Flower Growing & Embroidery Course

THIS IS A 4 WEEK COURSE STARTING MONDAY 20TH JULY 2026 FOR 4 WEEKS UNTIL 10TH AUGUST.

Following on from the success of our 6-week flower growing group we are now launching a friendly 4-week summer course exploring flower growing and hand embroidery.

Throughout the 4 weeks you will learn beginners gardening skills, flower cutting & simple hand embroidery stitches to combine cut flowers and embroidery with Embroidery Artist & Gardener Elnaz @elnazyazdani.

The group will combine gardening and hand embroidery:

Week 1: Gardening & flower cutting.

Week 2: Flower arranging, stitch observations & hand techniques

Week 3: Dried flower embroidery & arrangements.

Week 4: Continue with stitch samples

All materials and tools will be included and no previous experience is necessary.

You dont need to have attended the flower growing group in order to attend this course.

To ensure this Course is accessible to everyone we have made it Pay What You Can for the 4 week Course. We have suggested £40 to help cover costs but if this is not affordable for you then please input what you can. (When booking, please add a donation of however much you can afford for the 3-week course). Any donation is welcome. If you have any questions about bookings, please contact us by email on [email protected] or pop into the Stitch-Up Studio.

Stitch-Up CIC is a social enterprise and any profits we make are reinvested straight back into delivering our creative community projects supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged people in Leeds to learn new skills and improve wellbeing.

We will also be using this time to gain feedback from participants about what creative activities they would like to see going forward at Meanwood Community Centre so all feedback is greatly appreciated.

There is ample parking available at the Community Centre Car Park. If you cannot fit in the Car Park, please park on the main part of Stainbeck Avenue, with consideration to the residents please do not park in the cul-de-sac.

The Stitch-Up Studio is to the rear of the Community Centre. Once you arrive in reception please follow the signs for Stitch-Up.

You can follow us on Instagram @stitch_up or Facebook on STITCHUPLEEDS to keep up to date with what we are up to or visit our website stitch-up.org.uk.

* Please do not attend the studio if you are feeling unwell, have Covid 19 or have experienced any symptoms of Covid 19 in the 7 days prior to attending or have been in contact with anyone else who has had symptoms.

* Please use hand sanitiser on entry and exit of the studio.