This workshop invites participants into the deliberate, tactile world of slow stitching. Over three days, we will build a foundational technical vocabulary of hand-stitching while cultivating attentiveness to rhythm, material, and personal pace. Emphasis is placed on process over product, precision without pressure, and skill development held within a calm, supportive environment.
No prior stitching experience is required—just curiosity and a willingness to work slowly.
This workshop is less about mastering every stitch and more about developing a steady, sustainable relationship with making. Skills are taught carefully, practiced slowly, and held lightly. Participants leave not only with new techniques, but with a deeper trust in their hands and their own pace.
This course is suitable for beginners-intermeadate levels.
Holly has over 22 years experience leading creative workshops. She has a BA Hons in Creative Arts, majoring in Textiles and Printmaking. A Diploma in Graphic Illustration and many years working as an artist, painting murals in Europe and the USA.
Materials are provided but if you wish to bring something that you would like to use, you are welcome to do so.
Come and join a small group of people with similar interests and be prepared to slow down and smile!
Itinerary for the week
Saturday 3rd
arrive after 2pm on Sat, settle in, enjoy an evening meal, and get to know everyone.
Sunday 4th
Breakfast followed by a trip to the market at Langeais. This could be a chance to take photos or make some sketchs to base your work from.
Monday 5th– All meals provided
Grounding & Materials — We begin by slowing down, exploring simple stitches, fabrics, and threads, and learning how mindful handwork can be a calming, intentional practice.
Tuesday 6th – All meals including a 3 course lunch at a local resturant.
Rhythm & Expression — Participants build confidence through repetition and variation, using slow stitching to develop personal rhythm, texture, and quiet visual storytelling.
Wednesday 7th – All meals provided.
Integration & Reflection — We bring pieces toward a natural pause point, reflect on process over product, and discuss how slow stitching can be carried into everyday life as a sustaining creative ritual.
Thursday 8th
Breakfast and depart.