Crafting At The Cottage

My name is Christine Green – I’ve been practicing and teaching paper cutting, patchworking, and creative textiles for many years,

I offer a range of inspirational and very hands-on crafting courses and workshops all around the UK. My crafting classes are fun and interactive, they don’t require any special skills, just a willingness to learn something new – thanks to the wonderful students I teach, no class is ever the same, and it is a fantastic opportunity to do something different and meet a diverse range of people. Crafting allows you to express your creativity in a whole variety of ways and my contemporary spin on these traditional skills make my couses rewarding and memorable experiences.

DID YOU SEE US ON THE BBC?

Watch me and some other talented crafters on the very first episode of ‘Make!’.

"Thank you for an inspiring trip out of my comfort zone"

Christine's inspirational, calm, patience is wonderful – a superb course."

"A wonderful, charismatic tutor, inspiring students to extend their knowledge."

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05marAll DayCreative Paper CuttingKnuston Hall

06marAll DayCreative Paper CuttingKnuston Hall

28marAll Day29Paper Cutting inspired by LetteringMissenden School of Creative Arts

30marAll Day01aprHappy Scrappy Patchwork for BeginnersDenman College

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30marAll Day01aprHappy Scrappy Patchwork for BeginnersDenman College

02aprAll DayCreative Paper CuttingZantium Studios

16aprAll DayCreative Paper CuttingThe Henley on Thames School of Art

20aprAll Day3D Creative Paper CuttingDenman College

I look forward to helping you find your creative side!

Get SOMEONE something really Special

I design and produce a range of eye-catching and quirky Prints, Cards, Bags and Tea towels – all using on my unique typographic paper cut designs.

They start life as thumb nail sketches which are worked up to finished designs. I then cut them out of paper freehand using a scalpel blade. The finished cuts are scanned and coloured and sent off to the printers.

Visit my shop to see what’s available. Or attend a course and explore your own creativity!

I come from a creative family, my parents were both graphic designers, my uncle was a photographer, painter and printmaker, and my grandad was a wedding photographer and painter. My creative destiny was set very early; I was going to be arty; speciality unspecified and to be honest that’s how it has been throughout my life.

CRAFTING COURSES

I offer inspiring and highly creative courses at a variety of teaching centres across the UK or you can come to my delightful thatched cottage. Alternatively I can come to you. Expert tuition with a large dollop of fun thrown in suits both the crafting novice or more accomplished maker alike. I also offer talks to interested groups (for example the WI, U3A) and private craft workshops,these could be for a group of friends looking for a fun way of celebrating a significant occasion or just wanting to craft together.