Workshops & Services

Are you looking for a crochet tutor? A community artist? Or just someone to lead a creative workshop at your event or party?

Then don’t hesitate to get in touch! I am based in Co. Antrim, and happy to travel. I have been teaching crochet classes since 2017, and facilitated other creative workshops such as kids badge making and themed drawing since 2010.

Read about my experience teaching crochet ‘Learning to teach crochet at Liverpool craft centre Abakhan‘ here on my Blog.

Check out some of the services I offer below:

Amanda teaching a woman to crochet at Abakhan craft shop and workshop

Crochet Workshops

Classes range from beginner to advanced with everything in between. Learn to make soft toys, decorative mandalas and cosy hats. Available in individual sessions or as a group class. I offer one off classes as well as on going courses. Classes are day or 2 hour sessions

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Shop

Already know how to crochet and looking for new and exciting patterns and kits? I have a variety available in my shop, along with custom items such as crochet wedding dolls, designed to look like the happy couple.

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Craft Workshops

Crafting workshops are a popular activity for birthday parties, hen do’s, baby showers etc. I offer a range of fun and easy crafting workshops including bunting making, crochet blanket making, and pompom making. I also offer community mindful creative self care workshops.

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Community Workshops

Mindful creative crochet workshops. Fun and inclusive, no skill necessary.

Are you a community group or similar? Then this workshop could be for your members.

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Artist Services

I offer services as an artist for personal commissions, business commissions, public art, and craftivism. I work mostly in yarn arts and textiles, as well as graphic art, but am happy to explore other mediums. See my previous work in my portfolio here.

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Testimonials

“I’ve done first steps, Christmas and kids workshop. They all were great and very helpful” 

Aga, crochet class attendee.

“Working with Amanda was a really enjoyable experience, the level of professionalism and enthusiasm was exceptional”

Red Wire Studios member

Case Studies

3 women sat at a table crocheting

Crochet classes at Abakhan

…everyone engaged enthusiastically and encouraged each other when stiches got tricky. I found that many of the participants were full of self doubt, that they wouldn’t be able to get the hang of crochet having tried in the past unsuccessfully. I was patient and understanding with them and reminded them that it wasn’t impossible, that we had all day, and they could learn at their own pace. No one left without learning the basics of how to crochet.

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Amanda standing next to a white wall with a framed image of crochet and yarn.

Re-View Textiles: Hospitality Reviewed

The latest project is an exhibition at Liverpool’s Baltic Creative, based on the theme of “Hospitality” as part of Liverpool Independents Biennial. The project started with artists being put into groups of 3 to work collaboratory. Each artist created their own piece in their own style and interpretation of the brief. When completed the works were swapped with another artist in the group, until every artist had worked on 3 pieces, adding and changing the works to finish with 3 unique pieces of art.

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