Craft Classes
Fabrication runs a wide variety of craft classes in York, as weekend workshops and evening courses.
We have a number of adult education classes in York City Centre. Ranging from sewing & historical dressmaking courses, through to printing workshops.
Also bookbinding classes, candle making, illustration and felting. Learning with experienced tutors.
There are crafty hen parties and outreach learning as well
Classes for complete beginners, through to intermediate and more specialist skills.
Classes are held at our Coney Street shop on the 1st floor
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Calico Dress Challenge Leeds Stitch Social
Classes, Classes Leeds Shop, Classes Leeds Shop, Craft Classes, Craft Classes & Workshops, Sewing Classes, York ShopBetween May 2026 and March 2027 Woven and Partners across Leeds are taking on the Calico Dress Challenge. This fabulous project from artist of the red dress asks community groups and individuals to stitch their stories from across Leeds together into one dress that celebrates our diversity. Leeds Stitch Social, Fabrication Briggate. Tuesdays from May 26th 2-4pm. Meet to share ideas and talk to a member of the Woven team. Access: The Fabrication shop has step access from the street. The class area is located upstairs in a separate room. Toilets are on the first floor and accessed via stairs only.Read more -
Leeds Open Studios – Bind your own chap book Workshop
Classes, Classes Leeds Studio, Craft Classes, Craft Classes & Workshops, Exhibitions and Events, Exhibitions and Events LeedsBuy productAccess: The building is accessed on the ground floor via a short flight of 5 steps that turn as you enter. The bindery is on the first floor accessed via a narrow doorway and two flights of stairs. Loos are on the first floor on the same level as the bindery. The Studios are a workspace with machinery and tools and all children should be supervised at all times.Normally open by invite only, Fabrication Studios on Edward Street will be throwing open its doors which includes Anachronalia's bindery and Dr Geof's studio on the first floor. Set within a former carriage works the studios cover 3 floors and many heritage and contemporary craft disciplines. Come make your own chapbook. Chapbooks were a cheaply produced and affordable alternative to the expensive fully bound books in Europe when early printing took off in the 16th-Century, reaching full popularity in the 17th-18th Century. A fore-runner to Zines they often combined simple woodcuts and text printed onto a single sheet and folded into a portable easy to produce pamphlet. Anachronalia will be offering the opportunity to bind your own chapbook in the style of an 18th-century chapbook, using historical techniques and a variety of woodcut-style art stamps created in collaboration with artist Dr Geof. The workshop is a free drop-in activity and is suitable for ages 14+Date: 12 and 13th Sept 2026 Time: 1030-16:00 PM Venue: Fabrication Studios, Hereford House, 6 Edward Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7NT -
£20.00Sunday 9th Aug 2026 – Georgian Love Letter Workshop.
Classes, Classes York, Craft Classes, Craft Classes & Workshops, Exhibitions and Events in YorkGeorgian Love Letter Workshop and Afternoon Refreshments: £20 2 hour class 2pm-4pm Join Fabrication Crafts and heritage bookbinder Anachronalia for a gentle afternoon of refreshments and creativity. An afternoon inspired by the world of salons, gossip, and the ardent letter-writing of the day. Come rest your feet, enjoy a cup of tea or spiced hot chocolate (dairy or vegan), and learn how to make your very own puzzle purse love letter. The puzzle purse is an origami fold that took off as a way to send love notes. Sent by men and women to their friends and lovers, it included space for an enclosed memento, and its structure set down a playful challenge to the recipient: can they refold it? Decorated by hand, each layer of a puzzle purse could carry another message, slowly revealing what is hidden within. We’ll start the class by learning the fold, then relax with a drink and biscuits while decorating and writing our letters. All materials and tools will be provided including watercolours, gouache, pencils, and period-appropriate calligraphy ink. Period costume is not required but very welcome. There will also be an opportunity after the class to tour the upper story of the shop to see the echoes of the Georgian heart of 32 Stonegate, get an unusual glimpse of Mulberry Hall from higher up and visit the surviving panelled room - not usually open to the public – which will be dressed for the occasion. Refreshments: vegan options are included as standard. Please let us know in advance of any additional allergies or dietary requirements. This class will be held in Fabrication York at 32 Stonegate, York YO1 8AS Access: The Fabrication shop has 3 steps up from the street and 2 further steps inside to access the rear of the shop. The class area is located at the rear of the shop floor. Toilets are on the first floor and accessed via stairs only. The tour is also on the first floor.Read more