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Loves to walk, cook, drink coffee & knit socks. Workshop teacher & gift maker. Hello, I’m the nutty, crafty, passionate lady behind Coralie’s Crafts & Gifts.

Machine embroidery specialist / sewist / crocheter
New designs have been to Our Sea life Towels:-
https://www.coraliescraftsgifts.com/collections/sealife-designs I served in the army for 13.5 years & was medically discharged from the Army in May 2013 for mental health reasons. In September 2013, I decided to start selling my handmade items as a business. To start off with this was mainly knitted & crocheted items with a few embroidered items. Over the years this has changed & now my business is mainly machine embroidered gifts, specialising in personalised bespoke towels. I’ve always enjoyed making things & this is mainly due to my beloved Auntie, Enid Threadgould. I used to spend my summer holidays as a child with her up in Beeston, Leeds, where she taught me to knit. We would make dishcloths and egg cosies, plus other items too. At school I learnt to embroider, create models out of clay, learnt to sew & learnt how to crochet and I was hooked. Over the years, I kept on crocheting blankets & baby blankets for friends. Plus I also learnt how to make fancy dress costumes. I now produce embroidered products that can be personalised to your individual needs, ideal for anything from your business, to gifts for your loved ones. Since starting my business in September 2013, I’m really proud of where I am now. I have new focus as I now move to a new shop premises. I love my business, I love bringing joy to those who love my gifts & to those that love what I do. I’m one woman, who loves to make. My business is what keeps my mental health in check. When people fall in love with my products, the boost it gives me is huge. It’s not just my business, but my therapy & a lifestyle necessity. So a huge thanks to my family, my friends, my lovely followers & my most amazing customers. Coralie
May 2020

11/10/2026

Love learning & teaching new crochet techniques.

What a wonderful Sunday morning

How was your Sunday?

09/10/2026

Come join us for a relaxing day of creativity.
Bring your projects to work on.
Be it crochet, knitting, doodling or anything creative
Link for the form is in the comments

06/10/2026

Here are the workshops that I’m teaching this month.

🧶Being Creative is not just good for your soul, but it’s good for your Mental Health too🧶

3rd October - This workshop at the The Hub is Fully Booked but there are spaces left for the workshop in December.
Or if you can come to my shop in Blandford, there are spaces available in November

10th October - This workshop is Fully Booked, but there are spaces available in November & December.

11th October - Come join us for the final part of this workshop learn how to create crochet hexagons and learn how to crochet them together.
This workshop is 4hrs long instead of 3hrs.
The extra hour is look, plan and design a project you’d like to make xx

17th October - This a wonderful workshop to make soap cosys for your bars of soap. We create a cosy for a normal bar of soap & then you can make a different shape cosy for homemade bars of soap.
Places are available and all materials including the pattern are supplied

24th October - Would you like to advance your journey of crochet by learning how to make a teddy bear 🧸
In this workshop you learn magic ring, how to increase & how to decrease, how to make a ball and then the final part is making your own bear.
There are only 3 places left on this workshop.

31st October - The last workshop in October is my Level 1 beginners knitting workshop.
Learn the basics of knitting.
From casting on, knitting, purl stitch and more
There are 2 places left on this workshop

If you would like to do one of my workshops. And the date & time doesn’t suit. Then I’m also available to do private workshops or one to one workshops

I can also offer workshops for home education children too.

Please message me to discuss further

All workshops take place in relaxed environments.

Work at your own pace

Nothing is rushed

But there’s lots of practice.

Come start your journey with me & learn a therapeutic craft..

03/10/2026

Absolutely wonderful day today!!
Teaching two wonderful Workshops at The Hub

Level 1 Beginners Crochet Workshop this morning

The a private Level 2 Beginners Workshop this afternoon.

So proud of all my students today.

They were all amazing.

One very tired teacher, absolutely buzzing though.

01/10/2026

I’m starting to reduce the amount of products that I make, to be able to develop ideas that I really want to make.

So to do that I have started to have a sale in my shop & I have put the products on my Vinted account too.

