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Hazel Blomkamp​

Hazel Blomkamp

United Kingdom

From her home in South Africa, Hazel combines her two passions – a love of needlework and great big slobbery dogs – as such she ensures that any of her designs are fully washable! Hazel runs a busy website, teaches around the world and has written 8 books on needlework. Hazel is notorious for her fun and cheerful ‘can do’ classes and her students will learn useful stitches and their application from this master of needlework.

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We are very lucky to be welcoming Hazel to our festival. Her unique designs are spectacular and her teaching world-renowned.

Hazel's Past Festival Classes

Crazy Patchwork Notebook

Originally offered as part of the May 2021 Festival. Now available to stream as an online self-paced course.

Working from Hazel’s book, Hand Stitched Crazy Patchwork, this workshop has been designed to cover as large a variety of techniques that can be done in three days – covering a wide range of embroidery stitches, Needle Tatting, Needlelace, Beading, Ribbon Embroidery and Needleweaving techniques.

Colin the Rooster

Originally offered as part of the May 2021 Festival. Now available to stream as an online self-paced course.

This proud fellow is featured in Hazel’s recent book ‘Crewel Birds’. Colin the Rooster is filled with interesting stitches and techniques which will inspire your stitches for own embroidery designs. Embroider the large variety of stitches and techniques used in this design on a fabric sampler, covering everything in detail meaning you will finish the class with the knowledge needed to create your perfect version.

Tony the Lion

Originally offered as part of the May 2021 Festival. Now available to stream as an online self-paced course.

This majestic lion was designed specifically to fit with the historical and heraldic theme of this event. A large variety of stitches and techniques stitches used in this design on a fabric sampler. This will make it possible to cover everything in detail in class and will mean that each person will end the class with the knowledge needed to create their perfect version.