Coiled Rope Sewing Workshop NEW! - Saturday 18th April 2026

10am - 4pm, April 18, 2026

Lechlade Craft Barn, Orchard House South, Downington, Lechlade, Gloucestershire GL7 3DL

Join us for this new workshop making wonderful creations with rope.

The day will involve an introduction into this versatile material, learning how the effect of different stitches has on the shaping of your creations and how to add colour.

You will be working on your own sewing machine with a heavy-duty (jeans) machine needle – your own machine is best as it is familiar to you and will also be set up for you to continue this addictive technique at home.

We will start with a simple coaster and then move on to explore placemats. They can be kept simple or enhanced with coloured threads and wrapping, to produce unique designs and colour variations.

Once this skill has been mastered, the choice is yours to explore. You can produce a set of coasters or placemats, or move on to produce a small bowl. Everything you produce is yours to take home, along with the knowledge to make more.

Cost: £70 - to include tea, coffee & biscuits. The cost of materials is excluded but will be provided by the tutor. Please allow £15-£20 payable in cash to the tutor on the day for what you use.

PLEASE BRING: lunch, sewing machine (with instruction manual), heavy-duty (jeans) sewing machine needles (bring spares just in case!) and basic sewing kit (scissors, pins, needles, tape measure, threads, bobbins etc). Don't worry if you forget your sewing kit, we will have some available to use.

PLEASE NOTE: Attendees MUST have a working knowledge of their sewing machine, we cannot be responsible for how it works or for repairs.

Customer cancellation deadline: 3rd April

NOTE: The Craft Barn is accessed via external stone steps with handrails and may not be suitable for anyone with mobility issues. We will be able to help you up the steps with your sewing machine.

Click here to see cancellation information.