Creative eBooks, Online Courses, Online Workshops & Free Tutorials

The last 12 months have been a bit of a rollercoaster for creative small businesses, artists, designers, makers and indie brands. With many workshops, events and contracts cancelled we had to adapt and find other ways to come together and learn new skills. Hardly anyone knew Zoom at the beginning of last year, now we’re using it almost on a daily basis. There maybe a silver lining in all of this: it has opened up new avenues to reach a wider audience. We’re hoping that this year will prove easier to once again get together face to face. In the meantime here are some of the creative eBooks, online courses, online workshops and free tutorials which have inspired us.

Tutorial by Sustainable Designer Kathryn Davey 

HOW TO NATURALLY DYE WITH AVOCADO STONES

If you have wanted to try natural dyeing and you are not sure where to begin this tutorial will show you how to get started with this beautiful dye. It covers all the basics in natural dyeing such as preparing your fabric or fibre, making your dye bath and dyeing both animal (wool, alpaca, silk etc.) and plant fibres (hemp, linen, cotton etc.). Kathryn takes you through the process step by step and includes lots of extra tips and tested methods to ensure great results each time.

eBook by Kathryn Davey - Learn how to naturally dye with avocado

Online Workshops with 91 Magazine

CREATIVE SESSIONS – ONLINE WORKSHOPS FOR CREATIVE LIVES

A series of online workshops on a variety of topics focussing on running a creative business and living a creative life. The workshops will be hosted online, so no matter where you are in the world, it will be really simple to join the classes via Crowdcast.

The next online Creative Session – ‘How to build and market your online retail business’ – is Wednesday, 24th March at 8pm. Curly Carrot co-founder and shop owner Dorte Januszewski will be sharing her experience and knowledge on building and marketing your online retail business.

If you missed our session ‘How to make Pinterest work for your business & grow your indie brand’ , then why not purchase the replay. It’s packed with our tried & tested Pinterest strategy secrets.

Creative Online Workshops - 91 Magazine Creative Sessions

Online Workshops with Katya Willems from Easyinstamcr

GET CONFIDENT CREATING REELS ON INSTAGRAM

“I loved Katya’s Reels Workshop! It was incredibly helpful, packed with so many useful tips and just what I needed to feel confident to post my first reel a couple of days later” – Dorte Januszewski from Curly Carrot Digital Marketing

In this workshop you’ll learn about the technical aspects of creating a Reel. It really is easy when you know how! And more importantly you’ll gain suggestions and techniques on making Reels that support your business and marketing message.

During the workshop you will plan out 5 Reel ideas for your Instagram account. You will also receive an e handbook and a recording of the session in case you need to refresh your memory on anything. There will be a maximum of 5 people on this workshop so that everyone gets one to one attention and support. It is important that you are familiar and comfortable with Instagram to attend this workshop.

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Online Workshop with Easyinstamcr - Instagram Reels

Online Pinterest for Business Course with Curly Carrot

GROW YOUR CREATIVE BUSINESS WITH PINTEREST

“I really struggle with Pinterest – I never get any repins or traction whatsoever so have pretty much given up using it for my business….!”

If this sounds like you then sign up to our ‘Grow Your Creative Business With Pinterest’ course and we’ll teach you exactly what you need to know to use Pinterest effectively. It’s smart and simple!

We also offer One-One Bespoke Pinterest Workshops  &  Pinterest Coaching Calls tailored specifically to your business.

One-to-one Pinterest Coaching by Curly Carrot

Online Macramé Courses & Tutorials by Isabella Strambio

FREE MACRAMÉ GUIDE AND ONLINE MACRAMÉ WORKSHOPS

Discover how little you need to actually start this craft. You can  get access to a library of free macramé tutorials and basic macramé knots; perfect for beginners!

If you’re looking to advance your macramé skills, you’ll want to discover all of Isabella’s online workshops and online courses, available for beginners, intermediate, and advanced macramé makers.

If you want to learn how to turn your hobby into a business, join the waiting list for Isabella’s curated group program, “Knotting Your Business to Success”. It’s ideal for macramé makers that want to turn their passion into a profitable business.

