This August, we are celebrating the start of Autumn with a weekend of free, live Aesop's Fables workshops. For three days from Friday 30th August, between 4pm and 7pm each day (UK time), Phillipa will be teaching live on Zoom and sharing her tips and tricks for these fabulous designs.

To take part, simply purchase a kit from the Aesop's Collection and clear your diary! If you already have one of these kits, you will automatically get a chance to register for the event.

Join us and take this opportunity to stitch one of our special edition designs in the company of fellow Aesop's stitchers!

Buy your kit - Register for the event - Join the session!

Our Aesop's designs represent the culmination of many years of Phillipa's study of historic textiles and of her fond memories of Aesop’s classic tales. The ancient Aesop's Fables, believed to have been written by a slave in ancient Greece between 620 and 564, have been retold through the centuries. Through the Aesop’s Fables design, Phillipa has illustrated some of the animals and birds in the stories and introduced these creatures to her grandchildren, stitch-by-stitch.

Phillipa has used her extensive Arts & Crafts crewel work research to incorporate the classic stitches used by embroiderers from this period. This attention to detail ensures an historically accurate reinterpretation of design, stitches and techniques of the Arts & Crafts Movement. This dedication to historical accuracy is seen in the choice of threads - Appletons Wools are complemented by the addition of conservation standard De Vere silks and fine hand-dyed organic wool yarns from the Renaissance wool range.

Buy your kit!

To be part of the workshop, you must purchase (or have purchased in the past) either Ophelia's Fox, Aesop's Animals, or The Aesop's Mirror Frame. If you don't already have a kit, and you would like to join the workshop, choose and purchase from the options below.

Register for the event

Once you have made your purchase, you will receive an email to register for the event. Only those who have purchased an Aesop's kit (now or in the past) will receive a link to register for the event.

Join the session!

A few days before the class, you will be sent a Zoom link. At the appropriate time (around 10 mins before the start time), click the link and join us! You don't have to have your sound on or your camera on if you prefer not to, just watch and stitch-along! Phillipa will demonstrate and then there will be a Q&A at the end of each session. You will also have the chance to add questions to the chat during the session.

We will record all three sessions. Those who have registered for the event will have lifetime access to the recordings. Those who have purchased. the mirror frame will also have access to a bonus video covering finish of the mirror frame.

Join us for as much or as little as you like!

Friday 30th August
Sienna's Squirrel

Saturday 31st August
Ophelia's Fox

Sunday 1st September
Isabella's Peacock

⬇️ Choose your kit below ⬇️