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A beginners' crochet class with Debbie Tomkies of DT Craft and Design

Crochet for Beginners (3-week course) (daytime) – starts 13 Nov 25

From holding the hook to your first granny square, learn all the essentials with crochet expert Debbie Tomkies. With small classes the pace is relaxed and there’s plenty of time for individual support. We have lots of fun, too!

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knitting for beginners - knitted hearts by ceri from a workshop with debbie tomkies of dt craft and design

Knitting for Beginners (3-week course – evenings) – starts 11 Nov 2025

Learn all the knitting essentials! Holding the needles, choosing yarns, understanding knitting terminology, casting on (& off!), knit purl & more on this 3-week course with Knit Now’s expert knitter & author Debbie Tomkies. Make 3 fun projects to take home along with professional handouts & patterns.

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knitting for beginners - knitted hearts by ceri from a workshop with debbie tomkies of dt craft and design

Knitting for Beginners (3-week course – evenings) – starts 1st Oct 2025

Learn all the knitting essentials! Holding the needles, choosing yarns, understanding knitting terminology, casting on (& off!), knit purl & more on this 3-week course with Knit Now’s expert knitter & author Debbie Tomkies. Make 3 fun projects to take home along with professional handouts & patterns.

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Image showing projects for the intermediate crochet 3-week course with debbie tomkies of dt craft and design

Intermediate Crochet (3-week course) – starts 11 September (evening)

Take your next steps in crochet on this fun, three week course! You’ll develop your crochet skills, learning new stitches and techniques with 3 small, fun projects, each one specifically designed to allow you to extend your skills as you learn. Buy ticket Course level: This course is designed for those who have attended Debbie’s

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Botanical printing from a workshop with Debbie Tomkies of DT Craft & Design

Introduction to botanical printing – dye beautiful fabrics with natural dyes and plants!

In this workshop you will use a range of readily available leaves and plants to create fabulous prints on fabrics. You will learn how to find the best plants for printing, explore different ways to create prints, sampling and experimenting on cotton fabric. Using your samples for ideas and inspiration you will apply your new-found

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It's Holiday Time!

Last posting dates:

We’ll be posting those stocking fillers and last-minute gifts (we’ve all been there!) for orders placed before 12.30pm on 23rd December. However, last posting date is 21st December so it may be that orders may not arrive in time for the ‘big day’. If you need a last-minute gift or you’re not sure what to get we do have gift vouchers in the shop!

Christmas holiday

As it’s Christmas we are then taking a bit of a break and the shop will be closed until 4th Jan 2026.You may still place orders (simply close this window with the ‘X’ or escape to return to the shop) but we will not start dispatching orders until 4th January.

Thank you!

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone for your support and custom this year. Your support for small businesses like ours is very much appreciated.

Last but definitely not least, we wish you all a peaceful and restful festive break and hope to be able to say thank you in person in 2026!

Love, Debbie & Pete xx