Book Our
Tablecloth
Tradition
in our iconic studio in Shipley,
West Yorkshire
A shared cloth that grows every time your people gather.
The Tablecloth Tradition is a creative experience built around connection, memory, and making something that evolves over time.
You start with a blank tablecloth in the studio — one table, your people, and a shared space to create freely together.
Every time you return, you add another layer of paint, pattern, marks, and meaning.
It slowly becomes a living piece of your story.
Not finished in one night — but built over time.
Book your Tablecloth Tradition in our iconic studio in Shipley, West Yorkshire.
Start your cloth & Begin your story.
What it becomes
Over time, your tablecloth might hold:
moments from birthdays and celebrations
marks from friends and family
layers of colour, pattern, and memory
something completely unique to your group
It becomes less of an activity… and more of an evolving artwork.
How it works
Book your first Tablecloth Tradition session, Get a beautiful white linen table cloth with big ruffles!
Begin your cloth together in the studio
We store it safely (or you can take it home if preferred)
Return whenever you want to add more
Watch it grow over time
Perfect for
friend groups
birthday gatherings
families especially making moment and family member you want to cherish and remember.
creative nights out
people who want something more meaningful than a one-off activity
Why it exists
Some things don’t need to be finished in a single sitting.
This is about slowing down, coming back together, and building something that holds your time, your people, and your memories.
A table. A cloth. A tradition.
Table cloth Tradition
Why I Created The Tablecloth Tradition
I think we’re all frightened of forgetting.
Not the big obvious things — but the tiny things.
The things that quietly disappear over time.
The way your grandad’s shoes looked lined up by the door.
Your mum’s apple pie.
The strange sayings your family repeated for years.
The bike you rode everywhere as a child.
That one holiday where someone drank too much vino and everyone laughed until they cried.
The songs your dad always played in the car.
The silly little stories that become family folklore.
Those are the things I wanted to hold onto.
And that’s where The Tablecloth Tradition came from.
I didn’t want to create another paint workshop where people simply “made art.”I wanted to create something that felt alive.
Something unfinished. Something that could grow over years.
A tablecloth felt perfect because tables are where life happens.
We gather around tables for birthdays, Christmas dinners, difficult conversations, celebrations, Sunday lunches, cups of tea, breakups, laughter, games, and memories.
The table becomes a witness to family life.
So I started imagining: What if the tablecloth itself became part of the family story?
What if every time people came back to the studio, they added another layer?
Another memory, Another doodle, Another phrase only their family understands.
Over time, the cloth would become richer and fuller — stained with stories, humour, nostalgia, love, grief, chaos, and joy.
Not polished, Not perfect, But real.
That’s why every Tablecloth Tradition session includes memory prompt cards.
Because sometimes people don’t know where to begin.
So we ask gentle questions:
What reminds you of home?
What’s your favourite family memory?
What meal reminds you of childhood?
What reminds you of Dad?
What’s something your grandparents always said?What’s the funniest thing that’s ever happened on holiday?What would your siblings laugh about instantly?
The answers become paintings, scribbles, words, symbols, handprints, recipes, inside jokes, tiny illustrations, and strange beautiful fragments of a family’s life.
Maybe someone paints Grandpa’s shoes. Maybe someone paints Mum’s stripy coat.
Maybe someone sketches the family dog. Or their pet chicken. Or their favourite Disney character from childhood.
Some people might fill theirs with colour and chaos. Others might keep it soft and minimal.
Some cloths will hold memories of people still here.
Some will quietly honour people who have passed.
And I think there’s something really beautiful about that.
The Tablecloth Tradition isn’t about being “good at art.”
It’s about preserving feeling.
It’s about creating something tactile and layered that can be brought back out year after year.
A living artwork. A memory cloth. A future family heirloom.
Something your children might one day unfold and say: "OH my god… I remember this.”
And maybe that’s the whole point.
Not creating perfection. Just creating something worth keeping.
A Tablecloth Tradition Workshop in progress.