Free Tutorial - How to Make a Macrame Feather

Online Events with Heiter Magazine

FINDING AND CELEBRATING HEITERKEIT

What makes one feel heiter (cheerful)? The seasons, creating, wellbeing and community. Katharina has decided to organise her online events, so you will get the chance to meet likeminded people from the heiter community.

Ebooks, Online workshops and events with Heiter Magazine

eCourse with Food Photographer and Food Stylist Catherine Frawley

ONE RECIPE, NINE IMAGES

A 40 page guide to creating 9 unique images from one recipe.

“I’ve always felt that if you go to the trouble of planning a shoot, cooking, styling, propping and finally shooting, you should come away with more than 1 amazing image. When I’m working in the studio, my aim is to create at least 5 quality images from one subject.” – Catherine Frawley

This downloadable eCourse will walk you through Catherine’s planning process, her decision making and how she shot one meringue cake in 3 set ups, creating 9 unique images in just one day.

eBook and online course - Food photography with Catherine Frawley

Online Workshops with Suzanne Gattrell Hodshon from Nest & Burrow

ONLINE WEAVING SCHOOL

Have you been wanting to try your hand at weaving or simply learn a new craft for a while now? Maybe you have been wanting to carve out time just for you, away from daily hubbub and dedicate part of your day/week to develop your skills, express your creativity and transform your life. If this is you, Suzanne invites you to join her and other like minded women to learn and connect through creativity.

More Pinterest Help

Check out our Pinterest For Business Online Course, One-To-One Pinterest Coaching and Free Recourses that show you why Pinterest works and how to implement an effective strategy.

“I’ve completed the course and found it super useful, and already I’ve more than doubled my monthly unique viewers and am seeing much more traffic to my website! yay!”

Caroline Rowland | Editor of 91 Magazine
Caroline Rowland | Editor of 91 Magazine @91magazine

” This online course was refreshingly achievable and incredibly helpful for getting a comprehensive jumpstart on Pinterest. If you have been meaning to get a handle on Pinterest this is a fantastic place to start. ”

Kathryn Davey | Designer and Natural Dyer
Kathryn Davey | Designer and Natural Dyer @kathryn_davey

“I highly recommend this online course to anyone looking to understand more about Pinterest and how it can help to market your small business. I’ve learnt so much on how to use Pinterest more strategically. It has really helped me focus on my brand!”

Zoë Power | Photographer + Designer
Zoë Power | Photographer + Designer@zoepower

“I would recommend Curly Carrot to any small business, Georgie and Dörte share plenty of practical, achievable advice on how to maximise a potential audience on Pinterest through simple steps and personalised feedback.”

Julia Smith ~ Photographer | Humphrey & Grace
Julia Smith ~ Photographer | Humphrey & Grace @humphreyandgrace

“I found the online Pinterest course so useful and I’m totally amazed that I’m starting to see results so quickly”

 Louise Tilbrook | Knitter, blogger + designer
Louise Tilbrook | Knitter, blogger + designer@louisetilbrookdesigns

“I’ve just signed up to your course. Only two lessons in and I’m already making improvements to my Pinterest feed! Can’t wait to see the rest ? ”

Kayleigh Excell | Kindred Quilting
Kayleigh Excell | Kindred Quilting@kindredquiltingco

“The Pinterest Workshop was delivered in a chilled out, collaborative setting. We were taught the technical ways of Pinterest in a very easy to understand way. I would highly recommend to anyone looking to get under the skin of this app which can offer such good returns on investment. .”

Bex Partridge | Botanical Tales
Bex Partridge | Botanical Tales @botanical_tales

Although I actively embrace all forms of social media for myself and my clients, I have previously only ‘dabbled’ in Pinterest. It was after taking part in one of Dörte’s Pinterest coaching sessions that I truly began to find the love. Understanding that Pinterest is more of a search engine than a social media platform, and creating content that really works and drives traffic has been part of this journey.

Ali Clifford | Incredibusy
Ali Clifford | Incredibusy@incredibusy

“I loved the Pinterest Workshop. It was inspiring, motivating and also really impressive how such a huge subject was tackled so clearly and concisely.”

Chloe Edwards | Seven Sisters’ Spices
Chloe Edwards | Seven Sisters’ Spices@sevensistersspices

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