Slow Stitch Retreat with Claire Wellesley-Smith 11th & 12th May 2019 Full – email to be added to waitlist Claire Wellesley-Smith is an artist, educator and writer based in West Yorkshire. She specialises in projects that use local, natural colour, created from home-grown and locally foraged plants. Cloth, dye and stitch are then used as … Continue reading Slow Stitch Retreat with Claire Wellesley-Smith 11th & 12th may 2019

House and Home with Anne Kelly – 30th nov & 1st dec Anne Kelly is a textile artist, author and tutor who works with mixed media and vintage textiles inspired by nature, folk art and her travels. She has been a featured and invited artist at the Knitting and Stitching Shows in the UK and … Continue reading House and Home with Anne Kelly – 30th nov & 1st dec

Embroidered and Applique Story Dresses with Jessie Chorley – 9th June 19 This workshop will focus and explore Jessie’s signature style of hand embroidery combined with her unique approach to applique and patchwork  Jessie will show you how she uses small items of clothing as her canvases as she illustrates them with her needle, thread … Continue reading Embroidered and Applique Story Dresses with Jessie Chorley – 9th June 19

Embroidered and Appliqued Illustrations with Jessie Chorley – 8th June 19 -FULL WORKSHOP FULL – EMAIL BOOKINGS@HOPEANDELVIS.COM TO BE ADDED TO WAITLIST This workshop will focus and explore Jessie’s signature style of hand embroidery combined with her unique approach to applique and patchwork  Jessie will show you how she uses her needle and thread both … Continue reading Embroidered and Appliqued Illustrations with Jessie Chorley – 8th June 19

The Jessie Chorley Friendship Quilt Show and Tell – 7th June 2019 Join London based Textile artist Jessie Chorley for this special afternoon  to celebrate her ongoing Friendship Quilt Project that so many of you are now part of since it was launched in 2017 This will be the second social meet up outside of … Continue reading The Jessie Chorley Friendship Quilt Show and Tell – 7th June 2019

Bookbinding with Cath Ray Create a Keepsake Album – March 10th 2019 – Sunday 10 – 4 It is with great excitement we welcome Cath Ray back to Hope & Elvis in 2019  Cath’s Books are made entirely by hand in response to the materials which find their way into her Nottinghamshire studio. Cath uses … Continue reading Bookbinding with Cath Ray – March 10th 2019

Mrs Bracken, Miss Briar and Long Eared Ladies: Drawing and collaging with vintage papers. Mrs Bracken, Miss Briar and Long Eared Ladies: Drawing and collaging with vintage papers.   Mrs Bertimus is back! ….. It is with much excitement that we welcome Mrs Bertimus back to Hope & Elvis in 2019 So many of you … Continue reading Mrs Bracken, Miss Briar and Long Eared Ladies: Drawing and collaging with vintage papers With Mrs Bertimus – 12 October 19

Back to Front and Back Again – A Drawing and Making workshop with 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 … Continue reading Back to Front and Back Again with Matthew Harris – 5th/6th/7th July 2019

life Drawing This series of 3hr workshops will focus on the core drawing skills of proportion, foreshortening and structure using the human form as its subject. The sessions will help new students to develop an observed approach to optical colour mixing using oil pastels, as well as extending the more experienced student’s use of colour … Continue reading Life drawing with Artist Julian Bray – Jan 23rd & 30th, Feb 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th

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Illustrative pictures, working with silk organza and hand stitch with Emily Jo Gibbs 5th & 6th October 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 … Continue reading Illustrative pictures, working with silk organza and hand stitch with Emily Jo Gibbs 5th & 6th October

A Stitch Drawn with Richard McVetis – 1st & 2nd June 2019 Richard uses a range of media including drawing, installation and textiles to explore our perception of space and time. His minimalist work is an endless exploration, not just of form but of the reclamation and potential of process and repetition within stitch.A step-by-step … Continue reading A Stitch Drawn with Richard McVetis – 1st & 2nd June 2019

Fair Isle Knitting Creative Workshop with Nicki Merrall 16 March 2019    Join knit designer Nicki Merrall at Hope & Elvis to learn stranded colour work techniques used in Fair Isle and the Shetland Isles. Fair Isle knitting is justifiably admired for the variety of patterns and the beautiful use of colour. Join Nicki to … Continue reading Fair Isle Knitting Creative Workshop with Nicki Merrall

It Started with a Concertina with Elizabeth Shorrock 14th September- Day 1 Elizabeth Shorrock is a Mixed Media artist specialising in the creation of handmade books and the art of paper folding, she takes lots of inspiration from the surroundings of the Lake District in which she lives. Elizabeth will be sharing her practice with … Continue reading It Started with a Concertina with Elizabeth Shorrock 14th September

It started with a Concertina with Elizabeth Shorrock Day 2 Elizabeth Shorrock is a Mixed Media artist specialising in the creation of handmade books and the art of paper folding, she takes lots of inspiration from the surroundings of the Lake District in which she lives. Elizabeth will be sharing her practice with us over … Continue reading It Started with a Concertina with Elizabeth Shorrock 15th September 19

