and Making, April - July 2019
''Many thanks for a wonderful course full of inspiration. I enjoyed every minute and learnt a lot! P.S. and thanks for all the cups of tea!!''
A. Lim

Many thanks for your guidance and encouragement during the Exploring Textiles course... I've really enjoyed the course'' M. Gibbens

'Art with a Heart' Collage Card Making,
Much Ado Books 2019

''Enjoyed being free & creative with a huge amount of materials to choose from'' S. Webb
''Lovely calm atmosphere... inspired to develop more'' A. Syrad-Hardy

Exploring Collage, Made and Making 2019

''Enjoyed learning new techniques... & it more than covered my expectations'' J. Pronger
''Thoroughly enjoyed working & learning about Bondaweb & other collage techniques'' K & I Smith

''Enjoyed learning new techniques and using a wide range of materials. Sarah is very calm and patient.
K. St. John

''I loved it, thank you so much! The Bondaweb was fascinating & the foil bits!'' S. Homewood

Thanks to https://www.riverocean.org.uk and https://www.cropcircles.lucypringle.co.uk for your calendars, which I recycled as part of my Mandala imagery above.

Mandala Collage Workshop, Koorana Centre 2018
''Chance to flow in spacious surroundings and with beautiful materials.'' Y. McDermott
''Enjoyed developing my knowledge & admiration of mandalas into an act, my own expressive act of creation - growth, healing & meaning... taking it home to develop further will help me follow on putting into action my likes, thoughts and ideas.'' A. Syrad-Hardy
''Came with an open mind... surpassed expectations. Seeing other people's work was very inspirational.'' P. McDermott
''Friendly and calm... amazing setting and people.'' A. Llewellyn-Smith

Textural Greetings Cards, Koorana Centre 2017
''Really enjoyed it, an experience in just letting go and seeing where one idea leads onto another with surprising results.'' K. Wiles

''Enjoyed combining colours and different materials.'' S. Cox

''Enjoyed finding new techniques.'' G. Anya Rafello

Exploring Collage Workshops, Much Ado Books, 2016 & '17
''I thoroughly enjoyed the whole day. Having such a clear introduction really helped as did having such a lot of inspirational material to work with. Working at our own pace was such a treat as was having lots of room to experiment. I enjoyed the whole experience and learnt several new techniques to use at home.'' E. Foster

''Very enjoyable... the examples, the materials available, the guidance, the friendliness. I feel I can continue independently.'' M. Griffiths

''A perfect Beginner's Intro...Learning new skills that I had never even thought of before.'' C. Dunstall

''It's good to be able to learn new techniques and to absorb ideas from others... I enjoyed it all and am going away inspired to do some more at home.'' J. Burke

''Time to be free experimenting.'' A. Syrad-Hardy

''Time & space & lovely materials & cakes!'' H. Harper

''Trying new ideas - not being 'precious' about the result'' J. Fisher

''... meditative, peaceful activity... plenty of time & space... learnt new techniques & discovered new media (e.g. Bondaweb).'' K. Syrad

''I loved the workshop. My favourite bit was the transfoiling.'' N. Bearn

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