7 Nights
Join us for a wonderful Embroidery Holiday in the French Alps with Deborah Wilding in August 19th-26th, 2024.
Embroiderers of all skill levels are invited to join us in Les Carroz, 1 hour from Geneva Airport (Switzerland) for a fulfilling week of stitching. Deborah Wilding, our expert instructor, will provide tuitions spread over 5 days, with 3-hour morning and afternoon sessions. Her extensive teaching experience will guide you and equip you with the techniques to complete your project.
Our spacious open-plan studio within a mountain chalet offers panoramic views of the Arve valley and the majestic mountains. It's the perfect setting for your stitching endeavors.
Connect with fellow stitchers who share your passion, fostering lifelong friendships and the opportunity for learning and technique exchange with peers and the instructor.
Mark, our experienced chef, will curate a delightful menu using locally sourced, seasonal ingredients, accommodating dietary requests whenever possible. Expect a dining experience that excites your taste buds.
Throughout your stay, Nadine and Mark will be available to assist with airport transfers, packing advice, dietary needs, and any other concerns to ensure your comfort and convenience.
Experience a designated excursion day to Annecy or Chamonix, including a leisurely lake cruise, a delightful lunch at a French bistro, and shopping at local haberdashery shops.
Secure your spot now and embark on an unforgettable stitching holiday in the French Alps. We eagerly await the pleasure of welcoming you to Creative Experiences.
Deborah Wilding
Hand embroidery work, using traditional methods to produce work of exceptionally high quality, is my guiding standard.
I am trained in historically accurate techniques, including Goldwork, Silk Shading, Whitework, Canvas techniques, Stumpwork, Appliqué, Blackwork, Crewelwork among others. My experience includes working on large studio projects and on small scale items for customers.
As well as working on embroidery projects myself, I also teach embroidery skills on behalf of the Royal School of Needlework, other organisations and companies.
Originally from Carlisle in Cumbria, I am now based in North Somerset in England’s West Country.
After completing the Royal School of Needlework’s ‘Future Tutor’ course (the world’s leading educational establishment for the teaching of hand embroidery to a professional level) and graduating with distinction in 2015, I have been employed by the RSN to teach on the “Certificate and Diploma Programme” their extensive “Day Class Programme - both in the UK and abroad.”, and their very successful online class programme.
In 2021 I began a research degree programme with the Princes Foundation of Traditional Arts looking at the design process of historical embroidery with the intention of using these principles in contemporary embroidery design.
I launched a RSN Self-Paced Online Video course in July 2018 which teaches the Jacobean Crewelwork technique and a follow on more advanced version in 2023.
In 2023, I was honoured to be part of the Embroidery Studio team at the Royal School of Needlework who worked on a number of items for the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla, including The Queen’s Robe of Estate, the Anointing Screen, Chairs of State and the Stole Royal.
In my freelance capacity I work from my seaside studio on day class designs, restoration projects, private commissions, as well as teaching private lessons.
In addition to travelling around the UK and abroad I often have students visit me in my home studio. This can involve project planning, designing an embroidery for a special event or celebration or giving one to one lessons in specific techniques, working at the student’s pace and concentrating on specifics.
My studio space is located in the seafront area of Clevedon, North Somerset. Looking out over the Bristol Channel towards Wales and the Grade I listed Pier, the setting could not be more inspirational.
Creative Experiences Customer Rating:
5 out of 5 stars
Please go to the class you would like to book. You can find the button to book on the top right. Please enter all your details and you will receive a booking confirmation. In case you have any questions before booking, please contact us by email on info@creative experiences.com or click the enquiry button. We would love to hear from you.
To book your holiday with Creative Experience, there is 20% non-refundable deposit due. This deposit must be paid on time of booking.
Please contact us on info@creative-experiences.com if you require a different payment structure.
You can pay your holiday by online payment. We work with Stripe which is our online payment system. It is very secure and we have been working with Stripe for many years.
Creative Experiences is run by MNR Travel Ltd. MNR Travel stands for Mark and Nadine Roger and we have been working in the travel industry for more than 20 years. We have run The Alpine Experience in Les Carroz, France in the past 10 years. The Alpine Experience offered embroidery, lacemaking, beadwork and textile art classes with fabulous teachers from all over the world. Since 2023, we have launched Creative Experiences to take all craft classes on the road and travel with our tutors and guests to the most amazing places in the world to craft.
We do enjoy all crafts and hope to provide as many holidays around the world in the future.
Once you have booked your holiday with us, you will be send a booking confirmation with all information.
We advise you to buy travel insurance for your holiday with us.
Creative Experiences will try and book hotels with disabled access. We cannot guarantee that we will have disabled access in private villas but please contact us to confirm.
We are Nadine and Mark Roger and we are a small family company who have been working in travel and hospitality for over 20 years. We are organising craft holidays all over Europe and we will always be with you on the travel. We have many years of experiences with selling holidays to our clients and we always try our best to ensure you have the best holiday.
Yes of course, your husband/wife, partner or friend can join your holiday as a non-participant.
Your partner will receive a £250 discount on there their double occupancy rate.
We are more than happy to help organising different activities for the non-participant guests. The non-participant must share a bedroom with you in a double or twin occupancy.
You have different options to travel from the airport or train station to the venue. You can book with us shared transfers where we offer you to come and pick you up at the specific time for an additional charge. You can organise your own private transfer such as taxi or any other private transfers companies at your own expense. We can help you finding train times if you want to come by train from the airport or train station to the venue.
You would like to share a bedroom with someone to share the cost but you have no one to share with? We are happy to talk to other clients who have booked on that class if anybody would like to share with you. However, we cannot guarantee that it will be successful.
We will only offer accommodation/ bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms.