It’s that time again, Riverside’s birthday! The year 2025 marks our 23rd birthday and we are happy to reveal our celebratory birthday plans happening in store on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th May 2025. Join us on Friday 12 – 3pm and Saturday 10 – 3pm as we host a series of make “n” takes […]
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Hello Beautiful Beaders, How excited are we all for Monday? Imagine how thrilling it’s going to be to see real life human beans in our lovely store again?! We have dusted down the hatches and antibacterial gelled every last inch of the shop in anticipation of your return. Plus I have an AMAZING offer for
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As some of our classes are held online via zoom, we have put together this handy guide to using this online platform. If you haven’t used Zoom before please rest assured it’s very easy to navigate, even for the biggest technophobes! When you sign up for a class you’ll be sent a meeting room ID
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Needle felting is a technique that involves sculpting wool fibres using a special needle. Learning how to needle-felt beads opens up a realm of opportunities when creating new jewellery, home furnishings and embellishments. This guide will take you through the steps required to needle felt a bead, which will give you the ability to turn
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In today’s digitally-driven world, learning a new skill has never been more accessible. The realm of jewellery making offers a shimmering canvas for creative expression. Thanks to platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Zoom and TikTok, the journey of mastering this craft has been transformed into an interactive and engaging experience. Youtube With its huge collection of
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We are lucky to have such a huge team of specialist tutors that each bring different expertise to Riverside. The team sat down with talented jewellery making tutor, Heidi Summers to find out more about What is your specialist area of jewellery making and how long have you been doing this? Jewellery making as a
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