Workshops
A Hope & Elvis day is a great experience set in a large inspirational studio full of warmth, materials and great food. You will receive a friendly welcome, expert guidance from artist and makers of the highest order and have time, materials and space to explore your creativity. If you are coming far please let me know if you need any help with local places to stay to make a relaxed weekend away.
Full payment is required to secure bookings. Please use the Paypal links or to pay by cheque or bank transfer please email me at bookings@hopeandelvis.com and I will save you the seat if available. Bookings will be confirmed asap by Emma who works part time hours, so please dont panic if you dont recieve an email by return. In the event of a cancellation payments are are non refundable but if the place is filled credit may be given to be used for future workshops.
All bookings are subject to our Workshop Booking Terms and Conditions
Ready made Boob wall hanging- 50% to CoppaFeel (reg charity-113233660)
Macrame is having a huge revival and rightly so! Not only does this Boob Wall Hanging look great and is defiantly a talking point but by purchasing you will be supporting an amazing charity that is CoppaFeel boobs are made from 100% cotton cord and will come on a 34cm copper pipe as each pair … Continue reading Ready made Boob wall hanging- 50% to CoppaFeel (reg charity-113233660)
Hope & Elvis Zoom Club -Subscription – now full
please email to be added to the waitlist Zoom Club – What is it and how does it work? While in lockdown, I like many others really struggled with my own creativity. The only way to connect with the outside world was online, so I decided to set up a weekly call via Zoom, for … Continue reading Hope & Elvis Zoom Club -Subscription – now full
How Hope & Elvis has adapted to Covid
The studio will have been thoroughly cleaned beforehand and surfaces and handles will be cleaned throughout the day. The amount of students has been lowered to enable everyone to have a large working area with plenty of social distance. At each work station there will be a create with basic materials i.e. scissors, needles etc. … Continue reading How Hope & Elvis has adapted to Covid
Sketch Book Master Class with Print Maker Sue Brown – 27th, 28th & 29th March 2021
About Sue Brown Sue Brown is an artist who uses printmaking and mixed media to tell stories. Inspired by process as much as nature, her work springs from the pages of sketchbooks, and develops carefully researched themes, exploring and developing them on paper and textiles. Sue has been an artist for over 20 years and … Continue reading Sketch Book Master Class with Print Maker Sue Brown – 27th, 28th & 29th March 2021
Kantha Embroidery with Ekta Kaul – 7th,8th & 9th April 2021
About Ekta Kaul Ekta Kaul is an award winning London based artist and experienced educator. Her artistic practice is focused on creating narrative maps that explore places, history and belonging through stitch. A pared back aesthetic coupled with a highly considered use of graphic marks and lines form the core elements of her work. These … Continue reading Kantha Embroidery with Ekta Kaul – 7th,8th & 9th April 2021
Between the folds- mark, fold and manipulate with Caroline Bartlett – 16th , 17th & 18th April 2021
About Caroline Bartlett As well as in Europe and the UK, Caroline has exhibited in Australia, Japan, Uruguay, China and the USA. Examples of work can be seen in various public collections including those of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Whitworth Art Gallery and the Crafts Council. She is a member of the 62 … Continue reading Between the folds- mark, fold and manipulate with Caroline Bartlett – 16th , 17th & 18th April 2021
Fabric Recipes with Jayne Emerson – 24th April 2021 – SOLD OUT- email bookings@hopeandelvis.com to be added to waitlist
Fabric Recipes Jayne Emerson has been creating experimental textile designs for over twenty years. Her work has sold to clients ranging from Chanel and Dior to household names including John Lewis and Boden. *(She has also written six craft books and taught Kirstie Allsopp how to needle felt on the telly!) Fabric Recipes In this … Continue reading Fabric Recipes with Jayne Emerson – 24th April 2021 – SOLD OUT- email bookings@hopeandelvis.com to be added to waitlist
Cloth and Shadows with Cas Holmes 1st & 2nd May 21
Cas Homes studied in Fine Art, Maidstone College of Art (UCA) in the eighties before a further study in Japanese art, textiles and paper making in Japan under a Japan Foundation Fellowship and a Winston Churchill Memorial Fellowship. S. Cas has also published work including; Textile Landscape, The Found Object in Textile Art, Stitch Stories, … Continue reading Cloth and Shadows with Cas Holmes 1st & 2nd May 21
Layers, Lines and Images: Improvised Book forms with Cas Holmes – 3rd & 4th May 21
Cas Homes studied in Fine Art, Maidstone College of Art (UCA) in the eighties before a further study in Japanese art, textiles and paper making in Japan under a Japan Foundation Fellowship and a Winston Churchill Memorial Fellowship. S. Cas has also published work including; Textile Landscape, The Found Object in Textile Art, Stitch Stories, … Continue reading Layers, Lines and Images: Improvised Book forms with Cas Holmes – 3rd & 4th May 21
Drawing with Stitch with Rosie James – 8th & 9th May 2021
