A woman with long hair, wearing a striped cream and navy sweater, is leaning over a seated woman with glasses and a rainbow-striped sweatshirt. She is assisting her with a craft project involving yarn. Two other women are in the background, also engaged in crafts, in a room with shelves of supplies and colorful decorations.

Cow Parsley studio is a hub of creativity at Viables Craft Centre with workshops being held frequently including; weaving, knitting, clay, visible mending, crochet, felt, throwing on the wheel, spinning, collage and so much more.

This studio is a continuation of Pots2Paint and so you may use the studio to paint your ceramics, work with clay or learn something completely new.

We are so excited to invite everyone to make this space their own and use it to allow your creativity to flourish.

If there is a workshop you would like to take part in that is not listed or isn’t quite right, we can talk about a date and time that works for you.

We offer the following workshops:

  • Weaving from a pattern

  • Landscape weaving

  • Clay mug making

  • Beginners knitting

  • Beginners crochet

  • Drop spindle

  • Darning

  • Felt rose making

  • Needle felting

A close-up of a pile of assorted fabric scraps, including ribbons, strings, and different textured cloth pieces in various colors such as green, beige, white, and pink.
A hand holding a pink ceramic mug with plant-like patterns, with green foliage in the background.
Collection of handcrafted ceramic Easter ornaments shaped like rabbits and decorated with pastel colors, floral motifs, and bees, laid on a wooden surface.
A smiling woman in a grey striped shirt holding a large ceramic pitcher decorated with black cats, pink hearts, and pastel stars inside a cosy ceramics studio with exposed brick walls and string lights.

Meet Stef

Stef is the owner of Pots2Paint and loves to help you get creative while you are making beautiful and personal pieces for your home.

Our clay hand building, throwing on the wheel, felt workshops and more will be run by Stef.

Meet Annabel

Annabel is our textiles and art teacher at Cow Parsley studio and owns the brand Annabel Sweet Brier.

Annabel graduated university in 2024 with a First in Woven textiles. She loves to share her knowledge on weaving, knitting, spinning, darning and making in general.

As a scout does, some knots may be involved in some of the workshops but don’t worry, all will be worked through slowly, ensuring you go away an expert.

Find Annabel on Instagram @AnnabelSweetBrier

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A young woman with long brown hair and a blue shirt smiling in front of a bookshelf filled with yarn, books, and knitting supplies.
Close-up of a pair of denim jeans with a patch being sewn on, with sewing pins and a needle, on a wooden surface.
Book a Textiles Workshop
A weaving loom with green warp threads, partially woven fabric in autumn colors at the bottom, and balls of yarn in various colors on the side.
Book a Weaving Workshop
A colorful craft project in progress with pink and purple paper, scissors, markers, pens, a glue stick, scissors, and decorative tape on a craft table.
Book a Collage Workshop