Ace West End shop Welcome Home has some great creative classes and workshops taking place this Autumn.

Email hello@welcomehomestore.co.uk or call 0141 334 9598 to book your place for any of the following…

+ STITCH IT! – BASIC CREATIVE SEWING CLASSES +

Have you always wondered how to use that dusty sewing machine standing on your desk? Would you like to feel free to create, losing the fear of making mistakes? Do you love fashion and the magic of creating something in your own taste? If the answers are all YES then come join us at STITCH IT!!! Join us for a 3 week course of creative sewing classes with fashion business owners Jennie Lööf (www.jennieloof.com) and Silvia Pellegrino (www.chouchoucouture.com).

1st lesson – Saturday 30th October 2-5pm:
2nd lesson – Saturday 6th November 2-5pm:
3rd lesson – Saturday 13th November 2-5pm:

The course costs just £25 per 3 hour session.

+ LIFE DRAWING CLASSES +

Life Drawing classes are coming back to Welcome Home, a new 6 week block starts on Thursday 11th November 7-9pm and the last class will be Thursday 16th December 7-9pm. The cost of the 6 week block is £50, there are easels, drawing boards, charcoal, pencils and rubbers provided but you will need to bring your own sketchbooks, paper and any other materials you wish to use.

There will be a different model each week with varied poses and durations. It is a small, relaxed class suitable for both the beginner and more experienced artist alike.

Welcome Home, 19 Keith Street, Glasgow, G11 6QQ

Our very own Rosieretrostying is hosting Glasgow Felt Making group’s day on Saturday 30th October where you can learn how to make felt from scratch.

With the help of two experienced felt making tutors who have come up to Glasgow especially for the day from Yorkshire you will not only learn about felt making techniques but also go home with a bag, scarf or even a wall hanging made using your own design.

Where: Langside Halls, Shawlands

When: Saturday 30th October

Time: 11:30 – 17:00

Cost: £45 (inc all materials and lunch)

Places are extremely limited so do get in touch with Rosie via the email glasgowfeltmaking@hotmail.com or through the  Glasgow Felt Making facebook page http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=146900721992999&v=app_2344061033

If you are looking for something fun to do during the October Week why not try making badges.

Lucy of Lucy Jackson Designs will be at Mugdock Country Park on Tuesday 12th October between 2-4pm to show you how. Prices range between £1-1.50 depending on the size of badge.

More details at the Mugdock Country Park website.

Great news for independent magazine lovers! GmbH will open this week at The Modern Institute in Glasgow, as an outlet for a wide range of magazines, journals and periodicals sourced from across the world. Focusing on bespoke publishing, art, fashion, design, film and music as well as covering lifestyle, culture and affairs.

They’ll be stocking hundreds of hard to find publications including Adbusters, Anorak, Aperture, Architecture Review, Art Forum, Art Monthly, Blueprint, Creative Review, Dazed & Confused, Dot Dot Dot, Fire & Knives, Frieze, I-D, Illustrated Ape, It’s Nice That, Karen, Little White Lies, LManzine, Nobrow, Nylon, Pop, The Wire, Wallpaper, Wired and Wonderland with more titles added every month.

There’s a preview evening on Friday 8th October from 4pm-9pm and then the shop opens officially on Saturday 9th October at 12pm.

GmbH x The Modern Institute, 14–20 Osborne Street, Glasgow G1 5QN
Find out more at Facebook.

Ricefield, Glasgow’s Chinese Arts & Cultural Centre have recently moved into the Trongate 103 building and have a fantastic programme of night classes and weekend courses planned for the Autumn.

Courses include:

• Writing Smoke- Long Fiction
• Chinese Book Arts
• China on Film: An Introduction to Chinese Language Cinema
• Chinese Seal Carving
• Techniques in Chinese Printmaking

Weekend classes start at £40 and evening classes at £110 for 10 weeks with the first classes beginning next week. For more information, or to book your place, please visit www.ricefield.org.uk.