As a student, it’s not all that often that you get some free time to spend doing things whilst feeling guilt free. So for the free time that I do have, I’d like to spend some of it learning how to do new things.

1. Embroidery – I love the idea of being able decorate in order to create beautiful pieces of fabric, so in my spare time, I want to be able to teach myself embroidery, and maybe even eventually start making people pieces as presents. I’d love to be able to decorate/design my own tote bags. As a beginner, I think I’d start off with hand embroidery, and maybe once I’ve taught myself that and feel as though I am good at it, invest in a machine, and make more professional looking pieces (I’m feeling very optimistic).

2. Book binding – At my university, there are many workshops that we can attend, and one of them is book binding. The moment that I saw that it was on offer to us, I was immediately interested in the process of it, and the idea of being able to do it myself. As soon as there are spaces for me to book myself in for the tutorial, I will 100% be doing so.

3. Screen printing – Screen printing is also on offer to me through workshops at my University. I would love to be able to design my very own print and then be able to transfer it onto a material of my choice and create something – the possibilities are endless.