About Rosie James Rosie James is a Textile Artist living and working in Kent, UK. She has a BA Hons Textiles degree from Surrey Institute of Art and Design and an MA in Textiles from Goldsmith College London. Rosie started off with a small business making dyed and screen printed fabrics, scarves, ties, cushions etc, … Continue reading Drawing with Stitch with Rosie James – 8th & 9th May 2021
Introduction to Leather with Bonner Leather – 14th, 15th, 16th May 2021
About Bonner Leather With backgrounds in sculpture and librarianship we established our workshop in 2014 and launched Bonner Leather Studio at the Contemporary Craft Festival in 2015; and currently work out of our studio 4 miles north of Cirencester. Largely self taught we use traditional leather working techniques and hand tools to fashion our work. … Continue reading Introduction to Leather with Bonner Leather – 14th, 15th, 16th May 2021
Mrs B’s Mixed Media Weekender 22nd & 23rd May or 6th & 7th November 2021 – SOLD OUT email bookings@hopeandelvis.com to be added to waitlist
*due to the popularity of this workshop, it will not be bookable online the workshop places will be determined by a ballot, please email louise@hopeandelvis.com before the 13th Nov, include which dates you would prefer and number of place (max 2) places will be drawn at random on the 14th November* About Mrs Bertimus, first … Continue reading Mrs B’s Mixed Media Weekender 22nd & 23rd May or 6th & 7th November 2021 – SOLD OUT email bookings@hopeandelvis.com to be added to waitlist
Embroidered and Appliqued illustrations with Jessie Chorley – 5th June 2021-SOLD OUT
Hope and Elvis would not be the same without Jessies wonderful workshops , such a wonderfully inspiring tutor, it never fails to produce wonderful textile pieces to treasure. This most favourite and popular workshop will focus and explore Jessie’s signature style of hand embroidery combined with her unique approach to applique and patchwork Jessie will … Continue reading Embroidered and Appliqued illustrations with Jessie Chorley – 5th June 2021-SOLD OUT
Embroidered and Applique Story Garments with Jessie Chorley 6th June 2021
This workshop will focus and explore Jessie’s signature style of hand embroidery combined with her unique approach to applique and patchwork as she delicately and sympathetically helps you to create embellishment on pre-loved items of clothing Jessie will show you how she uses pre—worn items of clothing as her canvases as she illustrates them with … Continue reading Embroidered and Applique Story Garments with Jessie Chorley 6th June 2021
Stitch Retreat with Claire Wellesley-Smith 12th , 13th & 14th June 2021
I am Delighted to welcome Claire back to Hope & Elvis this Year, this workshop is perfectly timed in light of the pandemic, there is no better time to explore you creativity and well being. This three-day Stitch Retreat will explore a variety of ‘slow’ textile techniques using traditional skills as inspiration. Old … Continue reading Stitch Retreat with Claire Wellesley-Smith 12th , 13th & 14th June 2021
Illustrative Pictures Working with Silk Organza – Emily Jo Gibbs 26th & 27th June 2021
Emily Jo Gibbs is a British Artist who over the last two decades has established an international reputation for her delicate textiles. Emily’s latest body of portrait work The Value of Making depicts various making disciplines through to-scale representations of tools; hand-stitched exquisite still life portraits in a collage of silk organza. Emily made these … Continue reading Illustrative Pictures Working with Silk Organza – Emily Jo Gibbs 26th & 27th June 2021
Wire Work with Helaina Sharpley 10th July 2021
Helaina is a designer maker, based in West Yorkshire, creating 2D and 3D wirework. Her work is inspired for her love of tea and the rituals around tea drinking and is rooted in the elegance of the past, particularly the Edwardian era. Using old sepia photographs she creates pen and ink drawings that are … Continue reading Wire Work with Helaina Sharpley 10th July 2021
Stitch with Richard McVetis – 3rd July 2021
About Richard McVetis My practice is deeply rooted in process and hand embroidery. I record time and space through multiples of dots, lines, and crosses. These meticulously rendered stitches reflect a preoccupation with the repetitive nature of a process, exploring the subtle differences that emerge through ritualistic and habitual making. The inscribed stitches mark the … Continue reading Stitch with Richard McVetis – 3rd July 2021
Stitch with Richard McVetis – 4th July 2021
About Richard McVetis My practice is deeply rooted in process and hand embroidery. I record time and space through multiples of dots, lines, and crosses. These meticulously rendered stitches reflect a preoccupation with the repetitive nature of a process, exploring the subtle differences that emerge through ritualistic and habitual making. The inscribed stitches mark the … Continue reading Stitch with Richard McVetis – 4th July 2021
Stitched Animal Portraits with Jo Smith – 17th July 2021
I can’t tell what a pleasure it is to be welcoming Jo to Hope and Elvis, I have long been a fan of Jo’s beautiful work and the stories behind the pieces. i am lucky to have a stitched mouse in the studio and also 2 stitched portraits that Jo kindly lent to us for … Continue reading Stitched Animal Portraits with Jo Smith – 17th July 2021
Wire & Stitch Sculpture with Jo Smith – 18th July 2021
I can’t tell what a pleasure it is to be welcoming Jo to Hope and Elvis, I have long been a fan of Jo’s beautiful work and the stories behind the pieces. i am lucky to have a stitched mouse in the studio and also 2 stitched portraits that Jo kindly lent to us for … Continue reading Wire & Stitch Sculpture with Jo Smith – 18th July 2021
