Festive Macrame Gonk

Enter into the Christmas spirit and create your own festive macrame gonk – every home needs one!

This 3-hour workshop is open to all ages and abilities as you learn how to use knotting and fraying techniques to create your Gonk.

Tutor Jo will demonstrate how to cut and knot the macrame cord and how to build up the layers on the cardboard frame. Select your own colour scheme and Jo will help you as you bring your gonk to life.

You’ll also learn how to fray the cord and how to attach wooden beads and other festive embellishments.

Tutor Jo Shearer is an artist and art educator living and working in Leicestershire. Jo studied BA (Hons) Visual Arts and English Literature and a PGCE in secondary art. She taught in schools and colleges in Hertfordshire and Leicestershire for over 10 years. After leaving mainstream education she continued her love of teaching through tutoring and went on to develop workshops like this one. She enjoys the freedom to work in a variety of media and believes that art is for everyone.

All materials are provided.

Recommended for ages 12+. Under 18s must be accompanied by a paying adult at all times.

Please ensure that you agree to our updated Terms & Conditions before booking as courses/workshops are non-refundable in some circumstances.

We aim to make all our sessions as accessible as possible and carers/PAs are very welcome – just remember to book their free place when you book your session. If you'd like to talk to us in advance of booking or attending your sessions to discuss your access needs, our Box Office team is here to help! Email arts-centre@le.ac.uk, pop in or call 0116 252 2455, open 7 days a week.

We have four blue badge parking spaces outside Attenborough Arts Centre, plus double yellow line roadside parking very close to the building for blue badge holders for up to three hours if our parking spaces are occupied.

Free parking for all customers is available after 5pm on weekdays and all day at weekends in the University of Leicester car park next door to Attenborough Arts Centre on Lancaster Road. The closest public car park for parking at all other times is Victoria Park, 5-10 minutes walk from us.