Heirloom Angel with Leah Halliday Designer maker Leah is every bit as wonderful as her name with a glorious sense of colour and flair for vintage.. This is a great opportunity to make a hand crafted Angel using an original pattern designed by Leah. You’ll learn doll-making techniques, tips on stuffing, creating faces and hair … Continue reading Heirloom Angel with Leah Halliday – 2nd November 2109

My-Day Friday is a day for You. My-Day Friday is a day for You. A day to relax, a day to get that unfinished project worked on or maybe start something new, whether it be a stitched project, printing, painting or weaving (absolutely anything you choose, (I’ve even got a power tool!) Come and take … Continue reading My-Day Friday, 7th December 2018

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 translated … Continue reading Helaina Sharpley: Wire Work. 1st December – FULL

Creatures with Mandy Pattullo 22 june 2019 Mandy treasure the old and worn, refashioning vintage textiles into new collages which are embellished with stitch and appliqué. she re-cycles and reuses very old and often disintergrating materials which have been passed on or discarded. It’s always a pleasure to welcome Mandy Pattullo back to Hope & Elvis, … Continue reading Creatures – Mandy Pattullo, 22 june 2019

Fabric Books – Mandy Pattullo 23 june 2019- Full  email; bookings@hopeandelvis.com to be added to the wait list Mandy Pattullo has been making exquisite books out of fabric for many years. Her hand stitched pages can be simply sewn together with a pamphlet stitch,  nestled inside a man’s wallet or a piece of quilt, stretched out … Continue reading Fabric Books – Mandy Pattullo, 23rd June 2019

Hen's Teeth Art : Embroidery Hoop collage 27th April 2019 I am delight to have Viv of Hens Teeth back at Hope and Elvis Viv’s practice comes from a lifelong and deep need to make, draw, stitch and paint. Viv has worked specifically with vintage textiles, paper and haberdashery since 2000 We will take a 7″ … Continue reading Hen’s Teeth Art : Embroidery Hoop Collage, 27th April 2019

Machine Embroidered Hare with Mrs Beritmus 4th and 5th May FULL – please email bookings@hopeandelvis.com to be added to the waiting list A workshop with Mrs Bertimus is so much more than a workshop it’s a complete experience! This is the first time Mrs B has taught a machine embroidery workshop weekend and it promises … Continue reading Machine Embroidered Hare with Mrs Beritmus, 4th & 5th May 2019 – FULL

Mixed Media Printing on Paper and Fabric: includes Gum Arabic Transfer Printing – Sue Brown 6th & 7th April 2019  This is Sue Brown’s signature workshop and we are Delighted Sue is back with us in 2019 Using Gum Arabic and the humble black-and-white photocopy as your ‘plate’, you can make prints of photographic images. … Continue reading Mixed Media Printing on Paper and Fabric: includes Gum Arabic Transfer Printing – Sue Brown, 6th & 7th April 2019

Paper , Mark and Stitch with Cat Holmes 30th & 31st March 2019 Full email to be added to waitlist Cas Holmes trained in fine arts and works between the disciplines of painting, drawing and textiles “A down-to-earth approach to life and her art takes her on flights of fancy, which evoke folk cultures, traditions … Continue reading Paper , Mark and Stitch with Cas Holmes, 30th & 31st March 2019

Paper Patchwork, Pockets and Pleats with Jennifer Collier 10th February 2019 Paper pioneer Jennifer Collier creates exquisite sculptures from vintage recycled materials in conjunction with stitch; a contemporary twist on traditional textiles. The papers serve as both the inspiration and the media for the work, with the narrative suggesting the forms. Through this marriage of … Continue reading Paper Patchwork, Pockets and Pleats with Jennifer Collier, 10th February 2019

Rust Marks – Alice Fox 19th and 20th October 2019 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 … Continue reading Rust Marks – Alice Fox, 19th & 20th October 2019

Space (in your mind) for a New Plan with Tilleke Schwarz 18th and 19th May – FULL please contact bookings@hopeandelvis.com to be added to the wait list We are very lucky to have Tillkeke Schwarz flying in once again to host a weekend workshop with us at Hope & Elvis Tilleke makes contemporary hand embroidered … Continue reading Space (in your mind) for a New Plan with Tilleke Schwarz, 18th & 19th May 2019

Stitch-Sketch-Book with Cas Holmes 1st and 2nd April 2019 – full  Please email bookings@hopeandelvis.com to join the mailing list Cas trained in fine arts and works between the disciplines of painting, drawing and textiles “A down-to-earth approach to life and her art takes her on flights of fancy, which evoke folk cultures, traditions and mythology … Continue reading Stitch-Sketch-Book with Cas Holmes, 1st & 2nd April 2019

Story Book Dresses with Jennifer Collier 9th February 2019 Paper pioneer Jennifer Collier creates exquisite sculptures from vintage recycled materials in conjunction with stitch; a contemporary twist on traditional textiles. The papers serve as both the inspiration and the media for the work, with the narrative suggesting the forms. Through this marriage of unlikely materials … Continue reading Story Book Dresses with Jennifer Collier, 9th February 2019

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

Children's Art School   This 2 day workshop is a fantastic opportunity to explore the world of art in a fun and inspiring environment. The children will learn invaluable skills that can use going forward on their creative journey The workshop is 10am to 3pm, refreshments and snacks will be provided but we ask if … Continue reading Children’s Art School – New Dates Coming Soon