Workshops

ABOUT THE HOPE & ELVIS CREATIVE workshops

A Hope & Elvis day is a great experience set in a large, inspirational studio.
You will receive a friendly welcome, expert guidance from artists and makers 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.

Looking to join us for our regular, untutored studio days instead of a workshop, click here.

Booking workshops

Full payment is required to secure bookings. Please use the Paypal links or to pay by cheque or bank transfer please email me at wendy@hopeandelvis.co.uk and I will save you the seat if available.

Once your payment is made your booking is confirmed and subject to the Terms & Conditions. A confirmation will be emailed to you within a few days, this will include a copy of all the booking Ts & Cs.

In the event of a cancellation payments are non-refundable but if the place can be filled a credit may be given to be used for future workshops minus a £15 administrative fee.

Please check our booking cancellation policy and other useful information here.

Lovely feedback from previous workshops

"Thank you so much for providing such a fab workshop... I went away feeling confident and inspired. It was so inclusive of everyone and the vibe was that we were all having a great time! Perfect outcome!" Claire

"Thank you for organising such an enjoyable workshop for us yesterday. [We] came away from Hope & Elvis really enthused and inspired. I just need more time in my life!" Jane-Ann

Kitchen Tales – Cloth Collage with Ali Ferguson 5 & 6 October 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list

  The Artist Ali draws inspiration from everyday people and everyday things and is endlessly fascinated by people and their stories, particularly their memories of ordinary home and working lives. Wherever possible she works with old and used materials. Seeking out fragments of old clothing, household linens and the everyday bits & pieces that are … Continue reading Kitchen Tales – Cloth Collage with Ali Ferguson 5 & 6 October 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list

Embracing Autumn with Helen Hallows – 9 November 2024 – Fully Booked, please email to be added to waiting list

  Helen Hallows is a restless landscape artist who wishes that every day could be spent in the studio. Reluctant to limit herself, being a mixed-media artist allows her to endlessly try new combinations of materials and keep on experimenting. Known for her landscapes, these have moved towards abstraction where she enjoys the combinations of … Continue reading Embracing Autumn with Helen Hallows – 9 November 2024 – Fully Booked, please email to be added to waiting list

“Stitching Stories”with Sabine Kaner 16 & 17 November 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list

  The Artist Following her wonderful exhibition at the Knitting and Stitching show in November 2023 we are delighted that mixed media artist Sabine Kaner will be joining us at Hope and Elvis for a workshop packed with creativity. If you enjoy mixed media textiles this workshop is perfect for you!  Sabine’s textile practice is … Continue reading “Stitching Stories”with Sabine Kaner 16 & 17 November 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list

Screenprinting with Natural Dyes onto Fabric – Jacqui Symons – 23 & 24 November 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list

The Artist Slow Lane Studio forages, cultivates and uses plants to create colour for textiles, paper, printmaking and pigments.  Wanting to be more environmentally aware, buy and consume fewer products and generate less waste, Jacqui began exploring natural colour and dyes and developed the use of plant-based pigments for oil-based printmaking inks.  She expanded into … Continue reading Screenprinting with Natural Dyes onto Fabric – Jacqui Symons – 23 & 24 November 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list

Garden Mosaic Workshop with Sophie Robins – 29 March 2025 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list

  Sophie is an established mosaic artist and workshop tutor. She once attended a workshop, which sparked a hobby, and is now a full-time business. Her enthusiasm for the craft is infectious and she loves nothing more than passing her love of mosaic onto others. Her own mosaic creations consist of bespoke art pieces, large … Continue reading Garden Mosaic Workshop with Sophie Robins – 29 March 2025 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list

Windowsill / Ben’s Pots with Mandy Pattullo – 26 & 27 April 2025 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list

Mandy Pattullo is a Northumberland based artist who creates textile collages. All of her work is hand stitched and she uses old and reclaimed textiles or transforms ordinary cloth through paint and simple print making as in this workshop. Mandy has written two books “Textile Collage” and “Textiles Transformed” which are published by Batsford. The … Continue reading Windowsill / Ben’s Pots with Mandy Pattullo – 26 & 27 April 2025 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list

From Sketchbook to Textile Art with Jane McKeating – 10th and 11th May 2025

The Artist Jane works from her studio at home in Stockport, across a range of disciplines, including embroidery, drawing and printmaking. Her latest work combines the processes of hand stitch with waterless lithography and screen-printing. Jane uses collage and hand colouring to develop series of variable edition prints on cloth and paper which are all … Continue reading From Sketchbook to Textile Art with Jane McKeating – 10th and 11th May 2025

Drawing: From Realism to Abstraction with Mrs Bertimus – 17th May 2025

The Artist Mrs B hardly needs an introduction – her workshops are always very popular! Mrs Bertimus studied fashion and textiles at Saint Martin’s School of Art and enjoyed three glorious years of making completely un-wearable garments. She has taught in Art Education for over twenty-five years and loves sharing techniques and eating lots of … Continue reading Drawing: From Realism to Abstraction with Mrs Bertimus – 17th May 2025

Indigo: Resist & Renew with Maria Thomas – 7 June 2025 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list

The Artist Maria studied Embroidery at Manchester Polytechnic during the early 1990’s and has continued to practice and exhibit textiles ever since.   Her love of patchwork and quilting techniques combined with found objects and memories inspire her to create. Teaching and making textiles for over 30 years, she currently works at her home studio in … Continue reading Indigo: Resist & Renew with Maria Thomas – 7 June 2025 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list

A Sense of Place with Liz Cooksey – 20 & 21 September 2025 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list

  The Artist “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 of 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 … Continue reading A Sense of Place with Liz Cooksey – 20 & 21 September 2025 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list