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Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road
Leicester, LE1 7HA United Kingdom
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  • April 2026

  • Fri 17
    A hand holding a pen drawing a colourful English house with a tree outside.
    April 17 @ 10:00 - July 10 @ 12:30

    Friday Sketchbook Sessions

    Studio 3 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Online booking will be available on Monday 2 March. Learn tips and tricks to fuel your passion for sketching and to help keep a sketchbook as part of your creative life. Just like our long-running Thursday Sketchbook Sessions, but now on a Friday morning too! In a relaxed and supportive environment, you’ll learn interesting ways […]

    £155 – £205
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    Tue 21
    A collection of prints and printmaking material messily on a table.
    April 21 @ 13:30 - June 30 @ 16:30

    Make Your Mark: Printmaking

    Studio 3 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Online booking will be available on Monday 2 March. An exciting 10-week printmaking course focused on experimentation and play. Working in either mono-print, linocut or collagraph or a combination of techniques, you will develop your use of mark-making, colour, layering, and registration through guided demonstrations and studio time. This course aims to build confidence in […]

    £155 – £205
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    Tue 21
    A white woman posing in a red loose dress and heels.
    April 21 @ 17:30 - May 19 @ 20:30

    Beginners Dressmaking Course

    Studio 3 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Online booking will be available on Monday 2 March. Sew your own summer dress in this new five-week evening course. Join tutor Freya for a five-week dressmaking course where you’ll learn how to sew your own clothes using a wonderfully simple pattern from Freya’s own ‘Handmade Wardrobe’ collection. Over the course of five evenings, you’ll […]

    £75 – £100
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    Wed 29
    An inked 6-fold Islamic geometry drawn on paper, surrounded by drawing materials.
    April 29 @ 10:00 - 13:00

    Islamic Geometry for Beginners: Six-fold Mughal pattern from India

    Studio 3 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Online booking will be available on Monday 2 March. A practical introduction to Islamic geometry - use a ruler, compass and watercolour to create a unique piece to take home. Learn how to draw a historical pattern from Islamic traditions. This 3-hour workshop will teach you how to design, draw and colour a six-fold Mughal […]

    £23 – £30
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  • May 2026

  • Sat 2
    Wild flowers made from wire mounted onto a small wooden cube.
    May 2 @ 10:30 - 15:00

    Wire-Working: Flower Stems and Grasses

    Studio 3 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Online booking will be available on Monday 2 March. Use wire as you would draw a line to create a beautiful contemporary piece for your home! Think of the wire as a pencil line and then take it for a walk. This one-day workshop is ideal for absolute beginners and those with some experience of […]

    £45 – £60
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    Sat 16
    A tiled piece with yellow and green yarns punch through the holes.
    May 16 @ 10:30 - 14:30

    Introduction to Latch Hook

    Studio 3 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Online booking will be available on Monday 2 March. A beginner-friendly introduction to the highly textured and traditional craft of latch hook. In this relaxed half-day workshop you will create a 12cm squared sample of hooked canvas which you can take home to display as a wall hanging or place in a frame. Tutor Caroline […]

    £26 – £35
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    Wed 20
    Two punch needle scenes of flowers in wooded hops displayed on top of books.
    May 20 @ 10:00 - 13:00

    Beginners Punch Needle Embroidery: Hoop Art

    Studio 3 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Online booking will be available on Monday 2 March. Create your own wonderfully textured piece of wall art in this beginner's punch needle embroidery workshop. You will use a slim needle and DK yarn to create a piece that can be mounted in a 4” hoop. Not only will you learn a new skill, you’ll […]

    £23 – £30
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    Sat 30
    Two punch needle coasters of a cherry and a orange, with a mug about to be placed onto it.
    May 30 @ 10:30 - 14:30

    Punch Needle Mug Rug

    Studio 3 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Online booking will be available on Monday 2 March. Create your own punch needle coaster (mug rug!) in this fun beginner's punch needle class. Not only will you learn a new skill or further develop your experience of punch needle, you’ll also enjoy the wellbeing elements of this incredibly therapeutic and rhythmic craft. No experience […]

    £26 – £35
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  • June 2026

  • Wed 3
    A piece of paper being lifted off of a printed block to reveal a purple, blue and black print of a tree.
    June 3 @ 10:00 - July 1 @ 13:00

    Creative Collagraphs

    Studio 3 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Online booking will be available on Monday 2 March. Explore the versatility of card, tapes, adhesives, and texture in this exciting 5-week collagraph course. Each week you will experiment with lots of inspiring ways to create collagraph plates from simple layered card plates, working on recycled packaging to create texture through sgraffito techniques and found […]

    £155 – £205
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    Mon 8
    A woman is a gingham dress drawing on the wall.
    June 8 @ 10:00 - 16:00

    Hand Lettering and Modern Calligraphy

    Studio 3 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Online booking will be available on Monday 2 March. A one-day workshop to teach total beginners how to write beautifully! Tutor Rosie will teach you how to write in the modern calligraphy type and harness your own style, using loads of different mediums and surfaces. This course will help give you the confidence to use […]

    £41 – £55
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    Tue 9
    An inked 8-fold Islamic geometry drawn on paper, surrounded by drawing materials.
    June 9 @ 10:00 - 13:00

    Islamic Geometry for Beginners: Eight-fold Mughal pattern from India

    Studio 3 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Online booking will be available on Monday 2 March. A practical introduction to Islamic geometry - use a ruler, compass and watercolour to create a unique piece to take home. Learn how to draw a historical pattern from Islamic traditions. This 3-hour workshop will teach you how to design, draw and colour an eight-fold Mughal […]

    £23 – £30
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    Sat 20
    Two pieces of folded up gingham fabric next to a pair of scissors.
    June 20 @ 10:30 - 16:30

    Beginners Sewing Day

    Studio 3 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Online booking will be available on Monday 2 March. Learn as you sew in this relaxed but comprehensive one-day beginners sewing workshop. Do you have an unloved sewing machine at home and want to put it to use? Have you been inspired by the Great British Sewing Bee? Would love to try making your own […]

    £60 – £80
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