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Block Printing Footstools Workshop (One-Day)

Block Printing Footstools Workshop (One-Day)

with Marea from Art of Jaipur

Sunday 12th October | Sunday 9th November 2025

An Inspiring and Creative Day Out

Start your day with an inspiring block printing demonstration by Marea from Art of Jaipur, where you’ll learn the art and techniques before diving into hands-on practice. Once ready, unleash your creativity as you print on your chosen fabric, specially designed for upholstering your footstool. With a fantastic selection of wooden blocks and colours at your fingertips, you can craft a design that’s truly one-of-a-kind and perfectly suited to your home decor.

Craft Your Personalised Footstool

After lunch, you’ll dive into an engaging step-by-step guide on how to craft and upholster your footstool. Marea and Helen from Art of Jaipur will be your friendly instructors, sharing their expertise in upholstery as they walk you through the process of building your footstool from scratch.

What’s more, you’ll have the opportunity to choose from various stylish legs, allowing you to create a design that reflects your personal taste and beautifully complements your block-printed fabric. By the end of the session, you’ll have a lovely footstool measuring approximately 12 inches in length and 9 inches in width. The height will be uniquely yours, depending on the legs you select! Get ready to unleash your creativity and craft something special!

Workshop with a two-course lunch

Begin your experience with a warm welcome at 9:45am, where you'll savour the delights of arrival tea, coffee, and pastries. Take this opportunity to mingle and immerse yourself in the upcoming artistic journey.

After an immersive morning of creativity, indulge in a delightful two-course lunch. Surrounded by the beauty of nature and the echoes of your artistic endeavours, savour a meal that complements the day's experiences. Finish the day with a glass of fizz while admiring your footstool creations!

Programme

9:45am - Coffee and pastries on arrival
10:00am - Introduction and block printing demonstration
10:30am - Guests block print their own fabric
12:30pm - Two-course lunch
1:15pm - Footstool making overview and demonstration
1:45pm - Guests assemble their own footstool base
2:30pm - Coffee
2:45pm - Guests upholster their footstool using their block-printed fabric
4:30pm - Celebrate with glass of fizz
4:45pm - Workshop ends and guest depart

About Marea

Originally hailing from Yorkshire, Marea has found her happy haven in West Oxfordshire. Embracing a newfound chapter of life as an empty nester, she seized the opportunity to channel her creativity into a venture close to her heart. Thus, Art of Jaipur, a small business, was born.

Passion fuels Marea's journey as she delves into crafting, dedicating herself to fashioning exquisite pieces for both home and garden. Expanding beyond her creativity, Marea now orchestrates workshops in picturesque rural locales across Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and West Berkshire. The workshops, focusing on Candle Making and Indian Block Printing, embody Marea's commitment to sharing her passion with others.

For Marea, this venture isn't just a business; it's a perfect confluence of passion and purpose. Revelling in the joy of meeting new people, she finds fulfilment in imparting her knowledge and experiences. At the heart of her enterprise is the camaraderie she shares with her friend Helen, a talented artist known for her sage advice on design and colour.

Engaged in the workshops alongside Helen, Marea witnesses the blossoming of creativity among participants. Grateful for the positive feedback that echoes the friendly and informal atmosphere she cultivates, Marea reflects, "It's gratifying to see everyone being creative and making beautiful things of their own to take home." In Art of Jaipur, Marea has not just created a business; she has cultivated a community bound by a shared love for crafting and the pursuit of beauty.

Important Information

Admittance is 15 minutes before the time of your visit.
Visitors will not be admitted without a valid ticket.
Although guests will be dining from a set menu, if you do have any dietary requirements, food intolerances or allergies, please inform the Customer Service team no later than 2 weeks prior to your event at events @highgrovegardens.com
Please do not bring dogs onto the Estate (only assistance and guide dogs are permitted). Cars with dogs will be turned away.
Tickets cannot be exchanged, refunded, or replaced. The resale, alteration, or defacing of a ticket will render it void.
Visitors are required to bring photographic identification (i.e., a passport, driving licence, or bus pass). Alternatively, a bank card is acceptable.
Accessibility and visitor well-being are very important to us. Should you have any additional requirements, please contact customerservices@highgrovegardens.com.
Smoking (including vaping) is not permitted anywhere on the Estate.
Satellite navigation should only be used as a general guide. Please visit www.highgrovegardens.com/pages/directions for directions. what3words: presuming.episodes.talent
Please note that this event does not include a tour of the gardens

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