Introduction to Tufting: Make a Coaster or Mini Wall Art Piece

Tiger Lily Tufts are running tufting gun workshops at Hotwalls Studios in Old Portsmouth, starting Sunday 8 November 2026 and continuing through to Saturday 16 January 2027. The sessions run between 10am and 4pm, and each one lasts an hour, so you can slot it into a morning or an afternoon without taking up the whole day.

The idea is straightforward: you'll learn how to use a tufting gun to make either a coaster or a mini wall art piece, and you'll take it home with you when you're finished. If you've never seen a tufting gun in action, it's a bit like a sewing machine on steroids—it shoots yarn through a stretched fabric frame to build up a thick, plush pile. It's a satisfyingly tactile way to make something from scratch, and because you're making a small piece, it's a manageable introduction if you've never tried it before.

Hotwalls Studios is home to resident designer-makers who run hands-on workshops and classes, where you get to see how they work and walk away with a finished piece of your own. Alongside the craft sessions, they run paint-along events guided by professional instructors and held in local pubs and bars, so you can have a drink while you paint. Tiger Lily Tufts runs the tufting gun workshops, and the venue also hosts other craft classes like punch needle, mug rugs, bag charms and Christmas tree toppers. There are also the Hotwalls Festive and Crafty Fox creative markets at the Parade Ground on Broad Street, so there's usually plenty of making going on around the place.

Each session costs £36 per person. The workshops run from Sunday 8 November 2026 to Saturday 16 January 2027, with one-hour slots between 10am and 4pm, at Hotwalls Studios, Studio 2, Old Portsmouth, PO1 2FS.