Top 15 courses for those who love crafts

Discover how to start working with carpentry, embroidery, ceramics, concrete and crochet with the best specialists

Talking about crafts is opening the doors to a fascinating universe that brings together numerous manual techniques. From creating ceramics to dyeing fabrics with natural pigments, the possibilities are endless. If you love crafts or know someone who wants to venture into the area, there are several worlds that live side by side and can be explored together.

To help you decide where to start or which gift may be most suitable for a friend or family member, we have selected several techniques, and the best specialists, in 15 unmissable courses.

Art Toy Creation: Needle Felting Technique, by droolwool

Have you ever thought about creating your own world of characters made by hand? In the Toy Art universe, there are no limits to your imagination. With the help of Maria Filipe Castro, also known as @droolwool, you will make small collectible textile sculptures. In addition, you will learn step by step how to develop the design of two characters using the technique of needle felting, or needle felting, in addition to learning about the artist's creative process and the secrets to giving color, texture and life to her Toy Art.

Ceramics at Home for Beginners, by Paula Casella Biase

In this course, you will learn from scratch how to model and enamel ceramics at home, creating pieces of clay dried in the open air and others in the oven - for which you will need to rent a ceramic oven. You will know, in depth, the difference between the two types of drying and learn how to make plaster molds that will serve as a basis for the infinite pieces that you can create on your own.

Ceramic Glazing for Beginners, by Paula Casella Biase

Do you want to transform an everyday ceramic object into an inspiring and stylish piece? In this course you will learn how to decorate your ceramic pieces at home, having as guide the ceramist Paula Casella (@paulacasellabiase) - graduated in Fine Arts and founder of Bambucito Cerámica Orgánica. She teaches various techniques of decoration and enamelling in a practical and inspiring way.

Professional Woodworking for Beginners, by Patricio Ortega

If you love furniture made with passion and identity, then you will want to connect with Patricio Ortega (@maderistica), architect, joiner and co-founder of the Maderística workshop. He is the ideal person to introduce you to the author's carpentry and guide you through the first steps to build a piece of furniture.

Introduction to Frame Loom Tapestry, by Diana Cunha

Combining ancestral techniques to create contemporary pieces is one of the proposals of the Portuguese textile artist Diana Cunha (@dianacunha). Creator of the Oficina 166 brand, which serves customers from all over the world, she is always looking for new materials and designs to experiment with languages and styles in her handcrafted decorative pieces.

In this course, you will create tapestry pieces on a manual loom, learning the main points and techniques for creating shapes, incorporating textures and fringes. Diana will share her process from beginning to end, from the first ideas, assembly of the loom, execution of the piece to the final finishes and placement of the piece to decorate her space.

Concrete Furniture Creation for Beginners, by EN·CONCRETO

Symbol of contemporary architecture, concrete is increasingly taking center stage in the universe of design and interior decoration, introducing versatility and originality to the environments. Guided by Carolina and Eduardo, professionals who are in charge of the Mexican company EN · CONCRETO (@en_concreto), you will learn how to make your own pieces, from the manufacture of concrete to the final finishes.

You will also explore the basic techniques and the different uses of this material on objects and furniture. At the end of the course, you will be able to change the look of any environment, making your home decor more personalized with pieces made by yourself.

Creating Garments Using Crochet, by Alicia Recio Rodríguez

In this course, Alicia (@alimaravillas) will show you how to crochet garments with your own hands using just a crochet hook. With it, you will discover the textures that imitate the fabrics obtained with two needles and learn the points necessary to create surprising designs. You will see the basics of how to make molds to weave everything you imagined and you will discover a technique that will allow you to create colorful garments with Colorwork.

Pop-Up Book Creation, by Silvia Hijano Coullaut

In this course you will learn how to create your own pop-up book, step by step, experiencing all the stages of the production chain: cutting, assembly, collage, spines and binding. You will discover different pop-up techniques based on a solid and functional construction so that you can develop your own projects.

Textile Dyeing with Natural Pigments, by Anabel Torres

In her quest for sustainability, Mexican textile artist Anabel Torres (@anabeltorres) discovered the dyeing of natural fabrics and has dedicated herself to it for seven years, giving natural color to different products and sharing her technique in workshops. In this course, you will learn how to dye fibers and fabrics with natural pigments and then collect all your formulas and notes in a dye record, the best friend of any textile artist.

Amigurumi: Creation of Characters through Crochet, by Ameskeria

In this course, Leire Villar, better known as @ameskeria (designer, photographer and art director), will teach basic crochet techniques so that you can create dolls based on your illustrations. You will learn in a very simple way how to weave different figures and shapes with volume, as well as the necessary resources to personalize your creations.

Designing Handicraft Garments from Scratch, by Ofelia & Antelmo

If you want a new tool to stimulate and express your creativity, embroidery can be what you are looking for. Gabriela Martínez (@ofeliayantelmo) is a handmade textile enthusiast who has found a lifestyle in embroidery. Creator of the Ofelia & Antelmo brand - a textile art project focused on hand embroidery that seeks to generate unique pieces full of textures and colors - puts into practice handmade processes and meticulous techniques that led her work to be exhibited in Mexico, Brazil, Hong Kong , France and Chile.

In this course, you will learn Gabriela Martínez's creative process from beginning to end, to embroider a piece of clothing with her personality. You will also discover all its secrets for choosing the color, creating the compositions, obtaining the desired visual effects and exploring the points you use most in your work.

Botanical Printing on Fabric and Paper, by Anabel Torres

In this course, you will learn how to extract textures and colors from nature and then print them using different fasteners to achieve varied results. In addition, you will learn some techniques for finishing touches with ferro paint, background colors and other tricks. During the course, you will create your own showcase and, based on it, plan your final project: a piece of clothing on which you can print your favorite natural motifs.

Cement Tile Design and Production for Beginners, by Juan Manuel Rossi

In this course, Juan Rossi (@juanrossi), joiner, builder and teacher, will show you how you can put design at your feet, creating your own tiles to decorate spaces with personality. You will follow step by step a handmade method to work with colored cement and obtain professional results. At the end of the course, you will have discovered a new way of translating your artistic ideas, giving a new meaning to your routine.

Introduction to Raised Embroidery, by Adriana Torres

Have you ever imagined getting unique textures with your embroidery? The raised stitch technique will allow you to transmit movement and emotions through the thread and needle. Textile artist Adriana Torres (@soymigadepan), creator of the brand Miga de Pan, has been dedicated to the universe of embroidery for over 10 years, creating unique pieces that showcase store windows in Paris, London and South Korea.

In this course, she will teach you the 25 stitches she used to create her botanical alphabet and explain, step by step, how to execute each one of them to make an embroidered piece. Through the raised dots, you will be able to create textures and effects of great visual richness, giving more expressiveness to your creations.

Embroidery: Clothing Repair, by Ofelia & Antelmo

In this course, you will learn how to repair and give personality to garments that are torn or stained, based on stitches and patches. Gabriela will teach you her step by step and share her techniques showing how to transform old clothes into unique and special pieces.

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