WORKSHOPS
Crochet Courses
Cathy teaches her selection of crochet courses for adults in venues in East London, Brighton, and at her Hove Studio. Classes cover crochet skills from the very beginning, and take you on a journey from first stitches to designing and making your very own personalised sweater. Bookable in seperate blocks depending on your level, you can take your crochet journey at your own pace with the following courses:
Crochet Foundation 4 weeks of specialised swatches teaching you the bread and butter techniques for getting started with crochet projects. Expect to leave confident with starting off, double and treble crochet stitches, changing colour, and basic finishing techniques
Crochet for Improvers: Stripes and Checks 4 weeks of expanding your crochet knowledge and finessing your technique. Expect to grow in confidence with changing colour, reading your work, increasing and decreasing, and different types of stitch.
Crochet for Improvers: Swatch to Sweater 8 weeks to utilise all your lovely crochet experience and focus on designing your very first garment. Design a swatch in a pattern of your choosing, and Cathy will help you to turn it into a sweater, based on the measurements of something already in your wardrobe. We’ll cover calculating stitches, finishing, joining, trims, and have lots of supported making time.
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One-Off Workshops
Crochet Club & Crochet Taster: Make a Granny Square. One-off sessions for folk to come along and have a go. Crochet Club offers an opportunity to pop along and hang out with other crafters, whilst getting support from Cathy with any questions or issues with your project. Make a Granny Square is suitable for complete beginners, and allows students to complete something standalone in one session. Both classes are bookable for private events and at other venues; Make a Granny Square is particularly suitable for hen dos, work parties, and alongside markets and other creative events. Drop Cathy an email at hello@cathyvanhear.com for more information, and click here for up-to-date workshop listings in London and Brighton.
Bespoke Workshops for Children and Adults. Cathy can deliver creative workshops in a variety of mediums - including natural dying, drawing, sewing, knitting, weaving, and general arts & crafts. Cathy has facilitated workshops at The Southbank Centre, Royal Academy of Arts, and Bestival, and as part of the Brainchild Festival team she ran numerous workshops, community teaching projects, and open making sessions. She has also taught creative workshops to all ages at Oxford Dance Camp over the past 10 years. Drop Cathy an email at hello@cathyvanhear.com for more information on devising a workshop specific to your event or organisation.
