Running your hand across the finished piece...
Connect with others who share your love of textile art
The calming beauty of nature
Immerse yourself in creativity with easy-to-follow tutorials
ENTER A WORLD OF TEXTILE ART
Online tutorials and membership community, curated by artist Ellie Hipkin
Explore new techniques, share inspiration and grow in confidence as you create beautiful pieces of textile art.
Choose online courses and tutorials if you want:
- to learn the essential skills of textile art
- to work through pre-recorded sessions whenever suits you
- to pick and choose your topics
- to enjoy peaceful time devoted to creativity
Choose membership if you want:
- to join an online community of textile art lovers
- to improve your wellbeing by committing to regular creative projects
- to take your skills to the next level through idea-sharing, demos, Q&As and feedback
About Ellie Hipkin, curator of Flourish
Textile art saved my life.
It’s how I coped with unthinkable loss, and how I draw on the calming power of nature. After a decade working in fashion, this expressive and tactile art form is now at the heart of what I do.
I sell my embroidered paintings, prints, cushions, scarves and notebooks around the world, and have the enormous joy of passing on my favourite skills and techniques as a teacher, and as curator of Flourish Textile Art Hub.
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I have now attended two of Ellie's in person Workshops - a 1-day course on Monoprinting followed by a 3-day course on Textile Art and I can highly recommend them. Ellie is a fabulous teacher, so kind-spirited and encouraging to those attending her course and is someone who is happy to share her knowledge, skills and experience to be able to inspire and help others become more creative. I really enjoyed my time on the courses and I would love to join some of her new online courses and tutorials to be able to learn even more - looking forward to it Ellie!

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Ellie introduced me to textile art. I’ve done three free motion embroidery courses with Ellie, who is an excellent teacher, she’s not only enthusiastic , but very knowledgeable. Each time I finish a course I’m buzzing with ideas.

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I attended a three day textile art class led by Ellie Hipkin. I can honestly say that I had a fantastic time and came away with two pieces of work that I’m very pleased with. I had never done anything like this before, but Ellie’s instruction was clear and focused and she was always encouraging. She guided us through mark making, mono printing, paint washing and freehand motion embroidery. I would highly recommend her classes - a must for anyone wishing to develop their skills in this area.