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Karin Kruse Stoff und Chic

About the Instructor

Based in Klagenfurt, Austria, Karin Kruse Stoff und Chic offers textile craft education and creative workshops alongside retail and sewing services. The provider offers online study alongside an extensive program of on-site classes, combining digital formats such as the Furoshiki fabric-wrapping course with studio workshops in sewing, knitting, crocheting, and macrame. The curriculum serves individual crafters as well as corporate groups.

Study Programs

Karin Kruse Stoff und Chic offers creative learning opportunities centered on textile crafting, garment making, and Japanese fabric wrapping techniques. The distance-learning portfolio features the Furoshiki Onlinekurs, subtitled Geschenke stilvoll mit Stoff verpacken. This self-paced online program consists of over thirty video lessons covering material selection, dimensions, foundational knots, and varied wrapping methods. It includes three downloadable reference PDFs, a bonus module detailing how to sew a personal Furoshiki cloth, and a dedicated Christmas special. Enrolled students receive twelve months of unlimited digital access, and no academic degrees or formal certifications are awarded. In addition to the online course, the provider conducts a wide variety of strictly on-site workshops at its studio location in Klagenfurt. Sewing instruction includes beginner and continuing foundational classes such as Nähen lernen Grundkurs and Folgekurs 1, informal practice meetups named Nähtreff, and individual Private Sewing sessions. Specialized on-site sewing projects guide participants through making tiered skirts, traditional dirndl aprons, and jersey t-shirts. The knitting program is equally comprehensive, presenting basic courses, rib-pattern hat classes, gauge measurement sessions, knitting social gatherings called Maschentreff, and specific garment workshops such as knitting PetiteKnit's Maggie Cardigan or hand-knitted socks. Further on-site offerings in Klagenfurt encompass crochet, macramé, in-person Furoshiki classes, and group events. Crochet courses range from absolute beginner training to chart-reading workshops and project series focused on granny-square baby blankets. Macramé sessions cover traditional knotting techniques, including an interdisciplinary workshop titled Makramee und Mindset that pairs handcrafting with professional reflection. The studio also organizes in-person Furoshiki binding workshops and tailored teambuilding formats designed for corporate teams and clubs.

Application Procedure

The self-paced Furoshiki online course requires no prior knowledge and is open to beginners without formal prerequisites. Enrollment and payment of the one-time fee of 69 euros are processed digitally through Digistore24, granting 12 months of course access without a subscription. Because the online course delivers digital content immediately, the statutory right of withdrawal can expire upon delivery if the buyer explicitly agrees to immediate execution during checkout. For on-site workshops in Klagenfurt, participants must be at least 14 years old. While beginner workshops require no background, follow-up sewing courses require independent sewing machine skills. Workshop fees include 7.50 euros for an individual Maschentreff meetup, 29 euros for short craft sessions, 73 euros for follow-up sewing, and 83 euros for the basic sewing course. A workshop spot is confirmed only once the fee is paid within 4 days of registration. Written cancellation of an on-site workshop is permitted up to 14 days before the event for a 6 euro processing fee. Cancellations made 13 to 3 days prior receive a 50 percent refund. Cancellations submitted two days or less before the start date forfeit the fee, though a substitute participant may attend instead. If a workshop is canceled by the organizer, an alternate date is offered or the fee is refunded.

Regular courses from Karin Kruse Stoff und Chic need no formal application: choose your course below, enroll via the link on the course page and pay the fees, and you are enrolled.