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New Holidays

Overview

Whether you’re searching for a closer-to-home crafting experience or an adventure further afield, our dedicated team are always designing new holidays so you can develop your techniques and skills alongside like-minded others. Bringing new destinations to you, look forward to expert-led workshops on every break, with a selection of holidays also including visits to local places of interest, guided tours, textile-themed excursions, and fabric shopping opportunities. See where our new holidays can take you…


11 Holidays available from £545pp

Build up your confidence with colour by making a variety of crochet baskets, before using all your newfound skills to make a shoulder bag.

  • 2 nights full-board accommodation, from dinner on Friday to lunch on Sunday
  • 2 days tuition, kits included
  • Tea/coffee during workshops
  • Access to Health Club including indoor pool, gym and steam room

Availability:

  • 2025 24th October
Travel Options
  • Join Direct Join Direct

Discover the wonders of Krakow at Christmas on this amazing 5-day holiday, enjoying a guided tour of the Old Town and three expert-led workshops.

  • 4 nights bed and breakfast accommodation
  • 2 evening meals
  • 3 half-day workshops with your expert, kit included
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager

Availability:

  • 2025 27th November
Travel Options
  • By Air By Air
  • Join Direct Join Direct

On this two-centre holiday, combine timeless Venice with cosmopolitan Trieste alongside your expert, blogger and designer Lucy of Attic24.

  • 3 full-day workshops with Lucy, kit included
  • 7 nights bed and breakfast accommodation
  • 2 evening meals and 1 lunch
  • Travel by coach and boat
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager
  • Local guide services
  • City tax

Availability:

  • 2025 8th November
Travel Options
  • By Air By Air
  • Join Direct Join Direct

Take the first steps to cosy feet on this weekend retreat dedicated to sock knitting alongside expert Frederica Patmore.

  • 2 days tuition, kit included
  • 2 nights full-board accommodation, from dinner on Friday to lunch on Sunday
  • Tea/coffee during workshops

Availability:

  • 2025 26th September
Travel Options
  • Join Direct Join Direct

Take some time out from the hustle and bustle of daily life and indulge in a weekend dedicated to crochet colourwork alongside Anna Nikipirowicz.

  • 2 days tuition, kit included
  • 2 nights full-board accommodation, from dinner on Friday to lunch on Sunday
  • Tea/coffee during workshops

Availability:

  • 2025 14th November
Travel Options
  • Join Direct Join Direct
Patchwork & Quilting

Visit the beautiful Lake District and enjoy three full-day sewing machine workshops with Kim Suleman and three full-day excursions.

  • 3 full-day workshops using Bernina machines, kit and refreshments included
  • 7 nights bed and breakfast accommodation
  • 2 evening meals
  • Excursions including private coach transport and entrance fees
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager
  • Tips for coach drivers and local guides

Availability:

  • 2025 8th September
Travel Options
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Take some time out from the hustle and bustle of daily life and indulge in a weekend full of crochet with like-minded people.

  • 2 nights full-board accommodation, from dinner on Friday to lunch on Sunday
  • 2 days tuition
  • Tea/coffee during workshops

Availability:

  • 2025 31st October
Travel Options
  • Join Direct Join Direct
Patchwork & Quilting

Learn about the traditional handicrafts, explore the last-divided capital in the world, and enjoy expert-led workshops in charming Kyrenia.

  • 2 full and 2 half-day hand-quilting workshops with your expert, refreshments and kit included
  • 7 nights half-board accommodation
  • Excursions and entrance fees
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager
  • Services of an English-speaking local guide on tours and transfers

Availability:

  • 2025 13th November
Travel Options
  • By Air By Air
  • Join Direct Join Direct
Patchwork & Quilting

On this festive stitching holiday, experience the beautiful, World Heritage City of Bath and its wonderful Christmas market with Karin Hellaby.

  • 2 full-day hand-stitching workshops with Karin Hellaby, refreshments included
  • 4 nights bed and breakfast accommodation
  • A welcome dinner and a festive farewell dinner
  • Executive coach transfers
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager

Availability:

  • 2025 1st December
Travel Options
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Patchwork & Quilting

Staying at the stunning Villa Quaranta, join expert Carolyn Forster in northern Italy, enjoying included excursions to Limone, Padua, and more.

  • 3 full-day hand sewing workshops with your expert, refreshments and kit included
  • 7 nights bed and breakfast accommodation
  • 4 evening meals
  • Entrance fees, excursions and transportation as described in the itinerary
  • Local English-speaking guides in Verona and Padua
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager
  • City tax

Availability:

  • 2025 3rd November
Travel Options
  • By Air By Air
  • Join Direct Join Direct
Patchwork & Quilting

Experience the magic of the festive season with a city break in Krakow, with a guided tour and three expert-led workshops included.

  • 3 half-day workshops with your expert, kit included
  • 4 nights bed and breakfast accommodation
  • 2 evening meals
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager

Availability:

  • 2025 7th December
Travel Options
  • By Air By Air

Meet the
Experts

Each holiday is accompanied by a passionate, enthusiastic expert who specialises in their craft, allowing you to learn different techniques and improve your skills from the best!

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Emma Leith

Emma Leith

Internationally renowned for her yarn-bombing exploits, Emma has worked on numerous large scale commissioned yarn installations and gives regular talks and presentations on this popular movement. She works closely with Rico Design Yarns, Deramores and Simply Crochet.
Frederica Patmore

Frederica Patmore

Frederica is a knitting and crochet designer who has been working in the industry for nearly 20 years. She spent three years working as a designer and technical editor on the Woman’s Weekly Magazine team before co-founding Love To Knit and Crochet magazine.
Anna Nikipirowicz

Anna Nikipirowicz

Anna is a crochet and knit designer, tutor and author of several crochet books. Her designs are regularly featured in craft magazines, and she also is a regular on Yarn Lane TV where she shares her designs and techniques. She also works closely with West Yorkshire Spinners and LoveCrafts. t
Lucy of Attic24

Lucy of Attic24

Based on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, Lucy shares her passion for crochet, colour and yarn on her blog, Attic24. Winner of Most Iconic Crochet Designer and Social Media Superstar at the British Knitting & Crochet Awards 2022, Lucy celebrated 15 years of Attic24 in March 2023.
Kim Suleman

Kim Suleman

Kim is the powerhouse behind sewing brand Six Penny Memories, where she has not only retailed a carefully curated collection of craft & sewing supplies but promoted education within the sector.
Mandy Cameron

Mandy Cameron

Crochet and knitting designer, guest presenter, tutor and demonstrator Mandy Cameron turned her hobby into her career and has never looked back. For over a decade, Mandy has been a firm favourite on Create & Craft TV and Yarn Lane TV, demonstrating her skills in crochet and knitting.
Karin Hellaby

Karin Hellaby

Internationally renowned quilt teacher Karin Hellaby is the author of 11 quilting books and numerous patterns. She is a regular teacher at the Houston International Quilt Show and has been invited to teach at quilting symposiums in New Zealand, Dubai, Paducah and more.
Carolyn Forster

Carolyn Forster

Carolyn Forster is a quilt designer, teacher and author from Tunbridge Wells in Kent. Since self-publishing her first book ‘Quilting on the Go’ in 2007, Carolyn has written ten more patchwork and quilting books with Search Press in the UK and Landauer Publishing in the USA.

You just missed out!

Due to extremely popular demand, these holidays have now sold out! Call us to register your interest and you’ll be the first to know if they return.

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