Cheryl Tan of Bead Bad Wolf conducts three-hour weaving workshops ($75), where you'll play with different types of yarn to create tapestry. Participants will learn how to set up a basic loom, apply the many techniques of weaving texture – and put together various colours in a piece. It is an ancient textile production many young homeowners are keen to take up!

Deepti Chadda of Big Blue Trunk sets up creative workshops that use Annie Sloan paints, including the three-hour Paint A Small Piece Of Furniture ($240). For this, participants bring their own piece and choose from a range of 42 beautiful hues and shabby chic, contemporary look. Apart from learning the right techniques to paint and wax their piece, customers also get a discount on Annie Sloan products.  

XPC has a well-rounded range of professional equipment and tools, ideal for beginners and the experienced. You are welcome to use the space and equipment, or attend workshops. Read our review about their four-hour end-table workshop ($215).

From terrariums to dreamscape fountains, Make Your Own is the place to go for small DIY projects. However, if you are looking to make your own furniture, try its workshops for making a copper pipe side table ($229) or a copper two-hour workshops, you will learn to install a customised dimmer switch onto the lamp, as well as bend pipes.

Attend one of Portobello Reclaimed's workshops to learn the basics of furniture painting, as well as the benefits of mineral paint brand Fusion. Known to be water-resistant without the need for a sealer, this paint the two-hour workshop is spent painting, the rest of the time is left for creative stencilling so participants can personalise their stools. Light refreshments are also provided. Prices vary according to item.

The three-hour acrylic pour workshops ($85) by The Bare Collective are good for beginners who eventually want to try painting or resin pouring. As it requires only a few materials, and explores the freedom of playing with paint while it is still wet on canvas, it is an easy introduction to the world of DIY. By the end of the workshop, participants will be bringing home three pieces of art.

Tombalek holds various wood-related workshops. You can start small with a three-hour bowl-turning class or attend the eight-week course on making Malacca-style chair and couches (from $1,750). Couches are ideal for two-pax teams. While there is an emphasis on sewing and foaming for this workshop, you will also learn about wood carving and lap joinery. You can even join the Tombalek team for a fabric-hunting session at Singapore Textile Centre, to choose your own fabric for the Malacca-style chair. Best part? You can pay part of the class fees with Skills Future machinery courses.

Triple Eyelid recently launched Triple Eyeleague School (its workshops start from $1,400), where participants will work on two or three projects over two to three months. In the process you'll learn about wood processing, cutting machinery, how to minimise waste, as well as use design software Sketchup.