First up is my kids embroidered T-shirts with doodle designs embroidered onto them.

Plus my adult Dorset flag map T-shirts.

Link to my Vinted Account items is in the comments.

30/09/2026

Huge Thanks to my friend
For popping in for cuppa and helping with answers to my questions.

Something new is being planned &
happening in the background at the moment.

But it’s stay secret for now.

For those that do know…..ssssssshhhhhhh

I’m excited, but there’s lots of planning.
Before I can do reveal.

29/09/2026

Does anyone else have one of those days where they feel completely frazzled!!!

That’s how I feel today. I feel frazzled like the Chicken embroidered tote bag.

This bag is made by me and the design is then embroidered onto the bag during the bag making process.

Always love the end result.

So is Work, Kids or Life in general frazzling your brain today!!
Let me know in the comments.

28/09/2026

Wow it’s going to be October on Thursday.

With that in mind here are the workshops that I’m teaching next month.

🧶Being Creative is not just good for your soul, but it’s good for your Mental Health too🧶

3rd October - This workshop at the The Hub is Fully Booked but there are spaces left for the workshop in December.
Or if you can come to my shop in Blandford, there are spaces available in November

10th October - This workshop is Fully Booked, but there are spaces available in November & December.

11th October - Come join us for the final part of this workshop learn how to create crochet hexagons and learn how to crochet them together.
This workshop is 4hrs long instead of 3hrs.
The extra hour is look, plan and design a project you’d like to make xx

17th October - This a wonderful workshop to make soap cosys for your bars of soap. We create a cosy for normal bar of soap and then you can make a different shape cosy for homemade bars of soap.

Places are available and all materials including the pattern are supplied

24th October - Would you like to advance your journey of crochet by learning how to make a teddy bear 🧸

In this workshop you learn magic ring, how to increase & how to decrease, how to make a ball and then the final part is making your own bear.

There are only 3 places left on this workshop.

31st October - The last workshop in October is my Level 1 beginners knitting workshop.

Learn the basics of knitting.
From casting on, knitting, purl stitch and more

There are 2 places left on this workshop

If you would like to do one of my workshops. And the date & time doesn’t suit. Then I’m also available to do private workshops or one to one workshops

I can also offer workshops for home education children too.

Please message me to discuss further

All workshops take place in relaxed environments.

Work at your own pace

Nothing is rushed

But there’s lots of practice.

Cone start your journey with me & learn a therapeutic craft..

27/09/2026

Had an absolutely lovely morning today.

Teaching this wonderful workshop.

Granny triangles is my favourite shape to make.
There is so much that you can make, not just blankets but clothing and so much more.

In two weeks time we’re working on hexagons.
With time to do a bit of planning too for a potential project too.

26/09/2026

Hello Everyone,
Really excited to announce my very 1st:-
Crochet & Create Social on Sunday 18th October 10am - 4pm
At the wonderful The Hub on the Heath cafe.

This is going to be a lovely, relaxed day of crafting, chatting, creating & meeting other like-minded people.

Bring along your current crocheting or knitting project or your could bring drawing, doodling or colouring in, or anything else you enjoy creating.

This isn’t a workshop, but if you’re stuck on something crochet or knitting wise I will be there to help.
Lou, from Why Knot Wool Shop & Crafts will be there with a selection of yarns and bits for you to browse and purchase.

We will be holding a raffle on the day to raise money for Dorset Mind

Cost is £28 per person for the day and this includes drinks & food. If you’re interested in coming to this, please fill in the Google form, link is in the comments below.

Once the form is filled in, payment details will be sent to you. Payment secures your place for the day.

Spaces are limited. So prompt booking is required.

Looking forward to seeing and meeting you all for a relaxing day of creativity.

Much creative Love

Coralie

Address

3 Nightingale Court
Blandford Forum
DT117ED

Opening Hours

Tuesday	9:30am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	9:30am - 4pm
Friday	9:30am - 4pm
Saturday	9:30am - 4pm

Telephone

07824900825

Website

https://www.coraliescraftsgifts.com/

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