32 Bocking Street, London, E8 3FP

The workshop will take place in our workshop space just around the corner from Broadway Market. It's about 15 minutes walk from Bethnal Green tube station, 10 minutes from London Fields and Cambridge Heath Overground stations.  

PROJECT

In this workshop you will learn everything you need to create your own hand made patchwork quilt! You will be guided through the cutting and patchwork process and sew a small sample to get you comfortable with the techniques. Then you will learn how to prepare and baste a quilt ready for hand-stitching, followed by learning quilting techniques. We will be practising big stitch quilting using cotton sashiko thread and will discuss other kinds of hand and machine quilting.

WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR?

TEACHER BIO

Lauren MacDonald is a multidisciplinary designer, writer, and the founder of textiles studio, Working Cloth. Her approach and aesthetic have been tempered through academic studies in material culture and textile science, vocational experience in the fashion industry, and an ongoing obsession with materiality, form, and function. Her practice is focused on traditional textile handcrafts and spans interaction design, installation, sculpture and stitched form. Her first book In Pursuit of Color: From fungi to fossil fuels: uncovering the origins of the world's most famous dyes will be out in February 2023. 

The workshop will take place in our studio around the corner from Broadway Market. We have a dedicated workshop room at the back where you can sew in peace and still see the hustle and bustle of the shop. It's about 15 minutes walk from Bethnal Green tube station, 5 minutes from London Fields and Cambridge Heath Overground stations. The studio is at ground floor level with no steps. It is fully accessible and has a fully accessible toilet.

WHAT PAST STUDENTS SAY:

"I had the BEST day, just a very relaxing space with no distractions. I also gained loads of confidence."