Hand Embroidery with Leah Halliday – 24th July 2021
about Leah Leah always brings a little bit of magic & sunshine! Leah Halliday is a designer, educator and social entrepreneur and has been working in the creative industry for over 20 years. She lovingly creates and designs a small collection of handmade gifts, accessories, homewares, paper goods, embroidery designs and surface patterns that combines … Continue reading Hand Embroidery with Leah Halliday – 24th July 2021
Inspiration from Historical Textiles inc Cyanotype with Hannah Lamb 21st & 22nd August 2021 – SOLD OUT email bookings@hopeandelvis.com to be added to waitlist
I am a practicing textile artist and experienced tutor, having taught for over 15 years in the university sector, as well as teaching adult workshops and summer schools in a variety of venues worldwide. My fascination with historical textiles and experience of my own textile practice underpins my teaching.Workshops typically include a blend of practical … Continue reading Inspiration from Historical Textiles inc Cyanotype with Hannah Lamb 21st & 22nd August 2021 – SOLD OUT email bookings@hopeandelvis.com to be added to waitlist
Travels in Textiles with Anne Kelly – 4th & 5th September 2021
Anne is an award winning textile artist, author and tutor based in the UK, exhibiting and teaching internationally. Her three books for Batsford represent her project and collaborative work. Anne’s heavily embroidered fabric collages are reminiscent of tapestry work and her signature stitching technique is applied to a variety of surfaces. She uses mixed media … Continue reading Travels in Textiles with Anne Kelly – 4th & 5th September 2021
TEXT-ile with Matthew Harris
About Matthew Harris Matthew Harris is a graduate of the textile course at Goldsmiths College and has been working with textiles since 2000, having for the previous ten years made and exhibited drawings and works on paper. He has shown in a number of group and solo exhibitions throughout the U.K, Ireland and Japan. Matthew … Continue reading TEXT-ile with Matthew Harris
Mixed Media Wire Workshop with Liz Cooksey – 1 day – 24th September 2021
About Liz Cooksey My works combine wire and thread to create intricate and delicate two dimensional and three-dimensional works reflecting observations of nature. The inspiration stems from the love natural forms in which I look for shapes, textures, colours, within what might be a hedge row or a motorway verge, recording the small and insignificant … Continue reading Mixed Media Wire Workshop with Liz Cooksey – 1 day – 24th September 2021
Mixed Media Wire Workshop with Liz Cooksey – 2 day – 25th & 26th September 2021
About Liz Cooksey My works combine wire and thread to create intricate and delicate two dimensional and three-dimensional works reflecting observations of nature. The inspiration stems from the love natural forms in which I look for shapes, textures, colours, within what might be a hedge row or a motorway verge, recording the small and insignificant … Continue reading Mixed Media Wire Workshop with Liz Cooksey – 2 day – 25th & 26th September 2021
Dolls with Mandy Pattullo – 15th or 16th October 2021
About Mandy Pattullo As always its a joy to welcome back Mandy Pattullo to Hope & Elvis , Mandy had recently had a new book published by Batsford books “Textiles Transformed” if you haven’t already got it go get it its wonderful! trained as a Surface Pattern and Textile Designer and now work from an … Continue reading Dolls with Mandy Pattullo – 15th or 16th October 2021
Working in Wool with Mandy Pattullo – 17th October 2021
About Mandy Pattullo As always its a joy to welcome back Mandy Pattullo to Hope & Elvis , Mandy has recently had a new book published by Batsford books “Textiles Transformed” if you haven’t already got it go get it its wonderful! trained as a Surface Pattern and Textile Designer and now work from an … Continue reading Working in Wool with Mandy Pattullo – 17th October 2021
Angels with Leah Halliday 23rd or 24th October 2021
about Leah A Hope & Elvis line up would not be compete without Leah’s Angels! Leah Halliday is a designer, educator and social entrepreneur and has been working in the creative industry for over 20 years. She lovingly creates and designs a small collection of handmade gifts, accessories, homewares, paper goods, embroidery designs and surface … Continue reading Angels with Leah Halliday 23rd or 24th October 2021
Collect & Stitch : Stitch with Found and Gathered Materials with Alice Fox,13th & 14th November 2021
Alice’s process-led practice is based on recording personal experience of landscape. She works with natural fibres and gathered materials, employing natural dye techniques, print, stitch and weave in different combinations to create surfaces and structures. Alice takes an experimental approach to found items, learning about their properties, boundaries and possibilities through the making process. Alice … Continue reading Collect & Stitch : Stitch with Found and Gathered Materials with Alice Fox,13th & 14th November 2021
Workshop Gift Voucher
A Hope and Elvis day is a great experience, set in a large inspirational studio full of warmth, materials and great food. An ideal gift for any occasion. Hope and Elvis gift vouchers can be used as part or full payment depending on the chosen workshop. To redeem your gift voucher simply choose your workshop … Continue reading Workshop Gift Voucher