MIXED MEDIA SHROOM PINCUSHION with Alex Hellawell - Thursday 4th September 2025 - 10.15am

Thursday 4th September 2025 - Saturday 6th September 2025

Farnborough International, Farnborough

2-hour workshop – cost £38.00

Mixed Media Shroom Pincushion
 
Add a little woodland magic to your sewing table with this beautiful versatile pincushion that also has a holder for your small thread scissors too.

In this class you will be using mixed media to:

  • Create a Shroom stem with a tin foil armature, wrapped in Quick Cure Clay (QCC)
  • Sew and stuff your pincushion head
  • Paint your stem using acrylics
  • Attach Shroom base to wooden slice using a hot glue gun
  • Attach pincushion head
  • Use tacky glue to attach moss to Shroom base

Advisory Note: 
Not suitable for children under 12 years of age due to the heat of the clay and hot glue. Adult supervision is required for under 16’s. Open to ALL abilities.
Non-latex gloves will be worn during this class.

Meet the Tutor
Alex Hellawell is a mixed media clay artist who creates original sculptures, and designs fabrics featuring a variety of fantasy beings, such as dragons, Fairies, witches and creatures inspired from her imagination, using clay, digital and mixed media techniques.

* Show times are subject to change. Please check the ICHF Events website for up to date timings.

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2-hour workshop – cost £38.00

Mixed Media Shroom Pincushion
 
Add a little woodland magic to your sewing table with this beautiful versatile pincushion that also has a holder for your small thread scissors too.

In this class you will be using mixed media to:

  • Create a Shroom stem with a tin foil armature, wrapped in Quick Cure Clay (QCC)
  • Sew and stuff your pincushion head
  • Paint your stem using acrylics
  • Attach Shroom base to wooden slice using a hot glue gun
  • Attach pincushion head
  • Use tacky glue to attach moss to Shroom base

Advisory Note: 
Not suitable for children under 12 years of age due to the heat of the clay and hot glue. Adult supervision is required for under 16’s. Open to ALL abilities.
Non-latex gloves will be worn during this class.

Meet the Tutor
Alex Hellawell is a mixed media clay artist who creates original sculptures, and designs fabrics featuring a variety of fantasy beings, such as dragons, Fairies, witches and creatures inspired from her imagination, using clay, digital and mixed media techniques.